Books with author Frank Francis

In 1971 on a hot, humid and starlit evening in August David, a tired policeman, responded to reports of an illegal party at Stonehenge. As he drove along the winding roads of Wiltshire a strange darkness fell across the sky that made him shiver in the heat. Meanwhile, a local farmer out tending his pigs could hear hippies partying among the stones of the ancient monument. With no warning, lightning began to illuminate the sky and ferociously bombard the stone circle. Thunder rolled across the plains and hot rain pelted the ground. As David reached Stonehenge the storm began to subside and the farmer emerged from a pig ark he’d been sheltering in. Both were extremely concerned for the hippies’ safety. They ran to check on them. As the newspapers of the day reported all they found were the charred remains of tents and burning tent pegs.Their disappearances were never solved. The mystery is now only a small footnote lost on the internet.Through various times in Earths long history, humankind has been aware of connections to other realms, worlds beyond Earth. Collectively these realms were known as DiPacha. Their stories and legends pepper our histories and cultures giving glimpses of a knowledge once central to all we knew. Gathering clues from ancient lore, civilisations and world faiths these accounts and threads of the lost realms are pulled together in the Connected Series. This is no conspiracy, the Earth, our home, is only one among many worlds. Disconnected in the first book introducing the realms of DiPacha.

When Amilou Polowski moved to Taylor's Falls right before the start of her junior year, all she wanted was to make new friends and win a spot on the cheer squad. She did not expect to find out that everyone in town thought her house was cursed. Yet cursed it is, as Amilou and her friends discover when they fall victim at her slumber party. Can they reverse it before it is too late? Or will they have to live with the consequences forever?

Corbin was fifteen now and thought for sure that his mom wouldn’t make him go to summer camp, especially after the recent death of his father. Each year it was the same thing; Corbin and his friend, Mike, were always being bullied and pranked on by all the jocks. Well this year Corbin was going to give them a taste of their own medicine. One night in bed, he devised a plan to make the Cannibal Camp Killer story even better. But when Corbin got up to check on Mike, he was gone. And the next thing you know he was standing in a puddle of blood. What was going on? Was this another prank or was there really a camp killer on the loose?Warning: This young adult horror story has very dark and disturbing images. Adults should read the story before determining whether or not it is appropriate for a child in their care.Here is a preview:He hated them with a bloody passion, and he smiled as he imagined them all getting attacked by a swarm of killer bees.Able noticed him and the smile on his face. He walked up and shoved him. “What is so funny you freak? The only thing I see funny here is you! Well you and your idiot friend over there.” “Oh my, using first grade insults? I figured with the fact you were going in to ninth grade you would have come up with better ones by now. I would teach you some, but your puny brain might explode from the use of words with more than one syllable.” “You think you are so smart don’t you?”Able glared at him, and he didn’t say a word. He knew they would jump on him and bash his face in like they did last year. Able shoved him again and went back over to his friends. Mike walked up to him and patted his shoulder. “Look Corbin, I don’t know about you, but I like my nose where it is. So let’s just stay away from them okay?”“Fine, come on, we have to go to the stupid bonfire, then dinner.”“I am starving! I am looking forward to the scary stories tonight.”“They are always the same, the whole camp cannibal crap, I swear, they need to come up with a better story.”

"An old man once told me that if you sneezed five times in a row on a rainy day in May something strange would happen. I never really believed him, but his words remained tucked away somewhere in my memory for years.”Three unlikely Grade 7 friends believe in an old man’s five sneeze theory and attempt to find out what happened to a boy called Sam Aberfeldy, who mysteriously went missing in their city. In this fast moving adventure, which takes place over twenty days, the children manage to find enough new evidence to get the Sam Aberfeldy case re-opened after three years of being shelved as a cold case.What do Garreth Williams, Busi Masimango and Anthea Poulos discover? How do The Five Sneeze Theory and Busi’s ESP abilities help them to uncover the truth of this sinister mystery?

