Books with title The Cuckoo's Calling

The story of an ardent young heroine's first spiritual journey—told with warmth and humor.During the annual family reunion and pie competition at Beulah Land Healing and Holiness Church, twelve-year-old Esther Lea Ridley is suddenly drenched by a baptism of fire. She knows just what it means: "Esta Lea," she says to herself, "you are called to the Lord." That day marks the beginning of a healing crusade from church to church, and revival tent to revival tent, in the sleepy backwater towns of South Carolina. Travelling with her boy-crazy sister, Sarah Louise, and her uncle Peter Earl—who has been very RECENTLY saved—Esta Lea shares her new gift with the needy and not so needy. It isn't, however, until she confronts her own dreams of glory that she learns to use the calling for those she truly loves. THE CALLING is a brilliant, bold, and hilarious first novel from an exceptional new talent in middle-grade fiction.

Thirteen-year-old Martha Zachary thinks her biggest challenge is on the basketball court, but when she meets a gray-haired man with twinkling blue eyes, she learns her greatest trials are yet to come. Merlin, the wizard of legend, tells her that he is on a mission from God; he must train her for her calling – to lead others in the final faceoff between good and evil. How can she add the wizard’s lessons to her busy life without losing her best friend, Anna, or alienating her basketball teammates? What’s more, can she really rise to the calling? This inspirational and exciting story peaks in a locker-room showdown with a demon and his shadow army – right before the big game!

Thirteen-year-old Martha Zachary thinks her biggest challenge is on the basketball court, but when she meets a gray-haired man with twinkling blue eyes, she learns her greatest trials are yet to come. Merlin, the wizard of legend, tells her that he is on a mission from God; he must train her for her calling – to lead others in the final faceoff between good and evil. How can she add the wizard’s lessons to her busy life without losing her best friend, Anna, or alienating her basketball teammates? What’s more, can she really rise to the calling? This inspirational and exciting story peaks in a locker-room showdown with a demon and his shadow army – right before the big game!

On the heels of the wildly popular The Gathering comes the second in the "Darkness Rising" YA trilogy from NYT bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is--a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly everyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it's only a matter of time before she's able to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her small town with surprising talents. Now, Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. Then they're kidnapped, and after a chilling helicopter crash, they find themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home.

"Hardcover: 166 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.76 x 7.72 x 5.51 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA); 1st ed edition (September 1, 2001) ISBN: 0763613878 Ages 9-12 highly recommended book for an intermediate reader. The author's use of methaphor's is very entertaining and helps to get the point across. Esta Lea, the main character, has a very interesting lesson to share. Overall the book is very thought provoking and makes for an excellent discussion."