Books with title Carved in Stone

In 1915 the United Daughters of the Confederacy leased the land and commissioned Gutzon Borglum, later the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, to carve the Lost Cause memorial on the mountain where the second Ku Klux Klan was resurrected by William J. Simmons. Proceeding intermittently over six decades, the project was given added impetus in the wake of the South's massive resistance to racial integration. Capitalizing on this impulse, the state of Georgia funded the completion of the project in 1958 for use as a tourist attraction. Opening as a theme park in 1970, Stone Mountain now draws some five million visitors a year, exceeded only by the Disney theme parks in Orlando, Florida. David Freeman's Carved in Stone narrates the development of Stone Mountain from natural wonder to historic site to recreational park. This elegantly written story recounts the fits and starts of the Stone Mountain project, tracing the mountain's changing meaning over time. Readers of Georgia history and enthusiasts of Confederate iconography will find Freeman's work a fascinating story.

Onyx Rainwater is sixteen when he sees the Stone Witch in the forest on Big Cabin nature reserve in Oklahoma. Once married to a Viking king, this powerful sorceress created the Stone Men, an army of the undead, waiting to attack if any rivals cross her boundary. Soon, the residents of Big Cabin start turning up dead, murdered in vicious Viking ways. Onyx knows the only one who can help is Ivy, a mysterious girl with strange powers and a troubled past. Can Onyx and Ivy stop the Stone Witch? Or will they both be turned to stone forever?

Carved In Stone is a collection of ten-heart warming stories on the Ten Commandments making them relevant for children. Try to explain to a child what it means to put no false idol before God, or why adultery is wrong, and you will most likely be met with a blank stare. But put these teachings into a modern-day story and children will grasp the message and beg to hear more! Beautifully illustrated by nationally acclaimed artist Sharon Mazgaj, Carved In Stone will enable the children in your life to explore the Ten Commandments in a way they will remember for a lifetime. (Recommended for children 4-10)

Onyx Rainwater is sixteen when he sees the Stone Witch in the forest on Oklahoma's Big Cabin nature reserve. Once married to a Viking king, this powerful sorceress created the Stone Men, an army of the undead, waiting to attack if any rivals cross her boundary. Soon, the residents of Big Cabin start turning up dead, murdered in vicious Viking ways. Onyx knows the only one who can help is Ivy, a mysterious girl with strange powers and a troubled past. Can Onyx and Ivy stop the Stone Witch? Or will they both be turned to stone forever?

When your grandmother is Medusa, trust doesn't come easy.Jenna Faith teaches self-defence to vulnerable women. She knows only too well what it’s like to be on the run from someone and fleeing a past you’d rather forget. But her own past is about to catch up with her, in the form of know-it-all, hot druid Grey. He blackmails Jenna into taking on a case that her old magical task force can’t solve and she finds herself on the trail of a monster. An ancient evil that snatches children from their families and disappears with them into the night.When a young girl is stolen from under Jenna’s nose, the race to save her life begins.“If history has taught me anything, it’s that whatever happens, don’t lose your head.”