Books with author JoAnn Clarke

THE PENNY NICHOLS MYSTERY SERIES contains the complete series in Mildred Wirt Benson's (writing as Joan Clark) popular detective stories for girls series. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.PENNY NICHOLS FINDS A CLUEPENNY NICHOLS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST KEYPENNY NICHOLS AND THE BLACK IMPPENNY NICHOLS AND THE KNOB HILL MYSTERYJoan Clark was a pseudonym of Mildred A. Wirt Benson, (1905-2002) a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote several of her own mystery series from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Join us at the Water Park. There are water fountains of all sizes and a huge blue bucket that swooshes water down on the children. But remember, no running! Water Park Fun has been created for early readers. Your little one will have fun learning to read simple words with this bright book. Toddlers and preschoolers will also love learning about summer experiences.

Penny befriends another troubled young lady, Amy Coulter. Amy's sculpture, the Black Imp, was the best entry in an art contest, but the prize went to an inferior work of art. Even worse, Amy is now accused of stealing a valuable Rembrant painting from the museum!Penny is certain that Amy is innocent and even helps Amy evade the police. After Penny chances to see Amy accepting a payment from a man connected with the museum, Penny worries that she may have acted rashly in helping Amy maintain her freedom

Christopher Nichols travels to Knob Hill for a much-needed vacation. Penny unenthusiastically accompanies him, expecting a boring vacation in their secluded destination. The vacation proves to be far from boring.First, there is the strange man who asks for a ride and then suddenly disappears. Next, old Herman Crocker appears to be imprisoning and abusing his grandson. The housekeeper, Mrs. Masterbrook, is caught snooping in Mr. Nichols' belongings, and a young man arrives at Knob Hill claiming to be looking for old Mr. Crocker, yet is unwilling to go see him.

Set against the vividly described Prairies in the heart of a cloistered religious sect, this is a gripping novel from a beloved Canadian author.Fifteen-year-old Jim Hobbs, alienated from life in Toronto, hitchhikes to the Prairies on a whim, where he finds shelter in an abandoned farmhouse. There, he encounters his neighbours, members of Majestic Farm, a group that abides by an old-fashioned, ultra-conservative set of rules enforced by their ruthless pastor. When Miriam, one of the pastor’s daughters, secretly befriends Jim, they must hide their blossoming love for one another — or face terrifying consequences. In helping Miriam to escape her religious imprisonment on the farm, Jim must risk everything.

His classmates have identified him as a friend of Jackson's, who has autism, and now Tyler is trying to understand what that means in terms of his own personality. Over the course of this highly readable and swift-moving middle-grade novel (2nd to 6th grade), Tyler realizes that Jackson is a true friend who has enriched his life. Other students get to know Jackson across the school year. The book celebrates individual differences in all people and fosters an environment or acceptance. Written by a speech-language pathologist who works with children with autism spectrum disorder, this novel belongs on the library shelf of any middle-grade classroom.

Aunt Pajama has ten nieces and nephews and lots of fun adventures. In the first book of this series, "Meet Aunt Pajama" we are introduced to this funny aunt and two of her nieces. In this second book of the series, two of Aunt Pajama's nephews help her find a dog to adopt as a pet. Aunt Pajama discovers that owning a dog is not as easy as just wanting one. But through time, with love and patience, Lucy becomes a nice pet.