Books with title Shifting Sands

Being the new kids in town where you're not welcome is anything but fun—actually, it's proving dangerous, and possibly even deadly. Regardless, Meghan and Colin Jacoby don't regret risking it all to save their friend.But now, their lives are in great peril and they're struggling to stay ahead of the enemy. Worse, a secret is revealed which pushes the magical community's level of tolerance to its peak, landing Colin in some serious magical trouble—the kind only his sister can get him out of. But will the cost of saving him be too high?Because she can't do this task on her own, and the solution is just as nightmarish as her brother dying—she'll need to ask the unthinkable of the most unimaginable and unkind person, ever.

About once a year, Molly Johnson, a Florida teen, unwittingly 'shifts' into the body of someone else. It could be anyone, anywhere. One February morning, Molly's strawberry curls are gone, replaced by the long ebony waves of Magda Armides, a Coptic Christian teenager in Cairo. As Molly struggles to fit into a world she barely understands, she discovers a dangerous truth: in a culture where inter-religious relationships are akin to treason, Magda is in love with a young Muslim, Ahmed Najjar. Molly and Ahmed keep their relationship hidden, until a classmate snaps a photo of a stolen kiss and sends it to the entire student body of the Cairo American Academy. To Molly and Ahmed's dismay, their illicit tryst hits the Internet and goes viral. Forced out of hiding, they must now confront the age-old issues of religious intolerance in their homes and communities. What begins as a battle against punitive parents and cruel and disapproving classmates turns life-threatening when Molly begins to receive mysterious text messages telling her to 'repent or be punished'. Soon she finds herself in a wild chase through the chaotic streets of Cairo as the hunt for a terrorist madman intensifies.

Nathan has never felt like he fits into his adopted family or his opal-mining community in the South Australian desert. At fifteen, his extreme dyslexia means he is looking down the barrel of unemployment.Then he finds an abandoned mineshaft and discovers something much more incredible than opal potch.But now that he knows exactly who and what he is, and why he doesn’t fit in, he has a choice to make. A choice which will change his life forever…

The quest leads to the harsh, barren landscape of the Shifting Sands in the fourth action-packed Deltora Quest adventure--now with an amazing lenticular 3-D cover!When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a dangerous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom.The time has come to seek the fourth gem, kept jealously by an unknown guardian in a barren wasteland. Separation, confusion, and strange, terrible enemies await the three heroes in the harsh landscape of the Shifting Sands.

After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. Now that she's eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she's determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O'Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it's not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target. Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page.

The quest leads to the harsh, barren landscape of the Shifting Sands in the fourth action-packed Deltora Quest adventure--now with an amazing lenticular 3-D cover!When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a dangerous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom.The time has come to seek the fourth gem, kept jealously by an unknown guardian in a barren wasteland. Separation, confusion, and strange, terrible enemies await the three heroes in the harsh landscape of the Shifting Sands.

About once a year, Molly Johnson, a Florida teen, unwittingly 'shifts' into the body of someone else. It could be anyone, anywhere. One February morning, Molly's strawberry curls are gone, replaced by the long ebony waves of Magda Armides, a Coptic christian teenager in Cairo. As Molly struggles to fit into a world she barely understands, she discovers a dangerous truth: in a culture where inter-religious relationships are akin to treason, Magda is in love with a young Muslim, Ahmed Najjar. Molly and Ahmed keep their relationship hidden, until a classmate snaps a photo of a stolen kiss and sends it to the entire student body of the Cairo American Academy. To Molly and Ahmed's dismay, their illicit tryst hits the Internet and goes viral. Forced out of hiding, they must now confront the age-old issues of religious intolerance in their homes and communities. What begins as a battle against punitive parents and cruel and disapproving classmates turns life-threatening when Molly begins to receive mysterious text messages telling her to 'repent or be punished'. Soon she finds herself in a wild chase through the chaotic streets of Cairo as the hunt for a terrorist madman intensifies.

After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. Now that she's eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she's determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O'Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it's not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target. Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page.

The quest leads to the harsh, barren landscape of the Shifting Sands in the fourth action-packed Deltora Quest adventure--now with an amazing lenticular 3-D cover!When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a dangerous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom.The time has come to seek the fourth gem, kept jealously by an unknown guardian in a barren wasteland. Separation, confusion, and strange, terrible enemies await the three heroes in the harsh landscape of the Shifting Sands.

Dylan Waverly has lived his entire life on the tiny island of Swans Landing with his best friend Sailor Mooring at his side. But now Sailor has left, and no one knows if she’ll ever return. Dylan remains stuck in a half-life between land and sea on an island that is slowly dying.Dylan thinks he knows where his life is headed, until a human girl makes him wish for something more. Now he wonders if maybe there is another way of living, another choice he never imagined possible.But is one girl worth crossing the line that separates humans and finfolk, and causing tensions on the island to erupt?SHIFTING (Swans Landing #3) is a continuation of the YA paranormal series by Shana Norris that takes place after SUBMERGING. Approximately 20,000 words/80 pages.

Grief is difficult, especially when it's unexpected. It's very difficult when you are a child, trying to make sense of the loss and to what just happened to your quiet and predictable life. It was that way for Luke Watson. Without the needed support to get him through his own grief journey, Luke makes choices he will have to face and live to regret. Then an unexpected discovery becomes a pivotal turning point. This is a story that will take you through the years of grief, loss, and personal transformation.