Books with title THE DIAMOND PIN

Dall is eager to prove himself a worthy prince, but what do you do when your older brothers have already slain every dragon and rescued all the princesses? You heed the advice of an old woman and set off on a quest! When Dall starts finding diamonds along the way, he discovers his quest may have a more unique ending than he had planned. Ages 6-12 and great for parents to read with their children.

A sweet celebration of the wonders of winter — and the warmth of good friends — is enhanced with a sparkly snowy cover.One wintry afternoon, Mole finds something smooth and sparkly sticking out of the snow. It must be a diamond! As Mole rushes to show his new treasure to his friends, it keeps changing shape in his hands. Could the diamond be magic? In a snowy, shimmering sequel to BRINGING DOWN THE MOON and NO PLACE LIKE HOME, the lovable Mole and his loyal friends Hedgehog, Squirrel, and Rabbit are back, finding magic in the most unexpected places.

A warm-hearted wintertime tale and another outing for the lovable Mole and his friends.COLD-diggerty! Mole thinks the diamond he's found is magic. It appeared from nowhere ... then it disappeared altogether! Mole is very disappointed when his friends let him in on the icy secret - that his diamond is, in fact, an icicle - until he discovers that magic can be found in all sorts of unexpected places.

The lost diamond is a magical ore which is delegated to the prince Tom Cat, who stored it away so that it would do no harm. But just when things are going normally, an evil wizard steals the diamond and disappears among far off woods to be hidden, and to gain more power. Everyone is too afraid to go after him, even the prince himself!But there are three volunteers.Rabbit is an interesting rabbit who enjoys helping others and being a loyal friend. Cricket is an ordinary cricket who adores the outdoors and indoors and has a wild imagination. Snow is a caring bunny who likes to learn karate and learn new things, especially when they teach her something important.They may seem ordinary to everyone else, but everyone has a spark of talent and courage for things, right?

After Brandi Monroe, a soon to be freshman at Goodtown High, goes missing during an end-of-summer beach party friends suspect she’s swimming. But Brandi Monroe’s body is discovered the next morning drowned in the ocean and David Miller, a single father trying to raise two teenage children since his wife Mary died of cancer, realizes Brandi’s boyfriend Joey Young may have been involved in the young girl’s death. Then David’s daughter Adele asks to go on a date with him.David uncovers more than a homicide as Goodtown residents struggle to find their place within the Diamond Party, a system of management uniting good people with diabolical ones in order to master-plan their community. The Diamond Party fortified four sides of life within a secretive hierarchy and David’s children are left passing into adulthood far too early.In this coming of age tale a single father’s bravery leads him to become the victim of circumstance after good folks fail to stand against boys taking advantage of girls, men who take advantage of goodwill, and a society relying on evil to get things done. Find out more at www.church-publishing.com!

Have you ever felt lonely, sad, or scared? Have you gone through a dark place, or even a time period of darkness in your life? Have you ever been afflicted? Dusty is born in the darkness of a cave, pressured on all sides, but what he doesn't realize is that the forces surrounding him are making him into a beautiful diamond. Dusty will be discovered, and he will not only become a valuable possession, but an eternal weight of glory as well!

The Diamond Tree is a classic fairy tale that is a fun read for kids and for adults who read to kids. Children will identify with the somewhat petulant Prince Dall as he seeks adventure and tries to outdo his older brothers. As one adult reader commented, "This is a wise and funny fairy tale which may well become a classic myth." Another commented, ..."in a form that is difficult to do well, this is a story that maintains its tone and irony throughout while generating suspense."

In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life — and the entire future of humanity — is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.… “NEAL STEPHENSON IS THE QUENTIN TARANTINO OF POSTCYBERPUNK SCIENCE FICTION.…HAVING FIGURED OUT HOW TO ENTERTAIN THE HELL OUT OF A MASS AUDIENCE, STEPHENSON HAS LIKEWISE UPPED THE FORM’S ANTE WITH RAMBUNCTIOUS GLEE.” — Village Voice “SNOW CRASH DREW ITS MANIC ENERGY FROM THE CYBERPUNKISH CONCEIT THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN VIRTUAL REALITY; IN THE DIAMOND AGE THE WONDERS OF CYBERSPACE PALE BEFORE THE EVEN MORE DAZZLING POWERS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY.” — New York Times Book Review “THE DIAMOND AGE ESTABLISHES NEAL STEPHENSON AS A POWERFUL VOICE FOR THE CYBER AGE…AT ONCE WHIMSICAL, SATIRICAL, AND CAUTIONARY.” — USA Today “STEPHENSON’S WORLD-BUILDING SKILLS ARE EXTRAORDINARY.…THE DIAMOND AGE SHOULD CEMENT STEPHENSON’S REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST AND WITTIEST YOUNG AUTHORS OF AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION.” — San Diego Union-Tribune