For years, a certain king hoped for a son to inherit his crown. As each successive daughter is born, the king became angrier with his wife for her failure to produce an heir. The queen dies when Zita, the thirteenth daughter, is born. Unable to bear the child’s presence, the king sends her to live…
Maxine Zelaster (aka Max) attends seventh grade at Vanguard One Middle School. Students at Vanguard must pass weekly tests in each subject as a mandate of the Federal School Board’s Constant UpGrade program. They must also follow a very strict conduct code or incur discipline tags (dtags) and citizenship infractions which decrease their cumulative scores. …
The year is 1940. Growing up in the Bronx, thirteen-year-old Tommy Duncan divides his time between school, friends, and family. He listens to Brooklyn Dodgers games on the radio, plays stickball after school, and worries about his mother’s declining health. He doesn’t share his friend Beth’s fascination about the war in Europe. The war is…
Noodle really likes waffles, but he likes his best friend, Zeek, more than he likes waffles. And, Noodle and Zeek absolutely love danger. Which is good, because they always seem to find it…danger that is. They make a great team. Noodle has all the ideas, and Zeek provides the muscle. Book 1: Danger Guys Noodle…
One night, orphan Sophie is awake during the “witching hour” and sees a giant from her dormitory window. Curiously, she watches as the giant blows something into a nearby window. When the giant sees Sophie, he snatches her up and carries her off to prevent her from telling anyone about him. Sophie figures that she…
Stand-Alone Companion to Firegirl When Jeff Hick’s father stopped paying the tuition for St. Catherine’s, Jeff was forced to attend public school for eighth grade. He hates it, but he soon learns that this is the least of his problems. When his mom loses her job, any hope of returning to the parochial school…
Tom Bender and his seventh-grade classmates at St. Catherine’s watch with anticipation as the school janitor puts another desk at the back of the classroom. What will the new student be like? Then, Mrs. Tracy tells them about Jessica Feeney and her burn injuries. Nothing can prepare them for Jessica’s appearance. Most of the children…
When spring waters flow into the river, and everything in Canyon de Chelly comes alive, Bright Morning wants to shout for joy. She restrains herself because such joyous emotions anger the gods. Her brother was killed by lightning because of his pride over killing a six-point buck. With the return of the grass, Bright Morning…
One day Ben, Tom and Lindy Potter go to the zoo. As they discuss the unusual animals, a strange little man interrupts and asks if they’ve ever seen a Whangdoodle. Of course, they have not. That night, Tom looks in the dictionary and learns that Whangdoodles are mythical creatures. A few days later, while trick-or-treating,…
