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Take a look at some of my recent stories that have appeared in kids’ magazines. 
You can find the complete stories at the newsstand or at your local library:
"Moving the Iron Mountains,"  CRICKET, January 2011.  Trek through the frigid Arctic with explorer Robert Peary in search of a mysterious meteorite.
"Rescuing Robert," CRICKET, July/August 2009.  Go deep under the sea to search for a missing nuclear bomb.
"Grimes and the Grapevine" CRICKET, July/August 2008.  Follow a Confederate escape artist as he delivers mail across enemy lines.
“Escape of the Thunderbolt,” CRICKET, July 2007.  Attempt to escape from a Civil War prison with Confederate general, John Hunt Morgan. 

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“Under the Top of the World,” CRICKET, October 2006.  Take a trip to the North Pole aboard the nuclear submarine, Nautilus.

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Libby or Liberty,” CRICKET, July 2006. An exciting Civil War prison break.
Tracks Across Time,” CRICKET, March 2006.  Go on a dinosaur bone hunt and make an incredible find in Texas!
Raid on a Rebel Ram,” CRICKET, March 2005. Read about one of the most daring commando raids of the Civil War.
Rescue at Pea Island” HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN, October 2004.  WINNER OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN HISTORY FEATURE OF THE YEAR!   Learn about a daring rescue by the first all African-American life-saving crew in the United States.
Taking the Horns”, CRICKET, July 2004.  Giant steamboats race the Mississippi River.
Seances at 10 Lime Street,” CRICKET, April 2004.  Attend a ghostly séance with famous medium Mina Crandon.
The Wright Brothers: Solving the Mysteries of Flight,” ASK MAGAZINE, September/October 2003.  Learn how the Wright brothers unlocked the mysteries of the “flying problem.”
Railroad Raid,” CRICKET, July 2003.  WINNER OF THE 2003 SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE MERIT AWARD!    Take a wild train ride with a Civil War spy.
Out of the Fog,” CRICKET, April 2003.  Two ships collide in the fog.  Will a young wireless operator be able to save the passengers of a luxury liner…and himself?
Project Fu-Go,” CRICKET, September 2002.  WINNER OF THE 2002 SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE MERIT HONOR AWARD!      Scientists race to figure out how Japanese balloons bombed the West Coast of the United States during World War II.