Books published by publisher South Valley Press

An easy to read, step-by-step format that assists gun dog owners by providing proven methods emphasizing socialization, exposure and conditioning during the critical first 12 months of a dog's life. Over 130 photographs show the reader how to bring your pup along, using the easy, informal, time-tested methods. Now in the new, 4th edition, revised, this book continues to help hunters avoid making mistakes during the critical first months of a dog life, mistakes that could ruin an otherwise fine dog.

Sami can’t swim.This hasn’t been a problem since he lives on a planet covered in ice.Until a meteor strikes one night, shattering the ice and forcing hot water from deep underground through the cracks.Unaware the planet is in the beginning of a worldwide meltdown, Sami presses on with his plight to help his new friend Ela find her long lost family.After a series of accidents, attacks, and tough decisions, Sami finds himself alone and stranded on a rapidly iceberg in the middle of a vast and unforgiving sea.Only a miracle can save him and reunite him with his friends.But some miracles carry ancient secrets that completely redefine who you are and who you can become.

Jess is desperate to be with Jason, the boy she loves. Too bad he lives in another reality.After enlisting her mother's help to create a device that will allow her to switch places with her alternate self, Jess finally gets her chance to be with the boy of her dreams.There's only one problem. Jason is already dating another girl. A girl who happens to be Jess's new step-sister.Can Jess get them to break up before the big dance? If she can, will Jason even want to be with her?While Jess is focused on her boy troubles, more sinister things are going on behind her back that might render her plight meaningless.

Sami can’t swim.This hasn’t been a problem since he lives on a planet covered in ice.Until a meteor strikes one night, shattering the ice and forcing hot water from deep underground through the cracks.Unaware the planet is in the beginning of a worldwide meltdown, Sami presses on with his plight to help his new friend Ela find her long lost family.After a series of accidents, attacks, and tough decisions, Sami finds himself alone and stranded on a rapidly melting iceberg in the middle of a vast and unforgiving sea.Only a miracle can save him and reunite him with his friends.But some miracles carry ancient secrets that completely redefine who you are and who you can become.

Jess's life begins to unravel on her thirteenth birthday. First, she learns of her parents' separation. Then she's forced to spend the rest of the summer living in her grandparents' camper trailer by the lake. When she finally gets to come home for the first day of school, she discovers that her friends have abandoned her and nothing she remembers seems to be true anymore. Everyone keeps calling her Jessica when they know she goes by Jess! Does she have amnesia, or is everyone at school in on some elaborate joke? The truth is crazier and scarier than she could have ever imagined. Please note: This book was previously published under the title Jessica's Story. Significant changes have been made to the last two chapters.

After discovering a genuine dinosaur fossil in the woods outside of his Grandpa's cabin, Robert is eager to look for more bones. When his new friend Emily tags along, they find something a lot cooler than dusty bones.Aliens!Inside the spaceship are four alien siblings trying to find their way home. Not only are they on the wrong planet, they might even be in the wrong galaxy.Can Robert and Emily keep them a secret while the aliens fix their spaceship? Can the aliens figure out where they are and how to get home?No one is prepared for the truth.

How do you go on living when you’re not supposed to exist?Life hasn’t been easy since Jess got back from the so-called “True” timeline. She spends her days going through the motions, dreading the moment when her reality will vanish from existence.What’s worse, she’s in love with her boyfriend Jason. That doesn’t seem so bad, except he’s the wrong version of the boy she fell in love with. While he may look and act just like the Jason from the “True” timeline, something isn’t right.Then she comes home one day to discover she has a new foster sister.Herself.Going by Jess’s middle name and pretending to be her cousin, Marie has been kicked out of several foster homes in the “True” timeline. Who better to take care of her than her own parents from another timeline, right?Despite having been the exact same person at one point in their lives, Jess and Marie couldn’t be more different. After kicking Jess out of her own bedroom and hacking her Instagram account, it’s clear Marie isn’t going to make Jess’s life any easier.Jess tries to take comfort in the fact that so long as Marie is living in her timeline, she gets to continue living, which means she has things to look forward to. Like the Homecoming Dance!But when Jess’s friends notice their similarities, they suggest giving Marie a makeover and having them switch places at school for a day. What seems like a harmless prank ends up turning Jess’s world upside down.For Marie, that’s all just fun and games. The daughter of a corrupt time-cop has much more sinister plans.

