Here’s a variety of fiction I’ve written for kids ages 8 to 12. If you’re visiting this page on your phone, scroll down for descriptions of each book.
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Will finds out his school has been closed – forever. The results? Will’s mom lost her job in the school office and when school starts in the fall, it’s a super-long bus ride to the school in the next town.
Will leads his friends to Max Goodman, the local magician. Can he help? Can Max be any match for a corrupt mayor and an unscrupulous land developer? Can he and the kids find a magical solution to save the school with the sale date looming and Max at risk of losing his powers?
Book 1 of a series of 3.
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Max Goodman is struggling with the responsibilities of running the magic museum, and he’s seeing his chances of success slip through his fingers.
At Will’s house, Grandma is ill and has moved in with the family. Despite their best efforts, she isn’t getting any better. Is magic real? Can it save the museum? And can it save Grandma?
Book 2 of a series of 3.
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Will wants to steer clear of getting wrapped up in the classroom romances. He befriends the new kid, Stu, a foster child recently placed with a local family.
Can the boys avoid the infatuation infection that’s spreading like a bad flu? Does love conquer all, or will magic have the upper hand? And can love or magic (or both) save Stu from returning to the Children’s Home?
The final book in the Maximum Magic trilogy.
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Everything changes for Justin the day he comes home from sixth grade and finds that his mother, a popular local news anchor, moved out to chase after a new life. Heartbroken and hurt, he and his father are left with the luxury home in their exclusive gated community. But all they really want is Mom.
When he finally unravels the mystery of where Mom went and why, he learns that “normal” might be taking on a whole meaning for him.
Note to parents: This book deals with the issue of separation and divorce from the child’s point of view. The mother’s choice is presented in an age appropriate way. For ages 9 – 12.
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Jimmy’s hamster is gone–without a trace. He didn’t latch the cage properly, and the beloved pet escaped. Overcome with guilt and sadness, the nine-year-old also has the sinking feeling that perhaps Mom was right when she said a pet would be too great a responsibility for him.
In a race against time and weather, Jimmy uses his vivid imagination and sound advice from the school nurse to try to lure the hamster back. His efforts help him cope, but will they work?
Perfect for reluctant readers, LOST is a contemporary story written in under 20,000 words. For ages 8 – 11.
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No fairy tale is safe when author Karleen Tauszik starts thinking, ‘What if...?’ What if Rapunzel got head lice? What if the Big Bad Wolf got asthma? What if Sleeping Beauty drank espresso? Each short story in the Tangled Tales series uses humor and imagination to make kids think beyond the standard stories they already know.
Suitable for readers from ages 8 to 12, these short tangled fairy tales are also the perfect length to read aloud to children of all ages. Available in Kindle format only, just 99 cents each.
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