It’s Christmastime and Alec and his friends are off to the country for a spooky visit! When relatives of Alec’s best friend Ken Gonzalez begin experiencing ghostly happenings and things that go bump in the night, they call asking for help. After Alec and his friends arrive with Ken’s mom and Mrs. Edgar, they find supernatural intruders who were not invited to the party. Or were they? Settle in with a cozy blanket and some hot cocoa for this haunted short story.

Is the legendary Bigfoot real? Twelve year-old Alec Kerley finds out, in an adventure he'll never forget! Alec's mom died six months ago, and his world is upside down. Now, it's just Alec and his dad, alone, together but apart. Making matters worse, Alec has discovered that his dad works for a secret government agency that investigates monsters -- real, living, breathing monsters! When Alec joined his dad and the Gonzalezes, longtime family friends of the Kerleys, on what he thought was a short getaway to the Branson, Missouri area, he and his best friend Ken Gonzalez -- along with Ken's sister Sarah and her pretty friend Emily -- expected to stay in cabins with a swimming pool and a Jacuzzi. What they got instead was a close encounter with a wiggly kid named Ethan Elvis Edgar, who breaks wind whenever he gets scared, and a terrifying attack by a group of the fabled Bigfoots, who are not happy the vacationers are there. And what Alec learns through his experience is that faith and hope and healing can be found in the most unexpected places -- even in the midst of the Terror of Bigfoot.

"HIGH-STAKES ACTION, gritty drama, and real characters make this book hard to put down." - Once Upon a YA Book Adventure, mystery, and monsters converge in this fast-paced middle-grade series perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Goosebumps, Cirque du Freak, the Cooper Kids, and the Hardy Boys. If you enjoyed Jurassic World and Journey to the Center of the Earth, you'll love Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur! * Includes a SNEAK PEAK of the short story, Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas! * * DELUXE EDITION, with 11 color and 8 black and white illustrations. * They're alive! When the floor of a cave collapses, taking 12-year-old Alec Kerley and his friends with it, the outside world thinks they are as good as dead. But what those on the surface don't know is that they are alive and exploring a fantastical underground world never before seen. Following a subterranean river through a series of caverns in their search for a way back home, Alec and his friends discover a gigantic cave filled with prehistoric life -- dinosaurs! In their desperate struggle for survival, can they find their way out before becoming the meal for a Tyrannosaurus rex? And what other malevolence lurks deep underground, watching, waiting? Join Alec Kerley and the Monster Hunters as they enter a land filled with the Roar of the Dinosaur! **** Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur is an inspirational monster novel filled with adventure. It is a legitimately scary story, and a great read for all ages -- middle graders, teens, and adults. Parental guidance is suggested. 27 chapters, 60,000 words. Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur is the third book in a series. The other titles are Alec Kerley and the Terror of Bigfoot (Book One), Alec Kerley and the Wrath of the Vampire (Book Two), and Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas (a short story).

First Bigfoot, now a vampire. It's been four months since Alec Kerley and his friends had their run-in with Bigfoot in the Ozark Mountains. During a field trip to southeast Kansas, they are confronted by a vampire. This vampire knows them. He has been stalking them -- watching, observing, tracking. He knows Alec's father works for a secret government agency that investigates monsters. And now the monsters want revenge. Still dealing with the loss of his mother, Alec will have to gather all the courage he can muster, because the monster hunters have become the hunted. Hold on tight for the scariest Monster Hunters story yet!

"The book increases awareness and is a thought-provoking and insightful read that will take readers deeper into the heart of humanity." - Reader's Favorite.com What is success? Is it really just material abundance? Or reaching the pinnacle of your career? Or is there something more? In A Truly Successful Life: Ten Principles for a Life of Meaning and Purpose, author Douglas Tanner writes, "A truly successful life is one that is purposely lived, moment by moment, in the grip of unconditional love, with values and priorities ordered from the perspective of eternity." With straightforward nonfiction prose, interspersing dramatic anecdotes, the author lays out the essential ingredients for a truly successful life in three parts and ten succinct chapters: Faith Love: The Moral Law of the Universe Live Your Life from the Perspective of Eternity Surviving the Darkness The Family of Mankind: Loving Your Neighbors Romance: Loving Your Spouse Parenting: Loving Your Children Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life Work: Pursuing Your Calling Enjoy Your Life A Truly Successful Life: Ten Principles for a Life of Meaning and Purpose will help you live your life from the perspective of eternity.

By: Lawrence Dalton, Pub. 1946, Reprinted 2021, 408 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-018-3. Randolph County was created in 1835 from Lawrence County and is located within the Ozark region along the Missouri border. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as towns, trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. A particular useful feature of this book are the biographical sketches of the following persons: Athy, Bryan, Campbell, Dalton (3), Decker, Davis-Spikes, Hite, Hogan (2), Ingram, Jarrett, Johnston, Johnson, Haynes, Holt, Lamb, McCarroll, Mock, Marlette, Maynard, Martin, Rickman, Ruff, Shride, Stubblefield, Schoonover, Smith, Shaver, Spikes, Taylor, McColgan, Thompson, Lemmons, Price, Wyatt and White.

This work begins in the 1700s, prior to the county's establishment, and records interesting incidents and major historic events of the day, as well as the names and character of many early settlers. There are also rare documents such as Colonel John Buchanan's journal, William Campbell's letter to his wife, and the Tory warning to Campbell. The history then describes the first permanent settlement, and the tumultuous times of Dunmore's War and the American Revolution. Genealogical data and family history are woven into the narrative throughout the volume. This is a complete and relatively modern history, which includes aerial view photographs. Chapters include: Head of Holston Surveys, Col. John Buchanan's Journal, Permanent Settlement, Dunmore's War, The Revolution, County Organization, Political Notations, Churches, Schools, Newspapers, Industries, Banks, Transportation, The War between the States, Negroes of Smyth, World War, Southwestern State Hospital, Towns, Benjamin Franklin Buchanan, Villages and Communities, and Laurel Farm. The original index is retained and lists nearly any name or subject you will want to find.