Books with title The Supernatural

From our wildly roaming childhood imaginations to the daydreams of adulthood, we are always intrigued and spellbound by the supernatural. This series satiates the appetite for the paranormal, covering subjects as widespread as ghosts, alien sightings, vampires, and demons. Unlike popular character-focused fictional books and movies, this series shares behind-the-scenes stories, details, and facts, exploring the origins of legends and their lasting effects on culture. A vibrant design and colorful images support each exploration, and a detailed resource section gives readers new avenues for further investigation.

Artfully illustrated by Alexandra Conn with a foreword by Bridget Fonda: An innovative and colorful collection of seventy healthy, nutritious, and delicious original recipes for kids of all ages, from one of the front-runners of healthy eatingThe Supernatural Kids Cookbook, the first in a series, invites junior chefs into the kitchen to navigate food creation with ease and fun. Learn about food groups, basic prep, kitchen equipment, and how to make snacks and healthy meals the whole family will enjoy.Chockfull of personal stories and information that will charm children and adults alike, The Supernatural Kids Cookbook by Los Angeles–based author, epicurean, and healer Nancy Mehagian coaxes budding chefs on a path to culinary exploration and inspiration. Once introduced to healthy options and the pleasures of cooking for family and friends, children acquire the taste and knowledge to eat mindfully when making independent choices as they grow up and away from the family kitchen.Some of the kid-friendly meals and snacks include: Magic Baked Apples, Yankee Noodle Casserole, Vegetable Pudding, Mexiquinoa Salad, Sweet Potato Chips, Vegetarian Chili, Whole Wheat Spaghetti, and Split Pea Soup.A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit End Hunger Network, bringing Americans together to end hunger in the United States by 2015.

Fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill longs to escape from the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. When a rare chance to get away comes, he grabs it, but the attempt goes fatally wrong. He can feel his life force ebbing away, sucked out of him by a strange blue Parasite until a wisecracking gang of kids burst in, blast the creature and save him. They are the Supernaturalists, dedicated to ridding the world of these life-sucking blue parasites. When they realise that Cosmo has the ability to see these blue creatures too, they enlist him as one of them. Their mission leads Cosmo into a world of high-level corruption, James Bond type technology, thrilling adventure and finally back to a place that Cosmo ever thought he'd have to return...the dreaded Clarissa Frayne.

This futuristic novel is set in a world where sons who are unwanted by their parents are sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys--where they are forced to do dangerous work that might very well kill them. One of these boys, 13-year-old Cosmo Hill, makes a daring escape from the Institute--and although he almost dies in the effort, he is rescued by the Supernaturalists, a renegade band of psychically gifted children. Cosmo soon learns that he, too, has psychic abilities, and so he joins the Supernaturalists in their work of destroying harmful supernatural parasites that feed off human life. However, although the Supernaturalists believe they are working for the side of the good, they soon discover that the forces of evil might be using them for their own nefarious purposes.

Sixth-grader Andy is your average nerd. He is scrawny, wears glasses, is exceptionally good at math, and is in love with the popular girl, Zoe. He is lonely both at school and at home. His parents pay more attention to his older sister, but his best friend and closest confidant, is his grandpa.After his grandpa is tragically diagnosed with cancer and dies, Andy experiences his ability to see and communicate with his grandpa's ghost. With Grandpa's encouraging spirit still by his side, Andy strives to gain the courage to ask Zoe out. But when an evil spirit jeopardizes her safety, Andy must use his newfound gift, as well as abilities he already possesses, to become the hero and save the day.

Seventy healthy, mindful and tasty recipes created expressly for budding junior chefs to coax them on a path and lifelong journey of nutritious and delicious culinary exploration & inspiration. Written by Los Angeles based author, chef and healer Nancy Mehagian, who opened the first vegetarian restaurant on the island of Ibiza. Artfully illustrated by Alexandra Conn and foreword by Bridget Fonda.