Bøger af Jill Thomas

¿FEAR HAS ARRIVED. . .CAPTAIN FEAR THAT IS! Get ready for a new suspenseful adventure with Pollywog and her friends. As Polly Peterson (nickname: Pollywog) settled into her vacation stay with her uncle and aunt in the quaint seaside town of Cape Doom she cannot help but sense a mystery hanging in the salty air. The small seaside town had a secrecy that intrigued Pollywog and her friends, Joey and Henry, from the moment they arrived. Upon their arrival, they quickly make friends with a local boy, Hudson Bell, and his companion, a sturdy English Bulldog, named Molly. It doesn't take long for the trio of friends to find themselves entangled in a baffling mystery surrounding the legend of Captain Fear, a notorious pirate who sailed the seas with his trusted crew and struck fear in the hearts of people with the mere mention of his name. The residents of Cape Doom swear that Captain Fear still exists and when the eerie fog rolls in, so does his phantom ship. Pollywog, never one to shy away from a good mystery, vows to uncover the truth about this legend. Is it an elaborate hoax, figment of the townspeople imaginations, or could Captain Fear actually still exist? Undaunted by the eerie tales and unsettling encounters, Pollywog and her friends embark on a mission to unravel this mystery. Pollywog also suspects their new friend, Hudson Bell, knows more than he is telling them and she sets out to discover what that is. But could discovering the truth be more dangerous than she thinks. . . . Follow the adventures of three friends who love sleuthing more than anything else. Recommended for ages 6-12 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿*NO GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE, OR SUPERNATURAL CONTENTThe Pollywog Adventures - Book 2

This is a story about Polly Peterson (otherwise known as Pollywog), a little girl who has the need for adventure and excitement in her life. The story begins when she and her friends, Joey and Henry, set out to build a tree house on Mr. Tucker's property, which they sneak onto without his permission. A stranger, Reverend Bauer, then moves to town. For reasons that become clear, Pollywog thinks the Reverend is trying to hide something and sets out to discover what that is . . . and so the adventure begins.

Jill is a 15 year old girl at a boarding school who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young man she meets on the beach, Richard. This chance meeting opens up a whole new world to her and a ready- made group of friends. Addicted to the excitement and desperate to relieve the boredom and loneliness in her life, she latches onto this motley band of misfits and charges headlong into a world of parties, drugs and violence. Clinging to the friends she makes like a long lost family, she journeys from a naïve teenager to a battle hardened adult in a short space of time, shaped by experiences of young love, dangerous situations and drug abuse. Jill and best friend Mark are teetering on the edge of the abyss, will they survive or succumb to oblivion?