Books with author Vicki Robin

A lonely young girl named Kellie loves to hang out at a local graveyard. She frequently goes there to visit some children’s tombstones. One day after being harassed in school by a girl named Mindy, Kellie goes to the graveyard to talk to one of the deceased children named Jacob Winters about her problem. She is shocked when Jacob suddenly appears. He wants to help her out by scaring Mindy. Kellie is even more startled when several other deceased children appear. They have been watching Kellie at the cemetery and want to get to know her. As Kellie gets to know the ghosts better, she comes to realize how much they are helping her loneliness, and she decides to do something for them in return.

School's over for the year, and it's finally summer vacation for friends Bailey, Max and Ruby Louise. They plan to swim and fish on the Chesapeake Bay every day of the summer, but when Max discovers a previously hidden cave, their plans get sidetracked. The cave walls are covered with ancient paintings of the long extinct Susquehannock Indian tribe. Hidden deeper within the cave is an unexpected treasure that is definitely not Native American. So, how did it get there and what are they going to do about it? Follow the adventure of three kids searching for an answer to the mysterious contents of the Cave of the Susquehannocks.

11-year-old Boy Scout Thad Kenton can't wait to get to Falling Rock Boy Scout camp. The buses stop for a lunch break at a rest stop, and Thad is accidentally left behind. He doesn't want to call his parents to come and get him, so he makes the unwise decision to walk to the camp. Thad mistakenly believes he can walk 175 miles by nightfall. He quickly finds out how wrong he is. It takes him nearly two weeks to travel to the camp, and each day is a different adventure. He meets some scary people on the way and a few nice ones. By the end of his journey, Thad finds out how strong he really is and what is really important in life.

11-year-old Boy Scout Thad Kenton can't wait to get to Falling Rock Boy Scout camp. The buses stop for a lunch break at a rest stop, and Thad is accidentally left behind. He doesn't want to call his parents to come and get him, so he makes the unwise decision to walk to the camp. Thad mistakenly believes he can walk 175 miles by nightfall. He quickly finds out how wrong he is. It takes him nearly two weeks to travel to the camp, and each day is a different adventure. He meets some scary people on the way and a few nice ones. By the end of his journey, Thad finds out how strong he really is and what is really important in life.

School's over for the year, and it's finally summer vacation for friends Bailey, Max and Ruby Louise. They plan to swim and fish on the Chesapeake Bay every day of the summer, but when Max discovers a previously hidden cave, their plans get sidetracked. The cave walls are covered with ancient paintings of the long extinct Susquehannock Indian tribe. Hidden deeper within the cave is an unexpected treasure that is definitely not Native American. So, how did it get there and what are they going to do about it? Follow the adventure of three kids searching for an answer to the mysterious contents of the Cave of the Susquehannocks.