Books with author D. Stewart

Being the girl pegged to save civilization by some ancient prophesy was stressful. Especially when you didn’t entirely believe it.My life had gone completely sideways since moving to NYC.Suddenly I was popular, gifted with supernatural abilities, and surrounded by things I’d seen only in movies and television shows my little brother made fun of.But if being in New York had taught me anything, it was that there was always more to things than met the eye. And the world I thought I’d known so well was less real to me now than the one filled with ghosts, demons, shifters and vampires.I spent part of my life now at Schola Celata, the underground academy where I was honing my gift. And if the rumblings were true, those of us training there were doing more than just practicing. We were preparing for a battle to come that would determine the very future of civilization.So yeah, just your average teenaged angst.Chosen for Sight, Volume 3 is the final episode in Book 1 of the Chosen Academy series, a wild romp through New York City full of supernatural beings, magic, and swoon-worthy heroes!

A fun, action-packed whodonit with a superhero twist.For Carmen, family reunions were all about safe-cracking and adrenaline-fueled escapes from the city's fanciest high-rises. That's just par for the course when your biological mother's a melodramatic supervillain and you've been raised by two of her most loyal employees. Since she was toddling around in stolen diapers, Carmen's life has been The Company. But after Carmen tries to prove herself in an unauthorized mission gone horribly wrong, she finds herself unexpectedly fired. After years of incapacitating grown men with nothing but a scrunchie, attending high school feels like a definite downgrade. That is, until another student drops dead.While everyone else freaks out about which supervillain is up to no good this time around, Carmen knows this could be her lucky break. If she can solve the mystery, her mother will have to reinstate her, especially if she is truly being framed like Carmen suspects. Unfortunately, now that she's cut off from The Company's resources, Carmen has to take help where she can get it, even if that means she has to play nice with the new detective's son who seems determined to get close to her despite her many reservations (namely her poisoned family tree). Worse still, the city's most famous superhero has gone missing, and a mysterious vigilante named La Leona is convinced Carmen knows something about it.Despite these obstacles, Carmen forges ahead with her investigation, determined that her criminal career can't be over at the ripe old age of sixteen. But is she protecting her mother from being framed by a rival? Or helping her get away with murder?

Winner of over a dozen awards for pre-teen fiction, and counting.Britfield is a world of Adventure, Intrigue, Conspiracy, Mystery, and Suspense.He's spent the majority of his life locked behind the cruel walls of Weatherly Orphanage, but when Tom learns that his parents might actually be alive, he is determined to find them. Together with his best friend Sarah, and armed with only the word "Britfield," as a clue to Tom's mysterious past, the two make a daring escape. Soon, they are on the run from a famous Scotland Yard detective and what appears to be half of the police officers in England! The hunt is on, but will Tom and Sarah be able to evade capture long enough to solve an even bigger conspiracy that could tear our world apart?Britfield and the Lost Crown is ideal for pre-teens, Y/A, and readers of all ages. Britfield and its heroes, Tom and Sarah, take readers on a truly epic adventure. With its stimulating language and stunning historical and geographical asides, Britfield engages the reader from the very first pages and doesn't let go until it reaches its exciting conclusion!"Such a thrilling book filled with so much awesome history, crazy mysteries, and truly amazing characters. It had me hooked every second of reading it! I can't wait for the sequel." - Hannah, Kids' BookBuzz - 5 Stars!Parents' Choice Gold Medal Award."A far-flung adventure story... Stewart writes in clear, descriptive prose and integrates alluring and novel details... an effect that offers an element of timelessness to the storytelling." - The Booklife Prize

Would you love to take your art in a new direction?In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style.A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox: • Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings • The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly • How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music • Ways to express emotions through mark-making • Using color and symbolism for expression • Working with photos for inspiration • Tips for using color studies Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!

