Books with title The Wind Rises

Kieran Quinn’s cousin is dead. They found him out in the woods, not a scratch on him. Then things got really weird. A creepy FBI agent is following Kieran around town in a minivan. He’s stumbled upon an odd, not-so-abandoned house in the forest. And his new friends, a quartet of octogenarians who live in the basement of a tiny house on Church Street, are telling stories unlike any he’s heard before.The sudden death of 12-year-old Kieran’s cousin Michael is the first in a string of perplexing events that forces Kieran to remap his inner and outer worlds. Soon after Michael’s funeral, Kieran befriends the residents of a pair of extraordinary houses who begin to weave an unbelievable story about the true nature of the universe. Spurred on by his desire to find answers about Michael’s death, Kieran ranges over the humid suburban landscape, all the while evading an unfriendly FBI agent whose work may involve a lot more than he lets on. As the line between what is real and what is not becomes a blur, Kieran is propelled ever closer to the scene of Michael’s death. Too close, in fact.

Dana Little has just adjusted to life in Smalltown, TX when things start going awry. Her boyfriend's brother is in a tragic bull-riding accident and then a friend is killed in a car accident. She's barely caught her breath from shock when her boyfriend, Bo, is accused of murder. She struggles to clear his name while battling with whether to trust God again. Will her faith be rekindled? And if so, how will she explain it to her hostile-to-anything-religious boyfriend?

Imagine living in a world where you can control the wind currents with just your mind; a world in which you and your friends are gods with unique and different gifts, and powers over the forces of nature. Sajar is such a world, where young deities on their sixteenth birthday inherit powers beyond their wildest dreams. However, in this world filled with beauty and magic, there is also danger and evil - the daemons...

In this captivating first audiobook, brothers Zluty and Bily live happily in their little house in the desert. Every year Zluty journeys to the great forest while Bily stays to tend their desert home. And every year Zluty returns with exciting tales of his adventures. When a devastating red wind sweeps across the land, brothers Bily and Zluty are forced to fight for their survival and journey into the perilous unknown. A magical new series for younger readers from the awardwinning author of Little Fur. The first audiobook in The Kingdom of the Lost series.

Ancient people on our planet have listened to the wind since the beginning of time. In order to explain how to “listen" to the wind we had to ask, "If the wind is invisible, how do you know it is there?" It is so multifaceted that you need to use all of your senses in order to capture the essence of the wind. Since you can’t see the wind, you must discover all of the things that the wind touches in order to fully understand it. Water is carried in clouds and in fog and you must use your sense of sight to see which one the wind will carry that day. The smell of new green leaves in the forest and the intoxicating aroma of the Wisteria vine are both carried on the wind. You must use your sense of touch to feel snowflakes as they land on your cheeks when you try to catch one with your mouth. The wind also tells your ears if water is rushing down the river in a hurry or if it is slowing down to enjoy the scenery. We included photographs in this book of some of the instances of where the wind plays a part on the Earth. Our ancestors long ago knew the reasons for being still and why we should be listening. This book will hopefully remind you that the answers are indeed carried on the wind and found in your heart. You just need to be still and listen to the wind.