Books with author Stephanie F Todd

Devastated by the dismantling of the group home where the “Ark Kids” discovered their extraordinary mental powers, and overwhelmed by the violence of an eco-terrorist bombing, Elijah has fled into the Adirondack wilderness, intending to leave a world he cannot save. But he is found by the terrorists and taken to their hidden compound, where a raven, like the one he becomes in his dreams, urges him to survive. Sharing a house with Amber and Kenny, the children of the terrorist leader, and their American Indian stepmother, he retreats into what he calls “dreamtime.” But he cannot deny his growing mental connection with Amber. Could she, too, be an Ark Kid? She has been taught that to save the planet from technological development, there must be “necessary losses,” like the deaths in the recent bombing. But faced with the reality of her father’s planned apocalypse, Amber at last begins to question her upbringing. Can the raven’s flight save her, Elijah and the world?

Quarterfinalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest 2011 for Young Adult Fiction________________________________________Andrian Kieran was following in his equestrian father’s Olympic-size footsteps until a tragic accident kills his horse and shatters his confidence. When Andrian’s dad accepts a job as horse trainer at a dressage farm in Illinois, Andrian and an ill-tempered stallion move with him. Andrian’s plan is simply to finish high school, move on to college, forget all about riding and horse shows—but fate intervenes when Kori Mankato, the farm owner’s daughter, asks Andrian to help her train to be a Three-Day Event rider.Eventing and romance are not what Andrian’s looking for, but as he trains Kori for her first event their mutual love of horses brings them closer—until the fateful day when Andrian is forced to face his deepest fears and move toward his own destiny.

Baa Baa Black Sheep. Cause after all... where are you going to get your wool? While so many children's books are drawn, or painted, or computergraphicallypixeldrawn (we think that's the technical term), those were paths well worn for Stephanie Toole, the illustrator of Baa Baa Black Sheep. She sewed her illustrations. Needle, thread, felt, fabrics, etc. Wow. The handcrafted goodness shows through on every page.

With the new school year starting for seventh grader Sophie Markman, she wants to try something new, including the prospect of being on a sports team. But with her limited athletic abilities, Sophie decides to join the only sport she qualifies for: badminton. However, the badminton team is different from any other team in school. They don't care if they win their games or not. They're too busy eating snacks, slacking off and having fun. The other teams at school think they're a joke. But they don't mind. Being the worst team in the school has its perks, though. The team gets to have crazy misadventures throughout the entire season.

Quarterfinalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest 2011 for Young Adult Fiction ________________________________________ Andrian Kieran was following in his equestrian father’s Olympic-size footsteps until a tragic accident kills his horse and shatters his confidence. When Andrian’s dad accepts a job as horse trainer at a dressage farm in Illinois, Andrian and an ill-tempered stallion move with him. Andrian’s plan is simply to finish high school, move on to college, forget all about riding and horse shows—but fate intervenes when Kori Mankato, the farm owner’s daughter, asks Andrian to help her train to be a Three-Day Event rider. Eventing and romance are not what Andrian’s looking for, but as he trains Kori for her first event their mutual love of horses brings them closer—until the fateful day when Andrian is forced to face his deepest fears and move toward his own destiny.

With the new school year starting for seventh grader Sophie Markman, she wants to try something new, including the prospect of being on a sports team. But with her limited athletic abilities, Sophie decides to join the only sport she qualifies for: badminton. However, the badminton team is different from any other team in school. They don't care if they win their games or not. They're too busy eating snacks, slacking off and having fun. The other teams at school think they're a joke. But they don't mind. Being the worst team in the school has its perks, though. The team gets to have crazy misadventures throughout the entire season.