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A prequel to the bestselling classic The Mouse That Roared. Set in the year 1450, the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick, ruled by the benevolent and noble Sir Roger and armed with its army of expert longbowmen, had existed peacefully without threat of invasion for decades. But when a rascally Irish Knight stumbles across its borders with news that the French were set to attack and that they had a new weapon of mass destruction called "the cannon," the Irishman and Sir Roger must find a way to drop their differences and fight together, a feat made even more difficult when Sir Roger's daughter, the...

In the time of the Ice Age, a teenage Neanderthal boy named Attar must question all the beliefs he was raised with in order to find new hunting grounds and save his starving tribe. His journey tests the limits of his endurance as he braves new lands, tames a feared predator (a wolf-dog), and comes face-to-face with a volcano. From the author of the best-selling, historical fiction, young adult, action-adventure novel John Treegate’s Musket. “Tightly woven, presented in deceptively simple, stark tones, (this book) shows a way of life stripped to bare essentials: a full belly, warmth, and...

With his trademark wit, Wibberley shares stories that shaped his journey with the violin—from his beginnings as a young student in London to his transformative studies with Russian maestro Julian Brodetsky in Los Angeles. Brodetsky, once a celebrated concert violinist in Europe and friend to luminaries like Segovia and Pavlova, chose teaching over performing when he settled in California. His rigorous standards and deep compassion made him not only an exceptional teacher but also a cherished friend to Wibberley. The Maestro and Me is both a memoir and a musical instruction manual that ...

Two seafaring tales filled with gripping action, tests of the human spirit, and life lessons from the author of The Mouse that Roared. WASHINGTON'S GUNPOWDER The Colonial Army led by George Washington has laid siege to the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but they will have to withdraw unless they get more supplies—especially gunpowder. This exciting historical adventure tells the tale of George Royall (a young, reluctant lieutenant in the Colonial Navy) who is charged with sailing a secret cargo of gunpowder to Boston—a daring mission that involves ...

Two stories of human faith and spiritual renewal set in an isolated, mid-century Irish Catholic fishing village from the author of The Mouse that Roared. THE HANDS OF CORMAC JOYCE Young Jack Joyce prays to have strong hands like his father. But when a storm hits his small island off the coast of Ireland, it’s Jack who must save the family. ★★★★ “A delightful little tale, full of heart. I enjoyed it chiefly for its down-to-earth Irish feel and the wonderful way the sea was described in such thorough and beautiful detail that I could almost taste the salt and feel the spray.”—...

*** An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book *** The year is 1777, and America is in danger of losing the Revolutionary War because of the British blockade… Benjamin Franklin is sent to Paris to seek an alliance with France, but how will he ever be able to convince the French that the American battle is worth joining—especially when the French are still licking their wounds from their own loss to the mighty British Navy? Franklin’s only chance to prove the British Navy is not invincible—and that the American colonists are determined to fight to the end—is to put ...

From the author of Flint’s Island: The Lost Sequel to Treasure Island…. When 16-year-old, high school student Nick Orsmby finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to the pirate ship of Captain Roberts—who’s searching for King Solomon’s gold—Nick must figure out how to reverse a curse that’s plagued his family or die on the gallows. “…a colorful path from a pirate ship to the legendary King Solomon’s mines in Africa.”—Kirkus Review “…★★★★ “Exciting, vivid, swashbuckling.”—Goodreads Review “The narrative is full of authentic nautical and ...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next... Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy. ★★★★★ “Another wonderful read from Leonard Holton. His writing is a joy and the story is up lifting and suspenseful at the same time. Another great read."—Amazon Review This boxed set includes the following three books in the series: BOOK 7: A ...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next... In the first book in the series, Father Bredder makes a most ungodly discovery--a woman's decapitated head has been left in a pew in the back of his church. Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy. “All the reader could ask… adventure, warm humor, and provocative nuggets of wisdom.”—The Los ...

Written by Leonard Wibberley—author of over 100 novels, including The Mouse That Roared. A cynical, American journalist is tasked with interviewing an elderly priest named Father Felix who refuses to leave his mission, which is caught in the path of opposing armies during the Blemi Civil War in Africa. As Weathers makes his way to the mission, he learns more and more about this stubborn priest. When he finally arrives at the mission, his lack of faith in humanity is challenged. “This is a book guaranteed to make the reader feel good… suspenseful, provocative… uplifting.”—The ...