Assassins are on their way, Prince Jaimin has been told in a dream. But the royals are not the only ones in danger: a fourteen-year-old Destaurian rebel has risked her life to warn the Arrans of an imminent attack by a mysterious, fire-wielding army. One war is not yet over, and another looks set to begin.Despite the new threats, Elaina cannot afford to wait in Arra any longer. She must begin her mission: to rescue Princess Eleonora from a desert prison, and then to turn the ruthless Destaurian king to the light.Jaimin, Alessa, Elaina and Makias lead an expedition across the wild eastern wilderness to progress Elaina’s mission. Meanwhile, Nastasha, Jaimin’s advisor, continues to make sacrifices for her country and those she loves. Will her sacrifices, and those of so many others, be enough to unwind an ancient curse and restore peace? Discover the third book in the Principality series to learn the fate of the allies, and solve the ancient mystery behind the greatest war the region has ever seen. Plus, meet some new heroes that are sure to capture your heart.

Rafi didn't believe in vampires until his first date tried to kill him. Worse, she isn't the only vampire in town. Rafi McCullough is a Filipino-American teenager who learns from his grandfather of the Filipino vampires called aswang, who are daywalkers. Under constant threat of attack, Rafi must learn kali, the Filipino art of blade fighting, if he is going to stay alive long enough to rid the town of the killers in their midst.

Children love these fun-shaped characters as they experience the ups and downs of life on Hexagon Hill. Meet, among others, Diamond Dog as he struggles with his musical muse; Mixed-up Mouse overcoming her shyness; Starfish who needs a lesson in humility; and the mysterious Spinning Spider who binds them all together.These friends all have a story to share, and a story written to help build your child's confidence in langauge.Eight complete stories in this edition. Who's your favourite furry friend?

In which Clarence Esmond places himself in the hands of the Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure, and entrusted by that Deity to the care of a Butcher's Boy In which the Steamer St. Paul and a tramp lend their aid to the Bright-eyed Goddess In which Clarence and his companion, the Butcher's Boy, discourse, according to their respective lights, on poetry and other subjects, ending with a swim that was never taken and the singing of Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay for the last time In which Clarence Esmond, alone and deserted, tries to pray; and his parents defer their trip to the Coast In which Ben, the gypsy, associates himself with the Bright-eyed Goddess in carrying out her will upon Master Clarence Esmond, and that young gentleman finds himself a captive In which Clarence meets Dora, learns much of his gypsy companion, fights Ezra, and is sung to slumber In which the strange tale of Dora, another victim of the Bright-eyed Goddess, is told to Clarence In which Clarence enters upon his career as a gypsy, and makes himself a disciple of Dora In which Clarence gets some further knowledge of a shrine, which has much to do with the most important events of this veracious narrative, and pays back the gypsy, Pete, with compound interest In which Clarence engages in a swimming race, and to the consternation of Dora disappears in the waters of the Mississippi In which John Rieler, of Campion College, greatly daring, goes swimming alone, finds a companion, and acts in such a manner as to bring to Campion College the strangest, oddest boy visitor that ever entered its portals In which Clarence relieves the reader of all possible doubts concerning his ability as a trencherman, and the Reverend Rector of Campion reads disastrous news In which Clarence as the guest of Campion College makes an ineffectual effort to bow out the Bright-eyed Goddess of Adventure

An evil sorceress, a hideous villain they call Lazy Neck, a swarm of Fogworms and a terrifying army of Skullion.Just a few of the weird and wonderful characters Horatio Hobbs will meet on his latest adventure.From the cold barren Gravenshire moors to the perilous gloom of Shadowmere forest – the young adventurer is once again on the trail of his father.With the aid of friends both old and new, Horatio must first retrieve a small silver coffin containing the fabled finger-wand known as, “The Bone of Contention.”Only one person knew of its whereabouts. That was until now…The second book in the Horatio Hobbs series.

A journey about friendship and love.A young girl, Julia, and her friend, Alphonse, a St. Bernard dog, embark on a fateful day without a care in the world. As their quest for a magical creature takes them far from the safety of home they discover that no matter what obstacles they face, nothing can overcome the strength of a good heart.… seen with the eyes of a child, an adventure that holds onto the simplest of truths.“…an enthralling fable that everyone should read.”Line Langebek Knudsen