Books with author Elizabeth Mayer

A powerful vate and the last in her line, Keleigh denies the potent magic singing through her blood because she wants to be Ordinary.Keleigh has the ability, but not the training, to save her parents from slaughter by beasts most only see in horror movies. But after they perish, her mother reaches out from the OtherWorld, freeing Keleigh from her oath never to practice magic and imploring her to find an ancient relic powerful enough to destroy this realm.Keleigh, no longer able to deny her true calling, begrudgingly turns to her sworn enemy for help. Locke is a damaged druid whose family is entrusted with keeping witches cloaked in the Ordinary world in Salem. But Locke has a mission of his own, one that might not align with Keleigh's.Can the two come together to find the ancient artifact in time to save each other and the world from plunging into complete chaos?This fairy tale is about to become deadly because all's fair in vanity's war.

Twelve-year-old Danny has escaped the children's home where he has lived since he was four, returning to the Shenandoah Valley to find his parents and demanding to know why they gave him up. Very soon, though, he realizes there is something dark and dangerous about his parents, something he is afraid to understand but more afraid not to understand. With the help of Jenni, a young neighbor, Danny quietly and courageously investigates the clues leading to the answers about his parents, his family, and what hides in the dark mountain cave not far away.Each Ameri-Scares novel is based on or inspired by an historical event, folktale, legend, of myth unique to that particular state.

Albert lived on a small Caribbean Island called Little Scrub. His best friend had just moved away to Brooklyn, New York and Albert was lonely. He was also short, so short that on the first day of Middle School older kids made up a stupid chant about him: “ Little Man, Little Man, you so small. We didn’t hardly see you at all.” Middle School started out bad, and it got worse. Albert grew quieter and sadder. Then he met Peachy, the leader of a troupe of Mocko Jumbies – stiltwalkers. Stiltwalking was a Caribbean tradition, but Peachy’s Mocko Jumbies did a lot more than walk. They danced and leaped on spindly wooden stilts, arms waving, brilliant costumes shimmering. Albert had never seen anything so amazing. Or so dangerous. Peachy offered to teach him to stiltwalk, but Albert was scared of heights. At the same time he could imagine himself up there, walking tall, high above the ground, high above his problems. He decided he had to try it, but he never imagined how hard it would be.

Roumanian Fairy Tales And Legends is a collection of Romania's most fascinating tales, painstakingly researched and deftly translated by E.B. Mawr. Given Romania's long and diverse cultural history, it is no surprise that the country has such a rich tapestry of folk tales, fairy tales, and legends. It is fortunate that so many of these stories survived the country's turbulent history and were passed down throughout the ages to countless Romanian children.

Hidden deep within this realm lays a magical object, one powerful enough to destroy the world. Charged with protecting the ancient artifact, the Sisters will manipulate anyone to keep it safe. Determined to claim the relic as their own, the ShiningOnes will stop at nothing to infiltrate our realm and retrieve it. The Elders, desperate to acquire the relic, will sacrifice anyone to declare it theirs. Locke’s magical legacy wasn’t enough to save the girl he loved, but now even more is at risk. Now he must use all he’s learned since the Seer’s death to safeguard Keleigh and locate the ancient relic before the others. Ignoring the warnings of other witches, Locke and Keleigh use clues within her mother’s messages to search for the object—because if they don’t find it first, the battle brewing between sacred knowledge and modern communication will destroy everything—even their love. When fairy tales hold ancient secrets, many may have to be revealed because something greedy this way comes.DEADLY FAIRY TALES SERIESThe Seer, Book 1All's Fair in Vanity's War, Book 2Something Greedy This Way Comes, Book 3

At the end of eighth grade , Alicia and her best friends make a pact. Each of them pledges to achieve their Summer goal before the four of them start High School in the Fall. Level-headed Mallory wants to make the High School orchestra. Quiet Vanessa wants to make a new friend. Tia (the troublemaker) needs to pass Summer school in order to move on to High School. And Alicia? She vows to have her first kiss, even though academics are where she really excels.In the first installment of the Westwood High series, honor student Alicia Richardson learns that there's a lot more to life than getting good grades.

The Challenging Level of the Discovering Literature Series focuses on a variety of reading strategies to help students construct a meaningful literature experience as well as develop critical thinking and academic skills. An in-depth teaching guide for Neil Gaiman's Newbery Award–winning book This teacher guide helps students understand Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book by grouping by strands: Community Strand and Journey Strand, providing a reference to focus student attention. Each chapter analysis includes Journal and Discussion Topics, Vocabulary, and Chapter Summaries. Other features of the guide include: Strategy Pages, Testing, and the Writer's Forum, along with an answer key.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" On his farm in Maryland, sixteen-year-old Caleb Jacobson hears rumors of an armed rebellioni of the Massachusetts colonists against he oppressive tyranny of King George III and his soliders. Educated in a small Quaker school, Caleb has been taught that it is wrong to raise one's hand against another. Yet Caleb is a free black living in a slave colony. He knows firsthand the horrors and hardships of slavery and wonders what good an American victory will do if his fellow blacks - including his best friend Gaddi - remain shackled in bondage. Then comes news that the British Governor Lord Dunmore promises freedom to any slave who joins his army against the Americans. Can he be trusted to keep his work? Or should Caleb support the colonists' fight in hope of a better future for his people? Caleb will have to choose."At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.