The Camp Phoenix Caper

The Camp Phoenix Caper
Author: John V. Madormo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101607793

Charlie Collier is back solving mysteries out of his parents' garage, and this one's a doozey! Actually, there may be more than just one mystery out there to solve. There's Charlie's friend Sherman's brother, who is missing. And then there's a series of robberies in town involving masked teenagers. Could they be related? Charlie has to get himself in a heap of trouble--like getting thrown in juvie!--to figure out what's going on. Filled with action, adventure, humor and brain teasers, this is perfect for an older elementary school or young junior high school mystery fan.

The Copycat Caper

The Copycat Caper
Author: John V. Madormo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2013-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101600926

The third in a contemporary series just like Encyclopedia Brown, but with a little more brawn, and a lot more brainteasers! Super-sleuth Charlie Collier is thinking about taking a hiatus from his detective agency to play a private eye in a school play—but when some real robberies stump the police, Charlie realizes that detective work really is his true calling. He and his sidekicks Henry and Scarlett team up with Charlie’s grandma and her old buddy Eugene to set a trap for the robber—one they’re sure will catch him. But the trap doesn’t work out quite the way they thought it would, leaving Charlie, Henry and Scarlett in grave danger. This high-stakes adventure is filled to the brim with brainteasers. Charlie can solve them all—can you? What people are saying about Charlie Collier's first caper: “I loved reading The Homemade Stuffing Caper. The mystery is challenging. The many characters in the book are great fun. I look forward to reading the next Charlie Collier story, and the next, and the next, and the . . .”—David A. Adler, author of the Cam Jansen mysteries “The Homemade Stuffing Caper is an exciting mystery, full of jokes and puns, as well as brainteasers and lots of detective work. This may be the first mystery you don’t want the detective to solve, because you won’t want it to end!”—Bookpage “Brisk and absorbing, author John Madormo’s debut tips its fedora to hard-boiled classics with its ‘sixth-grader meets Sam Spade’ narration.”—FamilyFun Magazine “With mysteries to solve, codes to decrypt, and an extended cast of colorful characters in tow, this first in a new series offers lots of mystery fans to chew on and will leave them hungry for the next installment.”—Booklist A Bookpage Top Ten Summer Reading Selection for 2012

Rutherford, Canine Comic

Rutherford, Canine Comic
Author: John V. Madormo
Publisher: Zumaya Thresholds
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2020-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1612713556

Comedy is hard… Some dogs fetch sticks. Others roll over. Some even play dead. Meet Rutherford, a bona-fide stand-up canine comedian—with a cutthroat agent who's driving him crazy. Rutherford’s collie friend Marge seems to have the escape plan he needs, but can he just quit working for Ace and leave another old friend in terrible danger?

The Camp Phoenix Caper

The Camp Phoenix Caper
Author: John V. Madormo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-09-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484400753

The twelve-year-old private detective who sets up shop in his parents' garage solves more cases for fellow sixth-grade classmates.

Inglorious Resurrection (Phoenix Company Book 1)

Inglorious Resurrection (Phoenix Company Book 1)
Author: G.C.Camacho
Publisher: George Christian Camacho
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2023-08-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1778235905

A band of misfits team up as mercenaries, then find a family in each other. In a galaxy full of conflict and magic, the rocky red planet of Rakuur inches closer to civil war. Amidst the turmoil brewing on their homeworld, a disgraced PAX knight, his bright-eyed armiger, an urchin from the megacity slums, and a wanderer searching for his family join forces to forge their destinies together. A string of disastrous jobs leave the team teetering on the brink of collapse. They get one last chance to come up with a win when a former captain gives them a lead hunting a group of sadistic rebels trying to steal a cache of deadly weapons. Phoenix Company soon find themselves delving deeper into an infernal rabbit hole of vicious criminals, flame-spewing mutants and other hidden adversaries. With burning hearts too stubborn to die, they need to find the strength in themselves and each other to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. A story for those who feel like they've never quite fit in. Phoenix Company is a lovingly crafted and unique fantasy sci-fi tale inspired by franchises such as Final Fantasy VII, Cowboy Bebop, StarCraft, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, Outlaw Star and more. Experience an action-packed adventure with rich, lovable characters and a lot of heart. So go ahead and dive into the exciting saga of Phoenix Company! Content Warning: Inglorious Resurrection explores some mature subject matter including violence, gore, profanity and struggles with PTSD and addiction.

