THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, and thanks for all your great letters and e-mails. It means a lot to me that you love my books. I love writing them. You may be able to tell that I especially like to write cliffhangers at the end of chapters so you want to keep reading.

Now some good news. The third Viking Quest novel, The Invisible Friend, is out in Norwegian. On the Books tab click What’s new. You’ll see Ester Viktoria reading with her dad, but look close at the photo. What’s the name of the book?

Ester’s dad, Asbjørn, is the very gifted person who translates my Viking Quest novels for the Norwegian publisher, Lunde Forlag. Isn’t it fun that Ester has a dad who translates books into the language she knows best?

COMING SOON!  Discussion questions and activities for the Viking Quest series.  If you're using the novels for schooling, or if you're just plain curious, you'll be able to go behind the scenes to find out more about the people, places, and times I write about.

While you're waiting for my study guides, here's an awesome opportunity.
Focus on Your Child publications (part of the Focus on the Family organization) has reviewed Raiders from the Sea, the first Viking Quest novel. Right now, you can follow the link below to their Book Report and read discussion questions that are important for our time in history. Written by Beth Naylor, these questions especially fit the first novel. However, you may want to return to them as you talk about other Viking Quest novels. After a time, Book Reports are archived and available to Focus on Your Child subscribers. http://www.family.org/foycbenefits/bookreports2/A000004047.cfm

AND MORE GOOD NEWS. The first annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards received 862 entries from 45 U.S. states, 6 Canadian provinces, and 7 countries overseas. Out of that great number of entries, The Raider’s Promise received a bronze medal in the Multicultural Fiction, Young Adult category. This award means especially much to me because I wanted to give you fun novels that show how people lived in other places and times.

In The Raider’s Promise, the fifth Viking Quest novel, the characters you love come to America. Click here to read the first chapter. The book is available in retail and online stores.

What is the REAL, SELDOM-TOLD TRUTH behind the Viking story?  Though they came to raid, the Vikings encountered Christianity.  When enough of them became Christians, the raids stopped. 

Who were these courageous fishermen/farmers who developed a ship that took them to the world?  Who were the women, young people, and children who were part of their lives? 

You'll want to read the Viking Quest novels in order.  The first book, Raiders from the Sea, begins with Bree, her brother Devin, and Mikkel in the Glendalough area south of Dublin.  From there they travel to what is now Northern Ireland, Bergen, Norway, the Aurland Fjord, and Trondheim.  Then on to Iceland and Leif Erikson's family in Greenland.  Facing many kinds of danger, Bree, Devin, and Mikkel sail with Leif from Greenland to establish a settlement in what is now North America.  Will they find the COURAGE TO WIN? Discover the answer in The Raider's Promise!

If you have comments or questions, send me an e-mail. I'll answer your most often asked questions in You Asked About It. Come back often to see what's up. We're sharing some of your great letters at  You've Written to Say.

Meanwhile, remember that each book I write is a special letter from me to you. MY WARM BEST WISHES FOR YOU TO HAVE AN AWESOME LIFE!