Most Popular Books by Norah McClintock

Robyn''s new substitute teacher Ms. Denholm is cool, pretty, and possibly the target of a stalker. When Denholm receives a threatening package, Robyn wonders who''s responsible. But Robyn has a mystery of her own to worry about. What''s with the muddled phone message she receives from her missing ex-boyfriend Nick? Should she try to forget him—or is the call a sign he still cares?

When her boyfriend Derek disappears, Jordie looks like a suspect. What does she know about that night?

Connie Suarez, downsized from her job as a legal secretary, is working as a maid. She''s getting used to picking up after people and putting their lives in order. But she is not prepared for the mess that awaits her when she arrives at work one morning to find her employer dead on the floor of his bedroom. Connie''s co-worker Maria, an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder. When Maria begs her for help, Connie cannot refuse. As she tries to discover what really happened, she learns that Maria has been keeping a number of things from her. Now Connie can''t decide who or what to believe. And that''s not the worst of it. Connie soon realizes that she herself is also a potential target for violence. The question now is, will she be able to clean up the mess that Maria is in without getting killed herself? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Rennie is in Uruguay when his cousins discover a secret cache at their dead grandfather’s cottage. Thousands of dollars in foreign currencies. A mystifying notebook. Multiple passports, some obviously fake. A gun. A disguise. And a photo of some Nazis. Rennie’s mission: to find out whether there was more to the old man than anyone knew. Was he a spy? If he was, what did he do? And for whom? Did he help a Nazi war criminal escape justice? Rennie’s quest leads him to Argentina and then to Detroit, where he finds more questions than answers and more than one gun pointed—and fired—in his direction. From the Dead is the sequel to both Slide, part of The Seven Prequels and Close to the Heel, part of Seven (The Series).

James peeled off his sodden T-shirt. A huge scar ran diagonally across his back, deep reddish-purple. Then I heard his father''s voice, hard and sharp. "I told you I never wanted to see that thing again," he snarled. "It''s bad enough that he''s dead and that it''s your fault . . ." Robyn just wants to spend time with her boyfriend, Nick, but he''s always busy—with work, with school, or with Danny, a girl from his past who could pass for a supermodel. Robyn''s friend Morgan thinks James Derrick, a hot new transfer student, could take Nick off her mind. But James has problems of his own. He''s haunted by a tragedy and holding back secrets. When Robyn realizes she and James share a hidden connection, she starts to dig deeper. But is she digging her own grave?

Robyn has sworn that she''s over her ex, Nick. After all, he ditched town without a word to her. But when she hears he needs help, she''s too curious about why he went missing to say no. Nick has been arrested—again—and the evidence doesn''t lean in his favor. But when Robyn investigates, she discovers the situation is more complicated than it appears—and more dangerous...

When her best friend Billy is charged with murder, Robyn is determined to prove his innocence. Things have changed in Robyn''s world. Her friends Morgan and Billy, formerly a couple, have broken up and Billy is not reacting well. He continues to pester Morgan and even starts a fight with her new love, Sean Sloane. Robyn, who is also still pining over her ex-boyfriend Nick, isn''t sure how to deal with the awkwardness of this situation. Until, one night, hockey star Sean Sloane is found dead at the rink. With all evidence pointing to Billy, Robyn gets back to work, and uncovers some truths about Sean Sloane - the popular boy, who wasn''t who he appeared to be.

The sleepy town Robyn moves to for the summer appears safe enough--it''s definitely a far cry from her crime-filled hometown. But Robyn notices the townspeople''s anxiety about a home for at-risk youth. Run by Jerry Wilson, it''s a spot for teenage boys who come from troubled families; if they have them at all. Robyn''s convinced Jerry''s boys are polite and helpful--until her ex-boyfriend Nick shows up one night, using his at-risk youth status to stay and work at Jerry''s place. But why?As it turns out, Nick''s best friend Seth lost his little brother who was in Jerry''s care. Seth knows his brother, and knows he wouldn''t commit suicide. With Seth''s health failing, it''s up to Nick to find out the truth--but not without Robyn''s help.

In this YA novel, would-be reporter Cady investigates racism and family secrets in a small Indiana town.

