Books with title The Atopia Chronicles

The Vega Chronicles is the perfect book for young adults or teenage children. It is about two young boys who happen to discover an alien spaceship and being curious, investigate its origins. They learn advanced technologies from the aliens who crash landed on earth; assist the alien visitors from the Vega star system repair their starship and return home to their planet, Nyrollst. They also discover that trilobites may be the link between mankind and the aliens’ earliest ancestors from Nyrollst. Their lively adventure eventually takes them from their home near the Trinity Mountains in California to the distant Constellation Lyra.

Noire Jillian Opal, preferring to be called Jill, is a psychic seventeen-year-old, who literally dropped everything to move to Maximus Creek, Ireland with her adoptive parents for a fresh start. She soon finds herself in a surreptitious plot between what she thinks is mythology versus reality. Maximus Creek with its three sects is a combination of both with Alewar Trance being the unsuspecting catalyst for Jill's initiation into this life. With myth, magick, deception, and realization challenging Jill's mind, will she accept her new reality?

Both books contained in this beautiful edition belong to the classics in Canadian literature. Written by the author of the Anne of Green Gables bestsellers they feature an abundance of short stories all set in the fictional village of Avonlea.Contents:Chronicles Of Avonlea I. The Hurrying Of LudovicIi. Old Lady LloydIii. Each In His Own TongueIv. Little JoscelynV. The Winning Of LucindaVi. Old Man Shaw's GirlVii. Aunt Olivia's BeauViii. The Quarantine At Alexander Abraham'sIx. Pa Sloane's PurchaseX. The Courting Of Prissy StrongXi. The Miracle At CarmodyXii. The End Of A Quarrel Further Chronicles Of Avonlea I. Aunt Cynthia's Persian CatIi. The Materializing Of CecilIii. Her Father's DaughterIv. Jane's BabyV. The Dream-ChildVi. The Brother Who FailedVii. The Return Of HesterViii. The Little Brown Book Of Miss EmilyIx. Sara's WayX. The Son Of His MotherXi. The Education Of BettyXii. In Her Selfless MoodXiii. The Conscience Case Of David BellXiv. Only A Common FellowXv. Tannis Of The FlatsThis is the annotated edition including an autobiographical annotation by the author herself.

Teenager Noah Winston watched a boy die and crumble to dust in the street. That was his introduction to a bizarre mystery spanning from the early settlement of the Las Vegas valley to the present day. Uncovering the truth drove him deep into history and legend as he attempted to untangle fact from fiction and found himself falling in love with 19th Century Emma Samson alog the way. Only during the brief window of dusk every night can her family enter the modern-day world of Las Vegas. Noah eventually discovers the full extent of the mystery surrounding the time stranded community, as well as a shocking destiny spanning over a century.

When a young man turns to dust right before his eyes, Noah Winston is hurtled into the center of a time-bending mystery. In his quest to uncover the truth, he's driven deep into local legend and discovers a town that vanished over one hundred years ago. As he struggles to untangle the secrets of the past, he meets a family who he must save from the curse and finds himself falling in love. Can he save them from a fate worse than death and find true love, or will time slip away and steal his soul mate forever? Emma Samson has one goal; to rejoin the world she left behind over a hundred years ago. Cursed by the man who blamed her community for his granddaughter's demise, they remain trapped in an alternate world. Confined to the brief window of dusk, she and her brothers are able to cross the time threshold and travel from the realm in which they are kept prisoner. Utilizing resources of modern day Las Vegas, they gather life sustaining supplies, but must return before dusk falls and night takes their existence. But now Noah is in the picture, and her desire to break the curse becomes unbearable.

Learn about the awe-inspiring world of animals. These fun-filled stories are packed with incredible science facts as well as humour and heart. The Animal Chronicles is a collection of ten quirky animal stories reminiscent of Roald Dahl, including: • a bee who is afraid of flowers • a whale who wants to be a pop star • a moth who wants to be a butterfly • a brown rat expedition to Antarctica • the frog Olympics • a gorilla without a family • hummingbird migration • FeatherEx, the avian delivery service • Sheldon Snail, the ambassador of the “slow” movement • the Animal Kingdom beauty pageant. All of these characters are well-versed in our contemporary culture and they may surprise you with their insights into our lives. This book is for everyone who wants to read about our dreams and laugh about our foibles.

More than 90 stunning nature illustrations bring to life this coming-of-age story about Great Blue Heron siblings, Halley and Ursa. The sisters have very different interests, perspectives and dreams. Follow them as they grow up, venture away from the nest and make (sometimes unusual) friends. The story themes include: making choices, building confidence, travelling, observing and finding one's place in the world. This book celebrates earth's natural surroundings and its non-human inhabitants. Listeners of all ages will enjoy the story and illustrations; it is especially suitable for readers between the ages of 6 and 10.