Books with author Stephy Smith

Matt feels right at home when he’s running track—a lot different than he feels at his real home! Matt is accepted and encouraged by his teammates and coach, but at home his mother’s drinking is taking its toll. How long can he keep those two parts of his life separate?Exciting sports, intense competition, inspiring stories . . . Game On! is a sports fiction series that presents true-to-life stories of young athletes who must overcome obstacles on and off the field. The characters aren’t always the best athletes, but they aren’t always underdogs either. As these athletes work through intense personal struggles, how will their faith change them—and impact others?

☀ 'Highly recommended: Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) meets Ken Loach's Kes.' J.S.Monroe, bestselling author of Find Me☀ ‘A compelling and well written piece.’ Debz Hobbs-Wyatt, Winner of the Bath Short Story Award 2013☀ Kindle chart topper in 'Historical Fiction : Military & Wars'It’s the 1930s and the Great War still casts its shadow over rural England. One ex-soldier, ‘The Veteran’, is suffering from shellshock and spends his days wandering between the market town of Devizes and the surrounding villages.He’s as outcast as the bullied schoolboy, Billy Shelton, who he befriends and protects. But when The Veteran is accused of a crime can Billy protect him?WHAT DO OTHER READERS THINK…"I loved this story from beginning to end. The characters were woven with skill and the story gave a convincing glimpse into yesteryear. The descriptive prose conjured up the sights and sounds of the day perfectly. The relationships were accurately and empathetically observed. I felt I knew everyone in this story that has all the nuance of days gone by informed by modern observation."“Smith explores the friendship between two social outcasts and the social and political injustices of the time. A compelling and well written piece with some very visual and sharp writing.”“Smith’s visual writing gives a strong sense of landscape, place and character. The settings are as real as the interrelationships between the characters.”“I was reminded of the works of John Steinbeck, especially ‘Of Mice and Men’.”Categories: first world war, great war, devizes, great depression, 1930 books, 1930s murder mystery, 1920s murder mysteries, 1920s fiction, 1930 crime, shell shock, shellshock, patney, Lavington, West Lavington, Market Lavington, steam trains, of mice and men, John Steinbeck

Twins Paul and Andy play on the same soccer team. Paul prefers to outsmart his opponents with strategy, while Andy is a much more physical player. Their sibling rivalry occasionally gets out of hand. Will it lead to some unintended consequences on the soccer field?Exciting sports, intense competition, inspiring stories . . . Game On! is a sports fiction series that presents true-to-life stories of young athletes who must overcome obstacles on and off the field. The characters aren’t always the best athletes, but they aren’t always underdogs either. As these athletes work through intense personal struggles, how will their faith change them—and impact others?

Luke McCoy considers himself the ultimate young surfer . . . until a girl named Jamie shows him up on the pipeline. Now his ego is shot, and he’s got a huge grudge against this new rival. Will Luke be able to swallow his pride, or will his ego get him into trouble?Exciting sports, intense competition, inspiring stories . . . Game On! is a sports fiction series that presents true-to-life stories of young athletes who must overcome obstacles on and off the field. The characters aren’t always the best athletes, but they aren’t always underdogs either. As these athletes work through intense personal struggles, how will their faith change them—and impact others?

Matt feels right at home when he’s running track—a lot different than he feels at his real home! Matt is accepted and encouraged by his teammates and coach, but at home his mother’s drinking is taking its toll. How long can he keep those two parts of his life separate?Exciting sports, intense competition, inspiring stories . . . Game On! is a sports fiction series that presents true-to-life stories of young athletes who must overcome obstacles on and off the field. The characters aren’t always the best athletes, but they aren’t always underdogs either. As these athletes work through intense personal struggles, how will their faith change them—and impact others?

Gray Wolf Pup is full of mischief! Even though he is very young, he sometimes acts like he is the leader of the pack. But when he strays too far from his family, he learns a valuable lesson about following the rules. Featuring colorful illustrations and bonus facts about this amazing creature, Gray Wolf Pup's Adventure is also available with a realistic stuffed gray wolf toy, which is certain to spark your child's imagination and foster his/her love of nature!Book Features:- Colorful illustrations- Glossary and bonus facts- Appropriate for ages 3 - 7- Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches- 48 pages

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Newly dead, twelve year old Anna Lee is cast into the life of ghosthood as the little girl on the stairs…the star of the show.She does not want to be a ghost or a star in the haunted hotel being invaded by a ghost hunter’s convention in the ghost town of Specter. During her life as a ghost Anna Lee encounters ghostly victims of domestic violence, bullying, pridefulness, and diseases. The one that bothers her the most is a residual who continuously relives her last few moments on earth. With the belief she died to be an angel she is determined to find a way to cross over and take all the other ghosts with her.Will she be able to move on with her friends or will she be stuck for all eternity wishing she could be Just Plain Dead Anna Lee?

King Finbar White banishes his Queen Woetensia White to Murky Mesa for harming his citizens. Before she leaves, she kills King Finbar leaving their ten year old daughter, Lily White and her two friends, Maize and Sage at Pleasing Plains alone.Ten years later, Woetensia returns to Pleasing Plains and kidnaps Lily. Maize and Sage must travel to Murky Mesa to save their Queen, but first they have to do magical warfare with Woetensia to get Lily back.