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If the President's son and his friends got trapped at Camp David when the security systems went haywire, could they escape?
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A Junior Library Guild SelectionWOLF STORM Sometimes filming a movie can go very wrong...and turn all too real. A Scholastic Book Club SelectionWhen a 19th century James Bond-type spy teams up with an art student who is definitely no Bond girl, will they be able to stop a royal assassination plot?THE GARGOYLE IN THE SEINE is one of my historical mysteries for adults and older teens.
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Tag Archives: holidays
Crayon Halloween Pumpkin – Impressionist Art?
So this didn’t turn out quite like the pictures I’d seen, but it was fun to try. Like many craft projects you find on the internet, the instructions l read left out a few details. They made it seem easy-melt … Continue reading
Spooky Halloween Dinner for Vegetarians – Menu and Recipes
Here’s a very easy menu for a simple Halloween Dinner, vegetarian style. And as a bonus, at the end of the post is a link to my old-fashioned ghost story you can print out and read aloud at your party … Continue reading
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Top Ten Reasons you should give Books as Holiday Gifts
1. They don’t make noise. No explosion sounds, no horn sounds, no baby crying sounds. 2. They don’t have to be assembled in secret at midnight when you can’t find the right size screwdriver. 3. They don’t take up as … Continue reading
Halloween Costumes – The Writer Look
I’m not sure how many people actually want to dress up as a writer, since our characters are usually far more interesting than we are (evil overlords, ninja squirrels, handsome genius rocket scientists with dimples, etc.), but just in case … Continue reading
Independence Day
We love holidays in our family, and the evidence of this can be found in an overflowing closet devoted to holiday decorations. The closet is so full that Easter had to relocate into the linen closet, where assorted decorative bunnies … Continue reading