Paul Harrington's The Secret to Teen Power offers advice to readers about how to live life to its fullest, to find one's inner strength, and overall to make things happen. It focuses on an idea called the "law of attraction," the idea that one's thoughts have more power than one realizes. It proposes that if you Think something will happen, then it will come to you. This motivational book focuses on the thought process and believing in one's self. Perhaps positive thoughts could bring more experiences that are positive to one's life.
Sam Parma does not like to golf. He's a baseball player, not a golfer! But one summer morning, his outlook changes quite a bit. Reluctantly entered in the Schoolboy, a junior golf tournament, Sam only participates to please his mother. After all, what's the harm in a day at the golf course? But conflict arises quickly as Sam is grouped with an experienced golfer, a foul-mouthed cheater, and an intimidating bully for the day's golfing. Thus an innocent tournament soon evolves into a test of character where winning is the least of Sam's worries.
The United States of Atlantis proposes a compelling yet outlandish alternate history to the Revoloutionary War.Victor Radcliff, a hero from the last war, commands the army of Atlantis to a surprising end against tyrannical Britain.Radcliff leads an army remarkably similar to that of Washington's in a crusade for freedom against a stronger,better equipped enemy. Battles occur throughout the land, with well described scenes contributing to the riveting blood and gore.
It starts with a question, a mysterious fortune, and, of course, an elephant. In easy to read prose, DiCamillo weaves together a stream of seemingly unrelated events to create a breath-taking novel perfect for all ages.
