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Obert Skye
Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. He is known for the '' Leven Thumps'' series, the ''Pillage'' trilogy, and ''The Creature from My Closet'' series. He is also the author of ''Witherwood Reform School'' and ''Beyond Foo'' series. Personal life Robert Farrell Smith was born in 1970. For a short time, he lived on the Isle of Skye as a candy-taster, giving him inspiration for his pseudonym Obert Skye along with his first name. He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Krista and his three children. In 2010, he went to over 900 schools in the United States as part of his "Imagination Tour". During this tour he emphasized the importance and power of imagination. Publications Smith began publishing books in 1996. Starting in 2005, he has published his books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. *''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' (1996) * ''The Miracle of Forgetness'' (1997) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Winsnicker's Book Of Proper Etiquette For Well-Mannered Sycophants
Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series are titled ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' (2005),Bibliographic information from WorldCat. '' Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret'' (2006), '' Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want'' (2007), '' Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (2008)'', and '' Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder (2009)''. These books were originally published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' won the Benjamin Franklin award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in 2006. The Leven Thumps series was followed by another series, a trilogy entitled ''Beyond Foo''. The first book, ''Geth and the Return of the Lithens'', was released on May 9, 2011. Plot overview The little town of Burnt Culvert has a problem. Storms lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Children's Writers
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American Latter Day Saints
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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Christian Vuissa
Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in the making of '' Pirates of the Great Salt Lake''. He was the director of '' Baptists at Our Barbecue'', '' The Errand of Angels'', ''One Good Man'' (2009) (originally called ''Father in Israel''), ''The Letter Writer'' (2011), ''The Reunion'' (2008), and ''Silent Night'' (2012). Vuissa was also the original story creator and the director of the 2002 short drama film ''Roots and Wings'' about Mexican immigrants to the United States. Vuissa is a 2002 graduate of Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...'s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptists At Our Barbecue
''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is a 2004 comedy film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Robert Farrell Smith. It was directed, and produced by Christian Vuissa. This film features some the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)-centric humor that is meant to appeal to Mormon audiences that non-LDS people are unlikely to get, as well as some humor aimed at non-Mormon audiences. Plot "Baptists at Our Barbecue" is the story of the small town of Longwinded, Arizona, USA, a divided, feuding town of 262 Mormons and 262 Baptists. It's also a story about one man who will try anything to end the ridiculous feud and bring the town together, and keep the peace-loving girl of his dreams from leaving town. Main cast *Dan Merkley as Tartan *Heather Beers as Charity *Jan Broberg Felt as Tartan's Mom * Dane Stephens as Sheriff Bob *Frank Gerrish as Brother Hatch *Tony Larimer as Pastor Stevens Soundtrack * "New Emotion" – Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband * "Miracle" †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leven Thumps And The Ruins Of Alder
Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series are titled ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' (2005),Bibliographic information from WorldCat. '' Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret'' (2006), '' Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want'' (2007), '' Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (2008)'', and '' Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder (2009)''. These books were originally published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' won the Benjamin Franklin award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in 2006. The Leven Thumps series was followed by another series, a trilogy entitled ''Beyond Foo''. The first book, ''Geth and the Return of the Lithens'', was released on May 9, 2011. Plot overview The little town of Burnt Culvert has a problem. Storms lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leven Thumps
Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series are titled ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' (2005),Bibliographic information from WorldCat. '' Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret'' (2006), '' Leven Thumps and the Eyes of The Want'' (2007), '' Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (2008)'', and ''Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder (2009)''. These books were originally published by Shadow Mountain Publishing.''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' won the Benjamin Franklin award from the Independent Book Publishers Association in 2006. The Leven Thumps series was followed by another series, a trilogy entitled ''Beyond Foo''. The first book, ''Geth and the Return of the Lithens'', was released on May 9, 2011. Plot overview The little town of Burnt Culvert has a problem. Storms like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leven Thumps And The Wrath Of Ezra
''Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra'' is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye that traces the journeys of Leven, a seemingly ordinary boy from Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma, who has now become The Want, Winter Frore, Geth and Clover as they fight to save the Land of Foo. Plot Foo - the place between the possible and the impossible - is a realm inside the minds of each of us that allows mankind the power to hope and imagine and dream. The powerfully gifted Leven Thumps, once an ordinary fourteen-year-old boy from Oklahoma, has been retrieved from Reality and sent to stop those in Foo who are nurturing dark dreams and plan to invade and rule Reality. In the book four, the war to unite Foo and Reality has begun and is in full motion. Not only must Leven race across Foo to stop the war. With him now being The Want, Geth, Winter, and he must fight to save Foo before all is lost. There is no place like Foo. Nowhere are the shores more beautiful or the skies so deep and moving, but the beauty is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
