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Peter Claver lived, worked, and died more than three hundred years before this book was written. What we know of him today has come from the original Spanish biographies written in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and from that most important document of all, the record of the Process of Beatification and Canonization. This book is based on the known facts of St. Peter Claver's life. Little is known of his childhood and youth. Conversations are authentic in many cases, and those invented are used to dramatize true or probable events. St. Peter Claver lives today in the hearts of those who revere him for his life and heroic service to his enslaved brothers.St Peter Claver: a humble man who looked for God in everyone he met - and never failed to find Him.

Twelve year-old Gabe Zanadu, his brother, Alex, and dogs Thunder and Lightning face Team Test #2 in Germany’s Berchtesgaden Salt Mines. Fighting a human-trafficking ring, they must successfully negotiate the Egyptian Path of Death to free themselves, the victims and bring their captors to justice.THE SALT MINES MYSTERYThreatened in the streets of Goeppingen, Germany, Gabe and Alex Zanadu make a disastrous decision that plummets them, their dogs Thunder and Lightning, and international friends into the clutches of an evil human trafficking ring.Who sent thugs to attack twelve-year-old Gabe in an alley?What secret does Gabe and Alex, his fourteen-year-old brother, learn at the War Council?Can the boys remember the sailor song clues given by the mysterious ‘G’ and survive?How do Thunder and Lightning keep their masters alive?Will Gabe and Alex’s brotherly ties withstand the onslaught of danger?Who will finish the race through the Egyptian Path of Death?Find the answers to these questions and more in this heart-pumping, action-packed adventure/mystery story. And the Thunder and Lightning saga is just beginning!

A psychologically disturbed Austrian, who believes he is the reincarnation of Mozart, will hold all of Salzburg, Austria under his spell unless Gabe, Alex, Thunder, and Lightning can unravel the clues, solve the mystery, and capture the master of deception. Along the way, ticks and traps become more complex as townspeople pay the price for each error made by the boys. Thunder and Lightning, along with a team of the boy's friends, work to save the town, but a surprise twist puts the fate of Salzburg on the shoulders of Gabe. Will he crumple under the weight? Will he overcome the madman's manace?

A psychologically disturbed Austrian, who believes he is the reincarnation of Mozart, will hold all of Salzburg, Austria under his spell unless Gabe, Alex, Thunder, and Lightning can unravel the clues, solve the mystery, and capture the master of deception. Along the way, ticks and traps become more complex as townspeople pay the price for each error made by the boys. Thunder and Lightning, along with a team of the boy's friends, work to save the town, but a surprise twist puts the fate of Salzburg on the shoulders of Gabe. Will he crumple under the weight? Will he overcome the madman's manace?

After a day of joy at the circus, Sue is reluctant to give up the wondrous visions she’d like to carry forever. Later that night while lying snug in her bed with her pink balloon tied to her bedpost, she is able to recapture it all as she and her dog, Larry, relive the thrills together. On a soft cloud she and Larry are carried high above the earth and look down on the lights below. She wears her tall, red clown hat and has her balloon with her because Larry likes it, too. The moon welcomes them to the circus of the night sky. They are introduced to scenes of majestic circus animals playing tricks with balls; of floating, runaway balloons creating a panorama of brilliant color; of stars tinkling like bells. They are having fun and are wide-eyed, but finally are sleepy. One of the prancing ponies takes them back over a rainbow to home and bed. Lauren Press both wrote and illustrated this simple tale in a lovely manner, from a child’s view. Her professional work is as a costume designer for feature film, theater and TV productions; but, as a trained and gifted artist, she has enjoyed writing and illustrating several children’s books.

Gabe and Alex Zanadu aren't having a fun summer experience riding the Crashin' Coaster at a San Antonio, Texas theme park. A mysterious man wearing a black hoodie releases the safety bars of the stalled coaster cars. Passengers scream in terror and one boy falls three stories to the ground. The saboteur races to a maintenance exit. Repeated disasters drag Gabe Alex, their dogs Thunder and Lightning, and friends into a cross-state chase for the criminals. The villain frames Alex. The FBI gets involved. Can the boys solve the case to clear their names and capture the man in the hood?