Books with author Joshua Done

Running blockades isn’t something an honest trader has any business attempting, and a war zone is no place for a young girl. With his customers murdered by an alien invasion and unintentionally becoming the guardian of their orphaned daughter, Grumman is forced to balance safety, profit, and patriotism in this collection of fast-paced short stories. These stories are set in the Exile Empire science fiction storyline. They take place after The Exile Empire and before Empire Ascensions.

Running blockades isn’t something an honest trader has any business attempting, and a war zone is no place for a young girl. With his customers murdered by an alien invasion and unintentionally becoming the guardian of their orphaned daughter, Grumman is forced to balance safety, profit, and patriotism in this collection of fast-paced short stories. These stories are set in the Exile Empire science fiction storyline. They take place after The Exile Empire and before Empire Ascensions.

When Tim discovers an environmental activist badly hurt on a beach, his sun-kissed relaxing holiday in the Seychelles takes on a more dangerous twist. He and Grk are the only ones, it seems, who want to know what happened. They find themselves speeding towards a well-guarded private island, and single-handedly foiling a dastardly plot threatening the local endangered giant tortoises.

When Tim is followed home by a dog on the street, he's determined to find out who the friendly stray belongs to. But with a little investigating, Tim discovers that Grk's owners don't live in his town, or even in his country. Max and Natascha Raffifi, Grk's owners, have been kidnapped with their ambassador parents by the evil Colonel Zinfandel and taken to a prison in Eastern Europe! Tim knows he's about to undertake a mission his parents wouldn't exactly approve of. He sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night with Grk, catches a taxi to the airport, then hops a plane to Stanislavia. Together he and Grk will have to break into a high-security prison, pilot a helicopter, and make a nail-biting run for the border in this high-octane, international adventure.

It’s all here: • Just who was Shakespeare? • What drew him to London and what did he find here? • A pub crawl with John Falstaff, Shakespeare’s fat felon • A day in the life of an Elizabethan actor • How to cope with Elizabethan heckling • Reviews of Shakespeare’s plays by Cecil Arduous, arts critic of The Great Fart • Which play did Queen Elizabeth ban? • Shakespeare’s mates—Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson • Life at the Globe Theatre • How to be an Elizabethan celebrity William Shakespeare lived in one of the city’s most exciting periods—during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. He is our greatest writer and this book recreates what life must have been like for him—from the low life of the taverns and the brothels, to the life of the court, all of which he experienced and all of which he put into his magnificent works.

In Grk Takes Revenge, Tim and his intrepid dog Grk rush off to Paris to protect their friend Max, who has gone there to confront an evil dictator. In Grk Down Under, Tim travels to Australia to rescue Grk, who gets caught in the middle of a hostage situation. Exotic locales and action-packed adventures will keep readers turning the pages and cheering on these unlikely heroes!

Tim and Grk's eighth amazing adventure takes them to the home of pizza, pasta and the leaning tower of Pisa. Dognapped! Grk is walking happily through the park, sniffing trees and chasing squirrels, when he's suddenly snatched by two men in black suits. Where are they taking him? And how can Tim get him back? Tim and Grk's eighth amazing adventure takes them to the home of pizza, pasta and the leaning tower of Pisa. There they meet the Duke of Macaroni, a man with a terrible secret which he will do anything to hide.

“Pure adventure fun.”—Kirkus ReviewsNatascha and Max Raffifi, recently orphaned and new to England, are adjusting nicely to their new life. Anything’s better than being on the run. Especially being reunited with their little black-and-white dog named Grk and living with their friend Tim. But one afternoon, Natascha sees a familiar name in the newspaper headlines. The infamous Pelotti brothers are on a crime streak in Brazil. This gang of criminal masterminds has only ever been captured once—by her father. To avenge his senseless death, Natascha and Max know they have to act. Setting off in the middle of the night, the Raffifis, with Tim and Grk at their side, arrive in Rio de Janeiro ready for action. But when Tim and Grk are separated from their friends, they find more trouble than they bargained for.

“A page-turning escapade for middle-grade readers.”—Kirkus Reviews The Malts and the Raffifis are on holiday in New York City. But when a billion-dollar statue at the National Museum goes missing, the police need help catching the culprit. Escaping Mrs. Malt’s watchful eye, Tim and Grk take to the streets to follow the only clue they have—a trail of hot dogs. Racing after the criminal, Tim and Grk get chased through Central Park by the police, pedal madly across the Brooklyn Bridge, and sneak into an old factory in disguise. If anyone can save the statue, and the day, Tim and Grk are just the team to do it.“Should appeal to all who love dogs and a good mystery.”—School Library Journal

When Grk sniffs some succulent sausages, he can't resist following his nose - and ends up on the other side of the world. He's in Australia, the land of surfing, sharks and the Red Jelly Gang, a ruthless band of crooks who have taken over the Sydney Opera House. Somehow, Tim will have to travel halfway around the planet, rescue his beloved dog and outwit the most wicked villains in the Southern Hemisphere.