Books with author Jennifer McCoy

Once upon a time, there was a princess named Aria, who was terminally ill in the Lost City Kingdom. Aria’s father, King Midas, goes on a quest to save his daughter’s life. King Midas hears the legend about the evil and powerful sorceress named Morgana, from his eldest son, William, and is determined to find the enchanted torque that is kept hidden in a secret land. Morgana is also searching for the enchanted torque, which contains all of her powers that she lost many years ago. Morgana has also been banned from The Lost City Kingdom. The torque is the only thing that can save Aria from her illness.King Midas journeys to The Gumdrop Forest and visits an old friend, Archimedes, the magic healer, for help to find the torque. Archimedes gets information on where they can find Lady Clary from one of the blue fairies from Fairy Lake. She has been in hiding ever since the Great War from her identical twin, Morgana. After Lady Clary put an enchantment spell on The Lost City Kingdom, she thought the city was safe. However, Morgana was already in hiding with her secret followers.When King Midas spotted a small wooden cabin in the Grimleys Mountains, he and Archimedes find Lady Clary and ask for her help to save Aria’s life. But when the people of Lost City Kingdom betray King Midas, the king loses everything he has ever loved. Now King Midas is on a quest to save his daughter and save the capture people in the Lost City Kingdom.

It’s The Princess Diaries meets Mean Girls when eleven-year-old Claire is invited to the royal wedding of the century!Claire Gross, age eleven, might live in sleepy upstate New York, but she’s about to be a junior bridesmaid in the wedding of the century! Claire’s cousin Belle is engaged to the Prince of England, and Claire and her mom are heading to London for the royal ceremony. Getting whisked away on a trans-Atlantic jet and thrown into a whirlwind of wedding activities would be a dream for any other girl, but Claire isn’t sure this is a match made in heaven. To make matters worse, another junior bridesmaid seems determined to sabotage the event! Can Claire put aside her own misgivings to save the day? What if there’s no such thing as happily ever after? From award-winning author Jennifer Roy, this is a hilarious, heartfelt story about a girl who discovers that fairy tales may not exist, but sometimes there’s still a little magic to be found in real life.

Stevie Bryant, better known by his classmates as Psycho Stevie, has it rough. Everyone believes that he killed his parents. Fourteen-year-old Stevie can’t remember what happened the night they died. Now a resident of the Jubilee Home, he struggles with loneliness, bullies and the very realistic hallucinations that he sees in the shadows. He can’t tell anyone at Jubilee what he sees, since they already think he’s crazy. Will he ever be able to find out what happened to his parents? What about the creatures in the shadows? Are they hallucinations or something else? Stevie wants answers and he’ll do whatever it takes to get them.

Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark lives in two worlds—the outside world of his family and friends and his own, special, inside Aspie world, where he’s not forced to interact with people or worry about wearing his clothes right-side out. The world where he can solve mathematical problems that elude even the brightest graduate students. The world where he feels he can find his own inner truth. People say he’s a genius, but Nathaniel thinks differently. According to a book he once read, a true genius uses his talent to make a contribution to the world. Nathaniel takes the definition literally, and begins his quest for genius status. "I will start, right after I wash the chocolate off my face. If I want to be seen as a genius, I should not look like an idiot." Nathaniel has a sky-high IQ and perfect SAT scores, but Jennifer Roy and her husband, Greg, have a remarkable 8-year-old son, Adam, who not only inspired the character of Nathaniel Clark, but also created the "Amazing Race" charts and the narrative at the back of MindBlind.

Every girl wishes she was a princess—and Claire’s cousin is living the dream! But will this royal romance end in disaster?Eleven-year-old Claire Gross is fascinated by all things royal—especially because her very own cousin Belle is engaged to the Prince of England! Even though Claire is going to be a junior bridesmaid, she’s not as excited about the wedding as you might think. For one thing, she can’t tell anyone—not even her best friend. And for another, Claire’s parents are divorced, so she’s not so sure that “happily ever after” even exists.But when Claire gets to England and meets mean-girl Pandora—also a junior bridesmaid—she quickly realizes that whether or not she believes in true love, if she doesn’t take action, Pandora could break up Belle’s relationship! It may be the royal party of the century—but between the mishaps, the mayhem, and an awful social-climbing princess-wannabe, will there still be wedding bells for the happy couple?

Evie Webster wanted to spend the morning reading in her treehouse, but even the best laid plans rarely work out, especially when a bleeding centaur arrives in need of stitching.For 500 years Raphas, healers of mythological creatures, have been murdered strictly for being what they are. To her surprise, Evie is one of them.Broken plans are the least of Evie’s worries as she is bombarded by mythological creatures in need of healing. To fulfill her purpose, Evie and her newly healed friends must brave the Vaults, a heavily guarded facility that houses the inheritances of all mythological creatures. Can Evie find the courage to brave the depths? To do what it takes no matter how much it changes her? Or will she become lost in the darkness?

This colorful and quirky book introduces young artists to a variety of art techniques through 25 dynamic step-by-step projects, including canvas paintings, collages, doodled drawings, wall art, and mixed media art. Artists will learn how to draw, paint, tear, stamp, stencil, and glue whimsical artwork using boldly patterned animals, fun and funky flowers, and playful patchworks. ArtRageous! is sure to cultivate a lifelong love of art and fill many days with creativity, inspiration, and artistic exploration.

Amid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover them and reunite children with their parents. This gripping true story of a woman who took it upon herself to help save 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust is not only inspirational; it's unforgettable.

Being a teenager was hard, but being a teenager chased by magic thieves was even harder. Allison was an outspoken, impulsive girl who stayed in trouble most of the time. Her only family was a small group of friends and the grandmother who raised her. When she became sixteen, Allison developed special abilities and her life was turned upside down. She thought she had problems before, but they were nothing compared to what she now faces. She must deal with secrets, an estranged family member and worst of all: The Blood Coven. They're ruthless, powerful and will stop at nothing to steal her magic. As they close in on Allison, she hopes she is strong enough to stand against them.

Stevie Bryant, better known by his classmates as Psycho Stevie, has it rough. Everyone believes that he killed his parents. Fourteen-year-old Stevie can’t remember what happened the night they died. Now a resident of the Jubilee Home, he struggles with loneliness, bullies and the very realistic hallucinations that he sees in the shadows. He can’t tell anyone at Jubilee what he sees, since they already think he’s crazy. Will he ever be able to find out what happened to his parents? What about the creatures in the shadows? Are they hallucinations or something else? Stevie wants answers and he’ll do whatever it takes to get them.