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  • The Paradise Knights :

    Stephen Mark

    language (Splendid Yarns, Dec. 19, 2018)
    'I started reading and couldn’t put it down till I’d finished it, which is always an indication of a great book.' Amazon reviewer.'It is a cross between Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and, I reckon, Lord of the Rings. It has all the best elements of each of them. It will hold you, it will entertain you, and it will surprise you'. Amazon reviewer.'Do not bandy words with me, woman!' he shrieked, his spit fizzing like acid as it splattered the stone around the window. 'You are nothing. I could squash you with a thought if I wished. You live only as long as I might find you useful in aiding my escape from this place.' Teenage twins, Luke and Alice Goodnight, live an idyllic life in modern-day rural England. However, when Luke discovers a mysterious object in an old book, a disastrous chain of supernatural events ensues. Recruiting their elderly aunt, Augustine Cherrybrum, an eccentric sorceress, only makes things worse for the twins when her curiosity gets the better of her. Something truly evil is stirring in an ancient mine under a nearby wood. Luke and Alice will need all the help they can get to fight it. Can a retired Special Forces soldier, and a secret society of Arthurian knights, founded by Merlin fifteen hundred years ago, aid the twins in their perilous quest?
  • An Almost Perfect Game

    Stephen Manes

    Hardcover (Scholastic, May 1, 1995)
    What if you and your scorecard could control the biggest baseball game of the year? There's a wild, weird night of baseball in store for Nottingham Shoppers fan Jake Kratzer. The pennant is on the line, and it's do or die for his favorite team. When Jake takes his place in the stands, he's only hoping for a Shoppers win, a few good hot dogs, and maybe a Fan Appreciation Night prize to top it off. But when Jake starts marking plays on his scorecard, strange things begin to happen on the field. It seems to him that with a few strokes of his pencil, he can control the game. Or can he? Jake can't quite figure out why some of his dream plays come true, while others backfire miserably. Can Jake figure out the card's secret in time to lead the Shoppers to victory and help his favorite player make baseball history? Or will the game find a way to throw him one of its classic spitballs? Praise for An Almost Perfect Game! A valentine to a game that was, and could be again, almost perfect. . . . Manes deftly slips readers into the stands, recreating the authentic flavor of a minor league ball game. . . . Funny incidents and one-liners sparkle throughout . . . --Kirkus Reviews Manes captures the experience of a family sharing its love and knowledge of baseball and makes it easy to follow the play-by-play action. Filled with baseball lore and jargon, this will appeal to young fans of the game . . . --Booklist These tales are hits . . . What baseball fan hasn't sat in front of the TV or in the stands, wishing for the power to change the outcome of the game? --Associated Press An Almost Perfect Game puts an imaginative twist on one child's love of our national pastime. --Boston Globe An easy-to-read mix of fantasy and baseball that is sure to appeal to many sports-oriented readers. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Manes wonderfully evokes minor-league baseball at its most irrepressible, and the witty, first-person narration helps to carry the story along. For enthusiasts of the sport with a taste for a little fantasy, this will be just the ticket. --School Library Journal
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  • Whales' Journey

    Stephen Martin

    eBook (Allen & Unwin, April 1, 2002)
    From slaughter to sanctuary, The Whales' Journey describes the experiences of the humpback whales as they travel between the cold Antarctic and the warm tropical seas off northern Australia in what is one of the longest migrations in the animal world. It is also the story of human impact on humpback whale populations, which were decimated almost to extinction during the first sixty years of the twentieth century. Humpback whales are now protected by a fabric of regulations, sanctuaries, treaties and ultimately by human concern for them and their environment. This passionate, carefully researched and richly illustrated book brings to life the story of whaling in Australia, along with the associated tale of the long, sometimes fruitful and sometimes vexed relationship between scientists and whalers. The Whales' Journey is a message of hope and warning. As the fight to protect the earth's environments and species continues, the sparing of the humpback whale is an engaging tale of success and possibilities. As we constantly search for new resources to exploit, we need look no further than the humpback whale to see how simple it is to avoid the destruction of a whole species.
  • Children's Book: A Little Joey's Big Dream

