Books with title Starlight

Don't miss The Starlight Series, six gripping novels in all, about the mishaps and adventures that form a bond of love between two spirited creatures, a girl and a horse. Many of the issues and challenges that face today's youth are interwoven in Miranda's touching and unforgettable story, making it not only entertaining yet also educational. Beautiful cover art and line drawings enhance the story, making for a collector's item to be cherished for years to come. Production of a full length feature film has begun, slated for worldwide theatrical release date of 2005/2006. All combined this makes for a popular selling series for children and adults alike.

2016 Audie Award Finalist for Middle GradeSharon M. Draper presents “storytelling at its finest” (School Library Journal, starred review) in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan reappears in her segregated southern town.Stella lives in the segregated South—in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can’t. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they’re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stella’s community—her world—is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end.

11-year-old Miranda Stevens secretly trains Starlight, the 3-year-old black stallion, whose wounds have healed. Riding him on Mr. Taylor's race track, Miranda proves that he is the fastest horse Shady Hills Ranch has ever seen. But she must keep it secret. If his owner, Cash Taylor, finds out, he will keep enter him in races all over the country. If Starlight wins, he will become top sire on Mr.Taylor's ranch, which is famous for its black race horses. If that happens, Mr. Taylor will never let Miranda buy him. Not knowing that Miranda is already riding Starlight, who has recovered without a limp from his injuries, Mr. Taylor hires Adam Barber to train him. Starlight throws Adam and fights him every step of the way until Adam declares he is spoiled beyond hope. Miranda dares to hope that he may yet be hers someday. But when Mr. Taylor hires expert horse trainer, Buck Brannaman, her hopes fall again. The final test will be Starlight's first race.

Lauren has a secret: When she whispers the magic words, her pony turns into a beautiful snow-white unicorn. Lauren doesn't believe in ghosts, but there is definitely something spooky going on down by the creek. Then one night, as Lauren and Twilighyt fly over the woods near the scary tree house, they make a surprising discovery. From the back of the book.

A prisoner. A pilot. A world that's lost without their help. Kindra Ara thought that working for the deranged Dr. Kincaid would help buy her way to freedom. Without parents to turn to, Kindra and her autistic best friend Alix formed a family and dreamed of their own spaceship to live on. When Kindra learns of Kincaid's dangerous plans with a stolen cache of weapons, he sends her far away from Alix to the secure cryo-prison Starlight Max. It's only after waking up out of stasis she realizes Kincaid has stolen two years of her life. A Commander with a secret agenda breaks Kindra out of prison; an agenda that will bring her face-to-face with Jupiter Station pilot Kaci Lee. Together, Kindra and Kaci must rescue the other orphans Kincaid enslaved while stopping the unstable scientist from putting mankind's migration plan in danger. Without their help, humanity may soon breathe its final breath. Starlight Max is the second book in a YA sci-fi dystopian series that features interstellar action, captivating suspense, and a pairing of two tough-as-nails female heroines you won't want to miss. If you like The Lunar Chronicles, The 100, or The Partials Sequence, you'll love the second installment in Heather Dyer's action-packed space adventure. Buy Starlight Max to continue the interstellar series today!

Two complete novels of courageous men and women whose only hope was escape in an untested starship to other worlds of bright promise—and unknown dangers: The Stars are Ours: Dard Nordis is a hunted man. His brother was murdered for covert activities as a scientist in a world which scientists and engineers are blamed for the global war that smashed civilization, and the global dictatorship of Pax has ordered their execution. Now he is on the run, trying to find the secret stronghold of his brother’s friends and colleagues—a hidden place where the few remaining scientists are desperately building a spaceship to escape to the stars. Star Born: Centuries after the desperate flight from Earth, Pax has been overthrown and humanity again reaches for the stars. Rof Kurbi’s spaceship reaches the planet Astra, not knowing that the planet already has a colony established centuries ago by the fugitive humans from Earth . . . and that the apparently friendly natives of the planet are actually malevolent invaders from elsewhere, who are plotting to eliminate all humans from Astra, both the recent arrivals and the star born colonists. Publisher’s Note: Star Flight was originally published in parts as The Stars are Ours and Star Born. This is the first time both novels have appeared in one volume.

Poppy’s world is falling apart. Her aunt and uncle have had an ominous visit from the bank and they might have to sell Starlight Stables. Could Poppy be about to lose everything—her beloved Starlight Stables, her beautiful horse Crystal, and her friends Milly and Katie? And will her aunt have to give up her Olympic dreams? Poppy is determined to help.