Books with title Castaway Cats

Potatoes, an important food staple in 1800 Ireland. The Great Famine of 1845 begins, leaving many to starve, lose their lands and move away. The Stewarts, being able to stay, help others in their own way as any good Christian would. Follow this family on their incredible two year journey as they eventually leave Ireland for the Americas, only to arrive in Nova Scotia. A test of faith, kindness and courage, this tale is created from stories shared down from generation to generation. Author Joan Newcomb shares her family history with many scriptures from the Bible. Enjoy reading a look into the past in this twelve part series.

THE CASTAWAY is a science fiction adventure story about a father and son reuniting. The son, Torin, ventures into a red magical desert forest with his mom. Along their journey, Torin finds a secret portal leading him to a tropical island. The exact same moment Torin lands on the mythical island, his dad crashes his sailboat through a portal, shipwrecking him on the same island. This short children's novel is based on the popular children's book series, ORION THE STAR. THE CASTAWAY is a whimsical adventure, and a fairy tale connecting to the stars. Constellations like, Orion’s Belt, Canis Major, and Canis Minor, bring this story to life. This is a fun fable full of mermaids, pink dolphins, and the Purple Purse Merman!

Two brothers must learn to work together to save the life of a child they hardly know in this thrilling fiction story about life on the plains of AustraliaSam and George, 13 and 11, live at Brumby Plains, their parents' sprawling buffalo station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Brumby Plains is an isolated place where the outside world doesn't intrude much, but when the boys discover a refugee child washed up on the shores of their station, the rest of the world is brought a lot closer. An accident has taken their parents far away—and Uncle Mungo has strong views about refugees—so the two brothers hide the child while they work out what to do. Along the way, Sam discovers that it's a lot harder to stand up for what you believe in than to follow the crowd.

Gus has been through a lot. He was kidnapped by aliens, worked as an able-bodied crewman on a tramp spacer, enslaved, and trained as a gladiator. In between he has led a couple of rebellions against the impostor Emperor, made millions of credits, and found out he may be the legitimate heir to the Galactic Throne. Now he's in trouble. During his escape from the planet Shainsai he did something to the space-yacht he stole and has now crashed on the desert world of Hâttushala where he joins a tribe of nomads, herding their animals across the dry planet. After he meets the Dumnorix Knights he once again becomes the target of the imposter Emperor and ends up in a fight for his life. It all comes to a head when he uses his Pra-Char Gladiator skills to help the true King or Hattushala in defeating the evil galactic overlords.

From award-winning author Brian Keene comes this tribute to the master of horror, Richard Laymon. They came to the deserted island to compete on a popular reality television show. Each one of them hoped to be the last to leave. Now, they're just hoping to stay alive, because one of them isn't who he seems, and the island isn't as deserted as it appears. The men will be slaughtered. The women will be kept alive as captives. And before it is over, they will turn on each other. Night is falling, the creatures are coming, and rescue is so very far away... Brian Keene's CASTAWAYS... Death is the ultimate reality.