This book has been retired and is Out-of-Print from Alpha Academic Press. The author has chosen another publisher. Look for print copies in the near future.

-Winner of the Arizona Author's Association Award for Children's Literature-Runner-up for the Arizona Book of the Year-IndieFab Finalist-Finalist for the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards-Finalist, WILLA Award for Children's Literature-May Sarton Award, Finalist                                                                                                                                                         In 1528, the real-life conquistador Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked in the New World where he lived for eight years as a slave, trader, and shaman. In this lyrical weaving of history and myth, the adventurer takes his young daughter Teresa from her home in Texas to walk westward into the setting sun, their travels accompanied by miracles--visions and prophecies. But when Teresa reaches the outposts of New Spain, life is not what her father had promised.As a kitchen servant in the household of a Spanish official, Teresa grows up estranged from the magic she knew as a child, when she could speak to the earth and listen to animals. When a new epidemic of measles devastates the area, the sixteen-year-old sets off on her own journey, befriending a Mayan were-jaguar who cannot control his shape-shifting and a warhorse abandoned by his Spanish owner. Now Teresa moves through a land stalked by Plague: smallpox as well as measles, typhus, and scarlet fever. Soon it becomes clear that Teresa and her friends are being manipulated and driven by forces they do not understand. To save herself and others, Teresa will find herself listening again to the earth, sinking underground, swimming through limestone and fossil, opening to the power of root and stone. As she searches for her place in the New World, she will travel farther and deeper than she had ever imagined.Rich in historical detail and scope, Teresa of the New World takes you into the dreamscape of the sixteenth-century American Southwest.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers--picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Luce is too used to people leaving her life.When nineteen year-old Luce receives an unexpected invitation from her late father’s partner, to visit the sea house at Arlington Bay, she has no idea what awaits her, or how her life is about to be turned upside down.Jake is great at escaping.After a year-long road trip, Jake decides to join his sister at the sea house, unprepared for facing head on all the reasons he’s been running away since his father’s death.Gabe just wants to find his way home.For Gabe Summers, the remote beach at Arlington Bay is his favourite surf break, the place his family calls their second home, and where he met the only girl he’s ever loved. After living in London, Gabe’s world spins off its axis when he discovers that the girl who still haunts him has returned to Arlington Bay.As past and present converge, old hurts, fears and memories rake up, and the ties of blood, love and loss that connect Luce, Jake and Gabe, will either keep them apart, or open the way to make changes in their lives, by realising what truly matters.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By Daisy S- HALL OF FAME - TOP 10 REVIEW - ERVINE VOICE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"This is one of the BEST children's book I have ever read. It teaches quite the lesson in how to get rid of the DIZZY'S (negative thoughts). The pictures are colorful, easy to see even in a smaller Kindle! Parents this book is one that you will enjoy reading to your children and even enjoy it yourself. For me, it touched my heart and I really loved reading this book!Highly recommend this book! " A motivational bedtime picture story for children ages 4-8"...Then suddenly David thinks he can hear, A strange little voice whisper into his ear: "It's me Bizzzzzzzy Dizzzzzzy!" that voice says to him "Don't run the race. There's no way you'll win!" So David decides that today he won't run, He watches his friends. And he misses the fun..." This motivational bedtime rhyming picture book for kids ages 4-8, tells the tale of Miss Young's class and their unexpected visitors: Busy Dizzies. Or, in other words, the strange little negative voice that sometimes comes near and whispers into your ear... A fun to read children's rhyming picture book that is suitable as a read aloud book for kindergarten and preschoolers or as a self-read book for beginning and early readers. "A must for all children and parents, preschool teachers, therapists and coaches ..."Don't forget to scroll back up and grab your own copy of this beautiful picture book while the price is still low.