"Robbie," my dad said. "You told me yourself how Billy has been behaving. And you know the case against him—he had a grudge against the victim, he was found with the weapon, he was at the scene. Motive, method, opportunity." Robyn''s best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist—he wouldn''t hurt a fly. But when Sean winds up dead on the ice, Billy becomes the prime suspect. Can Robyn prove her friend''s innocence?

Riding the wrong way up a one-way street, Kenzie takes his eyes off the road and hits a pedestrian. And not just any pedestrian. It''s his ex-girlfriend, Stassi. Was this a freak accident? Or something more sinister? And when the police come to talk to him, it becomes clear that everyone thinks he had a reason to hurt her. Kenzie ends up in a fight to prove his innocence, even as he begins to question it himself. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Robyn''s scared of dogs—like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It''s a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter—including Nick D''Angelo, a boy from Robyn''s past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Nick has a talent for getting into trouble, but after his latest arrest, Robyn suspects that he just might be innocent. And she sets out to prove it...

Robyn is excited to hang out with her sorta-boyfriend Nick after weeks apart. Nick has a dark history, but Robyn''s sure he has reformed—until she notices suspicious behavior during their trip to Chinatown. Turns out Nick''s been doing favors for dangerous people. Robyn urges him to stop, but the situation might be out of her control—and Nick''s....

Two girls have recently disappeared near the town where Stephanie lives. She is concerned but is sure that it could never happen to her. But then it does. Tied up and alone far from home, she manages to escape her captor and run for her life. But she is in the middle of nowhere, with no food, no shelter and no way home. And worst of all, she has run away before, so she is sure that the police will not take her disappearance seriously. She will need to save herself, calling on lessons learned from her grandfather and an inner strength she never thought she had.

Robyn learns difficult truths about Trisha Hanover''s life and finds herself in danger while investigating the disappearance of the teen who ran away from home.

Key Selling Points New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Trademark McClintock!Zanny and her father have always been close. So when she comes home and finds him dead from an apparent suicide, she can''t believe it''s true. Why would her father want to kill himself? Why does a special government agent claim her father was an embezzler? And why does it seem like no one wants her to find out the truth? Filled with trademark McClintock suspense and tension, this murder mystery builds to a gripping climax in which Zanny must face three potential murderers and choose which one to trust.

Key Selling Points New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

What does Ethan know? And what is on his camera that someone is willing to kill for? Ethan lives in a foster home, struggling to put his life on the right track. Involved in a photography program for at-risk kids, he finds himself threatened again and again by someone who wants his camera. Struggling to stay out of trouble and solve the mystery, he discovers he has all the answers. He just has to figure out the questions. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! Available in French as En images.

When a body is found buried beneath the cafe Tasha''s parents used to own, the police start looking for a murderer...and their search leads them right to Tasha''s father. Tasha''s sure he didn''t do it. but if he didn''t, then who did? Tasha has to find out who the real killer is, but everywhere she turns she uncovers someone else with a secret to hide...

When Daniel enters a convenience store on a secret mission, he doesn''t expect to run into anyone he knows. That would ruin everything. And when Rosie enters the same store to see what her father wants, she''s hoping to make a quick getaway with her waiting boyfriend. All Daniel and Rosie want is to get in and out without any trouble. Neither expects what happens next. A masked man enters the store. "This is a stickup," he announces. He has a gun and isn''t afraid to use it. When he''s ready to leave, he decides to take Rosie hostage. And then things get complicated... This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Finn watches in horror as his stepmother is gunned down in front of his house. His father reacts and kills the gunman. When Finn learns that the killer is the same man who admitted to killing his birth mother years before, he is shocked and wants to know if this is more than a terrible coincidence. At the police station, he meets Lila, daughter of the killer, and they strike up a wary friendship. Both of them are desperate to find the truth. What they discover hints at a much larger conspiracy.

Even if Kenzie''s dog had somehow managed to escape from the family''s fenced backyard, Kenzie knows the big, lovable chocolate Lab wouldn''t have gone far. As they search for Clancy, Kenzie and his dad keep hearing stories about other dogs that have gone missing too. When Kenzie finds Clancy''s ID tag and spots a van loaded up with dog food, he knows he has to investigate further. With the help of a schoolmate whose dog has also disappeared, Kenzie uncovers an illegal operation that grabs dogs off the street and turns them into bloodthirsty killers. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery—or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn''t sure who to believe. He''s caught between his two friends—and believing one might mean losing the other . . .

