Books with author Christine Rayl

The four Gordon children go with their parents from London to visit Edinburgh, Scotland, where their father may possibly join an architectural firm. The purpose of the visit is to see if the family will enjoy living there.Staying at the Kilters Hotel, the children discover eleven photographs in a hollowed out Gideon bible. The photographs appear to be of famous landmarks in Edinburgh. The plot thickens when they see on the back of each photograph a clue in the shape of a poem.Who is the man with a finger missing?With the help of the internet and a new friend, will the children solve the clues in time and be able to possibly save lives as well as a famous landmark?

In this deluxe storybook and play CD pack, toddlers and preschoolers have a chance to hum along with the tunes they all recognize from Nick Jr.'s wildly popular show, Dora the Explorer. Includes music player with handle and 4 music discs. Dora's Mami says she can have her friends for a sleepover. It starts out with an adventure--Dora makes written invitations for everyone, but they get blown away by the wind. Can she find them and get her party ready before her guests arrive? A happy ending has Dora with plenty of friends, food, and fun at the sleepover. Four play CDs of popular Latino music plus top tunes from the "Dora the Explorer" TV show provide a musical backdrop for this original storybook. Selected Spanish lyrics are included, making this a songbook as well. A removable plastic music player comes with each pack.

This is the second book in the adventures of the four Gordon children and their friend Tom. This time Tom is more involved, when he flies to New York with his school orchestra to perform for charity. He meets a new friend called Georgina and they get caught up in a mystery, which involves several long distance emails to Tom’s friends in Edinburgh for help.Exploring famous landmarks of New York, this is almost a game of hide and seek. Will they outwit the men who want to pull off a daring robbery?Is the Chinese business man newly moved to Edinburgh.a goodie or a baddie?

Fight the Fear...Faye Lithyer talks to the dead, has visions of people dying, and speaks telepathically with those who share her powers. When she is drawn to others with unique abilities, Faye finally feels like she belongs somewhere. She is one of ten Bloodline Legacies—people who have carried powers down for generations through their genetic makeup.To better understand their ever-mutating abilities, the Bloodline Legacies hunt down the Book of the Ancestors, which leads Faye to uncover the truth about her birth and the toll these uncontrollable gifts take. Now, Faye and her friends are more at risk than ever.Family secrets, forbidden romance, and the Seekers of Evil threaten to tear their band of misfits apart. When Bloodline Legacies go missing, Faye is ready to do whatever it takes to keep her new friends safe. But can she stop the disappearances and rescue her friends before they start turning up dead?Praise for THE HIDDEN LEGACY:“YA indulgence deserving a YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PUT THIS DOWN warning label.”—Award-winning author Caroline George, The Vestige“Twilight meets X-Men in a very, very good way!”—Bestselling author Mallory McCartney, Heir of Lies (Black Dawn Series) “This book gives me Percy Jackson vibes, only witchier.”—Author Ryan Jones, More Than Us“An action-packed adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat with its twists and turns and many secrets.”—Author Bridie Blake, Until You

In Where's God? author and grandmother Christine Louise Roess shows children the reality of God's formless nature in a simple, fun way children can easily understand. God wants to have fun with all creatures and so creates the game of hide and seek. Where can One who exists everywhere hide? Because God really wants to be found, God hides in our own hearts and is known by feelings of love and playfulness.Accompanied by beautiful illustrations, and ideal for beginning readers, Roess's parable of a playful God is ideal for parents looking for opportunities to make God accessible and understandable to small children. It's time to play the greatest game of hide-and-seek in the universe!

The curse of premonition follows Faye Lithyer, forcing her to witness death—over and over again. When Faye moves in with her grandmother in Astoria, Oregon, her visions grow stronger. Faye watches a new friend fall victim to a murder in the not-so-distant future and becomes obsessed with preventing it from happening. However, Faye's insecurity has her undecided whether she should tell her friend about their impending death or hunt down the murderer before it's too late. Faye will be faced with an epic choice that threatens to expose her abilities. Will she choose to save her friend from a monster or risk becoming one herself?

When Zero realized that he did not have any value he became very sad and tried to fit in where he did not belong. This story tells what happens when The Zero decides to cooperate."Why the Zero was Sad" was written to give a creative look at the numbers from zero to ten. It will help young children learn to count in an amusing way, and also introduce young children to the rhyming of words.