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Books with author Yoyo

  • Shapes, Colors, and Opposites

    YoYo

    Board book (Yoyo Books, Oct. 25, 2005)
    This charming board book series offers the littlest ones hours of fun. On each spread they find answer to a question by opening a flap-while learning about words, numbers, shapes, colors etc. Kids love them!
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  • Vermonia #2: Call of the Winged Panther

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, Feb. 23, 2010)
    The epic quest to save Vermonia continues! Four friends set out to find their true warrior spirits in a graphic tale featuring fabulous manga artwork.Doug, Jim, and Naomi continue their quest to save their friend Mel and the world of Vermonia from the clutches of evil General Uro. After defeating Sassella, the Stone Monster who turns everything she touches to stone, the three friends, along with the help of Rainbow and Fly, journey to the Telaam village. Meanwhile, Jim must answer the call of his spirit guide and protector, Suiran, the Winged Panther, by defeating the sea monster Ickhaby. Once released from his spell, Suiran grants Jim his protection and his powers of flight through the gift of a charmed bracelet. The friends reunite in the village of the Telaam, where the Seer Hanata, keeper of the Vermonia tarot cards, divines the future fate of the four young warriors from Blue Star and predicts a difficult yet promising path to rescuing Mel and returning Vermonia to the peaceful rule of Queen Frasinella.
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  • Vermonia #1: Quest for the Silver Tiger

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, Aug. 11, 2009)
    The battle for Vermonia begins! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this graphic tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.On a distant Blue Star, Mel, Jim, Naomi, and Doug — friends obsessed with their garage band — don’t seem that different from any of the other twelve-year-old skateboarders at Union Middle School. But everything changes when Mel is kidnapped and imprisoned in a world called the Turtle Realm. As her friends rush to save her, guided by the magical squelp Satorin, they find a world terrorized by a conquering army, a land whose villagers’ only hope is an ancient prophecy foretelling the arrival of four heroes. Will they be brave enough to release their true warrior spirits — and return the rightful queen to her throne?
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  • Vermonia #7: Battle for the Turtle Realm

    Yoyo

    Paperback (Rosen Publishing Group, Feb. 21, 2014)
    In this penultimate volume of the Vermonia saga, the fight for the remaining pillar on Turtle Realm comes to life with manga mastery.In part seven of the Vermonia series, Naomi and Fly find themselves on Blue Star where they encounter a group of skaters who look very familiar. As they struggle to find a way to return to the fight in Turtle Realm, they learn that General Uro's influence extends all the way to Union City. Jim and Rainbow make a last stand in the Canyon of Wind committed to resisting the onslaught of Uro's soldiers. Doug and the Blacksmiths lay siege to the Ice Palace desperate to find their friend Satorin. Mel falls ever more deeply in love with Captain Acidulous but fears the vision of the future revealed to her. With unshakeable bravery our heroes continue to fight against Uro's evil scheme to capture the Bolirium which would enslave them all.
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  • Learning Words

    Yoyo

    Board book (Yoyo Books, Oct. 25, 2005)
    This charming board book series offers the littlest ones hours of fun. On each spread they find answer to a question by opening a flap-while learning about words, numbers, shapes, colors etc. Kids love them!
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  • Learning To Count

    Yoyo

    Board book (Yoyo Books, Nov. 25, 2005)
    This charming board book series offers the littlest ones hours of fun. On each spread they find answer to a question by opening a flap-while learning about words, numbers, shapes, colors etc. Kids love them!
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  • Vermonia #8: Return of the Queen

    YoYo

    Paperback (Rosen Publishing Group, March 1, 2015)
    Four friends must use the lessons they have learned to discover the sacred Bolirium and save three worlds.
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  • Vermonia #6: To the Pillar of Wind

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, May 8, 2012)
    The future of Turtle Realm hangs in the balance as the epic manga series charges forward.In part six of the Vermonia series, the Blue Star Warriors must find a way to infiltrate Uro’s most fiercely guarded headquarters as they fight to save the Pillar of Wind from destruction. They must use all of their resources, including the warship Vleste, now powered by the magical crystal they found in the Lake of Wishes. As Doug is captured by a band of Uro’s soldiers, Naomi and Fly are inadvertently transported back to the planet of Blue Star- revealing the mysterious pathways connecting the galaxies while exposing some of Uro’s weaknesses.
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  • Vermonia #3: Release of the Red Phoenix

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, Aug. 24, 2010)
    The quest to save Vermonia continues! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.In part three of the Vermonia series, General Uro's reign of terror spreads through the Turtle Realm. When the three skateboarders from the planet Blue Star— Doug, Naomi, and Jim— are brought to a village burning under the evil Uro's command, Naomi merges with her warrior spirit, the red phoenix, to help put out the flames. Now that the friends have the power of their guardian animals, they draw closer to finding and freeing Mel, who is trapped in a bubble guarded by one of General Uro's brainwashed soldiers.
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  • Vermonia #4: The Rukan Prophecy

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, Nov. 9, 2010)
    The quest to save Vermonia continues! Fabulous manga artwork highlights this tale of four friends who hold the fate of three worlds in their hands.The Four pillars supporting life in the Turtle Realm— fire, wind, water, and thunder— are under threat from General Uro's army. Mel and her guardian, Ruka, remain imprisioned in the castle of Captain Acidulous. To rescue Mel and protect the pillars, Naomi, Doug, and Jim must dive deep into the Oritsa Ocean and join forces with the Aqami People. In this exciting fourth episode, the tribes of the Turtle Realm, led by the Blue Star Warriors, confront Uro's dark Yami magic in two epic battles.
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  • Vermonia #5: The Warriors' Trial

    YoYo

    Paperback (Candlewick, Aug. 9, 2011)
    As the epic manga series continues, the threat to the Turtle Realm grows--and the warriors must show courage and wisdom far beyond their years.In part five of the Vermonia series, Mel continues her double life imprisoned within the castle of Acidulous, but now she is not alone: Satorin has been lured there by the beautiful and seductive squelp Satoran. Although Mel's powers are growing, will they be enough to free her and Satorin from Uro's evertightening trap? Meanwhile, Doug, Jim, and Naomi must confront monsters of their own making that rise from Xandan Lake's waters, illusory demons embodying their greatest fears and hopes. As Xandan Island collapses around them, they risk perishing along with Irenu, Butabo, and half the army of the Turtle Realm. Only with the miraculous arrival of the Aqami's warship does their escape seem possible.
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  • Ready for School

    Yoyo

    Board book (Yoyo Books, Sept. 25, 2005)
    This charming board book series offers the littlest ones hours of fun. On each spread they find answer to a question by opening a flap--while learning about words, numbers, shapes, colors etc. Kids love them!
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