Books with author Joanne Anderson Reisberg

Friday is Zachary Zormer's favorite day of the week. At least it is until he realizes he forgot this week's assignment, "Bring in something fun to measure." Tyler, the class show-off, brings a picture of himself from the newspaper. How can Zack top that when all he has to work with is a piece of paper he finds in his pocket? Week after week Zack takes on a different math concept (length, width, area, perimeter) with surprising projects including a mobius strip, a paper frame large enough to step through, and a light show that demonstrates how the sun heats the earth.

Friday is Zachary Zormer's favorite day of the week. At least it is until he realizes he forgot this week's assignment, "Bring in something fun to measure." Tyler, the class show-off, brings a picture of himself from the newspaper. How can Zack top that when all he has to work with is a piece of paper he finds in his pocket? Week after week Zack takes on a different math concept (length, width, area, perimeter) with surprising projects including a mobius strip, a paper frame large enough to step through, and a light show that demonstrates how the sun heats the earth.

When Lucas Sanchez fails to catch a Frisbee and it crashes into an oil painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald, he is stunned as part of a green eye stares back. He remembers a CNN report of an art heist and wonders, What's Behind the Mighty Fitz? The Edmund Fitzgerald, a huge freighter that mysteriously sank in 1975 during an unbelievable storm on Lake Superior, is at the center of this action/adventure novel.

With only a two reale from his father and his sister’s coat, Carlos Diaz, escapes uncle’s whip and stows away on a galleon of King Phillip II of Spain, to seek out his father, an assayer at the silver mines in Potosi. He is held at sword point and survives a storm on the high seas. Carlos’s only friend, Dr. Sebastian, tries to protect him from the cruel captain and devious members of the crew, but it isn’t enough. Carlos wonders how wise it was to attempt his Escape to the New World.A Middle Grade Historical Adventure Novella by Joanne A. Reisberg

Tuesday… A Lucky Day for Luis is a story about Luis, his empathy with an abandoned dog he names Tuesday, and his strong desire to provide a place for this homeless dog. With his father serving in the Army overseas, he creates an exciting scenario to convince his mother that Tuesday can guard them at home. Even though his plans with his classmate, Alex, go awry, Luis is convinced the best homeless dog in the entire world has just saved their family.

A novel of contemporary issues like confidence, loss, love, reconciliation and the joy of horses, friends and family. Four horses, including Noble, are true to their equine breeds, names, ages and personalities. All the people characters and other horses are fictional. The men and women, boys and girls could be your friends, co-workers, family members or neighbors. If you are a horse lover, this will resonate in your horse loving heart. If you know nothing about horses, you will meet people struggling with the same issues you or those close to you have encountered - and overcome. It is an uplifting story, sure to lift your spirits, bring you near tears, then back to joyful chuckles and heart-warming love. From the lonely teen and the wounded Afghanistan war veteran to the emergency room doctor with a sad secret and the horse farm owner with a mysterious past and the humble Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, the reader peeks into lives of everyday folks and grows and strengthens with each one of them.

When Lucas Sanchez fails to catch a Frisbee and it crashes into an oil painting of the Edmund Fitzgerald, he is stunned as part of a green eye stares back. He remembers a CNN report of an art heist and wonders, What's Behind the Mighty Fitz? The Edmund Fitzgerald, a huge freighter that mysteriously sank in 1975 during an unbelievable storm on Lake Superior, is at the center of this action/adventure novel.