Books with title The Village Storyteller

“When your soul is trapped in a book, there's only one thing you can do. Tell your way out.”The pages have gone blank and Ruth Mar finds her soul trapped in a book. How does a soul become stuck in a book? Well if she knew the answer to that, she would never have been in such a terrible spot. Nevertheless, this is not the story of how she lost her soul. It is the story of how her soul escapes.Guided by the hints of Professor Vernon James, her aunt's mysterious neighbor, Ruth discovers the book's evil power. Her thoughts are written on the blank pages. The only way out, to trap another soul with a story so good, the final page is turned. But there are rules to this deadly game.Rule #1: You must tell your story one page at a time.Rule #2: Your thoughts remain while the book is open. Rule #3: Your story must be original. Nothing copied or borrowed is allowed. Rule #4: To free your soul, another’s must be trapped. From the ancient plains of Africa to a neighborhood birthday party, Ruth's race to save her soul comes at a terrible price, with another reader gasping in horror at the final four words.Your Soul is Mine!See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQTJPfNmEI

Some stories live forever . . . Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day's breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother's death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage's grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can't. Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shame-ful secret and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With the integrity of the closest friend she's ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she's made about her life and her family. In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths to which we will go in order to keep the past from dictating the future.

12-year-old Elena Barrios' father has AIDS, a new disease in 1992 with a 100% fatality rate. Rather than face certain ridicule and ostracism, Elena tells her friends anything but the truth, fabricating stories about him being a writer and researcher. But the reality is Elena resents her father’s illness and can’t face the fact that he is dying.When she is befriended by an older black woman named Ang who tells stories about her own father and the history of prejudice against African Americans in the years before the civil rights movement, Elena is transported into these stories, allowing her to experience them first hand. With Ang's help, Elena discovers the value of every individual, but will that be enough to help her say good-bye to the person she values the most?

It is a time of change in the royal household, and King Balthazar is growing old and grumpy without a male heir to take over his throne. His only daughter is bored of princes and their endless tales of dragons and war, and refuses to marry unless her father can find her a 'real man' - whatever that means. Balthazar, perpetually confused, seeks advice from the royal astrologer, who tells him to end his troubles by holding a storytelling competition to find a suitor for his daughter and a worthy future king. The interest generated by the event spreads far and wide and attracts entrants from every corner and social class, and the tales of magic, mystery and madness which follow are enough to captivate every citizen. But still some questions remain. Will the king allow his prejudices to be put aside to ensure a fair contest? Will it be the teller of the best tale who wins, or merely the wealthiest and most powerful entrant? And will Xanthe, the royal advisor, ever get a break?The answers to all these questions, and more, lie waiting to be discovered amongst the pages of 'The Storyteller'!Simon Howes is the founder of the online literary community www.novelreads.co.uk, the author of 'The Storyteller', a past winner of the H.E. Bates 'Best Northamptonshire Writer' prize, and a poet, artist and avid reader. He is also a qualified psychotherapist who runs a private practice in Northampton, and in his work life helps authors, artists, and other creative types overcome blocks to their projects. Further information about his therapeutic work can be found on his website www.northamptoncounselling.co.uk. He is currently working on his second novel.

Roarrrrr!!!!"I'm the best!" Terry the Tyrannosaurus thinks he is the biggest and the best dinosaur around. But soon a challenge is given and he must prove his boasts. Terry finds himself in a contest that he must win. He must win or the real "Biggest and Strongest" will eat him. 8-year old author Micaela's first book written with her daddy is full of excitement. She tells a story that is both fun and teaches a lesson every child should know. Give your Daughter or Son a fun adventure to enjoy. Feel the excitement and adventure as Terry learns his lesson about bragging and being boastful.

It is early morning, and the haunting cry of the muezzin drifts in the air above the city of Fez, Morocco. Abdul and his grandfather are walking to work-past souk after souk of carpet sellers and weavers, leatherworkers and metalsmiths, then out through the ancient gate. Spreading a carpet on the ground, they wait for a crowd to gather. And then, at least, Grandfather begins: "This happened, or maybe it did not..."