Most Popular Books by Sigmund Brouwer

As Ricky and his friends search for a treasure buried long ago by a tightwad business tycoon, Ricky sees how ugly--and dangerous--the depths of greed can become.

Spending the summer at cadet camp, Ricky solves the mystery of the Indian spirits and discovers that God''s creation is special and deserving of respect.

A unique celebration of the important role animals play in war, and an insightful look at the taking of Vimy Ridge from the perspective of 3 men in a Canadian platoon. Never before have the stories of animal war heroes been collected in such a special way. This book consists of eight connected fictional stories about a Canadian platoon in WW1. The Storming Normans have help from some very memorable animals: we meet a dog who warns soldiers in the trench of a gas attack, a donkey whose stubbornness saves the day, a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites, and many more. Each story is followed by nonfiction sections that tell the true story of these animals from around the world and of the Canadian soldiers who took Vimy Ridge. Through the friendship that grows between three of these soldiers in particular, we get a close-up look at life in the trenches, the taking of Vimy Ridge, the bonds between soldiers and their animals and what it meant to be Canadian in WW1.

Ever since he pinned on a Marshal''s badge, Samuel Keaton''s been the target of many bad intentions. Keaton is blamed for a cavalry raid that ends in the killing of innocents, and to survive will mean living through the darkest days of his emerging faith and risking a growing bond with a Sioux princess.

#1 Morning Star The vivid world of Samuel Keaton is riddled with uncertainties and little promise of surviving his life on the run, is there more to life than he has yet discovered?

It''s the All-Star team, made up of the WHL''s young hockey players, just one short step away from the NHL. Their goal is to beat the Russian All-Stars in a best-of-seven series to be shown as a television special. Hog Burnell, one of the biggest and toughest players in the league, is happy to be part of it. He could use the money that would come with a series win by the WHL All-Stars. At the very worst, it''s a free vacation to Russia. It doesn''t take Hog long to discover there''s plenty more money to be made along the way...if he''s willing to pay the price for it. 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!

I reminded myself that once you start to defend someone, it’s difficult to find a place to stop. But I went ahead and took that first step anyway. . . For President Teddy Roosevelt, controlling the east-west passage between two oceans mattered so much that he orchestrated a revolution to control it. His command was to ‘let the dirt fly’ and for years, the American Zone of the Panama Canal mesmerized the world, working in uneasy co-existence with the Panamanian aristocrats. It’s in this buffered Zone where, in 1909, James Holt begins to protect a defenseless girl named Saffire, expecting a short and simple search for her mother. Instead it draws him away from safety, into a land haunted by a history of pirates, gold runners, and plantation owners, all leaving behind ghosts of their interwoven desires sins and ambitions, ghosts that create the web of deceit and intrigue of a new generation of revolutionary politics. It will also bring him together with a woman who will change his course—or bring an end to it. A love story set within a historical mystery, Saffire brings to life the most impressive-and embattled- engineering achievement of the twentieth-century.

When his younger brother, who had come along on Ricky''s class trip to New York City, suddenly disappears, Ricky and his classmates set out to find him.

Returning home from from military service in India, an Englishman discovers he has leprosy and abandons his family and everything he loves rather than expose his family. After years of loneliness, isolation, and longing, he discovers an abandoned baby girl exposed to leprosy who will change him and the hearts of the community.

Skydiving--one mistake, and you fall like a piano.until, SPLAT! You''re a blob of jam. Jeff Nichols works at a local flight school--just to pay for his skydiving. Then he hears of a plan to put his biggest rival into a ''chute roll, which he knows no skydiver has ever survived. But trying to stop it might put Jeff in an airplane at 10,000 feet--without his parachute.

Bring the roof down. Rock the boat. Webb believes that if you want to reach your dreams, you have to live life loud. Make sure that when you look back, you have no regrets. But when a shady music producer steals one of Webb’s songs, Webb finds out how hard it is for a kid on his own in Nashville to get justice. With the help of an unlikely ally, Webb discovers that he has what it takes to succeed: talent, determination and some good friends. 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!

In the sixth installment of the Justine McKeen, Queen of Green series, Justine is faced with the challenge of convincing the Queen of Mean that being environmentally conscious is worthwhile.

At 17, star defenseman Craig McElhaney likes his chances of making it as a pro hockey player. Yet, a string of recent "accidents" threatens to knock Craig''s team out of the playoffs and ruin his promising career. Craig has begun to question how many "accidents" can happen before they become more than a coincidence. But it''s not a good time for questions. Not in the spotlight of high-pressure hockey. Not when the team needs him most. And not when he has some important lessons to learn about life. For Craig, however, there is no choice. Unless the questions are answered, the team''s season and his promising career will surely end. 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!

Following the death of the town drunk, Keaton becomes tangled in a dangerous inheritance battle. Legends of Laramie book 4.

Families will enjoy 15 weeks of devotions filled with fast-moving stories that keep tweens (especially boys!) engaged.

After discovering tainted water in the creek near his grandmother''s cabin in the Kentucky hills, senior Roy Linden slowly uncovers a connection between his high school team''s new star quarterback, his own football future, and the source of the pollution.

Eleven-year-old Charlie Dembinski lives by the rules he writes down in his notebook. He knows that animals behave in predictable ways and it''s easy for him to understand them. What Charlie doesn’t understand is why people aren’t the same way. Faced with a swarm of bees attached to a car, a cat with an unusual lump, a large dog who eats jewelry, a little dog who’s lost his confidence, and a best friend who’s upset for reasons he doesn’t understand, Charlie is put to the test. Can his rules help solve these problems? The third book in the Charlie''s Rules series from bestselling author Sigmund Brouwer, Hush, Puppy is sure to delight young animal lovers. The straightforward plot, black-and-white illustrations and unique animal stories make this the perfect chapter book for early readers. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

While his older brother Ricky mixes cake for their mother''s birthday, seven-year-old Joel plans to make an unusual present that involves flies, popsicle sticks, and a camcorder.

