Books with author Sam L Sullivan

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Jason's future is neatly planned. Only one more year until he can go away to college and escape his father's iron rule. But then he gets news that changes everything, and he has to step up and take responsibility. In this story of young love-and hate-Jason learns how one moment of weakness can profoundly affect his own life and the lives of everyone around him. Is it possible that he doesn't deserve redemption? One thing is for sure. His future will not be the way he planned.

Upstairs, downstairs, and in which lady’s chamber? On the brink of World War II, two girls are sent to the grand English country estate of Starkers. Hannah, the half-Jewish daughter of a disgraced distant relative, has been living an artistic bohemian life in a cabaret in pre-war Germany and now is supposed to be welcomed into the family. Anna, the social-climbing daughter of working-class British fascists, is supposed to be hired as a maid so that she can spy for the Nazis. But there’s a mix-up, and nice Hannah is sent to the kitchen as a maid while arrogant Anna is welcomed as a relative. And then both girls fall for the same man, the handsome heir of the estate . . . or do they? In this sparkling, saucy romance, nearly everything goes wrong for two girls who are sent to a grand English estate on the brink of World War II—until it goes so very, very right!

The author relates some of the exciting and interesting incidences during his 12 years as a Texas Ranger at the end of the 1800s. Cattle rustlers, thieves, murderers, indians, hangings and other vignettes of the life of a Texas Ranger on the frontier; sometimes terrifying, other times amusing. Illustrated with a few pictures and a small section at the end with some Texas Ranger poetry!

Lizzie loves to make up stories and tell them to anyone and everyone, even though now that her annoying baby brother, Marvin, has joined the family, no one has time to listen. She's so full of ideas, it seems like nothing can stop her. And then one day, something does. What's a star writer to do?Lizzie finds inspiration where she least expects it in this funny picture book, illustrated with energy and pizzazz by award-winning artist Tricia Tusa.Once Upon a Baby Brother is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

For young readers, this book will serve as a detailed, interesting introduction to a country that is often in the news. Through colorful photographs, fun facts, and engaging sidebars, kids will learn important information about Myanmar's history, politics, economy, and language. Other chapters also cover unique topics like popular sports, holidays, and food. This book is sure to inspire curiosity about the world and would make a great addition to any curriculum.

Young explorers will be enchanted by Sri Lanka through quick, engaging chapters that cover everything from history and politics to arts, sports, and food. Sri Lanka is a multiethnic nation with several different unique cultures and religions. Though it recently went through a civil war, it is currently at peace, its economy is growing, and its population is better educated than ever. Sri Lanka is a fascinating country that kids will enjoy learning about through this colorful, entertaining book.

Rowan, Meg, Priscilla, and their little brother, James, are off to the English countryside to stay with relatives at the Rookery. The children are looking forward to exploring the ancient mansion and perhaps discovering a hidden secret or two. Little do they know this is a seventh summer. Every seventh summer, a fairy war is fought on the Green Hill―to the death―with a human champion. And Rowan has been chosen as one of the champions. Meg is desperate to save her brother. But the Midsummer War is far more than a battle between mythic creatures: Everything that lives depends on it. How can Meg choose between family and the fate of the very land itself?

A Spooky, Spirited, Fright Night Halloween Poem for Ages 8-80! Hours of fun! Adult & kid's Halloween poetry! "We'll jump and run, have such fun, We may wake the dead from their tombs." "A Rare Night Indeed" is a Halloween poetry, picture book! Full of riddles and rhymes. An artistic hybrid of art and poetry that will entice seasoned readers to reminisce about spooky childhood adventures and excite young readers with imaginative abstract images. Enjoy this abstract black and Wwhite spooky, Halloween art.

Only a few weeks ago, Meg Morgan and her siblings went to England for the holidays―and found themselves in the middle of a fairy war. Now the war is over, but the battle for control of the fairies has just begun.A mysterious painter named Gwidion appears at the Rookery, ready to give the children art lessons. But his real plans are far more sinister: He means to destroy the Guardian of the Green Hill, the woman who keeps the peace between fairies and humans.Meg knows nothing of the evil artist's plans, but she is beginning to understand that she might be the only one who can become Guardian when her great-great aunt's time is over. Yet Meg is just a girl―surely she has plenty of time before she must decide whether she wants to take on such an enormous role.Then someone she loves is stolen by fairies, and no one but Meg can get him back. . . .

When his grandfather’s dementia raises the specter of foster care, Arlo flees to find his only other family member in this genuine, heartening novel.Arlo’s grandfather travels in time. Not literally — he just mixes up the past with the present. Arlo holds on as best he can, fixing himself cornflakes for dinner and paying back the owner of the corner store for the sausages Poppo eats without remembering to pay. But how long before someone finds out that Arlo is taking care of the grandfather he lives with instead of the other way around? When Poppo lands in the hospital and a social worker comes to take charge, Arlo’s fear of foster care sends him alone across three hundred miles. Armed with a name and a town, Arlo finds his only other family member — the grandmother he doesn’t remember ever meeting. But just finding her isn’t enough to make them a family. Unfailingly honest and touched with a dash of magical realism, Sarah Sullivan’s evocative debut novel delves into a family mystery and unearths universal truths about home, trust, friendship, and strength — all the things a boy needs.