Blood & Shadows: The True Story of Billy’s War by Mark A Lee In Blood & Shadows, Billy, a 1 9 -year-old from a working-class family in Cardiff, is thrust into the chaos of World War II . Called to serve as a soldier, he embarks on a journey that will take him from the harsh deserts of North Africa to the battlefields of Italy, and eventually to the heart of a war-torn Austria. With each chapter, Billy’s story unfolds in the midst of unimaginable challenges — facing the brutality of combat,...

Is your 13-year-old ready to unlock their secret superpowers and confidently navigate the twists and turns of adolescence?Inside Essential Life Skills for Every 13-Year-Old, they’ll discover how to master emotions, boost self-esteem, set—and smash—realistic goals, and develop study hacks that make schoolwork a breeze. From handling peer pressure online to making smart financial choices, every chapter delivers clear, actionable steps designed just for young...

Dream Jobs is a gentle bedtime story that invites children to explore the many possibilities of who they can become.Through colorful dreams and comforting moments, young readers are reminded that every dream begins with curiosity—and that it’s okay not to have all the answers yet. Perfect for bedtime reading, this story encourages imagination, confidence, and the belief that growing up is a journey filled with wonder, choices, and hope.

What do you want to be when you grow up?Dream Jobs is a heartwarming children's picture book that invites young readers to explore the world of possibilities through imagination, curiosity, and wonder. From everyday heroes to exciting careers, each page encourages children to dream freely, ask questions, and believe in their own potential.Written in gentle, rhythmic language and paired with colorful illustrations, this book is perfect for shared reading between parents and ...

**A True West Magazine Best Book and Best Author of the YearA colorful and groundbreaking account of the most storied friendship of the American West: the bond between Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday**Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday: Legendary gunfighters and friends who gained immortality because of a thirty-second shootout near a livery stable called the O.K. Corral. Their friendship actually began three years before that iconic 1881 gunfight, in the rollicking cattle to...

Dinosaurs find their ideal vehicles in this hilarious, crowd-pleasing read-aloud, perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. It's the perfect gift for dinosaur lovers and fans of cars, trucks, and all things that go!When a stegosaurus, a pterodactyl, and a triceratops all show up at Uncle Otto's car lot, he doesn't have a clue how to help them. After all, he's never sold a car to a dinosaur before. Luckily,...

Add a big dose of Christmas cheer to an array of trucks for counting and you have the components of read-aloud holiday magic.One doughnut truck, on a cold winter day, drives into town and parks and stays.The snowy town is filling up with a procession of trucks of all shapes and sizes, including a snowplow, a crane, a digger, a semitrailer transporting the town’s majestic Christmas tree, and even a flatbed carrying Santa’s sleigh. All in all, twenty...

Third Day guitarist Mark Lee is no stranger to heartache and hopes deferred; the road to success is never traveled without missteps along the way. Life is messy and uncertain and full of surprises. And one of the best things he's ever done is let go of his expectations about how life should be in order to embrace life as it is: a moment-by-moment walk with God.Hurt Road is the engaging true story of a man who, as a teen, found in music a refuge f...

Count the trucks getting stuck in a traffic jam in this rhythmic read-aloud sure to draw in kids who love everything on wheels.Features an audio read-along!One ice-cream truck selling everything sweet b**reaks down and blocks the middle of our street.If you’re a little boy on a bike, an ice-cream truck on your street is always a welcome sight. But what if the truck breaks down and blocks the mail truck behind it (now there are two), not to me...

After arguing with his best friend about which game to play, a boy decides it's time to find a new best friend. So he tries to becoming the best of friends with his other pets. He learns to eat on the floor with his dog, take naps with his cat, and watch the world from underwater with his goldfish. But none of these animals measure up to his true best friend. He may just discover that being different from each other is okay after all.

“So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles.”—Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling authorFrom Spur Award-winning author Mark Lee Gardner, his classic dual biography of Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett, detailing Garrett’s riveting chase of the notorious bandit—now updated with a new afterword covering new developments in the Billy the Kid story.Billy the Kid—a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney—was a horse ...

Daniel McFarland has refined the life of a war correspondent down to an art. He knows how to get information out of officials who won't talk. He knows how to find the one man with a car who can get you out of town. He knows how to judge the gravity of a situation in a war-torn area (it's a bad sign when the dogs are gone). And he knows how to get to the heart of an explosive story and emerge unscathed. To Daniel, getting the story is everything.When a trip to a warlord's camp in Ug...