Christopher Francis

Three nights ago, Mara watched Corinna kill a boy, and this Haven leader is still out there—breathing. Mara swore she would take that breath away—and find her brother—no matter what it costs. With her sister and a handful of survivors, she crosses a scorched, emptied stretch of country...

Caught between survival and the search for truth, Sheldon fights to reclaim his humanity in the face of alien deception. For ten years, Sheldon Hickory believed the alien intellect’s initial visit was friendly—one where the idealism behind their global encounter was a step toward Earth’s...

Sheldon Hickory has shifted from a human to an alien intellect to something in between. The infected teen, with the power to heal the sick and injured, is now given a pivotal role in the resistance against the powerful alien movement. But as a second wave of the extra-terrestrial forces cripples...

As a traitor to the human resistance, Sheldon attempts to abandon his simple farm life and newfound friends to fit in with this new alien movement. Proving to be more powerful than most of the infected, Sheldon is soon given important leadership roles....

They infect the strong and healthy to use as hosts, leaving the rest of the human population to rot. Forced to drop out of school to support the family farm, Sheldon struggles to find anything positive to focus on his life—especially his drifting parents and social life. But when the ruthless...

Do you hear strange noises in the night? Do you ever think there are monsters under your bed? Poor Oscar does, and it's causing him to have scary dreams. It's time for the Dream Catcher Rescue Squad to help. If the Moon Drifters don't get to Oscar first....

Trinity is lost in the forest, and she can't find her mother. It's up to the Dream Catcher Rescue Squad to guide her through this horrible nightmare. But what if they get lost as well?...

Bailey wants his bad dreams to go away. It's time for the Dream Catcher Rescue Squad to step in. But how can they help when Bailey keeps waking up and sneaking down to the basement?...

After hearing curious voices in her head, 12-year-old Aubrey discovers a boy sending cosmic video transmissions from the mirror inside her locker. She quickly learns his world is collapsing and desperately needs her help. Aubrey heroically jumps at the opportunity but quickly faces the harsh...

Abigail is having bad dreams again. It's time for the Dream Catcher Rescue Squad to help. But, can they get past the grouchy house cat and the thieving Moon Drifters? Time is running out....

When a door is opened in the sky above Screaming Ridge, the people of Timpleville become infected by unsettled spirits. Blinded by his love for Daisy Darlington, 12-year-old Alex Thomas is unable to see his social life, school, and town fall apart around him. While preparing for the school's...

An early middle-grade adventure story where a young girl travels back in time to witness Canada's confederation. Desperate to get a great mark on her 150-year anniversary presentation of Ottawa, Gauri sneaks into her dad's time machine with a boy from her class and travels back to 1867. Problems...

Thinking the world is coming to an end, Bailey and Margaret watch a strange object hurtle from the sky. The two nervously investigate the mysterious crash and discover an alien has landed on earth....

Haunted by a boy named Riley Grayson, 12-year-old Wesley is suddenly confronted by three things he fears the most in life: love, bullying, and ghosts. While on a grade-eight camping trip at Lake Stoneway, Wesley struggles with his fears, trying to find ways to get the attention of Michelle...

A coming of age early middle-grade story where a young boy deals with bullying, a deadly storm, a school crush, and a class project that greatly impacts an unlikely new friend. How far would you go to teach your school a lesson? If you’re 11-year-old Alex Thomas, you would risk embarrassment...

An adventure book that follows a self-centered, entitled boy as he crash-lands on an island and slowly learns the importance of selflessness and altruism. Riley Pickering knows he'll be the next Sidney Crosby, so it is expected everyone should cater to him, take care of his needs, and worship...

I hated school. I hated everything about it. Mostly, I hated Corban Barkley, because he convinced my entire class I looked like an overgrown circus monkey - or something like that. Life was pretty miserable for me at Red Apple Creek Public School - that is until the Ogre-Beast came to visit -...

Kaylee Cooper is certain that Alex will become friends with a ghost this year. Alex thinks that he is far too old to be listening to a little grade one and encourages Kaylee to stop jeopardizing his important sixth-grade social life. Kaylee doesn’t listen and finds awkward ways to spend as...

The ash took the cities. The signal took their minds. The hunters will take what’s left. Four years later, Mara Wyatt follows a rumor that, somewhere north, her brother Gabe is still alive.

Ash coated the windows and sidewalks, but the grocery store still played music. People still lined up for milk. Still believed someone was coming. But it didn’t take long for everything to stop.