Books with author Kristin Ward

2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and a terrifying vision of a possible future.They tell me the country looked different back then.They talk of open borders and flowing rivers.They say the world was green.But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky. Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water credits to borders. But it becomes clear that not all is as it seems. From the wasted confines of her small town to the bowels of a hidden city, Enora will uncover buried secrets that hide an unthinkable reality. As truth reveals the brutal face of what she has become, she must ask herself: how far will she go to retain her humanity?What readers are saying:“Water is the currency and key to survival; and the concept of water rationing gives this story a distinct originality.” – Author, Lee Hall“I love this book! If you enjoyed reading Divergent, The Testing or Inside Out, then After the Green Withered is for you.” – Author, Donna Elliott “The story is engaging, well-written and flows beautifully.” – Author, Joey Paul“Extremely believable story of a possible future for humanity and our planet, told through the voice of a young woman trapped within a system that is turning her into someone she doesn't wish to become. Well written and riveting.” -Goodreads Review “After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward is an expertly penned book with a unique and interesting concept of a devastated world.”-Amazon Review“This is a horrifying dystopian society. Horrifying because I could see this happening realistically.” - Amazon Review“This is a dystopian book full of suspense and great world building. It was a page-turner for sure. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read more!”-Amazon Review“I love this book! If you enjoyed reading Divergent, The Testing or Inside Out, then After the Green Withered is for you.” – Author, Donna Elliott “A gripping read that kept me on the edge of my seat.”- Goodreads Review

Our world is not all that it seems in this YA SciFi-Fantasy!Beneath rock and soil, trees and oceans, she lies. Under concrete jungles and poisoned rivers, she slumbers. She is Mother Earth. And mankind has turned its back on its mother. The visions begin on Terran’s seventeenth birthday. Horrifying images pummel her brain, while a voice commands her to see beyond the world she thought she knew and into the heart of it. Gaia has awakened, brought to consciousness by the greed of a species that has tainted every aspect of her being in a tide of indifference. With this awareness, comes rage. Gaia calls upon her children to unleash her fury, wreaking vengeance on humanity. Terran will emerge in a world on the brink of collapse, to face a being whose wrath is beyond imagining.

Sequel to the 2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and a terrifying vision of a possible future.I thought I understood the truth.I thought I knew the whole story.But no one really did. In a country defined by scarcity and control, Enora Byrnes leaves the watchful eyes and secret agendas of the powerful and enters a society living on the fringes. Life beneath the surface brings her face to face with a world struggling to survive. Armed with knowledge and honed into a weapon for the resistance, she fights alongside those whom society deems rebels and uses her skills to steal a secret kept hidden from humanity. Enora becomes what she has hunted: a traitor. As Enora embarks on a fateful quest, will she find the one thing that could give her world hope or a truth that is far worse than she ever imagined? What readers are saying:“It's a heartbreaking tale that gives drops of hope before they are almost pulled away. An amazing story with a cautionary ending.” – Author, Joey Paul“Well-planned and researched, Burden of Truth, is the sequel to an eye-opening story of a dystopian future on earth, when water and food are scarce, and a battle to create an evolved life form occurs. The book is captivating, and I stayed up late reading the final chapters. I really like the writing and character development, and my heart ached for Ander. The ending is thought-provoking and suggests a completely conceivable outcome. Given Enora’s choices, I wonder what I would do.” – Author, Donna Elliott"I am equally in love with and completely terrified by this sequel. The first book was frightening but the revelations of the second book made it so much scarier." - Amazon Review"Burden of Truth is the second in this series and Kristin Ward did not disappoint as she shows the reader a completely different side to the story. Very well written, well thought out and well researched, the book compels the reader to reflect, think and perhaps wake up and realize that it is not the future mentioned, but it is also the present slowly getting there." – Amazon Review"In a word-Amazing! This was quite the ride! Just when I thought I had the plot figured out, there was another twist!" – Amazon Review"With The Burden of Truth, Ms. Ward has fully come into her own as a writer…The reader is drawn into Enora's plight and the difficult moral decisions she must grapple with as she dives deeper into the resistance and uncovering the secrets within her world. The action is vivid and quick-paced, this book is definitely a page-turner!" – Amazon Review

