Books with title The First Story

This is the extraordinary adventure of 11 year old friends Summer and Orin, who live in the mountains of British Columbia. Soon after the death of Summer's father, she and Orin travel to a mysterious land of "The Children of the Known", where everyone forgets their sorrows and no one ever dies. Tempted to surrender to this place to help her get over the painful memories of her father's accident, Summer has a choice between staying in this fantasy land, or returning to the real world--a choice of responsibility over dependence, the joys and pains of growing up, and ultimately, mortality.

This is the extraordinary adventure of 11 year old friends Summer and Orin, who live in the mountains of British Columbia. Soon after the death of Summer's father, she and Orin travel to a mysterious land of "The Children of the Known", where everyone forgets their sorrows and no one ever dies. Tempted to surrender to this place to help her get over the painful memories of her father's accident, Summer has a choice between staying in this fantasy land, or returning to the real world--a choice of responsibility over dependence, the joys and pains of growing up, and ultimately, mortality.

Matt lives to write stories. And those stories might be the only thing keeping his best friend alive after school bullies brutally attack him for being gay. At the side of John's hospital bed, Matt weaves together tales in the hopes of waking him from his coma before it's too late.... Storytelling itself comes to life in the world of Creativity. When unexpected changes cause chaos there, personified character archetypes known as Aspects must find the source before everything they know is lost. They suspect that someone has stolen the most powerful thing in all of Creativity: the First Story. But who is powerful enough to wield it? Follow the Aspects as they journey through an ever-changing series of folktales, ghost stories, tragedies, comedies, classic fantasy, and modern science fiction to piece the clues together. If the Aspects cannot trust in reality - or even their own memories - can they work together to find the thief and restore their world? Authors 4 Authors Content Rating: This title has been rated 14+ appropriate for teens and contains: Moderate language Intense violence Violent hate crime Brief implied sex Moderate alcohol use LGBTQ+ discussion For more information on our rating system, please, visit our Content Guide at authors4authorspublishing.com/books/ratings.