- by Anne Schraff (pp. 49) Mariel, an African American, the most popular girl in school, suddenly sees the exact image of herself in a new classmate, Jannon. But who is Jannon? Is she Mariel’s twin or a horrible prankster? Jannon looks better in Mariel’s favorite color! She steals Mariel’s boyfriend! Mariel is determined to prove that Jannon is a phony.
- by Anne Schraff (pp. 49) Justin Alvarez, a Hispanic American, always felt like a nobody, until he met his teacher Ms. Sanchez. Now Ms. Sanchez has vanished and no one seems to be taking it seriously. The police believe she has eloped. She wouldn’t desert her students, would she? Justin sets out to find her on his own. Will he be too late?
Artesian Press is a publisher for reluctant readers. We publish books for grades 4-12 age 9-18. The books are short (45 to 68 pages) chapter books written at a 3.0 to 5.9 reading level. The books are exciting short reads , the protagonists are generally young adults. Values are reinforced in the plots and students read a novel relevant to their lives. Each book has a word-for-word read-a-long tape. World history series and reproducible skill binders are also available. Only 10% of the total for Shipping!!!
Mummies Audio
Mummies were forever in the land of Egypt. This book reveals the
mystery and magic of mummy making. The priests of the god Osiris
prepared the bodies and read from the book of he dead. The Egyptian
religion created mummies to insure a rich life after deatth . But other
people in other places have created mummies, too- and some still do! (44.5 min)
Return to Gallows Hill
- by Anne Schraff (pp. 57) Gabe and Katie hate seeing the other kids in school tease shy Leslie Steel as if she were a witch. Then Annabel Stone shows up to put things straight...only who is the real witch?
Swamp Furies
Shane accepts a summer job on a riverboat in the bayous of Louisiana. The captain of the boat abandons it and his passengers. It’s up to Shane to lead the tourists through the alligator-filled swamps to safety. (pp 55)
The Great UFO Frame-Up Audio
Two young men come up with a scheme to get out of high school astronomy
class. The teacher catches them creating a phony alien abduction and
uses their fraud to his advantage.
The Howling House
- by Anne Schraff (pp. 51) The Millers, an African American family, were spending their summer vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains when they detoured off the highway for an adventure at a quaint, folksy inn called the Iris Arms. If only they knew that once they checked into the Arms, they could never check out! Can young Danica save her family?
In defeat, Saddam Hussein ordered his army to set fire to Kuwait's oil
wells. With the loss of oil revenue and the environmental damage, it
was up to famed Red Adair and other fearless firefighters to save the
day!
