A Clue in Code
(Harper & Row, 1985)
The Bean brothers hunt for the thief who stole the class trip money. Their clue? A mysterious cipher found in a desk.
Illustrations by Judy Glasser.
Bibliography
Archer Armadillo’s Secret Room
(Macmillan, 1985)
When Archer’s family moves away from “the best burrow in the state of Texas,” a distressed Archer runs back to his old home.
Illustrated by Beth Lee Weiner.
The Case of the Sabotaged School Play
(Harper & Row, 1984)
Sam and Dave try to discover who is sabotaging the school play and why.
Illustrations by Judy Glasser.
Leroy Is Missing
(Harper & Row, 1984)
Sam and Dave are hired by Rita O’Toole, their sidekick-to-be, to find her missing brother, Leroy. In the process, they stumble upon a bookmaking operation.
Illustrations by Judy Glasser.
The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth
(Harper & Row, 1983)
Becky and Nemi, fast friends, find their relationship problematic when they both become involved in their high school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Their love lives, and those of their friends, parallel those of the play.
The Fido Frame-Up
(Warne, 1983)
Sam tracks down the Black Feather Gang, jewel thieves.
Illustrations by Andrew Glass.
Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello
(Holt, 1998)
And whales whistle and giraffes lick and chimps hug and zebras chew.
Illustrated by Normand Chartier.
Deal with a Ghost
(Holt, 1997) and (Avon Tempest, 1999)
Forced to live with her cold, disapproving grandmother, sixteen-year-old Deal McCarthy plays the Dating Game to win – even if it means stealing other girls’ boyfriends, then breaking their hearts. Two things can help her break through old patterns and old secrets, if she’ll let them. One is a boy named Laurie Lorber. The other is a ghost.
Bottoms Up! A Book About Rear Ends
(Holt, 1997)
Animal rear ends and their many uses – from cats marking their territory to sea cucumbers housing pearl fish to spiders spinning silk.
Illustrated by Patrick O’Brien.
All We Needed to Say: Poems About School from Tanya and Sophie
(Atheneum, 1996)
School and friendship from the points-of-view of two narrators, Tanya and Sophie.
Photographs by Lorna Clark.
The Maiden on the Moor
(Morrow, 1995)
Two shepherd brothers find a maiden sleeping on a frozen moor. The kind and lonely brother brings her to his house. Day after day, he and his dogs keep watch over her. One night as he sleeps, she awakes and is transformed into a snow goose. But the shepherd is rewarded for his kindness with a new love.
Illustrated by Troy Howell.
In the Palace of the Ocean King
(Atheneum, 1995)
At a duke’s castle, Mariana meets and falls in love with Sylvain. When his ship is wrecked, she, who is afraid of water, must dive to the depths of the sea to rescue him from the powerful Ocean King.
Illustrated by Ted Rand.
