Books with author Mary Ellen Shea Clifford

When Noah and Emma plan to scare their sisters at the Tawas Point State Park in Michigan neither of them understands that it will change their relationship. Meet the Emerson and Miller families where friendships are more like being part of an extended family. Follow Noah as he begins his service in the Air Force at basic training. Become part of a friendship that spans generations. Based in Saginaw, Michigan the families belong to St. Mary Cathedral where the siblings go to school. A book filled with friendship, romance and characters you will remember forever.

The friends are back in Book Five of the Saginaw Series. Questions abound. Will Katy reconcile with Jen and Colleen, restoring their remarkable friendship through their senior year? Will Sarah and Joseph's hope to adopt a baby be fulfilled after a devastating change of heart ended their first attempt? A book with strong faith-filled characters to share with your daughter, mother, aunt and friends.

Book One of the Holiday Series - No Christmas for OliviaOlivia is hurt and angry that her family is going to visit Aunt Fran in Phoenix over Christmas vacation. It means there will be no trip to the tree farm to cut a Christmas tree. Her beloved decorating traditions will go out the window. And most upsetting, absolutely no snow on Christmas Eve! Olivia decides to skip Christmas this year. Her parents can make her go to Arizona but they can't make her enjoy the holidays! Follow Olivia out to Phoenix as she learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Book Four of the Holiday Series - A Very Thankful ThanksgivingThe school board of St. Mary Cathedral High School in Saginaw, Michigan changes their student policy handbook. One of the girls finds out the hard way that the school board means business about zero tolerance. New friends, budding romances, a long distance wedding and life changing events lead the families to the discovery of why this Thanksgiving is so special!

Book Three of the Holiday Series - Independence DayOne of the girls is targeted with online bullying. Accusations and rumors are running rampant at the end of the school year at St. Mary Cathedral High School in Saginaw, Michigan. Have Kyla and Matt done what the blog says they did? Some of the students think they may have! The principal turns the investigation over to the Chief of Police. Who is targeting the students? Can the they put a stop to the bullying? Will it continue through the summer ruining their vacation or will the guilty party be caught?

Book Two of the Holiday Series - Easter Break in FloridaOlivia and her sister Kyla are disrespectful to one of their teachers at St. Mary Cathedral High School in Saginaw, Michigan. Their mom tells them a secret about him. Can they keep the secret? They have to go with him to Florida for an Easter break mission trip. Will they be able to mend fences and get along? Take a trip to Little Havana as the students and teachers learn together lessons in humility and the importance of sharing God's love.

Four Season Friends begins with moving day and all the stress and anxiety of seven people relocating to a new home in a new city. Each of them quickly become s friends with the family of eight next door and the fun begins. A few of the children are homeschooled while others attend St. Mary Cathedral, just three blocks away. There are vacations, a first job away from home and even a wedding reception in a Montana barn in the middle of winter! You will come to love the Castors and the Maxums, possibly even wishing you could live next door to them.