Books with author Cheryl Mahoney

Any wandering adventurer hoping to survive needs rules—and Jasper has many. There’s Rule #2: Never make plans; Rule #20: Never make a Good Fairy angry; and the surprisingly challenging Rule #18: Always travel alone.The talking cat breaks Rule #18 badly enough. The witch’s daughter, desperate to escape her horrible mother, is even worse. Between them, they up-end Jasper’s previously simple life (when all he had to worry about was an occasional giant or dragon), and prove that sometimes, rules are no help at all.You might recognize the countryside and you may think you know what to expect. But whether it’s a refined ogre, a youngest son in need of lots of questing help or a very dangerous Good Fairy, things here rarely go quite as the Brothers Grimm would tell it. You’ve strayed beyond the tales…***Beyond The Wanderers: Look for the companion novel, The Storyteller and Her Sisters, in October, 2014***

Tarragon isn't your typical fairy. He scoffs at gossamer wings and he never, ever sparkles. Plus, he's much more interested in common folk than in anyone wearing a crown. All he wants to do is enjoy good food and good parties, but he can't quite resist sparring with Marjoram, a typical Good Fairy if there ever was one. Against his better judgment, Tarry becomes the reluctant defender of the ordinary people Marj is trampling underfoot in her efforts to help the royalty.That includes people like Jack, a goatherd stuck on the opposite side of a mass of thorns from his true love Emmy, a maid in Sleeping Beauty's castle. Or Catherine, who has no desire to marry a very un-charming prince just because her shoe size matches some girl he danced with. Or Anthony, whose youngest sister Beauty got involved with a great and terrible Beast.Tarry has to set down his supper, brush up on his magic and his arguments, and try for once to wrangle some kind of Happily Ever After out of the mess.

Forrest can’t fathom this prickly, knife-wielding girl who so unceremoniously turns up in his family’s barn one morning. His life has never been this exciting. Karina can’t make herself trust the strangely hospitable villagers on this island she’s now stuck on, and when they claim they can knit spells into their garments, that doesn’t help. She knows magic exists, but that’s just ridiculous.And no one can understand why the chickens have suddenly started laying gilded eggs, or why the horse is talking in rhyming couplets.When the inexplicable magic goes from mere bad poetry to actual threats, when dancing becomes dangerous and the wrong thought could cause disaster, the only answers are in the past Karina is fleeing—and the only way to survive is for the knife-wielder to trust the spellspinner.

Maybe you've heard a tale about twelve princesses who danced their shoes to pieces. That was only part of our story.Talya would tell you how dark and frightening the cursed forest and enchanted lake were. Vira would be too busy looking after all of us to tell you many details, and Mina would try to give you every fact and figure, even though magic is rarely so logical. Each of my eleven sisters would tell the story a bit differently.And Dastan--well, he'd write a ballad. Or maybe a love song.As for me, I'm the storyteller, so I'm giving you my version. It's about my sisters and me, our father, twelve princes and a cursed country--about a series of misguided champions, one even more misguided fairy godmother, and a great deal of dancing. It's about twelve trapped princesses who decided to take control of their story. I'm Lyra, the ninth princess, and this is how I tell the tale.

Forrest can’t fathom this prickly, knife-wielding girl who so unceremoniously turns up in his family’s barn one morning. His life has never been this exciting. Karina can’t make herself trust the strangely hospitable villagers on this island she’s now stuck on, and when they claim they can knit spells into their garments, that doesn’t help. She knows magic exists, but that’s just ridiculous. And no one can understand why the chickens have suddenly started laying gilded eggs, or why the horse is talking in rhyming couplets. When the inexplicable magic goes from mere bad poetry to actual threats, when dancing becomes dangerous and the wrong thought could cause disaster, the only answers are in the past Karina is fleeing—and the only way to survive is for the knife-wielder to trust the spellspinner.

Any wandering adventurer hoping to survive needs rules—and Jasper has many. There’s Rule #2: Never make plans; Rule #20: Never make a Good Fairy angry; and the surprisingly challenging Rule #18: Always travel alone. The talking cat breaks Rule #18 badly enough. The witch’s daughter, desperate to escape her horrible mother, is even worse. Between them, they up-end Jasper’s previously simple life (when all he had to worry about was an occasional giant or dragon), and prove that sometimes, rules are no help at all. You might recognize the countryside and you may think you know what to expect. But whether it’s a refined ogre, a youngest son in need of lots of questing help or a very dangerous Good Fairy, things here rarely go quite as the Brothers Grimm would tell it. You’ve strayed beyond the tales…

Tarragon isn't your typical fairy. He scoffs at gossamer wings and he never, ever sparkles. Plus, he's much more interested in common folk than in anyone wearing a crown. All he wants to do is enjoy good food and good parties, but he can't quite resist sparring with his cousin Marjoram, a typical Good Fairy if there ever was one. Against his better judgment, Tarry becomes the reluctant defender of the ordinary people Marj is trampling underfoot in her efforts to help the royalty. That includes people like Jack, a goatherd stuck on the opposite side of a mass of thorns from his true love Emmy, a maid in Sleeping Beauty's castle. Or Catherine, who has no desire to marry a very un-charming prince just because her shoe size matches some girl he danced with. Or Anthony, whose youngest sister Beauty got involved with a great and terrible Beast. Tarry has to set down his supper, brush up on his magic and his arguments, and try for once to wrangle some kind of Happily Ever After out of the mess.

