Books with author Adam Osterweil

* 2013 Honor Book--Society of School Librarians International, Language Arts-Grades K-6 Novels.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An imaginative boy, his metal detector, mysterious artifacts, and a forgotten battle fill this historical novel set in Upstate New York."On days like this I imagine I've woken up in heaven. Squeaky brings me to the first garage sale, where there are a hundred people lined up outside. I smile at the nice lady by the garage door, and she lets me in early. Under a pile of books I find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. Fireworks go off inside my head when I see the price tag-25¢. I pay the lady and race back home, Squeaky begging me the whole time to tell him what I bought. Mom gives me a record-breaking hug. I sell it for a million dollars, and Mom and I retire to Florida and swim in blue water with brightly colored fish." Cooper and his mom run an antique business out of the old barn next to their house. Actually, Cooper does most of the work, since his mom tends to get lost in her own thoughts. He rides his bike, Squeaky, to garage sales looking for treasures, sets the resale prices, and orders the groceries. There's never much money left after he pays the electric bill, and he dreams of finding something spectacular that would make life easier--but really, he and his mom are doing okay. At least he's better at sniffing out antiques than Mr. Shepherd, the director of the historical museum, who doesn't have Cooper's knack for getting into garage sales early. Then one day Cooper comes home with a metal detector from his garage sale hunts. He begins searching his backyard, and what he finds there sends him on a historical adventure and journey of self-discovery that will make this summer unforgettable.

* 2013 Honor Book--Society of School Librarians International, Language Arts-Grades K-6 Novels.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An imaginative boy, his metal detector, mysterious artifacts, and a forgotten battle fill this historical novel set in Upstate New York."On days like this I imagine I've woken up in heaven. Squeaky brings me to the first garage sale, where there are a hundred people lined up outside. I smile at the nice lady by the garage door, and she lets me in early. Under a pile of books I find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. Fireworks go off inside my head when I see the price tag-25¢. I pay the lady and race back home, Squeaky begging me the whole time to tell him what I bought. Mom gives me a record-breaking hug. I sell it for a million dollars, and Mom and I retire to Florida and swim in blue water with brightly colored fish." Cooper and his mom run an antique business out of the old barn next to their house. Actually, Cooper does most of the work, since his mom tends to get lost in her own thoughts. He rides his bike, Squeaky, to garage sales looking for treasures, sets the resale prices, and orders the groceries. There's never much money left after he pays the electric bill, and he dreams of finding something spectacular that would make life easier--but really, he and his mom are doing okay. At least he's better at sniffing out antiques than Mr. Shepherd, the director of the historical museum, who doesn't have Cooper's knack for getting into garage sales early. Then one day Cooper comes home with a metal detector from his garage sale hunts. He begins searching his backyard, and what he finds there sends him on a historical adventure and journey of self-discovery that will make this summer unforgettable.

Like most middle-school kids, Joe and Katie are obsessed with their favorite fantasy card game, DragonSteel: The Amulet of Komondor -- a cross between Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering. When they find a computer game version of DragonSteel at a mysterious shop in the local mall, they jump at the chance to play it. But it turns out to be more than your average video game. Joe and Katie become the actual cartoonish characters of the game, journeying through the world of Komondor on a quest to find the five pieces of the DragonSteel amulet, which they need to save Komondor and Earth from three evil emperors. Using their skill with video games and the help of a colorful cast of new friends -- including an English Golem with a penchant for grammar and a doll-collecting baby prophet -- they take an exciting trip through Komondor and even deal with real-world problems concerning anxious parents, romance, and the FBI.

In the Creepy Dungeon the reader will go on a journey through an underground labyrinth, facing fierce, yet comical monsters and solving puzzles along the way. The journey will yield vast riches and rare artifacts, and will culminate with a battle against the ancient blue dragon at the deepest level of the dungeon. The game can be played with only a pencil, and is a combination of written prose, mathematical battles, graphical puzzles, and wordplay brain teasers.

* 2013 Honor Book--Society of School Librarians International, Language Arts-Grades K-6 Novels.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An imaginative boy, his metal detector, mysterious artifacts, and a forgotten battle fill this historical novel set in Upstate New York."On days like this I imagine I've woken up in heaven. Squeaky brings me to the first garage sale, where there are a hundred people lined up outside. I smile at the nice lady by the garage door, and she lets me in early. Under a pile of books I find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. Fireworks go off inside my head when I see the price tag-25¢. I pay the lady and race back home, Squeaky begging me the whole time to tell him what I bought. Mom gives me a record-breaking hug. I sell it for a million dollars, and Mom and I retire to Florida and swim in blue water with brightly colored fish." Cooper and his mom run an antique business out of the old barn next to their house. Actually, Cooper does most of the work, since his mom tends to get lost in her own thoughts. He rides his bike, Squeaky, to garage sales looking for treasures, sets the resale prices, and orders the groceries. There's never much money left after he pays the electric bill, and he dreams of finding something spectacular that would make life easier--but really, he and his mom are doing okay. At least he's better at sniffing out antiques than Mr. Shepherd, the director of the historical museum, who doesn't have Cooper's knack for getting into garage sales early. Then one day Cooper comes home with a metal detector from his garage sale hunts. He begins searching his backyard, and what he finds there sends him on a historical adventure and journey of self-discovery that will make this summer unforgettable.

