tom  townsend
Award winning   author

 

  Fifth place on the Blue Bonnet Award  

  Second place for Women in Film &     Television  Screenplay Competition    

         Winner  of           

   Friends of American writers Award  

 

 email: tom@tomtownsend-toyland.com  

Phone:  713-502-4377                          3123  CR  2407                     Rusk, TX 75785

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books  by

Tom  Townsend

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  • The Pirate Hunter       New Release    When twelve-year-old Peter
  •                                             Bartholemew's reclusive cousin dies, leaving him a metal detector
  •                                             and cryptic clues to a buried treasure, Peter and his friend Vin set
  •                                             sail for the mysterious Black Jack Island.  But things get
  •                                             complicated  when they encounter a ghost and real pirates.
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  • The Ballad Of Ol' Hook    Four teenagers and a bull growing up in a little Texas town,
  •                                                   loving rodeo and struggling to make it in the big times.
  •                                                   Sixth grade and up reading level.

 

              Historical Fiction

  • Where The Pirates Are   Where the Pirates Are THE DARK SHIPS   Powderhorn Passage                                                                                                                      
  • The Dark Ships                 
  • Powderhorn Passage    Series set in Galveston in the days of the Texas Republic; 2 boys, a girl, and     a dog
  •                                               look for treasure on Galveston Bay. Fourth grade reading level.
  • The Ghost Flyers     THE GHOST FLYERS    Based on the early UFO sightings  in East Texas. Fourth grade and up reading level.
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  • The Hooligans             Seven orphans help sink a German submarine during World War II. 
  •                                          Fourth grade and up reading level.
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  • Gypsy Prince, War Horse     A young German soldier and his horse struggle to survive World War II
  •                                                                Sixth grade and up reading level.
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  • Nadia Of The Night Witches   Nadia Of The Night Witches    The story of  Russian women who flew light bombers during World War II. 
  • Seventh grade and up reading level.
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  • A Fair Wind To Glory   A Fair Wind To Glory   The Texas Navy prevents the re-supply of Santa Anna's army during the
  •                                                          Texas Revolution.  Seventh grade and up reading.
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  • Battle of Galveston                    During the Civil War, a young boy fights in the Battle of Galveston.
  •                                                           Fourth  grade and up reading.

 

 

           Adult Series

  • Panzer Spirit    PANZER SPIRIT              Death and destruction shadow an American Army base in Germany when a rare
  •                                                     Nazi Jagdpanther tank is discovered intact in a nearby forest.  
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  • Reichbahn Six-Nine       The continued adventures  of Jim and Sherrie  when a treasure laden
  •                                                      Nazi train is discovered at the bottom of a Bavarian lake.  

 

 

         Biography

  • Davy Crockett An American Hero    DAVY CROCKETT AN AMERICAN HERO       Biography of  Davy Crockett written in a novelistic style.  
  •                                                                                     Third grade and up readers.

 

            Adventure Series

                  

 

  •  The Trouble With an Elf        
  • Never Trust a One-Eyed Wizard
  •  The Dragon Trader
  •  Shadow Kiss              The Fairie Ring   is a four book fantasy series, about four teenagers trying to solve
  •                                         some of   the world's problems. It takes place on earth and in a world called Fairie. 
  •                                         Fifth grade and up reading level

 

  • Bubba's Truck  BUBBA'S TRUCK        This book shows how differently the heroes in Viet Nam War  and the Gulf War
  •                                                   were treated when they came home.  Sixth grade and up reading.
 

     Non-fiction

  • Texas Treasure Coast   Texas Treasure Coast       A history of sunken ships, buried treasure and ghost towns on the
  •                                                           Texas Gulf Coast. Seventh grade and up reading. 

 

 

            

       Coming Appearances                                                                                                                     Tom  Townsend

 

Texas State railroad Military evernt  in Palestine,  TX  May 28-31, 2010
 

 

                      Ferret              

Tom at a book signing       On a movie set         Relaxing at home with Cin Cin

 

 

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