David and the Phoenix

David and the Phoenix
Author: David Ormondroyd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625580193

David has no greater wish than to explore the mountains behind his new home in North Carolina and as he does he finds a wonder never dreamed of, the Phoenix. The Phoenix introduces David to an endless list of his friends from mythology and in the process opens David's eyes to the wide world both the unseen world and seen world. In the unseen world David and the Phoenix share many adventures all the while a scientist is trying to capture the Phoenix to prove to the world that the bird is real. The phoenix takes David on "educational field trips" to meet sea monsters, fauns and other creatures. Plus they hatch a hysterical plot to scare off an over eager scientist from the phoenix's trail. David learns some valuable lessons about life, one is that nothing remains the same as one grows up. The other is... well perhaps you should read the book yourself and find your own lessons within the pages. A well written story, "David and the Phoenix" has no particular time setting so that it could very well be placed in current time. It brings back to me memories of times when life was much simpler, more pleasant and without the problems we as adults face. It's a story of childhood and the dreams that children of every age share and which we all to soon leave behind. Of course, there is the traditional fiery death of the phoenix in the story.

The Buried Treasure Caper

The Buried Treasure Caper
Author: John V. Madormo
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2016-12-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781541239234

"Private detective, Charlie Collier, is back to his old tricks in his 4th adventure, "The Buried Treasure Caper." In this novel, the 12-year-old snoop for hire stumbles upon a rare coin with a mysterious past. Charlie, Henry, and Scarlett soon find themselves attempting to unravel a 50-year-old murder case that the local police were never able to solve. And like his other adventures, Charlie gets in way over his head and becomes the next victim of a diabolical coin collector who will do anything to protect his secret."--Amazon.com.

Ghetto Celebrity

Ghetto Celebrity
Author: Donnell Alexander
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Donnell Alexander grew up sideways in the cramped spaces of Sandusky, Ohio, the son of a devout mother and a dad named Delbert, a protean genius who jacked a thousand identities—from pimpin’ them hoes to preaching the gospel—but skipped out on fatherhood when his son was in diapers. Donnell unwittingly replayed Delbert’s tragedy as farce until he finally wrote himself his own story, becoming a star of California’s freewheeling alternative press, spreading the gospels of punk and hip-hop in print. After finding a career and starting a family of his own, Donnell was drawn to reconnect with the vanished Delbert, and when he did, things fell apart, as they tend to in the grip of ghetto celebrity. Told in multiple voices, freestyle raps, and a graphic interlude, this is the riotous story of one writer’s mission to find truth in the margins and an engrossing tale about phantom fathers and the sons they leave behind.

Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night

Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night
Author: Patrick Rivers
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2017-09-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1501322729

Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba are Camp Lo. These two emcees from the Bronx, NY entered the American hip hop scene with an insider slang that bewildered listeners as they radiated the look of a bygone era of black culture. In 1996, they collaborated with producer Ski and a host of other contributors to create Uptown Saturday Night, featuring the seminal single “Luchini (a.k.a. This is It).” While other 1990s rappers referred to 1970s Blaxploitation culture, Camp Lo were self-described “time travelers” who weaved the slang and style of a soulful past into state-of-the-art lyrical flows. Uptown Saturday Night is a tapestry of 1970s black popular culture and 1990s New York City hip hop. This volume will detail how the album's fantastic world of “Coolie High” reflected classic films like Cooley High and the Sidney Poitier film from which the album's title is derived, and promoted vintage slang and fashion. The book features new interviews with Camp Lo, producer Ski, Trugoy the Dove from De La Soul, Ish from Digable Planets, and others, and offers musical and cultural analyses that detail the development of the album and its essential contributions to a post-soul aesthetic.