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Midnight Magic When Uncle Harry comes to babysit, anything can happen! So after Sam's first tooth falls out, the event is transformed into a real-life version of his favorite story, Puss in Boots. Soon Sam and his big brother, Jake, are on a Quest to deliver a golden key to the Ogre. Is Uncle Harry behind this, or is there really magic at work? |
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When JFK Was My Father It's the 1960s, and Georgia is in boarding school. To escape the drearienss of school life, she pretends that President John F. Kennedy is her true father. She also has conversations with the ghostly presence of the school's founder. Tim, a boy Georgia knew when she lived in Brazil, joins her in running away. Then Kennedy's tragic assassination forces Georgia to come to grips with reality. |
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The Gorillas of Gill Park Willy Wilson goes to visit his costume-making Aunt Bridget Who lives by Gill Park in the city of Gloria. While she is making thirty gorilla suits, he is making new friends and learning to play baseball. One day the eccentric owner of the park disappears. Willy sets out to find him. |
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The Secret Life of a Boarding School Brat Another look at boarding-school life: Lydia Rice prowls the school at night and becomes friends with Howie, the night watchman. Howie calls himself a "Silly Wizard" and makes Lydia his apprentice. He sets her the task of discovering who the girls are in a mural that is painted on one of the school walls. Lydia discovers some important things about herself as she sets about accomplishing the task. |
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Magic By Heart | |
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An urbane folk/fairy-tale—the Spanish teacher/witch Silvia Flores is attacked by giant pigeons. In return for rescuing her, Silvia promises deli-owners Sam and Belle she will grant any wish. When they wish for a child, she tells them to eat one artichoke every night for a year and they do, and they are blessed with Arietta. Meanwhile, Hector, Silvia's brother, has found a mirror that allows him to borrow the face of anyone he wishes, and his intentions are not always good… |
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Contact Amy Gordon: E-mail: agordon49[AT]@gmail.com (Be sure to delete the extra characters.) Mail: P.O. Box 186, Montague, MA 01351
Amy Gordon is published by Holiday House, |