Books with author Robin Anderson

Seventeen year old Gina has spent a lifetime being abused from her addict mother, often putting herself in front of it in order to save her sister from the same. With an alcoholic, absent father, Gina and Davie try their hardest every day to avoid their mother, questions from their friends and teachers, and hide the secret that could tear them apart. Feeling trapped, all they do is dream and wait for the day they're both eighteen and can escape. When their secret is exposed, Gina feels threatened by a different kind of danger, causing her to fight back during the worst beating of her life. Relying on other people and admitting the truth for the first time takes its toll, as both Gina and Davie learn how to cope with their new reality. But when heartthrob Lars walks into her life and starts pushing down her walls, Gina can't deny anymore that all she's ever wanted was to be normal. Her bliss is interrupted by countless forces; a nosy principal, mean girls spreading rumors, and even her own father, convincing her she is defined by her past and that a normal life is not part of her fate. Then her mother dies, leaving an empty space she can't explain; a void that will never fill, leaving her feeling angry and relieved, and possibly even safe until her father steps in and starts to act irrational, trying to kill them. Only Lars can keep her grounded while she watches her life crumble around her. Gina has to fight in a way she has never known before. She is fighting for her life in a different way; for trust, for love, for peace, and for a future she never believed she'd have.

FINALIST: NIEA, Nature, 2020In the land where summer has twenty-four hours of sun, the dark of night begins in September with the dipping of the sun. Two puffin friends, Árni and Birta are exploring Iceland but have only hours left before dark. Meanwhile, Árni's mother and father continue searching for them. It's getting late and all pufflings must head out to sea when night falls.Before Árni and Birta set off on their long four-year sea journey, an Icelandic Faery plays clever tricks on them, making their grand adventure longer than expected! Hot on their tails, Árni's parents find the famous Blue Lagoon and a beach glistening with diamonds. Would you like to join the fun with these adventurous ones?In this third book of the Iceland: The Puffin Explorers series, Árni and Birta discover glaciers, volcanoes, natural energy, and some of the legendary folk of Iceland. Fun facts are placed throughout the adventure to educate about Iceland's volcanoes, waterfalls, glaciers, and much more.Illustrated with actual photographs taken while the author explored the beautiful country of Iceland, this eye catching picture book is sure to mesmerize young readers.

Two puffin friends are exploring Iceland looking for two little lost lambs, but on the way, they discover their predator the Artic Fox and other animals in Iceland too difficult to ignore. The puffin parents are searching for these two little one's while realizing Iceland is more than their puffin colony's cliffs--they find Whooper Swans and a family of sheep in the middle of the street!Would you like to know what Árni and Birta do when they see a wild reindeer, or what Árni's parents say when they see turf houses that look like huge burrows? Come along as we explore Iceland, the farmlands, and how Iceland can grow their own fruit when the temperatures are so cold!In this second book of the Iceland: The Puffin Explorers series, Árni and Birta meet Icelandic horses, sheep, and reindeer, and experience other natural wonders of Iceland. Fun facts are presented throughout the adventure to share interesting things about Icelandic farms and animals, like how sheep roam freely and are protected by laws if they are in the middle of the road.Illustrated with actual photographs taken while the author explored the beautiful country of Iceland, this eye catching picture book is sure to mesmerize young readers.

In a time of deadly crisis, Linden alone has the power to save her people. The faeries of the Oak are in danger of extinction, and their only hope for survival rests in fifteen-year-old Linden. Armed with the last of her people's magic, she travels bravely into the modern human world. Along the way she makes a reluctant ally—a human boy named Timothy. Soon Linden and Timothy discover a danger much worse than the Oakenfolk's loss of magic: a potent evil that threatens to enslave faeries and humans alike. In a fevered, desperate chase across the country, Tim and Linden must risk their lives to seek an ancient power before it's too late to save everyone they love. R. J. Anderson has artfully crafted a world of stunning magic, thrilling adventure, and delicate beauty, where the key to the future is in an unexpected, forbidden friendship.