Books with title At the firehouse

Zach Bowie has been wrestling for years. It was something to do when he wasn't singing lead in his rock band. That all changes when the 171-pounder is injured and Zach is thrust into the starting lineup. He's surprised that the exhilaration of walking onto the mat feels as good as the rush he gets on stage. Maybe even better. How far could he go if he wasn't smoking three packs of Marlboros a day? Zach secretly devotes time between band gigs to training instead of partying. Pretentious lead guitarist Joe Fauquier, the guy with the perfect rocker hairstyle, notices the lifestyle change and leans on Zach to drop it. There is resistance on the team too. Many don't want some 'pot-smoking burnout' around, especially one who lives in the crummy part of town with his single mother. Coach Crisfield finally tires of Zach's late nights. Joe loses with patience when Zach keeps ditching the band for wrestling. Both issue the same ultimatum: Zach must choose between his two passions.

Day after day, year after year, the lightbulb did not burn out. Here is the true story of a little lightbulb, located in a firehouse, that has stayed lit for more than one hundred years. As horse-drawn carriages make room for automobiles, dirt roads give way to paved streets, and new buildings transform small clusters of homes into bustling neighborhoods, a small town grows and changes. And fighting fires changes, too: fires once fought by bucket brigades and hand-pulled hose carts are now attended by full-time firefighters and modern firetrucks. Yet now, just like then, the lightbulb glows, strong and steady, above the brave firefighters and their trucks.From the Hardcover edition.

The town of Pepperell is nestled in rolling hills of a mythic landscape along with the equally charming towns of Saltenburg and Milkendale. These hamlets have much in common; lovely old firehouses, manned by firefighters who have rich culinary traditions, and fire free histories. Pepperell's would be heroes Joe, Ernie and Cajun Clyde decide to make their common dream of owning a fine café come true while remaining honorable public servants. There's humor, drama, irony, a heavy dose of humanity and a cleverly twisted ending that will leave you with a smile on your face. Welcome to The Firehouse Cafe.

Just as the firefighters are getting ready to eat their lunch, the doorbell rings. It's Matt, the little boy who lives across the street from the firehouse. But there's just one problem: Matt is a brat. He kicks and screams and rolls on the floor and jumps up and down, and he never, ever says please. The firefighters don't like his manners or his tone, and they want to help him learn how to behave and be nice to others. They tell him he can't come to visit unless he can learn to say please-but Matt doesn't want to. When his class visits on a field trip, he is very rude. He comes to the firehouse day and night, but until he says please and shows better manners, none of the firefighters will let him in. When Matt's mother gets very sick, though, he must go to the firefighters for help. Will he finally learn to say please? In this children's story, a little boy with very bad manners learns an important lesson about being polite from the firefighters in the firehouse across the street.

Blue and her friends star in this new 8 x 8 adventure. Sprinkles loves his shiny red fire truck, but he's not quite sure what firemen do. So, big sister Blue and their friends decide to visit a fire station to learn firsthand. There they meet Fireman Dave who teaches them about the importance of safety and how neat it is to be a fireman-he even let's them slide down the fireman's pole! Now Sprinkles can't wait to get back home to play with his new fire truck.