Books with author Donna Woods

Samantha Conrad woke up one morning ready to take on yet another new school, but when she over hears a conversation between her adoptive parents, she realizes something very big is about to happen. Something she has been protected from her whole life. She had always known she was different but she never imagined just how right her feelings were. In this story of love, power, and deceit, Samantha soon finds out who she is and who she is meant to be. The Rightful Heir.

Matt Mills, a young English lad, visits Norway with his father on business. Initially feeling he doesn’t want to be there, Matt finds himself saving the life of two young boys who become his firm friends. They show him the wonders of living in Norway and soon Matt finds something of great historical and monetary worth to this great country and its people. Together and with the leadership of Matt, the boys overcome all the obstacles in their way in order to achieve this difficult prize, including living off the land, falls, scrapes and escaping from a villainous ex-convict.

Matt Mills meets up with his friends in Norway again and more excitement and intrigue ensues. Not before Matt becomes a hero on the plane journey over there though! Planning for a fun time with his friends, they head to a deserted island ... or so they think. And then there is the addition of a girl to the mix, which initially annoys Matt, but then later, maybe, having a girl around is actually a very good thing ...

This book tells the tale of the Troll Family Olsen who are accidentally shipped to England. The family sleep in the granite of the mountains of Scandinavia and wake up to find their sleeping quarters have been mined and taken across the sea to the flat lands of East Anglia. An adventurous journey follows with exciting twists and turns as they try to get home. They find themselves helping many and varied animals along the way who repay the favour and help them return whence they came.

The Troll Family Olsen find themselves in England and far from their Norway home. A great adventure ensues as they try to get home with the help of the local animals. Poachers, fires, rescues and more, along with garden gnome surprises for the locals!EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK:“You see,” he began, ”we arrived in your country by accident, we want to go back to our own beautiful mountains but we don’t know where we are. All we know is that a ship carried us here across the great sea. Can you help us find out where we came from?”All the animals looked at each other in dismay. They wanted to help but even they did not know where they were. They had just always been here. A wise old owl that was perched on a branch above their heads listening to the meeting spoke up.“May I make a suggestion?”All the animals fell silent, as when the owl spoke which was very rarely, it was normally with words of great wisdom. “Obviously to find out what you want to know, we are going to have to ask someone who travels great distances. So I propose to ask my cousins the swallows and the swifts, and other birds that fly here from distant countries to be here for the summer, if they can tell you where you come from. I will invite them to meet you here tomorrow evening. And I suggest you think of everything you know about your country to help them find it.” So it was agreed and the date was made for them all to meet the next evening.The Trolls spent the rest of that night exploring the ...