by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Doesn’t look from the outside as though it would be funny, but funny it is. Two brothers are living with their father whose job takes him off on cruise ships. The boys are worried that he might find a mother for them on the next cruise, and they decide to sneak...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Drew Lawson has a future, and that future is in basketball. He’s determined to be spotted by college scouts, and he knows just how he’s going to make that happen, but his “schooling” isn’t over yet. The team coach, House, has a few things...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Early Whitcomb lives on a farm in Cass County, Iowa, in the 1850’s with his brother, his uncle Jesse, and his parents. The railroad wants the land their farm sits on and, when they refuse to sell, the pressure begins to force them out. Uncle Jesse, age 19,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Eddie Okubo enlists in the US Army at the age of 17, just days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His Japanese-American heritage will lead him into a strange world as he and his fellow Asian-American troops are transported to Cat Island in the Mississippi...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Edward is one of those magical people from the moment he comes home from the hospital and is dropped, diapers and all, into the lap of his brother Jake. Jake teaches Edward all of the important things of life, and the bond between the two boys is very powerful....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Action / Adventure
Eight boys, two leaders and a driver head out to camp on an old lava flow on the big island of Hawaii. The boys struggle among themselves to see who is the leader and to get along with each other. Then, the night comes when the entire Earth explodes beneath them and...
by Dawn | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Eighteen-year-old Ben Wolf is known as “Little Wolf” because his somewhat older brother is the “Big Wolf.” Ben has just been handed the news that he has only one year to live. What will he do with his remaining time? Will he tell his family?...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Eighth-grader, Ricky Diaz, has just overheard a conversation between his father and some men from the Drug Enforcement Agency in which Ricky learned that his mother probably didn’t just die in a car accident. No, she was killed to warn Ricky’s dad off a...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
Eighth-grader, Wilma Sturtz , is lonely since her two best friends have moved away. Then she helps an old lady on the bus, and the old lady surprises her by offering to grant her a wish. Wilma makes her wish … to be popular in the eighth grade. What happens when...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Mystery
Eleven-year-old Allie lives with her mother who has a job working in real estate. Allie has time to explore and go fossil hunting in the countryside around them. One day Allie hears a voice coming to help her, when she’s stuck in a tight spot. Where does the...
