Once, ages ago, all fairies were on the brink of destruction at the hands of an evil witch. She destroyed their safe haven and turned the humans of their new homeland against them. The daughter of the Fairy Queen and the King of Montefort was the only one left who could save the enchanteds from extinction. Armed with little more than confidence and the advice of a sorcerer, she set out to confront the wicked one.
Thirteen year old Evie feels out of place as the only new student at Turnville School, but add to it the unusual ability to see a ghost, and she thinks she’ll never fit in. Already trying to cope with the recent death of her grandfather, befriending a ghost is the last thing she wants to do. Yet, she’s intrigued by the mystery surrounding David’s death and is compelled to solve it.
Evie recruits help from Bliss, a free-thinking, artistic girl, and Johnny who is good-looking and clever. While investigating, she discovers that the lives of people in a small town are intricately intertwined and almost everyone has something to hide - including her new friends.
The Idea Miners: The Lost Lake Dig by P. W. Cross is set in 1750--although the year has little impact on the story. The protagonist, Joey, lives on an isolated farm. He's in the midst of a hot, miserable summer. His only friend, Ben, has moved away, and his pa is pressuring him to do more work.
Feeling sorry for himself, Joey steals away to the Hole--a deep pool in the stream behind his house--where he is confronted by a strange man. The man gives him two glowing balls, and tells him to give one to his pa. The balls are magical, and spur Joey's pa to remember a forgotten childhood memory where children are challenged to help in another world. The other world is called the Land of Lights, and is the origin of all ideas. The strange man has selected Joey to help in this parallel world.
Joey travels to the Land of Lights and finds Ben waiting for him. Together, they join an expedition to retrieve a "gusher"--a buoyant, glowing sphere that holds an as-yet unthought-of brilliant idea. With a crack team of finders, diggers, seers, and winders, they face bloodthirsty trolls, an insane miner, and unrelenting hardships on their quest.
Victor, a fairy prince of Solandia, should enjoy a carefree life. But from an early age, he finds himself very busy.He learns complex magic and martial arts. He's even taught how to live in a human world. That's because his parents, King Godfred and Queen Magenta, know about a mortality spell that was cast on their son on the very day of his baptism.A dark, hooded figure with eyes that burn like coal is to blame. Victor's parents know that on his thirteenth birthday, their beloved son will be forced to leave Solandia and live with humans, perhaps never to return.To find an antidote to the spell cast upon him as an infant, Victor must retrieve the mysterious sun orb, a source of magical power now in the hands of the dark, hooded figure.As he sets upon his quest, a war between the forces of light and darkness erupts. Good fairies wage battles with bad fairies, even as the power in their wands fades.Enter a world of magic, and join the fairy prince as he fights for family, love, and friendship in Victor and the Sun Orb.
A very small wizard named Inkydomus lives in the ruins of an abandoned castle. Because of a curse placed on his father, he has lived over three hundred years and has grown to a height of only twelve inches. His legendary adventures working for the royals are known throughout Europe. These stories have been passed down for generations among the royal and poor alike. Now after nearly a hundred years of hiding from a life he despised, he finds someone is searching for him. The thought of an adventure is surprisingly appealing and Inky allows himself to be captured and taken to a king who needs a mystery solved. The adventure he finds is far more perilous than he ever expected. A cruel king, strange creatures, a zoo full of monstrosities, and an unexpected friendship will change his life forever in the search for missing gold.
In this vivid and complex child's-eye view of the world, we meet nine-year-old Billy, who lives in a row house in New York City with his very odd grandmother. When their house is invaded by mysterious "birdfrogs" who leave three-footed prints but are never seen, Billy's grandmother takes drastic action. Their adventures lead them deep under the streets of New York, past woolly mammoth fossils to a shaft where the birdfrogs-and other creatures-lie in wait. Off beat humor, crazy villains, and the final triumph of family loyalty combine to delight anyone with an imagination.
Every year, on the vast expanse of Africa's Serengeti Plain, over two millions animals are forced to embark on the Great Migration, a desperate, real-life, danger-fraught, 500 mile struggle for survival. This year Jaspa must join this epic exodus in order to fulfil a rite-of-passage known as the Journey, a task made doubly daunting by the fact that Jaspa is a Giraffeses, a distant relative of giraffes, who could comfortably sit in the palm of your hand. Jaspa's Journey: The Great Migration is a story of adventure and danger, friendship and secrets, excitement and emotion, humour and, above all, discovery.
This is an award-winning adventure story about a budding scientist, who is also an avid Boy Scout. Concerned about world overpopulation, Herby Strange hopes to make more room for all the people and animals by developing a formula to shrink living things. In doing so, he accidentally shrinks himself and winds up six inches tall. Through a series of harrowing experiences, Herby finds himself miles from home, alone in a mountain wilderness teeming with wild animals and other dangers. He had set out to save the world, but now must try to save himself. His only chance for survival lies in his own ingenuity and the skills he learned in Boy Scouts.
