Books with author Faulkner

Anya Ward is on a luxury cruise for her sixteenth birthday. It's a refreshing change of pace considering everyone she's ever cared for is dead. There was the car accident that took her parents, then the fire, the elephant, and the burglary. In fact, this is how she became the first child declared unadoptable by the state. So, it's no surprise she's a little upset when pirates interrupt her vacation and sink her plans to the bottom of the ocean. Now an unlikely group of teenage misfits must look to each other for survival, but none of them are prepared for the strange, impossible creatures coming to the surface. The Odyssey with a modern twist, Anya’s Ocean is an epic tale of an orphan lost at sea and the secret behind the misfortune that follows her.

As a martial artist, your ability to defend yourself should not only focus upon your skills to block, punch, and kick. It should also include the ability to observe your opponents behavior. For example, your opponents facial expression; body movement or actions; gestures made in motion; the way one blinks, smiles, or frowns; shifting of the body; tone of voice; constant movement; and posture are all key. These will help you determine what your opponent may be thinking or their intent. These are can all be red flags and should place you on the alert. As a martial artist, your awareness, separate from the conditioning of your body, should be greatly emphasized. These traits make a skilled practitioner. The ability to kick, punch, block, evade, and redirect come with the growth of these components.

When Jenny’s Mum, Chloe, is badly injured in a car accident, Jenny must leave her home and friends in Kent and go to her Aunt Judith and Uncle Cliff on their farm, far away in Yorkshire. When she arrives, she instantly forms a lovely bond with Truffle, a small dog who has been taken in by her Aunt and Uncle. Jenny learns that she has to be helpful on this busy farm and soon discovers that she enjoys having responsibility for the hens, as well as baking and running errands. There are two other dogs on the farm, Harry, who is a very elderly lurcher, and Ryker, her Uncle’s dog who follows him everywhere. Her Aunt and Uncle are very welcoming, but Jenny still misses her Mum and needs another child to explore the farm with her. Everything is quite ordinary until Maggie arrives, and then mysterious things start to happen.