by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Before the Civil War, many slaves made a run for freedom by headingnorth. What is less well known is that a number chose to head south,because it was said that the Seminole Indians in Florida protected runaways. Shortly after this story opens, 11-year-old Sally...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Kate Tapert is determined to live her dream and attend art school even though it means leaving her mother and their trailer behind and walking into a whole new world in Detroit, Michigan. Telling her mother that she’s arranged to live with her father, Kate...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Paranormal
Finally…a paranormal book with bite that boys will like! No sappy romantic vampires or longing for unrequited love here, just a rollicking thrill-ride that will have both boys and girls turning pages long into the dark and stormy night. The novel starts off in a...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Fantasy
This second volume in the Books of Umber series is a worthy successor to the first, and continues to develop a fascinating fantasy world. Although young Happenstance, the boy with no memory and the amazing jewel-like eyes, has had enough adventures for a lifetime, and...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Gritty, complex, snarky, self-effacing, smart, and poignant And Then Things Fall Apart will grab the reader and likely remain with the reader days and weeks after the novel is finished. Keek is stuck in her grandmother’s hot attic room suffering from chicken pox...
