Abenteuer

George dropped the dress sending her into the water face first. She dropped the lantern trying to catch herself, but she hung onto the dress. She felt her hands go through the mud and strike the hard dirt below. Her nose and mouth filled with the soft mud. She came up spitting mud and water.She started to wipe her face with the dress but changed her mind. The stench coming from it overpowered her nose. She remained sitting in the water searching for the lantern. It was dark. The water was almost up to her shoulders. She thought about ducking her head under the water to search for it, but she could not bring herself to do it. 

Slowly she placed her left hand over the cooked fish protecting them. She heard the animal move on down the branch until he was partway in the boat beside her. She felt the boat tip sharply to her left. Yes, it was very large.Suddenly she felt pain in her left arm. Sharp claws moved across her hand. It sent her screaming. Her fear came out in full force. She raised her hand quickly and struck something hard that had teeth in it. She kept screaming and swinging hard into the mass of fur and teeth. She felt another slash on her arm and screamed louder. Finally, the beast retreated up the branch.

Indian Chief Black Cloud had warned Rose of the impending flood that would cover their land for miles. When she told those at the trial no one believed her except her mother. Captain Bollinger ignoring the warning decided to leave with his wounds back to the fort. Even Mr. Broden, Mary Beth’s father ignored the warning taking his family back home

Tim is lost and humiliated when the neighborhood bullies prank him, leaving him alone in the old town graveyard on Halloween night. But his real troubles start when glowing green mist rolls in and zombies start to dig out of the ground.Tim is saved by a group of werewolves, but he doesn't escape without getting bit. Now he will do whatever he can to escape his future as a monster.

This is a story about a little boy creating a photo album full of the little things in life. Ka-chick! Ka-chick! Ka-chick!

An engaging and action-packed novel from the first page to the last - The Legend of SeaWalker brings the creatures of the ocean and humans together in a story that spans time and space as a magical adventure unfolds capturing the imagination of everyone who opens it pages.

Little do the animal residents of Green Grass know what is really lurking in the beautiful and tempting woods just beyond their peaceful village. They would be a little more cautious if they knew how so many unaware animals seem to enter only to subsequently vanish. Scarlett the fox and her best friend Ryman the zebra have been best friends and next-door neighbors in their village of Green Grass. Scarlett and Ryman are good kids who always try and do the right thing but wake up finding themselves a little bored. The friends driven by curiosity eagerly set off to explore the woods in hopes of a little excitement. Their parents tell them that they can go if they promise to stay together, look out for one another, and return before it gets dark. Basically, the standard parent speech that most children listen to and then immediately nearly forget about ever hearing. The two friends set off in search of a little excitement just beyond the comfort of the village they have always called home. The young friends may get more than they ever bargained for entering what will become either the story of their memorable exploration or untimely demise.

Throwing, rolling and playing games in the snow has always been on Adanah's wishlist of things to do before she turns ten. It just never snows where she lives! So when she gets whizzed away for her first snow-holiday, she is truly thrilled! But a storm soon strikes, and her aeroplane's wings "shivered with an unusual frenzy, as if it had caught a cold". Yet the dreadful weather hints on more danger ahead!When Adanah accidentally stumbles on Khindamah - The Land of Broken Toys, her mind is bombarded with a billion questions about the world she loves, and she wishes she had stayed back at home. Has her holiday been marred by Khindamah forever?Find out what happens in this adventure of cultural experiences.Reading age 9-12 (Middle Grade)