Books with author Cassidy Dwelis

Become a significator. Lay a spread. Place. Absorb. Unite. Absolve. Grow to be. Utilize. Release. In order to break free from the shadows of his childhood and become a man, Terran La’Hall must learn to use the cards. In order to release herself from her father’s constricting grip and become an free, Parisa must betray him. In a tale of magic and friendship, Parisa and Terran must play their parts to ensure that their city of Segeno does not fall into eternal darkness under the control of a corrupt ruler. All will be set right and Justice will be served... if the power of the cards does not swallow Terran whole.

I could feel its hot, smoke-steam breath. I could see its scales. The wood against my back seemed to be giving me splinters and it was cracking and popping in the immense heat. The sea of magma below me turned and bubbled. The ashen sky above me dropped flakes of burnt matter onto my shirt; And the dragon was still there. Whether it be a hallucination, trick of the light, or my lack of sleep, I had to get into Mr. O’Brien’s study or I was going to die. Brenden McCoy has recently lost his parents, been thrust into a stranger’s home with his sister, and cannot sleep due to strange bumps in the night. What are the lights outside of the window? Are they just fireflies, or are they magic?

"Your husband willingly signed over his life to Azra. Boris owes Azra his life and services. There's nothing more to it than that." Braidy von Althuis is going to get his father back, no matter the consequences. Mr. von Althuis has been abducted by Azra, Queen of Djinn, and the family is in shambles. Half of the von Althuises no longer have their magick, and an army of djinn awaits them at Azra's gates. Somehow, despite all of the odds, Mrs. von Althuis, Uncle Rolo, Aunt Liz, Blockhead, and Braidy have to band together to retrieve Braidy's father from the clutches of certain doom.Even though they hate each other, Braidy is determined to pull the fae and djinn together to fight against Azra's tyranny. He will have to work with old friends, and old enemies, to finally end the war between djinn and fae that has come to a nasty head. Will Braidy be able to unite an army at his back and save his father, or will Mr. von Althuis belong to Azra forever?Braidy von Althuis and the Final Fight is a story about working past differences, justice, and morality. This book is suitable for children aged 8 - 11.