Parents struggle to figure out how to get their young children to do what they ask. It’s often difficult to understand how their preschoolers think and what rules they should have. Parents know they can’t just let their children do what they want when they want. They’re looking for better ways to get cooperation and trying to come up with reasonable and effective consequences. How strict or how lenient should they be? And preschoolers are naturally determined to say no to our rules and to challenge us.
Rhyme Time presents...SANTA'S HATby Mollie Wilson. It's Christmas Day and Santa's elves are ready to take you on a sleigh ride..but first: put on your hat, join the crowd as the Christmas ride begins. Santa has many surprises for his visitors. He and his team of reindeer will travel to mountains, rivers and forests...delivering fresh food to starfish, manatee and trout. You and Santa's team will learn about recycling, regifting and loving the Earth on this special and fun sleigh ride. The illustrations are in holiday colors and beautifully crafted by Toby Mikle. Have a great time visiting with Santa and learning what you can do to help protect the Earth ! This is a book the entire family will enjoy written in rhyme.
Queen Vernita invites twelve wonderful friends to visit with her during each month of the year. Queen Vernita and her friends enjoy fun activities throughout the Oceaneers Kingdom. Parents and teachers will love teaching the monthly calendar, days of the weeks and seasons through the storytelling adventures of Queen Vernita and her friends.
Do you ever let your imagination take you on wild adventures through the jungle or flying a plane into the enemys camp? Come join new author Yvonne Mansini in Who Am I? as she shares the wild adventures of Joseph, a boy with a big imagination. Young readers will follow along with Joseph as he puts on these vision goggles and becomes a spy during WWII and come along on this journey with Joseph as he begins to discover what his purpose in life iswhile maybe even discovering their own.
CAUTION! Enchantment Lies Herein!--A new book by Sheila Dane, written for anyone who has ever believed in fairies and had the courage to seek them out…
Years ago the farmyard was a danger zone occupied by badly behaved animals. After a long hard work. The Fairy came up with an idea to use invitation to her cottage to tame the animals.
In a new generation lived two animals and two birds. They heard about the fairy’s Invitation in the past and began to work hard on their behaviours to earn it. Did they get the invitation? If they did, what were their behaviours like at the fairy’s place?
This book will help parents build the character and moral values of their children. Children will learn that there are consequences for all behaviours.
Headline Books announces the release of Don Stansberry’s second novel, Inky, Oglebee & the Witches, a sequel to his first book, Inky & the Missing Gold. Vienna, WV resident and former Parkersburg High School Girl’s Basketball coach, Don Stansberry captured the imaginations of his readers and now carries his characters into their second adventure! Inky is a very small wizard and his pal, Oglebee embark on a new adventure in the kingdom.
In Trouble on the St. Johns River, the Johnson kids—Joey, Bobby and Katy—are up to their adventurous ways again. But this time, instead of exploring history, they’re making it! Joey and Bobby set out to start their summer vacation by going fishing in a favorite pond, but end up leading a crusade to clean up the environment instead.
Finding the pond covered in green muck and dead fish, the brothers decide to “do something” about it. That leads to a close encounter with a manatee, a visit to a center that rehabilitates injured sea turtles, and a boat tour on the St. Johns River. What they learn through these experiences inspires them to create “The Greenies” and chart a course of action that captures the attention of many, including a local TV station.
Molly Doogan's parents have stopped the family's story telling about the magic realm of Rairarubia. But Molly reveals her ability to travel there to her best friend Netty. Molly and a reluctant Netty resume visits to Rairarubia where her story characters, Romey and Sam, have become stuck in time. Molly and Netty must come to their aid if Rairarubia is to be saved from the evil Queen Elleb of Aiburariar.
When Charlie’s parents brought home his baby brother Andrew, he was very happy—until Charlie realized Andrew was the baby of the family. Charlie struggles every day with the idea of everyone calling “Doo-doo” a baby. Doo-doo is now three years old, and Charlie wants him to learn that he is NOT A BABY ANYMORE! A lesson well learned in this story is that not everything is always as it seems.
Seventeen-year-old Paige Atkins takes her apricot-colored poodle, Cinnamon, on a vacation to visit family in the mountains. Even though Cinnamon is small in size, she gets into even more dilemmas than ever before. Meeting new people and creatures await Paige and her curious poodle, but nothing can prepare Cinnamon or her family for the discoveries lurking ahead! Cinnamon’s quest for excitement and independence takes her many places—from the deep waters of Jasper Lake to onstage at a pet safety contest. Can the sweet poodle with the big brown eyes summon the courage to face new emotions never felt before? Can she face her fears? Travel with Cinnamon Persimmon as her escapades continue in this second Furry Tails book.
Join with Sam and Boo on their adventures as they travel the western third of the North American continent pulled behind their two-legged caregivers' huge motorcycle in a little trailer made especially for them.
Experience the journey together with these two most inquisitive cats who have said "yes" to the Crystal Energy, and discover, with them, the treasured secrets of happiness.
From a school project to a magical adventure, Haley Lambert conjures up an award winning story with characters from past and present that will entertain and encourage children to take their own imaginations from pen to paper!
