Books with author P.J. Shaw

Nothing could surprise 12 year-old Jennifer Adams more than to discover that the flea market pendant she bought holds the secret to a lost fortune. Jenny and her best friend Hanna Scott embark on a dangerous quest to solve five riddles and discover the location of the treasure. A crotchety old gardener, a stuttering parrot and Jenny’s bumbling but genius brother Peter--who insists on embarrassing both of them--are just some of the obstacles they have to contend with. But, when a tornado blows through the village and blows away a piece of the puzzle, the girls think all is lost.Then Jenny and her grandmother are involved in a car crash, and Gran ends up in ICU. As the girls wonder whether their quest is worth the effort, there’s something about the accident that clues Jenny into one of the riddles. When a mystery woman makes an appearance at Jenny’s physical therapy sessions and starts asking questions about the treasure, the girls renew their search.To find the treasure, the girls must unearth a hidden trail of stone steps, navigate sinking mud and a river, and then find a missing key--all before someone else finds them first.A border collie that chases porcupines and a Labrador retriever that hates rugs are just two of the girls’ quirky pets who tag along for the ride.

Sarah Ramsey’s summer at Loon Lake won’t be like any of the other summers spent at the isolated lake where her parents grew up. Sarah’s parents are barely speaking and her pretty and popular older sister is getting all the attention.Sarah enlists her two friends, Jake and Rob, on an excursion to the forbidden Big Island. There they discover a pile of old bones in tattered clothes half-buried near a small bungalow. Jake and Rob don’t want trouble, but Sarah’s curiosity won’t let it go. She begins to investigate and uncovers another mystery: a hotel that burned down in the 1920s, killing several people. A fire that was no accident.In an era of cell phones and Internet access, Sarah has to dig through old newspapers and talk to the great-grandmother of neighbors to glean facts. The revelations stir up something evil. Sarah is threatened, her sister mysteriously disappears, and Sarah must find answers before something terrible happens.

It’s the middle of the night when Beth Watson sneaks out of the house, steals a car, and drives, desperate to run from what she’s seen, what happened to Jack. She drives across several states until she ends up in a sleepy little Michigan resort town as the summer season draws to a close.All Beth wants to do is escape, to stay unnoticed, to fly under the radar. But tiny Beaumont is a town with big secrets, some very like the ones she’s fled from, and she arrives in town at the same time a murderer strikes.Beth, who has never gone to school, never held a job, and isn’t even sure if 16 is her real age, enlists the help of a protector, Dee, the town’s café owner, who sees a little of herself in Beth. Beth has to jump into a world she’s never known—a world of other teens, of cell phones and computers, cliques and bullying, girlfriends and boyfriends. And killing. So much killing. When the murderer strikes again, and again, Beth is certain her plans to start a new life are over and the worst is yet to come.“J.D. Shaw takes on child abuse, bullying, the deep need teens have to be loved and accepted, and the risks they’ll take to gain that love. Despite the horrors she’s faced, Beth is a character all teens can identify with. Leave No Footprints is a deftly drawn portrait of a young woman whose past is a mystery even to herself, but who, like most kids, just wants to be normal—if only she can escape her past.” —Joanne Dahme, author of Tombstone Tea and Contagion

Mark, Megan and Andrew can't help noticing when their teacher's hand goes into his interactive whiteboard and comes out soaking wet. He is as shocked by the situation as they are!It turns out that they have just discovered The 13th Doorway and are desperate to find out what awaits on the other side; in Andrew's case, a little too desperate!They soon realise that they are not the first to use the doorway and are shocked to find out exactly what happened to the last person who did so.Who are the large creatures who reside in this other world?Where do the other twelve doorways lead?Why is our entire Universe in danger? We have all read stories about other worlds but this is a "splendidly original" take on a classic storytelling idea. The creatures who live in the other place and their role in the creation of our world are new to literature.Written with readers aged 9-16 in mind, The 13th Doorway will have a far wider appeal and is an adventure that everyone can enjoy. Danger, Puzzle, Horror, Excitement, Drama, Romance and a journey back in time to the moment of all creation await any intrepid reader who dares enter .... The 13th Doorway.

For all who love horses. Molly Grimaldi is not impressed with fashions, cell phones, texting, or even boys. She believes there is nothing more important than tradition and saving the farm that has been in the family for generations. When golden palomino Amazing Grace has a hopelessly crippled foal, Molly knows the right thing for a farmer is to allow the horse to die. But when she sees jet-black "Handsome Augie," she begs her father to give her the chance of rescuing a horse with the blood lines of champions. With the determination of generations of Grimaldis, Molly works day and night to rescue a stallion and a farm.

It’s the middle of the night when Beth Watson sneaks out of the house, steals a car, and drives, desperate to run from what she’s seen, what happened to Jack. She drives across several states until she ends up in a sleepy little Michigan resort town as the summer season draws to a close.All Beth wants to do is escape, to stay unnoticed, to fly under the radar. But tiny Beaumont is a town with big secrets, some very like the ones she’s fled from, and she arrives in town at the same time a murderer strikes.Beth, who has never gone to school, never held a job, and isn’t even sure if 16 is her real age, enlists the help of a protector, Dee, the town’s café owner, who sees a little of herself in Beth. Beth has to jump into a world she’s never known—a world of other teens, of cell phones and computers, cliques and bullying, girlfriends and boyfriends. And killing. So much killing. When the murderer strikes again, and again, Beth is certain her plans to start a new life are over and the worst is yet to come.“J.D. Shaw takes on child abuse, bullying, the deep need teens have to be loved and accepted, and the risks they’ll take to gain that love. Despite the horrors she’s faced, Beth is a character all teens can identify with. Leave No Footprints is a deftly drawn portrait of a young woman whose past is a mystery even to herself, but who, like most kids, just wants to be normal—if only she can escape her past.” —Joanne Dahme, author of Tombstone Tea and Contagion

Sarah Ramsey’s summer at Loon Lake won’t be like any of the other summers spent at the isolated lake where her parents grew up. Sarah’s parents are barely speaking and her pretty and popular older sister is getting all the attention.Sarah enlists her two friends, Jake and Rob, on an excursion to the forbidden Big Island. There they discover a pile of old bones in tattered clothes half-buried near a small bungalow. Jake and Rob don’t want trouble, but Sarah’s curiosity won’t let it go. She begins to investigate and uncovers another mystery: a hotel that burned down in the 1920s, killing several people. A fire that was no accident.In an era of cell phones and Internet access, Sarah has to dig through old newspapers and talk to the great-grandmother of neighbors to glean facts. The revelations stir up something evil. Sarah is threatened, her sister mysteriously disappears, and Sarah must find answers before something terrible happens.