Includes the 2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and the terrifying sequel, Burden of Truth.They tell me the country looked different back then.They talk of open borders and flowing rivers.They say the world was green.But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky. Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water credits to borders. But it becomes clear that not all is as it seems. From the wasted confines of her small town to the bowels of a hidden city, Enora will uncover buried secrets that hide an unthinkable reality. As truth reveals the brutal face of what she has become, she must ask herself: how far will she go to retain her humanity?What readers are saying about After the Green Withered:“Water is the currency and key to survival; and the concept of water rationing gives this story a distinct originality.” – Author, Lee Hall“I love this book! If you enjoyed reading Divergent, The Testing or Inside Out, then After the Green Withered is for you.” – Author, Donna Elliott “The story is engaging, well-written and flows beautifully.” – Author, Joey Paul“Extremely believable story of a possible future for humanity and our planet, told through the voice of a young woman trapped within a system that is turning her into someone she doesn't wish to become. Well written and riveting.” -Goodreads Review “After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward is an expertly penned book with a unique and interesting concept of a devastated world.”-Amazon Review“This is a horrifying dystopian society. Horrifying because I could see this happening realistically.” - Amazon Review“This is a dystopian book full of suspense and great world building. It was a page-turner for sure. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read more!”-Amazon Review“A gripping read that kept me on the edge of my seat.”- Goodreads ReviewWhat readers are saying about Burden of Truth:“It's a heartbreaking tale that gives drops of hope before they are almost pulled away. An amazing story with a cautionary ending.” – Author, Joey Paul"I am equally in love with and completely terrified by this sequel. The first book was frightening but the revelations of the second book made it so much scarier." - Amazon Review"Burden of Truth is the second in this series and Kristin Ward did not disappoint as she shows the reader a completely different side to the story. Very well written, well thought out and well researched, the book compels the reader to reflect, think and perhaps wake up and realize that it is not the future mentioned, but it is also the present slowly getting there." – Amazon Review"In a word-Amazing! This was quite the ride! Just when I thought I had the plot figured out, there was another twist!" – Amazon Review"With The Burden of Truth, Ms. Ward has fully come into her own as a writer…The reader is drawn into Enora's plight and the difficult moral decisions she must grapple with as she dives deeper into the resistance and uncovering the secrets within her world. The action is vivid and quick-paced, this book is definitely a page-turner!" – Amazon Review

Our world is not all that it seems in this YA SciFi-Fantasy!Beneath rock and soil, trees and oceans, she lies. Under concrete jungles and poisoned rivers, she slumbers. She is Mother Earth. And mankind has turned its back on its mother. The visions begin on Terran’s seventeenth birthday. Horrifying images pummel her brain, while a voice commands her to see beyond the world she thought she knew and into the heart of it. Gaia has awakened, brought to consciousness by the greed of a species that has tainted every aspect of her being in a tide of indifference. With this awareness, comes rage. Gaia calls upon her children to unleash her fury, wreaking vengeance on humanity. Terran will emerge in a world on the brink of collapse to face a being whose wrath is beyond imagining.

2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and a terrifying vision of a possible future.They tell me the country looked different back then.They talk of open borders and flowing rivers.They say the world was green.But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky. Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water credits to borders. But it becomes clear that not all is as it seems. From the wasted confines of her small town to the bowels of a hidden city, Enora will uncover buried secrets that hide an unthinkable reality. As truth reveals the brutal face of what she has become, she must ask herself: how far will she go to retain her humanity? What readers are saying: “Water is the currency and key to survival; and the concept of water rationing gives this story a distinct originality.” – Author, Lee Hall “I love this book! If you enjoyed reading Divergent, The Testing or Inside Out, then After the Green Withered is for you.” – Author, Donna Elliott “The story is engaging, well-written and flows beautifully.” – Author, Joey Paul “Extremely believable story of a possible future for humanity and our planet, told through the voice of a young woman trapped within a system that is turning her into someone she doesn't wish to become. Well written and riveting.” -Goodreads Review “After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward is an expertly penned book with a unique and interesting concept of a devastated world.”-Amazon Review “This is a horrifying dystopian society. Horrifying because I could see this happening realistically.” - Amazon Review “This is a dystopian book full of suspense and great world building. It was a page-turner for sure. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read more!”-Amazon Review “A gripping read that kept me on the edge of my seat.”- Goodreads Review

