Books with author Suzanne Maly

Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award Jeanne Chatel has always dreamed of adventure. So when the eighteen-year-old orphan is summoned to sail from France to the wilds of North America to become a king's daughter and marry a French settler, she doesn't hesitate. Her new husband is not the dashing military man she has dreamed of, but a trapper with two small children who lives in a small cabin in the woods. With her husband away trapping much of the time, Jeanne faces danger daily, but the bravery and spirit that brought her to this wild place never fail her, and she soon learns to be truly at home in her new land.

Scylla thought she was normal, with a normal home life, and only the normal oddities of being a teenager to cause her angst. Everything changes during her senior year in high school when she discovers that not everyone lives with demons, gargoyles, angels and vampires, and not everyone has a crazy group of people who are actively hunting them down and trying to kill them. When you're the granddaughter of some big-name gods and the daughter of a well-known, mass-murdering demigod, life can be really weird.

Once upon a time, the Creator sculpted a beautiful cat to live in the world. He called him "leopard" and released the cat into the jungle. The lovely feline looked nothing like the leopard we know today. He had the same agile frame, but the leopard did not have any spots! His sleek, yellow coat gleamed brilliantly in the sun, and all who saw him admired his beauty. This beauty made the leopard prideful and kept him separate and alone. Nevertheless, the leopard happily strutted about knowing that the other jungle animals were watching him. One day, while wandering around an unfamiliar part of the jungle, the leopard happened upon an outcropping of rocks. Here, he spotted a group of lionesses lying in the sun. Captivated by a particularly beautiful lioness, the leopard sensed a stirring in his heart that he had never experienced before, the feeling we know as love. Driven by the power of this love, the leopard surrendered his pride and in an effort to win the affection of the lioness, he sacrificed his radiant coat. The leopard's willingness to relinquish his beauty for the love of the lioness ultimately becomes a catalyst, prompting a chain of events that cause him to earn his spots, lose faith, and become bitter. In the end, however, hope prevails. The vigilant Creator blesses him, restoring all that the leopard thought he had lost. This tale truly illuminates how the redemptive power of love can conquer all and invoke the ultimate, eternal transformation of life itself.

Winner of the Ruth Schwartz AwardJeanne Chatel has always dreamed of adventure. So when the eighteen-year-old orphan is summoned to sail from France to the wilds of North America to become a king's daughter and marry a French settler, she doesn't hesitate.Her new husband is not the dashing military man she has dreamed of, but a trapper with two small children who lives in a small cabin in the woods. With her husband away trapping much of the time, Jeanne faces danger daily, but the bravery and spirit that brought her to this wild place never fail her, and she soon learns to be truly at home in her new land.

Mrs. Perkipsee is a miraculous tale about the beauty and wonder of children's dreams and imagination. It is a child's poetic journey to meet with an extraordinary woman who forms and transforms people's lives. Join them for a magical night meeting, at an enchanting cottage, in a mysterious woods filled with delight and wonder.On the way:Bold colored flowers and tall stately trees,Leaves tinkled like bells as they blew in the breeze.Pathways that led into dark star-filled mistand vine-covered walkways that shouldn't exist.In the forest:I was dancing I found to an intricate beatAnd my body kept time with the soles of my feet.I felt very light, I was gliding along,As light as a feather or merry as song.If you choose to continue this journey of personal discovery, you will find exquisite illustrations and poetry that will spark the imagination of both children and adults.

Once upon a time, the Creator sculpted a beautiful cat to live in the world. He called him "leopard" and released the cat into the jungle. The lovely feline looked nothing like the leopard we know today. He had the same agile frame, but the leopard did not have any spots! His sleek, yellow coat gleamed brilliantly in the sun, and all who saw him admired his beauty. This beauty made the leopard prideful and kept him separate and alone. Nevertheless, the leopard happily strutted about knowing that the other jungle animals were watching him. One day, while wandering around an unfamiliar part of the jungle, the leopard happened upon an outcropping of rocks. Here, he spotted a group of lionesses lying in the sun. Captivated by a particularly beautiful lioness, the leopard sensed a stirring in his heart that he had never experienced before, the feeling we know as love. Driven by the power of this love, the leopard surrendered his pride and in an effort to win the affection of the lioness, he sacrificed his radiant coat. The leopard's willingness to relinquish his beauty for the love of the lioness ultimately becomes a catalyst, prompting a chain of events that cause him to earn his spots, lose faith, and become bitter. In the end, however, hope prevails. The vigilant Creator blesses him, restoring all that the leopard thought he had lost. This tale truly illuminates how the redemptive power of love can conquer all and invoke the ultimate, eternal transformation of life itself.

Scylla thought she was normal, with a normal home life, and only the normal oddities of being a teenager to cause her angst. Everything changes during her senior year in high school when she discovers that not everyone lives with demons, gargoyles, angels and vampires, and not everyone has a crazy group of people who are actively hunting them down and trying to kill them. When you're the granddaughter of some big-name gods and the daughter of a well-known, mass-murdering demigod, life can be really weird.