Bøker av Susan Lintonsmith

Can they trust this mysterious woman? Where is everyone else? Ten-year-old Spencer and his little brother, Justin, have discovered the under-the-couch world where they can select a door that leads to fun yet dangerous adventures. The brothers go through a door in the circular room that transports them to a forest filled with the biggest trees they have ever seen. They soon learn there are also wild animals. They are escorted out of the forest by a strange owl to an old, abandoned town. But where are all the people? They come across the only person living there - a peculiar woman who claims she's older than the trees. If they go into her house, will she trap them there? Spencer doesn't know if he can trust her but she wants to show them answers to their questions. A bad storm is coming, and their door to return home is far away, deep in the forest. Can they beat Mother Nature and find the door before lightning or wild beasts get them? Mother Nature is the eighth of twleve books in the series about Spencer and Justin's exciting and dangerous adventures in the mysterious under-the-couch world ... where the boys have fun and learn valuable lessons through their experiences. Importantly, they learn more about themselves and grow closer through each adventure.

"One, two, three!" Together, the two brothers join arms and step off the ladder and into space.Spencer and his seven-year-old brother, Justin, are surprised when they go through the door in the under-the-couch world and enter a room that quickly fills up with a strange gas. Is it poisonous? They wake up and find they are trapped in a strange place, unable to move. They are more shocked to find out who put them there ... and why! Ten-year-old Spencer loves learning about the moon, planets, and stars. Now, he's really in space, exploring the Milky Way galaxy. But it takes years to travel across the universe. How long have they been gone, and how are they going to get back home? Spaceship is the eleventh of twelve books in a children's fantasy series about Spencer and Justin's exciting and dangerous adventures in the mysterious under-the-couch world. The brothers have fun and learn valuable lessons through their experiences on their adventures. In this book, the boys learn about space and other forms of life in the universe. They also learn from an extremely intelligent being about the true meaning of life.

GIANTS? There are giants on this island? When ten-year-old Spencer and his little brother, Justin, go under the couch for an adventure, they are shocked when they are dumped in deep water. They are in a large bay far from land, and Justin isn't a good swimmer. But that's only the start. They soon discover that the island they are trying to get to is full of giants! And what is the huge moon-like circle in the sky? The boys explore strange structures around the land, including monoliths and enormous pyramids. Soon, time is running out and they need to return to the dangerous water to find their door home. The bay is so huge ... how are they going to find it? Crystals is the tenth book of twelve in the series about Spencer and Justin's exciting and dangerous adventures in the mysterious under-the-couch world.

He can't breathe. Everything around him is spinning. In this third adventure, ten-year-old Spencer faces his worst nightmare! He and his little brother Justin are transported to a strange place where they encounter people with different rules. Spencer gets in trouble and is forced to come face-to-face with what he hates most - spiders! The town people intend to make him stay there, but Spencer and his brother have to get home. He knows time is limited in the under-the-couch world, and they have to find the door home before it disappears and they are trapped forever in this mysterious world. Spiders is the third book in the kids' fantasy series about Spencer and Justin's fun, exciting, and dangerous adventures under the mysterious antique couch.

Spencer has to return. He knows it's dangerous and he doesn't want to go, but he needs to retrieve what he left behind. After their first trip, ten-year-old Spencer swore he'd never go back under the couch. It was too scary and he and his little brother, Justin, had been lucky to get home safely ... and without their odd nanny finding out they'd been gone. Spencer has to go back. The first trip was a fluke. Now they have to figure out how to get back to the mysterious under-the-couch world. Discovering the secrets of the antique couch changed what started as a rotten summer. On this second adventure, the brothers are transported to a place where wishes come true. But they again realize there are real dangers in this mysterious under-the-couch world. Will they be able to get back to their door and return home safely ... before the nanny notices they are gone? Rainbow is the second book in the children's fantasy series about Spencer and Justin's fun, exciting, and dangerous adventures under the couch.

This is the worst summer ever! Everything in their lives has changed: new house, new neighborhood, new nanny, and no friends.>What's worse, he's stuck with his annoying seven-year-old brother, Justin, and an odd nanny that his mother hired to watch them for the summer. Spencer thinks the nanny is strange and is hiding something ... and he plans to figure out what it is. And, she makes him play with his little brother so she can watch her favorite show. Everything changes when Justin disappears under the antique couch while playing hide-and-seek. Spencer tries to find Justin and soon the brothers are trapped in a strange under-the-couch world. They learn they have to work together to figure out how to get out of this mess and return home ... before the nanny notices they are missing. Hide and Seek is the first book in a kids' fantasy series about two brothers who discover a strange world under the couch where they have a lot of fun, face danger, and learn important lessons through experience. And all while the nanny is watching her favorite show. This series is about sibling relationships, overcoming challenges, and accepting differences.