Books with author Susan K. Mitchell

Two young cousins, Ethan and Calum (Cal), spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparent's ranch in the Texas Hill Country. In this book, Ethan finds a Blue Heeler puppy with a gray, ghost-like face, and names him Gus the Ghost-Face Dog. Cal already has a huge yellow Labrador Retriever named Luke. The boys and their dogs go on many adventures together on the huge ranch, where they learn interesting facts about history and the natural environment of the area. They help capture cattle rustlers and have a close call with coyotes. Throughout the book, the boys make many interesting discoveries and they help the town by solving crimes. Ethan and Gus travel back in time, to the days of the pioneers, where they avert an Indian uprising and help the early settlers. The boys learn about responsibility and bravery. They help their grandparents with the chores on the ranch and Gus rounds up the cows. There is never a dull moment with Gus, Luke, Ethan, and Cal, along with their younger siblings Logan, Cara, and Elyssa. They are all heroes. There will be more great adventures to come!

This is the second book in the Gus the Ghost-Face Dog series. Two cousins, Ethan and Calum (Cal), spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparents' ranch in the Texas Hill Country. In this book Ethan and Cal discover a ghost, with his horse, who helps them find a time capsule that has been missing for 80 years! With the help of their grandparents, the boys are able to help a boy their age to have the life he has been praying for. In the second story, Ethan, Cal, Gus, and Luke rescue a brave little girl named Skyler from a flash flood. In the third story, Ethan and Gus go back in time and make friends with a pioneer boy named Tommy. Suddenly they are confronted by a screaming panther. There will be more great adventures to come!

Chronicles is the third book in the Gus the Ghost-Face Dog Series. Two cousins, Ethan and Calum (Cal), spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparents' ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Their dogs are always by their sides. Gus is a Blue Heeler, and Luke is a Yellow Labrador Retriever. In the first story, Ethan, his brother Logan, and sister Elyssa; and Cal, his sister Cara, along with Gus and Luke, unexpectedly end up going back in time which gives them an opportunity to prevent a war between the pioneers and the Indians who used to live on the ranch long ago. In the second story, while hiking in a lost canyon, Ethan, Cal, and their dogs encounter bank robbers who have just escaped from a police chase. In the third story, the boys discover their neighbor and friend, Mr. Bales, has been kidnapped and desperately needs their help, and the help of their dogs.

Two young cousins, Ethan and Calum (Cal), spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparent's ranch in the Texas Hill Country. In this book, Ethan finds a Blue Heeler puppy with a gray, ghostlike face and names him Gus, the Ghost-Face Dog. Cal already has a huge yellow Labrador Retriever named Luke. The boys and their dogs go on many adventures together on the huge ranch, where they learn interesting facts about history and the natural environment of the area. They help capture cattle rustlers and have a close call with coyotes. Throughout the book the boys make many interesting discoveries and they help the town by solving crimes. Ethan and Cal travel back in time, to the days of the pioneers, where they avert an Indian uprising and help the early settlers. The boys learn about responsibility and bravery. They help their grandparents with the chores on the ranch and Gus rounds up the cows. There is never a dull moment with Gus, Luke, Ethan and Cal, along with their younger siblings Logan, Cara and Elyssa. They are all heroes. There will be more great adventures to come!

Can flashing lights send out a secret message? Did a famous spy use sketches of butterflies to hide messages? Can a digital photo hide a secret code? For centuries, spies have used many different ways to pass secret information. Codes and ciphers keep information safe from the enemy. Author Susan K. Mitchell uncovers the secrets to the amazing world of spy codes and ciphers.

This hi/lo series will motivate reluctant readers with its amazing facts about the world’s hugest structures. Each book takes readers behind the scenes of some of the tallest, longest, and biggest structures in the world and explains why they were built, who designed them, and what challenges had to be overcome in order to build them. Readers will learn about different types of construction techniques and will get a preview of even bigger structures currently in the planning or construction stage.

The International Agents of Intrigue are back in action! Twins Pen and Quin are looking forward to the start of the school year at St. Mary's, especially the international soccer tournament their team will play in, but when new student and Brazilian soccer player Mariana da Silva joins the team, the twins find themselves knee deep in a new mystery.The famous Ballon d'Or soccer trophy disappears, and Mariana's family is in danger. Somehow the two events are connected. It's up to the twins to find the trophy and solve the mystery of the golden ball.

This is the second book in the Gus the Ghost-Face Dog Series. Two cousins, Ethan and Calum (Cal), spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparent’s ranch in the Texas Hill Country. In this book, Ethan and Cal discover a ghost, with his horse, who helps them find a time capsule which has been missing for eighty years! With the help of their grandparents, the boys are able to help a boy their age to have the life he has been praying for. In the second story, Ethan, Cal, Gus, and Luke rescue a brave little girl named Skyler from a flash flood. In the third story, Ethan and Gus go back in time and make friends with a pioneer boy named Tommy, when suddenly they are confronted by a screaming panther. There will be more great adventures to come!

Saga is the fourth book in the Gus the Ghost-Face Dog Series. Cousins spend their summer vacations and holidays at their grandparents' ranch in the Texas Hill Country with their dogs. Gus is a Blue Heeler and Luke is a Yellow Labrador Retriever. In the first story, Ethan, Logan, Elyssa, and their cousins, Cal and Cara travel back in time. Ethan and Cal are captured by Comanches, and it is up to their siblings and cousins to rescue them, with the help of their dogs. In the second story, Ethan and Cal find a treasure map buried in a cave and search for the treasure which turns out to be on the ranch. In the third story, Ethan and Logan find a lost gold mine which is dangerous and ready to collapse.