Books with author HUGHES

The Civil War in MissouriIn 1863, at fifteen, Matt Howard is old enough to join the Southern guerrillas and help protect Missouri from Union forces. But Matt would rather farm than fight – tending his beloved pa's land is the next best thing to having him still alive. What’s more, to safeguard her six children, Matt’s mother insists that the family take a neutral position. In Missouri's Civil War, which pits neighbor against neighbor, armed men often bang on doors in the middle of the night, shouting "Union or Secesh?" The wrong answer can get a civilian killed.Matt’s mother is from the North, and when Ma decides to move them back, Matt is torn: Should he abandon his farm or his family? And what about his friend Jesse, who has no doubts about joining the guerrillas? What will Jesse say if Matt runs away? In this large, gripping examination of the Civil War in Missouri, a boy bewildered by the madness around him wrestles with questions about family ties, friendship, and loyalty. Guerrilla Season is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Bertie Bones, archaeologist, receives a secretive and mysterious phone-call from Salvador Gonzales a TV executive who has him travelling to Mexico, then across deserts and deep into the Sierra Madre mountains. Meeting some old friends and making some new Bertie gets caught up in a secretive and undercover expedition to search for the long lost gold of the Aztec emperor Montezuma. Things do not go exactly as planned though and Bertie finds himself in danger, helped only by an unexpected stowaway….

This is a story, of one little boy’s generosity at Christmas time. It follows the child’s unselfish gift to Santa Claus all the way to the North Pole. It recounts Santa’s trials and tribulations with his special gift. Then it tells us all what made the gift so very special. It will surprise and delight when we learn how this gift of love and kindness ultimately saves Christmas.

Getting through a day at Winchester High is a challenge for sixteen-year-old Corey McAllister. Every day he must face bullies who have made his life a living hell. One bullied student in his class has committed suicide. Corey has considered that as well, but what he thinks it would do to his mother stopped him. Corey learns that he can travel in his mind and has located a place where two stranded space travelers are trying to find the fuel to get home. With the help of the space-men, Corey is able to see inside the real world of his bullies. He learns that the bullies are hiding dark secrets.