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Best Selling Books by Cora Taylor

Cora Taylor is the author of The Doll (1987), Murder in Mexico (2007), Endeavour and Resolution (2004), Ghost Voyages (2002), The Deadly Dance (2003).

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The Doll

release date: Jan 01, 1987
The Doll
While recuperating from rheumatic fever, Meg meets Jessie, the "Invalid Doll" which has been in her family for generations. The doll offers the sick child solace from the stresses of her current life of exhausting illness and parental tensions, permitting Meg to journey to earlier pioneer days.

Murder in Mexico

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Murder in Mexico
Jennifer, her twin Maggie, and their friend Sam are hoping for a relaxing holiday in Mexico, but at every turn they are drawn into a world of gun runners, CIA agents, and murder, in a web that only Jennifer''s magical talent can unweave.

Endeavour and Resolution

release date: Sep 24, 2004
Endeavour and Resolution
Jeremy''s back in the past again, this time aboard John Cabot''s ship as he first lands on the shores of what will be called Newfoundland

Ghost Voyages

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Ghost Voyages
Using a magical magnifying glass and stamps his grandfather left him, Jeremy can travel back in time to the decks of sailing ships from Canada''s past.

The Deadly Dance

release date: Jan 01, 2003
The Deadly Dance
A Greek vacation takes an unexpected turn when Penny travels back to ancient Crete, where she has to use her gymnastic skills to save her life.

Adventure in Istanbul

release date: Jan 01, 2005
Adventure in Istanbul
Thirteen-year-old twins, one of whom has discovered a magic spell that makes her invisible, are on a Greek cruise with their grandmother, battling spies and trying to rescue their father.

Chaos in China

release date: May 01, 2009
Chaos in China
"Maggie and Jennifer Arnold are off to China, encountering both the famous Terra Cotta army and modern thieves who are after something deadly."

Champlain and Cartier

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Champlain and Cartier
Jeremy''s going on more amazing voyages, this time with both Canadian explorers Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier, and also on what could be a deadly boat race in modern-day Australia. Jeremy is back home after a holiday in Toronto with his dad and his dad''s new wife, and he''s also back on his incredible travels into the past. All he has to do is pick up his grandfather''s old magnifying glass, look at a stamp with a ship on it--and instantly he''s on board! And he''s got lots of reasons for wanting to escape. Since he went on his holiday, Jeremy''s mom has a new boyfriend, Ike. It''s her first boyfriend since she divorced Jeremy''s father. Jeremy doesn''t like Ike very much, but he could turn out to be Jeremy''s new dad. In search of escape, Jeremy plunges into new shipboard adventures. He almost gets caught on board Samuel de Champlain''s ship, during its 1606 trip up the St. Lawrence River. He witnesses Jacques Cartier''s turbulent encounters in 1535 with Canada''s original First Nations inhabitants. And, he nearly drowns on a yacht in the infamous Australian Sydney to Hobart race in 1998, during which five boats sink and six people die. Jeremy also runs into his own grandfather (as a young boy) and his own grandson, both travellers from their own times, and they help each other out of dangerous situations. Cora Taylor is one of Canada''s best-known children''s authors. She has published more than a dozen juvenile novels. Cora''s Coteau titles include the very successful Ghost Voyages series and the Spy Who Wasn''t There series, which includes Adventures in Istanbul and Murder in Mexico as well as her latest book, Chaos in China.

On Wings of a Dragon

release date: Jan 01, 2001
On Wings of a Dragon
On Wings Of A Dragon is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

The Matthew

release date: Jan 01, 2002
The Matthew
"Jeremy is once again aboard famous ships from Canada''s past, this time sailing along with John Cabot as he claims Newfoundland for England" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Julie's Secret

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Julie's Secret
When her brother Billy is abducted, Julie''s disturbing images are the only clues to his whereabouts.

Dynamic Environments Testing, Vol. 7

release date: Jan 22, 2026
Dynamic Environments Testing, Vol. 7
Dynamic Environments Testing, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 43rd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2025, the seventh volume of twelve from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects Dynamic Environments Testing including papers on: Dynamic Environment Definition and Specification Dynamic Testing Fixture Design and Fixture Neutralization Measurement Sensitivity to Test Design Multi-Degree of Freedom Shaker Testing and Environments Specification Resonant Plate Shock Testing

Yesterday's Doll

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Yesterday's Doll
Meg''s Great Great Grandmother''s doll is handed down to her, and she learns that it can transport her through time. 8-11yrs.

On Wings of Evil

release date: Jan 01, 2005
On Wings of Evil
In the sequel to On Wings of a dragon, Api''Naga and his companion Kourél are on a mission to find the source of evil that is disturbing their land.

Vanishing Act

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Vanishing Act
Would-be detectives Samuel and 13-year-old twins Jennifer and Maggie embark on the journey of their lives when they join their resourceful grandmother on a Greek cruise that could end with the rescue of their father, who has mysteriously disappeared.

Victoria Callihoo

release date: Jan 01, 2008
Victoria Callihoo
Victoria Callihoo was born before Canada was a nation, and was a grandmother by the time Alberta became a province. She traveled with her family on the buffalo hunt on a Red River cart when the herds were so numerous they resembled a moving brown sea. She embraced her Metis heritage and shared her stories with her children and her friends. Through her stories, she inspires us with the perspective of a strong woman in the early days of our country. She gives us a window onto the world of the Metis and provides us with an image of what it was like to be a woman during the time of the buffalo hunt.

Summer of the Mad Monk

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Summer of the Mad Monk
The new town blacksmith is hiding a mysterious stranger who Pip realizes could be the only survivor of the assassination of the Russian royal family.
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