Books with author Terry Cash

A series which encourages readers to take a closer look at some of the products which they see and use every day, by making collections, observations, and trying simple activities. Here, the many kinds of brick are investigated showing how they are made in a factory and from modelling clay. The book tells about some of the many different kinds of brick we use to build houses, factories and bridges and asks questions such as: why do some bricks have holes through the middle And what happens to bricks when they are fired in a kiln

Shy, bumbling Eugene, 13, is unjustly booted out of his former school and forced to transfer to a remote Michigan school in the middle of the year. In a snowstorm yet. Ew, this is bad. But worse, he finds Grindsville Middle is a nest of bizarre teachers who are terrorizing the kids. They play dark music on the intercom, burn pukey incense, and make a shambles of the classes. And the leader is Eugene’s English teacher, Mrs. Merci Mingley – a.k.a. “Ming the Merciless.”Quickly Eugene finds himself on her radar. Aak! This happens because he has let himself be convinced by three likable “rebel” students (Harriet, Weeser, and Alvin), that fate has sent him as a “samurai warrior” to help the kids against Mrs. Mingley. Sooo wrong. And it all goes swiftly bad in English class when he tries to save Harriet –But hold it. We’re getting ahead of the story. Look, just read the opening chapter to get an idea what’s going on. But be warned. If you happen to get hooked on the story, the ride gets a little scary. Oh, didn’t we mention the ride? Hoo-yeah, there’s a ride all right… Duwang.

Bumbling, cowardly Eugene is forced to transfer to a new school in northern Michigan—in the middle of the year, and in the middle of a blizzard. Eugene is used to weird things happening in his life, but this new place feels really bad. He has no idea how bad it’s going to get until he meets his new English teacher, "Ming the Merciless." To save his classmates from a fatal graduation from Ming’s School of the Brass Monkeys, Eugene must deliver an unfinished book to a legendary teacher named McGinty, who is hiding in the underworld. With the help of some renegade teachers and his new friends, he begins an epic journey to find McGinty. Will Eugene survive the Cliffs of Notes and the Sea of Hot Lunches? Will he reach McGinty in time to expose Ming’s plot? A great choice for the reluctant reader, BRASS MONKEYS is action-packed and full of twists and turns. It’s sure to keep readers guessing until the very end.

Twelve-year-old Adam Castle lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills. But for him, life is just like that for any other ordinary twelve-year-old. That is, until he mistakenly overhears the unsavory truth about his father. Dear old Dad is a homicidal maniac and lovely Mom is his beautiful accomplice. To make matters worse, Adam overhears a sweet little conversation where he learns that his dad’s next victim will be one of his favorite classmates, Jennifer Isles. Jen is the first girl Adam has ever really liked, I mean got-caught-staring-at-her-more-than-once liked. And his father has plans to kidnap her and bury her alive until a ransom is paid. It seems that Jen’s pretty little head will be whacked off by his loving father, if Mr. and Mrs. Isles don’t go along with his Dad’s maniacal plan. Adam’s ordinary life just took on a demented twist as he steps into the wonderful world of the macabre. Together with his best friend, Julian, the two boys know they have but one choice. They must stop the murder from happening. As they race against time and evil forces, Julian and Adam embark on a murder mystery tour of Los Angeles that would make Edgar Allen Poe shake with terror. The final bit of proof the two sleuths need lies in the bottom of an empty grave at Forever Hollywood Cemetery. Is Adam brave enough to climb into the empty abyss of death and claim the evidence they need to stop his father forever? If he is that brave, what will happen when he descends into the desperate pit of fear? This is a tale so bizarre that it proves that truth is stranger than fiction. It could only have been written by a grown-up kid who grew up in world of horror, in a big house in Beverly Hills, with a real-life dad who made his living scaring the wits out of innocent souls.

Bumbling, cowardly Eugene is forced to transfer to a new school in northern Michigan—in the middle of the year, and in the middle of a blizzard. Eugene is used to weird things happening in his life, but this new place feels really bad. He has no idea how bad it’s going to get until he meets his new English teacher, "Ming the Merciless." To save his classmates from a fatal graduation from Ming’s School of the Brass Monkeys, Eugene must deliver an unfinished book to a legendary teacher named McGinty, who is hiding in the underworld. With the help of some renegade teachers and his new friends, he begins an epic journey to find McGinty. Will Eugene survive the Cliffs of Notes and the Sea of Hot Lunches? Will he reach McGinty in time to expose Ming’s plot? A great choice for the reluctant reader, BRASS MONKEYS is action-packed and full of twists and turns. It’s sure to keep readers guessing until the very end.

Will there be sports in man's future? Science fiction says, "Well, yes and no." 'Yes, there will be sports of a sort. No, they won't necessarily be the same sports we know today. Editor Terry Carr has collected the views of seven science-fiction veterans on this subject and presents them here in an anthology about the ways in which men may compete in centuries to come. • In "Joy in Mudville," the bear-faced natives of Toka defend their baseball championship of the Interbeing League. • In "Bullard Reflects," the Dazzle Dart champions turn their athletic gifts against a crew of murderous invaders. - • In "The Body Builders," a fighter ex¬changes his own heavyweight frame for the body of a jockey, and is-promptly challenged to fight. • In "The Great Kladnar Race," bored earth men try to get up a morning line from among the low-slung, six-legged kladnars of Gornik VII. • In "Mr. Meek Plays Polo," a visitor to Saturn finds his game of space polo being masterminded by a group of educated bugs. • In "Sunjammer," space vehicles are powered only by their vast, mile-high plastic sails which are propelled by the sun. • In "Run to Starlight," earthling footballers are faced with a team of squat, super powerful Brish-diri. Sports fans or not, readers will enjoy this engaging compendium-fantastic athletes, frantic coaches, and all.