The Ghost of Cutler Creek
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
When Allie is contacted by the ghost of a dog, she and Dub investigate the surly new boy at school and his father, who may be running a puppy mill, to see if they are involved.
Cynthia C. DeFelice Book order (chronological)
Cynthia DeFelice excels at immersing readers in the lives of her characters, a skill honed through her deep-seated love of stories cultivated since childhood. She approaches her writing with a commitment to honesty, drawing from a diverse background that includes working as a bookseller and a librarian. DeFelice finds profound satisfaction in connecting with her audience, evoking a spectrum of emotions from fear to laughter and sparking new perspectives. Her narrative talent is evident in her ability to captivate young readers and leave a lasting impression.
Nirgends zuhause
- 172 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Unable to cope with the financial ruin caused by the Great Depression, Frances Elizabeth Barrow's father has taken his own life. Frances then cashes in her train ticket that would have taken her to her aunt's home, trades her dress for trousers and a cap, and hits the rails as a hobo.
Cold Feet
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
When Willie McPhee, the finest bagpipe player in all of Scotland, goes looking for customers who have a wee bit extra to spend on merriment, he finds more than he bargained for. On a cold, wet, miserable night, Willie trips over a tree trunk in the dark. Peering closer, he sees that the fallen tree isn't a tree at all, but a man, a DEAD man, lying stone cold frozen in the snow. "A-A-A-aaaaah!" screams Willie. But then he notices that the body is wearing some fine-looking boots.A poor man is a practical man, and so soon Willie has a shiny new pair of boots. He puts them to good use tricking a stingy farmer -- and then, in a startling twist, the original owner