Susan Marlow
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Ocean Of No Escape
$8.99Add to cartIs escape even possible when you’ve been shanghaied?
Jem Coulter, his family, and Strike-It-Rich Sam journey to San Francisco with the newfound gold to see if surgery can fix Nathan’s broken legs. The uncertainty of Nathan’s recovery leaves Jem bored and worried, so he heads how to the waterfront to explore. The merchant ships look exciting–where could they be sailing?
A sailor’s invitation turns into an unexpected kidnapping that forces Jem into the life of a cabin boy. Forced to eat awful food and filled with a fear he’ll never see his family again, Jem wonders if he can escape by jumping ship. Join Jem on the deck as he navigates the rough seas.
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Jems Wild Winter
$5.99Add to cartWinter in Goldtown, California, is rarely harsh. But this year snow covers the whole area. No one can get out to pan for gold in the icy creek for weeks on end. Then the weather turns warmer and flooding threatens to wash away the town’s tents–including the Coulters’ tent!
There’s never been a winter like this in all Jem’s eight years. After the flooding, a new storm dumps two feet of snow on Goldtown, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to melt any time soon. That means all the wild critters are coming down to the low country looking for food to stay alive. It isn’t all bad, though–animals mean Pa can put out a trapline to make some money for the family.
Jem goes along to help with the traps. But a sudden storm leaves them both stranded in the wilderness. What if they can’t make it out of the mountains and back home in time?
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Jem And The Golden Reward
$5.99Add to cartNo one really knows where Jem’s beloved dog, Nugget, came from when Strike-it-rich Sam found him. Jem doesn’t care; he just knows he loves his pup. But now “missing dog” posters are going up around town–and the dog looks just like Nugget!
It turns out the pooch is a golden retriever, a brand-new breed that’s very rare. A rich man from Scotland was visiting San Francisco when one of his dogs was lost in the mountains above Goldtown. There’s a reward for the dog’s return–and mean Will Sterling wants the money.
Jem is desperate to keep his furry best friend, and he’s sure Nugget wants to stay with him too. But when he tries to hide out in the woods, he has no idea of the danger that awaits them. . . .
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Jems Frog Fiasco
$6.50Add to cartIn Jem’s Frog Fiasco, Jem needs to buy food for his dog, Gold Nugget. But try as he may, his panning just never leads to gold. When he asks for a job, Mr. Sims, the cafe owner, sends him out to catch bullfrogs for the menu. Money and frog catching—what a great solution for this active boy! But Nugget and Jem’s little sister Ellie get in the way and ruin his plans. When he argues with Ellie, she stomps off in a huff, and Jem can get back to work. He heads home with a bucket full of frogs and the knowledge that he’ll have plenty of cash for Nugget’s food.
There’s just one big problem—no one knows where Ellie has gone—she’s disappeared! Search parties go out, but no matter where they look, there’s no sign of her. And Jem knows that it’s his fault for yelling at her. Can be find Ellie before it’s too late?
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Jem Strikes Gold
$6.50Add to cartIn Jem Strikes Gold, 7-year-old Jem Coulter’s family is trying to make a go of it in Goldtown, with Pa panning for gold and Mama baking pies and washing laundry to make ends meet. Jem and his little sister Ellie do everything they can to help out. But it’s hard to help when Will Sterling, a rich boy with a mean streak, picks on Jem every time he runs errands for Mama. When Will’s antics end up ruining the pies, Jem’s had enough. No pies means no money for the whole family! How can he get Will to stop?
When Strike-It-Rich Sam, Jem’s prospector friend, shows up with a scrawny dog, Jem might have an answer to the bully problem. The brave pup can protect them—if only Jem can convince his parents that another mouth to feed is a good idea.
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Andrea Carter And The San Francisco Smugglers
$8.99Add to cartWhen a winter flood in Fresno closes school temporarily, Andi is outraged when she’s sent to live with a spinster aunt in San Francisco, doomed to finish the winter term of school at Miss Whitaker’s Academy for Young Ladies. But her new roommate, the equally untamable Jenny, and the timid but tenderhearted Lin Mei, a young girl who works at the school, expose her to a whole new world. Soon these three new friends find themselves in more trouble than they can handle.
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Andrea Carter And The Trouble With Treasure (Anniversary)
$8.99Add to cartWhen innocent horseplay temporarily lands Andi and her friends in jail, they decide that a trip into the mountains will leave their troubles far behind. Accompanied by big brother Mitch and armed with a map showing old gold diggings, they canit wait to strike it rich. What could be better than two weeks of camping and horseback riding?
But instead of gold they find heaps of trouble — trouble that leaves Mitch gravely wounded. Andi needs help fast. But who can she trust? And what good is a bag of gold when her beloved brother lies near death in the middle of nowhere?
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Andrea Carter And The Price Of Truth (Anniversary)
$8.99Add to cartThirteen-year-old Andi Carter wants to surprise her mother with the perfect birthday gift. But keeping her plans to earn money a secret from her family is easier said than done. When her peach harvesting job ends in disaster, she secures a position at the local general store after school.
At last, one of Andi’s ideas is working out . . . until the day she witnesses a back-alley crime that places a beloved citizen at the scene. A divided town and the suspect’s vengeful younger brother put pressure on Andi to admit she made a mistake. And when her horse, Taffy, disappears, Andi must reexamine her conscience and decide: Is the price of telling the truth worth losing Taffy forever?
The Circle C Adventures have captivated the hearts of children ages 8-14 (and their parents!) and this last adventure is one they won’t want to miss.