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The cottage in the woods

Presents the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as told by young Teddy's governess, who came to work at the Vaughn family "cottage" shortly before a golden-haired girl, ragged and dirty, entered the home and soon became a beloved foster child, until evil characters tried to take her away.

The Cottage in the Woods

Presents the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as told by young Teddy's governess, who came to work at the Vaughn family "cottage" shortly before a golden-haired girl, ragged and dirty, entered the home and soon became a beloved foster child, until evil characters tried to take her away.

Oblivion

Sixteen-year-old Callie Knowles fights her compulsion to write constantly, even on herself, as she struggles to cope with foster care, her mother's life in a mental institution, and her belief that she killed her father, a minister, who has been missing for a year.

Over the edge

a mystery in Grand Canyon National Park
2008
While she studies condors in the Grand Canyon a scientist's life is threatened, and the strange teenage computer whiz in her family's foster care might be involved.

Ghost horses

a mystery in Zion National Park
2007
Visiting Zion National Park with his family, twelve-year-old Jack encounters two mysteries, the strange behavior of a band of wild mustangs and the possibly sinister actions of his new foster brother, a Shoshone boy.

Cliff-hanger

a mystery in Mesa Verde National Park
2007
Twelve-year-old Jack and his younger sister visit Mesa Verde National Park, where they delve into the park's history while gradually uncovering the mysterious past of their family's teenage foster child Lucky.

The carnival of lost souls

a Handcuff Kid novel
2010
Orphaned Jack Carr, tricked into joining a traveling magic show by underworld magician Mussini, finds himself stuck in the Forest of the Dead where souls go before they move on to their final resting place, and must depend on his wits and the help of other kids in the troupe to make his escape.

The little leftover witch

2013
Stranded for a year on the ground after crash landing her broom, a little witch is taken in by the Doon family, a situation which causes compromises on both sides, many happy times, and, ultimately, a big change for the little witch.

Mountain dog

2014
When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.

Adam and Eve and Pinch-me

2003
Fifteen-year-old Sara Moone, abandoned at birth and shunted from one foster home to another, finds that she cannot remain aloof from her latest family.

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