Books with author M.A. McDonald

“Lightly wicked fun in formal wear, filled with bickering, breaking and entering, and quick getaways.” —Publishers WeeklyThree unlikely allies: popular Bliss, bad girl Jolene, and shy, studious Meg — team up for a night of rebellion, romance, and revenge after each experiences her own prom disaster. A hilarious, heart-tugging, high-stakes dramedy about three girls and one unforgettable prom night from acclaimed author Abby McDonald.

If the Japanese enter the war on Hitler's side...our cause is hopeless.Maj. General Arkady Kozakovtsev, Chief of Operations, Soviet Far East ArmyWhat if? What if the Japanese had decided to fight with the Germans? What if Hitler had continued towards Moscow instead of turning south towards Kiev? With thorough research and knowledge, McDonald takes the reader through Japanese military history showing how their ancestry and modern history impacted decisions made by military leaders preceding the Second World War. Drawing well informed conclusions, connecting the Russians, Japanese and Germans through detailed analysis, McDonald presents an alternative outcome...

Smart-mouthed teens Elsie, Kimber, Morgan, and Rae have enough to handle with magical rings, talking dogs, and faeries, but when they discover that the knight they've been battling for Excalibur is a familiar face with a mission of his own, they must get to the bottom of the real intentions behind the quest they were given.Misfits of Avalon reaches its conclusion in this final volume!

Three unlikely allies team up for a night of rebellion, romance and revenge in a high-stakes dramedy from acclaimed young author Abby McDonald.They’ve spent years at the same high school without speaking a word to one another, but that’s all about to change. Popular Bliss has the perfect boyfriend, the perfect prom dress – and now the perfect case for revenge after finding her best friend and boyfriend making out in the back of a limo. Bad girl Jolene wouldn’t be caught dead at the prom, yet (due to her mother’s ultimatum) here she is, trussed up in pink ruffles, wondering whether boot camp might have been the better choice. And shy, studious, uber-planner Meg, ready to stop being a wallflower and start experiencing life firsthand, never counted on her date’s standing her up and leaving her idling in the car park outside the prom. Get ready for The Anti-Prom, Abby McDonald’s hilarous, heart-tugging tale about three girls on one crazy night.

Can a boy-hungry Jersey girl survive the wilds of Canada with her eco-identity intact? A witty YA novel from the author of Sophomore Switch.Jenna may hail from the ’burbs of New Jersey, but Green Teen activism is her life. So when her mom suggests they spend the summer at Grandma’s Florida condo, Jenna pleads instead to visit her hippie godmother, Susie, up in rural Canada. Jenna is psyched at the chance to commune with this nature she’s heard about — and the cute, plaidwearing boys she’s certain must roam there. But after a few run-ins with local wildlife (from a larger-than-life moose to Susie’s sullen Goth stepdaughter to a hot but hostile boy named Reeve), Jenna gets the idea that her long-held ideals, like vegetarianism and conservation, don’t play so well with this population of real outdoorsmen. A dusty survival guide offers Jenna amusing tips on navigating the wilderness — but can she learn to navigate the turns of her heart?

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.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

If the Japanese enter the war on Hitler's side...our cause is hopeless.Maj. General Arkady Kozakovtsev, Chief of Operations, Soviet Far East ArmyWhat if? What if the Japanese had decided to fight with the Germans? What if Hitler had continued towards Moscow instead of turning south towards Kiev? With thorough research and knowledge, McDonald takes the reader through Japanese military history showing how their ancestry and modern history impacted decisions made by military leaders preceding the Second World War. Drawing well informed conclusions, connecting the Russians, Japanese and Germans through detailed analysis, McDonald presents an alternative outcome...

There is not one you. There are many yous. There is not one world. There are many worlds. Ours is one among billions of parallel Earths.When Everett Singh’s scientist father is kidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves young Everett a mysterious app on his computer. Suddenly, this teenager has become the owner of the most valuable object in the multiverse-the Infundibulum—the map of all the parallel Earths, and there are dark forces in the 10 Known Worlds who will stop at nothing to get it.They’ve got power, authority, the might of 10 planets—some of them more technologically advanced than our Earth—at their fingertips. He’s got wits, intelligence, and a knack for Indian cooking. To keep the Infundibulum safe, Everett must trick his way through the Heisenberg Gate that his dad helped build and go on the run in a parallel Earth.But to rescue his dad from Charlotte Villiers and the sinister Order, this Planesrunner’s going to need friends. Friends like Captain Anastasia Sixsmyth, her adopted daughter, Sen, and the crew of the airship Everness.Can they rescue Everett’s father and get the Infundibulum to safety? The game is afoot!