Grounded
School Library Journal: Gr 4 7—When her father, older brother, and young sister died in a plane crash, Daralynn was at home, grounded for having been out fishing without her parents' permission. Her mother opens a beauty salon in their small Missouri town (population 402) and also prepares the hair of the deceased at the […]
Till Death Do Us Bark
Synopsis When a dog arrives at Spence Mansion, Seymour is overjoyed. His adoptive parents, Ignatius B. Grumply and Olive C. Spence, are less enthusiastic—especially when Secret, the dog, begins barking all night long. Is it possible Secret just misses his old companion, the late Noah Breth, whose children are fighting like cats and dogs over […]
Over My Dead Body
Children's Literature This is book two from "43 Old Cemetery Road" series, which follows Book One, Dying to Meet You. Just the setting of this latest novel in Ghastly, Illinois, promises the reader an exciting ghostly read. Dick Tater, representative for The International Movement for the Safety & Protection of Our Kids (IMSPOOKY), makes life […]
Dying to Meet You
Children's Literature Ignatius B. Grumply is the author of a children's fiction series about ghosts. Although Mr. Grumply's publisher has advanced him $100,000 for his next book, he seems unable to get started. In fact, he has had trouble getting started for more than ten years. That is why, in desperation, Mr. Grumply begins a […]