Jessica's life begins to unravel on her thirteenth birthday. First, she learns of her parents' separation. Then she's forced to spend the rest of the summer living in her grandparents' camper trailer by the lake. When she finally gets to come home for the first day of school, she discovers that her friends have abandoned her and nothing she remembers seems to be true anymore. Why does everyone insist on calling her Jessica when they know she prefers Jess!Does she have amnesia, or is everyone at school in on some elaborate joke? The truth is crazier and scarier than she could have ever imagined. Please note: This book was previously published under the title Jessica's Story. Significant changes have been made to the final two chapters.

Joel Suzuki gets a huge surprise when he bumps into his favorite rock star while walking down the street. You see, this particular rock star – multiplatinum bandleader Marshall Byle – is supposed to be dead. Joel gets an even bigger surprise when Marshall makes him the offer of a lifetime: The chance to become a rock star himself. There's a catch, of course, but this one is a little different. To unlock the shortcut to success, Joel must travel to an alternate world where his unique brain waves can be combined with the sound waves of music to create magical effects. If he can learn to harness these powers, he will be able to write songs that capture the hearts of millions. As a sensitive sixteen-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome living in a single-parent home, Joel leads a stressful life full of bullies, bad grades and money woes. Figuring that stardom will solve all of his problems, he accepts Marshall's offer. But once Joel arrives in the new world, he finds himself faced with an unexpected audition that is unlike anything he has ever imagined…

Sami can't swim.This hasn't been a problem since he lives on a planet covered in ice.Until a meteor strikes one night, shattering the ice and forcing hot water from deep underground through the cracks.Unaware the planet is at the beginning of a worldwide meltdown, Sami presses on with his plight to help his new friend Ela find her long lost family.After a series of accidents, attacks, and tough decisions, Sami finds himself alone and stranded on a rapidly melting iceberg in the middle of a vast and unforgiving sea.Only a miracle can save him and reunite him with his friends.But some miracles carry ancient secrets that completely redefine who you are and who you can become.

Rising just south of San Francisco, through San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and western Santa Clara counties, the Santa Cruz Mountains offer amazing scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities for Bay Area residents and visitors. This compact, detailed reference guides hikers, bikers, bird watchers, naturalists, and other outdoor enthusiasts through redwood canyons, conifer and oak woodlands, along the rugged Pacific coast, and to breathtaking summit views of the Bay Area and beyond. Each chapter includes an overview of the park or preserve with directions on how to reach it; detailed trail maps; and descriptions of trail conditions, ecology, topography, geology, history, and points of interest. At the beginning of the book, a map illustrates all the public lands in the mountains, and a separate chapter lists each unit of public land alphabetically. Special sections highlight noteworthy features, including poison oak, acorn woodpeckers, logging history, interesting characters, banana slugs, the best places for dog walking, and more.

How do you go on living when you’re not supposed to exist?Life hasn’t been easy since Jess got back from the so-called “True” timeline. She spends her days going through the motions, dreading the moment when her reality will vanish from existence.What’s worse, she’s in love with her boyfriend Jason. That doesn’t seem so bad, except he’s the wrong version of the boy she fell in love with. While he may look and act just like the Jason from the “True” timeline, something isn’t right.Then she comes home one day to discover she has a new foster sister.Herself.Going by Jess’s middle name and pretending to be her cousin, Marie has been kicked out of several foster homes in the “True” timeline. Who better to take care of her than her own parents from another timeline, right?Despite having been the exact same person at one point in their lives, Jess and Marie couldn’t be more different. After kicking Jess out of her own bedroom and hacking her Instagram account, it’s clear Marie isn’t going to make Jess’s life any easier.Jess tries to take comfort in the fact that so long as Marie is living in her timeline, she gets to continue living, which means she has things to look forward to. Like the Homecoming Dance!But when Jess’s friends notice their similarities, they suggest giving Marie a makeover and having them switch places at school for a day. What seems like a harmless prank ends up turning Jess’s world upside down.For Marie, that’s all just fun and games. The daughter of a corrupt time-cop has much more sinister plans.