Bøger af Thomas J Prestopnik

No time to read? Then you might need... A 22-Minute Novel. The perfect fit for a high-texting, tweet-rich lifestyle. 140 chapters total, each chapter 140 characters. Missing Tweets no. 4by Thomas J. Prestopnik It's a bird. It's a painting. Or is it something more? Does anyone know the real story behind Missing Tweets no. 4? Or where the other six missing Missing Tweets have disappeared to? And what of the young couple arguing near a park water fountain? How are they connected to this curious oil painting that suddenly takes the world of art and social media by storm? Enjoy all of these 22-Minute Novels: - Missing Tweets no. 4- The Question Lies on Varick Street- The Annual Glass Paperweight Migration

"What are you thinking about, Jack?" Gloria looked at him, knowing his thoughts were miles away in time. Jack chuckled. "I was thinking about the Christmas night I found that shooting star stuck in a snow bank." Gloria curiously raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me?" In this heartwarming novella, Christmas meets the butterfly effect when a young boy's glance at a shooting star produces surprising results through time. When Jack Mason was eight years old in 1966, he saw a shooting star on Christmas night. Then he tried to follow it, setting off a chain reaction that affected his life, and others, in ways he would only learn about eighty-two years later when he meets Gloria Grant at the Harbor View Retirement Home. This is a tale of ordinary people, distant memories and forgotten dreams--though sometimes even forgotten dreams can still blossom.

PRISONER OF THE GIANT BOONA BIRDA Griffin Ghostley Adventure - Book #2For readers ages 10 - 13 Eleven-year-old Griffin Ghostley is having a rotten day. After slamming his big toe against a rock, he finds himself lost in a strange world far from home and is soon standing trial in front of a trio of strange creatures with whom he can't communicate. But all that's a picnic compared to being chased around and pecked at by a giant, blue-feathered boona bird that stands nearly half his size. Worst of all, he's later held captive in a rolling prison under the watchful eyes of the boona bird and the three creatures who take him to serve out his sentence, the most unfair punishment ever in all human history. Griffin, however, feels like he is being led to his final doom!

THE SNOW BEAST OF FINNIAN FORESTA Griffin Ghostley Adventure - Book #3For readers ages 10 - 13 Griffin Ghostley is on a quest to the Danger Zone to find Princess Penelope's lost diamond ring, but something stands between him and success. And that one thing is a large, angry, furry white snow beast hot on his trail. Oh, and a four-armed giant and a flock of spying crows, too. Plus, a whole lot of other complications that pop up in and around the whispering pine trees of Finnian Forest. But eleven-year-old Griffin isn't alone, joined on his journey by a hot-fudge-sundae-craving panda bear who wears a Santa Claus hat. Can Griffin and his friend reach the Danger Zone and find the lost ring? Or will the danger swirling all around stop them cold in their tracks? The Griffin Ghostley Adventure Series: #1 Search for the Silver Swamp Monster#2 Prisoner of the Giant Boona Bird#3 The Snow Beast of Finnian Forest

NICHOLAS RAVEN AND THE WIZARDS' WEB - Volume 3 4 Kings. 3 Wars. 2 Nasty Wizards. 1 Magic Key.An epic fantasy in three volumes for adults and older teens. Volume 1: Prologue & Chapters 1 - 39Volume 2: Chapters 40 - 85Volume 3: Chapters 86 - 120 & Postscript Nicholas Raven, a young gristmill accountant, just wanted a little adventure in his life. But he gets more than he bargained for when tumultuous winds of the past sweep him away on a journey he'll never forget. Invisible webs are being spun over the lands of Laparia; webs of war, deceit, revenge and manipulation, all by two corrupt wizards with different objectives. When Nicholas becomes an inconvenience to their plans which pass by his very doorstep, he finds himself unwittingly ensnared in their vindictive schemes. After being accused of crimes he didn't commit, Nicholas reluctantly flees home. But whether by chance or fate, his personal problems collide with the turbulent state of affairs around him, and he soon finds himself on a journey to the far corners of Laparia. Against a backdrop of war, kidnapping, mistaken identity and newfound love, Nicholas becomes embroiled in a rescue mission along the shores of a sprawling sea, takes part in a quest to reforge a magic key that could tip the balance of power in a growing war, and is ultimately drawn into the center of the tangled web of intrigue that has plagued his life from the very start. Four maps are also included: Map 1: The Lands of LapariaMap 2: The Kingdom of ArrondaleMap 3: The County of LitchfieldMap 4: The Village of Kanesbury

No time to read? Then you might need... A 22-Minute Novel. The perfect fit for a high-texting, tweet-rich lifestyle. 140 chapters total, each chapter 140 characters. The Question Lies on Varick Streetby Thomas J. Prestopnik Mathematics professor Anita Chapel is missing. Her niece, literature instructor Tracy Fuller, lover of all things mystery, is trying to find her, but her aunt has left behind only a string of numbers that are clues to her whereabouts. With help from her boyfriend, Will Archer, Tracy follows the numerical breadcrumbs to search for her aunt. But where is the professor really leading them? And does she have a connection to the mysterious man in the red sweatshirt? The answers, and the question, lie on Varick Street. Enjoy all of these 22-Minute Novels: - Missing Tweets no. 4- The Question Lies on Varick Street- The Annual Glass Paperweight Migration

