Books with author N Griffin

Ten-year-old Adam lives in a small village in England, and his greatest passion is performing magic tricks – but the one thing he’s missing is a real, live rabbit to pull out of his top hat.One day, Adam is practising with his toy rabbit Scrags, when he reaches into his hat and pulls out a very real, very alive, rabbit named Bruno! But Bruno is no ordinary rabbit – he is a rare, talking, GIANT rabbit. And apart from being enormous, he’s also rude, noisy, laughs at his own jokes – and always hungry.Follow our budding magician as he takes his unruly new friend to the Annual Walstowe Magic Show and crosses paths with The Great Caro, one of England’s top magicians, who happens to have his own talking rabbit – Bruno’s Uncle Ollie! Bruno and Uncle Ollie steal the show and Adam gets the credit for having ‘amazing’ ventriloquist skills.Can Adam and Bruno rescue Uncle Ollie from The Great Caro and get them to safety before this sleepy English village realises that there’s something a little strange about Adam’s new magic trick?

THE GATES OF GORMYREMason and Bianca Winslow appear to be a typical happily married couple, complete with a nine year old son, Caleb…until the evening of a local Halloween Festival. During the festival, Mason and Bianca begin having flashbacks—of lives in a parallel dimension, before Caleb was born. Mason is the son of a pirate captain, and Bianca is a gypsy. In this dimension pirates and gypsies are mortal enemies; thus their love is a forbidden one.A magic show is the grand finale of the Halloween Festival, and Caleb is chosen from the audience to vanish into thin air, which he does, magically transported to his parents’ native realm. This is a summons for Mason and Bianca to return as well, to settle an old score. Memory by memory they make their way back, determined to find Caleb and bring him home.What they find, when they first arrive, is a waiting crew of pirates, captained by Mason’s father, Algeron, fuming and demanding they “Surrender The Black Spire”. This is Caleb’s ransom, yet to them it is a mystery, a clever and deadly riddle they must somehow solve to save their son.Seized at once and held captive on the pirates’ ship, Mason and Bianca are forced into their true personas, which in turn unlocks the past in both their minds. “Surrender The Black Spire” as the pirate captain, Algeron first demanded? Not a chance now, not in either of their minds. Further, although it is mysterious, it is not a riddle at all, just a plainly stated demand.The Black Spire is a magnificent castle once ruled by King Gormyre, but the age of kings is long past in that realm, and the castle lay deserted and forgotten for a very long time. The pirates found the castle and occupied it for hundreds of years; The Black Spire is what they call it. As young lovers, Mason and Bianca heisted the castle through gypsy magic and then hid it through similar means. This is the old score the pirates mean to settle – they want their castle and all its stores of treasure back.Escaping the pirates and recovering Caleb is a dangerous adventure, full of intrigue and suspense. Drawn to rejoin the gypsies in that process, Mason and Bianca lay all secrets bare, and then lead off in a quest to recoup The Black Spire themselves—for the entire gypsy clan.Both the pirates and the gypsies are evenly matched in what becomes a race across that realm to lay claim on The Black Spire, and it’s anyone’s guess who will triumph in the final showdown.

This reading companion is perfect for students, parents, and teachers who have enjoyed and want to know more about Christopher Paul Curtis's award-winning novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963.The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis is a favorite middle-grade novel. This companion gives backgound on the author, including an interview, questions to guide reading, clues to the story's themes, plot, characters, and setting, a glossary, writing and other activities, and more. If you loved The Watsons, you need this reading companion.

When 13-year-old Paul Aderston goes on holiday with his parents, he does not suspect anything out of the ordinary will happen. Then, he meets a strange man named Dorian Lunarses who transports Paul to Alterra, a magical world. Before he knows what is happening, Paul faces the greatest challenge and adventure of his life. He meets powerful rulers, encounters bizarre creatures, and defeats sinister villains, all on a courageous quest to save the Key of Kings. Paul's unwavering bravery inspires the friends he makes on his journey, but can it save him from his enemies?

Naomi was surrounded by animals on the farm, including their family dog and her brother's dog, Bear, but she longed for her own dog that she could train and show at 4-H. She wanted a companion who would run in the fields and explore the creek and go rollerblading with her. Then one day the director of the local 4-H club announced that her Australian Shepherd had had puppies, two boys and one girl. When she saw the puppies, Naomi immediately fell in love with the little girl puppy that looked like a collie. She was brown with white paws, muzzle, and collar. Is this the answer to my prayer? Will my parents let me get a dog? As the little puppy fell asleep in her arms, Naomi hoped that this little bundle of fur could be her very own. If I get her, I will teach her everything she needs to know. And maybe someday we will even win ribbons at the fair! Read all about the adventures of Naomi, Lucky, and her other pets in A Farm Girl's Champion.

This book's main focus is regarding slavery. Although there are many books that are written about slavery, and I have heard some people express that they don't want to hear anything about that subject. The author of this book feels that there are still some that needs to read this book, as well as other material and books about this subject. Especially the younger generations. Some people think that Slavery ended under President Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln, there was a new form of slavery. Some slavery ended about 55 years ago, but there are new forms of slavery going on in this country. It is done in a different way. There are no jobs for black males. The correctional institutions are full of young males. Blacks are slaves to drugs and alcohol. When are black people going to wake up and think "I have been a slave long enough"? -------- These words are from the Author.