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Books with author Jane Ferguson

  • Cricket & the Cracker Box Kid

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, April 30, 1990)
    Pampered eleven-year-old rich kid Cricket thinks she has finally found a friend in Dominic, who lives in the low-income houses called crackerboxes, until they quarrel over ownership of a dog and their classroom becomes a courtroom to decide who is right
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  • Christopher Killer: Forensic Mystery 1

    Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 4, 2006)
    Fascinated by forensics, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney persuades her father, the county coroner in sleepy Silverton, CO, to take her on as his assistant. But she never expects her first case to involve the death of a friend! Rachel Geller, a beautiful young waitress, is found strangled in a field with a Christopher medal around her neck—clearly marking her as the fourth victim of a serial killer. Cameryn is determined to help find Rachel’s killer, and attending the autopsy gives her the first clue. But as she follows her instincts and gets closer to the killer, Cameryn suddenly finds herself on the verge of becoming his fifth victim!
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  • The Christopher Killer

    Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Feb. 28, 2008)
    As the daughter of a Colorado County coroner, seventeen-yearold Cameryn Mahoney is no stranger to death. in fact, she’s always been fascinated by the science of it. so she’s thrilled to finally get some hands-on experience in forensics working as her father’s assistant. but Cammie is in for more than she bargained for when the second case that she attends turns out to be someone she knows—the latest victim of a serial killer known as the Christopher Killer. And if dealing with that isn’t hard enough, Cammie soon realizes that if she’s not careful, she might wind up as the killer’s next victim. . . .
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  • Izzie Did It!:

    Jane Ferguson

    Paperback (Independently published, July 12, 2017)
    Maxie and her sister Izzie do everything together including getting into and out of tons of playful puppy trouble. Kids will love the "OH NO" and "GUESS WHAT" repetition with the necessary "time outs" for the puppies as the go through their "terrible chewing twos." They share a fun glimpse of the first day of school too. Real puppy pictures are mixed with colorful art to enhance the reading experience. Young children and parents will see themselves in these puppy adventures.
  • Christmas Mutts

    Jane Ferguson

    Paperback (Independently published, Nov. 5, 2017)
    Join Maxie and Izzie in their crazy Christmas adventures. Young children will identify with these wonderful puppies, often in trouble, while trying to “help mom” and be good so Santa will come. The visiting grandchildren are so worried, they call a “SECRET MEETING, NO DOGS ALLOWED”. They hatch a plan to help Maxie and Izzie have a Merry Christmas after all. Maxie, a willing accomplice, tells the story of Izzie’s antics. Kids will love the “OH,NO!” and “I may have helped!” repetition which often leads to necessary “time outs”. Maxie and Izzie are sisters. They do everything together including experience the joy of Christmas with their adopted family. Kids will love the mixture of real photos and artistic illustrations showing the puppies everyday antics during the Christmas holiday while their family is getting ready for Christmas. Perfect for children 2-8 years old and all young at heart who have rescued a mutt and let it steal your heart.
  • Maxie & Izzie and the BIG DIG

    Jane Ferguson

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 17, 2017)
    Maxie & Izzie and the BIG DIG Maxie and her sister Izzie do everything together including digging themselves into and out of playful puppy trouble. Kids will love the mixture of real photos plus artistic illustrations showing the puppies’ everyday antics, meeting their canine friends and accompanying them on digging disasters and adventures. Jane is a professional artist and finds inspiration for the series by watching her two puppies Maxie and Izzie bound into whatever daily mischief they seem to discover. In her words, "I want readers, young and old, to laugh and enjoy the puppies' antics. Hopefully this book also presents a casual opportunity to talk with young children about decisions made and consequences earned.”
  • Circle of Blood

    Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (Speak, Jan. 8, 2009)
    Cameryn Mahoney works as the assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado. But if that?s not hard enough, her long-lost mother has made a surprise return to Cameryn?s life. When her mother picks up a mysterious young hitchhiker, Cameryn senses that the girl is running from something. But before she can find out more, the girl is found dead?with a gun in her hand. Is it suicide? Or something even more sinister?
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  • Angel of Death

    Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Feb. 28, 2008)
    Being a coroner’s assistant means that Cameryn has seen more gore than your average seventeen-year-old. But even Cammie is shocked when Kyle O’Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. As Cammie gets involved in the case, she finds herself drawn to Kyle, and considers trusting him with the secret that she can’t even tell her father. But when their relationship starts to move toward romance, the struggle to solve the case of her teacher’s death intensifies. Will Cameryn be too preoccupied to identify the killer in time?
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  • The Circle of Blood

    Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Feb. 28, 2008)
    As she uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to investigate the death of a young runaway, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney, an assistant to her coroner father, worries that her secretive mother may be involved.
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  • The Angel of Death

    Alane Ferguson

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Sept. 21, 2006)
    As assistant to her father, the county coroner of Silverton, Colorado, Cameryn Mahoney has seen more gore than the average seventeen-yearold. But even Cameryn is shocked when Kyle O'Neil, the most popular guy in school, discovers the gruesome corpse of their English teacher murdered in his own bed. Kyle is drawn to Cameryn, who wonders if she can trust him with the secret she can't tell her father—that her vanished mother is back in her life. As her relationship with Kyle speeds into romance, Cameryn struggles to unravel her teacher's bizarre death—but is she too preoccupied to identify the killer in time?
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  • The Dying Breath: A Forensic Mystery

    Alane Ferguson

    Paperback (Speak, March 3, 2011)
    Seventeen year old Cameryn Mahoney is the assistant to the county coroner, so she's no stranger to death. But when it's possible that the next death under investigation might be your own, things take on a whole new meaning. Cameryn thought she was done with Kyle O'Neil after his first attempt to kill her in Angel of Death. But now he's back, and he's after her again. Compelling and gripping, this newest addition to the Forensic Mystery series will have readers on the edge of their seats.
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  • Across The Sea of Stars

    Joel Ferguson

    Paperback (Christian Faith Publishing, Inc, June 24, 2019)
    Far out across the sea of stars is an inverted universe where space is white and the stars are black. This universe is beyond an anomaly known as the Great Rift, which separates our universe from an infinity of abstract galaxies, planetary systems, and beings totally alien to anything known or imagined on our side of the universe. In this inverted universe is a hideous organism known as Yethla. It is confined to its own universe by the Great Rift until, one day, it finds a way to break through the barrier and enter our side of the universe.This is the story about the NSA2275 mining ship and its crew who leave the Jupiter Perimeter Space Dock in the year 2402 on an exploratory mission to locate a rare mineral in a far distant galaxy. What they find on a desolate planet has been buried for over a million years and will change their lives forever and open their eyes to what is far beyond the sea of stars.