Books with title Water From the Moon

What was it like to be a Mexican American youth growing up in a small copper mining town in Arizona? This collection of short stories written in the voices of those young people answers that question. It will not only captivate readers who are young adults but also those adults who are young at heart. Who can resist characters like Emilio and Gigante, who live on the fringe of Morenci social culture because they are different? Emilio was disfigured in a fire that killed his family and stunted his mental and physical growth and Gigante is so big that his job is to carry coffins from the church to the cemetery. In the title story, Margarita and Carmelita discover that maybe water can come from the moon. These and other intriguing characters in this collection are individuals whose lives are in transition and the stories are about how they deal with the changes. At the core of the stories is the knowledge that the town will eventually be destroyed by the ever expanding copper mine that provides most of the employment in the area. The author, Elena Díaz Björkquist gives us a wonderful insight into life in a mining town.

A Stranded VoyagerAstrid Carr has traveled the galaxy for years as a protocol specialist, but when her starship fails, even she is unprepared to put down on Teridun Four, a “Do Not Contact” planet due to its medieval Earth development. Life only gets more difficult when she is given two choices—marry Valemar, king of the Bánalfar, or be handed over to the dangerous Cordair. An Ancient Prophesy The Alfari have long looked for the Moon Princess, the prophesied savior who will drive away those who threaten Bánalfar and ensure peace. For some reason, they think that someone is Astrid. Her choices limited, Astrid allows them to believe the lie as she seeks to survive in an unknown world. But the lines blur as she grows closer to Valemar and his people, especially when she discovers the secrets the Cordair are hiding.A Looming War Though contact with the inhabitants of Teridun Four is forbidden, Astrid has reason to believe that she isn’t the first visitor from space. If her suspicions about the Cordair prove true, there is more at stake than her own fate or even that of her new people—the whole world is in peril. As the expectations around her grow and her own fears rise, Astrid must try to become the person they believe her to be, or civilizations will fall.

The appearance of folkloric demons sparks tensions among two neighbouring empires (the Solenstars and the Ejighas) as they disagree on how to handle the new threat. Allies only due to their mutual sympathies over the death of their wives, the two leaders lose focus on who the true enemy is – The demons or each other. When a powerful demon appears and the best warrior, Ionis, disappears leaving his legendary weapon behind; Cylis, the younger son of the Solenstar King, steps up to prove himself, taking his brother's legendary weapon with him. Ara, daughter of the Ejigha Shogun’s empire, wasn’t thrilled about her arranged marriage to a corrupt prince. However, she flees from potential consequences when she accidentally murders him during their courtship.The alliance between kingdoms is weak and tensions rise. As Ara ends up in danger that only magic can heal, her path crosses with Cylis and he has to choose sides to determine what type of man he wants to be. As the son of a tyrant king trying to prove himself a worthy warrior, stepping into his brother’s shoes, he learns that people hate and fear his family for nefarious activities he wasn’t aware of.Living up to his family name now has less prestige to him, but anything less than loyalty is traitorous and punishable by death.Solving the rising threat of demons isn’t easy while allies are at odds with each other. It doesn’t help either, that everyone Cylis encounters wants him dead for his family’s past crimes. Challenges are only further complicated by the family that now wants Ara dead as well.With this many enemies, what’s the worst a demon could do? …Still some pretty horrible things. But at least the demons are unbiased and direct with their intentions.

Join four fish, Jon, Paul, Peter, and Gold as they begin their adventurous life as humans and make their way across strange land to Karz, Turkey where they meet missionaries Annabelle and her father, Mike. Together, this group of young adventurers find themselves in daring circumstances and receiving direction through an unexpected dream. Will the four fish stay human? Join the group and find out as they act with courage and kindness in the midst of hatred to serve a community in need of love.

The appearance of folkloric demons sparks tensions among two neighbouring empires (the Solenstars and the Ejighas) as they disagree on how to handle the new threat. Allies only due to their mutual sympathies over the death of their wives, the two leaders lose focus on who the true enemy is – The demons or each other. When a powerful demon appears and the best warrior, Ionis, disappears leaving his legendary weapon behind; Cylis, the younger son of the Solenstar King, steps up to prove himself, taking his brother's legendary weapon with him. Ara, daughter of the Ejigha Shogun’s empire, wasn’t thrilled about her arranged marriage to a corrupt prince. However, she flees from potential consequences when she accidentally murders him during their courtship. The alliance between kingdoms is weak and tensions rise. As Ara ends up in danger that only magic can heal, her path crosses with Cylis and he has to choose sides to determine what type of man he wants to be.

A perfect book for bedtime snuggles!“Baby from the Moon” is a tale about a single wish – to find a mommy, whom Baby G saw many times in his dreams while living in the sky before his birth. It is a sweet story of the baby boy and his birth that celebrates life, joy, and encouragement, while satisfying the curiosity of young children how they came into this world. A touching journey of the tiny boy, who wants nothing more then to meet his mommy, this is a gentle introduction and inspiration for every child with dreams. A beautiful story and amazing artwork will keep children's imaginations flying from page to page filled with loving twists and turns. Children might discover something surprising about their birth and themselves. A fantastic gift for a new mommy and baby!

Living alone with his state-ranger mother in Thermopolis, Wyoming, young Nick yearns to know what’s become of his father who abandoned the family for the oil fields of Alaska. Not far away on the Shoshone Reservation in the Wind River Mountains, an equally youthful Robert Toy too lives alone with his mother in a tarpaper shack; he too wonders and worries about his rodeo-riding father who left the family for the gas fields of Rock Springs and never returned. A chance encounter at a basketball game brings serious trouble for both boys, and soon they find themselves running from the law into the high mountains in late fall, a time the Cheyenne call the moon when water freezes.Pursued by the county Sheriff, one lonely white boy and one angry Indian youth set off to Alaska on a desperate search for self-knowledge. Little do they know that a dangerous car accident and a major fall snowstorm will conspire to bring them face to face with the phantom figure of Parker Wise, an “old ways” Shoshone Indian who hunts elk from horseback. This small group in near white-out conditions---an old ways Indian, two lonely teenage boys, a big riding horse named Mystery Dog, and two mules, Crooke and Custer, head off to “above the tree line”, where their intertwined lives collide with the necessity to survive, a confrontation with death, and the possibility of love and companionship.

A STRANDED VOYAGER Astrid Carr has traveled the galaxy for years as a protocol specialist, but when her starship fails, even she is unprepared to put down on Teridun Four, a “Do Not Contact” planet due to its medieval Earth development. Life only gets more difficult when she is given two choices—marry Valemar, king of the Bánalfar, or be handed over to the dangerous Cordair. AN ANCIENT PROHPESY The Alfari have long looked for the Moon Princess, the prophesied savior who will drive away those who threaten Bánalfar and ensure peace. For some reason, they think that someone is Astrid. Her choices limited, Astrid allows them to believe the lie as she seeks to survive in an unknown world. But the lines blur as she grows closer to Valemar and his people, especially when she discovers the secrets the Cordair are hiding. A LOOMING WAR Though contact with the inhabitants of Teridun Four is forbidden, Astrid has reason to believe that she isn’t the first visitor from space. If her suspicions about the Cordair prove true, there is more at stake than her own fate or even that of her new people—the whole world is in peril. As the expectations around her grow and her own fears rise, Astrid must try to become the person they believe her to be, or civilizations will fall.