Books with author Valerie Francis

A girl with a mission. A boy with a secret. A clock that's running out.Clancy Donovan and Eric Archer are enemies. Clancy is a warrior and the next chief of the mighty Fire Clan. Eric is a commoner with a talent for finding trouble. Both need the same thing. If they're to get it, they'll have to work together—before someone dies.**From #1 Bestselling Author Valerie Francis**Crossing the Rubicon is the first full-length book of the Nature Knights series for kids aged 9-12. It centers around two main characters, Eric Archer and Clancy Donovan, both of whom are twelve years old. When his brother contracts a deadly disease, Eric’s search for an antidote leads him to the magical world of Avalon where the elements of nature (earth, wind, fire and water) are controlled by four mighty clan chiefs. He meets Clancy Donovan, a young warrior and future chief of her clan, and learns that the people of Avalon are also suffering from the disease that has affected his brother. Together, Clancy and Eric go on an action-packed quest for a cure and encounter dragons, hags, powerful swords and plenty of sorcery.The Nature Knights fantasy series for preteens is based on the idea that nature can fight back against the environmental damage mankind is inflicting on it. If you like Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl or The Maze Runner, you'll love Nature Knights: a fast-paced life-and-death quest inspired by myth, magic and Arthurian legend.Get your copy today and join the adventure!

A Series of Unfortunate Events delighted readers young and old with far more than clever mysteries and harrowing hijinks. The books celebrate language itself, packed with wacky definitions and Sunny’s playful puns. Idioms rise to a new level as the books curve their plots to literalize barking up the wrong tree or being in the belly of the beast. The Netflix show adds even more fun, while All the Wrong Questions blends a celebration of children’s novels with noir parodies. All this helps juvenile readers expand their vocabularies while cultivating a love of clever wordplay. In this volume, it’s all explained: the parodies of classics, the double entendres, the subtle references many have missed. It’s a lighthearted romp through this deeply nuanced series, revealing how clever it truly is.

Defiant is the prequel teaser to the Nature Knights fantasy adventure series for kids aged 9-12. It's four chapters long and takes place just before book one of the series (Crossing the Rubicon) begins. Defiant introduces readers to the characters and plot of the story and ends on a cliffhanger (which is why it’s called a teaser!).In Defiant we meet Clancy Donovan, a twelve-year-old warrior and future chief of the mighty Aingeal clan, overlords of fire. A plague known as the Blue Death is sweeping throughout the magical world of Avalon and it is up to Clancy to travel into enemy territory in search of an antidote. The story continues in book one (Crossing the Rubicon) where Clancy meets Eric Archer, an enemy of her people. They discover that the Blue Death is affecting both their worlds and together they go on an action-packed quest for a cure and encounter dragons, hags, powerful swords and plenty of sorcery.The Nature Knights fantasy series for preteens is based on the idea that nature can fight back against the environmental damage mankind is inflicting on it.

The final season of A Series of Unfortunate Events premiered January 1, 2019 on Netflix. As many fans had hoped, it answered many questions, neatly tying up the mysteries never solved in the series. However, the rather pat history of the villains and their schism with the heroes doesn’t match the shadowy multigenerational feud of the books. Now, The Secrets Solved: Unraveling the Mysteries of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events examines the clues from novels, prequel series, interviews, and the best fan theories to unravel the major questions of the series. Do the Baudelaires really have a fortune? What crime did Lemony Snicket commit? Who is the mysterious taxi driver? What’s really in the sugar bowl? For the first time in print, all these will be clearly, logically answered.

A plague known as the Blue Death is sweeping throughout Avalon. Clancy Donovan's sister has died, and now her brother is sick too. In a desperate attempt to save him, Clancy risks everything-including her own life-and defies her Queen to enter enemy territory in search of a cure. There she meets Eric Archer whose brother is also sick. Convinced Clancy knows more about the disease than she's letting on, Eric follows her back to Avalon bringing his cousin (John Shanley) and his best friend (Audrey Eden) with him. The four set out together on a quest to find a cure for the Blue Death, but they will have only three days. In this race against time, they dare not let the clock run out.

Catastrophe strikes Chickenfeet Academy, and it’s not just the cafeteria food. Lord Revolting, murderous goldfish-flusher is stalking the grounds of the school with evil intent. What’s more, Really Wimpy’s pet rock has vanished. Follow Henry and his friends in an epic and pun laden quest. Unapproved, unendorsed, unofficial, and unstoppable: an award-winning parody for all Harry Potter fans out there

It's a new year at Brooklyn Heights High School and everyone is in love. Adora, Liza and Eli - finally, truly, wildly, madly in love.That is, until the weather turns. The new English Literature teacher seems to be hitting on Adora's boyfriend. What's a girl to do? Well, finding comfort in Liza's hot older brother is a start - until Liza finds out, of course. Meanwhile Liza's own affair of the heart gets derailed by family pressure. And Eli suspects that her boyfriend's ego may be just a tad bigger than her affection can stand.What started off as a winter wonderland of love is turning into a winter catastrophe!Until an unexpected trip to someplace warm reminds Adora and her best friends of what is really, truly and wildly important...

The Revolution Starts Now!Adora Benet is sick of life on the fringe of popularity at her posh Brooklyn Heights High School, so she decides 11th grade is going to be her time to be on top.Inspired by - of all things - a school project, Adora stages a revolution in her high school - a revolution of popularity! With the help of her friends, she succeeds and finds herself riding high on the uprising.With barely a moment to enjoy her time on top, a few unexpected events upset the new world order - and Adora discovers that being on top can get lonely.

As she learns about tragic love stories in English literature, sixteen-year-old Dora experiences her own romantic misery with boyfriend Noel and witnesses the fracturing and mending of relationships of those close to her at home and at her exclusive Brooklyn private school.As she learns about tragic love stories in English literature, sixteen-year-old Dora experiences her own romantic misery with boyfriend Noel and witnesses the fracturing and mending of relationships of those close to her at home and at her exclusive Brooklyn private school.

Adora's place in the pecking order of her posh high school is decidedly on the fringe: Pretty but not beautiful, comfortable but not rich, popular but not the ruling class. But for her latest social studies project (and to exact a little old-fashioned revenge), she decides to put what she's learned about political revolutions to good use.With the help of her friends, Adora stages her very own uprising. And guess what? Victory is hers! Before she knows it, the snotty cool kids have been overthrown-and suddenly Adora is the leader, reveling in her newfound power and popularity. But a few unexpected events are about to trip up the new order-and Adora's noticing that sometimes it can be lonely at the top.