Sequel to the 2018 Best Indie Book Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction and a terrifying vision of a possible future.A choice is made, both irrevocable and dangerous. Joining the resistance was the first step. The ones that follow are infinitely harder.Enora Byrnes leaves the control of the DMC and joins a band of rebels living on the fringes of society. Now she will come face to face with the harshness of a community struggling to survive in a world controlled by those who will stop at nothing to hunt them down. She has become a traitor, a weapon for the rebellion. But, in this world, there is no black and white, no blatant lie or irrefutable truth. Enora finds herself somewhere in between. With every action she takes, the lines between right and wrong become blurred. Armed with knowledge and experience, Enora must choose which path to follow: the one that could bring hope for the future or the one that could bring a powerful entity to its knees.What readers are saying about Burden of Truth:“It's a heartbreaking tale that gives drops of hope before they are almost pulled away. An amazing story with a cautionary ending.” – Author, Joey Paul“Well-planned and researched, Burden of Truth, is the sequel to an eye-opening story of a dystopian future on earth, when water and food are scarce, and a battle to create an evolved life form occurs. The book is captivating, and I stayed up late reading the final chapters. I really like the writing and character development, and my heart ached for Ander. The ending is thought-provoking and suggests a completely conceivable outcome. Given Enora’s choices, I wonder what I would do.” – Author, Donna Elliott "I am equally in love with and completely terrified by this sequel. The first book was frightening but the revelations of the second book made it so much scarier." - Amazon Review "Burden of Truth is the second in this series and Kristin Ward did not disappoint as she shows the reader a completely different side to the story. Very well written, well thought out and well researched, the book compels the reader to reflect, think and perhaps wake up and realize that it is not the future mentioned, but it is also the present slowly getting there." – Amazon Review "In a word-Amazing! This was quite the ride! Just when I thought I had the plot figured out, there was another twist!" – Amazon Review "With The Burden of Truth, Ms. Ward has fully come into her own as a writer…The reader is drawn into Enora's plight and the difficult moral decisions she must grapple with as she dives deeper into the resistance and uncovering the secrets within her world. The action is vivid and quick-paced, this book is definitely a page-turner!" – Amazon Review

Children today are in need of role models more than ever. These six books focus on contemporary figures that children can recognize and easily relate to. And while learning about the extraordinary lives of people, such as Muhammad Ali and Eleanor Roosevelt, your students will learn the importance of personal values, including strength of character, integrity, and courage.

When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life can't get any worse. Then she marries her "husband": jerky jock Todd, whose cheerleader girlfriend, Amanda, has had it in for Fiona since day one of second grade. Even worse? Amanda is paired with Fiona's long-term crush, Gabe. At least Fiona is doing better than her best friend, Marcie, who is paired up with the very quiet, very mysterious Johnny Mercer. Pranks, fights, misunderstandings, and reconciliations ensue in an almost Shakespearean comedy of errors about mistaken first impressions, convoluted coupling, and hidden crushes.

The Nature Books series is a perfect introduction to nonfiction for new readers. Simple vocabulary and concepts are used to label and explain stunning images of the natural world. Early readers will be engaged by the basic vocabulary of sight words and exciting new words that describe objects or processes of the natural world. Clear text directly supports the photographs to ensure that early readers have the tools they need for comprehension. Complete with a table of contents, picture glossary, index, and listing of further book and Internet resources on the featured subject, Nature Books offer young readers a positive experience in reading for information. Nature Books will encourage early readers' budding interest in the world around them and in the world of reading.Whether they've seen snow on the ground or only in pictures, here's a book that can answer curious youngsters' questions about snowflakes and snowfalls.

They tell me the country looked different back then.They talk of open borders and flowing rivers.They say the world was green.But drought swept across the globe and the United States of the past disappeared under a burning sky. Enora Byrnes lives in the aftermath, a barren world where water has become the global currency. In a life dominated by duty to family and community, Enora is offered a role within an entity that controls everything from water credits to borders. But it becomes clear that not all is as it seems. From the wasted confines of her small town to the bowels of a hidden city, Enora will uncover buried secrets that hide an unthinkable reality.As truth reveals the brutal face of what she has become, she must ask herself: how far will she go to retain her humanity? Winner of the 2018 Best Indie Book Award in Young Adult Fiction! "After the Green Withered by Kristin Ward is an expertly penned book with a unique and interesting concept of a devastated world." Amazon Review "This is a horrifying dystopian society. Horrifying because I could see this happening realistically." Amazon Review "This is a dystopian book full of suspense and great world building. It was a page-turner for sure. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read more!" Amazon Review "Full of suspense, this absorbing story is difficult to put down once begun." "A gripping read that kept me on the edge of my seat." Goodreads Review

The Nature Books series is a perfect introduction to nonfiction for new readers. Simple vocabulary and concepts are used to label and explain stunning images of the natural world. Early readers will be engaged by the basic vocabulary of sight words and exciting new words that describe objects or processes of the natural world. Clear text directly supports the photographs to ensure that early readers have the tools they need for comprehension. Complete with a table of contents, picture glossary, index, and listing of further book and Internet resources on the featured subject, Nature Books offer young readers a positive experience in reading for information. Nature Books will encourage early readers' budding interest in the world around them and in the world of reading.The colorful world of leaves comes to life in this engaging introduction to an evergreen topic. Whether they've seen leaves change color and fall to the ground in their own yards or just in pictures, this is a book young readers and young naturalists are sure to enjoy.