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Darkness has long been cast over El'Anret.While two diamond-marked Queens toil under the watch of the monstrous Alexandria, an awakening is happening-- one that the renegade queen would never suspect.Jack, Stag King of El'Anret, stirs from his crystal slumber. As death waits around every corner and honored allies begin to fall, he has but one choice: harness the darkness inside him, before El'Anret falls deeper into madness. Jack must find any ally he can to save not only his mother and the rightful Queen of Diamonds, but the only world he's ever truly called home.Will the Stag King balance the scales between dark and light, or will El'Anret be lost forever?KING OF DIAMONDS is the explosive finale of Melody Klink's Tales of El'Anret series.

In the third book of the series, Zak Turner is getting used to the idea of being a wizard, and has spent the summer holidays learning basic magic at Lofthouse Castle with his close friend Tallion Middleham. Having survived a number of life threatening incidents ‘at home’, the two eleven year old wizards now have to spread their wings and face up to life outside Lofthouse Castle’s protective walls.They always expected that attending wizard school would hold some risks, and so it proves to be, but could Netherdale Academy turn out to be just as dangerous?Antares Malchus, the dark wizard, is advancing his plans for a return to paganism, and launches a daring fatal attack, designed to cow the British and Irish wizarding communities into allowing him to pursue his goal of returning at least part of these Isles back to their pagan roots. The Middlehams at first, and then also Zak, find themselves in the dark wizard’s sights, and following a series of incidents, suspicions are aroused that a spy may be betraying them to the their enemies.Life at Mhonarr Castle looks set to be every bit as exciting as learning at another magical school you might have read about, but as if the challenge of living with a thousand other student witches and wizards wasn’t enough, Zak and Tallion decide to smuggle their best friend Steven into the school at half term, with dramatic results!With an intriguing new theme and a whole raft of new characters, the seeds are sown in book three for many of the encounters and trials ahead of our two wizards. The final chapters give them a sinister glimpse of the very dark world that is arrayed against them…‘Zak Turner – Double Trouble’ is the fourth book of the series, and is now also available on Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback. It picks up the story right where A Twist In Time leaves off and brings the boys very briefly face to face with their ultimate enemy. Be sure to read the spoiler and pick up a copy on your way out :-)

The seventh book in the series starts right where book six ends, with Zak and Tallion recovering from their first face to face encounter with Anguilas Malchus. It was somewhat bruising for both sides, but everyone escapes with their lives, if not their pride.With their emotions further rattled by the loss of a close friend, the boys are feeling the pressure from their dual lives, and the Easter Holidays arrive as a welcome relief from non-magical school. However, their magical education continues with only a short break, and the boys once again turn to Sartrina to help them with their research into countering the evil plans of the Malchus family.Anguilas subterfuge at Mhonarr Castle is gathering pace too, and having seen the future, the boys know there is nothing they can do except prepare for the approaching storm as best they can. After snaring the headmaster’s mind, the evil wizard turns his attention to the boys only to find that they present a much more formidable opposition. His ill-prepared attempt to sow discord between them leaves him smarting as the boys turn the tables and discover some of his most secret plans.A boyfriend bust-up leads to a dangerous adventure under Lofthouse Crag, fortunes being told and made, some hair raising danger, and a few new life debts being earned. The boys’ rapidly developing mystical abilities soon allow them to start exploiting the web of mystical bonds which bind all the witches and wizards of the magical world together.A number of earlier characters make a return in The Tangled Web, and there are some walk on parts for a few new ones too. Add in a little international romance and a little mischief, and you have the makings of a very tangled web indeed.

"Molly was a skier. She skied the blues and blacks. She'd wake up early every day to lay down some fresh tracks." So begins "Molly Rides," a simple story of a young girl who takes on a new challenge and through patience and hard work discovers that she can have fun in the snow, regardless of what's on her feet. With lyrical rhyming meter, AASI Certified Snowboard Instructor Adam Ford spins a story that he's very familiar with—learning how to snowboard—and through it emphasizes both the work of mastering a new skill and the pure joy of snow sports. Award-winning illustrator Brian Berley brings the engaging text to life with eye-popping illustrations of Molly and her dog Bacon that evoke the history of skiing with a thoroughly modern touch.

