Books with author Beverly Enwall

The true story from the 1560's of the teen-age colonist, William Ruffin (Guillaume Ruffin/Guillermo Rufino) as recorded by the Spanish and French eyewitness chroniclers of the time.. William was 16 years old, the youngest of the group of French Huguenots, when he set sail for the New World. The Huguenots, severely persecuted in France, hoped to establish a fort in the New World and find gold to buy the King's favor. In order to avoid the Spanish who "owned" so much of the New World, they landed north of Florida, on the coast of South Carolina. They hastily built a fort and left 27 volunteers there, William among them. Outside the fort the country was beautiful and the Indians friendly, but inside the fort things went so badly that William would have to flee the fort to the Indian village where he had the bad luck to meet up with the Spaniards who insisted he come with them as "proof" that the French were indeed attempting to establish a colony in Spain's New World.

Captain John Smith's amazing adventures took him to almost every part of the known world, he fought wars in several countries and ran a gamut of experiences. He engaged in single combat with Turkish knights, was given a coat of arms, was welcomed in prestigious castles, was sold as a slave, fought on board ships. Then, he returned to England and became involved in a plan to establish a colony in America. There new adventures and tribulations awaited, some more easily met because of what he had already experienced, some completely new. Yes, near the outset he was saved by Pocahontas, but that was only one narrow escape. And definitely not romance, for she was only about ten or eleven. He spent two and a half years in Virginia, and the importance of his being there became apparent after he left. His was the extraordinary life of a remarkable man, so much so that for a long time many people didn't believe half of what he said. Not everyone likes being around remarkable people. But today historians are finding that John Smith was only telling the truth. This account is based specifically on his own telling of the tale but written and abundantly illustrated so that casual fans of history and younger readers can follow and share in the story of his amazing life.

While staying at Aunt Betsy's where neither she nor her dog seem to do anything right, Mary Sue and her dog go out for a walk, find a large hollow stump with a ladder going down, and soon find themselves in an unusual sort of land. Even more unusual, everyone seems to know them as Mary the Marvelous and Perfect Pooch and are so glad they have come to help King Dindy with the Trouble. Mary Sue is not sure she can help, but she thinks it would be interesting to meet a King. And so starts her adventure in a land full of surprises, some more pleasant than others.

Young Tarquin Rafi with his brother and his men sail the seas in search of treasure, but now he seeks the third of three golden keys, having already acquired two of them. Legend says the keys once belonged to the gods of Ubar and can bestow great power. Others say they are cursed. The royal siblings of Ubar will pay well for them. Sayed the Wizard has warned young Tarquin Rafi against pursuing this quest. Not only are the royal siblings untrustworthy, but a wizard knows the dangers of meddling in such matters. Naturally, Tarquin Rafi doesn't listen. What is the point, says Sayed, of having a wizard along if you ignore his warnings? Sayed himself tells the story.

Kate Burnett, her older brother Cole, both now in college, and their father have spent a month riding the state horse trails while their mother drives the horse trailer from one "horse lodge" to the next. This summer they are in the beautiful forests of Tennessee, once Cherokee land. The Kickin' Trail Ranch is one of the nicest they've found. Located right next to Natchez Trace State Park, it has nice cabins, all the amenities, and the food is great. The other guests are sociable, some of them young and attractive. It seems perfect until one of the guests is found dead on the trail and the finger of suspicion starts pointing around.

All of Melissa Brewster's cousins, even Tommy who is the high school Quarterback, have to take classical piano or voice lessons from domineering Aunt Alicia, but only Melissa really likes them, not because she is her Aunt's star pupil but because she loves filling a room with music. Just as they are all getting ready for the annual recital, Melissa's Uncle Hank, long gone from their hometown and his three brothers and their families, pays them a surprise visit, which pleases all of them except Aunt Alicia, who is seldom pleased with anything. Then, the day after the recital a murder is discovered. All the Brewster adults are suspect as Melissa, her little brother and her cousins try to search for clues.

