Shea, John

"Six New Yorkers are sick with a mysterious virus that attacks the brain. Experts suspect a tiny culprit: mosquitoes! Then birds start dropping dead. Scientists think that the outbreaks are related--but how?"--From the publisher's web site.

Sheds light on the wondrous Christmas event through imaginative stories and fresh scriptural insights.

Peacetime duties make the US Coast Guard unique among the many branches of armed force units. This military branch has a broad mission that includes search-and-rescue operations, environmental safety patrols, and boat safety. This fascinating look at the Coast Guard reveals its history and includes some of the most riveting stories of our nation's finest men and women in uniform. For Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Sidebars.

Desperate to help his unemployed mother, seventeen-year-old Aiden O'Connor reluctantly begins working for the Irish mob in tough South Boston, despite his coach's efforts to convince him he could be a professional boxer.