From the author of Report from Engine Co. 82 comes the story of two best friends who chase their childhood dreams of becoming firemen but find themselves living significantly different lives.Steely Byrne and Jack Haggerty grew up as best friends with...
Brassy the fire engine is the only truck small enough to reach an out-of-control fire, and he and his friend Captain Bill save the city. A first children's book by the author of
Daniel Knight is born in a coal mining community in Alabama. His mother, with whom Daniel suffers a strained relationship, has a nervous condition that his grandmother calls "running fits." His adventures here with classmates and friends are recalled...
Theft. Deceit. Murder. All in the name of God. Black on Black is a story, originally written for film, set in Chicago’s deadly streets, when it seemed every day, every time we open a newspaper or turn on the news, another child has been hit by a r...
Jeffery Darnell Thomas wanted to be rich and powerful. It was his dream for as
long as he could remember. Growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods
in America at the time is a test though. But his hatred of poverty, along with
a ...
This dramatic love story, seemingly doomed at the outset, takes place during the war on terrorism that followed 9/11.A chance encounter between Michael Marshall, director of homeland security for New York, and the beautiful Filipino physician, Amina ...
Avery's choices were never about right or wrong; they were about survival.Avery Gillis finds a well-dressed skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull under his bathroom floor. He names it Mr. Bones, and in fear for his life, Avery buries him in a shal...
About the Story This book is a fantasy book with an environmental message. It is about two young boys, Gavin and Morgan who ride in their father's truck on his flower route to pick orders for local florists. In this story the boys are playing in a ...