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The Dragon Throne
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 5, 2005)Newly made knights, Edmund and Herbert, have looked forward to returning home to England from their perilous journeys, only to discover that Prince John has yet another mission for them that holds even greater dangers as they escort two women on a perilous trek over the Alps in order to reach their final destination of Rome.
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The Book of the Lion
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, March 1, 2000)Set in medieval England, young Edmund's life is forever changed when he joins Richard Lionheart's army and fights in the Battle of Arsuf whereupon he learns importance personal lessons about compassion and cruelty.
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Raven Of The Waves
Cadnum, Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Orchard, June 16, 2001)
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Redhanded
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (The Viking Press, Oct. 9, 2000)Since he cannot depend on his father, Stephen feels as though his only chance to make it to the big boxing tournament is to go along with the dangerous plan of a local tough guy to whom he has been introduced by a thrill-seeking friend.
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The Book of the Lion
Michael Cadnum
Audio CD (Recorded Books, Jan. 1, 2003)When 17-year-old Edmund is rescued from a harsh, violent punishment by a knight seeking a new squire, he suddenly finds himself making a dangerous journey toward the Holy Land to meet up with crusading King Richard. Michael Cadnum's sweeping tale of medieval Crusaders unveils the harsh realities of an historical era that still echoes in the modern world.
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Heat
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1998)At thirty feet above the water, Bonnie is fearless as she dives during the competition, yet when her father gets in trouble with the law, her focus is shattered and what was once simple to her now becomes a dangerous event.
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Daughter Of The Wind
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Orchard, Aug. 1, 2003)Historical adventure story that takes place in medieval Scandinavia.Hallgerd is the 17 year-old daughter of the Norwegian village leader. A group of Danes, acting under the orders of a powerful, warring-king's daughter, kidnap her and intend to marry her to this noblewoman's son. After a sympathetic young Dane helps her to escape, Hallegerd avenges her kidnapping by setting fire to the town and steals a small rowboat. As she is rowing through the marsh, she meets Gauk, a young hunter, along with a young blacksmith from Hallegerd's village who has come to rescue her.
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Sleep Sound in Jesus
Michael Card
Hardcover (Harvest House Publishers, March 1, 1990)None
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Starfall
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Orchard, Sept. 1, 2004)From acclaimed author Michael Cadnum comes the first in a series of novels based on the myths from Ovid's THE METAMORPHOSES.Phaeton is the natural offspring of the Sun, but no one in his village believes him. After Phaeton fights his rival in front of their village over his parentage, he undertakes a long journey to the gates of dawn to confront his father and prove his worth. The trek is demanding, but when he arrives at his father's temple, he is awed and determined. His father grants him his wish: to ride the chariot of the sun. But as Phaeton tries to control the powerful steeds that pull the chariot, he fails and is forced to face his fate.
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Rundown
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, June 1, 1999)Struggling to gain the attention of her mother, father, and boyfriend, Jennifer Thayer invents a shocking story about fighting off a serial rapist, but soon finds herself trapped by her own lies.
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In A Dark Wood
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Scholastic, March 1, 1998)Based on the legend of Robin Hood, a medieval epic pits the law-abiding Sheriff of Nottingham, Geoffrey, against the cunning and witty Robin Hood in a struggle that will have Geoffrey fearing for his subjects, his marriage, and his soul.
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Flash
Michael Cadnum
Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), June 22, 2010)When two teenage brothers bungle a bank robbery, their attempt to hide the evidence is witnessed―aurally―by Terrence, a legally blind neighbor. Terrence tells his girlfriend, Nina, and her brother, who then disappears with a handgun. Nina is afraid of what he might do to the brothers. But she also has every reason to fear what the brothers will do to Terrence. Flash ingeniously interweaves the stories of two who are hellbent on a destructive path, two who stand in their way, and one whose actions may be the spark to set the whole thing off.
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