Patti's "keen analytical mind" got her into college when she was just seventeen, too young, decided her parents, to go away to school. So Patti lived at home, and between classes, labs, and her genuine interest in things like bugs and birds and beach creatures, she had no social life. Then the family arranged for her to go on a summer camping trip along the Pacific Coast with her Baldwin cousins, the lovely Jolene and the less lovely Juliebelle. It sounded like it might be fun, but the reality was not. Camping with the Battling Baldwins sisters was not fun. However, when they made an unscheduled overnight stop at Golden Groves camping grounds, they got involved with other campers, some more congenial than others, and one camper was murdered. Who better to look for clues than someone with a "keen, analytical mind"?

The true story from the 1560's of the teen-age colonist, William Ruffin (Guillaume Ruffin/Guillermo Rufino) as recorded by the Spanish and French eyewitness chroniclers of the time.. William was 16 years old, the youngest of the group of French Huguenots, when he set sail for the New World. The Huguenots, severely persecuted in France, hoped to establish a fort in the New World and find gold to buy the King's favor. In order to avoid the Spanish who "owned" so much of the New World, they landed north of Florida, on the coast of South Carolina. They hastily built a fort and left 27 volunteers there, William among them. Outside the fort the country was beautiful and the Indians friendly, but inside the fort things went so badly that William would have to flee the fort to the Indian village where he had the bad luck to meet up with the Spaniards who insisted he come with them as "proof" that the French were indeed attempting to establish a colony in Spain's New World.

Young Tarquin Rafi with his brother and his men sail the seas in search of treasure, but now he seeks the third of three golden keys, having already acquired two of them. Legend says the keys once belonged to the gods of Ubar and can bestow great power. Others say they are cursed. The royal siblings of Ubar will pay well for them. Sayed the Wizard has warned young Tarquin Rafi against pursuing this quest. Not only are the royal siblings untrustworthy, but a wizard knows the dangers of meddling in such matters. Naturally, Tarquin Rafi doesn't listen. What is the point, says Sayed, of having a wizard along if you ignore his warnings? Sayed himself tells the story.

Kate Burnett, her older brother Cole, both now in college, and their father have spent a month riding the state horse trails while their mother drives the horse trailer from one "horse lodge" to the next. This summer they are in the beautiful forests of Tennessee, once Cherokee land. The Kickin' Trail Ranch is one of the nicest they've found. Located right next to Natchez Trace State Park, it has nice cabins, all the amenities, and the food is great. The other guests are sociable, some of them young and attractive. It seems perfect until one of the guests is found dead on the trail and the finger of suspicion starts pointing around.

All of Melissa Brewster's cousins, even Tommy who is the high school Quarterback, have to take classical piano or voice lessons from domineering Aunt Alicia, but only Melissa really likes them, not because she is her Aunt's star pupil but because she loves filling a room with music. Just as they are all getting ready for the annual recital, Melissa's Uncle Hank, long gone from their hometown and his three brothers and their families, pays them a surprise visit, which pleases all of them except Aunt Alicia, who is seldom pleased with anything. Then, the day after the recital a murder is discovered. All the Brewster adults are suspect as Melissa, her little brother and her cousins try to search for clues.

Captain John Smith, soldier and adventurer, lived the extraordinary life of a remarkable man, traveled on 4 continents and had adventures and fought wars on all of them, engaged in single combat, was a welcome guest in noble castles, was sold as a slave, helped start the first American colony, Virginia. His meeting Pocahontas being one of the last (but not a romance, for she was only about ten or eleven at the time.) Many people didn't believe half of what he said, for he was not a modest man and in his Memoirs he misspelled a lot of names. But today historians are finding that John Smith was only telling the truth. This account is based specifically on his own words but written and abundantly illustrated so that casual fans of history and younger readers can follow and share in the story of his amazing life.