Bryan Smith

Eye rolls, pouty faces, and angry declarations. That's how Isaac reacts when he disagrees with his coach, his mom, and his friends. He acts rude, dismissive, and disrespectful. When he can't be team captain, Isaac stomps away and threatens not to play anymore. When he's told homework must come before fun, he sasses back to his mom and gets sent to his room. When he refuses to listen to a classmate's opinion, he must redo an entire assignment. Isaac doesn't know how to disagree appropriately or respectfully, and it's creating problems at home and in the classroom. With help from a caring teacher and his loving Mom, Isaac learns four specific steps that will help him respond in more appropriate ways when he has a disagreement. If he can master these steps, he will be able to stand up for himself while still being respectful toward others, realize that it's okay to have disagreements if done the right way, understand that sometimes he must agree to disagree, and be empowered to accept answers or results he doesn't like. That's Wrong is a must-read story filled with helpful lessons about managing conflict, learning to negotiate, accepting comprises, and disagreeing respectfully. A special page written specifically for parents and educators offers tips on teaching and reinforcing the skill of disagreeing appropriately.

Sharing doesn't come easy to Marcos or Lili. Whatever Marcos has or does, Lili wants a piece of it. This is a story of two siblings who never ever want to share They fight over control of the TV remote.They quarrel over who gets to play fetch with the dog.They squabble over toys. And there is absolutely no room for compromise when it comes to the coin collection - EVERY coin belongs to Marcos. Mom has had enough of the arguing and selfish behaviors. She reminds her kiddos that sharing doesn't have to be hard or painful, if it's done right Mom teaches them a lesson on how to share and play fair, but is it a lesson either will take to heart? When a brawl breaks out at school because one student is hoarding all the fun games, Marcos has an opportunity to step up and teach his classmates about compromise and kindness. Will he be able to negotiate a solution that is fair, stops the fight, and leaves everyone happy? All about Sharing is an entertaining story with a valuable message about negotiation, compromise, kindness, and fairness. This is the first title in author Bryan Smith's new Social Strategies book series for PreK-5 students and includes a special page for parents and teachers on how to help children learn the skill of sharing.

Six months after losing everything that once mattered to her, Allison Cook's life is mired in a grim downward spiral. The otherworldly entity known only as The Visitor still haunts her, still feeds on her emotions and desires, leading her to the brink of madness and despair. In the beginning, the creature's impossible gifts from other realms made the erosion of her humanity an acceptable sacrifice, but now they're no longer enough. The all-consuming darkness growing within her becomes too much to bear, and she begins to yearn for a restoration of what was lost. Unfortunately, the granting of this wish only leads her down even darker and stranger paths from which she may never return. Deeper than ever into...The Unseen.

Isaac is a second grader who hates having to decide between options that are not fun, boring, or too hard. If he wants to ride his bike to his buddy's house, Mom says he needs to wear his helmet - even though it's so hot he thinks his head will melt. Or he can stay home and be bored. In the lunchroom, he can pick up the trash he dropped on the floor. Or he can pick up All the trash littering the floor. What will Isaac do when every option he has seems so awful? This amusing tale teaches kids how to make the best decision when your choices all involve things you really don't want to do. This story is part of Bryan Smith's Stepping Up Social Skills books series for children in grades K through 5. Helping children become good decision makers and lifelong problem solvers involves teaching them to choose. Included at the end of the story are tips for parents and educators to reinforce the message of how to make the best choice. Help teach children to control their impulses and become more self-reliant with the Stepping Up Social Skills book series. But I Need Your Help Now : A Story Teaching How to Get an Adult's Attention, and When It's Okay to InterruptWhat's Your Choice?: A Story About Making the Best Choice, Even When It's Not Fun

It's Halloween night in 1987. The era of fast cars, big hair, and glam metal is in full swing. A group of young friends push their appetite for destruction to the limit as they race along dark and dangerous back roads in search of a rumored epic spook night beer bash out in the boonies. But things take a tragic turn when they encounter a smirking villain in a sinister black car. They become trapped in haunted nightmare country with no obvious way out. Before long, it's time to strap in tight, grab another cold one, and race with the devil. First to the finish line might even get to live.

