Books with author R. L. Zimmerman

You must walk the darkness to find the light.Half-faerie Caoine has no control over the banshee lament she sings each night, predicting the death of others. A senior in a brand new high school, she expects the same response she’s received at every other school: judgment from fellow students over her unusual eyes and unnaturally white skin and hair. However, when Caoine arrives at West Lincoln High, for the first time in her life she finds friends. Real friends.But being a teenager is never easy, especially when the star soccer player, Oliver, sets his sights on her. Allowing him to get close means revealing her curse to the human world. She can’t let that happen.Life spins further out of control when her lament comes out during the day, those whose death she predicts die right in front of her, and a dark faerie known only as the Unseelie prince blames Caoine by leaving her the creepiest notes ever. Her curse is not supposed to work like that.In a race against time, Caoine must uncover the Unseelie prince’s identity and stop a spell before it unleashes hell on earth, all while trying to control her banshee song and finding a place among her peers.Senior year just got real.

You must walk the darkness to find the light.Half-faerie Caoine has no control over the banshee lament she sings each night, predicting the death of others. A senior in a brand new high school, she expects the same response she's received at every other school: judgment from fellow students over her unusual eyes and unnaturally white skin and hair. However, when Caoine arrives at West Lincoln High, for the first time in her life she finds friends. Real friends.But being a teenager is never easy, especially when the star soccer player, Oliver, sets his sights on her. Allowing him to get close means revealing her curse to the human world. She can't let that happen.Life spins further out of control when her lament comes out during the day, those whose death she predicts die right in front of her, and a dark faerie known only as the Unseelie prince blames Caoine by leaving her the creepiest notes ever. Her curse is not supposed to work like that.In a race against time, Caoine must uncover the Unseelie prince's identity and stop a spell before it unleashes hell on earth, all while trying to control her banshee song and finding a place among her peers.Senior year just got real.

Pluto has found it to be lonely living out at the far reaches of our solar system. It’s hard finding others to talk to when you’re a small rock orbiting through the vastness of space. So with great determination, he decides to leave his orbit and sets off on a journey towards the Sun in an attempt to find friends. Along the way, Pluto encounters various other planets, each with their own unique personalities and quirks. He quickly finds, however, that making new friends isn’t as easy as he thought it would be. It takes looking in an unexpected place to finally find what he’s searching for.

There's been a break-in at Professor Purrington's laboratory and there's only one man...err boy, who can solve the case. Brinsley James, ace mystery investigator, criminal catcher and all around boy wonder is hot on the bad guy's trail. But just who is the bad guy and what does he or she want with Professor Purrington's latest experiment? It'll take every ounce of Brinsley James's five foot frame and all of his eleven years of life experience to crack this mystery. Reminiscent of the quirky tales of Roald Dahl, It’s a Mystery, Brinsley James is narrated in high style and features an eccentric cast of characters including a champion swimmer, a smart talking parakeet, and a licorice obsessed boy genius named The Egg who all aid Brinsley on his quest to discover the culprit behind the break-in at Professor Purrington’s laboratory.

"With grace, humor, and sensitivity, Diana R. Zimmerman renders a traditional Mennonite farm family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as seen through a child’s eyes and spoken in the hypnotic rhythms of a young girl’s voice. The spirited speaker develops a rich sense of herself and her community as she grows up in a conservative religious context where “help means spank,” and female children are reared for lives of obedience, modesty, and piety. This is a remarkably immediate work of memory and imagination—authentic, fair-minded, and unsentimental— suitable for readers of all ages."—Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author of Sleeping Preacher and The Body and the Book: Writing from a Mennonite Life"Diana R. Zimmerman has written a great American memoir. I was reminded of Huck Finn and Harriet the Spy and Jo March as I chuckled and gasped and laughed out loud through this book. You will love this little Mennonite girl, and she will lead you back to your own inner child. You will also start seeing the world through her eyes. You won't want this story to end."—Shirley Hershey Showalter, author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World

Two weeks before St. Patrick's Day, a leprechaun magically appears in children's homes around the world. The Leprechaun tells his own story on how his job is to deliver mischief and fun. But, you have to find him before he can run! He is quite the prankster. At night while you are sleeping he darts all over your home, in the day time he watches to make sure fun and games are carried out. Build a trap and try to catch the little green elf on St. Patrick's Day. If you don't, he will be back to play on next year's green holiday. A charming tale for St. Patrick's Day. For added fun and St. Patrick's Day excitement, Each evening, hide a Leprechaun doll in your home and have your children search for the little green fellow in the morning!

"With grace, humor, and sensitivity, Diana R. Zimmerman renders a traditional Mennonite farm family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as seen through a child’s eyes and spoken in the hypnotic rhythms of a young girl’s voice. The spirited speaker develops a rich sense of herself and her community as she grows up in a conservative religious context where “help means spank,” and female children are reared for lives of obedience, modesty, and piety. This is a remarkably immediate work of memory and imagination—authentic, fair-minded, and unsentimental— suitable for readers of all ages." —Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author of Sleeping Preacher and The Body and the Book: Writing from a Mennonite Life "Diana R. Zimmerman has written a great American memoir. I was reminded of Huck Finn and Harriet the Spy and Jo March as I chuckled and gasped and laughed out loud through this book. You will love this little Mennonite girl, and she will lead you back to your own inner child. You will also start seeing the world through her eyes. You won't want this story to end." —Shirley Hershey Showalter, author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World