Best Selling Books by Art Corriveau

"Some people won''t believe any of this story. You might be one of them. But every single word is true. Tony DiMarco does catch a murderer, solve a mystery, and find a treasure—all in the first few days after he moves, unexpectedly, to 13 Hangmen''s Court in Boston. The fact that he also turns thirteen at the same time is not a coincidence." So begins the story of Tony and his friends—five 13-year-old boys, all of whom are living in the same house in the same attic bedroom but at different times in history! None are ghosts, all are flesh and blood, and somehow all have come together in the attic room, visible only to one another. And all are somehow linked to a murder, a mystery, and a treasure. Praise for 13 Hangmen "Fascinating tale. Ghostly fun in old Boston."-- Kirkus Reviews "The book''s design nicely differentiates Tony''s story, set in 2009, from the past narratives. Recommend this engaging historical mystery to readers who devoured Dan Gutman''s Baseball Card Adventures series and are ready for a longer, more complex adventure. " -- Booklist "Corriveau merrily ransacks historical episodes and figures (e.g., the Great Molasses Flood, the Underground Railroad, Boston mayor John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald) and spins, twists, and manipulates their stories to advance the DiMarco family mystery. The result is a novel that agilely balances humor and tension." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books "This is an exceptionally good story, with a wry, humorous tone that has particular boy appeal. It covers baseball, history, sibling rivalry, girls, and mystery, and folds in the space-time continuum." -- School Library Journal

Nicky Flynn''s life just got a whole lot harder. His parents are going through a messy divorce, and as a result he''s starting a new life, in a new city, in a new school. Now his mom has brought home Reggie, an eighty-pound German shepherd fresh from the animal shelter, who used to be a seeing-eye dog. At first Nick isn''t sure about this canine intrusion—it''s just another in a series of difficult changes. Soon, however, Nick is on the path to finding out why a seeing-eye dog would be left at an animal shelter, and along the way discovers that Reggie is a true friend that Nick can rely on. But when he tries to reconnect with his dad, Nick puts everything on the line, including the life of his new best friend. Art Corriveau is a brilliant new voice for middle-grade fiction. How I, Nicky Flynn, Got a Life (and a Dog) is a heartfelt and honest look at the effects of divorce and the wonders of friendship. F&P Level: T F&P Genre: RF

Explores the relationship of town librarian Lily Willard with wandering house builders Oren and Ian Pritchard from their childhood to Oren''s marriage to Lily and Ian''s return from World War I.

Woven together by common threads of love and loss, this heartwarming collection chronicles the broken lives of people on the margins and the families and friendships that piece them back together. From a street hustler in Montreal and a priest in Burkina Faso, to the mother of a bride in Boston and a blind woman in Amsterdam, crisis gives rise to magical moments of shared recovery. Serving up equal portions of drama and resolution, these offbeat tales offer a satisfying glimpse into the universality of the human condition.

Moving to inner-city Boston after his parents'' divorce, eleven-year-old Nicky struggles to cope with the changes in his life, including acquiring a former guide dog that leads to a mystery for Nicky to solve.

Als die kleine Lily in jenem magischen Sommer die Zwillingsbrüder Oren und Ian kennen lernt, glaubt sie noch nicht an schicksalhafte Begegnungen. Die Brüder sind traditionelle Hausbauer und werden das neue Haus der Familie bauen. Als Oren zehn Jahre später zu ihr zurückkehrt und um ihre Hand anhält, ahnt Lily nicht, dass sie bald zwei Männern ihr Jawort geben und ihr Schicksal damit besiegeln wird. (Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine frühere Ausgabe.)