Public safety aviation has an amazing legacy. The missions of chasing bad guys, rescuing victims, finding lost people or extinguishing raging fires in the knick of time is a part of the iconic image of heroic people doing heroic work that has inspired others. Mitigating flight risks and increasing mission success is the pursuit in air support safety. Bryan Smith is the Safety Program Manager for the Airborne Public Safety Association and writes a column in the association's magazine. Bryan is not only a full-time chief pilot/flight instructor of a law enforcement air support unit, he has provided safety training to aviators in the USA, Canada, Europe, Africa and Brazil. This book contains over 10 years worth of articles, advice and interviews in how to pursue the highest levels of aviation safety and mission effectiveness. APSA was founded in 1968 as an educational organization whose mission is to serve, save and protect from the air and one way to accomplish that is through its safety education and outreach. The profession of public safety aviation has wide-ranging responsibilities; the most important is to perform the mission successfully and arrive home safe. In his quest to reduce flight risks and increase mission success among his peers, Bryan's collection of writing reminds law enforcement aviators that they can also help counter flight risks with learning, listening and training--training from the classroom, books, magazines, conversations, online resources and real-world experience. He says the best pilots have the motivation to seek out training and go beyond the minimum requirements. The best pilots are ones who don't think he or she is the best because there is still so much to learn. The best pilots, mechanics, TFOs and aircrew members are all of you who are reading this, because you want to get better. Bryan also reminds public safety aviators to look up with pride. For a moment at least, look away from the...mud...we have been walking through and look up to see how amazing you are and what incredible work you do. Look up at the amazing views we are gifted through the cockpit windows. Look up at the incredible technology you've created to make the world a better place. Whether you fly, fix, create gear or support this industry, look up and see that you are contributing to an incredible history.

Taking a deeper look, Bryan decided to write this memoir based on his life's experiences looking to uncover the answer as to why the single parent home seems to be the norm. He looks to find out why and how we can change things.

Amelia has never been one to be timid. She's confident enough to stand up for others and let people know what she thinks.So why is she having a hard time advocating for herself? When a new seating arrangement lands Amelia next to Billy, a guy who spends all day whining and complaining, Amelia feels trapped. She unloads all her frustrations on her very patient mother. But when Mom starts asking her questions, Amelia quickly realizes that advocating for change - and for herself - requires a lot more than criticizing others and making demands. Given four simple steps to follow, Amelia starts to hone her ability to self-advocate. In addition to keeping the skill steps practical, author and school counselor Bryan Smith includes valuable lessons about the importance of HOW you approach others and why sometimes the answer may still be no. This insightful tale is another standout in the popular Without Limits book series, which offers K through 5th grade readers wonderful lessons about character and self-confidence Tips are included at the end of the story for parents and educators to help teach children the value of self-advocacy. The series also includes: Kindness CountsMindset MattersEmpathy is My Superpower Diversity is KeyStress StinksEveryone's Contributions Count

When the movie starts, the horror becomes real. The TV ads promised a festival of cheap and bloody fright films, all of them thinly disguised knockoffs of well-known movies with much better pedigrees. One film features a family of chainsaw maniacs, another a zombie uprising. In yet another, a cult of vampires lives in a creepy old mansion. The whole thing is hosted by the mysterious Dr. Ominous. Entranced by the ads, a small group of adventurous horror fans head out to a failing theater in the bad part of town. As the lights dim and the movies begin, they are transported into the worlds of the films, where the screams and the blood are real, and there doesn't seem to be any way out.

Once upon a time they were the cool kids. The most popular by far in the class of 1999. Then in senior year something terrible happened, a tragedy brought about by their shameful behavior one drunken night. A solemn vow was made to never speak of it and never see each other again after graduation. Now, decades later, they've received invitations to an exclusive Christmas Day event at remote Raven's Reach manor. The lure? A shot at winning a million dollars. Once they're together again, bad things start happening. Is this the past finally catching up to them or something far more sinister?

Do you continuously interrupt a teacher or your parents to ask for help? Do you blurt out a response even when you should wait your turn? Then you can relate to Isaac, a second grader who struggles with waiting his turn to be recognized by an adult. He's a little impatient, and this can get him in trouble at school and in the world.Watching him interrupt others is a masterclass in bad-manners and embarrassing behaviors. When a tough problem has him stuck, Isaac blurts out. It's not just his lack of patience and poorly timed interruptions that cause chaos. He mistakenly stays quiet during an emergency when an adult's attention is desperately needed.With patience, Isaac's mom guides him through the steps of getting somebody's attention appropriately, helping him with the problem, and implementing interpersonal communication skills he will need for future situations. Isaac understands, but will need to practice if he wants to be successful. In these pages, young readers learn valuable lessons about how to wait their turn, and when necessary, how to interrupt the right way Help your child control their impulses and become more self-reliant by utilizing the tips included at the end of the book. Helping children become good decision makers and lifelong problem solvers involves teaching them to control their impulses and interrupt appropriately.This story is part of the Stepping Up Social Skills book series for children ages 5-11. The book series by Bryan Smith includes: But I Need Your Help Now - A story teaching how to get an adult's attention, and when it's okay to interruptWhat's Your Choice? - A story about making the best choice, even when it's not fun.