NICHOLAS RAVEN AND THE WIZARDS' WEB - Volume 1 4 Kings. 3 Wars. 2 Nasty Wizards. 1 Magic Key.An epic fantasy in three volumes for adults and older teens. Volume 1: Prologue & Chapters 1 - 39Volume 2: Chapters 40 - 85Volume 3: Chapters 86 - 120 & Postscript Nicholas Raven, a young gristmill accountant, just wanted a little adventure in his life. But he gets more than he bargained for when tumultuous winds of the past sweep him away on a journey he'll never forget. Invisible webs are being spun over the lands of Laparia; webs of war, deceit, revenge and manipulation, all by two corrupt wizards with different objectives. When Nicholas becomes an inconvenience to their plans which pass by his very doorstep, he finds himself unwittingly ensnared in their vindictive schemes. After being accused of crimes he didn't commit, Nicholas reluctantly flees home. But whether by chance or fate, his personal problems collide with the turbulent state of affairs around him, and he soon finds himself on a journey to the far corners of Laparia. Against a backdrop of war, kidnapping, mistaken identity and newfound love, Nicholas becomes embroiled in a rescue mission along the shores of a sprawling sea, takes part in a quest to reforge a magic key that could tip the balance of power in a growing war, and is ultimately drawn into the center of the tangled web of intrigue that has plagued his life from the very start. Four maps are also included: Map 1: The Lands of LapariaMap 2: The Kingdom of ArrondaleMap 3: The County of LitchfieldMap 4: The Village of Kanesbury

An exciting adventure novel for pre-teen and adult readers. Gabriel mouse and his friends enjoy a carefree existence in the field along the country road-until the night of the wild summer storm! When a fiery bolt of lightning destroys an abandoned barn across the road, their lives are changed forever. But was the barn really abandoned after all? Rumors have always existed of green-eyed beasts living there, but the mice had never seen them and so never believed in them. Until now. Six creatures have fled the burning barn like shadows in the night, secretly crossing the road into Gabriel's field during the storm, and now live in the nearby woods. Watching... Waiting... Now that danger hunts them down, the mice realize that the rumors are all too true. So Gabriel and a group of friends decide to search for a new home behind the walls of an estate where life is said to be perfect. But the situation is far from perfect before their journey even starts. Gabriel's best friend Simon is falling under the spell of the beasts and puts the mice in grave danger. Will Simon betray them all? Or will Gabriel succeed before all is lost? Let the journey begin... "A captivating, original saga, appealing to readers of all ages, and highly recommended."from Midwest Book Review January 3, 2005 (hardcover edition)

No time to read? Then you might need... A 22-Minute Novel. The perfect fit for a high-texting, tweet-rich lifestyle. 140 chapters total, each chapter 140 characters. The Annual Glass Paperweight Migrationby Thomas J. Prestopnik Twelve-year-old Molly Hubbard wakes up near the ending of her favorite dream again, neither finding out her location in that glorious moment nor able to identify the voices in the background. Still, she loves having that dream since it always lifts her spirits for some unknown reason. Even today, on her departed Grammy Lil's birthday, whose absence this year weighs upon her heart and mind more than usual. Enjoy all of these 22-Minute Novels: - Missing Tweets no. 4- The Question Lies on Varick Street- The Annual Glass Paperweight Migration

NICHOLAS RAVEN AND THE WIZARDS' WEB - Volume 2 4 Kings. 3 Wars. 2 Nasty Wizards. 1 Magic Key.An epic fantasy in three volumes for adults and older teens. Volume 1: Prologue & Chapters 1 - 39Volume 2: Chapters 40 - 85Volume 3: Chapters 86 - 120 & Postscript Nicholas Raven, a young gristmill accountant, just wanted a little adventure in his life. But he gets more than he bargained for when tumultuous winds of the past sweep him away on a journey he'll never forget. Invisible webs are being spun over the lands of Laparia; webs of war, deceit, revenge and manipulation, all by two corrupt wizards with different objectives. When Nicholas becomes an inconvenience to their plans which pass by his very doorstep, he finds himself unwittingly ensnared in their vindictive schemes. After being accused of crimes he didn't commit, Nicholas reluctantly flees home. But whether by chance or fate, his personal problems collide with the turbulent state of affairs around him, and he soon finds himself on a journey to the far corners of Laparia. Against a backdrop of war, kidnapping, mistaken identity and newfound love, Nicholas becomes embroiled in a rescue mission along the shores of a sprawling sea, takes part in a quest to reforge a magic key that could tip the balance of power in a growing war, and is ultimately drawn into the center of the tangled web of intrigue that has plagued his life from the very start. Four maps are also included: Map 1: The Lands of LapariaMap 2: The Kingdom of ArrondaleMap 3: The County of LitchfieldMap 4: The Village of Kanesbury

ZERO'S NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR Trying to answer What if...? questions can be fun and thought-provoking. What if the moon was made of cheese? Or made of chocolate? What if you just won a million dollars? Or try this one on for size. What if there existed a smallest number? This short book poses that very question, offering a few imaginative answers along the way. Whether they are mathematically valid answers is another story. And while in the process of What iffing the existence of this smallest number named alpha, the ensuing train of thought arrives at the conclusion that a largest number, dubbed K, must therefore exist, too. Here is where infinity hits a brick wall, yet an aspect of infinity thrives and courses through this new category of numbers called superlatives. Here, also, is where all of these new numbers live shoulder-to-shoulder, and where, perhaps, irrationals like pi and the square root of 2 may not have a home in their current forms. Thomas J. Prestopnik has next to no qualifications for writing a book about mathematics except for his innate desire to think, dream and be curious.