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In a dystopian world, Caitlin Star lives in the Congo rainforest with her animal and human friends, protecting this last paradise on Earth. After ten years of peace, her home is threatened by a new evil in the form of a ruthless tyrant who rules the remains of what was once America. To battle this new enemy, Caitlin finds she must travel back to her birthplace where she will face grave danger and new challenges beyond anything she could have imagined. The Legend of Caitlin Star is an exciting, brand new stand-alone Caitlin Star adventure from James J. Caterino the author of Caitlin Star: ...

What could be better than selling lemonade to stave off the summer doldrums? Try swashbuckling adventure on the high seas! Captain Gabriel has done both before, the lemonade and the adventures, so he's pretty good at it despite the fact that he still has no idea what a swash even is, nor how one would buckle it. Never mind that -- he's setting sail with his quirky crew to embrace the unknown, including a magical unicorn and her warrior-girl companion, a harrowing side quest in search of the elusive "macguffin flower," and a crow-girl haunted by a curse.

I Really Do Believe is a short essay by James J. Caterino, author of the UFO themed books, I Want to Believe, The Girl from the Stars, Fireflies, and Watch the Skies.

The Case for Real Books is a short essay by James J. Caterino, the author of Did That Really Happen? (How Taylor Swift Got Me Through the Pandemic), My Encounter with the Partridge Family, Method Acting, Why I Don't Drink, Make Me Cry, Please, Alex, Jordan. Desiree, and the story behind To Meghan, To Meghan, True Stories, Girl Pop, Romance Stories, Time Travel Stories, Ghost Stories, Reviews and Essays, and much more.

An essay about listening to music on vinyl by James. J. Caterino, the author of Cool Stuff, Reviews and Essays, My Encounter with the Partridge Family, Why I Don't Drink, Chrome Dome, True Stories, To Meghan, Escape to Nowhere, and much more.

A short essay about the super talented, magnetic actress from Companion, Heretic, Yellowjackets, and much more. James J. Caterino is the author of over one-hundred published works including Laura and Laurie: The Trilogy, True Stories 2, Cool Stuff, and much more.

An alien contacts three children. The alien has crashed into a lough in Donegal Ireland and its safety craft, that it has lain in for over a thousand years, is surfacing. When the alien reaches the surface it changes to become a young boy, Robert. Each of the contacted children is intelligent. The boys are lonely. Paul is fat. Conor's father is dead. Sarah is a computer genius. Robert unites them by asking them to help him get to the top of Errigal, the highest mountain in Donegal. There his parents are to come from a galaxy billions of miles away for him. But they are stalked by Scoop ...

Sentimental Songs: Ten Original Song Lyrics With Illustrations and Photographs is just that, a visual EP of sorts, a small book of love poems from James J. Caterino, the author of My Life in Songs, True Stories, True Stories 2, and Cool Stuff.

Photographic Memory: An Album of Illustrated Song Lyrics, is a musical double album in book form with eighteen original song lyrics, each one with an accompanying full color illustration or vintage photograph from the author’s collection. There are songs about adolescence, friendship, lost loves, pop music, the rise of fascism, time travel, scream queens, and not one, but two songs about the best actress you never heard of, Megan Ward. Photographic Memory: An Album of Illustrated Song Lyrics is a unique poetry book and a perfect gift for pop music lovers and illustration fans.

When her little brother Gip touches the magic portal in the cave (which she *told* him was a very bad idea) and gets sucked into another world, 12.67-year-old Soryn has no choice but to dive in after him. On the other side, Gip isn't the only one who needs rescuing. The Hub that connects all the portals is in peril, and Soryn's Science might be the only hope for solving the puzzle. With the "help" of an annoying girl and her flying cat, Soryn finds out that saving the day with Science is the easy part. Friendships... are a lot more complicated.

Daydreams: Laura and Laurie Update is a sequel, of sorts, to the true story of Laura and Laurie, and a story about the power of daydreaming and hope by James J. Caterino, the author of Escape to Nowhere, Cool Stuff, Night Skies, True Stories, To Meghan, Pop Star, The Promise, and much more.

Miss Allen is a tribute essay about a special teacher who changed everything for writer James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, What If, Make Me Cry Please, To Meghan, Laura and Laurie, The Geek Girl and the Quarterback, and much more.

Hell hath no Fury like a Dark Goddess Life is good for Gathelaus, he won back his crown, his kingdom and his woman - too bad the dark goddess Boha-Annu hasn't forgotten and is plotting her revenge. She knows his weakness, his temptations and his obligations, she will use all of his strengths against him. Nobody holds a grudge like a spurned Goddess... There will be a Fire in the Bones!

The emotional, epic conclusion to the Laura and Laurie trilogy, a series of real-life True Stories from James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, True Stories 2, Fantastic Stories, The Man in the Window, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, The Andromeda Girl, Jade, Cool Stuff, Escape to Nowhere, and much more.

Laura and Laurie: The Trilogy is a complete collection of all three chapters in the decade-spanning, epic tale of a once in a lifetime friendship. A real-life True Story from writer James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, True Stories 2, Escape to Nowhere, and much more.

Laura and Laurie: The Story of an Epic Friendship and a Tragic Tale of Lost Love is a real-world true story from the life of James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, Cool Stuff, Reviews and Essays, What If, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, Why I Don’t Drink, The Girl Out of Time, and much more.

This is an audiobook about you. This is an audiobook about God. This is an audiobook about overcoming what self-help and society has tried to engrain in your being. This is an audiobook about recharging, restarting, and renewing. Learn how to overcome the fear of yourself and others and begin to share in a life of true prosperity through the grace of living in the presence of God's purpose for your life!

Named after the iconic Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Fordcast delves into tough topic discussions, featuring in-depth conversations and occasional commentary from a diverse range of guest experts. Each episode navigates complex issues with sensitivity and insight, creating a space for honest dialogue and varied perspectives. "The Man in the Arena", stroke survivor, and native Charlottean, host James Giavonni (J.G.) Lockhart (formerly known as Jim Rico) delivers raw and unedited views and narratives that are rarely heard in mainstream formats. #Charlotte #Number1Podcast ...

The Story Behind "The Man in the Window" is a special inside revelation about the real-life spooky events that inspired the supernatural action horror short story The Man in the Window. James J. Caterino is the author of Night Skies, The Anti-Matter Girl, Cool Stuff, Escape to Nowhere, True Stories, Time Travel Stories, The Girl Out of Time, Ghost Stories, and much more.

Most learn about martial arts through movies and print publications, primarily fictional. “Fiction is drama, the blood of drama is conflict, and martial arts are rooted in conflict,” writes James Grady in chapter one. Good fiction uses martial arts well, while poor writing skills can be plain boring! This anthology is a collection of fifteen articles that cover the richness and depth of Asian martial arts in both movies and literature. After looking over the array of topics, I decided to utilize writings by James Grady for the two introductory chapters. Grady is an internationally ...