Jelly Jones' summer has gone from boring to miserable. First, her best friend leaves her for summer camp--all summer--then her uncle disappears! When the rest of her family goes to help search for the missing uncle, she is shunted off to stay with the stern old lady across the street. While Jelly is at the depths of her despair, a whisper in the dead of night leads her to a book in the forbidden attic ... and the adventure of a lifetime.

The city of Ro Canarn burns. The armies of the Red march upon the northern lords. And the children of a dead god are waking from their long slumber...The Duke of Canarn is dead, executed by the King's decree. The city lies in chaos, its people starving, sickening, and tyrannized by the ongoing presence of the King's mercenary army. But still hope remains: the Duke's children, the Lord Bromvy and Lady Bronwyn, have escaped their father's fate.Separated by enemy territory, hu...

Questions regarding the orthodoxy of Dale Moody and Ralph Elliott propelled the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) toward a re-evaluation of its doctrinal statement, the Baptist Faith and Message (BFM). The SBC adopted this document in 1925 under the leadership of E. Y. Mullins when faced by the challenge of modernism. This dissertation argues that the 1962 Committee on Baptist Faith and Message produced a document that expressed subtle shifts in Baptist theology. This shift had the effect ...

In this comical and heartwarming tale, a young girl and her father endure a crazy morning in the kitchen with their dog, cat and frog. The mayhem gets messy and things get crazy; but, in the end, it all serves to bring them even closer together. Colorful and wonderfully illustrated, this book shows how a parent's patience may be tested at times but love and caring will always shine through in the end.This book was based on a poem Sage Smith wrote when she was ten years old. The ori...

Inspired by a true story, this illustrated children's book is about a young boy who cannot wait for Christmas morning to arrive. So, in the middle of the night he does something so unbelievable and astonishing...What is it you ask? Please read the book to find out and have a Merry Christmas.

Last summer, Jelly Jones discovered the reason why her sense of direction is better--than everyone else on Earth. Not to mention her uncanny ability to heal faster than the average human. While being the Keeper of the Key certainly has its advantages, there is one major downfall--the prospect of spending her life running from Einar, the only one who can acces the true powers of the Key. However, according to Sybil, the running will not begin for another couple decades. Or so she thought

A very funny and easy-to-read story about how being a REAL dinosaur means just being yourself!"A perfect read aloud.... Those who enjoy We Don't Eat Our Classmates will have fun reading this book." —Youth Services Book ReviewTyra has a tutu. Tops plays the trumpet. They're not like other dinosaurs. Most dinosaurs like to rage and roar. But Tyra and Tops think raging and roaring is, well, boring! They'd rather have a tea pa...

All wars have a beginning. Before weapons, before nations, before battlefields and conquest, there was the Void...The histories of Ice Giants, Earth Shakers, spider mothers and the Shade Folk come together in TALES OF THE LONG WAR, a collection of micro-stories that will take fans deeper into the myths and legends that formed the Lands of Ro.

A disagreement between friends turns into a laugh-out-loud word game with heart.When Vera (the cat), who’s happily playing alone with her catnip mouse, rebuffs Gipp (the dog), who desperately wants to join in, Gipp tries impressing her with his magic wand, but he unintentionally destroys Vera’s mouse. Attempting to cheer her up, Gipp offers to replace the mouse with a rhyming alternative. A ketchup joust? No. A cattle blouse? No! A cactus house? NO! Vera’s had enough. And soon neit...

Jelly Jones, Keeper of the Key, has returned to Jomiadore with a wizard by her side. With Einar poised to invade the East, Jelly would seem to be at a possible advantage—except that the wizard’s wizardly powers don’t work on Jomiadore. Inconvenient, to say the least. And that’s not all.Despite Gil’s explanation about her brothers’ connection to Jomiadore, Jelly intends to see Stick and Jug safely returned to Earth. She then plans to run about the East warning gnardgies, centaurs, wi...

My Dream Deferred is the actual life recollections of A.J. Smith's journey through the corporate world. As a young black professional armed with academic credentials and vocational training to succeed in the workforce, A.J. tries to advance through the ranks and achieve his childhood dream of being a corporate executive. But, A.J. will soon realize that not all dreams are attainable, and that the world is more ruthless, unforgiving, and malicious than he could have imagined.His lif...

An exciting new picture book—perfect for the little monster in your life!Everybody knows monsters can be...well, MONSTERS. But did you know sometimes even monsters get scared? They can be sad, they can be kind, they can miss their mommies. Sometimes, they're just plain silly. And even monsters need to brush their teeth!A funny and family-friendly picture book by innovative author/illustrator A. J. Smith, who combines traditional storytelling with exciting i...