Seven-year-old Helen Marie Heffner has a knack for getting into trouble, followed close behind by her older sister, Leona Mae. Whether it’s walking the barn beams like a tightrope, fooling the neighbor boys into thinking they’re being chased by a fiery jack-o-lantern, or making a mess rather than transferring a pattern for Mama’s Christmas surprise, Helen comes out the winner every time. But life is not always fun and games in 1922 for this southern Indiana family. In the wake of the Depression of the previous two years, the girls and their mama are often left alone in Hancock’s Chapel while their papa travels to find work to keep the family finances alive. Lately, Mama’s been showing signs of not feeling well, and Helen is stuck at home, missing the entire school year while she recuperates from the rheumatic fever that struck her the year before. Mama fears the worst is about to happen. Everything from the barn owl, to the chicken thief, the stranger who passed by one evening to a poor neighbor-boy who falls into the ravine, all point to signs of trouble to come. And sure enough, it does.Leona and Me, Helen Marie, a middle grade novel from A Small Town U.S.A. series, is hometown historical fiction in the style of Richard Peck (A Long Way from Chicago, The Teacher’s Funeral, Here Lies the Librarian) and Kate DiCamillo (Because of Winn-Dixie), with a touch of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie thrown in for good measure.Winner of the League of Utah Writer’s Diamond Quill for Youth Fiction, Leona & Me, Helen Marie is sure to delight readers with its glimpse into yesteryear. Author Lu Ann Brobst Staheli is a three time Utah Best of State Medal recipient, former winner of Utah’s Original Writing Competition, and Utah’s Christa McAuliffe Fellow. A native Hoosier, Staheli says, “I still recall vividly my visits to Hancock’s Chapel as a child with my mother. The two-room school house where she attended had been turned into a pig pen, Wenning’s General Store was boarded up, and the house where my mother once lived was gone, but the stories she had told me all of my life brought that tiny crossroads to life in my imagination then, as I hope it will come alive for readers now.” “Watch me, Leona. I’m Miss Tarantula, mysterious tight rope walker of Madagascar!” I lifted my arms for balance and started across the wooden beam in the barn loft, one foot in front of the other, imitating the lady we’d seen at the circus in New Albany. After reaching the wall, I made a little curtsey, trying to pull my overalls out like they were the net skirt the trapeze artist had worn.“Magnificent, Helen,” Leona said, mimicking a ring master. She held onto a joist about thirty feet away from where I’d ended my trip across the barn.“With my eyes closed this time,” I said. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” she said. Leona was nine, two years older than me, and liked to pretend she was in charge.“Watch me. Watch me,” I said, closing my eyes and turning around on the beam toward the way I thought I’d come. My bare toes gripped the rough edges of the wood. “Helen Marie Heffner, you stop right now.” Her voice sounded just like Mama’s when I’m gonna get in trouble, but I took a step. Then another. On the third one, there wasn’t a beam under my foot. My eyes flew open and my legs peddled the air, like a character in the comic papers, trying to find a way to stop falling.“Le—o—naaa!” I screeched.Use the Look Inside feature to read more of Leona & Me, Helen Marie, or if you’ve read the book and believe it’s worth telling others about, please click the LIKE button above then share on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. Reviews are also appreciated o

**Amazon #1 bestseller in Explorations & Discoveries**Amazon Top 5 bestseller of Action & Adventure in PiratesSet against the background of the exploration of the Aztec civilization, TIDES ACROSS THE SEA, opens in the year 1519, where the passion for adventure and the lust for gold reign in the hearts of both young and old. Felipe is no exception, though his yearning for adventure is tempered by his love for the beautiful Manuela. She wants to marry him, but when Felipe ends up on Cortés’ ship bound for the New World, the young couple is pulled apart. Felipe and Manuela each must find a way to overcome the odds stacked against them if they want to someday reunite.

The very cordial welcome given to my earlier volume of “Jewish Fairy Tales and Fables” has prompted me to draw further upon Rabbinic lore in the interest, chiefly, of the children. How the wise Rabbis of old considered the necessities of the little ones, whose minds they understood so perfectly, is obvious from such legends as those dealing with boyish exploits of the great Biblical characters, Abraham, Moses, and David. These I have rewritten from the stories in the Talmud and Midrash in a manner suitable for the children of to-day.I have ventured also beyond the confines of these two wonderful compilations. There is a wealth of delightful imagination in the legends and folk-lore of the Jews of a later period which is almost entirely unknown to children. I have drawn also on these sources for some of the stories here presented. My desire is to give boys and girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance.

This text contains a wonderful little guide to the designing and making of vintage wooden boxes. Complete with strep-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, this text constitutes a comprehensive and accessible manual perfect for beginners and is sure to be of interest to discerning woodworkers. The chapters of this book include: 'Attractive Coronation Memento – Trinket Box', 'Attractive Cigarette or Trinket Musical Box', 'Small Box for Cigarettes or Trinkets', 'Inlaid Swivel-Top Cigarette Box', 'Coronation Cigarette Box', 'Crown Bowl or Trinket Box', 'Child's Box of Poster Colours', 'For The Youngsters – Novelty Money Box', 'Artists Sketching Boxes', and 'The Fisherman's Box'. We have elected this text for modern republication due to its instructional value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on woodworking.