Books with author T. B. Christensen

Texas, 1871: The War Between the States has long since ended, and the era of the great cattlemen has begun. The Major Ambrose Butterbaugh, of the bustling little town of Deadlimb, is looking for one more work-hand for the spring cattle drive to Abilene, Kansas. Kit Quinlan, the young drifter, happens along and gets the job (after a horse/mule match race!). And Miriam, Butterbaugh's twenty-year-old daughter, is soon sweet on Kit, but there's trouble brewing: Kit's association with the infamous Mesquite Riders. Kit is being drawn into trouble by Little Bat, the French-Canadian; Black Deer, the outcast Pawnee; Amanda Tippetts, the fading, desperate beauty; and the notorious, charismatic outlaw himself, the dashing, disturbed Mesquite. Who will Kit choose? Will Kit be loyal to the glamorous life or to his new ranch family? With a great cast of characters, including Flo Grandy, mistress of the Grandy House night spot; Cody Wilson, Butterbaugh's tried and true foreman; Onion Bill, the grizzled, loco chuck wagon master; Preacher McCoy, out to rescue Kit; and even Wild Bill Hickok, town sheriff of Abilene--this is a great read with guns, horses, heartbreak, and finally, redemption. Hey, Western fans, you can't miss this one!

Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations. It includes the complete lyrics to “This Land Is Your Land” and excerpts from his other songs. A book for all ages, it makes this talented and tragic man accessible to young children and will please his older folksinging fans with its stunning art.

Here's an exciting tale set in California during the wild, action-packed days of approaching statehood in 1849. What was justice in 1849 in California? What happened to the man who wanted it? Travel with Uriah Richardson, Sergeant in the Union Army on the eve of the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, as he reminisces about his boyhood excursion for gold. His friend Ethan Spurlock was a man willing to sacrifice his own safety for justice, and he relentlessly pursues the outlaw Colorado Jim and his gang after the outrageous wrong done to Ethan's wife. Set against the backdrop of old Sacramento and the Yosemite Valley, this thrilling story of heartache, family ties, and redemption will make the pulse race and the head spin as Ethan and Uriah implacably hunt down the gang.

Will there be relaxation on the sandy beaches of Mexico, or will blood fill the blue waters of the ocean? Here’s the third installment in the latest adventures of our Prince of Los Angeles and the Lord of the Fallen. After hardships in the Colorado mountains, and the terror they’ve seen in L.A., its decided that it’s time for a long needed vacation. But will our Lords really be able to take a vacation? In this book you will find out if that’s true. With a long cold murder case looming overhead, our adventurers set out. Will a mystery woman come out of hiding and attack our Lords? Only Time will tell…

With a little help from a watering can, bright sunlight, and a lot of patience, two friends plant seeds in their community garden and watch how they grow. Slowly, the seeds turn into sprouts, which grow into stems, followed by leaves and buds! The garden will soon be teeming with life and ready for a harvest season celebration. But until then, the children water and wait and dream . . .

Audrie Lanes begins to experience strange occurrences, discovering she inherited a family curse affecting people born with the golden eyes of a fox. This event alters her life into a fantasy world. The Kitsune Chronicles: The Feral Guardian centers on Audrie learning to control her new abilities. After the curse takes effect, she awakens as a celestial kitsune, a silver nine-tails whose potential is to control all of the earthly elements. As she spends time harnessing her new powers, she also bonds with her maternal family. The characters become surrogate mothers for Audrie, as her own mom abandoned her when she was younger. She becomes especially attached to Star, who teaches her how to shape-shift and live in the wild. She also teaches her the importance of forgiveness, which Audrie was never shown. While in the wilderness, she meets other spirits and a creature intent on devouring them. However, this new world is dangerous and filled with many other unique and sinister creatures seeking their kind. Author's Note: This new edition includes an alternate ending.

Help students develop and exercise deductive reasoning skills in a fun and interesting format! Presented with puzzles that necessitate arranging colored paper clips in a sequence to satisfy given clues. Students must: indentify superfluous clues, recognize contradictory clues, and write their own clues if a puzzle has two solutions. Use these puzzles for individual assignments or group activities. Solutions are included.

A beautiful tribute to America’s greatest folksinger.Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations. It includes the complete lyrics to “This Land Is Your Land” and excerpts from his other songs. A book for all ages, it makes this talented and tragic man accessible to young children and will please his older folksinging fans with its stunning art.A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookA New York Times Notable BookA Parents’ Choice Gold Award WinnerAn Oklahoma Book Award Finalist

6th grader Aaron Taylor just moved to Woodrow Wilson Junior High. He finds himself in a class where the kids and Ms. Davis, his new teacher, are having a prank war! He meets Shelly who is very interesting, and her horrible brother Tom who was held back last year. Tom is set on making Aaron’s life miserable! But it’s not all bad; he did meet a new friend -Jake who together, with Shelly and the rest of the class, are planning the biggest prank yet!

An only child, a mama's boy-Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations . . . and the rest is history.Here is the story of how a poor kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, became an American legend.

What is the best way to get more and better exposure so that you can land a D1 scholarship? Hands down it is actually talking to and communicating with the coaches that give out those scholarships. This guide will walk you through how to prepare to meet college coaches, what you need to do to get into contact with college coaches, and what you should show and tell them when you do reach out.

GREAre you in the process of deciding whether to go to graduate school?Are you going to take the GRE test, but you are really bad at testing? Or maybe you are having a nervous breakdown about it?The Graduate Record Examination is held by the Educational Testing Service and is required for admissions into graduate programmes in universities in the United States of America…that’s something you probably have heard about…But have you heard that most programs don’t even bother to look at your application if you have under a 300 GRE?!Is there a really strategic way to prepare for it?Treat GRE like any other skill, initially less familiar, but a skill that can be sharpened over time.…..Many believe that GRE requires close to six months of intensive preparation. This is totally wrong! In this book, you’ll see that the GRE is not a particularly difficult examination….In this book you will get a thorough idea of what areas you need to cover; strategies, tips & tricks for all these areas and the essential practice you need to succeed:Know completely what GRE is and is notHow to register and attending the exam step-by-stepVerbal ReasoningQuantitative ReasoningAnalytical WritingProblem SolvingData InterpretationPractice questions