Books with author Heather Henson

loner lu, crazy luAll her life Lulu McClellan has heard the names. Growing up in a small Kentucky town, Lu has forever felt like she's on the outside looking in. Maybe that's why she takes pictures-to make sense of what she sees and feels but doesn't always understand.countdown to freedomNow that graduation is almost here, Lu and her friend Ginny are moving in a quick blur of drugs and drink. Lu thinks she's just marking time, waiting for the moment when life will begin for real.end of innocenceBut the road is full of unmarked twists and turns. Without warning, Lu free-falls into first love, white Ginny begins a deadly spiral into oblivion.a startling portraitIn stark, poetic prose, Heather Henson writes about what it means to come to a crucial crossroads and find the courage to make a run for the unknown.

Set includes Project Dandelion Series: Books 1, 2, 3Project Dandelion (book 1):Katrina knew this day would come. She had been preparing for it all her life. The end of the world was here, and it looked nothing like she had imagined.Now she was trapped in an underground fallout shelter with a group of teenagers who had been selected as the last hope for humanity. The idea of surviving the nuclear apocalypse alone blurs as she makes friends, and finds love, while buried beneath the earth.Project Dandelion: Reentry (book 2):"Get to the cabin."The words of Katrina’s father echo in her mind. One sentence, her sole purpose. Her dad taught her to be prepared and they always had a bug out plan. If the world goes down the drain, get to the cabin...Katrina should have been alone but she couldn’t leave her friends behind. The five teenagers escape from the fallout shelter and journey through the desert to get to the safe house in the mountains. Except they can’t run from Project Dandelion because they are Project Dandelion. The government’s attempt to save humanity after a global nuclear war.As the teens struggle to survive this post-apocalyptic world, Katrina learns things aren’t always what they seem and people can’t always be trusted.Project Dandelion: Resistance (book 3):As World War 3 rains down around them, the Resistance fights to maintain their stronghold. Meanwhile, Katrina faces her own battle as she searches for her place in this post-apocalyptic world. When she learns a secret that could cause the Resistance to fail, duty forces Katrina to take action. Will this decision require her to leave the life she worked for, and the ones she loves, behind?Praise for the Project Dandelion Series:"I sat and read this beautiful novel in one sitting. I am almost out of breath as I turned the last page.... Thank you for creating this wonderful world."-Kimberly Paterson Owner Ink Spill Indie Book Shop"An excellently written YA novel. We loved it so much that we made Heather Carson our October spotlight author!"- Balancing Books“Project Dandelion: Reentry, by Heather Carson, is a fabulous YA dystopian novel that reminds readers how important it is to fight for our rights.” -Christine Ducz, Book Blogger @ Little Reading Coach“The second installment of this series was so good! I literally couldn’t stop reading this book! The only reason I did is because I fell asleep in bed — no joke!” -Jessica P., Book Blogger/Bookstagram @ Creaky Bookshelf

A Dystopian future, a world forgotten, a twisted eternal paradise...After portals were built to access the spirit realm, humans abandoned the world to escape their earthly existence. All that remains for the few living souls left behind is a haunting reminder of life forgotten. The realm is a magical place where rules are scarce and vices are plenty.Fawn was born an orphan and forced into years of indentured servitude within the realm. She has seen the dark side of humanity, but her job at The Nocere requires her to serve a new kind of evil. As events unfold that push her toward her destiny, she must face the monsters of her past to save the ones she loves.The Nocere, book 1 of A Haunting Dystopian Tale, takes readers on a harrowing journey through a post-apocalyptic world. Fantasy meets Science Fiction in this action packed- character driven series for New Adult readers.

Life has finally settled down into a comfortable rhythm for Brodie MacBride. He’s living with Cass Carlisle, his second-in-command and love of his life and business is booming. That is, until a woman named Susan Silvers walks into his office and turns everything upside down. Mrs Silvers hires Brodie to track down her son, who has been sucked into Higher Light, an apocalyptic cult gaining a stranglehold on Glasgow with frightening speed. Brodie faces off against Malachi, Higher Light’s charismatic and compelling leader, who proves to be his toughest opponent yet and Brodie finds himself locked in a battle for the city’s very soul.

