A winless high school basketball team is on the rebound after two stars move to town and inspire coach Sam Pickett to get down to business.

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least a little relaxing, but when she and her husband, Wally, meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory. And although the business was closed at the time of the blast, there's a body inside. As police chief, Wally is inevitably drawn into the investigation, which seems to indicate that...

As a December afternoon turns to dusk, a boy and his grandfather watch as nature's lights go out and the city lights, including brilliant Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa displays, come on.

While riding her toy giraffe from her apartment to a city park and back, a girl's fantasies transport her to a land of giants, dragons, and magicians.

With rapidly increasing numbers of cats stuck in her tree, Nana Quimby asks for help from the firehouse, the police, the pet shop, the zoo, the library, and even city hall, but no one will help rescue the cats.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

Jimmy lives in a small town by the sea where there is just one tiny gym. Inspired after reading about Muhammad Ali, Jimmy begins to read and run and box like crazy, and discovers you don't have to leave home to be "the greatest."

What can we spot in the city today? From the cars, buses and bikes that travel around the streets, to the museums, restaurants and theaters busy with people, each page-turn will take you behind the scenes of an exciting day in the city.

"A character driven narrative suffused with the stark beauty of Minnesota's Northshore. Rich in story-telling and steeped in the legends and grandeur of Lake Superior, Black Otter Bay is a subtly suspenseful cabin (or anywhere) must-read."--Amazon.com