The Fairytale Trilogy by Valerie Gribbon is a snappy, sword-wielding epic chronicling the escapades of Marianne and her dutiful brother Robin upon fleeing from an arranged marriage and a torturous apprenticeship, respectively. Mounting Leopold, a mammoth dragon residing in a glass marble no larger than your fist, they set out on a quest to avenge the death of their parents, Ingle and Karlyle, conquer the sinister Grimholdt, and possibly save a few kingdoms to boot.
The book Phoenix, by Jeff Stone, is an action-packed adventure book! Phoenix Collins lives with his grandfather, who is teaching him kung fu. Phoenix is an excellent mountain biker, and while he and his grandfather are at one of his races, their house is robbed, and the thing Grandfather has depended on to stay alive, powdered dragon bone, is stolen.
When Kami Glass discovers a sacrificed fox in the woods of Sorry-in-the-Vale, she is determined to find an answer. She also meets someone who she thought didn't exist, her "imaginary friend," Jared. She thought the voice she heard in her head was just a voice but the new kid in town, who is also named Jared, proves otherwise. Soon enough, Jared is helping Kami investigate, but along the way Jail notices how disturbingly strange his family is. Just like everyone in Sorry-in-the-Vale,Kami suspects Jared and his family.
Life isn’t always a bowl full of red jelly beans. Even Poppy Johnson, straight-A extraordinaire, main character in Jolene Stockman’s new novel, The Jelly Bean Crisis, knows that. Poppy has lived by her infamous Jelly Bean Theory for years. Eat the worst jelly beans first, in order to get the best ones later. The same applies to Poppy’s life. Study for SATS. Win the Denton Award. Go to Columbia. Wall Street. The worst comes first. Then, on to the finest jelly beans in life. Money. Influence.
When Rory passes people in the hallways, she can hear them whispering. She knows they are talking about her famous parents. No one cares about her as her own person. Rory is ready for her own identity! She gets this opportunity when she joins an after-school program called Ever After School. It is a school to train kids to be Characters in fairy tales. Rory is thrilled, but it is not all fun and easy. She has to deal with bullies, heavy swords, mean teachers, and even a real live dragon! The final test comes when she accompanies her new friend Lena on her tale.
Have you ever wondered who truly controls your future--the universe or yourself? That's the question that Foretold sets out to answer. In this collection of fourteen original stories by fourteen different authors, you'll find various takes on the age-old question, ranging from apocalyptic predictions to simple prophecies.
In the book you meet Violet. She is a 17 year-old going to Italy. When she gets there, she starts to fall for a prince. No matter how much she fights it, she is stuck on him. She wonders what will happen and if he is actually a good guy. As the tale goes on, she starts to wonder if she related to him. Violet begins to make her own choices throughout this story.
Ever since Katerina saved the tsar’s life using her dark magic, she has been unsure of her place in the seemingly perfect royal society. Once she discovers that she is not the only one with dark secrets, Katerina wonders what else has been hidden from view. When an old evil resurfaces, she is forced to stay away from those she loves, especially the tsar’s son. She knows she can stop the evil, but at what price?
Life Guards in the Hamptons is a fantasy/romance novel about Willow Tate, who is a Graphic Novelist and Visualizer. She lives in Manhattan with her side kick, an attitudinal Pomeranian who has three legs and is named Little Red. Unfortunately, weird things are happening in Paumanok Harbor, and she is getting the blame because of past problems from characters in her books.
Jumping into the Sky is a great novel. The author tells a story about a 13 year old African-American boy named Levi who is searching for his father at the end of WWII. In 1945, Levi travels from his home in Chicago,Illinois to Pendleton,Oregon by way of Fayetteville, NC in search of his father. The boy encounters horrible racism in North Carolina. During his journey, Levi experiences happiness and despair.
