Hi to Each One of You--

Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for all your great letters and e-mails. It means a lot to me that you enjoy my books. I love writing them. You may be able to tell that I want you to have fun reading.  That's why I put a cliffhanger--something exciting at the end of every chapter.

Girl Talk!    Help for making great choices

A faithGirlz Guide to Life, this one-year-devotional is filled with 52 stories about girls who feel just like you or like someone you know.  They understand what it's like to go through embarrassing moments, put up with mean kids, or think about what it's like to become a young woman.  Because they have new responsibilities and opportunities, they sometimes face a whole new set of problems. 

As you read their stories, you'll learn new ways to deal with the pressures around you. By talking, journaling,
and praying about the choices you face, you'll discover there's someone who knows exactly how you
                                         feel.  And He's more than ready to listen!

Make choices for an inner beauty and an outward faith!  Great for individual, family, or classroom reading and discussion.  Girl Talk is now available in both the U.S. and U.K. Click here.  

More good news for both boys and girls!  You've asked countless times about the bestselling Adventures of the Northwoods novels.  Characters you care about.  Stories you'll read again and again. If you devour mysteries, these novels offer edge-of-your-seat fun. All ten novels are now available in new covers!

JUST A FEW TITLES:
          The DisappearingStranger
          The Hidden Message
          The Creeping Shadows
          The Vanishing Footprints
          The Mysterious Hideaway       
                                 
And five more!  

While many of you read these mysteries for fun, others of you
also read them for school or homeschooling. It may be important for you or your teachers to know that in addition to many other awards, novels in this series have received the Wisconsin State Historical Society Award for Distinguished Service to History.  Interpreters at Old World Wisconsin were asked to read the books in order to gain a feeling for the times in which the characters live.  

Also.... NOW HERE:  Ideas from Lois about how to improve your own writing.  See Writing Tips.                                                                   

Book 1 of Adventures of the Northwoods is now available in German: The Disappearing Stranger!
And just released! The second novel in German!


When I started writing novels, I didn't know the progression I'd follow:  Local and regional history - Adventures of the Northwoods.  National history at a crucial time - the Riverboat Adventures.  International history with daring people and unusual events that forever changed our world view -- the Viking Quest Series!.  

Travel away in your imagination.Sail the far seas.
                                     Read about the long ago in a way that gives
                                     meaning to now. 

For more about Lois' family-friendly reading discover the Viking Quest series:  Catch a world view as you sail the far seas with Bree, her brother Devin, Mikkel, the young master of a Viking ship, and Leif Erikson.  Will they find the courage to win in whatever they face?

Because the main characters mature five years, the Viking Quest series is best read in sequence.  Click here to read first chapters or read the Focus on the Family review and discussion questions.

And discover Lois' Riverboat Adventures:  Libby wanted a never-give-up-family, but she discovered a national secret about caring for people in need.  

For more about novels you'll want to read again and again click here.
  
For ALL of you--    Remember, each book and story I write is a special letter from me to you. 

My warm best wishes to each of you---