Books with author Dean Griffiths

These two stories relate two of the grand adventures. Here we will explore the woods and hills for the another time with Hunter and our favorite guide Hootie. Off they go, heading up the trail… It’s dark, but there is a full moon, so they can see where they are going. With a flurry of wings a large object flies down to the lowest branch… He has feathers and big golden eyes. It’s the great Horned Owl, Hootie. He says: "Whoodare, Whoodare and Welcome to my woods. This part of the woods has a lot of things to do, but tonight your help is needed." Off they go, Hootie is is flying up the trail so it is easy for them to follow him. The rest of the Adventures includes Rupert and Cooper, the Corgis, Mollie and Moxie, the Dachshunds and Monet the cat. With a guest adventurer, they join the local woodland creatures and the adventures begin. Join them and enjoy.

REVISED EDITION:Includes more details about Jimmy Lucas and the Patton controversy.Just what makes a hero and do they always disappoint us in the end?Christopher Squires is a confused man. Adopted and raised in Britain after World War II he is surprised to find he has a connection with Fritz, an orphaned German boy, who was found dead in the boot of General Patton's Cadillac at the end of the war. Chris discovers the link through a meeting with Jimmy Lucas, an American GI, who he believes could be his father. But the surprise turns to horror when he learns that Jimmy was involved in the death of both the orphan and the much-lauded General.

Ed Griffiths, began telling stories when he was just a youngster. When his mother ran out of bedtime stories, he started telling her the stories at bed time. They all were stories about animals, from lions to rabbits, from beavers to giraffes. Now retired, he tells bedtime stories to the grandchildren. Using the Adventurers, their four dogs and a cat., a series of bedtime stories have been related over the years to grandchildren. Surprises often occur and new characters may show up on any given night. The Adventurers live in a quaint cottage in a small holler beside a narrow creek on the side of a hill…. There are trails that wind their way through the beautiful woods and provide the settings for the adventures. You can find it by going over the river and thru the woods.

Ed Griffiths, began telling stories when he was just a youngster. When his mother ran out of bedtime stories, he started telling her the stories at bed time. They all were stories about animals, from lions to rabbits, from beavers to giraffes. Now retired, he tells bedtime stories to the grandchildren. Using the Adventurers, their four dogs and a cat., a series of bedtime stories have been related over the years to grandchildren. Surprises often occur and new characters may show up on any given night. The Adventurers live in a quaint cottage in a small holler beside a narrow creek on the side of a hill…. There are trails that wind their way through the beautiful woods and provide the settings for the adventures. You can find it by going over the river and thru the woods.

This is a thriller of the “How and Why’d they do it?” category and the book stands alone with its intriguing trail of catch-up between the police and the criminals. A crime that goes badly wrong in its execution, and goes on to tragically affect the local school community, produces a trail of chaos. It’s a winding trail that the reader must try to follow and which two ex-pupils from the school, one a detective and the other his violent quarry, take around Britain only to end at its shocking conclusion.In So What Do I Do?, the third novel in the So What! series, we see the return of a few of readers' favourite characters from the previous books. Constable Nigel Shantra returns as a detective, determined to bring to justice Kyle Crabbe, the psychotic adversary of his from the first So What! novel. And just what does a class of cheeky chimps, and a large black spider monkey, have to do with the traumatic events surrounding Hodgson's Hide - the legacy of retired Technology teacher Gil Hodgson?Molly is back also, now as an experienced teacher and a new mum. She's trying to come to terms with the major changes planned for Birch Green High School, while she and Oliver have dramatic plans of their own that could seriously affect both their careers. Still anxious to save the natural environment and its wildlife, Molly is also troubled by the plight of the neglected children of the world and climate change. Is she ever going to settle down to a blissful life of domesticity with her family when so many problems insist on grabbing her attention?When a conspiracy to defraud the local populace, devised by two apparently respectable but unscrupulous pillars of the community, goes disastrously wrong it results in an intriguing case for detective constable Shantra to solve. The traumatic events that ensue will prove to affect the haplessly incompetent pair of criminal perpetrators, hired by the swindling conspirators, as well as the teachers and pupils of Birch Green High School. Recently promoted Molly discovers that the pressures of helping newly qualified teachers, like James Gibborn, to cope with unruly classes bear no comparison to the eventual strain that she and her colleagues experience when an ex-pupil of the school decides it’s time for payback. This bullying past enemy of Nigel Shantra and his brother, Adam, will prove to be far more ruthless and cruel than anyone could have imagined in order to achieve his criminal ambitions. But he is just as likely to turn his attention towards anyone who upsets his plans, with terrifying consequences for those who won’t comply with his wishes.

This Great Blockbuster Trilogy of the So What! Stories has it all - Humour, heartache and criminal thrills and spills!In Book One we follow the career of teacher Robert Jeffrey through the antics of his pupils - both in and out of the classroom. Giggle and gasp at the hilarious and sad tales of pupils; and with romance, bullying and intimidation, teachers that struggle and those that are popular you will be getting a full range of High School life!In Book Two we find Molly Pearson, Robert's student teacher, attempting to create a wildlife and nature garden with the help of her Year 7 kids, against dramatic odds! Self-harming, arson, gang violence and teenage angst all seem to be teaming up as obstacles to block success from Molly and her class of 11 year-olds! In Book Three the reader has to keep up with ex-pupil detective Nigel Shantra as he pursues the desperate criminals who caused trauma and tragedy to the school community. A criminal fireworks stunt that goes disastrously wrong leads to death and mayhem; while the conspiring fraudsters look like they might get away with things! Just how does a black spider monkey come to assist detective Shantra in his attempts to catch the felons?Each novel in the trilogy tackles different themes and stories; but with some favourite characters returning from time to time to link all the threads in a fascinating tale of contemporary life around the school community. Teachers, parents and students will all find something with which they can identify. With smiles and tears, laughter and anger in equal measure there are lessons in life for everyone in this amazing blockbuster!