Books with title The Wanderer

Thirteen-year-old Sophie accompanies her three uncles and two male cousins as they sail across the Atlantic to visit her grandfather in England. During the long and perilous journey, Sophie keeps a journal which appears in alternating chapters with a log kept by her cousin, Cody. As the ship sails closer and closer to England, Sophie comes closer and closer to dealing with an important issue from her past. Named one of the Best Children's Books of 2000 by Publishers Weekly. A 2001 Newbery Honor Book.

SONG OF THE WANDERER, the amazing second volume of the million-copy-selling UNICORN CHRONICLES is finally available on Kindle! With over 4,000 Five-Star reviews on Good Reads, this mesmerizing sequel to INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS finds Cara Diana Hunter ready to return to the human world to bring her grandmother, Ivy Morris, back to Luster. Alas, the task turns out to be far more complicated than Cara had first thought, since the "gates" between Earth and Luster are only open at certain times and only found in particular locations. And there are strange new questions to be answered: What is the Rainbow Prison? What is the significance of the haunting "Song of the Wanderer"? What was it that drove Ivy to become the Wanderer in the first place?Happily, Cara has new friends to help her on her quest, including the unicorns Belle and Finder, the mysterious Geomancer, and a most persnickety gryphon. Adventure, action, heartbreak, triumph, and surprises galore await readers who want to make a return visit to Luster!

"Wonderfully strange and strangely wonderful, Peter Van den Ende's Wanderer is an epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail."—Shaun TanAs with Shaun Tan's The Arrival, it gives us collective goosebumps to introduce the singular talent and imagination of Peter Van den Ende to North America. Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when it storms. And so it does. We hope that readers young and old will find the strength and inspiration that we did in this quietly powerful story about growing, learning, and life's ups and downs.

What will a man do to return to his home? For ten years, Odysseus longed for his home of Ithaca and the wife he loved more than life. Individuals were murdered, children died, and everyone he met encountered his deceit. Even his friends died in his quest. He did things he knew would trouble his very soul. But he justified it by his longing to be with his Penelope.It was he who ended the war. Every male, from the aged King Priam, to Hector’s infant son, Astyanax, died in the sack of Troy. Only a few women escaped the destruction to become slaves. This because of Odysseus’s desire to get home.“What crime have I committed?” He cried into the winds that would destroy him.“Your crime is pride,” the enslaved queen of the Trojans proclaimed. “You have the belief that you are above the gods and answer to no one. Pride in your own abilities has blinded your recognition of god’s grace and this vanity of yours will be your downfall. The gods will not let you go unpunished for this.”What followed was a decade of adventure, but adventure that cost the life of every man he brought out of Troy. Finally, stranded on a barren island far into the distant ocean, he comes to terms with his crimes and finds redemption.

If the desert doesn't kill them, the city will. Two teenagers come together in a future where staying alive is the only ambition. Here in a vast lost valley, society has split into two: the Wanderers, who team together to battle against the elements and each other in the harsh world of the desert, and those who live in the pyramid-city of Arcone, whose closed environment and tightly controlled society enable them to maintain a more civilized existence in the face of an environmentally devastated planet. Conflict is inevitable.... Kean is a Wanderer, adopted into a team that has protected him since he was a child. Essa lives with her parents in the pyramid, and chafes at the mental and physical restrictions the government enforces to protect its people. But when a rogue Wanderer plans an attack on the city to gain its resources for his people, Kean and Essa's paths collide with an impact that will alter their lives forever. The next in a line of post-apocalyptic coming-of-age stories that began with Lois Lowry's masterpiece, The Giver, and moved on through the Hunger Games series, Wanderer is a journey of danger, growth, friendship, and hope for a new generation.

What will a man do to return to his home? For ten years, Odysseus longed for his home of Ithaca and the wife he loved more than life. Individuals were murdered, children died, and everyone he met encountered his deceit. Even his friends died in his quest. He did things he knew would trouble his very soul. But he justified it by his longing to be with his Penelope.It was he who ended the war. Every male, from the aged King Priam, to Hector’s infant son, Astyanax, died in the sack of Troy. Only a few women escaped the destruction to become slaves. This because of Odysseus’s desire to get home.“What crime have I committed?” He cried into the winds that would destroy him.“Your crime is pride,” the enslaved queen of the Trojans proclaimed. “You have the belief that you are above the gods and answer to no one. Pride in your own abilities has blinded your recognition of god’s grace and this vanity of yours will be your downfall. The gods will not let you go unpunished for this.”What followed was a decade of adventure, but adventure that cost the life of every man he brought out of Troy. Finally, stranded on a barren island far into the distant ocean, he comes to terms with his crimes and finds redemption.

"The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in."Thirteen-year-old Sophie hears the sea calling, promising adventure and a chance for discovery as she sets sail for England with her three uncles and two cousins. Sophie's cousin Cody isn't sure he has the strength to prove himself to the crew and to his father. Through Sophie's and Cody's travel logs, we hear stories of the past and the daily challenges of surviving at sea as "The Wanderer" sails toward its destination -- and its passengers search for their places in the world.

The Wanderer's Hávamál features Jackson Crawford’s complete, carefully revised English translation of the Old Norse poem Hávamál, newly annotated for this volume, together with facing original Old Norse text sourced directly from the Codex Regius manuscript.Rounding out the volume are Crawford’s classic Cowboy Hávamál and translations of other related texts central to understanding the character, wisdom, and mysteries of Óðinn (Odin). Portable and reader-friendly, it makes an ideal companion for both lovers of Old Norse mythology and those new to the wisdom of this central Eddic poem wherever they may find themselves.

A Unique Twist on Shape-Shifters with Fast-Paced Action, Thrilling Adventure, Mystery, and a Bit of RomanceFlo lives an eccentric life—she travels with a popular circus in which the main acts star orphaned children with secret shape-shifting abilities. Once Flo turns sixteen, she must perform, but she’s not ready. While practicing jumping a flaming hurdle in a clearing beside the circus, she spots a dark figure in the trees and fears he saw her shift. The news sends the circus into a panic.In Flo’s world, shifters are unknown to humans with the exception of a secret organization—the EOS, referred to as “hunters.” Hunters capture and kill. They send some shifters to labs for observation and testing—testing they don’t often survive—and deem others useless, a danger to society, and eliminate them. To avoid discovery, shifters travel in packs, constantly moving and keeping themselves hidden. Up until now, the circus was the perfect disguise.Believing she has brought attention to the group, Flo feels dread and anxiety, causing her to make a mistake in front of the audience during her performance—a mistake that triggers a violent attack from the hunters.Flo manages to flee the torched circus grounds with Jett, the bear shifter who loves her; the annoying elephant triplets; and a bratty tiger named Pru. Together they begin a new journey, alone in a world they don’t understand and don’t know how to navigate. On the run, they unravel secrets and lies that surround the circus and their lives—secrets and lies that all point to the unthinkable: Have they been betrayed by the people they trusted most?Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Writing 'The Wanderer' was the most fun I've had writing a children's book. Living in several different countries and visiting many more has helped mold a more universal perspective that I hope will be visible in the writing. Hopefully you will enjoy not only the new direction of the poems, but the new illustrations as well. Thanks again for your support!