Books with author Kay Reynolds

A group of twelve boys named East reside in a Florida Everglades reform camp. A cruel leader and an electrified, orange fog force field hold them captive. The fog shifts with the arrival of a brazen woman, Breeze Morgan.In 2042, Breeze lands at Maverly Wilderness Camp to pay back a debt. During pre-job shadowing a boy busts her nose and Breeze humiliates the program director. Somehow, she's still offered the job and she accepts. Breeze soon discovers the camp's cruel and hope-stealing culture. She considers leaving, but the dozen delinquents steal her heart.Despite their dark past and dreary future, most of the East boys still have a shred of hope. Breeze awakens that hope possibly costing her much more than the debt she already owes.

In the year 1846, sixteen-year-old Martha Burt and her family leave their homestead in Illinois and travel westward on the trail mapped out by Lewis and Clark on their return from the Oregon Territory to Missouri.The men in the wagon train were energized by dreams of free land and a better life for all, dreams sometimes incomprehensible to their womenfolk, who endured incredible hardships on the journey.The wagon train arrives in the Oregon Territory six months later, having survived sandstorms, Indian attacks, prairie fires, buffalo stampedes, and the death of many fellow travelers.Martha grows from a sheltered young girl into a competent woman. The pioneers are deeply saddened by the loss of so many loved ones, yet are filled with hope by the possibilities the future holds.

Suppose you have just been invited to visit the princess of the country in her castle, and she wants to be your friend. Suppose you are in the castle with her, and she lets you try on her fancy outfits. Suppose that you are then involved in an evil plot to kidnap the princess. Read on to experience the adventures of Pia, and her new friend, Princess Annik, together with the knights who set off on the rescue.

Peter, Robyn and Billy live with their grandparents on a farm in Gippsland in Victoria. They are a happy family. Tragedy strikes, the grandparents die, and the Child Welfare Department take charge of the children. A distant relative in Sydney agrees to take the children. But the children are determined not to live in a city. They set out on bicycles to find a home in the remote outback region of Queensland. Written by an 11 year old, A Bunch of Battlers is based on her experiences living in the remote Australian outback and in spending a holiday in the city.

A young boy with golden eyes called Lukas is kidnapped from his snowy village by an evil pirate.He is whisked away to the Hopstone Islands: a tropical paradise of bright blue sea's and white sandy beaches. It sounds nice but Lukas soon discovers that this is no holiday! Not only does he have to escape from the pirate, he finds his strange new world is surrounded by the dangerous but magical ocean known as the 'Shadow Sea.' And even weirder still: Lukas is sure that he is somehow connected to it.Join Lukas on his fantastic adventure as he discovers the island of Zei, befriends Summer the smart, bossy tavern girl and her sister Winter, a little girl with a big secret. Not to mention Chino, a kind-hearted pirate and his courageous giant-penguin Pendolo.Will Lukas make it home? What is the Shadow Sea? Find out in Pirates and Penguins.Pirates and Penguins is the first novel in the Shadow Sea series. Its a fast paced and fun fantasy adventure for readers of all ages. Its a series full of wonderful characters, amazing places, stunning magic and... pirates who ride the oceans on the backs of giant-penguins (what more could you need?).