Books with author Kim Johnson

She can hypnotize with a single note. Will entry into a hidden world unleash her dark power? Kyra has always had trouble fitting in at school. But when the descendant of the famed Pied Piper accidentally zombifies her crush, popularity doesn't get any easier. After her father kicks her out for using her power, she must embark on a dangerous quest to control her lyrical curse...As a distant relative and a piper from another clan vie for her allegiance, Kyra tries to resist the dark octaves of her magic. When a rival attempts to use her for dark purposes, can the new piper learn her magical melody before the coda enslaves her for good? A Piper's Song is the first book in The Pied Piper Tales series of YA urban fantasy fairy tales. If you like dark twists on old fables, determined heroines, and unique worlds, then you’ll love C.K. Johnson’s sonorous saga. Buy A Piper's Song to let the music take you today!

Ashling Darrow opens a door and makes a choice to save her world from the Darkness that rises in the distance. That choice will bring her to a marvelous place, full of hope and light and, for the first time in her life, friendship. But Welterra is no safe land; it is thick with dangers and doubts that call for more courage than she has ever dreamed of having. Now that Ashling has chosen to save it, she must find that courage somewhere - or be destroyed.

What happens when a girl, homeschooled by her counterculture mother, decides to spend her senior year in public school? First friendship, first love―and first encounters with the complexities of authority and responsibility.Evie is different. Not just her upbringing―though that’s certainly been unusual―but also her mindset. She’s smart, independent, confident, opinionated, and ready to take on a new challenge: The Institution of School.It doesn’t take this homeschooled kid long to discover that high school is a whole new world, and not in the way she expected. It’s also a social minefield, and Evie finds herself confronting new problems at every turn. Not one to sit idly by, Evie sets out to make changes. Big changes. The movement she starts takes off, but when her plan begins spiraling out of control, Evie is forced to come to terms with a world she is only just beginning to comprehend.J.J. Johnson’s powerful debut novel will enthrall readers as it challenges assumptions about friendship, rules, boundaries, and power.

The Story of Halloween is a children's first chapter book which can also be read to younger children. It's a story where a witch makes a monster out of everybodies ugly parts. The monster, being a little boy, in the end teaches the children not to feel sorry for themselves because of their ugly parts, and the children who are being bullied and teased in school, create Halloween for their new friend; so the monster can come out of the forest one day a year and he doesn't ever have to worry about being ugly.

We all have something powerful inside us--but some are more powerful than others.Gavin Graham has never been what you'd call "normal." Born with hair all over his body, his family has always known he was different from other kids--they just didn't know how much.While his older brothers dreamed of building airplanes and rockets, Gavin found that he could launch into flight under his own power. And his gifts didn't stop there.Guided by a mysterious newcomer named Mae, who just happens to buy the house across the street from the Grahams, Gavin and his family come to realize that they live in a world where the unimaginable is reality. It's an incredible world where a single thrust from a powerful hand can destroy huge boulders or tall trees. Where elements can be controlled, minds can be altered from a distance, and bullies can be defeated without a fight.But power attracts enemies. As Gavin's powers increase, he'll be confronted with evils much bigger than schoolyard bullies--and he'll need to reach deep inside for the courage to stand against them.Sky Rider: Gavin Graham and the Sonic Torch is the first in a series of fast-paced novels following Gavin through perilous dangers and chilling discoveries, which are destined to impact the entire world. Author K. D. Johnson brings Gavin to life in a world very much like our own, but also one where a twist of fate could give you power beyond your wildest dreams.

Young Tim Brown's life is not that of a typical teenager in the year 2030. His father is in a mental institution, and Tim and the rest of his family live a "self-sufficient" lifestyle that focuses on his father's paranoia and distrust for the government. Little does Tim know that his father, once a brain researcher for a top-secret government entity, was right about a lot of things. In a shocking twist of events, Tim's life goes from dull and monotonous to terrifying. He makes a discovery that will lead him and his family to begin a battle to protect the rights of mankind against "Big Brother" and a sinister government program called "Project Mastermind."