Books published by publisher Blue Works

A Tibetan Amulet. A Hypnotic Drumbeat. A Secret Mantra. Curry Buckle and Darwin Bownes discover a portal to hidden knowledge. Darwin goads Curry into exploring his emerging powers, but their good intentions attract the wrong people seeking the wrong kind of help. A Murder. A Madman's Treasure. A Ruthless Enemy. Tenth-graders Curry and Darwin take heart-stopping risks to protect family and friends, and to save Kluge Island's beloved Camp Bluetoad. Their dark adversary tries to tear their lives apart, but a partnership with a warrior's heart and a swami's soul is capable of great things.

A tornado rips through their campsite on the prairie. Can he summon help, or will his violent temper betray him?Sixteen-year-old Fortney Curtis is on a campout in the vast Flint Hills of Kansas. A tornado destroys their campsite, disables the adults, and leaves Fort in charge of six younger boys. Distance, storm damage, wildlife, and flooding all obstruct his efforts, but Fort's greatest challenge lies within himself. Can he save the day--or will he let everyone down?The Brute is a young-adult, action-adventure novel for readers of all ages. If you like page-turning fiction with intriguing characters facing daunting challenges, then you'll love this gripping story. Discover the adventure of a life-time with The Brute today!

Imagine being a thirteen-year-old girl dealing with your single father, annoying brother and all the baggage of growing up. You start having nightmares about a dark figure who asks you to visit the past and “find her treasure.” Suddenly the dream becomes real: you travel through time, battle ancient pirates, face down demons and search for a hidden hoard of riches. You’re Jessica Ross, heroine of The Pirate Queen - A Timewalker Journey, an action-packed book inspired by the real-life adventures of Grace O'Malley, the Irish Pirate Queen. The story: While traveling in Ireland, seventh-grader Jessica Ross is haunted by strange dreams of a mysterious figure. That otherworldly presence turns out to be Grace O’Malley, a real-life, sixteenth-century pirate queen. After the ghostly queen asks Jess to “find her treasure,” Jess travels through time to relive scenes from the pirate queen’s thrilling life, such as fighting an epic sea battle, planning a secret wedding, and battling the evil Clan Mannix, the arch-enemy of Clan O’Malley. Along the way Jess discovers a secret society of Timewalkers with powers just like her own. One member warns her that she must find Grace’s hidden treasure… or else! That means Jess has just six hours to unearth the treasure, get her mischievous brother out of trouble, and confront the Shadow Cat, a spectral assassin with a deadly interest in Jess’s quest. But is she ready for the adventures ahead?

Natalie and Sonja Bloom live with their mom in an everyday working class neighborhood. On the first day of spring, all Natalie wants to do is look for ladybugs. This doesn't make her little sister very happy. But with help from a magical key to Ladybug Land, the two sisters discover the best thing in the world -- each other. Each copy comes with a ladybug pouch and magical key for young readers to create and a certificate autographed by the author.

What happens when you fill a swimming pool with three hundred kilos of lime gelatin? Gil Klanz is about to find out. Gil Klanz is a sixteen-year-old living in the asteroid belt, ready to graduate from Belt Corporation High School with a bright future ahead of him at the Naval Academy. But when the gelatin prank goes awry, Gil finds himself blacklisted by an unforgiving Belt Corporation. Forced to find work, Gil becomes part of the independence movement--a movement that is quickly turning into a war.

For nearly one hundred million years, the coelacanths have lived in the ocean depths. They are living fossils, humble and powerful. They have hunted, borne young, and prayed to the spirit-fish. But for the canth called Maputa, all that is about to change. SeaTopia is an aquarium run by the man-tide. The Director, Dave, is an empathetic man who tries to help both humans—ocean whiz-kid, Kemar and neglected teen, Samantha—and fish, but no measure of kindness can turn a prison into the sea. From Norton, the stargazer to Cariam, the octopus to a shrimp named Shareef and an angelfish filled with divinity, a host of creatures clash and unite, struggle and discover. From the first indelible moments of Out There, Somewhere, to the stunning climax, it's clear why John Morano is at the top of his genre. Let the power of faith never be underestimated.

Simon Kent is just an ordinary 12 year old trying to cope with the loss of his parents and the bullies at school . . . or so he thinks. After meeting an outspoken girl with strange hair that changes colors with her mood, he is swept into a futuristic world filled with dragonlike creatures, vast technology, and enslaved giants. But Simon also stumbles upon a secret: He can perform magic in this parallel world! While fighting mystical creatures, unraveling an ancient mystery, and even experiencing his first kiss, Simon discovers that he, an outsider from Earth, is the only person who can save the high-tech planet from an impending doom.

The Connedim Book One Twelve-year-old Zachary Zimbalist is misunderstood by his teachers and picked on by the other kids. The only friend he has is his cat. In an attempt to keep a school gang from beating him up, Zachary agrees to get a tattoo and unwittingly becomes marked with the Rune of the Scatterers: Malicious souls who change history to create chaos. Their leader, a wicked man named Sammy, has decided that Zachary -- and his powers -- belong to him, but in the nick of time Zachary is whisked off to the timeless land of The Connedim, which is the Connecting Dimension between past, present, and future. Helped by his ghostly mentor, Maria, Zachary becomes an apprentice in the Interhistorical Alliance, along with other kids from different times in human history. Between mastering his new powers and dodging the evil Sammy, Zachary finally learns why he is marked with the Scatterers' Rune. Now he must face his fears and find the courage to undertake a difficult quest to thwart the Scatterers' plans to change the very nature of history itself!

The Connedim Book Two Zachary is an apprentice in the Interhistorical Alliance, protecting history from the evil Scatterers. While waiting in Tucson for his ghostly mentor, Maria, he's given a mysterious portal made by his uncle Zamiel. Years ago, Zamiel was killed in a car accident, but now Zachary wonders if his uncle could have somehow survived. Upon his return to The Connedim -- a place connecting the past and the future -- Zachary discovers that Zamiel was well known in the Alliance before his disappearance. Unfortunately, it seems that Zamiel's loyalties now lie with the Scatterers, but Zachary can't believe his uncle is really a Scatterer. The only way to discover the truth is to find Zamiel. Zachary knows the portal his uncle made is the key, if only he could figure out how to use it.

Gil Klanz has changed. He's changed his name and his face, but nothing has changed about Gil's desire to fight for what's right. Under an assumed name, the seventeen-year-old rebel hero if the newly independent Belt Republic is attending Earth Federation Naval Academy. Right in the belly of the Belt Corporation beast. When Gil discovers there's a BC war fleet hidden behind the moon, he fears for the newly minted republic and risks everything to warn them. FREE bonus features for this title include: Author autographed Blue Card, full-color poster, extensive study guide, author interview, deleted scenes, fan-fiction links, limited edition trading cards and full-color bookmark.

Spending the night in a 17th century mansion in Salem, Massachusetts seems like a great idea for a Halloween party--or at least that's what Simon, Derrick and Lexi think until Simon becomes convinced he's heard voices from the past. When Simon discovers a secret room in the mansion, he and his friends are transported back to an earlier time in Salem's history--the infamous Salem Witch Trials. The three friends are immediately accused of being witches. Hunted by William Staughton, the lead prosecuting judge, Simon, Derrick and Lexi must complete a harrowing race to Boston to deliver letters from the jailed Salem residents to the only man who can stop the witch hunts--Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor William Phipps. Will they succeed? Their lives and the lives of all the innocent people locked up in Salem depend on it! Adventures in Time series Book Two