Books with author Nancy Robison

The 3 science fiction stories in this book, are humorous and fun. In "Let's Call Him Edison," three girls mistake an alien - wearing silver boots - for the leading boy in their play. Only one girl understands and helps him return to his home planet. In "Silver People From Space," Brad helps a girl and boy return to their mother ship after they had crashed into the ocean. Brad is only to happy to hide and help them return on a spacecraft that is ready to launch. In "One Eerie Night," two girls are captured by aliens and are frightened by a ceremony taking place. Did it really happen?

Teenagers, Taran andTommy are twins and have done everything together - mostly what Tommy wanted to do. Taran feels she has been Tommy's shadow long enough. She has grown up playing sports with her brother and his friends but that didn't make her love them. On the plane to Hawaii she meets Beau Briggs and a spark is lit within her. Is it possible to fall in love at first meeting? Her brother had fallen hard for Chantel, the Orchid heiress that he had met on a former visit to the islands. Once settled in, Taran, Tommy, Chantel and Beau enjoy the beach, swimming, snorkeling, boating, bicycling and dancing. All would be perfect for Taran if she didn't almost drown, crash on a bicycle ride, scrape her leg climbing through bushes, cut her arm on sharp coral and follow along instead of standing up for herself. Were all these accidents Beau's fault? Was he really a klutz or just trying to take care of her? How could she fall for a 'sport's nut' like her brother? But, was she really in love with him or was it just the magic of the islands? Along the way, she learns Hawaiian history and helps Chantel to re-unite her parents.

Amy's game is tennis and getting to know Billy Thomas better. Her friend Bunny's game is to send anagrams to Amy and have her send them back. Together they enter a tennis competition and have to deal with twin girls who are obviously cheating. Knowing it is one thing, proving it is another but through the idea of coded messages and other means of communication from a deaf girl who reads lips, and with Billy's help, they are able to prove their point.

The 3 science fiction stories in this book, are humorous and fun. In "Let's Call Him Edison," three girls mistake an alien - wearing silver boots - for the leading boy in their play. Only one girl understands and helps him return to his home planet. In "Silver People From Space," Brad helps a girl and boy return to their mother ship after they had crashed into the ocean. Brad is only to happy to hide and help them return on a spacecraft that is ready to launch. In "One Eerie Night," two girls are captured by aliens and are frightened by a ceremony taking place. Did it really happen?

In the 1700's and 1800's whale fishing was a big business. Sea captains would be away from their families for as much as ten years, so the women decided they would rather be with their husbands and make a home on board ship, then to be left behind. Seldom if ever, was any mention made in the captain's log of having a woman on board. If it had not been for the diaries and journals of the women and children, we would not know of their extraordinary experiences of sailing around the world and capturing whales. These were hardy and capable women living a life of hardship and adventure. Charity Norton, age twelve, in this story, is the captain's daughter, a girl of determination to be with the father she has not seen for five years. On his arrival home, he learns his wife has died at childbirth and he now has two daughters to take care of. What to do with them? With all her heart, Charity prays that her father will take them with him on his next voyage and away from the wicked Mrs. Trask, the inn-keeper, who had taken the girls into her care by making them work for their keep in the kitchen.

Amy's game is tennis and getting to know Billy Thomas better. Her friend Bunny's game is to send anagrams to Amy and have her send them back. Together they enter a tennis competition and have to deal with twin girls who are obviously cheating. Knowing it is one thing, proving it is another but through the idea of coded messages and other means of communication from a deaf girl who reads lips, and with Billy's help, they are able to prove their point.

Elaine Albertine, fresh out of high school is ready for stardom and has her sites set on a Hollywood career. Living with her brother and his family, she knows she must make her own way, and in order to fulfill her dream she must earn some money and takes a job in the town bank. Her long time friend, Sully takes a job in the super market to earn his way to Hollywood as the two had planned their trip together ever since starring in their high school play. Plans get changed when Hollywood comes to Mudlaw to make a movie starring the well-known cowboy star, Jess McCoy. The little town of Mudlaw takes on a new face when the movie company transforms the sleepy town to one of action - including a mud fight. Elaine is thrilled with it all, and knows her moment of stardom has come until she sees herself on the screen at the preview and wonders if she could ever be like Claudia Grant, the glamorous star of the film.

Allison Pond has been going together with Christopher Riggs for a year but when she gets a part in the school musical and has to kiss Jack Jarrett, she breaks up with her long time boyfriend, but is miserable when he dates another girl. Soon she learns that Jack is just an actor and that she really loves Christopher. But is it too late? When he sends her roses she knows he still cares for her on stage or off.