Books with author Nick Falk

Can a bad dinosaur be put to use against unwanted family guests?Tom and Tam are horrified when they find out Great Aunt Gertrude is coming to stay. She's got bad breath, smelly feet, and her false teeth like to bite. It's time for the twins to put their thinking caps on. They need to get rid of her, fast. Luckily they've got a secret weapon—their very own velociraptor—but it's a naughty one and it keeps getting them into trouble. In a fight between a vicious velociraptor and a ferocious great aunt, there can only be one winner!

Surviving a horrific automobile crash which killed his mother and left him with a broken neck, the five year old boy begins his long recovery living with his grandparents and sister, Sari. There was no nurturing father because his parents had divorced before he was less than one year old. Without warning his father arrived at his grandmother’s home along with a woman who was his father’s new wife. They stayed for the afternoon with a promise to return the next morning to take the boy to the circus. They did arrive the next morning but instead of the circus they snuck him out of Los Angeles for a long train ride to Columbus, Ohio.Buckeye Bound* tells that story and the boy’s survival in a strange environment without his grandparents or sister. His youthful years in Ohio tell the tale of growing up in the time of polio, atomic bomb drills, evening air filled with DDT, early days of television, flying saucer scares, bicycle adventures, nearly drowning, first love and a bout with religious fanaticism. His years in Columbus Ohio included the emotional distance from his step-mother, lack of paternal bonding, and homesickness for his grandparents, sister and his lost life in California. However, with the support of others, caring teachers and new-found friends he was able to recapture the joy of life. This is a true story. (*) A buckeye is a nut common to Ohio resulting in the nickname Buckeye State.

On her sixteenth birthday Justine’s mother handed her a manila envelope containing a letter from her grandfather. At that time her mother explained that she had held the letter in trust since Justine was born. Receiving this letter was a surprise since her grandfather died when she was an infant. The faded envelope also held a curious round object similar to a large bottle cap.Taking the envelope to her bedroom she opened it to find her grandfather’s letter, written in beautiful cursive script, and the mysterious object. As she began reading the letter her emotions welled up and she felt a strong bond forming between them. This was no ordinary letter or birthday wish but a letter that was about to change her perspective on life forever. Dear Justine is a letter for all teenage girls, young women, parents of teenage girls and families preparing their daughters for the trials and tribulations of the twenty-first century. I am confident you will agree Justine’s letter should be shared with all other young women coming of age in these turbulent times.

These stories are written for young adults with adventurous imaginations. Who else has the ability to envision themselves flying over the Italian Alps on a flying carpet, galloping across the plains for the sheer joy of it or speeding around a curve while holding onto a large motorcycle? The reader joins Amy in her quest to unravel a voodoo spell. Or Jessie who, along with three friends, use cunning and imagination as they attempt to free children being held captive in the basement of a dark old Victorian mansion. The reader can also stand together with Steven as he defiantly fights to correct an injustice perpetrated by the school district. We are taken to Canada to be with Andy as he learns that an attic can be so much more than just a place to store old luggage. Why would a single man living alone order five large cheese pizzas to be delivered at the exact same time every night of the week? How does one escape through hot ash and stone falling from an erupting volcano? Is it possible for a rich teenager raised in a San Francisco penthouse adapt to being a cowboy on a Wyoming ranch? Can a fifteen year old girl find the strength not to be seduced by peer pressure? Should we believe a man who denies being the well-known vampire, Vampore?These adventures are best experienced alone and under the somber veil and safety of a warm comforter along with a hot cocoa to steady your nerves. I would counsel against doing so during a thunder and lightning storm, a body can endure just so much fright.