Novels
The Winter of the Robots
There’s something lurking in the junkyard in Jim Knox’s neighborhood, and it’s up to him and his friends (and science-fair rivals) to put their robot-building skills together in order to defeat it.
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The Tanglewood Terror
When a giant glowing fungus encroaches upon thirteen-year-old Eric’s small town, he, his little brother Brian, and a runaway girl try to stop it–and figure out what happened to the Puritan town that had mysteriously disappeared from the same spot.
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Mamba Point
After moving with his family to Liberia in 1982, twelve-year-old Linus discovers that he has a mystical connection with the black mamba, one of the deadliest snakes in Africa, which he is told will give him some of the snake’s characteristics.
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Mudville
For twenty-two years, since a fateful baseball game against their rival town, it has rained in Moundville, so when the rain finally stops, twelve-year-old Roy, his friends, and foster brother Sturgis dare to face the curse and form a team.
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Chapter Books
The Topps League series follows Chad, the batboy for the single-A Pine City Porcupines. Chad wants to the Porcupines to prevail, and dips into his massive (some say, magical) baseball card collection to help the players.
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Anthologies
Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories
My essay “Bully on the Ledge” is included in this anthology of authors talking about their experiences with bullies and bullying.
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The First Time
This e-anthology for young adults features 25 stories by a klatch that formed among debut authors of 2009. My story “Azalea” is about love among little people.
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