Books with title The Gathering Room

Book 5 of the Prism Series. And finally, darkness covers the land of Prism. The palace is under siege, the fires of Phantism are slowly dying, and the last quadrant of the Alellii's Crystal is no closer to being returned to its rightful place on the altar. With the land now barren and Annihilo's lifeless gray gathering overhead, the survival of Prism and all in her rests in the hands of four people, outnumbered and untested. As the Crystal grows deathly cold and color drains from the land, will Rabbit, Rupert, Aden and Jasper realize in time the secret to Prism's salvation and the power that exists in every heart that remains true in the face of ultimate threat?

Once a year, on a crisp autumn night, the scarecrows of the fields come alive to celebrate under the Gathering Moon. What are they celebrating? They need to choose the new Pumpkin Protector. However, the Scarecrow in the Red Flannel Shirt cannot make it as he has used most of his magic throughout the harvest, protecting the fields and its inhabitants. Will they in turn help him get to the celebration? Or, will new challenges prevent him from joining the rest of his fellow scarecrows?

Outside the wind was blowing the wrong way and the world was filled with the smell of death... Something is wrong at Cheshunt. Nathanial feels it the moment he arrives. It is not the model neighbourhood it appears to be strange things happen, despite the curfew. And soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As the dark calls its own, so does the light draw its champions, and Nathanial finds he must confront phantoms from his own past in his battle to stop the Gathering and its creator.

A gripping thriller from Isobelle Carmody, acclaimed author of Billy Thunder and the Night Gate and the Little Fur series. Something is wrong at Cheshunt. Nathanial feels it the moment he arrives. It is not the model neighbourhood it appears to be - strange things happen, despite the curfew. And soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As the dark calls its own, so does the light draw its champions, and Nathanial finds he must confront phantoms from his own past in his battle to stop the Gathering and its creator.

The Gathering Tree is a beautifully illustrated children's book about HIV/AIDS. Written by award-winning First Nations author Larry Loyie and co-author Constance Brissenden, it is a gentle, positive story of a First Nations family facing HIV. After eleven-year-old Tyler and his younger sister Shay-Lyn learn their favourite cousin Robert has HIV, they discover that knowledge brings understanding and self-awareness. Aspects of physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health are addressed.

The world seemed to dip and darken and I smelled wet earth and thick musk and fresh blood. The wind whipped past, like I was running. Running so fast the ground whizzed beneath me and the wind cut across my skin ...Maya Delaney has always felt a close bond with nature. The woods around her home are a much-loved sanctuary - and the pawprint birthmark on her hip feels like a sign that she belongs. But then strange and terrible things begin to happen in the tiny medical-research town of Salmon Creek (population: 200). The captain of the swim team drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Mountain lions appear around Maya's home, and won't go away. Her best friend, Daniel, starts experiencing 'bad vibes' about certain people and things. One of those people is Rafe - the new bad boy in town. What is he hiding - and why is he suddenly so interested in Maya ...?