When a legendary Viking ship, the Black Raven, returns home to Ostmond, its captain is dead, and the crew is emaciated. The only man left standing is a stranger from a faraway land named Eusebius the Phoenician. Eusebius is taken to the Great Hall where he convinces the Viking council to give him men and ships to go on an epic quest for the Holy Grail. From Goodreads: "Many surprises, starting with the author. When I picked this up at some used book store or sale, I had no idea it was by Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse that Roared and John Treegate's Musket). Next, my assumption was ...

A sequel to the most popular pirate tale ever told—Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Inspired by the opening line of the famous novel in which Jim Hawkins tells of a “treasure not yet lifted” still hidden on an unknown island, Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse That Roared) penned this unofficial sequel—a gratifyingly bloody and piratical tale, dominated by one of fiction’s great hero-rogues, the endlessly cunning, forever evil Long John Silver. Wibberley, in his foreword, tells how he came to write Flint’s Island, “I realized I must myself, however unworthy, ...

Winner of the Thomas Alva Edison Annual Children’s Book Award for Excellence in Portraying America’s Past The second book in the Treegate series picks up right where John Treegate’s Musket left off—following both the events of the American War for Independence and 16-year-old Peter’s clash of loyalty to his real father, John Treegate, and to his foster father, the Maclaren of Spey (a Scottish clansman). Peter’s two fathers are both jealous and distrustful of each other as well as worlds apart in thought and philosophy, and Peter struggles to be true to both men while also trying...

A captivating portrait of one of history’s most compelling figures—Winston Churchill—told with the usual wit and charm of Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse that Roared). Many books have been written about Winston Churchill at his finest hour as Britain’s leader during World War II, but few tell the stories of the his youth—as a rebellious schoolboy, as a daring young soldier who took part in cavalry charges and in hand-to-hand combat in India and Africa, and as a brazen foreign correspondent, covering wars in Sudan, Cuba, India, and South Africa. This entertaining biography ...

*** A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Nominee *** Peter Treegate has never been stronger, braver, or better with a knife—but he still has to learn humility if he’s going to save himself from the hangman’s noose… The fourth book in the Treegate Series follows Peter Treegate and the sea captain Peace of God Manly through the final years of the Revolutionary War as Peter—now a grown man—leads a band of Carolina mountain men though a series brutal engagements fought in the southern colonies from 1780 to the final surrender of the British at Yorktown in August 1781. ...

The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans. Recommended by the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8 for American History. John Treegate's Musket (Book 1) An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill. When young Peter Treegate is framed for murder while his father is away on business, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures ...

An epic historical maritime adventure... In this first of a new Treegate trilogy, we see the Napoleonic War between the French and the English and the events leading up to the American War of 1812 through the eyes of 13-year-old Manly Treegate, an orphan growing up in the home of his uncle Peter Treegate in Salem, Massachusetts. Manly, an American citizen, is captured and impressed against his will to serve on the British frigate Leopard in 1807. He experiences the cruelties of life in the British navy and sees action in several battles as a powder boy before falling overboard during a ...

In the next book in the Treegate series on American History, the author takes readers to the Battle of Tippecanoe... While their uncle is in England trying to avert war, 18-year-old Manly Treegate and his 12-year-old brother, Peter, go to the Ohio frontier to prepare for war with the British-backed multi-tribal confederation led by a Native American Shawnee warrior named Tecumseh in what would become known as the Battle of Tippecanoe. Manly Treegate Frontiersman is the sixth in an eight-book series, which makes a great companion to study American History. THE TREEGATE BOOK SERIES: Book 1: ...

Having had occasion to look around for “something to read,” with long and short pieces that would not prove too deeply engaging, Leonard Wibberley—author of The Mouse that Roared as well as over 100 other novels—curated a personal selection of such choices from his writings. They are both published and unpublished works by this thoughtful and humorous man. Read all at once if one is so inclined, or savored in smaller samples, they offer selections to fit almost any mood. There is Prevarication Jones for a bit of humor, Concerning the Divinity for some personal philosophy, The ...

17th century pirates, swashbuckling action, and romance from the author of Flint’s Island: The Lost Sequel to Treasure Island... 19-year-old Tom Lincoln is captured by the notorious pirate Henry Morgan and forced into a life of piracy. To escape and rescue another prisoner—the teenage niece of the Governor of Panama—Tom must unlock the secret of a mysterious cutlass he found in a cave filled with dead men on an uncharted island. ★★★★★ “Well-written, fast-paced, historically accurate, with a great story, wonderful characters, and an overall theme and message that lingers. ...