GONE WRITING

. . . up on the Northern Oregon Coast 

at Rockaway Beach.

Nothing but the sound of waves,

a lone seagull's cry

 and the clicks of my keyboard.

REWIND: PLAY DEAD a DOG and his GIRL MYSTERIES

PLAY DEAD
a DOG and his GIRL MYSTERIES
Jane R. Mason & Sarah Hines Stephens
Scholastic Inc
2012

Available: Paperback, Kindle

    Dodge is a retired police dog. Cassie is his girl. Together they make a great detective team.  Cassie's mom is the town sheriff so  with a little eavesdropping, they have the advantage of getting the inside scoop. The wealthiest man in town, Verdel Ward, has disappeared and didn't

REWIND BOOK REVIEW: RIPPER

RIPPER

Stefan Petrucha

Penguin Group

2012

Available: Paperback, Kindle, hard copy

     Fourteen-year-old Carver Young lives at the Ellis Orphanage in New York. The year is 1895. Like most orphans, he's obsessed with his past. Who were his real parents? Why did they abandon him? Determined to find the answers to these questions, he breaks into the locked record room only to discover an important clue to his past.  But is it enough for him to locate his real father? To complicate his life even further, Miss Petty announces that the orphanage is to 

BOOK REVIEW: MASTERMINDS

MASTERMINDS

Gordon Korman

Harper Collins

2015

Available: Hardcover, paperback

   Five kids. Five viewpoints.

   Serenity, New Mexico is the perfect community, crime-free and peaceful. Everyone's parents are employed. Every backyard has a pool. The small community and has a small school. There are only thirty kids and for the most part they all get along. This isn't to say don't have best friends, but in a town where honesty and personal integrity are held in the highest esteem, it seems that the kids are almost as perfect as their perfect parents. That is until

REWIND BOOK REVIEW: SOUND BENDER

SOUND BENDER
Lin Oliver & Thed Baker
Scholastic
2011

Available: Paperback, Kindle, Hardcover

   Leo and his younger brother Hollis's parents have disappeared and are presumed dead. That means they get to go live with their eccentric uncle who is only doing his duty. It's obvious he really doesn't want them, but they have no choice. They're kids and can't live on their own. The only upside is that Uncle Crane is rich. Real rich, like limousine rich. Hollis loves it. Leo isn't so sure. His uncle is strange.

BOOK REVIEW: WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS

WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS
Kieran Scott
Point
2015

Available: hard cover, Kindle, paperback (Scholastic school market)

   Callie Velasquez lived most of her life in the city before moving to the country. She's settled into a new high school, made two new friends and most important has a boyfriend. The three girls decided to go on a wilderness camping trip and Callie can't resist inviting Jeremy to join them. The other two girls aren't excited about having him along but grudgingly agree to let him to tag along. The four teens set out for their week in the woods. Callie feels like a fish out of water. The