Flamingo Fiction 9-13s
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Scott was seized with horror. He felt like he was caught up in a whirlwind and his world was falling apart around him. Behind him, a smug-faced Ricky was smiling slyly.
The Coyote Peak Ranch is having its fair share of problems. It's not easy running a homestead at the best of times. But Scott's dog, Cadera, is causing all sorts of headaches.
Mr Tucker is baying for her blood as he is certain that Cadera is the one who has been killing his chickens. She is half coyote after all - a wild dog - and once wild always wild. There's nothing that can change that.
And then slap, bang, into the middle of it all comes Ricky. He may be family - but he's also an enemy to Scott and to Cadera! And once an enemy always an enemy! That's the cry of the wild!
But then what are people always saying about jumping to conclusions?
And who has been stealing the Manzanita wood?
For 9-12year olds
Jon and Tara have moved to the East Coast of America. Tara is making the best of it. Jon is thoroughly fed up.
The continuous noise of screaming gulls and crashing waves is enough to drive a guy nuts - and there's nowhere he can use his rollerblades. It's only sand and ocean for as far as the eye can see.
But there is the old tower in the distance, that might be worth a look, as there's nothing better to do.
Jon and Tara are soon caught up in a startling mystery, tackling their own fears to work out what is truth and what is fantasy. What was that noise, those shadowy figures? Was it a trick of the light, or something more sinister? Why did they ever have to get involved?
Betty Swinford has written an ideal book for the reader who wants an edge of your seat, nail-biting, back- shivering tale that also gives a clear biblical, uncompromising godly message.
Jordan's parents have become Christians so he reckons that his life is ruined! He decides to leave Arizona and run away to Los Angeles.
However, Jordan doesn't plan things that well and ends up off-road... in a stolen car... in the middle of a blizzard! His plans go from bad to worse as he ends up stuck in the forest with a strange old woman, her dog and (worst of all) no computer!
The woman may have saved his life... but there's something different about her. Should Jordan be afraid - or is she just a harmless old woman of the forest?