Books with author Scattergood

It’s the calm before the storm, and the storm is closer than Auren thinks.Auren is successfully using her ability to control people’s minds and actions to take over Nadiria and finally bring an end to the Galvadi Empire, but there is a catch. The more she uses that power, the more she loses herself to it.If she can accomplish her mission quickly, it will reduce the chance of that happening. The allies she has found are helping her move things along, but there’s a lot of work to do and horrors that Auren has not yet discovered that will make controlling herself nearly impossible.Her friends and allies are growing concerned over her unpredictable violent actions, and Auren knows her time is running out.

When Theo gets off a bus in Destiny, Florida, he's left behind the only life he's ever known. Now he's got to live with Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War vet and a loner who wants nothing to do with this long-lost nephew. Thank goodness for Miss Sister Grandersole's Boarding House and Dance School. The piano that sits in Miss Sister's dance hall calls to Theo. He can't wait to play those ivory keys. When Anabel arrives things get even more enticing. This feisty girl, a baseball fanatic, invites Theo on her quest to uncover the town's connection to old-time ball players rumored to have lived there years before. A mystery, an adventure, and a musical exploration unfold as this town called Destiny lives up to its name. Acclaimed author Augusta Scattergood has delivered a straight-to-the-heart story with unforgettable characters, humor, and hard questions about loss, family, and belonging.

Nicky Waston was a normal sixth grader in Mrs. Pend's homeroom. She was looking forward to a great year with all of her friends when a ghost named Blood Head attacked her school. After that her life turned upside down. As if middle school wasn't hard enough; a ghost, a school dance, and her crazy family gave her a story she'd never forget and by far, the best year of her life.

Frankie yanked at his towel. " I hope the pool's even open, " he mumbled. "Wait a minute, " I said. "It'll be open. I'm going swimming . Why would thye close the Community Pool now, when everybody needs a place to swim?". ""I heard something." nobody's closing our pool. Where'd you hear that?" "My daddy. But it's a secret, " Frankie answered, and headed off like he hadn't said a thing. I raced after him, all the time thinking why in tarnation would our pool be closing on the hottest day of the summer, just twelve days before the Fourth of July, my twelfth birthday? And what was the big secret anyhow?. An important read that raises powerful racial issues of the 1960's American south ( back cover)

When Theo gets off a bus in Destiny, Florida, he's left behind the only life he's ever known. Now he's got to live with Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War vet and a loner who wants nothing to do with this long-lost nephew. Thank goodness for Miss Sister Grandersole's Boarding House and Dance School. The piano that sits in Miss Sister's dance hall calls to Theo. He can't wait to play those ivory keys. When Anabel arrives things get even more enticing. This feisty girl, a baseball fanatic, invites Theo on her quest to uncover the town's connection to old-time ball players rumored to have lived there years before. A mystery, an adventure, and a musical exploration unfold as this town called Destiny lives up to its name. Acclaimed author Augusta Scattergood has delivered a straight-to-the-heart story with unforgettable characters, humor, and hard questions about loss, family, and belonging.