Paul McCusker
Author
Series
Mitford years volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are friendly. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old....
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A soul in torment : Father Gilbert hears a confession of murder from a young man. But no murder has been committed, and the young man appears to have been a dream.
Where the heart is : Father Gilbert is caught up in the search for a mysterious and valuable chalice.
Dead air : Gilbert encounters a nemesis from the unsolved case that caused him to resign from Scotland Yard.
Series
Adventures in Odyssey volume 17
Language
English
Description
Dylan and Carter stumble upon an imagination Station adventure that takes them back to pre-Civil War days - and Carter discovers he is a slave! Will Dylan help his friend escape and cross into the freedom of the North, or stay in his comfortable life?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
As a young man, Tisquantum (later called Squanto) is kidnapped by slave traders and transported overseas. Years later, when he is finally granted passage back to his native land, Squanto has every reason to hate the white man. Instead, he graciously forgives him and helps the Pilgrims settle into the New World.
Series
Adventures in Odyssey volume 06
Language
English
Description
It's thrills, spills and chills when a lightning-speed, branch-breaking toboggan ride lands Dylan, Jesse and Carter at the bottom of Avalanche Canyon. Will their cries for help cause a thunderous snow slide of catastrophic proportions? Also includes two 30 minute audio adventures: "Winning edge" and "Flash Flood."
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The Tri-County Junior Grand Prix has come to Odyssey and Dylan and his dog, Sherman, are ready to race. Taunted by their new neighbors, Holly and her cat, Jasper, our heroes are determined to beat them to the checkered flag. But when Dylan's car explodes into action and Holly's car careens out of control, Dylan faces a dilemma: save Holly ... or win the race...
Series
Adventures in Odyssey volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
When Carter jumped into the Imagination Station for an unauthorized ride with Dylan that transports them back to 1856, he never expected to be chased by dogs and mistaken for a runaway slave. Meanwhile, his buddy Dylan is enjoying a grand feast and the comforts of life as the son of a cotton plantation owner. Will Dylan give up the easy life to try and help his friend and two other slaves escape?
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Between the lamppost and Cair Paravel on the eastern sea lies Narnia, a mystical land where animals hold the power of speech, woodland creatures conspire with men, and dark forces, bent on conquest, gather at the world's rim to wage war against the realm's rightful king. Into this enchanted world comes a group of unlikely travelers. These ordinary boys and girls, when faced with peril, learn extraordinary lessons in courage, self-sacrifice, friendship,...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"When Louis Gilbert turned in his detective's badge to become an Anglican priest, he thought his days of solving difficult mysteries were over. Now, as the vicar of an ancient church in a small English village, Gilbert finds himself at the center of one strange mystery after another. And he brings to each one his unique combination of streetwise smarts and spiritual intuition"--Container.