Books with author Matthew Fox

It’s the first week of summer vacation. Eva can’t wait. Her best friend Sandra is coming over to go swimming, and it’s a beautiful day. What could be better?That was before her mom began working on her latest invention. She calls it The Diminisher. Eva doesn’t think much of it until there’s an accident in the basement- an explosion. Nobody is hurt, but her mother’s workshop is a mess.But that’s the least of Eva’s problems. Because Sandra’s seen too much of the strange invention. She’s curious. And when Sandra gets curious, bad things happen.They’re about to learn that the world is a dangerous place when you’re three inches tall.

Richard’s father is a world famous archaeologist. Richard wants to be just like him. The only problem is, his father is very secretive about his work. Richard is too young to go on digs, he always used to say. But Richard’s getting older now. Maybe it’s time…The next thing Richard knows, he’s on his way to Egypt. He’s ecstatic! But he’s not allowed to talk about the dig with anybody. This one is very secretive, indeed, his father cautions.The investors want it that way. The investors think they’re about to find something big. Very big. Something the ancient Egyptians knew was worth hiding in a place they call the Forbidden Valley.

It's the summer of 1993. After the death of their parents at the hands of a drunk driver, city-dwelling teenage brothers Christopher and James Janes are sent to live with their widowed grandfather in the remote Ozarks of Missouri. There, the brothers must learn to cope with the drastic turn their lives have taken and the unfamiliarity of their surroundings, as well as their grief. By some stroke of fate, there is one other person their age in the area: a girl named Kylie. She tells the brothers of a local mystery about a girl who disappeared one day in a nearby ancient cave used by Native Americans, and the three spend their summer together exploring it, eventually finding that there is still a bit of magic left in a world that seems bereaved of hope. Publisher Weekly Reviewer Following the death of their parents in a car accident, 14-year-old Christopher Janes and his 15-year-old brother James arrive in Pine Hallow, Missouri to live with their 72-year-old grandfather, Mathias "Bones." Chris and James adapt quickly to life in Pine Hollow, becoming fast friends with Kylie, who shares with them the town legend of the Niutachi Indian cave: a cave into which a young woman named Alena mysteriously disappeared, leaving behind only her shoes and a necklace. The boys explore the cave while Bones is at a doctor's appointment, and discover a window set in the cave wall that gives them access to past memories -- times when their parents were still alive. Each trip through the window seems to bring them closer to the mystery of Alena's disappearance, which had a dark impact on Kylie's family. Very slow to get started, the narrative gains strength as James and Chris try to piece together the connection between their found objects and the memories they represent. Most touching is Bones's recollection of a past dance with his now deceased wife, and his subsequent refusal to taint that memory. Chris and James never really develop beyond their respectively bookish and athletic descriptions, but the engaging premise and mystery of the window is enough to propel the plot along. A few odd turns of phrase, such as "well-knowing" and "pile down" aside, this is a competent piece of magical fiction.

Kari and her brother, Greg, can’t believe they’re going to be stuck with their grandparents for two whole weeks. In the middle of nowhere. With nothing to do. Nothing to do, that is, but work in their grandparents’ vast garden.But why are their grandparents acting so mysteriously? What are they afraid of? Why does their grandfather sneak baskets of radishes out to the supply shed late at night? And why does Kari hear voices… when there’s nobody there?

Gabe and his sister, Sarah, love spending their summer vacations with Uncle Ernie on his salvage boat: The Cobalt Cruiser. That’s because Uncle Ernie is a treasure hunter.But this time he’s taking them to the Bermuda Triangle. This time he’s searching for more than the usual shipwreck. This time he’s after a legendary sunken pirate ship: The Vicious Esmerelda. But is he in over his head? Will Gabe and Sarah be able to save the day before they suffer the wrath of Captain Red Holiday and his voodoo curse?

Randy Miller would do anything to be a better goaltender. His twin brother, Gordy, is the star of the team, and the girl he likes, Kelly, hardly notices him. Randy is jealous- why can’t he be the star hockey player in the family?And then one day Randy and his best friend, Jack, walk into a strange new store called Five Dimensions Curio & Pawn. The shelves are packed with spooky items and the air is filled with mysterious music. And then there’s the back room, where Randy finds an item that will change his life forever: a voodoo doll.But voodoo isn’t real. It can’t be… right?

Jeremy Youngblood can’t stand when his cousin Thomas comes to visit. That’s because Thomas is a total nerd. All he cares about is knights and magic. And he always wants to see the old family books. Those creepy old books with the strange symbols and the funny language.But this time he’s brought something with him: eight stones, carved with symbols from the book. He claims they give him special powers. Jeremy doesn’t believe him. The next thing he knows, he’s back in time, in a foreign land, about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

Solomon’s grandfather, Professor Morgan Moats, is a famous paleontologist. He knows everything about dinosaurs, and has unearthed some of the world’s most famous fossils. Solomon would do anything to follow in his footsteps.One day a mysterious man with deep pockets shows up at the professor’s office. He promises an opportunity to dig up the rarest fossil known to man. The retired professor suddenly finds himself unretired. And he’s taking Solomon with him.But something is wrong at the dig site in Utah. The paleontologists are being treated like prisoners. Security guards watch every move they make. There are whispers that the land is sacred. Are they there to dig up a dinosaur, or a horrible secret?