Books with author J. Taylor Allen

Excerpt from Early Pioneer Days in TexasFriends, early pioneers and settlers and a few remaining schoolmates of our log cabin school days: I write these lines in commemoration of the days of long ago; the days that were spent in preparation for the glorious results which have come to Texas and her people. The younger gen eration cannot know nor understand the dangers, nor the inconveniences, that beset us in the early days; neither can they comprehend how tedious was the slow and labored journeys we had to make to go from place to place. N ow it is an easy task to travel two or three hundred miles a day, and at little cost, but in those days when we had to pick our way through vast country expanses and find our road the best we could as we went along, it was a tedious and expensive journey, both because of expenditure of energy and of means as well.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Acacia, or Ace, is a young girl with a missing memory. She wakes up in a room trying to remember who she is, but, after some very unnerving dreams, she gets the feeling that the Planners are suppressing some important memories. As she divulges her fears about her false reality to her supposed husband, Harvey, he confirms her suspicions and leaves her with even more questions than she had to begin with. When Harvey begins to tell her about the curse of his tribe Acacia learns about a people called the Hollow. As she tries to piece all the clues together, remember her lost life, and find out why the Planners don’t want her to remember it, she finds herself in the middle of uncovering the mystery that no one, not even Harvey, will talk about.

Acacia has found Luka, the man they told her not only never died, but never existed. Now she knows indefinitely that the Planners are wrong, but his existence only leads to more questions. She knows that she must find out the truth, and something inside of her knows she must find the Tribe to do that. As if things weren’t complicated enough, now Acacia is developing keener senses. She already knows that she isn’t a Blood Member, but, from what she knows, that could only mean that she must be a Hollow. With the taunting fear of being one of the cursed looming overhead Acacia must find the answers she needs and prepare herself for what those answers could lead her to do.

Everybody’s whispering and secretive glances have finally been revealed. Acacia isn’t a Hollow; she is something far more powerful. Many members of the Tribe including Harvey’s father believe Acacia is the Light Haired Warrior -- the estranged Blood Member of the Tribe’s oldest legends. She knows that she must destroy the Hollow, but doing so will come at a great cost. Acacia must fight to fulfill the prophecies, sacrifice the man she loves, avenge the deaths of all who deserve it, and reestablish a nation capable of thriving in this new age. Her failure would mean a world run by the Decider.

Acacia has found Luka, the man they told her not only never died, but never existed. Now she knows indefinitely that the Planners are wrong, but his existence only leads to more questions. She knows that she must find out the truth, and something inside of her knows she must find the Tribe to do that. As if things weren’t complicated enough, now Acacia is developing keener senses. She already knows that she isn’t a Blood Member, but, from what she knows, that could only mean that she must be a Hollow. With the taunting fear of being one of the cursed looming overhead Acacia must find the answers she needs and prepare herself for what those answers could lead her to do.

Everybody’s whispering and secretive glances have finally been revealed. Acacia isn’t a Hollow; she is something far more powerful. Many members of the Tribe including Harvey’s father believe Acacia is the Light Haired Warrior -- the estranged Blood Member of the Tribe’s oldest legends. She knows that she must destroy the Hollow, but doing so will come at a great cost. Acacia must fight to fulfill the prophecies, sacrifice the man she loves, avenge the deaths of all who deserve it, and reestablish a nation capable of thriving in this new age. Her failure would mean a world run by the Decider.

Acacia, or Ace, is a young girl with a missing memory. She wakes up in a room trying to remember who she is, but, after some very unnerving dreams, she gets the feeling that the Planners are suppressing some important memories. As she divulges her fears about her false reality to her supposed husband, Harvey, he confirms her suspicions and leaves her with even more questions than she had to begin with. When Harvey begins to tell her about the curse of his tribe Acacia learns about a people called the Hollow. As she tries to piece all the clues together, remember her lost life, and find out why the Planners don’t want her to remember it, she finds herself in the middle of uncovering the mystery that no one, not even Harvey, will talk about.

Eleven-year-old Daisy Tannenbaum, tomboy extraordinaire, doesn’t want to go back to school. So, when she ends up on an isolated island in the Indian Ocean after her family is accidentally kidnapped by Malay pirates, she’s totally psyched. For her, this is paradise. Her family, however, is utterly unprepared to cope with the primitive conditions on the island. Her parents are barely on speaking terms, her sister wants to crush Daisy’s skull with a rock, and a grad student Daisy’s dad may or may not have had a thing with ends up washed ashore with them. Nothing ruins paradise like having your stupid family around. But that doesn't stop Daisy from having the time of her life finding buried treasure, fighting off sharks, pirates, and scorpion attacks, and rescuing her family despite herself. Move over Swiss Family Robinson, Daisy Tannenbaum has swung into action in this first in a series of adventure stories that will be enjoyed by readers young and old.

Twelve-year old Daisy Tannenbaum, gets expelled from school for punching a bully and sent to live in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, who teaches math at The Embassy School. Daisy arrives to find her enigmatic Aunt Mill moonlighting as a cryptographer, working to decipher an antique code used by Louis XVI’s secret service during their covert operation to recover the infamous Queen’s Diamonds from Comtesse de la Motte. Faster than you can say Les Deux Magots, Daisy gets involved in a serpentine plot involving spies, forged documents, French history, secret codes, and priceless diamonds that takes her racing through the streets and even into the sewers of Paris to escape the criminals and solve the mystery all while trying to keep up with her math and French lessons.

About the Book Spain and Portugal are located on the Iberian Peninsula. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the northeast edge of the peninsula where it connects with the rest of the European continent. Spain and Portugal both have a long coastline that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. There are two dominant climate types in the region, being the Atlantic coastal climate that results in cool summers, and the Mediterranean climate. Gibraltar is located on the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The region has a long history, featuring Roman times, the Moorish period and Portuguese and Spanish Imperial history. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!