Spring is in the air That means great things like warmer weather, playing outside, and baseball So, when Blake is distracted by kids in the schoolyard, it's no wonder why he doesn't notice his friends working on the ground and knocks over their project And when things are slow in the outfield and Blake begins to work on a dirt clump beneath his feet, is it a surprise he doesn't see or hear the warning before a baseball nails him in the elbow? And come on, how is he supposed to keep working on his math test when it's taking FOREVER, and he just wants to go outside? Focus. Focus. Focus. That is the advice Blake frequently hears but fails to follow. Although he may be struggling with focus and learning to stay on task, the adults in his life are there to help teach him how to use tools like the work/brain break cycle, squishy eraser, glove tapping, and more Fix It with Focus adds another entertaining lesson to the very popular Executive Function series by award-winning author, school counselor, dad and coach Bryan Smith. Being able to focus is an important life skill and can help set children up for success. Included at the end of the story are tips for parents and educators to help teach children in grades K through 5 how to channel their energy, time-management and self-monitoring skills.. The series also includes: What Were You Thinking?My Day Is Ruined It Was Just Right Here Of Course It's a Big Deal Time to Get Started What's the Problem?How Did You Miss That?I'll Never Get All of That Done How Do I Remember All That?

Blake's baseball team is doing a bake sale fundraiser. He just can't wait for his mom to whip up a batch of her famous chocolate chip cookies That is, until Mom reminds Blake that it is HIS fundraiser, so he needs to help. Blake has a to-do list that's just too long. How can his parents and teachers expect him to finish his homework, clean his room AND bake cookies for the baseball bake sale? Don't they know there's something urgent he has to do now - like play video games? When Mom encourages Blake to follow the 3 Ps - prioritizing, planning and posting a reminder of what needs to be done - he's unimpressed. But as his responsibilities pile up and his deadlines quickly approach, he has to figure out what needs doing now. Can following Mom's advice and using the 3 Ps really make a difference? School counselor and award-winning author Bryan Smith reveals the answer in the relatable story about the power of preparation and planning. It's the latest tale from the author's Executive Function series written for students in grades K through 5. Tips for parents and educators to help reinforce the message of time-management and self-reliance in children are included. The series also includes: What Were You Thinking?My Day Is Ruined It Was Just Right Here Of Course It's a Big Deal Time to Get Started What's the Problem?How Did You Miss That?Fix It with FocusHow Do I Remember All That?

Welcome to Hopkins Bend, the remote little Tennessee town where the backwoods inhabitants are cannibals and the local law operates a sex-trafficking ring. Unlucky travelers are frequently ensnared in the town's sinister web. Some are held captive and tortured while others face even more gruesome fates. And beneath it all is the town's darkest secret, the curse of the depraved and mutated Kincher clan. Includes Depraved II: The In-Between-Quel, a short story that reveals the grisly fate of two characters from the novel. The story is as spectacularly gory as the novel itself.

Our story this time around involves a guy named Phil. Phil went on an epic bender last night after breaking up with Crazy Sue. And now he's waking up with the mother of all hangovers. But that's the good news. Crazy Sue has called and left a message. She has Phil's hamster, George the Magnificent, and she's threatening to squash George if Phil doesn't come back to her. She gives him an hour to make his way back across town to her place. Still in a drunken daze, Phil bolts from his bed and heads outside, at which point he runs headfirst into yet another complication-the fucking zombie apocalypse has started. But Phil loves his rodent buddy and he means to get to Crazy Sue's place-whatever it takes.

Psycho newlyweds Grant and Lindsey Weatherby are true crime junkies with a thirst to know what it feels like to kill for real. Young, prosperous, and good-looking, they are seen by friends and family as the perfect couple. No one sees the dark side to their love. After their wedding, they embark on a trip across the country. As their honeymoon gift to each other, they plan to abduct, torture, and kill a stranger. But what was planned as a controlled one-time event soon explodes into a spiraling orgy of bloody, nightmarish violence and depravity.

A group of young friends returning from a Key West vacation gone horribly wrong takes a wrong turn off a highway in the east Tennessee mountains, entering a dark realm that is both of the natural world and beyond it. A night of terror ensues, with some members of the group eventually arriving at an eerily imposing manor house. But the house is not a sanctuary from the horrors surrounding them.This is the HOUSE OF BLOOD.Here is where the Master of this dark realm resides, presiding over an empire of evil. The unsuspecting young travelers face a night of torture, degradation, and surrender to dark desires. Who among them, if any, will survive the night?