Books with author Scott Douglas

An unexpectedly raucous and illuminating memoir set in a Southern California public library. For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who, apart from the occasional "shush," vanish into the background. But in Quiet, Please, McSweeney's contributor Scott Douglas puts the quirky caretakers of our literature front and center. With a keen eye for the absurd and a Kesey-esque cast of characters (witness the librarian who is sure Thomas Pynchon is Julia Roberts's latest flame), Douglas takes us where few readers have gone before. Punctuated by his own highly subjective research into library history--from Andrew Carnegie's Gilded Age to today's Afghanistan--Douglas gives us a surprising (and sometimes hilarious) look at the lives which make up the social institution that is his library.

Librarians discovered a horrible thing nearly 100 years ago--writers were running out of ideas. It was a crisis that everyone overlooked--everyone, that is, except librarians, who feared their jobs would be lost if they didn't find a way to continue to supply their libraries with books. Luckily for librarians, an invention came along that revolutionized the way books were written: the Library Tree--a tree that grows new books. As great as these trees were, librarians, being intelligent people, knew they had to keep them a secret; if everyone knew about the tree, after all, then they would get their books from trees and not libraries. So for nearly 100 years they had kept their secret--until the day that Jake Maas, a boy librarians loved to secretly mock, discovered the secret. More Info: http://www.scottdouglas.org/thelibrarytree.htm

The war continues and a new, secret, front is emerging as a threat to both the Coco’s and Frosted Flakes. As Dylan and Hunter learn more about the war, they are less eager to continue fighting—but the hope of finding their friend pushes them to continue. Dylan learns quickly that in the Rebellion, there are no heroes; everyone has scarified everything to flee the enemy. If he wants to continue in the Rebellion, then he’s going to have to work hard and fight harder to earn respect.

The knowledge of the Little People of the Cherokee has been handed down by word of mouth from countless generations of the past. Even now in our modern times, there still are stories being told of the Little People. The entire Cherokee Nation, including Eastern Cherokees and Western Cherokees, call the Little People in their language, Yunwi TsunsdiThe purpose in the life of the Little People is to be helpful to all people, especially children. They love children and are very protective of them. They have what is called in the English language, responsibilities, given to them by the Great Creator. They are sent out to all tribes of people to help in the times of needThe Irish in Ireland have their Leprechauns, and we Cherokee have our Little People. This ancient oral history of the Cherokees is presented in hopes of preservation and influence for the younger generations, who are gradually distanced from the cultural aspects of the past that so define them. Recapture this Cherokee oral tradition in The Adventures of Turtle Boy and Beaver Girl.

It's Winter, 1957. The snow is piling up, the days are getting shorter, and children all over the world are eagerly anticipating the night when Santa comes to visit. Except for the children at the Happy Heart Orphanage. No, the children there don't expect visits from the Man in Red. The Matrons who run the orphanage make sure each child there knows that they don't deserve such love from Jolly Ol' Saint Nick.Santa or no, Johnny is determined to make this year's Christmas something special for the rest of the children. While executing his Christmas plan, he is caught by the Matrons and thrown in the scariest part of the house on Christmas Eve. Will Johnny escape? Will the orphans of the Happy Heart Orphanage ever have a true Christmas? Find out in this heartwarming short story of friendship and the Holiday spirit by L.B. Scott and Douglas B. Wimmer.

It's Winter, 1957. The snow is piling up, the days are getting shorter, and children all over the world are eagerly anticipating the night when Santa comes to visit. Except for the children at the Happy Heart Orphanage. No, the children there don't expect visits from the Man in Red. The Matrons who run the orphanage make sure each child there knows that they don't deserve such love from Jolly Ol' Saint Nick. Santa or no, Johnny is determined to make this year's Christmas something special for the rest of the children. While executing his Christmas plan, he is caught by the Matrons and thrown in the scariest part of the house on Christmas Eve. Will Johnny escape? Will the orphans of the Happy Heart Orphanage ever have a true Christmas? Find out in this heartwarming short story of friendship and the Holiday spirit by L.B. Scott and Douglas B. Wimmer.