"I almost missed my stop. Twice!" - Angelika Rust, author of RatpathsCyrus must run for his life, but can he run from love?When dying alone on the hot sands of the Mohave Desert, Cyrus has no regrets. He loves a challenge. Being tasked with running from San Francisco to Boston in fifteen days, while the United States government and a host of bounty hunters hunt for him, sounds like fun. Being at death's door only a day into his trip doesn't faze him either. It's when he's joined by fellow runner Eve, bringing new emotions to the surface, his confidence cracks.

Escaping from prison was the easy part.With the girl he loves in prison, his brother kidnapped by a mysterious leader of the Agora, and a host of SP and rebellion leaders on the hunt for him, Cyrus knows he needs all the help he can get, no matter how uncomfortable he is with it. His new running partner, Bruno, is an escapee from the same prison Cyrus just escaped from and appears to have his own motives in mind. Cyrus has a lot of questions and a lot to do, and there are only six days left until the nation burns. The Agora Files – Part 2 takes the exciting Agora Files series even deeper into the world of The Agora and brings up one very necessary question for Cyrus as he is tasked with saving the nation: Who can be trusted?

When a stolen relic sends them back in time, con artists Chelle and Griff try to return in the same way they arrived: scamming, scheming, and swindling.But following the rules of the Scammer's Bible might not be enough for these two unlikely heroes as they find themselves in the midst of a battle for not only a medieval town's freedom, but also the integrity of all of history.Griff and Chelle must use all their wits to find out the secrets of the mysterious Wizard and the history of the puzzling Reprobian Sphere that brought them to the past or risk death at the hands of all who support The Wizard's evil plans.

Two boys venture into the space/time continuum to rescue a prized first edition Superman comic. Twelve-year-old Brian will never forget the day, when he was seven, that he accidentally spilled a cup of punch on his father's valuable copy of a Superman #1 comic book from 1939. He is certain that his cheerful, joking father secretly despises him for ruining this prized possession. Like his father, Brian collects comic books, so it is not surprising when Mr. Somerset, the owner of the General Store, gives one to Brian. What is surprising, however, is that the comic book is full of blank panels and that a metal ring falls into Brian's lap. Brian thinks that there must be some kind of mistake. Why would anyone want to buy a blank comic book? Paul, Brian's best friend, activates the ring, sets the date to 75 million B.C., and then presses a button labeled "Timequest." The boys suddenly find themselves in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean battling a prehistoric beast. This wet adventure becomes the first of many "Timequests" -- both to the past and to the future. During their travels, they escape from 1939 to find themselves in the prehistoric past where they get caught in a battle between a mastodon and a pack of dire wolves. They warp away just in time, but one problem leads to another. When they finally make their way back home they find that though they have been changed by their adventures, home is comfortably the same ... or is it? Disney Adventures Book Awards Winner (Adventure Category) The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to twelve) --Bank Street College of Education

Two boys venture into the space/time continuum to rescue a prized first edition Superman comic.Twelve-year-old Brian will never forget the day, when he was seven, that he accidentally spilled a cup of punch on his father'svaluable copy of a Superman #1 comic book from 1939. He is certain thathis cheerful, joking father secretly despises him for ruining thisprized possession. Like his father, Brian collects comic books, so it is not surprising when Mr. Somerset, the owner of the General Store, gives one to Brian. What is surprising, however, is that the comic book isfull of blank panels and that a metal ring falls into Brian's lap. Brian thinks that there must be some kind of mistake. Why would anyone wantto buy a blank comic book? Paul, Brian's best friend, activatesthe ring, sets the date to 75 million B.C., and then presses a buttonlabeled "Timequest." The boys suddenly find themselves in the middle ofthe Atlantic Ocean battling a prehistoric beast. This wet adventurebecomes the first of many "Timequests" -- both to the past and to thefuture. During their travels, they escape from 1939 to find themselvesin the prehistoric past where they get caught in a battle between amastodon and a pack of dire wolves. They warp away just in time, but one problem leads to another. When they finally make their way back homethey find that though they have been changed by their adventures, homeis comfortably the same ... or is it?Disney Adventures Book Awards Winner (Adventure Category)The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to twelve) --Bank Street College of Education

Brian has felt guilty ever since he destroyed his father's rare Honus Wagner baseball card at the age of four. When the opportunity to take another time-travel adventure presents itself, Brian and his best friend Paul jump at the chance. They send away for a TimeQuest 2 comic book--even more powerful than the one they used in The Comic Book Kid. But with more power comes greater adventure...and greater peril. Will they survive their harrowing journey through the space-time continuum and make Brian's father happy again?

A valuable baseball card, a sinking ship, a distant planet, and vampire tales fill this fast-paced time-travel story. Brian has felt guilty ever since he destroyed his father's rare Honus Wagner baseball card at the age of four. When the opportunity to acquire a magical time-traveling bracelet presents itself, Brian and his best friend Paul jump at the chance. Using this fantastic device they warp back to the doomed Titanic, the distant reaches of the universe, and a castle in darkest Transylvania in a breathless chase for one of the world's rarest antiquities. Can they make it home with the million-dollar baseball card and make Brian's father happy again?This sequel to the Disney-Award winning The Comic Book Kid can be read as a standalone book, or as the exciting continuation of the adventures of Brian and Paul.