In a dark back alley, Boone and Andre witness a violent murder, and agree not to mention it. But the killers have different ideas and come after Boone and his friends, killing two of them. Boone is desperate to save himself but realizes to do so he will need to face the violent act in his past that continues to haunt him. Told in Norah McClintock''s trademark suspenseful style and with spare black-and-white illustrations from Mike Deas, this compelling graphic novel looks into the darkness and forces us to face our deepest fears.

Truman’s parents are out of town, and he has made plans with his girlfriend, Natalia. When she doesn’t show up, he is angry. But when he finds out she has been murdered, Truman becomes the prime suspect. With no alibi, he must try to find the truth behind his girlfriend’s violent death. But the more he digs, the more he realizes he doesn’t really know who Natalia was, and he starts to wonder why she was interested in him at all. Hounded by suspicious detectives, angry Russian mobsters and a sense that nothing is as it seems, Truman is in a race to save himself. This is the second eye-catching graphic novel from award-winning author Norah McClintock.

Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery--or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn''t sure who to believe. He''s caught between his two friends--and believing one might mean losing the other . . .

Mike''s lies are spinning out of control and now he''s the prime suspect in a murder. He can''t explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can''t explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he''s not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn''t his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he''s guilty?

Mike is stunned when his friend Sal is stabbed to death near the high school. Even though there were lots of kids nearby, nobody comes forward to explain what happened. When Mike starts asking questions, he finds out Sal was hanging around a girl who recently left a gang. Is the gang responsible for killing Sal? How can Mike discover the truth when no one will talk?

"Chloe is set up to look like a cheater, then she stumbles upon a corpse and an even more sinister mystery. Who is behind all the trouble? Another chilling mystery in the series" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has lived with his Uncle Billy since his mother''s death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and he doesn''t pay much attention when Mike starts getting in trouble. But nothing gets by Mike''s history teacher, an ex-cop named Riel--especially not long-hidden information about Mike''s mother. Her death might not have been an accident after all!

In this middle-grade novel, Rennie ends up on a ski trip with Grandma and stumbles on a murder plot.

Mike''s lies are spinning out of control and now he''s the prime suspect in a murder. He can''t explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can''t explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he''s not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn''t his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he''s guilty?

A shallow grave. Human remains. An unsolved murder from years ago. It looks like the past is coming back to wreak havoc on Mike''s new life. What''s making the usually unshakeable Riel so rattled, and what does a beautiful but manipulative girl have to do with it all?

Mike is stunned when his friend Sal is stabbed to death near the high school. Even though there were lots of kids nearby, nobody comes forward to explain what happened. When Mike starts asking questions, he finds out Sal was hanging around a girl who recently left a gang. Is the gang responsible for killing Sal? How can Mike discover the truth when no one will talk?

Quentin and JD have been friends forever. Even after JD gets in trouble Quentin stands by him. Hanging out together Quentin learns JD has a gun and when they are caught in a robbery JD uses the gun—with deadly results. Trying to cover up the crime and escape detection, Quentin gets in even deeper than he expected and learns that the only person he can trust is himself. Especially when his freedom—and his future—is at stake. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Remy has just been released from juvenile detention and is back in his old neighborhood. Remy went away because he severely assaulted a guy who insulted his girlfriend—Asia. As a white boy dating an immigrant, Remy has had to take a lot of the inbred racism that exists in the inner-city—from strangers, his family and even the police. When the white kids and the "outsiders" start scrapping over the local basketball court, Remy is caught between sticking up for his friends and siding with Asia, who is now seeing Marcus—the leader of the other group. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Colin didn''t think getting a job would make him a suspect in a series of robberies. When Colin accepts the job to clean up the graffiti in an upscale neighborhood he worries that he might be targeted by gangs. But every time he is sent to clean up graffiti, the police are nearby investigating a crime. Colin knows he''s done nothing wrong, but even he acknowledges his presence at the crime scenes looks suspicious. The only way he can clear his name is to figure out what is really going on. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Also available in French as Marqué.

After a homeless man dies during a cold winter night, Robyn and her friends work to uncover who the man was before his time on the streets. They have only two clues to guide them: a class ring and an old photograph that the man left behind. Robyn just wants to honor the homeless man''s memory. But as the search heats up, she begins to suspect that someone''s investigating her too...