All her life Lulu McClellan has heard the names. Growing up in a small Kentucky town, Lu has forever felt like she's on the outside looking in. Maybe that's why she takes pictures – to make sense of what she sees and feels but doesn't always understand. Now that graduation is almost here, Lu and her friend Ginny are moving in a quick blur of drugs and drink. Lu thinks she's just marking time, waiting for the moment when life will begin for real. But the road is full of unmarked twists and turns. Without warning, Lu free–falls into first love, white Ginny begins a deadly spiral into oblivion. In stark, poetic prose, Heather Henson writes about what it means to come to a crucial crossroads and find the courage to make a run for the unknown. Ages 12+

here's how i see it Rave reviews, an endless request for autographs, my name in lights on Broadway. here's how it is The audience is half empty, I spend zero time onstage, my dad's midlife crisis is about to ruin the playhouse...and my family. Junebug dreams of being a leading lady someday. A serious actress, a stage actress, a real actress. And it should be easy for her to get her start -- her parents own the Blue Moon Playhouse, after all, and her dad performed on Broadway (once). But the truth is, at (almost) thirteen, she's not even a supporting actress or a stand-in or an understudy or even a child actor has-been. In the current Blue Moon production, her role is this: thunder, props...and stagehand (gopher, actually). And lately it seems like maybe the stagehand mindset -- go unnoticed, don't say a word -- is rubbing off on Junebug's personality. She's starting to feel as though her opinions never count, her worries aren't taken seriously, that she's becoming the ultimate stagehand: invisible. And that's not a role she's happy with. From author and former playhouse insider Heather Henson comes a novel about growing up, standing out, and what it means to live your life just outside of the spotlight.

Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks.It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward.Blessings and curses are never so clear as they might seem, however. Diribani's newfound wealth brings her a prince—and an attempt on her life. Tana is chased out of the village because the province's governor fears snakes, yet thousands are dying of a plague spread by rats. As the sisters' fates hang in the balance, each struggles to understand her gift. Will it bring her wisdom, good fortune, love . . . or death?Toads and Diamonds is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

A Dystopian future, a world forgotten, a twisted eternal paradise...After portals were built to access the spirit realm, humans abandoned the world to escape their earthly existence. All that remains for the few living souls left behind is a haunting reminder of life forgotten. The realm is a magical place where rules are scarce and vices are plenty.Fawn was born an orphan and forced into years of indentured servitude within the realm. She has seen the dark side of humanity, but her job at The Nocere requires her to serve a new kind of evil. As events unfold that push her toward her destiny, she must face the monsters of her past to save the ones she loves.The Nocere, book 1 of A Haunting Dystopian Tale, takes readers on a harrowing journey through a post-apocalyptic world. Fantasy meets Science Fiction in this action packed- character driven series for New Adult readers.

Grace Ashton’s life is miserable. Bullied at school, abused and neglected by her drunken father and stepmother, she finds herself constantly shunned and friendless. The only place she can escape the drudgery and despair of her life is the glade - a secret, otherwordly place in the woods. Her awful life is turned upside down when she encounters a mysterious man called Michael in her glade, a man who doesn’t seem to be of this world with his silver-blue eyes. His haunting presence makes her see everything in a whole new magical light, awakening her to the wonder all around her. This new power brings incredible new abilities she never dreamed she was capable of. However it also brings a dark side that will make her the target of negative entities and tormentors intent on separating her from living the life she has always dreamed of - and even separating her from life itself.

"Get to the cabin."The words of Katrina’s father echo in her mind. One sentence, her sole purpose. Her dad taught her to be prepared and they always had a bug out plan. If the world goes down the drain, get to the cabin...Katrina should have been alone but she couldn’t leave her friends behind. The five teenagers escape from the fallout shelter and journey through the desert to get to the safe house in the mountains. Except they can’t run from Project Dandelion because they are Project Dandelion. The government’s attempt to save humanity after a global nuclear war.As the teens struggle to survive this post-apocalyptic world, Katrina learns things aren’t always what they seem and people can’t always be trusted.Praise for Project Dandelion Book 1:"I sat and read this beautiful novel in one sitting. I am almost out of breath as I turned the last page.... Thank you for creating this wonderful world." -Kimberly Paterson Owner Ink Spill Indie Book Shop"An excellently written YA novel. We loved it so much that we made Heather Carson our October spotlight author!"- Balancing Books

loner lu, crazy luAll her life Lulu McClellan has heard the names. Growing up in a small Kentucky town, Lu has forever felt like she's on the outside looking in. Maybe that's why she takes pictures-to make sense of what she sees and feels but doesn't always understand.countdown to freedomNow that graduation is almost here, Lu and her friend Ginny are moving in a quick blur of drugs and drink. Lu thinks she's just marking time, waiting for the moment when life will begin for real.end of innocenceBut the road is full of unmarked twists and turns. Without warning, Lu free-falls into first love, white Ginny begins a deadly spiral into oblivion.a startling portraitIn stark, poetic prose, Heather Henson writes about what it means to come to a crucial crossroads and find the courage to make a run for the unknown.