Books with author Elisabeth Foster

Raw, honest, blunt, vulgar and superfluous, Raspberry Colored Scars will take you through a journey of pain, discovery, loss and the absolute recovery that may help guide you and family members through a traumatic experience. Healing and love are the ultimate tools to a process that never ends, building on itself to help victims and loved ones find their ground on which to heal. Healing is not a linear process; it is one that is unique to the individual and is ever-changing. This collection of poems outlines the experience of one young woman as she copes with her personal experiences.

Raw, honest, blunt, vulgar and superfluous, Raspberry Colored Scars will take you through a journey of pain, discovery, loss and the absolute recovery that may help guide you and family members through a traumatic experience. Healing and love are the ultimate tools to a process that never ends, building on itself to help victims and loved ones find their ground on which to heal. Healing is not a linear process; it is one that is unique to the individual and is ever-changing. This collection of poems outlines the experience of one young woman as she copes with her personal experiences.

Perfect for fans of Narnia and Percy Jackson!This was her last chance.Her hand twisted high in the air.When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father's wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme's mother, Ariane--so why can't she?But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother's disappearance--that 'lost at sea' is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know.After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother's steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane's double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all.

Terror was within. Terror was without. Like her mother, she was at the water’s mercy.In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her unruly Gift—the power to observe the past—and uncover the secrets she needs to save her mother, Ariane.In between attending school in the beguiling canal city of Esperance, Esme and her friends—old and new—travel far and wide across Aeolia, gathering the ingredients for a potent magical elixir.Their journey takes them to volcanic isles, sunken ruins and snowy eyries, spectacular places fraught with danger, where they must face their deepest fears and find hope in the darkest of places. Esme’s Gift, the second instalment in the Esme trilogy, is a gripping fantasy adventure for readers 12 years and over.

Escape to the world of Esperance. Perfect for Percy Jackson fans! "A fresh new fantasy, of an enchanting world." - Wendy Orr, New York Times best selling author of Nim's Island. When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father's wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme's mother, Ariane - so why can't she? But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother's disappearance - that 'lost at sea' is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know. After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother's steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane's double life. But the more Esme discovers about Ariane, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all. This inventive tale, the first in an MG-to-YA series, is an ideal read for 10-14 year olds. Winner of best fantasy in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, which recognises excellence in children's literature.

In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her unruly Gift - the power to observe the past - and uncover the secrets she needs to save her mother, Ariane.In between attending school in the beguiling canal city of Esperance, Esme and her friends - old and new - travel far and wide across Aeolia, gathering the ingredients for a potent magical elixir.Their journey takes them to volcanic isles, sunken ruins and snowy eyries, spectacular places fraught with danger, where they must face their deepest fears and find hope in the darkest of places.Esme's Gift, the second instalment in the Esme trilogy, is a gripping fantasy adventure for readers 12 years and over. Winner of a 2020 IPPY Award for best YA fiction AND a Purple Dragonfly Book Award for best fantasy!

This children's classic, first published in 1943, relates the travels and adventures of a carousel horse. Gigi is the favorite horse of the children who ride the carousel in the Prater in old Vienna. When WWI breaks out, the carousel is dismantled and Gigi finds himself on his way to a small merry-go-round in Paris. Further adventures take him to London and eventually to America. On each carousel, Gigi forms strong friendships with children whom he dearly misses when he is forced to move on. (Of course carousel horses can talk with children who have not yet outgrown the saddle). The story ends with a happy surprise that will delight the young readers who have also befriended this special merry-go-round horse.

“Sophie Swarner, 8 years old, 1935, Carlisle, PA.” That’s what’s engraved on the base of the old typewriter Laura finds in her attic. But what does it mean? Join Laura on her magical adventures back in time through Carlisle, Pennsylvania, during the Great Depression, as she rides the Holly Trolley, goes to the Holly Amusement Park, visits the Swarner Farm, meets a sweet Golden Retriever, and makes a friend to last forever. A Recipe for Friendship is a charming historical fiction novel of two girls living decades apart, how they magically meet, and the adventures they share. The book contains many accurately researched historical elements from the Great Depression, told through a young girl's perspective, making it a delightfully educational read for all ages.

Gigi was a very unusual merry-go-round horse. His mother was a pine tree and his father the wind that sweeps through the Vienna woods. But when Gigi came to the merry-go-round in the park in Vienna, he was quite frightened and shied at the gold ring. The children wouldn't ride him until Lili helped him jump for the rings, and he became the favorite horse of all, even of the little prince. These days were to happy to last. When World War I came, the merry-go-round horses were disbanded, and Gigi, and alone and sad at being parted from Lili, found himself in Paris where he learned to speak French and was sold again to a man from England. How Gigi escaped from the junk man in the Caledonia Market in London, came to America, travelled the Maine coast with a band of gypsies, and met his beloved Lili again in New York's Central Park, brings his travels to a mysterious and heart-warming conclusion.

NOW A CD WITH PDFs OF ALL REPRODUCIBLE ITEMS! TARGET GROUP: Elementary through Adult Basic Education; students with a reading level of approximately 1.0 Counting Money is a series of five workbooks compiled into one conveniently organized CD-ROM. Written to reinforce the introductory use of money, each workbook proceeds slowly in hierarchically ordered steps beginning with small coins in Book 1 and culminating with bills in Book 5. The 76 highly visual workbook pages provide review of previous lessons to ensure success. These workbooks are designed for students to work at their own pace.

“Though they’re there, you can’t see stars in the light. However, in the darkness, the stars shine bright.” ~Elisabeth He was born bathed in darkness. Darkness is all he knows, all he understands, and all he wants to know. But he made a mistake. It only took one night, one moment, for it all to change. He saved her when he should’ve left her alone. Saving her changed him, forever. She fell off, wanting to die, but he caught her and let her go. When he caught her the second time, he decided to keep her. Slowly, she’d find out he was never letting her go.