Books with title The Time Garden

Time and again, the children from Knight’s Castle have longed for another magic adventure. But you can’t find magic just anywhere. It doesn’t grow like grass. It requires the right place and the right time . . . Or thyme, as the case may be. At Mrs. Whiton’s house, magic grows as wild as the banks of thyme in the garden. Growing there is olden time, future time, and common time. Or so says the Natterjack, the toadlike creature who accompanies the children on a series of hilarious, always unpredictable adventures. “Anything can happen,” the Natterjack says, “when you have all the time in the world.”

By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The LibraryLydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.

Great-Uncle Franz, beside the lake,Is being strangled by a snake.The peaches, apples, plums, and pearsAre guarded by ferocious bears.Alexa watches while her auntIs pulled feet first inside a plant.A happy, naive family enters the Evil Garden (free admission!) to spend a sunny afternoon in its inviting landscape, lush with exotic trees and flowers. They soon realize their mistake, as harrowing sounds and evidence of foul play emerge. When humongous hairy bugs, famished carnivorous plants, ferocious fruit-guarding bears, and a sinister strangling snake take charge, the family's ominous feelings turn to full-on panic—but where's the exit?Edward Gorey leads us through this nefarious garden with a light step. His unmistakable drawings paired with engaging couplets produce giggles, not gasps. Perhaps The Evil Garden is a morality tale; perhaps it's simply an enigmatic entertainment. Whatever the interpretation, it's a prime example of the iconic storytelling genius that is Edward Gorey.

Only One Will Graduate Welcome to Warrior High where the motto is "Fight Like a Girl." This is no alternative school or after-school program for at-risk youth; this is a private modeling academy preparing teen girls on how to become successful models when they become adults. One method is for them to learn the brutalities of competition in the school's Friday Fights. As the school faces financial trouble, both the prom queen, hell-bent on being the best and only of her class to graduate, along with the principal hatch a sinister plot to make that happen - by hosting a teen girl fight club from Hell where high school girls kill each other inside a brutal cage, all while being wagered against and broadcast all over the dark web to a wealthy clientele, including their own parents! Who Says High School Isn't Brutal? Here it's not the best years of these young girls' lives, it's their final years and only one girl will walk at graduation! No teenage daughter is safe in this action-packed excitement of wicked horrors! Inspired by several shocking true crimes from the Midwest, from illegal fight clubs hosted by preschools & high schools to corrupt judges selling kids to prisons in "Kids for Cash" schemes. Help bring awareness to crimes against children with products like these that present the problems at hand so we as society can provide the solutions. True crime horror based on shockingly real fight clubs, sometimes even hosted by the schools themselves! Based on the real life, Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania! Contains profanity, brutal violence, and disturbing behaviors - all involving teens. Screenplay format.Colored photos.48 pages of teen terror! JOIN THE TEEN SPIRIT SQUAD!Dare to be DifferentLet's face it. Growing up as a tween or teenager with an interest in entering the entertainment industry in today's world can be brutal.But it doesn't have to be.Many teenagers have interests different from their community's "social norms."And often feel alone.But now you don't have to thanks to the Teen Spirit Squad!Dare to be different by becoming a part of our exclusive club today!We offer cool and edgy book and magazine cover opportunities for tweens and teens alike! To be considered for membership into the Teen Spirit Squad, your teen must first be published on the cover of the book, The Academy. From there your teen can be published, in a feature magazine of just his or her photos. This stringent requirement is in place so we can remain focused on promoting professional talents with ambitions of fulfilling bold and daring careers throughout their formative teen years, in the style of Chloe Grace Moretz, India Eisely, Joey King, Elle Fanning, and Abigail Breslin, and with content similar to a modern MTV and classic Nickelodeon mixed with "The N," HBO, and IFC.Teen Spirit Squad publishes teenagers between the ages of 10 to 19and all submissions for teens ages 10-17 must be signed by a parent even if the tween or teenager is under representation. Emancipated minors must show legal documentation from a court when submitting.Teen Spirit SquadEmail: teenspiritsquad@gmail.comInstagram: @teenspiritsquadmediaWeb site: www.TeenSpiritSquad.com andhttp://teenspiritsquad.weebly.com

Every year, Calla and her family participate in the town's showcase, but this year, she is determined to create a song garden without the help of her parents. Her friends all have great ideas, but writing a song doesn't come as easily to Calla. There are so many choices...what if she gets it wrong? Will Calla be able to conquer her worries and let her creativity shine through?Written by an elementary music teacher to spark composition in young readers, The Song Garden teaches children that their creations are truly their own.