I used to be your run-of-the-mill Los Angeles teenager. Middle of the pack in looks, popularity, and intelligence. Literally nothing special.And then we moved to New York City and I couldn’t get back to normal no matter how much I might want to.Instead of normal, my average day had me talking to a ghost in my bedroom, chatting with my freaky tarot-reading neighbor as she babbled about prophesies, and being escorted to and from school by the two hottest guys I’d ever seen. The kind of guys who’d never even have spoken to me in LA.Of course, I couldn't just go to a new school and make a few friends, couldn't find a cute boy to take me to a dance or a football game like a normal girl. No, I had to stumble into whatever insanity my life had become, with its underground academies, kids with terrifying powers, and some ancient prophesy that made everyone believe I was “the one.” As if this was some Matrix redux. The problem is, the longer I’m living this new life, the more I’m starting to believe what everyone is saying about an ancient evil rising from beneath the city. But I don’t think I’ll ever believe I’m the only one who can stop it…Chosen for Sight is a serialized reverse-harem paranormal story featuring magic, demons, and plenty of swoon-worthy heroes!

Kickstart your child’s learning and help them succeed with math!Are you searching for a new maths book to make learning fun? Do you want to make sure your child is up to date on their multiplication skills? Or are you looking for a way to supplement their learning with a practical workbook? Then keep reading!Designed to cover all the essential multiplication areas of a 3rd-grade education, this brilliant math workbook offers a wide selection of problems and equations that will test your child’s skills and imbue them with a love of numbers.Containing a wealth of exercises including grids, real-life situations, puzzles and much more, now you can make sure your child succeeds in math. Perfect for homeschoolers, as an accompanying tool for homework, or for parents who just want to help their child strengthen their math skills, now you can discover how to make learning both practical and enjoyable!Here’s just a little of what you’ll discover inside:A Wide Range of Math Problems and Equations Ideal For a 3rd Grade LevelDesigned To Strengthen Kids’ Multiplication SkillsEquations With a Ton of Grids, Shapes, Number Lines, Real-Life Problems and MoreEngaging Puzzles To Instil Your Child With a Love of Math!Questions In The Single Digits, Tens, and Even HundredsAnd So Much More!So don’t wait! If you’re looking for a way to make learning fun, or if you want to help your child get ahead in math, then this workbook is for you. Packed with tons of questions to challenge and inspire your child to master the world of multiplication, there’s no better way to make sure their math skills are as strong as possible.Scroll up and buy now to kickstart your child’s learning today!

Never set a Pond on Fire is a collection of four short stories. These stories are gleaned from the authors days growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River and an oral tradition of story telling in his family. All are full of adventure. Each story has a different theme. They range from a whimsical story of a high school senior prank gone terribly wrong to a night of shear terror being cornered by a murderer. From being lost deep in the bowels of Mark Twain Cave to an eyrie tale of an apparition.

I could talk to dead people. And while everyone else was pretty pumped about this, I was finding it a little tougher to swallow. And somehow this newfound skill was supposed to allow me to save the world, according to some ancient prophesy.Yeah. So there was that.And then there was this underground school I was now attending…Three guys who seemed to have stepped up to be my sworn protectors against pretty much everything, including the demons that turned out to be pretty much everywhere, now that I could see them…Oh yeah, and some ancient evil stirring below New York City.So just your average teenage life.Chosen for Sight is a serialized reverse-harem urban fantasy featuring magic, demons, and plenty of swoon-worthy heroes!

Abigail Tripp dreams of adventures. Losing herself in the pages of books about far off places is the closest she’s ever gotten. That is until a birthday gift from her grandparents includes tickets to Alaska. She’s planned every detail and read every book she could to get ready for the journey. But would she be prepared for a real adventure? Lost in the wilderness with just other kids, her skills will be put to the test.

In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes—creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From the world’s most painful hornet, to the flies that transmit deadly diseases, to millipedes that stop traffic, to the “bookworms” that devour libraries, to the Japanese beetles munching on your roses, Wicked Bugs delves into the extraordinary powers of six- and eight-legged creatures. With wit, style, and exacting research, Stewart has uncovered the most terrifying and titillating stories of bugs gone wild. It’s an A to Z of insect enemies, interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”), creatures lurking in the cupboard (“Fear No Weevil”), insects eating your tomatoes (“Gardener’s Dirty Dozen”), and phobias that feed our (sometimes) irrational responses to bugs (“Have No Fear”). Intricate and strangely beautiful etchings and drawings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs capture diabolical bugs of all shapes and sizes in this mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins—but doesn’t end—in your own backyard.

Would you love to take your art in a new direction?In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style.A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox: • Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings • The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly • How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music • Ways to express emotions through mark-making • Using color and symbolism for expression • Working with photos for inspiration • Tips for using color studies Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!