Books with author Sandy Patterson

When eleven-year-old Jane Palmer moves to Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod for the summer, she and her siblings are looking forward to reading books, going to the arcade, and walking to the beach from the family summer home. Before long, Jane’s nine cousins and their families unexpectedly arrive to stay for the summer. While playing Super Secret Spy Club, the thirteen kids discover that their grandparents are planning to sell the family Heights House because it is too expensive to keep it up. Heartbroken, the cousins set out to save the home that has been in their family for generations. Glimpsing ghostly visitors and reliving faded memories, the thirteen cousins hear tell of a long-lost Palmer family treasure, but it is up to all of them to find it before the Heights House is sold for good.

FORBIDDEN LOVEPaul Fischer's a plain man with big dreams and an even bigger problem—gaining his uncle's approval. He's just settled on how to accomplish that while maintaining loyalty to his family and heritage, when a beautiful Englischer shows up threatening to defeat all his efforts. A romantic relationship with Rachel is forbidden and he soon discovers it will take more than simply guarding his heart. The more time he spends with her, the more he wants to overcome every obstacle that's keeping them apart.Rachel Adam's home was once filled with happiness. It now occupies only painful memories. Even still, she never dreamed she'd have to leave Florida. She's determined to return, until an unlikely attraction brightens her outlook. Drawn to Paul like a butterfly to a flower, she begins to imagine a future in Paradise. A future very different from her life-long plans. A future only Paul has the power to rewrite ... unless a devious plot destroys it first.Chasing Paradise is a story rich in emotion that beautifully portrays love and loss and confronts the difficult question—How far would you go to protect the one you love?

When eleven-year-old Jane Palmer moves to Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod for the summer, she and her siblings are looking forward to reading books, going to the arcade, and walking to the beach from the family summer home. Before long, Jane’s nine cousins and their families unexpectedly arrive to stay for the summer. While playing Super Secret Spy Club, the thirteen kids discover that their grandparents are planning to sell the family Heights House because it is too expensive to keep it up. Heartbroken, the cousins set out to save the home that has been in their family for generations. Glimpsing ghostly visitors and reliving faded memories, the thirteen cousins hear tell of a long-lost Palmer family treasure, but it is up to all of them to find it before the Heights House is sold for good.

In their newest adventure the Kidd family searches for lost treasure in the frosty Arctic When the biggest heist in history takes place in Moscow the Kidds rush in to save the day but instead theyre accused of being the thieves themselves Time is running out to find the stolen treasure and theyre this close to being thrown into a Russian prison for a crime they didnt commit Will the Kidd family find the golden goods in the middle of the frigid Arctic And even more important will they make it out of the icy wasteland alive

After moving to America, Nick Wideman – son of a Greek sprinter and an American pole vaulter – is dumbfounded when he is criticized by the black community and ostracized by whites for transferring to all-black Central High School in an attempt to join a nationally acclaimed 400-meter relay team, whose runners are so fast they are called Rocket Men. A school-boy’s crush on pretty brown Mia Hunter only adds fuel to the fire as Nick battles reverse discrimination and stiff competition to make the team. After moving to America, Nick Wideman – son of a Greek sprinter and an American pole vaulter – is dumbfounded when he is criticized by the black community and ostracized by whites for transferring to all-black Central High School in an attempt to join a nationally acclaimed 400-meter relay team, whose runners are so fast they are called Rocket Men. A school-boy’s crush on pretty brown Mia Hunter only adds fuel to the fire as Nick battles reverse discrimination and stiff competition to make the team.