Most Popular Books by Martyn Godfrey

What could be more exciting than spring training in Florida with the Blue Jays? When Rob wins a contest to be the Jays Special Batboy, he can t believe his luck. Meeting his heroes and being part of the team seem like a dream come true. But when some of the players gloves mysteriously disappear from a locked cupboard, Rob s dream becomes a nightmare. Team morale takes a nosedive, and Rob worries that some people even suspect him. If Rob doesn t do some fast detective work, his favourite team could end up in a slump that could cost them the season.

On July 2, 1857, 14-year-old Peter Griffin and twenty-five other men climbed aboard the refitted yacht, FOX, and set sail for the frozen lands of the Arctic sea. Their mission? To find out, once and for all, what had really happened to Sir John Franklin and his crew of 128 men. Twelve years earlier, Sir John had sailed from England to complete the search for the Northwest passage through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific. Mysteriously, Franklin and his whole expedition had disappeared without a trace. And now Peter Griffin was going to the Arctic to help solve this mystery. In his journal, Peter makes his Arctic adventures come to life - the long, dark days cooped up on board the ship, the dangers ever present in the forbidding, icy landscape, the sadness he and his companions experience as they come closer to realising the ultimate end of Franklin and his men. In Mystery in the Frozen Lands Martyn Godfrey has written an original and intriguing story. Drawing on historical writings, Godfrey tells a tale that is gripping, moving, and absolutely real.

The last thing Nicholas wants to do is spend time in the Alberta bush, with the bugs, the bears, the cold. But when he crosses the school bully at the Grade Seven dance, his Dene friend Elvis''s invitation for a weekend away suddenly seems much more attractive. Walking on the muskeg, Nicholas feels completely lost--the landscape is strange, and so are the language and customs of Elvis''s native family. Soon, however, Nicholas sees the point of what they say and do, how it helps them adapt to the harshness of the environment. When Nicholas and Elvis''s bushplane crashes, killing the pilot, they need to draw on all the skills they have--and some they didn''t even suspect they had. Set against the harsh background of the northern bush, Plan B is Total Panic is the story of how two young men of very different backgrounds are brought together by crisis.

Selby wants a pet in spite of her mom''s allergies and will do anything to get one. After secretly purchasing a snake, Selby realizes that keeping it hidden from her family is far more difficult than she thought. She does find a way, however, to get even with the school bully, Brian, in a surprising turn of events.

While helping a woman hostage and an injured police officer, Marc is trapped by a convict.

Is a mysterious stranger going to beat Garrett to the long-buried treasure?

Garrett discovers a mysterious thirteen-year-old supermodel trying to escape from career pressures at the bed and breakfast in Pirate Cove.

Stormy Sprague and other misfits call "the Dregs of the Detention Dungeon" form a floor hockey team and they even have the nerve to compete against the unbeatable Screaming Eagles.

Megan is lucky. She''s having an amazing week filled with exciting new friends. Even if they are a little different, it''s clear to see that Monday''s monster, Tuesday''s dinosaur and Wednesday''s alien are great fun to be with. If only her family thought so too, Megan''s friends would be welcome to stay for lunch.

Garrett Hawgood and his friend Travis try to solve the mystery of Hole''s Castle near Pirate Cove, Maine.

Nicole knows that she should not have a party while her parents are out of town, but everyone is having a great time. But things start to get out of hand ... Grades 5-8.

A high school hockey player feels that the only way to be considered for the minor leagues is to play roughly and hurt his team''s opponents.

A female firefighter tries to prove to her boss that she is capable of doing her job even though he believes that firefighting is a job for men.

Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, e, i, s.