Tim Jessell
1) Falcon
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A young boy imagines himself as a falcon, soaring in flight over sea and city in faraway places.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
When Neal and Julie agree to help Eric straighten up his basement, they never imagine that they're in for more than getting a little dusty. But as the three kids follow a soccer ball into the small room under the basement stairs, the floor suddenly evaporates to reveal a rainbow staircase to another world! Before they have a chance to look around, they are caught in the midst of a battle. Shiny red men riding giant lizards are shooting arrows straight...
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Jaffa City is frozen under the spell of Lord Sparr. Eric, Julie, and Neal join with Princess Keeah to battle the enemy in the biggest snowball fight of all time!
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c 2000
Description
Lord Sparr has put Princess Keeah under a spell and the only way Eric, Julie and Neal can help her is to enter the Land of the Lost. But only ghosts live there and if the children don't leave soon, they, too, will turn into ghosts.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon! Uh-oh! Neal has a problem. He's turned into a bug-again. Eric and Julie hope someone in Droon can help. Princess Keeah thinks there might be a cure in the City in the Clouds. Too bad the freinds only have one day before the city disappears!
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
"A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!"
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
"Eric, Julie, and Neal have a problem. The nasty Lord Sparr has stolen a magic jewel from their friend, Princess Keeah. The princess really needs their help. The bad news is the secret palace is in a volcano."--Page 4 of cover.
8) Amorak
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
1994
Description
In this retelling of an Inuit creation myth, Grandfather explains why the caribou and the wolf are brothers.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
In order to defend himself in Lord Sparr's evil underworld, Galen needs the powerful wand of Urik, a magic tool that's been hidden for years. Keeah and her Upper World friends attempt to find the wand by following the Moon Scroll, which has the power to take anyone who reads it back through time.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Description
The sea witch Demither is stirring up a storm in Droon. Keeah has to stop her! This mission could make or break Keeah's wizard training. And Eric, Neal, and Julie think they can help their friend, but many surprises await them in Demither's underwater world--and many secrets will be revealed.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Description
An earthquake has brought a piece of the past back to life! It's a wicked city called Tarkoom, full of sneaky bandits with a plan to upset present-day Droon. Eric, Neal, and Julie need to travel back in time to put the city in its place.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 20
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Description
A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!
Forget Frosty... there's a new snowman tromping through Droon! An ancient snow beast named Murn has woken up from a deep sleep, and he is NOT a morning person. In fact, Murn is destroying villages all over Droon! Eric and his friends must journey up north to the mysterious ice caves to stop the beast. Finding the cave entrance is tricky, but that's nothing compared to what they find...
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 18
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
An evil princess is on a hunt for the magical Dragon Ship, so Eric, Neal, and Julie must find it first.
14) Home court
Author
Series
STAT: Standing tall and talented volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball--but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 16
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Description
A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!
Cats don't bark. They meow. Or at least they did before Eric used Droonian magic in the Upper World. When he cast a spell with the wand of Urik, everything got messed up - now weird stuff, like barking cats, are all over!Eric and his friends hurry down the magic staircase only to find more trouble. Earthquakes have rocked Droon; and Galen's under a nasty spell. Time for some back-up!...
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Prince Maliban is the creepy ruler of the Turtle City. And Maliban's mysterious mask maker, Hob, is crafting an awesome new mask. The mask is very cool but very powerful. So Eric, Neal, and Julie have to make sure the mask doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Otherwise, it could mean serious trouble for Droon.
17) Double team
Author
Series
STAT: Standing tall and talented volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
STAT: Standing Tall And Talented-- A slam-dunk new fiction series from NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire!
Eleven-year-old Amar'e Stoudemire has finally realized that out of all his hobbies, basketball is his true passion. Amar'e starts competing in tournaments with his two best friends, Deuce and Mike, and they are winning. While they play great together as a team, the real reason for their success is Amar'e's incredible abilities. He's carrying them....
18) Ginger
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Ginger the golden retriever narrates the story of her life, from her birth in a puppy mill through the various people who have "owned" her.
Author
Series
Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 14
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2002
Description
"Max is missing! The furry spider troll has been mysteriously captured and no one knows where he is. Is it the work of the nasty Lord Sparr--or someone else? All aboard the Jaffa Wind as Eric, Julie, Neal, and their crew of friends set sail to Max's rescue!"
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...