Books with author M T "Penny" Ross

Join fourteen-year-old Sarah and her eleven-year-old brother Mattie as they journey one hundred years back in time. As they enter a magical cave Sarah, Mattie and their grandfather are mysteriously transported from Iceland in 2011. They arrive in New Iceland, near Gimli, Manitoba. The year is 1911. While exploring, they meet a fourteen-year-old Cree boy named Willow Walker and his First Nations family. The three adventurers stumble upon the CAVE OF JOURNEYS. This magical place records the chapters of humankind through picture writing. Sarah, Mattie and Willow Walker meet an ancient oak tree who recruits them to retrieve original stories of Canadian history. Their whirlwind adventure in a flying canoe takes them to four locations. The youth rush to visit Elders entrusted to guard rock paintings at sites throughout the Canadian Shield. They have four days to accomplish their goal in a race against time. CAVE OF JOURNEYS, a juvenile fiction novel, combines legend with fantasy. Similar to Alice in ALICE IN WONDERLAND the youth face real issues in a world that combines enchantment and fantasy with reality. Is this world, with oversized creatures, wise Elders and a talking tree real? Is Willow Walker real? Or is it all part of a world where legends abound? Join Sarah, Mattie and Willow Walker on their journey as they discover stories rich in the culture and traditions of Cree, Icelandic and Ojibwe people.

Picture an angry bull. Add a pool party. Imagine the excitement! And picture what happens when the bull mistakenly runs through clothes hanging out to dry only to find himself dressed in a sky blue muumuu. If he wasn't angry enough before that, imagine him now! As he heads towards the party, the people scatter and the bull in his new muumuu is left to consider a swim. What happens to the angry bull after a dip in the cool water? The onlookers wonder how the bull will ever get out of the pool. See what happens when some of the children offer him some peanut butter crackers.

Mom, Rose, Sammy, and their dog Jelly have no idea what’s in store for them when they meet Clever, a very well-spoken bird. Clever wants to go back to his home that’s “just across the river,” and the family agrees to take him. But Clever fails to mention which river they had to cross or just how far away his home is. Over several weeks of traveling south, Clever continually asks for unusual foods. When the family finally reaches Clever’s river, with long, sad faces, they say their goodbyes. The trip home is much quicker since they don't have to stop at each creek, stream or trickle of water along the way. When they drive up to their house, a huge surprise is waiting for them!

Mom, Rose, Sammy, and their dog Jelly have no idea what's in store for them when they meet Clever, a very well-spoken bird. Clever wants to go back to his home that's "just across the river," and the family agrees to take him. But Clever fails to mention which river they had to cross or just how far away his home is. Over several weeks of traveling south, Clever continually asks for unusual foods. When the family finally reaches Clever's river, with long, sad faces, they say their goodbyes. The trip home is much quicker since they don't have to stop at each creek, stream or trickle of water along the way. When they drive up to their house, a huge surprise is waiting for them!

We're told to be careful for what we wish. Wishes can be tricky as young Albert McDougal finds out. After a long day digging for clams, Albert trudges along the beach wishing he were smarter so the kids at school would stop teasing him. Little did he know that he might actually get his wish. He also didn't understand the consequences of that wish. The story takes an unusual turn, not only for Albert, but for whoever finds The Glass Bottle.This is a story of magic, love, and the stars in the sky.

Kara has secrets. One of her secrets began in 69 B.C... How do the typical lives of eighteen-year old Brittany and her mother Amy mesh with a woman who claims she was Cleopatra, Nellie McClung, Pauline Johnson, Marie-Anne Lagimodiere and other legendary women? Find out as Kara's secrets are exposed through startling revelations. From a Mayan peasant about to be sacrificed, to a famous singer afflicted by anorexia, and a queen paraded up the Nile on a state barge, to a princess bewitched by a handsome vampire in a forest, Brittany and Amy follow Kara through an ancient labyrinth of stunning proportion. As Kara channels the lives of famous women, Amy embraces her Metis culture. Brittany juggles a new love life and university assignments as she sifts through secret lives of Kara to record adventures of history and culture. Is this account laced with ancient wisdom real or an epic novel of fantasy and time travel? Join Kara, Brittany and Amy as they discover dreams and reality are best layered with laughter, excitement and intrigue.