Maybe you've heard a tale about twelve princesses who danced their shoes to pieces. That was only part of our story. Talya would tell you how dark and frightening the cursed forest and enchanted lake were. Vira would be too busy looking after all of us to tell you many details, and Mina would try to give you every fact and figure, even though magic is rarely so logical. Each of my eleven sisters would tell the story a bit differently. And Dastan--well, he'd write a ballad. Or maybe a love song. As for me, I'm the storyteller, so I'm giving you my version. It's about my sisters and me, our father, twelve princes and a cursed country--about a series of misguided champions, one even more misguided fairy godmother, and a great deal of dancing. It's about twelve trapped princesses who decided to take control of their story. I'm Lyra, the ninth princess, and this is how I tell the tale.

Unscramble words related to our greatest civil rights defender. Play hangman (with a spider). Solve word puzzles. Locate words in a wordsearch. Rearrange anagrams. Solve "How many squares?" and "How many triangles?" plexers. Figure out why certain numbers are missing from numerous number puzzles. Play math games with dice. Figure out which homophones go where. Make words out of the the Reverend's name. Solve fifty different problems that use the numbers 1-9-6-8. And so much more. 100 pages of fun and games, AND the answers too. Are you ready to get smarter?

If you are looking for a book to get children comparing and contrasting cats and dogs, then this is it. This read-along book follows the “This or That” format as you explore our two favorite pets: Which pet is more irritating, a dog or a cat? Is a kitten playful or serious? Is a dog nice or mean? Which pet is more emotional, a dog or a cat? Which pet is cuter, a kitten or a puppy? Is a cat safe or dangerous? Which pet is warmer, a cat or a dog? Is a dog responsible or irresponsible? Which pet is more patient, a cat or a dog? Lots of interesting questions to get youngsters thinking about the cats and dog, kittens and puppies, barkers and meowers. No wrong answers as they make a choice and explain the reasoning behind it. Fun. Interesting. Cute.If you are interested in other Compare and Contrast books, then take a look at the other books in this series: Getting to know Insects and SpidersGetting to know Wild AnimalsGetting to know Cats and Dogs

This workbook has 120 printable pages to help your 8th grade students think critically and express their thoughts in writing this summer. 120 different activities on discrimination, stereotypes, choices, time, silence, attention, avoiding others, what bugs think about, the Venus flytrap, being unhappy, ASL fingerspelling, noticing things, ants, anger, spiders, loneliness, plants, dreams, roly-polies, success, fireflies, saying NO sometimes, police cars, the power of fear, motorcycles, forgetting, grass, facing challenges, poison ivy, feeling wet, self-confidence, where plants get their food, how to recover from injuries, dump trucks, fixing problems, fear, your mind, zebras, why leaves turn yellow, your sanity, comparing mammals, why trees die, isolation, making mistakes, politicians, who you are, whales, the importance of words, guinea pigs, the past, a fresh perspective, black widows, changing the world, the family, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Booker T. Washington, Toni Morrison, Agatha Christie, Harper Lee, Angela Merkel, Mahatma Gandhi, Justin Trudeau, Michelle Alexander, Rumi, and so much more. Your students will enjoy these summer challenges.If you want more activities for the summer, then take a look at these summer workbooks:Summer Critical Thinking Challenges (5th Grade) Summer Critical Thinking Challenges (6th Grade) Summer Critical Thinking Challenges (7th Grade) Summer Critical Thinking Challenges (8th Grade) Summer: Increasing NUMBER PowerSummer: Increasing WORD PowerSummer Fun with BrainteasersSummer Fun with Compound WordsSummer Fun with ElephantsSummer Fun with GeometrySummer Fun with MonkeysSummer Fun with MultiplicationSummer Fun with WordsSummer Fun Writing Personal LettersSummer Math – FractionsSummer Math Challenge: Third gradeSummer Math Challenge: Fourth gradeSummer Math Challenge: Fifth gradeSummer Wildlife Writing: 75 Writing Prompts to Engage the Mind about WildlifeSummer Workbook: Third gradeSummer Workbook: Fourth gradeSummer Workbook: Fifth gradeSummer Writing - 4th gradeSummer Writing - 5th gradeSummer Writing - 150 Writing PromptsSummer Math and Writing: Third GradeSummer Math and Writing: Fourth Grade

If you are looking for a book to get children thinking and wondering about optical illusions and hidden words and interesting images, then this is it. Notice the repetition. Discover the inverted message. See the animals. Find the figure. Notice the impossibility. Uncover the other word. Analyze the shapes. See the other animal. Forget what you know. Find the fish. Look left or right. Identify the tools. See the man. Unlock the secrets of the logos. Make the squares move. See in both black and white. See the tree. Count the shapes. Read the words. See more than just the tree. Decide if it is in or out. Watch the transformation. Compare the circles. Count the bars. Examine the steps. See the other animal. Find the mistake. Measure the lines. Contrast the zombies. Lots of fun for the youngster as they learn how to see things differently. Also available:Optical Illusions and Secret Messages (2nd grade)Optical Illusions and Secret Messages (3rd grade)Optical Illusions and Secret Messages (4th grade)