Elvira Woodruff

The eleven-year-old son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London befriends a Jacobite rebel being held prisoner there.

Escape from the Tower of London

The Ravenmaster's Secret

During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America.

A Time Travel Adventure

The Orphan of Ellis Island

The ancient mummy that Andrew encounters on a class trip to the museum seems to have special powers and makes him amazingly gifted.

The Magnificent Mummy Maker

In the midst of a backyard campout, ten-year-old Matt and four other children find themselves transported back into the time of George Washington and the American Revolution, where they begin to live out American history firsthand and learn the sober realities of war.

George Washington's socks

Ten-year-old Matt and six other children are mysteriously swept back in time to 1776 Boston, living out American history as they meet Benjamin Franklin, learn about colonial medicine and become part of a rebel spy ring.

George Washington's Spy

Moving from Iowa to a lighthouse cottage in Maine, ten-year-old Jack struggles to live up to his father's high standards and encounters a young ghost who presents Jack with a 150-year-old unsolved sea mystery.

The ghost of Lizard Light

Helpful and Humorous Hints for the Passionate Knitter

To Knit or Not to Knit

Nine-year-old Noah disrupts the school when his wish comes true and he becomes small and his miniature toy men come to life.

Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade

To Knit or Not to Knit is a unique Dear Abby/mini-knitting essay collection, offering humorous tales of triumph and terror on the needles, with a witty nod to the famous and infamous throughout history. As Mrs. Wicks happily quotes everyone from William Shakespeare to Beatrix Potter, she adds her own wit and wisdom to answer a variety of questions on knitting ranging from, Is there a quick fix for dropped stitches? to My boyfriend says my passion for knitting is stronger than my passion for him—what should I do? A number of Mrs. Wicks’ own patterns are sprinkled throughout, along with her sound advice for stitches dropped and love gone wrong. Ever the optimist, she advises her readers to pick up their needles, dust off their hearts, and cast on without looking back. Knitter and non-knitters alike will enjoy this literary look at life lessons offered through a wooly lens, from Pablo Narudo’s poem “Ode to My Socks” (hand knit of course), to Ogden Nash’s witty words on the frustration of being married to a knitter, To Knit or Not to Knit is a quirky, enjoyable read, making it the perfect gift for the passionate knitter and thoughtful reader alike.

The mummy that Andrew creates for his fifth grade project seems to have special powers and helps him to understand his feelings about himself, his dead mother, and his stepbrother, whom he calls Mr. Gifted.

I guardiani della Torre di Londra

Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But...

Letters from the Overland Trail

Dear Levi

When aspiring scientist Nelly Brown uses a magic chemistry set to make her grandmother young again but is unable to stop the alteration, the seventy-year-old woman becomes a baby and Nelly fears that she may shrink into nothing.

The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother

As Christmas approaches, Lucy, a ten-year-old orphan living on the streets of London, is overjoyed to be given the job of sewing hearts for the dolls in ThimbleBee's Doll Shop.

The Christmas doll

Vacationing on a farm in West Virginia near the haunted glass factory where crazy old Irwin Loop used to make marbles, eleven-year-old Jenna decides to use the place to shock her mute younger brother into talking.

Ghosts Don't Get Goosebumps

Ever since his parents died, Nick has lived in ahouse above a funeral home owned by his aunt and uncle. All of his friends make fun of him and call him part of the "Addams family." He can't wait tobe a truck driver but now the money offered for a snake funeral is more than he can resist!

Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake

Ever since his parents died, Nick has lived in a house above a funeral home owned by his aunt and uncle. Nick'stired of doing chores for his perfectionist uncle and having his friends make fun of him. The new neighbors next door think he's a part of "the Addams family."

The Secret Funeral

When Mrs. McClosky's three rambunctious boys wake up one day and find they have turned into monkeys, Mrs. McClosky takes them to live at the zoo where they are a big hit.

Mrs. McClosky's Monkeys

This historic time-travel fantasy is a riveting sequel to a bestselling classic. Ten-year-old Matt Carlton and six friends are accidentally swept back in time--to Boston in 1776! The British now occupy the city, and redcoat guards are everywhere! While the boys are being held captive by a den of Patriot spies, the girls have been taken in by a wealthy Tory family. The pox is rampant; danger lies around every corner--and there's no hope for returning home to their own time. How will these seven children survive? Readers will relish the nonstop action and humorous dialogue in this riveting sequel to Woodruff's bestselling novel, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCKS.

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