Books with author Royce Buckingham

The demons have been released and have taken over the city. They are in the library, the dump and even the water. Nat is trapped at sea and his friends must use their wits to recapture the escaped demons. The Demonkeeper Journal may hold some clues if only they can be translated in time. Richie, Sandy and Lilli are a team and need to hold on until Nat gets back. The little minions step in, but when the elements collide and the chaos escalates, the destruction could be complete.

In the desert town of Richland, Washington, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. And when Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim. From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland-every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .

In the desert town of Richland, Washington, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. And when Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim. From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland--every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .

There is a menagerie of demons in an old house where Nat has been trained to be a Demonkeeper. Seemingly inanimate objects in his house are really little demons that cause chaos if they are loose. Most of them are relatively harmless, like the ones that produce weird smells or make you stub your toe. But some can kill. Nat is their keeper, with three mischievous minions for company, charged with preventing these creatures of chaos from wreaking havoc out in the normal world. Only a gifted demonkeeper can see and hope to control the hidden chaos so Nat has a thankless and lonely job. Local boys accidentally release the Beast from the basement and the Thin Man is out there, hunting demons for his own evil purposes. No longer alone, Nat must team up with Sandy, the library assistant and Richie, a tough street kid to capture the deadly Beast before it’s too late.

There’s a Troll under the bridge, a Wedge causing earthquakes, Char that’s burning through town, and they’re all demons on the run. As the mayhem escalates, Lilli, a hippie Demonkeeper arrives on the scene. Her interest is in peaceful demons but something dangerous is stalking the Seattle streets. Can Nat, Sandy and Richie see past their differences to find the Demoneater that is threatening to destroy the panicked demons? Mr. Calamitous seems to know something, but a ravenous Demoneater could end it all. Nat may be in over his head.

This short story by Bruce Buckingham takes place in Vero Beach, Florida, home to world famous Indian River citrus. It's the story of a 10-year-old boy helping his grandfather as they struggle against a rare freeze that threatens the old man's beloved orange grove. It is a story of their struggle against nature, and a struggle to find love and acceptance between an old man and his grandson.

There’s a Troll under the bridge, a Wedge causing earthquakes, Char that’s burning through town, and they’re all demons on the run. As the mayhem escalates, Lilli, a hippie Demonkeeper arrives on the scene. Her interest is in peaceful demons but something dangerous is stalking the Seattle streets. Can Nat, Sandy and Richie see past their differences to find the Demoneater that is threatening to destroy the panicked demons? Mr. Calamitous seems to know something, but a ravenous Demoneater could end it all. Nat may be in over his head.

Ever since his mentor?the original Demonkeeper? mysteriously disappeared, Nat has been in charge of the demons that live in his house. Most of them are just nuisances, but the Beast who lives in the basement is very dangerous. When Nat goes out one night, a clueless burglar breaks into the house and unwittingly sets the Beast free. Meanwhile, a vicious villain, the Thin Man, wants to use the Beast for his own evil purposes. Can Nat defeat the Thin Man and return the Beast to the basement without any major casualties?

There is a menagerie of demons in an old house where Nat has been trained to be a Demonkeeper. Seemingly inanimate objects in his house are really little demons that cause chaos if they are loose. Most of them are relatively harmless, like the ones that produce weird smells or make you stub your toe. But some can kill. Nat is their keeper, with three mischievous minions for company, charged with preventing these creatures of chaos from wreaking havoc out in the normal world. Only a gifted demonkeeper can see and hope to control the hidden chaos so Nat has a thankless and lonely job. Local boys accidentally release the Beast from the basement and the Thin Man is out there, hunting demons for his own evil purposes. No longer alone, Nat must team up with Sandy, the library assistant and Richie, a tough street kid to capture the deadly Beast before it’s too late.

Demons are all around us—most of them are relatively harmless, like the ones that go bump in the night or make you stub your toe. But some are dangerous—some can kill. Since he was orphaned as a boy, Nat has been trained by his aged mentor Daliwahl to be a demonkeeper, controlling a menagerie of demons in their old, rickety house in Seattle. But now Dahliwahl is gone and Nat is on his own. Keeping demons isn’t a very social activity, and when Nat goes on a date with Sandy, a junior librarian’s assistant, it’s a disaster in more ways that one—while Nat’s out, a very scary demon called the Beast escapes. Can Nat get the Beast back to the house and make things right with Sandy—and do it all by himself? With its fast-paced action, slapstick humor, and a winning, unlikely hero, Demonkeeper is a high-spirited romp that will keep readers glued to the page.