Badge of Honor by Susan K Marlow, a review
Badge of Honor by Susan K Marlow tells the tale of a twelve-year-old boy in Gold Rush California. Well, it’s past the first years of the gold rush. In fact, it’s fifteen years later, in 1864, and young Jem’s family has been in town, first prospecting...
Power Pup vs Tommy Trigger-Finger, a review
Power Pup vs Tommy Trigger-Finger is the first book in Amanda Trumpower’s amusing series for middle-grade reluctant readers, Power Pup. While it is a super-hero tale, it’s not a graphic novel, but an illustrated story. Investigative reporter Mittens Meow...
Tinker by Jill Williamson and Luke Williamson, a review
Tinker by award-winning author Jill Williamson and her eighth-grade son Luke Williamson is a great tale for middle-grade reluctant readers. It’s sci fi, or actually space opera. Young Tinker is an orphan, taken in by his evil uncle and uncle’s two sons who...
The Great Ice Cream Truck Heist by JJ Johnson, a review
The Great Ice Cream Truck Heist by JJ Johnson tells a funny and memorable tale. Full of bravado and self-doubt, Iggy, age 12, leads or tries to lead his neighborhood kids working together to solve a mystery. This is Book 4 in the Iggy and Oz series, and it’s a...
Secret of the Lost Dragons: A podcast interview and more
My new chapter book Secret of the Lost Dragons is out now, gathering readers. Does that include you and yours? I hope so. Listen to a 20-minute podcast interview with me, discussing my work with fellow Christian fantasy author Michelle Levigne. The podcast name?...
The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson, a review
The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson tells the tale of a young girl, Norvia, who grapples with changes. She moves from island life to town life in 1914 Michigan. Not the least of her issues is her mother’s request that she conceal the fact that she is...
My New Short Story!
I have a new short story in this 99-cent anthology from St. Louis Writers Guild. It’s a tale about my 11-year-old time-travelers, Jake and Ava, who are from St. Louis. The story is called The Spine Flower. Why? Find out!...
Author News: A New Cover; a New Book in the Works
I’ve got two pieces of news. My novel The Long Shadow now has a new cover. It’s a time-travel adventure, something that wasn’t obvious from the previous cover. Since so many young readers love fantasy, sci fi, and time travel, my publisher and I...
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Featured Book by Phyllis Wheeler
The Dog Snatcher: Guardians of Time Book 1
The kid just wants his beloved dog back. Before it’s too late.
Disbelief and shock fill eleven-year-old Jake when a stranger grabs his beloved dog. Jake and his twin Ava chase the scruffy teen down their suburban street, but the thief simply vanishes. So … what is this ancient-looking skeleton key Jake finds in the street? Turning it in the air takes the twins—somewhere else!