Books for Young Readers
Freak the Mighty
The strange and wonderful adventures of Max and Kevin, a pair of oddball outsiders who combine their strengths to become Freak the Mighty.
Among the Awards:
ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1994)
California Young Reader Medal (1996.3|Middle School/Junior High, Grades 6-8, 1995-1996)
Max the Mighty
The further adventures of Maxwell Kane. This is the sequel to Freak The Mighty.
Among the Awards:
VDL Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Nominee
The Fire Pony
The action-packed tale of two brothers, an extraordinary pony, and the secret they’re all running from.
Among the Awards:
Maryland Children’s Book Award (2001)
REM World
Arthur Woodbury is trapped in REM World, a place where nothing is as it seems and it’s up to Arthur to save the world.
Among the Awards:
Keystone State Keystone to Reading Award (2001-2002)
The Last Book in the Universe
Spaz, an abandoned epileptic, lives on post-apocalyptic Earth, destroyed long ago by an earthquake. He teams up with a mysterious old man who leads him on a journey to find Spaz’s sister.
Among the Awards:
ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2001)
Maine Library Association Lupine Award (2000)
Stay Alive
(formerly called the Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds)
Stay Alive brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party’s journey west. (Dear America Book published by Scholastic, Inc.)
The Young Man and the Sea
A starkly dramatic tale about a determined boy who refuses to give up, despite overwhelming odds.
Among the Awards:
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2004)
The Mostly True Adventures of
Homer P. Figg
A rip-roaring tale that follows Homer Figg as he sets off to find his brother in the thick of the Civil War, this is appropriate for all ages.
Among the Awards:
Newbery Honor (2010)
Maine Lupine Award
Zane and the Hurricane
Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy visiting a relative in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hits.
Among the Awards:
Maine Library Association Lupine Award (Juvenile/Young Adult Winner, 2014)
The Big Dark
Residents of a remote New Hampshire village witness a cataclysmic solar event. With his hometown spiraling into chaos, Charlie Cobb sets off on a perilous journey to save his mother’s life, battling a bitter cold winter, a pack of starving coyotes, and a violent survivalist bent on seizing power.
Among the Awards:
Bank Street CBC Best Children’s Book of the Year (Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Coming of Age, 2017)
Who Killed Darius Drake?
When genius orphan Darius Drake and Arthur, the school thug, investigate a suspicious threat, written in blood, they uncover a mystery involving Darius’s grandfather, a long-lost diamond necklace, and a car crash that wasn’t an accident at all. Who will be next?
Among the Awards:
Maine Lupine Honor (2017)
Wildfire
A nightmare about a raging wildfire and 12-year-old Sam trapped by explosive flames and deadly smoke. Can he survive?
Book Series Co-authored by Rod Philbrick & Lynn Harnett
The House on Cherry Street Series
A classic haunted house tale told in three volumes. Jason and little sister Sally spend the summer in a house of dark secrets that can only be revealed by the ghost of a young boy.
Visitors Series
Three friend battle mysterious alien invaders who take over their homes, their school, their town.
The Werewolf Chronicles Series
“I am a monster. Listen and I will tell you how the wereing began, and how I was raised by wolves, and what happened in a place called Fox Hollow.”
Audio Books…
These books are currently available in Audio Format.
Freak the Mighty: Amazon
Max the Mighty: Amazon
The Last Book in the Universe: Amazon
The Young Man and the Sea: Amazon
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg: Amazon
Zane and the Hurricane: Amazon
The Big Dark: Amazon
Who Killed Darius Drake: Amazon
Wildfire: Amazon