    Stephen Manor

    language (, May 28, 2016)
    This amazing children's book is a tale told by a little joey by the name of Bear.It is about his big dream of traveling to the Isle of Wight all the way from the Australian Outback.He also asks many other animals about their dreams, and realizes how different they are before setting off on his own adventure.
  • An Almost Perfect Game

    Stephen Manes

    Paperback (Apple, May 1, 1997)
    What if you and your scorecard could control the biggest baseball game of the year? There's a wild, weird night of baseball in store for Nottingham Shoppers fan Jake Kratzer. The pennant is on the line, and it's do or die for his favorite team. When Jake takes his place in the stands, he's only hoping for a Shoppers win, a few good hot dogs, and maybe a Fan Appreciation Night prize to top it off. But when Jake starts marking plays on his scorecard, strange things begin to happen on the field. It seems to him that with a few strokes of his pencil, he can control the game. Or can he? Jake can't quite figure out why some of his dream plays come true, while others backfire miserably. Can Jake figure out the card's secret in time to lead the Shoppers to victory and help his favorite player make baseball history? Or will the game find a way to throw him one of its classic spitballs? Praise for An Almost Perfect Game! A valentine to a game that was, and could be again, almost perfect. . . . Manes deftly slips readers into the stands, recreating the authentic flavor of a minor league ball game. . . . Funny incidents and one-liners sparkle throughout . . . --Kirkus Reviews Manes captures the experience of a family sharing its love and knowledge of baseball and makes it easy to follow the play-by-play action. Filled with baseball lore and jargon, this will appeal to young fans of the game . . . --Booklist These tales are hits . . . What baseball fan hasn't sat in front of the TV or in the stands, wishing for the power to change the outcome of the game? --Associated Press An Almost Perfect Game puts an imaginative twist on one child's love of our national pastime. --Boston Globe An easy-to-read mix of fantasy and baseball that is sure to appeal to many sports-oriented readers. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Manes wonderfully evokes minor-league baseball at its most irrepressible, and the witty, first-person narration helps to carry the story along. For enthusiasts of the sport with a taste for a little fantasy, this will be just the ticket. --School Library Journal
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  • Voyage of the Slave Ship: J.M.W. Turner's Masterpiece in Historical Context

    Stephen J. May

    Paperback (McFarland, May 8, 2014)
    Set against the backdrop of the Atlantic slave trade, this book traces the development, exhibition and final disposition of one of J.M.W. Turner's greatest and most memorable paintings. Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) in Great Britain produced unprecedented wealth and luxury. For artists and writers this period was particularly noteworthy in that it gave them the opportunity to both praise their country and criticize its overreaching ambition. At the forefront of these artists and writers were men like J.M.W. Turner, Dickens, Thackeray, Tennyson, and John Ruskin, who created some of the most enduring works of art while exposing many of the social evils of their native land. The book also analyzes the man behind the painting. Aloof, gruff and mysterious, Turner resisted success. He worked as a solitary artist, traveling to Europe, sketching towns along the way, studying nature, and transferring his experiences to finished paintings upon his return to London. The son of a barber, he grew up in London and experienced many of the social issues of the age: slavery and freedom, poverty in the slums, monarchy and democracy, stability and anarchy. He was a poet of nature and its innumerable mysteries.
  • Monstra vs. Irving

