by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Dad has been put in jail for sinking a gambling ship, and Mom is possibly thinking divorce. This looks like a job for Noah and his sister Abbey. Set in Florida this resourceful pair are determined to expose the truth about the sewage-dumping no-goods who are making...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Daisy Dawson is a dawdler. She just can’t help it. There are so many wondrous things to stop and see on the way to school. One day, as she’s dawdling along, she has a “brush” with a butterfly, and suddenly she can talk to animals. Yep, she can...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Daisy has flown to England to escape from the war that has broken out in the USA. She has left life on 86th street in New York City and finds herself being driven out to the farm by her 14-year-old cigarette- smoking cousin, Edmond. It’s the world of the future...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Daniel and Coshmoo are the closest of friends. One is the son of white settlers, and the other is a Delaware Indian. Their worlds are threatened as they are swallowed by talk of war between the Brits and the Americans. This is a compelling story of friendship that is...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
David Carter does it again. This time you follow the imaginative, evocative words of the alphabet, page by page, as you seek the number two. Where will it be hiding this time? Stretch your imagination and your powers of observation.
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Day is about to begin for the Gaskitt family, and what a day it will be! Imagine a day of robbery and adventure, and please don’t leave out the talking cats and the radio that occasionally gets it wrong. Adventure and hilarity combine for a great read. Wonderful...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fantasy
Dayven has taken the test and learned to his great dismay that he IS a wizard. He does not want to be like the wizards; he wants to be a person of integrity, but maybe he can help people by pretending to join the wizards and spying on them to learn their dark secrets....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Dewey’s father is doing work for the war effort in Chicago when he sends for her to join him. When she gets on the train, however, she learns that she is headed to New Mexico, not Chicago, and that her father will be waiting for her there. Once in New Mexico,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Did you ever look at your family and decide you really don’t belong here? In the case of nine-year-old Marvin Redpost, he thinks he knows exactly where he does belong: he’s the long-lost prince that everyone is looking for. This series of books is great...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Do our children have a sense of their American history? Do they really feel the struggle and honor and sacrifice of those who have given their lives to serving in the White House? This book is a collection of stories and illustrations, all dedicated to educating our...