Books with author David A. White

Cast out of the city of Agora where they were left at the end of The Midnight Charter, Mark and Lily must now survive in a dense forest. The strange villages, terrifying nightmares, and powerful witches they find there are even more frightening than Agora with all its slums and secrets. In an adventure that expands with every turn of the page, David Whitley delivers a novel as thrilling and horrifying as his characters' darkest dreams.

At the end of The Midnight Charter, Mark and Lily had been cast out of the city of Agora. Now, they must survive in a dense forest filled with strange villages, terrifying nightmares, and powerful witches. It’s even more frightening than the slums and secrets of Agora. In an adventure that expands with every turn of the page, David Whitley delivers a novel as thrilling and horrifying as his characters’ darkest dreams.

Agora is an insular city-state where anything can be bought and sold. Everything is a commodity; goods, services, people, thoughts, concepts and even emotions are bartered on the open market. It’s an economy without money, where trade is the only way of life and debt is death. The successful elite rule, plague festers in the pitiless slums, and children are possessions until their twelfth birthdays.In the ancient tower of Count Stelli, the city’s greatest astrologer, two children meet, both of whom have been sold into servitude. Mark is an emotional, imaginative boy who is sold by his father to the Count’s grandson in return for medical treatment. The other child, Lily, is reserved and thoughtful; an orphan now owned by the Count. At first, threatened with being thrown out to die on the disease-ridden streets if they displease their masters, Mark and Lily’s only goal is to work and survive. However, as they begin to understand that they can shape their own destinies, they each find their own path — Mark within the system, angling for power and the security it brings; and Lily beyond it, determined to change the city forever. Unbeknownst to them both, however, Mark and Lily are watched by the mysterious ruler of Agora, the Director of Receipts, whose interest in the apparently insignificant pair is more than a passing one.

"Something was wrong. The window was open. I had never opened it. Aunt Puff hadn't either. Had Minerva? I looked back at her seat. Minerva's leopard-print cowboy hat lay on the floor. "Minerva!" Ludwig growled, sniffing the air. Ciber squawked furiously, banging his feathers against his cage. Smoke swirled round the chair where Minerva had been sitting. The silly hands tried to fan it away. I gulped. Ludwig covered his eyes with his paws. Minerva had vanished." Aunt Puff's old friend from the Elcarim Foundation has come for a summer visit. But, before you can say "Marbles!", Minerva has disappeared during a game of bubble gum charades. Aunt Puff, her niece Alexandra, her Great Dane Ludwig, and Minerva's cockatoo Ciber jump out of windows, battle flying fish, run from lemonade, splatter fudge on ghosts, and even fly with pinwheel power in their search for Minerva. But is someone more sinister than a muumuu wearing Siren behind Minerva's disappearance? It seems Orpheus's harp has been found. And, dragons are afoot.

The Untold Christmas Chronicles is a collective book containing the three unique stories of how Santa Claus, Mrs Claus and Rudolph became Christmas Legends. The Adventure of Nicholas and the Elf This story follows Nicholas beyond the Frozen Mountains and into the North Pole accompanied by his Elf- Peppermint. Nicholas journeys to Christmas Town to save the other elves from the tyranny of the evil Krampus. Nicholas and Peppermint encounter Christmas Icons such as Jack Frost, The Snow Queen and The Snowman. Join Nicholas as he overcomes the unexpected as he becomes the Legend we know as Santa Claus. The Adventure of Maribel and the Elf This story follows Maribel and her Christmas Companion - Jingle Belle the Elf, as they travel through the Yule Forest and take on infamous foes such as The Candy Cane King, The Gryla and the Wicked Witch - Befana who has cast an icy curse on Santa Claus and the elves. Join Maribel on her perilous journey as she becomes the Festive Hero known as Mary Christmas. The Adventure of Rudi and the Elf In this re-imagined story of Rudolph, we follow young Rudi,The orphan boy from New York City. Rudi is joined by his Elf - Sugarplum as they make their way to The Land of The Misfit Toys. As our heroes make their way to The Land of Misfit Toys, they encounter both friends and foes alike. Prepare yourself for the most magical Christmas journey yet, as young Rudi embarks on his Journey to find his home and becomes a Christmas Legend in the process.