    Stephen Manes

    language (Cadwallader & Stern, Nov. 19, 2012)
    From the author of Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!, here's the monstrously hilarious tale of a battle between brother and sister:Everybody thinks Irving's little sister is adorable. Everybody but Irving. To him, Claire is nothing but a little monster. He even calls her "Monstra."So Irving decides to teach her a lesson. With the help of a miraculous potion called "Monster-Ade," he'll turn himself into a monster--a real one--just long enough to scare Claire silly.But things don't quite work out the way he'd planned. And his parents begin to wonder: Just how do you handle a genuine monster in the family?
  • The Whales' Journey: A Year in the Life of a Humpback Whale, and a Century in the History of Whaling

    Stephen Martin

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, April 1, 2002)
    "A year in the life of a humpback whale, and a century in the history of whaling."
  • The Obnoxious Jerks

    Stephen Manes

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, July 1, 1988)
    Who are the Obnoxious Jerks?A: The weirdest band of total misfits ever seen at any known high school in the free world.B: Amateur comedians whose routines include kazoos, used chewing gum, and gooey lemon meringue pies.C: Members of a club whose Official Ice Cream Flavor is Nuts to You.D: A disorganized organization whose exploits are required reading for anybody with a sense of humor.All of the above--and more . . . There are jerks in every high school. The Obnoxious Jerks are found only at Ullman Griswold Memorial High (or, as they prefer to call it, UGH). They specialize in pranks (better known as "jerk-outs") designed to show how ridiculous some school rules can be. Which means the detention hall sometimes becomes the Jerks' unofficial meeting room.Then something happens to shake up Jerkdom: A girl known as "Iceberg" Freeze asks to join the all-male club-that's-not-a-club. It's not long before she finds herself at the center of the greatest jerk-out ever--one that involves picket signs, mass demonstrations, and guys wearing skirts.What's acceptable behavior? What's worth fighting for? The Obnoxious Jerks twist, bend, and break the rules to find out. And in the process learn a lot about questioning not only the outside world, but also themselves.
  • An Introduction to English Literature

    M. Stephen

    Paperback (Moonbeam Pubns, )
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  • On the Wings of a Dove: Grandmother Tales

    N. M. Stephen

    eBook (CreateSpace, May 7, 2012)
    On the Wings of a Dove, sub-titled, Grandmother Tales by N.M. Stephen (Stephen M Nadukkudiyil) is a charming little children's book beautifully illustrated and elegantly written. This enchanting collection of folk tales from South India is based on oral tradition and passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth and told to the author when he was a child by his mother.On the Wings of a Dove is inspired by the Eastern tradition of story telling and written for enjoyment of children all over the world. The refreshing descriptions of nature: woodlands, meadows, animals, birds and insects are designed to bring children closer to nature and to make them appreciative of things around them that are unique in color and design.In the first story, the author tells the tale of two doves, Kutty and Kuttathy who lived in the beautiful dove kingdom, Kanaka Puri. The bond tetween them is a perfect example of sisterly love. Unfortunately, an action in a hurry without foresight, severed the bond of love and affection and plunged the sisters into sorrow.The Firefly imagines the genesis of one of nature's simple wonders, one that has fascinated children through the ages. The story is replete with an original FIREFLY song.Manu the Wicked Fisherman is an unforgettable story about the struggle between good and evil, and how good triumphs.The last story, The Village School Teacher, is light and hilarious and will help children close the book with a happy smile.
  • Make Four Million Dollars By Next Thursday!

    Stephen Manes

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 8, 1996)
    Here's the best-selling sequel to the hilarious Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!Is is possible? Can an ordinary kid become a multimillionaire in one short week?Jason Nozzle thought so. What gave him the idea was a book he dug up in the park--a book called Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! The author, Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish, didn't look like a multimillionaire, but he claimed to be the world's leading authority on getting rich quick.Rich! The more Jason thought about it, the better it sounded. Jason took the book home and tried to follow its instructions. But that wasn't as easy as it seemed.Did Jason become four million dollars richer in a matter of days? More important, can you? You'll find the hilarious answers here. Once again, noted author Stephen Manes teams up with noted authority K. Pinkerton Silverfish--and you'll laugh all the way to the bank!
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