Books with author Dw Roberts

The cheerleaders of Sea City High, a.k.a. the Pep Squad Mystery Club, finds themselves in a hot spot, caught between investigating the boyfriend of Dinah's cousin and trying to find an arsonist. Will the cheerleaders solve the puzzles or get burned inside the ROOMS OF FIRE? Pep Squad Mysteries is a series of one shot mystery chapter book adventures aimed at preteen readers and up.

Young Annabel lives in the 1950s and dreams of a future with jetpacks, flying cars and robots. However, little does she know that she is living under an evil spell that could mean she has no future at all...When the curse is fulfilled on her 16th birthday and she falls asleep for 1000 years, her house is overgrown by a magnificent rose tree. A young explorer called Zoe discovers the story of Sleeping Beauty, but can she find Annabel in time to lift the curse and show her what the future actually looks like?

The Sea City High School varsity cheerleaders head to "The Wondrous Harvey-Carlson Circus" for an afternoon of fun. But when a series of strange accidents threatens to put the circus out of business, it's up to the girls to step into their Pep Squad Mystery Club mode to stop the "Sabotage Under The Big Top." Pep Squad Mysteries is a series of mystery chapter book adventures aimed at preteen readers and up.

Rap is an art form and a language all its own. Combining rhyme with a beat, read out loud, it is a powerful method of communication that kids relate to in increasing numbers. Rap can also be used to convey a positive message about such things as self-esteem, careers, friendship, love, relationships, school, money, drugs, sex, and many other concerns that kids have growing up in a sometimes confusing and dangerous world. Here in book form are tested, uplifting, positive raps that adults can use to teach their children, and kids can use to learn in writing their own.

When his parents surprise Jason with a family vacation to California, he is totally excited. Not only will he get to fly, he’ll have a chance to try out for Masquerade Mania! That’s before he learns that they will be camping cross-country in a sardine can (at least that’s what the contraption looks like). Jason’s willing to do just about anything to get a chance to be on Mania. But isn’t wearing pink underwear, enduring the stares of fellow campers, and putting up with his pain-in-the-neck sister above and beyond the call of duty?

A mysterious person has been hurting students at Sea City High School and the only clue is that each of the victims receives a doll before the person strikes. Can the Pep Squad Mystery Club catch the person now that one of the cheerleaders has received THE DEADLY DOLL? PEP SQUAD MYSTERIES is a series of mystery chapter book adventures aimed at readers 9 years and up. Each book features easy-to-read mystery-thriller stories with black and white illustrations.

“The Monster of Tomb Lake” is a hilarious novel about a small town called Tomb, Wyoming, that finds its idea for an annual summer festival in a most unexpected way. The residents eagerly compete with festival proposals that include the good, the bad, and the crazy. Adam and Ellie Green, who have newly moved from the East, join the effort. Adam, a serious professor, wants to fit into the community and he then learns a lot about dogs, rattlesnakes, gossip, and the quirky social politics of a small town. Comedy and chaos are also on his path. And then there's the monster of Tomb Lake. The memorable and amusing characters include Waldo, who runs a survivalist shop; Oscar the sheep rancher with his colorful sheep; Benny the hunky fireman; Jethro the town drunk; Betty Jean, whose name always has a way of coming up in the gossip; Mrs. Thundermug, who hates the idea of a festival and change generally; a barking dog named Gomer, and others. It is a funny comedy with laughs for readers who are adults or even young adults.

After spotting an escaped convict at the Annual Lyons Garden Party, the Pep Squad Mystery Club is thrown into a dangerous new mystery. And the only solution lies in the middle of a giant garden labyrinth. Can the Sea City High School Cheerleaders solve the MYSTERY IN THE LION'S MAZE? PEP SQUAD MYSTERIES is a series of family oriented mystery chapter book adventures aimed at readers 9 years and up. Each book features easy-to-read mystery-thriller stories with black and white illustrations.

When twelve-year-old, UFO-obsessed, Lucy Sladan sneaks out in the middle of a thunderstorm to investigate the unexplained disappearances in her hometown of Sticky Pines, she finds more than she bargained for: a huge hairy creature, a thirteen-year-old stranger named Milo Fisher and a deep-rooted secret.Together, Lucy and Milo become entwined in a mystery that threatens to engulf the whole town of Sticky Pines and its weird and wonderful residents.Sticky Pines: The Bigwoof Conspiracy is the debut novel for children by the talented Dashe Roberts.

This story has it all, mystery, action, a love story; all in a historically correct era of the old West. Will Roberts left his home in Kentucky and headed west to find his fortune. For ten years he has drifted from job to job with nothing to show for it but his horse and saddle. One day he drifts into the little town of El Dorado where at the local saloon he is drawn into a gunfight and saves the life of a grubby, foul smelling miner. The grateful miner who's name is Salty offers to reward Will with half interest in his gold mine.The same day Will meets and falls in love with Victoria, the daughter of the local sheriff. He wants to marry her but he is broke and has no job so even though Will is skeptical, he goes with Salty to the mine to check it out. Meanwhile Barney Lardman the leader of the local degenerate outlaw gang and the brother of the man Will killed in the saloon sends his gang out looking for will to kill him. Another brother Jude, a sadistic murderer and rapist heads to El Dorado looking for either Will or Victoria to vent his anger on. Will is in Laramie when he learns about Jude and he races to save Victoria but he is miles away and many obstacles bar his path. Will he save her? Is Salty's gold mine real? Read this fast moving, action packed story to find out the exciting conclusion.