Books published by publisher Black Spot Books

A legendary treasure…A secret palace…One big adventure! When 12-year-old Brock Ford is invited to Africa with his globe-trotting anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong, he jumps at the chance to ditch his boring hometown to spend the summer on safari among wild animals and friendly natives. But Brock and Dirk are barely off the train in Nairobi when mysterious artifacts begin to surface which could prove the existence of an ancient lost treasure. It’s an adventure that takes them over the Serengeti plain, through an underground Chagga fortress, and up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro itself. Their discovery might be the greatest archaeological find of the century, or it could trap them within the mountain’s volcanic depths forever.

Every story is as unique as the person who tells it. Every person is as strong as their experience makes them. Are you tired of flippant advice given by those who don't understand? I am not you. I can sympathize, I can empathize, but I can't truely understand. Still... I offer hope. You have a story. This book is a collection of our stories. Teens, like you and I, share their stories of encouragement in the midst of divorce, abuse,eating disorders, drinking, teenage pregnancy, relocation, and losing a parent. Not everyone's opinions and remarks matter. What graffiti will you allow on the walls of your life?

A lost goldmine... A forgotten ghost town... A terrifying creature! “Alaska is a huge place. Easy for a man to get lost and never be seen again.” These words ring in 12-year-old Brock Ford’s ears as he embarks for the frozen north with his uncle, world-famous anthropologist Dirk Armstrong. But before long Brock and his new Inuit friends Tanaraq and Kalli put that warning to the test. From a ghost-town saloon with a cryptic message scrawled on its wall to the vast uncharted Alaskan wilderness, Brock must rely on his wits and integrity if he wants to make it back alive. But when he crosses paths with the mysterious half-animal/half-spirit Urayuli, he’ll also need a great deal of luck.

Across the sea... Over the desert sand... And into the tomb of a missing mummy! When 12-year-old Brock Ford joins his anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong on an expedition to Egypt, he never imagines he’ll be shipwrecked at sea and thrust into an international mystery before he sees his first pyramid. But ancient curses and missing mummies are nothing compared to the real-life dangers that lurk in the dead of the desert night after a hidden tomb is uncovered. Who is trying to sabotage the expedition? And why? Brock and his dog Sparky race to unravel the secret of an antique scroll before they are permanently sealed in the tomb!

Dream Ghost is a wonderful historical fiction novel. The setting is July 1853 in Cahaba, Alabama, the first permanent Capital of Alabama. Age level is 9+ or basically for fourth and fifth graders. Some younger children enjoy reading it as well as adults. It is a story about twelve year old Daniel Seer who wants to be a private eye like Alan Pinkerton. Daniel from Mobile is visiting his friends in Cahaba for the summer and has a dream about two men, and a trunk on the same night that the local drugstore is broken into. Sometimes Daniel's dreams come true. He wonders will his dream help him solve this crime. Some folks in Cahaba say a ball of light has stalked them. Did it really happen, or did slave owners make up the story to prevent runaways? Daniel is scared when he learns his father has been asked to work on the Underground Railroad. Mr. Pinkerton works on it in spite of dangers. But Daniel doesn't want his father caught like two "agents" in western Alabama. After the Civil War, Daniel's formerly enslaved friends, Jordan and George Hatcher, become leaders among the freedmen during Reconstruction.