Midnight Train
Rise of Dragons
Twilight Hauntings
Triple Cross
Fall Guy
Without a Trace
Spare
Shame and the Captives
Library Journal Review As in Schindler's List, Keneally draws on actual events and uses a broad backdrop-here, World War II in the Pacific-for his tale of a POW camp located in a remote corner of Australia. Tensions arise when the camp's commander, English colonel Ewan Abercare, disagrees with Australian major Bernard Suttor, in charge of […]
Clementine and the Family Meeting
School Library Journal Review Gr 2-4-Clementine's fifth adventure for early chapter-book readers addresses a topic many children can relate to. The third-grader's parents call a family meeting to announce that a new baby is on the way. Clementine's reaction to the news is realistic-she says "No thanks!" She argues that four is the perfect number […]
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
School Library Journal Review Gr 4-8-The childhood of the brilliant and kindhearted leader of The Mysterious Benedict Society is fleshed out in this prequel to the popular series. Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict is shuffled to yet another orphanage where he's sure to be teased for his intellect, disruptive nightmares, and struggle with narcolepsy. Sure enough, the […]