In 1968, ten-year-old Bobby Reynolds spends his summer vacation with his pregnant sister, whose husband is in Vietnam. Far from home, it is a time for discovery. A time of innocence. And a personal awakening to the human condition, as he befriends two poverty-stricken youths, and witnesses first-hand the perils of cruelty and racism, at the hands of their guardian--Eli Paine. Eli, an abusive drunk, claims to be a disabled war veteran. But is he? When learning of his seedy past, Bobby and his young friends embark on a triumphant quest for truth, creating a close, magical bond that will last a lifetime.

A futuristic story that takes place in the year 2099 at a military academy for kids, where bullies are present and mannish robots are in charge of security. While 13-year-old Zoland Manning and his fellow cadets are trying to endure a serious bullying problem, a circuitry glitch causes the robots to go out of control. Will Zoland and the others survive? Join them in their frightful quest Recommended ages: Young Readers 10 & Up

A horror novel set in York, Maine, GHOST TRAP is the story of renovations of an old sea captain's house turned eerily frightful, when the fireplace is unsealed, releasing spirits of past owners. Bizarre artifacts are discovered in its age-old walls, revealing a chilly history of piracy and murder. The only way to end the madness is to trap the spirits back into the shaft where they have been held captive for years. But how do you trap ghosts? Especially ones so evil?

WELCOME TO SHADOW POINT A haunted New England town. When ten year old Shawn Reynolds comes for a summer visit, he and his cousin soon find themselves on a quest to save a ghostly cabin boy who has been held captive by pirates for over 200 years They are warned by an old innkeeper who knows the ghostly secret. And must locate a golden key, sealed up tight in a crypt, that will unlock the boy's ghostly chains. Can they save him and escape the evil Captain Quinn without endangering their own lives? First, they must get past the caretaker of the Shadow Point Cemetery. And all before midnight Children's middle-grade fiction. Recommended ages: 9-12