Ian has been going to Key West every summer for years, helping his Uncle Gord at his dive shop and spending as much time as he can underwater. When he''s not scuba diving, he''s admiring Sherri, the girl who works at the dive shop, and wondering how she would feel if he told her that he tastes blackberries whenever he sees her. A series of accidents leads Ian to believe that his uncle is in grave danger, but the truth is more complicated and terrifying than he could ever have imagined. 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!

A free trip to a Colorado ski resort in ruined by a fire, a terrifying race down a slope, and a ghostly apparition.

Joel wants to help his brother in his newspaper delivery job, but ends up learning a valuable lesson about honesty. A fun first-reader series.

Tyler is a good, solid hockey player, but not a great one. That honor belongs to the obnoxious Riley, a sixteen-year-old spoiled superstar who makes Tyler''s life miserable. When Tyler and Riley are sent to volunteer at a local youth program, Tyler finds the passion and commitment he needs to step up his game on ice—and off. 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!

Summary: Twelve-year-old Ricky goes undercover in Alberta, Canada, to infiltrate the gang of thugs that are thought to be vandalizing his great-aunt''s mobile home park.

As the author of more than 40 adult and youth fiction books, Sigmund Brouwer is no stranger to young people. But he''s not just a writer-he''s a reader. As he has visited schools over the years, he''s collected copies of thousands of letters that teachers have received from students and parents. He presents some of the best notes and words of wisdom in the feel-good sampler Dear Teacher. Entries include "When you say put your hand up to go to the bathroom, how does that help?," "Never try to baptize a cat," and "Is it true my dad won''t go to heaven if he uses bowling words in the house?"

Fishing for barracuda from a kayak in the Florida Keys. That''s what Jim Webb thinks this resort vacation with his grandfather should be about. Except the dying resort owner holds the key to legend about a generations-old crime. A crime that is worth way too much to those who want the legend to be true. Webb soon discovers that what lurks in the sun, sand and shallow waters of the Keys is much more dangerous than a slashing game fish. And along the way, he learns an important truth about himself and his own past. In this exciting prequel to Devil’s Pass and Tin Soldier, the musically gifted and tenacious Webb finds himself caught in a dangerous mystery.

While visiting a ranch in Montana, Ricky finds God''s presence comforting when his investigation of disappearing livestock puts his life in danger.

In an experimental community on Mars in 2039, events lead fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders to question his beliefs about aliens and lead him to a new relationship with God.

As Tyce, his dad, and Ashley are held hostage in a military prison in the Florida Everglades, the Terrataker infiltrators work to foil their plan for escape and their plan to rescue the kids at the secret institute.

Johnny Maverick and Tom Morgan are in a race for the league''s goal-scoring trophy, but one or two other things are getting in the way. Like a joke on the coach. And, worse, the smelly socks of death...

Is a puppy more important than a science project? Charlie knows how to make his group science project an organized success. But his best friend, Amy, would rather it be fun and gross. And their other partner, Jenna, is too worried about why her puppy keeps attacking her mom to think about their project at all. Charlie and Amy want to help Jenna, but what they don’t realize is that the puppy isn’t trying to hurt anyone: he’s trying to save someone! Can the kids figure out what he’s trying to tell them before it’s too late and will Charlie ever get their project back on track?

There''s no rulebook for living on a veterinary farm for sick animals — unless you make one yourself! Eleven-year-old Charlie Dembinski likes to keep his life organized and quiet. This is a challenge when you live on a farm where your mother runs a veterinary clinic for the local livestock, neighbors’ pets and sometimes rescued wildlife. To complicate Charlie’s orderly life even further, his mother hires a bookkeeper to live on the farm who brings along her daughter, Amy Ma. And Amy is anything but quiet! Her constant questions and attempts to spend time with Charlie really bother him, and he doesn’t understand why the adults seem to like her so much. But when a neighbor’s beloved dog gets sick with a mysterious illness, Charlie realizes that Amy’s outgoing approach might not be all that bad. This is the first book in the Charlie''s Rules series.

Scuba diving--there''s a lot more to worry about than sharks! "I can''t breathe!!!" Ian Hill spends his Florida summers helping his uncle run a dive shop. But just when he thinks it''s going to be another boring summer hehind the counter, Ian hears that a recent storm has uncovered a pirate shipwreck hidden for years on the ocean floor. Soon Ian''s slow summer at the scuba shop turns into a diver''s nightmare.

Can Joel find a way to be kind to a neighbor and yet not have to eat her horrible meals?

At summer camp, seven-year-old Joel and his older brother Ricky must decide how to deal with a bully.

Sheriff Samuel Keaton faces the prospect of an explosive showdown in Laramie in the fall of 1874.

Keegan, the best skier on the hill, ends up playing detective when he discovers that someone is trying to sabotage the ski team, and it looks like a pretty blonde snowboarder is involved.

"In life, as in sports, faith in God through Jesus, His Son, is the best edge you can have." Mike Gartner. Professional hockey players are people like the rest of us--seeking answers

As the test of his faith in virtual reality continues, Mok, a welfaro from the slums of twenty-first century Old Newyork, finds himself helping endangered Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943.

Postcard-perfect Hawaii proves to be anything but paradise when Ricky and the other Accidental Detectives stumble on an active volcano that threatens to destroy the hiding places of immigrants. What can the Accidental Detectives do to help--without being reduced to ash? (July)

Slater Ellis and Paige Stephens try to stop rogue scientist Dr. Josef Van Klees from continuing his dangerous experiments in genetic engineering.