Every year, Calla and her family participate in the town's showcase, but this year, she is determined to create a song garden without the help of her parents. Her friends all have great ideas, but writing a song doesn't come as easily to Calla. There are so many choices...what if she gets it wrong? Will Calla be able to conquer her worries and let her creativity shine through?Written by an elementary music teacher to spark composition in young readers, The Song Garden teaches children that their creations are truly their own.

Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children’s book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. Mason learns she is part of an experiment intended to render teenagers into autotrophs—genetically engineered, self-sustaining life-forms who don’t need food or water to survive. And before he knows it, Mason is on the run with the girl, and wanted, dead or alive, by the mysterious mastermind of this horrible plan, who is simply called the Gardener. Will Mason be forced to destroy the thing he’s longed for most?

Time and again, the children from Knight's Castle have longed for another magic adventure. But you can't find magic just anywhere. It doesn't just grow like grass. It requires the right place and the right time— Or thyme, as the case may be. For at Mrs. Whiton's house, magic grows wild as the fragrant banks of thyme in her garden. Eliza insists that time doesn't grow, it flies—yet growing in the garden is olden time, future time, and common time. Or so says the Natterjack, the odd toadlike creature who presides over the garden and accompanies the kids on a series of perilous, hilarious, always unpredictable adventures. "Anything can happen," the Natterjack says with a wink, "when you have all the time in the world."

Serenity is willing to do anything to find her sister, the twin Force has raised in the Temple since birth. But when Sky refuses to help, Serenity has no choice but to go to Luc—whose plan is to use Serenity as bait. Together, they embark to Force’s island vacation spot—the Garden, an exotic Museum that displays girls as Flowers. When their plan takes a turn for the worse, Jade, the Garden Director, captures Luc and Serenity. With both their lives in the balance, Serenity has no choice but to bow to Jade, who may be even more ruthless and determined than Luc. Serenity will become the Skeleton Flower. The Jewel by Amy Ewing meets Tricks by Ellen Hopkins in this gritty Young Adult Dystopian that tells of a fear-inducing future where the world of sex trafficking has become a social norm and where woman aren't treated as humans and are no safer than they were than they were in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The LibraryLydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.

A spooky and adventurous fantasy debut about a girl made of dust and bone and imagination who seeks the truth about the magic that brought her to life. "This magical story - and the brave girl in its pages - will haunt you in the best way." (Natalie Lloyd, New York Times best-selling author of Over the Moon) "Remember, my dear, you do not really and truly exist.” Irréelle fears she’s not quite real. Only the finest magical thread tethers her to life - and to Miss Vesper. But for all her efforts to please her cruel creator, the thread is unraveling. Irréelle is forgetful as she gathers bone dust. She is slow returning from the dark passages beneath the cemetery. Worst of all, she is unmindful of her crooked bones. When Irréelle makes one final, unforgivable mistake by destroying a frightful creature just brought to life, Miss Vesper threatens to imagine her away once and for all. Defying her creator for the very first time, Irréelle flees to the underside of the graveyard and embarks on an adventure to unearth the mysterious magic that breathes bones to life, even if it means she will return to dust and be no more. With echoes of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, debut author Heather Kassner's The Bone Garden is a gorgeously written story humming with magic, mystery, and dark imaginings. Perfect for fans of Holly Black, Jonathan Auxier, and Katherine Arden. Praise for The Bone Garden "A gorgeously creepy tale with a timeless feel. With her vulnerability and courage, Irréelle is a heroine you can't help but love." (Elly Blake, New York Times best-selling author of Nightblood) "[Evokes] the dreamy tone and themes of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and The Graveyard Book...an impressive new fairy tale that will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff’s subtly magical stories." (Booklist) "The pages of this book are filled with imagination incarnate - in the form of a haunting heroine made from dust, bone, and a heart of gold. A deliciously dark, unique tale!" (MarcyKate Connolly, author of Shadow Weaver)

The Baby Garden answers the age-old question that young children ask of "Where do babies come from?" from a spiritual possibility.This sweet book helps young readers to understand the Scripture behind Jeremiah 1:5, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you: And I ordained you a prophet to the nations."The Baby Garden declares that babies are all with Jesus before conception, and it develops a level of belief that God specifically assigns each person a guardian angel from the beginning, who will be with them before they are born, throughout their lives, and after they die. This claim is grounded in the Scripture from Psalm 91:11, "For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways." It also supports that God's gifts to each person are uniquely planned out along with individual talents that make each person unique.