Author: Steve Demaree
Publisher:
Published: 2014-04-12
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781976256721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A woman finally convinces her wealthy husband that they should take a vacation. He is not an outdoorsman and works long hours, so she is surprised when he chooses a chalet in the Smoky Mountains outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. All is fine the first few days of their vacation, and then she receives a phone call telling her that someone is trying to kill her. Then her husband disappears. Notes are left on the chalet's doorstep. She receives text messages that are threatening. She is told where to go and when. It is obvious that more than one person is involved and they are not working together. She keeps seeing the same strangers over and over, but none of them threaten her in person. She has no one to turn to, and she is not sure who to trust and who not to trust. She is not even sure of those who work in law enforcement. She attempts to continue to try to enjoy her vacation, wondering if her husband will return, while all the time she is looking over her shoulder.
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Published: 2010-08-15
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 0635076152
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One very Blue Ridge! One crazy quilt! One fearless fiddler! One hoot in a holler! And a Smoky secret! Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa head to the Great Smoky Mountains and end up in an A+ Appalachian mystery complete with an eerie mountain haze, spectacular scenery, a boisterous bear, confounding clues, and mystifying folklore! LOOK what's inside this mystery - people, places, history and more! PLACES: Smoky Mountains Š Skyline Drive Š Blue Ridge Parkway Š Great Smoky Mountains National Park Š Penland School for Crafts, Asheville, NC Š Cherokee Indian Museum and Sequoyah Statue, Cherokee, NC Š Mumble Peg Bookstore, Bryson City, NC Š Cades Cove Š The picnic area near the Abrams Falls hiking trails Š Laurel Falls Š Clingman's Dome Observation Tower. SMOKY MOUNTAIN FACTS: Location Š Ecosystem: Plants, trees, bushes, animals, biodiversity Š Geography: hills, waterfalls, bald mountains Š Nicknames: Great Smokies, Great Smoky Mountains Š Foods: Western North Carolina barbeque, sweet tea. HISTORY: Cherokee Tribe: History, legends Š Laurel Falls Š Clingman's Dome Observation Tower. SMOKY MOUNTAIN FACTS: Location Š Ecosystem: Plants, trees, bushes, animals, biodiversity Š Geography: hills, waterfalls, bald mountains Š Nicknames: Great Smokies, Great Smoky Mountains Š Foole.? ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE REGION: Glassblowing Š Painting Š Quiltmaking. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.3 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 140440 Lexile Measure: 820 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Author: Gloria Skurzynski
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2011-05-25
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1426309767
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This thrilling series roars back to life with the release of Mystery #13, Night of the Black Bear. Something very strange is going on in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A teenage girl is the latest victim in a growing number of bear attacks. Officials must figure out what's causing the bizarre bear behavior or close the park. Can the Landons help? Soon Jack and Ashley are searching for answers with their new friends Yonah Firekiller, a 16-year-old Cherokee boy, and 14-year-old Merle Chapman, whose family once lived on park land. But a heated argument over ancestral land rights puts the Landon kids in the middle of a clash of cultures. Tensions mount when Merle is caught in a lie—a lie that leads straight to the heart-pounding solution. This breathtaking new adventure features an afterword by a park naturalist on black bear behavior and the problems caused by tourists feeding wildlife. Night of the Black Bear is a fast-paced narrative treat filled with vivid descriptions of the natural, scientific, and cultural phenomena of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; a page-turner that will put this popular National Park high on the vacation wish-list of all young readers. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Author: Bill Melder
Publisher: Beyond the Fray Publishing
Published: 2021-08-13
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781954528130
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Some of the most visited national parks in the country have a dark side. Aside from crowds of hikers, campers, and general tourists, there's a dark side to these three locations in California; the famous Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Mount Shasta. From strange disappearances, grisly murders and bone-chilling paranormal hauntings and ghost sightings; these pristine locales have a lot more to offer than just serene hiking trails or camping. In this second installment of National Park Mysteries & Disappearances, Steve Stockton, along with Bill Melder, presents the reader with a side to these locations you've never heard before. So, put aside your nature guidebooks, forget about the pretty leaves, and the relaxing streams as well as the miniature golf, the funnel cakes and all the other "tourist traps" and prepare for a wild ride on the dark side of these major national parks.
Author: Juanitta Baldwin
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781880308134
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Original oral accounts from the unique people who live in the Great Smoky Mountains. They embody their distinct ideals, beliefs, values and life patterns. There is wit, surprise, and, in some cases, wisdom. You will meet real moonshiners, people who have encountered unexplained events in their everyday lives, and tales of true love. The wild isolation of the Smokies nurtured independence, and a caring spirit.
Author: Carolyn Jourdan
Publisher: Jourdain Michael
Published: 2013-12
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780989930451
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Phoebe McFarland has just moved back to her hometown of White Oak, Tennessee, a sleepy rural community nestled in the mist-shrouded ridges and isolated hollows of the Smoky Mountains. Now she spends her days working as a rural home health care nurse, making calls on a quirky roster of housebound characters she's determined to take care of whether they cooperate or not. She applies this same optimism to her love life, despite the fact that she's been dating for 38 years without locating any husband material. When she runs into her childhood sweetheart, Henry Matthews, a wildlife ranger for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it looks like she might've found her man. But Phoebe and Henry's chance for romance has to be put on hold while they undertake a desperate search for a young woman who mysteriously vanished from the park during a gathering of world famous biologists and botanists, including a charismatic Frog Whisperer.
Author: Paula Graves
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-07-01
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1460315839
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Who wants Rachel Davenport dead? Seth Hammond won't stop until he gets answers. Tapped by the FBI to find out who's targeting the heiress gives the former Tennessee bad boy the chance to atone for his past sins. But it's his future he's worried about when Seth finds himself falling for Rachel…who's in graver danger than anyone in their small mountain town of Bitterwood realizes. Ever since she was named CEO of her family business, strange things have been happening—terrifying incidents that could be tied to Rachel's violence-shadowed past. Seth's the only one who doesn't think she's losing her mind. Her intense, rough-around-the-edges protector has blindsided her with his passion. But Rachel also believes in Seth—believes he's a good man looking for redemption…and possibly love?
Author: Alane Ferguson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1426300948
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →While their mother investigates a series of bear attacks in and near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Jack and Ashley learn about country music and Cherokee people from two new friends, one of whom is keeping a secret.
Author: Robert Beatty
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 136801061X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who cares deeply about the natural world. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.Filled with a compelling mixture of history, mystery, and magic, Robert Beatty's books are loved by readers from 8 to 108.Grow your middle grade fantasy collection with these best-selling fan favorites:Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert BeattyWilla of the Wood by Robert BeattyIf We Were Giants by Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett SmithThe Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer