Books with author Tom Carpenter

Thanks to his performance as lovelorn werewolf Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga and his years of acting in movies and television, Taylor Lautner is an upcoming international star with an already established global fanbase. The Taylor Lautner Album recounts his life and career to date, from his formative years in Michigan and early martial arts achievements to his first television roles, his lucky break in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D, his devotion to his fans, his experiences auditioning for and making Twilight, and how he had to fight to be recast as Jacob Black in the sequels by embarking upon a punishing gym regime. It also explores life on the New Moon set, Lautner’s relationships with his costars, and his plans for the next films in The Twilight Saga. Illustrated throughout with stunning, full-color photographs, this book is a worthy and beautifully crafted addition to any fan’s collection.

Fifteen year old Josey is a liar. She’d like to stop. But after Mom left, the lies started popping out, like the time Josey left her little brother at the library and told Dad he’d run away.Then Josey meets a boy who tells bigger whoppers than she does. He says he’s the son of a privateer who’s been dead two centuries. He’s so convincing Josey’s brother believes every word and sets off to find the privateer’s hidden treasure.When her brother disappears, Josey is sure she knows where he's gone. But everyone thinks she's lying again. Everyone, that is, except the so-called privateer’s son. He knows she’s telling the truth because jeweled riches are only part of his tale. There’s also the snooperscope, a device that makes time leaps possible, like the one that brought him to the present.The story is fantastical...and yet Josey will do anything to save her brother—including traveling back in time two hundred years with a boy she can’t trust.

Morry is a young moose who would rather play video games than do anything else. Unfortunately for Morry, his mother doesn't feel the same way�she tells him to go outside and use his IMAGINATION. Morry isn't sure how to use his imagination, but luckily his best friend, Doug the duck, is an expert. With Doug's help, they are both soon traveling to a distant land in their very own TIME-TRAVELING OUTHOUSE.

**Readers please note: Dream Stealer is a stand-alone novelette of approximately 8,400 words with a touch of sweet romance.**Ever wonder what became of the dreams you once had? Fancy Moonstruck can tell you.Fancy is supposed to steal dreams. It's what her family does for a living, and now that she's fifteen, the job is hers.It’s a job she’d rather not have. She knows first-hand what dreams mean to the dreamer because she dreams of her mom, who died five years ago. Losing her dream would be like losing her mom all over again. That’s a pain Fancy doesn't want to inflict on anyone.But the rules are clear: Steal a dream—or lose her own.

Four teenage friends prepare for a leisurely summer vacation when in an instant and with a thud, their plans radically change. Something has crashed in Jaime and Kye's back yard. They solicit the help of their best friends Faith and Ben and quickly decide to protect this new entity. But they're not the only people who've received notification something has arrived, and when strangers suddenly appear, the game of cat and mouse begins!The friends soon learn the strangers are far more resourceful than they ever imagined, but the new entity accidentally shares a gift that could just become the difference-maker. It may also have created the newest super-heroes.Meet … The Invizibles.

I say, "Feelings!" You say, "Fun!" Explore the world of emotions with 8 lift-the flaps.These colorful, playful books encourage interactive learning through prediction and repetition; but most importantly, they look really fun. --Dr. Robert Needlman, co-founder of Reach Out and Read and author of Dr. Spock's Baby BasicsWith I Say, You Say books, your little ones can:· Understand emotions· Predict outcomes· Learn and play!

If there is one truth that I hold to in my life, it is that when it rains, it pours. Perhaps that is why I built myself not for the everyday storms most experience. But for the hurricanes I have had to learn to withstand. I know what it is like to feel your heart crack in half like a tree that snaps under too much pressure. I know the bone-deep, all-consuming, numbness that sets in when the wind and the cold and the water become too much. I know the desperation that claws under the surface as you try to wait through the night, and hope that come the dawn, the storm has passed. But perhaps, most importantly, I know how to survive. Or really, I am too spiteful to die. Either way, my world is falling apart around me. Death and destruction are knocking on my door. And a storm is coming. One unlike anything we have ever encountered before. This time it is not Anastasia I will face on the battlefield, but the one who calls to me. The one I cannot face. This is one storm I don't know if I will survive . . . or if the price of living is too high.

My name is Selena Foster, and I am the first of my kind in a millennium. I thought that made me invincible. Untouchable. All it really makes me is a target...and a weapon. The Supernatural Council is going to war, and they've decided what better spear than the girl that can slay demons? So they blackmail me, and I become the property of the Council. They think they own me, but you can't own what you can't control. I thought the first year at Daizlei was hard...but the second might kill me. Either way, I'm not going down without a fight.

This all-new original 7th Heaven story features favorite characters from the highest-rated show on the WB network! Lucy and Ruthie are off to summer camp in sunny Malibu, California, where swimming, boating, and horseback riding aren’t their only pastimes! Lucy’s teaching a class that catches the attention of a handsome counselor, and Ruthie is up to pranks that make everyone take notice! Meanwhile, back at the Camden house, Simon’s trying his latest money-making scheme–day-trading on the Internet! But is the stock market ready for Simon Camden?