Books published by publisher Terra Nova Books

Two teens, one huge monk, and a stash of stolen gold―that’s all that stand in the way of a powerful corporation getting its hands on a peaceful river valley in rural New Mexico. Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, uncover clues to a century-old mystery, but unraveling a botched robbery isn’t enough when a whole river, and a way of life, are at stake. Can fourteen-year-old Mogi expose the truth―and save the valley before it’s too late?

A month in the Caribbean, what could be better? Snorkeling, windsurfing, dreaming about lost treasure from ships sunk centuries ago―it’s all fourteen-year-old Mogi Franklin could hope for. But not everyone on the island of St. John is there to enjoy a tropical paradise. When a friend goes missing, Mogi and his sister, Jennifer, discover a dark mystery connected to an international crime ring. Or do they? Is Mogi just a kid with an overactive imagination, or is local law enforcement blind to a rich developer’s nefarious aims? The stakes are high as a hurricane threatens the island―and Mogi needs to trust his instincts.

Mogi Franklin and his sister Jennifer are delighted to be attending a high school science conference in New Mexico amidst a hundred thousand acres of meadows, mountains, rivers, and volcanoes far older than recorded time. But their focus quickly changes when they learn of the disappearance fifty years ago of a plane with two hundred pounds of plutonium–and of the terrorist nations vying today to find it in those same mountains. Soon, they are engulfed in a complex web of Russian spies, government lies and deceit, an old box full of clues, and the real possibility that the shipment bound decades ago for nearby Los Alamos national laboratory is indeed hidden tantalizingly close to their conference center. Puzzling over the mystery, Mogi sets out with some friends on a backpacking trip to a remote lake. Too late they realize their mistake, as a minor forest fire suddenly explodes into the most dangerous blaze in the state's history, trapping Mogi and the others right in its path. They're fighting for their lives in this fifth book of the Mogi Franklin Mysteries, and if he's going to come up with a way out, he'd better do it fast!

Look, Roger, It's Florence is the story of a 3 year old boy whose magical talent has been noted. Roger has been invited to Florence (Italy) to receive a one day free art lesson from the current Maestro del Arte del Renaissance. During that day, he receives his own pair of wings and flies through the air with the greatest of joy!Roger has a natural affinity for flying. His current wish is for a pair of wings with which to soar!Luckily for Roger, his mother, being far too busy with work, has asked his aunt Janet to look after him. Aunt Janet has a few tricks up her sleeve. She has a pilot's license and a small airplane that has room for two people and a dog. In they hop and off the go, flying over the rather large Atlantic Ocean.Roger and Aunt Janet land just outside of Florence. Their first destination is breakfast at Gilli's. After breakfast, they tour the town. Santa Maria del Fiore, Il Duomo, the Giotto bell tower. In the Piazza Santissima Annunzia, an old man has molded a set of wings just the right size for Roger. He puts on his wings and FLYs.He flies to Arturo for his art lesson, which is declared a masterpiece!Time to go home. All night long, they fly back across the Atlantic (in Aunt Janet's plane) and arrive just in time. Roger's mother has no idea that the three of them ― Roger, Aunt Janet, and D'Art the dog have had such a marvelous adventure!

At a picnic in the mountains in 1891, three children run into the forest to play and are never seen again. Morethan a hundred years later, Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, discover a series of clues that bring themto the brink of solving the mystery, only to be thwarted by a resort-building billionaire eager to sacrifice an entiretown to build a playground for the rich.The Mogi Franklin Mystery Series features a new kind of twenty-first-century hero for Middle-Grade readers as the young adventurer uses his unique problem-solving skills to battle legends of the past while solving the mysteries of today.