Burns: 965 books

When Finn Ryan’s family moves from Austin, Texas, to quiet Woodland Park, Colorado, the summer before his senior year, Finn struggles to adjust. Even the altitude is hard to get used to. But when he meets Ivan Dubovasky at a farmers’ market, all that changes. Finn begins volunteering at Ivan’s...

What do you get when the whole neighborhood teams up to make a great game? A hole in one very fun golf course, of course! Elmo and Big Bird star in the first of four terrific stories inside issue #4 of this series of all-original Sesame Street comics. Fans of classic characters will will love...

Can you imagine what Elmo finds when he digs for dino bones? Hint: It's really BIG! Join Elmo and his Sesame Street friends as they apply simple science and math to dig deep into the past in issue #3 of this series of all-original Sesame Street comics. In three more fun stories, Snuffy meets...

What does it take to be a fuzzy and adorable superhero? Super Grover has some tips for Elmo...and all young readers of this first book in a series of all-original Sesame Street comics. This issue includes six stories starring so many of your favorite friends from the neighborhood: Cookie Monster,...

When the Kilter Academy students go on retreat with their parents, it’s the more mischief the merrier in this third book of a trouble-loving middle grade series! Seamus Hinkle has encountered a good deal of mystery and a lot of secrets since he first started at Kilter Academy. The longer...

“It’s easy to get drawn into this fast-paced, funny, and entertaining adventure” (Publishers Weekly) about a school where making trouble is highly encouraged. Twelve-year-old Seamus Hinkle is a good kid with a perfect school record—until the day of the unfortunate apple incident. Seamus...

Tackles the tough and sensitive issues of sexuality to prepare teens for their adolescent years, instilling godly values about sex, their body, and relationships. Ages 8 to 14.

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific...

Lilly Echosby just witnessed a murder on a pet cam. Or did she?   When a last-minute opportunity arises to accompany her boss to an art auction in Atlanta, Lilly throws some money at the problem of where to board her toy poodle Aggie (short for Agatha Christie). Posh Pet Haven offers the most luxurious...

When a stripper is murdered, Gabe Wager turns the red-light district inside out More than any other establishment on Denver’s red-light strip, the Cinnamon Club has taken advantage of the new law allowing all-nude dancing. What was once confined to back rooms now takes center stage, and the...

"Wounded souls of all shapes and sizes, human and animal alike, tug at the heartstrings and evoke the right blend of tears as well as laughter."—RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 star, TOP PICK! You can't buy love...but you can rescue it. With her no-kill animal shelter at risk of losing...

Native Ingenuity: First Chronicle After his family is killed by thieves, sole survivor Trey McAlister is taken in by a nearby Comanche clan. Trey has a gift for magic and the clan’s shaman, Singing Crow, makes him an apprentice. While learning to control his powers, Trey bonds with a young...

You really can't believe everything you read . . . A premature newswire report announces the end of World War I, spurring wild celebrations in American streets days before the actual treaty was signed. A St. Louis newspaper prints reviews of theatrical performances that never took place—they...

A fascinating and interesting journey through the wine world that began in the pioneering days of the Napa Valley in the 1960's and continued through college, then a wonderfully successful award-winning restaurant. Most recently, John has been consulting about wine and writing in sundry publications.