What a summer! Fourteen year old Kylee was not looking forward to spending time at her grandparent’s house near the Ocala National Forest. After arriving she makes an unlikely friend and things change quickly. Now, Justin and her are trying to outsmart kidnappers and save the quiet forest community from a developers bulldozer. An endangered flying frog that no one has seen seems to have the answer to it all. They’re in an exciting adventure up to their elbows and should be scared but they are having too much fun.
Save the Gator Queen
- Bugs, Bombs, and Concrete Taco
Bugs… Benjamin Patterson the III is not your average teenager. He would rather spend his time with bugs, than classmates.
Bombs… the Navy missed its target at the Pinecastle Bombing Range in the Ocala National Forest, and some of the students at Lakewood High want to go looking for it.
Concrete Taco…. is the name of the coolest boy in school’s rock band, and they just landed a gig to play at the homecoming dance.
Is the dance Ben and Mallory’s chance to be accepted in to the cool club, or will they still be the biggest geeks in school? Then again, who decides what’s cool and what isn’t. It should be a big night for them, if the bugs or bombs don’t get them first.
The Old Livingston House
Cory and Summer had just met near the Ocala National Forest when they stumbled across what appears to be a treasure map. They soon find out the leader of a local biker gang believes it belongs to him and is determined to take it from them. When an Ocala lawyer who is addicted to a computer game shows up in the area, it’s hard to know who is chasing who. The clues don’t seem to make a lot of sense but everything comes together inside the creepy old Livingston house.
A Word From Our Teachers
This is a wonderful story about friendship and fitting in when you are different. Once I started reading this book I didn’t want to stop because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Students reading this book will enjoy it because they can relate to it.
Clara Brugnoni
Orange County Public Schools
It was fast-paced and the characters were fun and believable. I loved the relationship between Ben and his mom. It has a good lesson about being popular. It didn’t matter to Ben what others thought of him and that’s refreshing. That will be good for kids to read.
Dawn Barlow
4th grade teacher
Jeff,
Loved “The Old Livingston House.” Read it straight through–couldn’t put it down. Wonderful story with a twist at the end. Look forward to working with you.