Books with author Tristan Howard

The Rangers are still playing soccer—and it’s really not so bad. In fact, soccer is kind of fun. Where else can you pretend the goal is a giant spiderweb? That’s when Mrs. Antler decides she doesn’t want to coach the team anymore. She thinks Joanna’s dad will be a better coach just because he knows more about the game. But all Mr. Wrightman wants to do is win. No jokes. No fun. No nothing. The Rangers aren’t used to winning games, but they are used to having a good time. And now they have to decide which is more important: wining, losing, or having fun . . .

New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion, Howard Blum, channels Ben MacIntyre and Erik Larson in this fascinating biography of American débutante Betty Pack, who became an Allied spy during WWII, as he explores her groundbreaking career and complex personal life (including her relationship with her besotted male boss). Optioned by Columbia Pictures!

Catherine loves to play baseball. Last year she and her two best friends were on the winning team. But things are a little different this year. Catherine’s with a wacky group of weirdos that already has three strikes against it: There’s Matt and Lucy, who always seem to be doing something other than playing ball. . . . Strike one! There’s Alex, who’s always tripping over his own big feet, and Julie, who hates to get dirty. . . . Strike two! And the new coach is Catherine’s mom, who wouldn’t know a baseball from a base hit. . . . Strike three! Can Catherine help pull this hodgepodge of leftovers together in time for the league championship? Or will the team strike out before it even gets a chance to play?

The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General "Wild Bill" Donovan as "the greatest unsung heroine of the war."Betty Pack was charming, beautiful, and intelligent--and she knew it. As an agent for Britain's MI-6 and then America's OSS during World War II, these qualities proved crucial to her success. This is the remarkable story of this "Mata Hari from Minnesota" (Time) and the passions that ruled her tempestuous life--a life filled with dangerous liaisons and death-defying missions vital to the Allied victory.For decades, much of Betty's career working for MI-6 and the OSS remained classified. Through access to recently unclassified files, Howard Blum discovers the truth about the attractive blond, codenamed "Cynthia," who seduced diplomats and military attachés across the globe in exchange for ciphers and secrets; cracked embassy safes to steal codes; and obtained the Polish notebooks that proved key to Alan Turing's success with Operation Ultra.Beneath Betty's cool, professional determination, Blum reveals a troubled woman conflicted by the very traits that made her successful: her lack of deep emotional connections and her readiness to risk everything. The Last Goodnight is a mesmerizing, provocative, and moving portrait of an exceptional heroine whose undaunted courage helped to save the world.

The Leftovers are back! But they’re not playing baseball. This time the Rangers are going to try their hands—or feet—at soccer! Catherine, Matt, and Lucy figure soccer will be a snap. After all, they were the stars of the Rangers baseball team—why shouldn’t they be just as good at soccer? But sometimes things aren’t as easy as they look. And the baseball “stars” really stink at soccer. Are the Rangers in for another losing streak? Or will they finally figure out that sometimes six heads are better than one?

It was pretty bad when Catherine found out she wasn’t on the same team as her friends. And it got worse when she found out her new teammates were a bunch of “leftovers” no other team wanted. But when her mom announced she was the new coach, things went from terrible to ridiculous! It’s got to get better, right? Wrong! Because now Lucy and Matt (who are normally best friends) are fighting all the time. In fact they fight so much, the rest of the team is starting to take sides. How can you have a baseball team when no one’s speaking to one another? Catherine’s got to figure something out—fast—or the Rangers may be the first team ever to lose to itself!