Nail Biting Adventures for Middle Grades
Racing for Diamonds (March 2007)
A thrilling Orca Young Reader for ages 7 to 12. Junior Canadian Ranger Adventure Book One.
ISBN 978-1-55143-675-3 : $7.95
They carried on in dark, not speaking. Only the wind and the sound of the sled swooshing over fresh snow broke the silence.
"Whoa!" Colly called.
Jaz could hear open water. That wasn't all she heard.
Woooooo!Wolves. And they were close!
What Jaz thinks of as an adventure, her mom and dad call trouble, but Jaz just can't seem to help herself. When she joins the Junior Canadian Rangers and is teamed up with an annoying partner, she has no idea that all her new-found skills will soon be put to a life and death test.
2008 Arthur Ellis Award Finalist
2008/2009 Hackmatack Award Finalist
2008 Best Books for Kids selection
2009 Diamond Willow Award Finalist
Poachers in the Pingos (September 2008)
Another thrilling Orca Young Reader for ages 7 to 12. Junior Canadian Ranger Adventure Book Two
ISBN: 9781554690114
Price: $7.95
A low rumble made Colly’s blood freeze. The chug-chug of an engine and the clinking of chains that followed made him want to scream. He peered at where Jaz had disappeared on the barge. “Hurry!” he shouted inside his head.
When Junior Canadian Rangers Colly and Jaz visit Colly’s uncle on Canada’s Arctic coast, they are quick to discover something is amiss: Someone has been hunting and killing gyrfalcons. During a pretend emergency Colly and Jaz put two and five together, and end up in a terrifying race for their lives!
On the Trail of the Bushman (April 2009)
Another thrilling Orca Young Reader for ages 7 to 12. Junior Canadian Ranger Adventure Book Three
ISBN: 9781554690138
Price: $7.95
Maybe it was his fault. Perhaps he'd brought some sort of bad luck down on them by not speaking up about the fire when he had a chance.
He gave his head a shake. That was crazy.
So was thinking he’d seen that…thing in the woods.
The memory of it made his heart race. He glanced from one side of the trail to the other.
Trees. Only trees.
But if he had imagined or dreamed it, why was he still looking for it?
Junior Canadian Ranger Tommy Toner has a terrible secret. Ashamed, and afraid of what people will think, he keeps quiet, even though the guilt eats away at him. Tommy’s old friends Colly, Jaz and Shelby know something is wrong, but they have no idea that Tommy’s secret will bring them face-to-face with something dark, dangerous and terrifying.
Flight from Big Tangle (2002)
Orca Young Reader, ages 7 to 11, ISBN# 1-55143-234-X $6.95
Ever since her father and his plane disappeared in the Caribbean, Kaylee has been afraid to fly. Now, in the midst of a raging forest fire, the only way to safety is resting on pontoons at the end of the dock. Will Kaylee be able to overcome her fear and fly herself and her dog out of the fire?
Recommended by the Canadian Toy Testing Council and Resource Links
2004 Diamond Willow Award Finalist!
"There are plenty of details to the plot which will keep readers interested to the end. Kaylee also learns that loved ones are always in some sense with us. Recommended for ages 7 to 10." Denise Moore, Hi-Rise magazine, December 2002.
"From a twisted ankle, to saving the life of a neighbour, the reader is treated to drama and surprises that make this work creep from 'good' into 'excellent' territory. By mid-way through this book, it is my opinion, that this book is very hard to put down." John Dryden, Resource News.Flight from Bear Canyon (2004)
Orca Young Reader, ages 7 to 11 ISBN# 1551433265 $7.95
Kaylee is upset about being left to spend the summer with Jack and his niece, Jaz. All she wants is time alone with her dog, Sausage. Things change quickly, though, when Jack is injured when his helicopter goes down near a group of grizzly bears. Kaylee and Jaz must team up to save him and Kaylee finds herself once again at the controls of a plane.
A 2005 CCBC Our Choice selection!
"Flight from Bear Canyon is a good, straightforward adventure story, exciting and fast-paced. It keeps the pages turning furiously..." Mary Thomas, CM magazine, December 10, 2004, rated *** /4
"Daher knows how to keep readers interested to the very end, and does. These could very easily end up among a child's favourite novels. Highly recommended." Denise Moore, Hi-Rise magazine, March 2005
"Whew! This is an exciting and fast-paced adventure story that will appeal to early chapter book readers... Recommended for elementary school libraries." The Bookmark, Summer 2005