Bøger af Cathie Pelletier

Are There Aliens in Allagash?Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marilee can win the State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. And they've got the whole summer to work on it. But in order to win they'll need to defeat their chief competitor, "The Four Hs of the Apocalypse": Henry Horton Harris Helmsby.When mysterious lights begin to appear over her hometown, Roberta has a brilliant idea: finding aliens in Allagash and proving they exist would win her first place for sure. Four Hs could never top that...or could he?Over the next few months Roberta and her best friend, Marilee, are spied on by Johnny, Roberta's older brother, and his best friend Billy. Before the summer ends, the friends attempt to extract revenge, question whether they were kidnapped by a UFO, and try to beat Four Hs at the State Science Fair. Each girl experiences family heartbreak, but through it all their friendship remains rock solid.

A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. A National Bestseller

WHEN CHARLIE BAKER'S PARENTS ANNOUNCE that they're taking him and his sister-the drama queen Clarissa-to a cabin in Maine for two weeks, Charlie thinks they're kidding. Then their mom adds something else. "There's no electricity," she tells them. "And you leave your cell phones at home." They weren't kidding.When the Bakers arrive at Lake Fortune, they are welcomed by a rickety cabin with an outhouse, a thunderstorm, and a creature in the attic that masquerades as a ghost. "Is this a scientific experiment?" asks Clarissa. "Is the government paying us?"But the true adventure begins when they discover a clue left in a mason jar on a tiny island in the lake. That clue-written by The Mystery Traveler-leads them to a second clue. Soon, they are on the path of an exciting treasure hunt, one that brings Charlie and the bossy Clarissa together for the first time. Not only do they bond as brother and big sister, they have the summer of their lives.

Acclaimed novelist Cathie Pelletier, descended from Acadians herself, adapts the story of Evangeline and the expulsion of the Acadians and retells it in novel form for middle readers. The prose retelling makes the story more accessible, and teachable, for younger readers.

The true story of the epic journey to scientifically prove the Theory of Relativity, which would catapult Albert Einstein to fame and forever change our understanding of how the universe came into being.

Beaming Sonny Home is a poignant tale of disappointment and a mother's love that stands as a testament to Pelletier's gift for storytelling.Fortune hasn't been kind to 66-year-old Mattie Gifford. Her mother committed suicide, her husband slept with her best friend, and she can't stand her three selfish daughters. But she does love her son, Sonny, who nevertheless plunges her into deep despair when he takes two women and a poodle hostage in his ex-wife's trailer.