Books with author Richard Jennings

Experiencing disturbing episodes of déjà-vu, eleven year old Tom believes he is going mad. Then, he meets the adventurer Septimus Mason, who shows him that he is a “Walker” – someone who can transport himself to other times and places. Septimus explains that these abilities could be removed leaving him, once more, an ordinary schoolboy. Given the hurt these talents have caused, the choice would seem easy enough, but it is not so simple. In dreams, Tom has experienced life as other “Walkers” in times of mortal danger: Edward Dyson killed at the Battle of Isandlwana, 1879; Mary Brown who perished in the Great Fire of London, 1666; and finally Charlie Hawker, a sailor who was drowned on a U-boat in 1943. Reluctantly agreeing to travel back in time and rescue them, Tom has three dangerous adventures before returning to the present day. Tom’s troubles have only just started, however, for he has now drawn the attention of powerful individuals who seek to use him to change history and to bend it to their will. This leads to a struggle wherein Tom’s family are obliterated from existence and Tom must make a choice between saving them and saving his entire world.The Hourglass Institute Series is a Time Travel adventure for Young Adults: Time Travel Sounds like fun until you try it. Prepare yourself for a thrilling dash through history as your read about the adventures of Tom and the Hourglass Institute.

As a young boy begins to dig a hole in his back yard, his shovel suddenly strikes something hard, and big, as it turns out, in more ways than one. What he discovers, preserved in the Cretaceous limestone is more spectacular than anything the town of Melville, Kansas, has ever seen before—something that should perhaps be left to the experts, or should it? As the determined eleven-year-old continues to dig, outlines of an ancient creature emerge, but what is it? And more importantly to some, whose is it?

Turtle Rock is where sixteen-year-old Jenny Snow goes to sit and listen to her iPod and think about the tedium that is her life. Although she is by nature a steady, responsible sort of person, Jenny longs for adventure, even danger. Little does she know, danger and adventure lie right under her nose—quite literally. Having spotted her sunning on Turtle Rock, a young seventh-generation pirate named Coop DeVille has swum all the way from his ship to make her acquaintance. Of course, she is too consumed by her own boredom to notice him clinging to the rock below, but a pirate is not easily deterred, which is only one of the many things Jenny soon discovers. Like the ancient map Coop DeVille keeps taped to his stomach, the adventure of Jenny’s life finally begins to unfold—and as it does, even the rock she sits on nearly becomes her undoing in this rollicking tale of piracy, peril, lost treasure, and newfound love—as only Richard Jennings could imagine it.

When a wounded wild rabbit is found in the front yard, he is given a good home and a memorable name by a twelve-year-old with a liking for basketball, the trombone, and the newspaper’s daily horoscope. But Orwell is no ordinary rabbit. It soon seems that he is attempting to reward his young caretaker by mysteriously sending coded messages in the form of predictions: the final score of the Super Bowl, advance notice of a pop quiz at school, tomorrow’s winning lottery number! Can this little rabbit foretell the future? Can Orwell actually make luck happen? Here is a magical and heartwarming story about kindness, friendship, and hope in the shadow of fortune’s ever-turning wheel.

"I believe there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply digging a hole. A hole is an achievement. A great hole is a great achievement. I was going to dig a great hole." So begins the Sesquicentennial Winner of the State of Kansas's first 150 years of contributions to literature, a book ranked with Little House on the Prairie and The Wizard of Oz as a story that will last forever, nominated for the William Allen White Award, critiqued as "Mel Brooks for Middle Readers," "Kurt Vonnegut Jr. for Kids" and "Today's Mark Twain," Jennings story pits the grown-ups against one brave kid in a disagreement that began in the Cretaceous Age. The search for a solution comes from present-day Native Americans. Fun. Memorable. Important. Exqusitely done.Should be in every library where 10-12-year-olds drop in. - Dorothy Bush, Senior Librarian, Palm Beach County Libraries.

Everyone is searching for pieces of 'The Crown of Knossos:' historical artefacts which when assembled allow control over all of history in this and in the Twisted reality. The Hourglass Institute, Redfeld's masters and even the Directorate are soon in the hunt. One by one the pieces are found but eventually Tom and the others discover who is really after The Crown and what their motivations are. It is only then that they realise the extent of the danger, for 'Yesterday's Treasures' can mean the destruction of tomorrow.Yesterday's Treasures is the sequel to Tomorrow's Guardian.The Hourglass Institute Series is a Time Travel adventure for Young Adults: Time Travel Sounds like fun until you try it. Prepare yourself for a thrilling dash through history as your read about the adventures of Tom and the Hourglass Institute.

When a wounded wild rabbit is found in the front yard, he is given a good home and a memorable name by a twelve-year-old with a liking for basketball, the trombone, and the newspaper’s daily horoscope. But Orwell is no ordinary rabbit. It soon seems that he is attempting to reward his young caretaker by mysteriously sending coded messages in the form of predictions: the final score of the Super Bowl, advance notice of a pop quiz at school, tomorrow’s winning lottery number! Can this little rabbit foretell the future? Can Orwell actually make luck happen? Here is a magical and heartwarming story about kindness, friendship, and hope in the shadow of fortune’s ever-turning wheel.

When a wounded wild rabbit is found in the front yard, he is given a good home and a memorable name by a twelve-year-old with a liking for basketball, the trombone, and the newspaper’s daily horoscope.But Orwell is no ordinary rabbit. It soon seems that he is attempting to reward his young caretaker by mysteriously sending coded messages in the form of predictions: the final score of the Super Bowl, advance notice of a pop quiz at school, tomorrow’s winning lottery number! Can this little rabbit foretell the future? Can Orwell actually make luck happen?Here is a magical and heartwarming story about kindness, friendship, and hope in the shadow of fortune’s ever-turning wheel.

A long-forgotten apple and a donut in a white paper bag sit stop a Kelvinator refrigerator in Kansas one night discussing what it means to grow old. Created for first-graders, this charming classic returns as a Kindle exclusive after 35 years out-of-print. Popular among first-grade teachers throughout America, this is the book that launched the career of the prize-winning author of Orwell's Luck.

Thirteen delightful stories for fifth and sixth-graders by the author of ORWELL'S LUCK Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York, 2000), all concerning an intellectually curious young girl named Aubrey, her surprising, changing family, her peculiar back yard neighbor, a boy called Bean, and a fascinating world of pets, ranging from an adopted stray cat named Porchie to an Octopus named Sandy to a parakeet named Budgie, among others, with three singing dachshunds always close at hand. Jennings has been called "The Master of Midwest Whimsy" (Kirkus Reviews) and in this popular collection his deft sense of humor shines through as it gently demonstrates the rewards of caring for all creatures great and small.