Books with author Tom M McLaughlin

A laugh-a-minute, action-packed alien adventure perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan - a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message. Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours' time. Soon the police, Nasa and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved - and Freddy is about to become the most famous kid on planet earth for all the wrong reasons. Wolverhampton, we have a problem.

Meet Mr Tiddles - he's not your everyday cat. He's a cat with attitude!When Harry gets a cat of his own, he does everything to make Mr Tiddles happy. Mr Tiddles wants to make Harry happy too. He brings him little presents . . . the odd expired mouse or two, but when Harry wakes up to find a trainset, priceless works of art, dinosaurs, robots and a horse named Alan in his bedroom, he realizes things are completely out of control!

Nine-year-old Billy is digging for buried treasure when he finds a wormhole in the garden! And to make matters worse, all sorts of people from the past begin to clamber through it. Now Billy – aided by his pet dog, Shakespeare – is in a race against time to close the wormhole and round up all the people who have slipped through it, before history is changed for ever! No pressure then…

Meet Mr Tiddles - he's not your everyday cat. He's a cat with attitude!When Harry gets a cat of his own, he does everything to make Mr Tiddles happy. Mr Tiddles wants to make Harry happy too. He brings him little presents . . . the odd expired mouse or two, but when Harry wakes up to find a trainset, priceless works of art, dinosaurs, robots and a horse named Alan in his bedroom, he realizes things are completely out of control!

Have you ever thought about traveling to Costa Rica? You might be interested in reading the questions and answers that we have compiled about this most biodiverse country in the world. As two former boat bums who have traded their boat for a condo in the warm, tropical paradise of Playa Ocotal, Costa Rica, we have gathered the reoccurring questions from many tourists and friends we have known over the last ten years about visiting and living in Costa Rica. We've attempted to answer these questions with candor, insight, and facts. We have also included a sprinkling of pictures and travel quotes that serve to illustrate our response and entertain you. We enjoy sharing our experiences in the hope that your future visit to Costa Rica is stress free and meets your expectations. It is no fun to be sick, sun burned, bug bitten,lost, or disappointed on a trip. We normally live half the year in Costa Rica in a condo in Playa Ocotal that we bought in 2007. We had visited the country prior to buying the condo and have seen a lot of significant changes in Costa Rica, especially in the quality of the roads, services, housing, communication, and laws. We have traveled on some of the most difficult roads in Costa Rica and lived to tell about it. We have also ventured out to visit the surrounding countries. We are always checking out new places to go so that when friends and family come down to visit, they will have a memorable visit. Although our friends, Nancy and Terry, have been down three times to visit and stay for 10 days, we still keep finding new places and things to amaze them. Whether we are tramping through the rainforest in Corcovado National Park, passing uncomfortably close to a fer de lance or seaching for the Quetzal bird in San Geraldo de Dota, there is still more adventure waiting for us.If you want more information and stories about our travels, we will try to continue recalling our adventures with pertinent details in future e-books so that you can follow the bread crumbs and discover the joy of traveling in this incredibly beautiful country.

Open the minds of young readers with this hilarious book. A quarky adventure story that follows Einstein's Imaginative journey to an amazing new world of fun and wonder. He encounters strange magical creatures and makes startling new discoveries about the tiny quantum world we live in. Along the way he works on his E=mc2 theory of relativity and falls in love with a new sweet treat. This is a great book for read-aloud. Kids love it and read it over and over. A sure way to release the genius juice in every brain. And have a laugh while you learn. No math, I promise.

What if a group of homeless children, fleeing from pursuing truant officers, jumped on a moving train, only to encounter a man who told them of a town that could be theirs? What if, after finding this town, they discovered it had been hastily abandoned, allowing them to live there by their own rules? What if each child had their own idea of what they wanted to do with their newfound freedom, ranging from not-so-harmless fun to attempting to unlock a mystery that had plagued the town for decades? And what if in the end, they found out more than they ever could have imagined?

Lissi Anne has a great friend, Giselle, who gives her the special gift of a magical tiny seashell. This enchanted seashell takes her across the sea on an adventure even beyond what Lissi Anne can imagine. All day long, Lissi Anne wanders from place to place where she and the other children romp and play among a land of gumdrop trees, a soda pop fountain, and even a delicious chocolate lake. Even though Lissi Anne is sad to leave the isle as the sun sets, she realizes that more trips are only a wish on the magic seashell away. Come join Lissi Anne on her adventure, and see how an amazing seashell and a good friend made Lissi Anne’s dreams come true.

Jason never really knew what happened to his father. That is, until he had a summer where the unexpected turned his life upside down. Between meeting Jim, a local store owner with a mysterious abandoned school bus in his back yard, and dodging Dex, a bully who has it out for him, Jason learns that beneath it all, things aren’t always what they seem.