Books with author Ralph Fletcher

When Boston teen David Smith falls through a magic portal to the war-torn nation of Colnia, he finds himself caught in the middle of a civil war. He joins the rebellion to fight the dictator queen and her army of Warlocks, and he begins to realize that the leaders of the rebellion may want more from him than they are letting on. An ancient artifact called the Crown of Colnia was forged hundreds of years ago by a hero of legend, and its power is what is needed to defeat the queen and save Colnia. The only person who can use the Crown is someone from another world, like the hero...someone like David.

Part of an eight-volume series providing short biographies of men and women from Roman to Victorian times, Who's Who in Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxon England is more than a work of reference: it is a book to read and enjoy. Drawing on the discoveries of archaeologists and other researchers, the author of this volume has prepared over 140 short biographies which convey more than the bare facts of his subjects' lives: he places them in the contact of their time and evokes what was distinctive and interesting in their personality and achievement. The biographies are arranged in a broadly chronological rather than alphabetical sequence so that the reader may easily browse from one contemporary to the next. The index, with its many cross-references, reveals further linkages between contemporaries. Each volume is a portrait of an age, presenting history in a biographical form which complements the conventional approach.

This is part of an eight-volume series providing short biographies of men and women from Roman to Victorian times. Each entry places the subject in the context of their age and evokes what was distinctive and interesting about their personality and achievement. The biographies are arranged in a broadly chronological rather than alphabetical sequence so that the reader may easily browse from one contemporary to the next. The index, with its many cross-references, reveals further linkages between contemporaries. Each volume is a portrait of an age, presenting history in a biographical form which complements the conventional approach.

Only months after arriving in Colnia, Boston teen David Smith fights in a heated battle and loses two of his friends. Still reeling from the devastating blow, he is sent from the rebellion with three companions to find the Crown of Colnia and its three gemstones. Facing the tallest mountain in the world, the tomb of the old Warlock king, and capture at the hands of Liliana, David, Angel, Basil, and Lorelei have an impossible task ahead of them. David's doubts plague him. Can he be a better hero than the old one?

When Boston teen David Smith falls through a magic portal to the war-torn nation of Colnia, he finds himself caught in the middle of a civil war. He joins the rebellion to fight the dictator queen and her army of Warlocks, and he begins to realize that the leaders of the rebellion may want more from him than they are letting on. An ancient artifact called the Crown of Colnia was forged hundreds of years ago by a hero of legend, and its power is what is needed to defeat the queen and save Colnia. The only person who can use the Crown is someone from another world, like the hero...someone like David.

Only months after arriving in Colnia, Boston teen David Smith fights in a heated battle and loses two of his friends. Still reeling from the devastating blow, he is sent from the rebellion with three companions to find the Crown of Colnia and its three gemstones. Facing the tallest mountain in the world, the tomb of the old Warlock king, and capture at the hands of Liliana, David, Angel, Basil, and Lorelei have an impossible task ahead of them. David's doubts plague him. Can he be a better hero than the old one?

"I always thought twenty-five was the year I'd finally be grown up, the year the world would finally start taking me seriously, the year I would finally know what I wanted. And yet..." The Year I Turned 25 catalogues the ups and downs of a TV reporter in her mid-twenties, who takes on the added challenge of training an adorable, but misbehaving puppy. Sometimes melancholic and other times hilarious, this brave and thought-provoking memoir approaches dating, sexual assault and mental health in a personal, but relatable way. This book is for every woman who ever asked herself if something was wrong with her and for every dog lover who discovered true love in a puppy. "This project isn't about - and was never about - figuring out who I am. It's about figuring out how to figure out who I am."...

While tired farmers and their families are in bed, the harvest moon silently climbs into the sky and starts working its magic. For some, it is the nightly signal to rise and shine. It is time to hunt, to work, or to play in the shadows. For a little girl and her cat, it is an invitation to enjoy the wonders of the night and a last flood of light before the short days of winter set in. With an evocative text and radiant illustrations, this companion to Twilight Comes Twice offers a glimpse of nature’s nightlife long after bedtime.