Books with author Bruce E. Fleury

This book will introduce readers to the customs, history and folklore of the Cherokee Nation. On a camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, Sharon sets off with her new bird guide in hand to show her father that she can overcome her fear of nature. Fleeing from a bear, she becomes lost in the wilderness. Injured and afraid, she is rescued by the Bird Clan of the Little People of Cherokee folklore, and taken to their home under Thunder Mountain. To get back to her family, she must embark on a quest to face the many perils of the Cherokee underworld. She must find and kill the great horned serpent Utkena in order to retrieve the crystal embedded in its head, a crystal that will ensure the survival of the Little People. Along the way, she encounters other legendary creatures, like water cannibals, the deadly Spear-finger, and the Lost Boys. Will she find within herself the courage to face the deep woods and the dreaded serpent Utkena?

Sarah and her brother Michael move to New Orleans, where they discover a doorway, hidden in a secret garden. It opens on another world, and leads them into the heart of an ancient war between cats and rats. They join forces with their two cats, Jesse and Belle, on a quest to protect the city from an invading army of rats. They must find a missing key, lost in a deep and dangerous swamp, and lock the doorway before the rats can slip through. Along the way, Sarah must free her cats and her brother from the clutches of the evil rat queen, defeat an army of rats, and restore Belle to the throne of Cathaven. Facing rats armed with deadly plague, getting lost in the Dismal Swamp, and fleeing from hungry alligators, Sarah must overcome her fear of monsters in the dark, and discover the true meaning of bravery. Written to be read out loud, or as a first “chapter book” for older children, this book is the first volume in the Felinia trilogy. (For ages 7 to 12).

Sarah gets in trouble at school when she fights a bully on the playground. As part of her punishment, she can't share the cook Rachel’s freshly baked cookies with her mother and brother. The cookies are laced with a mysterious poison, and her brother and mother are rushed to the hospital. Sarah discovers that the poisoner was the evil Ratticus, king of the rats, and she sets off to Felinia to try to find the antidote. On her quest to save her family, she meets Princess Ratavia, daughter of the rat queen Sarah encountered in her first trip to Felinia. Unlike her evil mother, Ratavia is thoughtful, kind and considerate, everything that a rat is not supposed to be. With the help of Princess Ratavia, and Belle Starr, the Queen of the Cats, Sarah must escape the clutches of Ratticus, fight an army of cockroach minions, and find the herb that will cure her family. Along the way she learns that there is good and evil in every species, and that old enemies can become new friends.

Sarah and her brother Michael move to New Orleans, where they discover a doorway, hidden in a secret garden. It opens on another world, and leads them into the heart of an ancient war between cats and rats. They join forces with their two cats, Jesse and Belle, on a quest to protect the city from an invading army of rats. They must find a missing key, lost in a deep and dangerous swamp, and lock the doorway before the rats can slip through. Along the way, Sarah must free her cats and her brother from the clutches of the evil rat queen, defeat an army of rats, and restore Belle to the throne of Cathaven. Facing rats armed with deadly plague, getting lost in the Dismal Swamp, and fleeing from hungry alligators, Sarah must overcome her fear of monsters in the dark, and discover the true meaning of bravery. Written to be read out loud, or as a first “chapter book” for older children, this book is the first volume in the Felinia trilogy. (For ages 7 to 12).

On a camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, Sharon sets off with her new bird guide in hand to show her father that she can overcome her fear of nature. Fleeing from a bear, she becomes lost in the wilderness. Injured and afraid, she is rescued by the Bird Clan of the Little People of Cherokee folklore, and taken to their home under Thunder Mountain. To get back to her family, she must embark on a quest to face the many perils of the Cherokee underworld. She must find and kill the great horned serpent Utkena in order to retrieve the crystal embedded in its head, a crystal that will ensure the survival of the Little People. Along the way, she encounters other legendary creatures, like water cannibals, the deadly Spear-finger, and the Lost Boys. Will she find within herself the courage to face the deep woods and the dreaded serpent Utkena?

Sarah gets in trouble at school when she fights a bully on the playground. As part of her punishment, she can't share the cook Rachel’s freshly baked cookies with her mother and brother. The cookies are laced with a mysterious poison, and her brother and mother are rushed to the hospital. Sarah discovers that the poisoner was the evil Ratticus, king of the rats, and she sets off to Felinia to try to find the antidote. On her quest to save her family, she meets Princess Ratavia, daughter of the rat queen Sarah encountered in her first trip to Felinia. Unlike her evil mother, Ratavia is thoughtful, kind and considerate, everything that a rat is not supposed to be. With the help of Princess Ratavia, and Belle Starr, the Queen of the Cats, Sarah must escape the clutches of Ratticus, fight an army of cockroach minions, and find the herb that will cure her family. Along the way she learns that there is good and evil in every species, and that old enemies can become new friends.