Books with author Jeff P. Jones

In this third adventure from Horace, the school detective, he is asked by Annabel to find out who stole her teddy bear keychain from her school bag. Then, a ransom note is received for the teddy bear, requesting that Annabel meets the demands or she will never see Barney ever again. Horace, assisted by Amelia from school, helps to catch the culprit; then finds that he is receiving thanks from Annabel in a way that is only going to make Amelia even more jealous, who thinks that she now needs to match it. Enjoy this school detective adventure that is suitable for the whole family to read.Horace, if you are not familiar with the character, has two things that he always does: wears a red scarf to school believing that it brings him luck, and chews on sticky black liquorice to help him think.

Imogen’s first Saturday at the bookshop definitely doesn’t go as expected, receiving fashion advice from the elderly owner, and then finding out when left alone that the bookshop is actually haunted. The owner warns Imogen not to remove her shoes inside the shop or visit the second floor, but when the owner has to go out, Imogen disobeys both his instructions, finding out exactly what the bookshop’s resident poltergeist is capable of.

Schoolgirls, Melanie and Amy, discover that there is a school ghost. Melanie first experiences the ghost in the school gym, the voice encouraging her to do something that she never normally does, climb the bars all the way to the top. After Melanie experiences the ghost again inside the school library, again whilst barefoot, but not on the school bus when the boys stole her shoes, Melanie encourages Amy to remove her shoes in one of their lessons the next day to see if the ghost then helps her at school. Following Amy’s experience, as the boys whistle her walking to the front of class without shoes on ready to tackle the difficult maths sum on the whiteboard, both girls test out their theories, again, in the school library, except that the head teacher catches them. Find out what happens to both girls and how it all ends with the ghost of Amelia, who apparently always visits their Victorian-built school in July.

This is a children’s adventure about a nine-year old girl called Ellie, who spends a weekend at a manor house with her parents. After arriving at the manor house, quite late, Ellie is soon in bed, in her own room. Then, something magical happens – in what seems like a dream, Ellie finds herself in all these different rooms where she meets different animals and learns how to play various games. Enjoy the adventure through the eyes of Ellie, as she meets characters like: Chuckles the Guinea Pig, who appears to be laughing all of the time; and Marvel the magician’s cat. In the adventure, Ellie will learn how to play games such as: draughts (checkers) and ‘ping pong’, which Ellie thinks may well have been named after the skunk that she meets. In order to play chess, Ellie has to look into the ‘ageing mirror’ and then something amazing happens. Enjoy the fun, the adventure and the magic; while at the same time, learning how to play some traditional games. You will also find out how you can work out somebody’s age, using Calculating Cat’s magic number trick!

From the writer of the Inspector Horace mysteries, comes the first adventure from Professor Primrose, a scientist who carries out alien investigations. In this particular adventure, he is working for the military and his brief is to answer the question: Do aliens really exist? During the course of the investigation, he explores all the evidence that might suggest that aliens are either visiting or communicating with the Earth; from sightings of UFOs and strange creatures being discovered on beeches, right through to crop circles, making his own one of those. Not an in-depth scientific study but a fun and thought-provoking story for all ages.

This is the story of “Grumpy Old Dog”, a black Labrador retriever that has become grumpier with age. Holly never imaged when she named him as a puppy that he would start living up to his name as he got older. Holly adores “Grumpy Old Dog” but finds that he is starting to get in the way of her finding, and keeping, a boyfriend; now more worried about her dog’s reaction to her bringing home a boy from school than her parents. With the help of her best friend, Lucy, Holly comes up with a plan that will make “Grumpy Old Dog” more accepting of her boyfriend – she just has to find a boy who owns a white female dog!

A trip to a castle provides plenty of entertainment for a group of teenage schoolgirls. It seems that the 11th Century piece of stone that Amelia has brought back on the coach in her school bag, from the castle wall, has stirred up Ivan, the castle ghost, who is now on their coach and with the girls for the entire journey home. The story contains plenty of banter between schoolgirls, Amelia and Sophie, as they observe barefoot Ellie trying to impress Sir. Then, there are, of course, plenty of scares on the coach journey home. Find out what resourceful Amelia does with the ‘haunted 11th Century stone’ before they end up taking it all the way back to school, and what that might mean for somebody else.

Sixteen year old Rhemy Larousse is a Nephilim, the daughter of a human and of the archangel, Michael. She is predestined to fulfill a prophecy that will save the world. That fact took some getting used to, as did her transfer to Rosedown Seminary, a school for the supernatural.Although shes barely begun to settle into her new life and gain a full understanding of who she is, one of her new friends, Star, a powerful student witch, is kidnapped by a demon and sent down into The Shadows. For help, Rhemy turns to her lifelong best friend and protector, Jules Morgan, and Brick Southwood, the last living descendant of Eve (the last pureblood vampire), as well as Rhemys prophesied soulmate. Together, they must embark on a dangerous journey to rescue Star. Along the way, the trio will face the pain of their pasts, betrayal, and possibly even death itself. Only their love for each other and for Star will keep them from losing their souls to eternal damnation.In this paranormal young adult novel, three powerful teenagers must keep themselves and each other safe while on a mission to save their friend from the grasping darkness.

Sixteen year old Rhemy Larousse is a Nephilim, the daughter of a human and of the archangel, Michael. She is predestined to fulfill a prophecy that will save the world. That fact took some getting used to, as did her transfer to Rosedown Seminary, a school for the supernatural. Although she's barely begun to settle into her new life and gain a full understanding of who she is, one of her new friends, Star, a powerful student witch, is kidnapped by a demon and sent down into The Shadows. For help, Rhemy turns to her lifelong best friend and protector, Jules Morgan, and Brick Southwood, the last living descendant of Eve (the last pureblood vampire), as well as Rhemy's prophesied soulmate. Together, they must embark on a dangerous journey to rescue Star. Along the way, the trio will face the pain of their pasts, betrayal, and possibly even death itself. Only their love for each other and for Star will keep them from losing their souls to eternal damnation. In this paranormal young adult novel, three powerful teenagers must keep themselves and each other safe while on a mission to save their friend from the grasping darkness.