Books with author Nancy Tarufi

All Josh wants is to be like his big brother, Brian. Josh's handicap keeps him from athletics, but not from being Brian's biggest fan. One day Callie, the team's announcer and sportswriter, is searching for someone to fill her position when she looses her voice - Josh finds himself volunteered for the job. Now he's scared that he will mess it up and let his brother down. But Brian says doing Callie's job is being Part of the Team.

Brantley Station is an underwater mining community where hundreds of scientists, technicians, and their families live while they research, explore, and mine minerals for export to the surface. Occasionally hit by pirate raids, this station has one of the best security systems and has yet to be infiltrated or successfully raided. One of the early pirate raid attempts resulted in the capture of Ethan, an assumed pirate child. Ethan's story is the story of Brantley Station; this child who grows up in the depths as an outcast has more mystery than truth in his background. Follow Ethan and the natives of Brantley Station in a series of stories as Ethan uncovers more of his mysterious past, one sliver of memory at a time. Ethan has been learning about Brantley Station while under Darren's charge. But now Darren must leave and he makes Ethan promise to stop stealing. Experience has taught Ethan to never look back, and with such resolve, he attempts to honor his word. Brantley Station's natives are ruled by the citizen council, the Grenadan Guards by their military regulations, and those assigned as galley workers are ruled under the chef - a strict, no-nonsense, former Guard. A group of the new Guards hear of Ethan's "sticky fingers" and force him to steal tobacco for them. Ethan must find a way to stop - but who will believe the word of a Little Thief over the respected voices of the older Guards? Will the council revisit this issue as forewarned and expel Ethan? What future can a pirate child have within a community where he's forced to straddle and maneuver within the odd entanglement of civilian versus military rule while he officially falls into neither category?

Brantley Station is an underwater mining community where hundreds of scientists, technicians, and their families live while they research, explore, and mine minerals for export to the surface. Occasionally hit by pirate raids, this station has one of the best security systems and has yet to be infiltrated or successfully raided. One of the early pirate raid attempts resulted in the capture of Ethan, an assumed pirate child. Ethan's story is the story of Brantley Station; this child who grows up in the depths as an outcast has more mystery than truth in his background. Follow Ethan and the natives of Brantley Station in a series of stories as Ethan uncovers more of his mysterious past, one sliver of memory at a time. As time has passed, Ethan has become a silent authority on the Grenadan regulations he must abide under and the Civilian Democratic-Republic legal system to which he longs to belong. Though he has few friends and it appears to newcomers that he is ignored or loathed by most, the majority of the civilians on Brantley Station know and admire the pirate child. Ethan forms a friendship with Corey Skitter, a Grenadan Guard Lieutenant with his own strange story. Ethan has been accused of stealing something of great value - and the council listened to the advice of a man who doesn't understand Ethan - so the law has been pushed to its limit in an unprecedented escalation. Unfortunately, there is no way to undo this error in the complex legal system without presenting new evidence. Ethan keeps looking for the item. Corey discovers this dilemma and, as Security Chief, makes it his mission to find the item and prove beyond a doubt that Ethan was not the thief. So much of Ethan's true personality comes to light in this incident that the entire station marvels at him; how can such strengths come from a pirate child?

Brantley Station is an underwater mining community where hundreds of scientists, technicians, and their families live while they research, explore, and mine minerals for export to the surface. Occasionally hit by pirate raids, this station has one of the best security systems and has yet to be infiltrated or successfully raided. One of the early pirate raid attempts resulted in the capture of Ethan, an assumed pirate child. Ethan's story is the story of Brantley Station; this child who grows up in the depths as an outcast has more mystery than truth in his background. Follow Ethan and the natives of Brantley Station in a series of stories as Ethan uncovers more of his mysterious past, one sliver of memory at a time. As time has passed, Ethan has become a silent authority on the Grenadan regulations he must abide under and the Civilian Democratic-Republic legal system to which he longs to belong. Though he has few friends and it appears to newcomers that he is ignored or loathed by most, the majority of the civilians on Brantley Station know and admire the pirate child. Ethan forms a friendship with Corey Skitter, a Grenadan Guard Lieutenant with his own strange story. Ethan has been accused of stealing something of great value - and the council listened to the advice of a man who doesn't understand Ethan - so the law has been pushed to its limit in an unprecedented escalation. Unfortunately, there is no way to undo this error in the complex legal system without presenting new evidence. Ethan keeps looking for the item. Corey discovers this dilemma and, as Security Chief, makes it his mission to find the item and prove beyond a doubt that Ethan was not the thief. So much of Ethan's true personality comes to light in this incident that the entire station marvels at him; how can such strengths come from a pirate child?

Brantley Station is an underwater mining community where hundreds of scientists, technicians, and their families live while they research, explore, and mine minerals for export to the surface. Occasionally hit by pirate raids, this station has one of the best security systems and has yet to be infiltrated or successfully raided. One of the early pirate raid attempts resulted in the capture of Ethan, an assumed pirate child. Ethan's story is the story of Brantley Station; this child who grows up in the depths as an outcast has more mystery than truth in his background. Follow Ethan and the natives of Brantley Station in a series of stories as Ethan uncovers more of his mysterious past, one sliver of memory at a time. As time has passed, Ethan has become a silent authority on the Grenadan regulations he must abide under and the Civilian Democratic-Republic legal system to which he longs to belong. Though he has few friends and it appears to newcomers that he is ignored or loathed by most, the majority of the civilians on Brantley Station know and admire the pirate child. Ethan forms a friendship with Corey Skitter, a Grenadan Guard Lieutenant with his own strange story. Ethan has been accused of stealing something of great value - and the council listened to the advice of a man who doesn't understand Ethan - so the law has been pushed to its limit in an unprecedented escalation. Unfortunately, there is no way to undo this error in the complex legal system without presenting new evidence. Ethan keeps looking for the item. Corey discovers this dilemma and, as Security Chief, makes it his mission to find the item and prove beyond a doubt that Ethan was not the thief. So much of Ethan's true personality comes to light in this incident that the entire station marvels at him; how can such strengths come from a pirate child?

On the day before the big storm, the Sisters walk down the streets of their city. They get tossed around by fierce winds and watch big trucks sail through the flooded street!These stories are the misadventures of the five funny sisters: Tina, Becky, Kim, Ellen, and Jill. Along with the rest of their family, the Funny Sisters encounter exaggerated real-life events which are sure to make any mother, father, big brother, or big sister laugh. These stories are written to a target audience of elementary to middle school girls. Average reading level is 4th grade. As a read-aloud, each story is approximately a 15 minute read.