Sammy, a young squirrel, lives in a pecan tree with his mother, his father, and his two sisters. He and his best friend, Aiden, both love to play. But more than anything, Sammy loves karate, something that he learned about from watching Aaron, a little boy who lives in a house near the tree. Sammy dreams of becoming a black belt. But his mother reminds him that squirrels must find nuts and food and always be sure to take good care of their family. Squirrels, after all, don't do karate. Sammy asks his rabbit friend, Brycen, to help him in his quest to learn karate. He practices and practices, but what he doesn't know is that he may need that skill sooner than he thinks! In this fun and exciting adventure, a brave squirrel learns about relying on friends for help, being brave, and doing what needs to be done-even when you're scared.

The Adventures of Sam Squirrel by Bryan Dillard In The Adventures of Sam Squirrel, Bryan K. Dillard weaves a tale of perseverance and the love of family shared by Sam Squirrel, Rattle Snake, and Benny Skunk. In his first spring, Sam set out to explore the forest, excited by what he might find. Along the way he meets many of the forest families. Rattle, a rattlesnake, shared with Sam that he had been separated from his family during a fire several months back and Sam volunteers to help Rattle find them. The two set off, meeting others who suggest they look for the missing family at the waterfall, including Benny Skunk, whose family is also lost. While Sam misses his family terribly, he promises to help his two new friends find their loved ones. In the meantime, Sam's family is worried and his mother begins to search for him, enlisting the aid of other mothers who understand her plight. An enjoyable tale of teamwork evolves, but will these families be successfully reunited? About the Author Bryan K. Dillard is a native of Floyd County, Georgia, currently residing in Calhoun and attending Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The father of one, his fiancée has been encouraging him to write a children's book for about ten years and recent circumstances allowed him the time to complete the first of what he hopes will be a series. In addition to writing, Dillard enjoys playing golf, exercising, riding bikes, and having cookouts with his fiancée and family.

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"HIGH-STAKES ACTION, gritty drama, and real characters make this book hard to put down." - Once Upon a YA Book Adventure, mystery, and monsters converge in this fast-paced middle-grade series perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Goosebumps, Cirque du Freak, the Cooper Kids, and the Hardy Boys. If you enjoyed Jurassic World and Journey to the Center of the Earth, you'll love Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur! * Includes a SNEAK PEAK of the short story, Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas! * * DELUXE EDITION, with 11 color and 8 black and white illustrations. * They're alive! When the floor of a cave collapses, taking 12-year-old Alec Kerley and his friends with it, the outside world thinks they are as good as dead. But what those on the surface don't know is that they are alive and exploring a fantastical underground world never before seen. Following a subterranean river through a series of caverns in their search for a way back home, Alec and his friends discover a gigantic cave filled with prehistoric life -- dinosaurs! In their desperate struggle for survival, can they find their way out before becoming the meal for a Tyrannosaurus rex? And what other malevolence lurks deep underground, watching, waiting? Join Alec Kerley and the Monster Hunters as they enter a land filled with the Roar of the Dinosaur! **** Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur is an inspirational monster novel filled with adventure. It is a legitimately scary story, and a great read for all ages -- middle graders, teens, and adults. Parental guidance is suggested. 27 chapters, 60,000 words. Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur is the third book in a series. The other titles are Alec Kerley and the Terror of Bigfoot (Book One), Alec Kerley and the Wrath of the Vampire (Book Two), and Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas (a short story).

Drawing on the top 10 most popular episodes as voted for by fans of the show, this year's annual is bound to be the best yet! Packed with its usual brand of wacky humour, brain-busting puzzles and super stories, it's a yearly must-have for all SpongeBob fans!

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy. “Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives. Readers Guide Inside

A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake is a sleepy Anishnawbe community where little happens. Until the day a handsome stranger pulls up astride a 1953 Indian Chief motorcycle – and turns Otter Lake completely upside down. Maggie, the Reserve’s chief, is swept off her feet, but Virgil, her teenage son, is less than enchanted. Suspicious of the stranger’s intentions, he teams up with his uncle Wayne – a master of aboriginal martial arts – to drive the stranger from the Reserve. And it turns out that the raccoons are willing to lend a hand.

Psychic Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full with an amnesiac vampire in the fourth seductive novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood. When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn’t just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn’t a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It’s the vampire Eric Northman—but now he’s a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life. Sookie’s investigation into why leads straight into a dangerous battle among witches, vampires, and werewolves. But a greater danger could be to Sookie’s heart—because the kinder, gentler Eric is very difficult to resist...

"An enchanting little story, with homey illustrations that add to its appeal." — School Library Journal(starred review) Features an audio read-along! Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam’s bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. "Are you ready now, Sam?" she asks. "I’m waiting," he says. What else does Sam need before going to sleep? Could Mrs. Bear have forgotten a kiss?