by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Picture Book
Oh, what a wonderfully imaginative adventure. Every night Marie Elaine’s cat, Malcolm, goes out. Where does he go? No one knows because it’s a secret. One night Marie Elaine dresses up In her party dress and goes out with Malcolm. The journey is fraught...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Picture Book
If you want to introduce the alphabet to a young listener who has problems sitting still, try Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and then get this one. On each page there is an animal that goes along with the letter being presented. Then there is a small description of the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Picture Book
Chico Bon Bon (love the name) wakes up to a loud sound that goes like this: Arooga Boom Clang Clang. He hops out of bed, grabs his amazing tool belt, and goes off to solve the mystery of this unusual noise. Now, this tool belt contains every tool a monkey might need....
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Picture Book
Tired of those boring turkey books? The ones that just gobble you up? (Sorry) Here’s a really fun romping , rhyming book all about turkeys. It’s actually information disguised as a song. You can download the song for free. Cool, huh? So, if fall and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 12, 2009 | Science Fiction
“Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever… “The Party told you to reject the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Historical Fiction
After witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Adam moves to California with his mother and younger sister. He has difficulty adjusting to their new life–not only is he dealing with the loss of his father, who died in the attack, but none of his new classmates...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
At fifteen, Tony Laporte is what many people would call a thoroughly spoiled kid. He gets away with a lot because his parents want him to have all the things they never had. But when they surprise him by refusing to let him keep a stray dog he has found, Tony decides...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Historical Fiction
“I WANTED TO SERVE, TO BE PART OF THIS THING MY FATHER HAD GIVEN HIS LIFE FOR. I DIDN’T WANT THE WAR TO END, AND ALL I’D BE ABLE TO SAY WAS, NO I DIDN’T SERVE, I WAS RIGHT HERE THE WHOLE WAR, SAFE IN BAKERSFIELD.” Adam Pelko witnessed...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Historical Fiction
It’s 1941 and the Japanese planes are streaking over Pearl Harbor. Adam knows his father is down there on the Arizona and he slips down under the barbed wire to find him. Then war finds Adam and he is about to face real danger. This is the first of a trilogy. 112...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Fiction
Shredderman.com as just made the national news. Everyone is talking about the new cyber-superhero. Oh yeah! But now people are dying to know who is behind Shredderman.com. Reporters are snooping all over Cedar Valley. Oh no! Nolan’s parents and even his sidekick, Mr....
