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Stalked
KK Publishing Corp. Young Adult Thriller: When Rikke Svendsen, a 15-year old Danish servant
arrives at Ellis Island in 1912, she realizes that a fellow passenger on
her voyage across the Atlantic--whose advances she had spurned--is
stalking her. In the chaos of immigration and trying to flee him, she
gets stranded in New York City instead of being able to meet family in
Racine, Wisconsin. Relieved to have eluded the man, she finds work in
the tenements as a seamstress for a movie company and struggles to earn
money for a train ticket north. Meanwhile, through letters and
telegrams, she learns that mysterious accidents are befalling her loved
ones in Racine with deadly results. As Rikke pieces together clues,
frantic for her beloved Viggo, she seeks to unravel what or who is
behind the terror.
Note: This is my first published Ebook! I'm pretty excited by this undertaking and think it's a good adventure story for middle aged readers. If you have an Ereader, you can buy it at the Amazon Kindle Store for just 99 cents until Dec. 31! |
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The Cabin Creek Series, six books
Scholastic,
series. Brothers Jeff and David live in a small mountain town with their mother, a veterinarian. The boys have an uncanny knack for uncovering mysteries and then solving them with the help of their cousin, Claire. |
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Cannons at Dawn
Scholastic,
Dear America series. Abigail Jane Stewart returns in this brand-new sequel to THE WINTER OF RED SNOW. The Revolutionary War toils on, but the Stewart family can no longer avoid getting involved. Abby's father joins the Continental Army, while Abby, her mother, and her siblings become camp followers. |
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The
Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
Scholastic,
the Dear America series. The winter at Valley
Forge, Pa. was both a low point and turning point for George Washington's
army in the Revolutionary War. This book, in diary form, tells the story
of the hardships endured. Also an HBO movie. |
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Catherine:
The Great Journey
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series. This
is the story of a minor German princess who becomes the ruler of all Russia
at age 15 through an arranged marriage with her cousin. She learned the
Russian language, converted to the Russian Orthodox church and had to
put up with a betrothed who played with toy soldiers. |
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Cleopatra
VII, Daughter of the Nile
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series. The
story of the young girl who became the famous queen of ancient Egypt and
fought the mighty Roman empire. As a teenager, when this book takes place,
she survived a bitter rivalry with her older sister as the Egyptian dynasty
fell under the control of Rome. |
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My Darlin' Clementine
Holiday House. This novel is about the heroine of the famous
song, "My Darlin' Clementine." I was always fascinated by the
lyrics of the song, which hinted at an unsolved mystery. Clementine dreams
of becoming a doctor but in the 1866 Idaho Territory, young women didn't
become doctors. When a family tragedy strikes, it unleashes a chain of
desperate events. What will Clementine risk to save her family and follow
her dreams?
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Eleanor,
Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
Scholastic,
Royal Diary series.
Eleanor was the richest young girl in Europe when she inherited Aquitaine
in southern France after her father died suddenly while on a holy pilgramage.
This story traces her life from age 12 until her marriage to the king
of France at age 15. Eleanor also later became queen of England. |
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Bronte's Book Club
Bronte's Book Club (Holiday House) is
a hardcover book, published Spring, 2008. Bronte's parents move to a
small town by the sea and she says good-bye to all her closest friends
and is left with the challenge of how do you meet new ones? Her solution
is quite creative but not without setbacks. The answer is in the title.
This was a fun book to write and also includes one of my favorites recipes
and tips on how to start your own book club. |
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Prairie
River: Hope Springs Eternal
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa concludes as Albert arrives in Prairie River but it is
not what she imagined it would be. Nessa must reconcile the changes between
them if she has any hope that their old friendship will bloom into something
new. |
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Prairie
River: Winter Tidings
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa continues as the Rev. McDuff arrives unexpectedly. She
had told only Ivy and Mrs.Lockett her secret -- now the whole town will
find out. |
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Prairie
River: A Grateful Harvest
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
The
story of Nessa continues as she settles in a new town but is still worried
her past life will come back to haunt her.
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Prairie River: A Journey of Faith
Scholastic,
the Prairie River series.
My first book in a new series about a young orphan
girl with a strong faith who must flee a pre-arranged marriage and start
a new life.
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Across
the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell
Scholastic,
the Dear America series. The
Oregon Trail was the gateway to Western settlement for thousands of Americans.
It was a journey full of danger and unexpected hardship as captured in the
diary of Hattie Campbell. |
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The Mystery Book in progress!!!
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Seeds
of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild.
Scholastic,
the Dear America series. The
California gold rush was one of the most romantic episodes in our nation's
history as thousands of people raced to California hoping to make a fortune.
It was a rough and tumble life, especially for young Susanna, who accompanies
her father to a mining camp. |
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When
Freedom Comes: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series. This
is the final book about Hope, a young girl whose family is caught in the
middle of The Revolutionary War.The British Army has fled Philadelphia
but danger still lurks and Hope's father and brother are still missing. |
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The
Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West
Scholastic,
the Dear America series.
The
great railroad race involved railroad companies building a transcontinental
railroad to link the midwest with the west coast. Libby's diary traces
the effort, culminating in the meeting of the east and west lines at Promontory,
Utah in 1869. |
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We
Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series. The
My America series is for younger readers, ages 7-10, patterned after the
Dear America series. This book is the second of three I've written. |
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Five
Smooth Stones: Hope's
Revolutionary War Diary
Scholastic,
the My America series.
My first book in the series. In it, Hope, age 9, and her family live in
Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. Her father and brother are
caught up in the war while Hope and her mother worry that the British
army will soon capture Philadelphia. My third book about Hope, When
Freedom Rings, was published in 2004. |
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Jenny
of the Tetons
Harcourt,
Brace. My
first book. I often wondered who or what Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons
was named after. When I found out, and learned about her incredible life,
I decided to write the book. It was honored with the best new children's
fiction book by the Society of Children's Book Writers in 1991. |
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The
Legend of Jimmy Spoon
Harcourt,
Brace. Jimmy
Spoon was my second book. It's based on a true story about a boy who was
raised by Indians. |
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Earthquake
at Dawn
Harcourt,
Brace. The
earthquake that shook San Francisco in 1906 is the subject of this book.
It is based on the true story of Edith Irvine, a photographer, who became
trapped in the city at the time of the tragedy. The book was honored as
the best children's book about California by the California Commonwealth
Club in 1993.. |
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Jimmy
Spoon and the Pony Express
Harcourt,
Brace.
I was always fascinated by the Pony Express. This is a story about the
brief, but exciting, time for mail carriers who rode for the Pony Express,
a sequel to my first Jimmy Spoon book. |
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The
Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates
Scholastic.
Not everyone knows that pirates roamed the coast of California, not just
the Caribbean. One of the of these notorious pirates was Hippolyte. He
plundered ships and villages up and down the coast. Parents magazine named
it one of the best children's books for 1995. |
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Orphan
Runaways
Scholastic.
I had the opportunity to visit the ghost town of Bodie, California. The
buildings are very well preserved and I could imagine what the mining
town must have been like during its wild heyday of the 1880s. This book
is the result. |
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