Books with author Salisbury

Fishing. This is it, the big time. Mikey's 13, a deckhand working on a charter boat in Hawaii. Working for the best skipper anywhere, his stepdad, Bill. Before Bill came along, it was just Mikey and his mom. Now they're a real family, and Mikey has a little brother. He can't believe how lucky he is. And now he's learning from the best, even though he's only 13. Because Bill believes in him. And Mikey won't let him down. He loves fishing and being out on the boat. But some seas, some fish, and some charter clients are a lot tougher to handle than Mikey ever imagined. Take Ernie and Cal—they chartered Bill's boat for three days and they’re out for the adventure of their lives. Now it's up to Mikey and Bill to deliver it.

Bob Salisbury and his grandson Joe, then aged six, wrote this story about their two black Labrador dogs. They had great fun planning and writing it together and anyone who likes dogs will enjoy this tale. Some people think that dogs cannot really speak, but those who have a favourite pet know better. Perhaps this should remain a secret so if you read this book please don’t tell any grown ups about the conversations you have with your dog; it’s better they don’t know and they won’t believe you anyway!

Everyone is missing! Eleven-year-old Emma’s best day ever quickly turns into a nightmare. While spending the summer with her grandparents in Lander, Wyoming, Emma enjoys a ride on her horse, Bart. But, when she gets back to the house, the trouble begins. It’s empty. No warning, no note, and no one to call leaves Emma shaking in her shoes.When she discovers the reason, Emma finds herself questioning her relationship with God. Even more questions arise after a visit to a struggling horse rescue farm. Seeing the sadness in the faces of so many abused horses, and meeting Tucker, the sickly appaloosa, only adds to the pain of her already broken heart.While Emma works to save the horse rescue, who will rescue her heart?

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Based on a true story, this World War II novel by Scott O'Dell Award winner Graham Salisbury tells how Zenji, 17, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese. Zenji Watanabe graduates from high school in Hawaii and is recruited into the army as a translator because he speaks perfect Japanese. He is sent to Manila undercover as a civilian to gather information on the Japanese in the Philippines. If they discover his identity, he'll be executed as a traitor. When captured, he maintains that he is an American civilian despite unthinkable torture. He also survives being lost in the jungle for months. Zenji's time behind enemy lines is grueling, and his survival is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. This is the fourth book in Graham Salisbury's highly acclaimed Prisoners of the Empire series, which began with the award-winning Under the Blood-Red Sun.

Imagine…among the infinite number of electronic transmissions speeding through deep space, one transmission contains the thoughts of a young girl…thoughts originally transmitted telepathically.And these thoughts were generated hundreds of years before the satellite receivers in space catch them.These captured signals and the story they tell are presented to the world in what becomes known as Samantha's Cosmic Diary.Amazingly, the diary is the personal record of a period of time and of events starting shortly before this 20th century child -- Samantha -- was born…and ending a few weeks after her first birthday.During three stages of her existence -- pre-conception, pre-birth and infant childhood -- Samantha transmits her thoughts, impressions and observations of her world to her ethereal mentor -- some would say guardian angel -- who exists in a spiritual dimension.Due to an apparently premature birth, her early life as a human child is difficult and in great danger due to her fragile body and ill health.In spite of her circumstances, she maintains an optimistic attitude. She's cheerful and full of wonder. Experience Samantha's beginnings as she describes them and as they've been captured then recorded in Samantha's Cosmic Diary.

Eddy Okana lies about his age and joins the Army in his hometown of Honolulu only weeks before the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Suddenly Americans see him as the enemy--even the U.S. Army doubts the loyalty of Japanese American soldiers. Then the Army sends Eddy and a small band of Japanese American soldiers on a secret mission to a small island off the coast of Mississippi. Here they are given a special job, one that only they can do. Eddy's going to help train attack dogs. He's going to be the bait.