Yes — start with free chapter readings and a short series intro. Families can listen to Linda Maria Frank read The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island on YouTube, then continue with Monster Bones and Sibby’s Secret for middle-grade island mystery…
By weaving classroom science into every clue. Linda Maria Frank is a longtime science teacher who writes the Annie Tillery Mysteries so readers learn to observe, test ideas, and follow evidence — the “Nancy Drew meets CSI” approach behind books…
Growing up on a Flower Farm in Queens, N.Y. Memories of a Childhood in the 1940s and 50’s I hope you enjoy the stories of my childhood. I’ve been putting them on the blog since 2023, but I’ve included all…
Halloween was around the corner. Again, my ever-resourceful grandmother planted pumpkins on the mountain of topsoil not used in the summer. The seeds came from last year’s crop. She also planted sun flowers. We harvested those seeds as well. Not for human consumption, but for Polly, our parrot.
Download free printable discussion-guide PDFs for Linda Maria Frank’s mysteries at the guides hub on LindaMariaFrank.com — Madonna Ghost, Girl with Pencil, Fairy Chimneys, Lost Avenger, and more. Start here: book club & classroom discussion guides. Teachers and librarians: see…
Yes. The Madonna Ghost by Linda Maria Frank is a strong spooky-season pick for teen and YA readers who want Fire Island atmosphere, a local legend that turns real, and Annie Tillery’s science-minded sleuthing — Nancy Drew meets CSI without…
Yes. Linda Maria Frank has a YouTube Short introducing The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island — five eighth graders on a remote 1947 island, a secret detective club, and machine-part codenames (Sprocket, Letch, Snap Shackle, Wingnut & Ratchet). Watch it…
Yes. The Mystery of the Lost Avenger by Linda Maria Frank works for WWII classroom reading because it wraps real home-front and aviation history — a lost plane, Appalachian discovery, and family ties to wartime test pilots — inside an…
Yes. Teachers and librarians can use Linda Maria Frank’s free printable discussion-guide PDFs as ready-made question sets for independent reading, literature circles, and book clubs — download from the guides hub, print, and pair with the matching Annie Tillery novel.…
Yes. Linda Maria Frank has a YouTube Short introducing The Buccaneers of St. Frederick Island — five eighth graders on a remote 1947 island, a secret detective club, and machine-part codenames (Sprocket, Letch, Snap Shackle, Wingnut & Ratchet). Watch it…