CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2005
"Spirited and entertaining. (Fiction. 9-13)"
Edmund Amos Peters, nearly 13, is the cabin boy on the vessel known as the Giant Rat of Sumatra (named for its memorable figurehead) and the narrator of this delightfully crisp, compact tale of adventure and fortune.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 10, 2005
"Here are adventures worthy of Peck's Soup for a new generation. (Fiction. 10-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2006
"Super storytelling. (author's note) (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
An orphan boy continues searching for freedom amid the social and political chaos of 14th-century England in this swiftly paced sequel to Crispin: The Cross of Lead (2004).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 5, 2006
"Key writes honestly about hunting, trapping and the hardships of survival in this rather unusual coming-of-age story. (Fiction. 10-14)"
All his life, Moon Blake has lived with his reclusive father, Oliver, on a remote tract of land in the woods surviving only on what they trap and grow.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 27, 2009
"A cluster of likable stock characters and whip-wielding warriors keeps the endearing plot moving. (Adventure. 10-12)"
Intrepid heroes preserve the peace of a war-torn Muslim country in this adventuresome Boy's Own–type treasure hunt.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2009
"This sure-to-please adventure for middle-grade readers is a promising new direction for the prolific nature writer. (Fiction. 8-11)"
After a wild ride down I-95 with their unpredictably violent father, Sandy and Jack Casperin find themselves in the Florida Keys, far from home.
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