Books published by publisher Thunder Pear Publishing

Gaspar, the lactose intolerant ghost, goes to school with his new friend, Hayden, and CJ, Hayden's big brother. When CJ is picked on by a bully, he doesn’t tell for fear of being known as a “tattler.” Hayden tells their mother that CJ is being bullied, and she reports it to the principal. But when the bullying still doesn’t stop, Gaspar finds an imaginative way to help CJ.

A deadly fungal outbreak is spreading across Ourania. The Alfar failed to contain it. People are dying. Maellyn is recruited to lead a team of her fellow students to help find a cure.Meanwhile, Neil and Riagan learn of Mainyu’s return during a mission on Siavash, the Dahaka home planet. But for reasons they cannot fathom, the Space City Council will not go after the Dahaka leader, despite the attack he orchestrated against them. To make matters worse, scientists aboard Space City are secretly supporting the Dahaka.As they struggle to save lives, can they overcome the wedges their separate missions are driving between them before the consequences change their futures forever?Jared Austin is a young adult science fiction author who lives in the Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama. With Space City, Escape, Space City Outbreak, and the books in the series to follow, he hopes to show and inspire his daughter and son, as well as all of his readers, that science and technology are not dull subjects, but gateways to a brighter, exciting future.

Summer meant freedom. An Escape from academic responsibilities.In this collection of tales, Escape becomes personal for some of the Space City Preparatory Academy students.Nico has created a flying Venice sim to explore, but when he discovers invisible monsters on the prowl, and a classmate hacks the sim as a prank, he finds surviving to the end a precarious prospect. Trini is reluctant to assist her aunt in handling an infectious disease outbreak among the natives on the planet Letos, but a near fatal encounter with what was believed to be a mythical creature forces her to re-examine her perspective. When his father is seriously injured during a hunting trip on a remote exomoon, it is up to Jiro to locate help, a dicey prospect when two rogue aliens pick up their trail. Dirk and Arielle believe they are in for a nice weekend hike until an ambitious town official wants to frame them for a crime they didn't commit during their summer-abroad diplomat training program. Cade hopes to enter the dangerous Tefnot sub race on Araxia, only to be sold into slavery for his troubles.For these six, Escape means not just survival, but choosing the futures they want, no matter the odds.Jared Austin is a young adult science fiction author who lives in the Rocket City — Huntsville, Alabama. In Space City and the books in the series to follow, he hopes to show and inspire his daughter and son, as well as all of his readers, that science and technology are not dull subjects, but gateways to a brighter, exciting future.

Keeno is a mischievous little monkey, and his best friend Ernest is a clever and responsible young elephant, One day, Keeno meets a fancy new friend who has him making all kinds of changes. Will this new acquaintance win him over? Will his tried and true friendship with Ernest be tested? Follow the adventures as Keeno finds himself lost, scared and soaking wet! In the end, Keeno learns two very valuable lessons about friendship and being himself.

Thunder and Avalanche are two young kittens who love to explore the forest surrounding their home up along the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. In this adventure, the two friends meet a whole host of flora and fauna, traveling farther into the forest than they have ever been. While exploring, they encounter magpies and crows, bears, dogs, grasshoppers, butterflies, robins, and coyotes; ducks, elk, beavers, raccoons, mountain lions, and eagles; foxes, blackbirds, pocket mice, geese, hummingbirds and chickadees. The pair is tested as they make the discovery that they are humble prey as well as fierce predators, completing their first lesson on the Laws of Nature.