Sparky Fights Back

Sparky Fights Back
Author: Josée Clerens
Publisher: Foley Square Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780976084600

Non-fiction narrative. True story of Sparky, a dog who survived a non-curable cancer. Written by the dog's owners. Special help section "If Your Dog Gets Cancer"

Sparky and Me

Sparky and Me
Author: Dan Ewald
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1250000262

Ewald pens a memoir of his friendship with legendary Tigers manager Sparky Anderson, the man who taught him not only the nuances of baseball, but the importance of life's unwritten rules.

ReMade: Book 2

ReMade: Book 2
Author: Matthew Cody
Publisher: Serial Box
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2018-03-29
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1682102726

One moment proved fateful for a group of teenagers—and not just because it’s the moment they all happened to die. At the moment of their deaths, they were snatched forward into the future and remade in a world they hardly recognize. Now, after facing murderous robots and an unpredictable environment, the teens have begun to find their footing. But can they survive long enough to figure out why they were remade? And will they ever be able to stop running?

When the Spark Came Into My Life

When the Spark Came Into My Life
Author: Barbara Balazik Bigler
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2006
Genre: Cat owners
ISBN: 0595374859

We don't have much money, but were the richest people in the world for Sparky taught me its what's in your heart. That's where happiness comes from. Faith, Hope, trusting the lord, those are free priceless choices that only we can make for ourselves. We all go through trials and tribulations in our life-but how we handle them makes us stronger and wiser. From the moment the cat-soon to be named Sparky-walked up to author Barbara Balazik Bigler's door, everything in her life changed. Bigler wrote When The Spark Came Into My Life to inspire and to provide hope and faith that when life has reached its darkest point, the sun will shine again. From their amazing beginning until Sparky's peaceful passing, the love they shared is a testament to the bond that can be created between owner and pet. Sparky helped Bigler become stronger and wiser and led her to Christianity. All of the things that Sparky taught Bigler have made her the woman she is today. It might be a lot for a little kitty-cat to accomplish, but she did it all and changed Barbara Balazik Bigler's life for the better. When The Spark Came Into My Life is Bigler's expression of love for her treasured feline friend, and a thank-you for the love that was given back to her.

The Tanglewood Terror

The Tanglewood Terror
Author: Kurtis Scaletta
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 037586542X

When a giant glowing fungus encroaches upon thirteen-year-old Eric's small town, he, his little brother Brian, and a runaway girl try to stop it--and figure out what happened to the Puritan town that had mysteriously disappeared from the same spot.

Fighting Back in Appalachia

Fighting Back in Appalachia
Author: Stephen Fisher
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781439901571

Citizen resistance and struggle in Appalachia since 1960.

The Great Mrs. Claus

The Great Mrs. Claus
Author: Chris A. Shoemaker
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2009-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0979818664

This story is told by Sparky, Santa's senior elf, and his favourite nephew and niece, Rassle and Klee-Klee. Their surprising bed-time demonstration prompts their doting Uncle Sparky to share a seldom-told poem. It details how Santa first met Mrs Claus and fell (literally!) in love with her. At heart, "The Great Mrs Claus" is a coming-of-age story that proves we are never too old to show our true affections for one another. It features Mrs Claus -- an often overlooked but smart and fiercely independent-minded woman with an enormous sense of humour! The story reminds us to value our loved ones and practice those daily family rituals that make life special.

Masterful Marks

Masterful Marks
Author: Monte Beauchamp
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1451649215

In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. Sixteen Graphic Novel Biographies of: • Walt Disney • Dr. Seuss • Charles Schulz • The Creators of Superman • R. Crumb • Jack Kirby • Winsor McCay • Hergé • Osamu Tezuka • MAD creator, Harvey Kurtzman • Al Hirschfeld • Edward Gorey • Chas Addams • Rodolphe Töpffer • Lynd Ward • Hugh Hefner The story of cartoons—the multibillion-dollar industry that has affected all corners of our culture, from high to low—is ultimately the story of the visionary icons who pioneered the form. But no one has told the story of comic art in its own medium—until now. In Masterful Marks, top illustrators—including Drew Friedman, Nora Krug, Denis Kitchen, and Peter Kuper—reveal how sixteen visionary cartoonists overcame massive financial, political, and personal challenges to create a new form of art that now defines our world.

The Small Bang Theory

The Small Bang Theory
Author: TheHoleStory
Publisher: Booktango
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2014-03-07
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1468944843

The sole purpose of this book is to give you a reason to smile, and to make you laugh. This entire series of stories is over 95% true, and according to one of my coworkers, being true is what really makes it so funny. It's uniquely written with inviting twists reminiscent of a not so average fast paced factory work place in the deep South. However the truth of the matter be known, you would probably find it hard to believe what is really truly fact or fiction in these stories. You are guaranteed to laugh here at some point or double your money back. So grab yourself a glass of ice cold milk, relax, and sit on back now, and prepare to enjoy and be entertained by some of the funniest words that you'll ever read in one place.