Books with author M.A. McDonald

Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.They’ve spent years at the same high school without speaking a word to one another, but that’s all about to change. Popular Bliss was having the perfect prom until she found her BFF and boyfriend making out in the back of a limo. Bad girl Jolene wouldn’t be caught dead at the prom, yet here she is, trussed up in pink ruffles, risking her reputation for some guy - some guy who is forty minutes late. And shy, studious, über-planner Meg never counted on her date’s standing her up and leaving her idling in the parking lot outside the prom. Get ready for The Anti-Prom, Abby McDonald’s hilarious, heart-tugging tale about three girls and one unforgettable prom night.

Can a boy-hungry Jersey girl survive the wilds of Canada with her eco-identity intact? A witty new YA novel from the author of SOPHOMORE SWITCH.Jenna may hail from the ’burbs of New Jersey, but Green Teen activism is her life. So when her mom suggests they spend the summer at Grandma’s Florida condo, Jenna pleads instead to visit her hippie godmother, Susie, up in rural Canada. Jenna is psyched at the chance to commune with this nature she’s heard about — and the cute, plaidwearing boys she’s certain must roam there. But after a few run-ins with local wildlife (from a larger-than-life moose to Susie’s sullen Goth stepdaughter to a hot but hostile boy named Reeve), Jenna gets the idea that her long-held ideals, like vegetarianism and conservation, don’t play so well with this population of real outdoorsmen. A dusty survival guide offers Jenna amusing tips on navigating the wilderness — but can she learn to navigate the turns of her heart?

For anyone who has ever felt a little lost, or that they just do not fit their shell as well as they should, you've come to the right place! Written and illustrated by Mark Mc Donald, Henry the Hermit Crab follows a hermit crab that has a great affection for pizza, and an overwhelming desire to find a home that is a perfect fit. In this wonderfully illustrated and written tale, inspired by Mark Mc Donald's colorful life of travel and teaching, Henry's lively and highly entertaining journey changes him forever. Readers will be delighted riding along with Henry on his exciting trip! Mark Mc Donald is a ski instructor and instructor trainer who splits his time between Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia, Niseko, Japan, and Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia. Mr. Mc Donald is completing the second and third book in the Henry the Hermit Crab series and is starting a new book featuring the character Gus the Goldfish Shark. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/HenryTheHermitCrab.html

Trang, Bindu, and Squeaker expect the return of their parents from a mysterious trip abroad. Trang, the eldest, has been in charge of the family while the parents are away. But when the parents don’t return on the expected date the kids decide to try and find out where they might have gone, and begin a search in their inventor father’s secret workshop for clues. The kids find their father’s and mother’s journals and a treasure map. Then they must solve the puzzles in the journals to find the paths that will lead them to the treasure and their parents. However, an associate of their father’s, Dr. Kropulent, wants to steal the journals and find the treasure for himself. But the kids evade him by escaping in their father’s time machine - setting off on a journey to different countries and through different ages - following clues that will lead them to their parents and the treasure.