Books with author Jane Macdonald

A perfect baby shower gift from a bestselling and beloved artist known for capturing the special moments of family life.Where did you get those eyes so blue? What makes the light in them sparkle and spin? What makes your forehead so smooth and high?The questions new parents ask as they look in amazement on their just-born child are celebrated and fancifully answered in this inspirational poem, brought for the first time to picture-book life. George MacDonald's lovely ode to newborn babies is beautifully animated in soft colored pencil by a treasure of the children's book world, Jane Dyer. Feauturing a diverse cast of newborns, this classic, moving, and lightly spiritual poem marvels at the miracle of new life.

Nate Whitely's life at a prestigious prep school in upstate New York takes him far from his Harlem home but not so far as to sever the strong bond he has to his neighborhood. Like his prep school friends, Nate is doing well academically and has his sights set on college. But complications from one life intrude into the other. His childhood friend Hustle won't give up his street-smart ways and doesn't want Nate to either. Nate's older brother, Eli, just can't seem to keep things together and is headed for major trouble. Will Nate be able to sustain these powerful ties without jeopardizing all that he's achieved? This provocative story about a young man straddling two very different worlds unfolds against a backdrop of brotherhood and betrayal, friendship and loyalty, and captures the dilemma of those who would carve out a unique destiny for themselves.

A story of family. A story of war.As if having her home planet destroyed was not enough, Grace Grey must contend with a possible new threat – from her very rescuers!Ever since she was a child Grace Grey has had strange abilities, and now they are coming to light. Abilities that her brother and her parents have been trying to hide, both from her and the government. It was possible she would have gone her entire life on a remote world without noticing – until alien war threatened her peaceful planet.After her parents are killed and her home overrun by a bug-like alien species, Grace and her brother are extracted as civilian refugees by an elite team known as the Hellhounds.With the lunar warp gate destroyed, Grace finds herself on an eighteen-month journey to the rim of the system as they flee the alien menace. With her brother James locked away in medical stasis, the only people left to watch over her are the very Hellhounds she was told to avoid. But do they really have her best interests at heart? Or are they not as sinister as James had wanted her to believe?She is left to face all of these questions on her own, without her family’s guidance and shelter, in the midst of the evacuation efforts off of her burning world. And when an offer to join the Hellhounds is presented, she has to make a life changing decision.

Ten years ago, an order of magic-resistant peacekeepers crushed an uprising of starlight magicians. A fragile balance has settled over the world. Despite the anger simmering within the five families, they have lived in a truce with the starless under the careful watch of the peacekeepers—until now.Someone is killing magicians. The murders have disrupted the balance and thrown the islands into chaos, and the factions are readying themselves for another war. But meanwhile…AHRYN, eldest child of an Astral house, abandons her studies and hunts the assassin who slayed her family. But her starlight magic is wild and untrained—dangerous.EZAI is lost, a victim of the corruption that plagues his order, and a stain on his family's legacy. Seeking purpose, he promises a grieving father to bring justice one last time.TAKHA, a commoner and master of manipulation who never had a family, latches onto the winds of rebellion surging through the people in his endless search for power.Each has a part to play in the coming conflict, but none knows of the danger forgotten by time stirring on the horizon, and it will take a union of starlight, steel, and faith to find salvation.A. M. Macdonald writes science fiction and epic fantasy.REMEMBER THE DAWN is the first book of the STARSINGERS, a sword and sorcery saga that takes place in a world with a distinct magic system and an elaborate and expansive history.Follow his blog and find updates on his work in progress at http://www.dybsy.ca or via @therealdybsy on Twitter.

Mr. Fred used to be an unhappy office manager, until he received a letter from his long lost uncle MacDonald, who gave him an amazing challenge: Fix up the old family farm, and it would become his inheritance! Looking for a change of pace, Mr. Fred quickly became Farmer Fred, and took up his uncle's challenge. He now has one year to learn how to live off the land, restore his family's ancient farm to working order, and make enough money to secure his future. Arriving at his family's farm, Farmer Fred finds it in disrepair. The fences are broken, the farmland is full of overgrown trees, the land needs to be tilled and planted, the greenhouse is broken, and there is so much more work to be done! Adjusting to his new life, Farmer Fred decided to keep a daily journal, detailing his efforts towards restoring the family farm and helping the local community. What kind of adventures will Farmer Fred have as he adjusts to life on the farm? How will he learn the skills needed to survive and thrive? How will he turn this ruined farm into a thriving business? Read this exciting series of books to find out!