Books with title White Magic: A Novel

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home. In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest—nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself. “One of [Kristin Hannah’s] most compelling and riveting novels.”—Booklist

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home. In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest—nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself. “One of [Kristin Hannah’s] most compelling and riveting novels.”—Booklist

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the meaning of home. In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest—nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her western Washington hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates is determined to free the extraordinary little girl she calls Alice from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation. To reach her, Julia must discover the truth about Alice’s past—although doing so requires help from Julia’s estranged sister, a local police officer. The shocking facts of Alice’s life test the limits of Julia’s faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice—and for herself. “One of [Kristin Hannah’s] most compelling and riveting novels.”—Booklist

Deep in the Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest– nearly one million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. Even in this modern age, much of it remains undiscovered and uncharted. From the heart of this old forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she can give no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. . . .Until recently, Dr. Julia Cates was one of the preeminent child psychiatrists in the country, but a scandal shattered her confidence, ruined her career, and made her a media target. When she gets a desperate call from her estranged sister, Ellie, a police chief in their small western Washington hometown, she jumps at the chance to escape. In Rain Valley, nothing much ever happens–until a girl emerges from the deep woods and walks into town. She is a victim unlike any Julia has ever seen: a child locked in a world of unimaginable fear and isolation. When word spreads of the “wild child” and the infamous doctor who is treating her, the media descend on Julia and once again her competence is challenged. State and federal authorities want to lock the girl away in an institution until an identification can be made.But to Julia, who has come to doubt her own ability, nothing is more important than saving the girl she now calls Alice. To heal this child, Julia will have to understand that she cannot work alone and must look to others–the people in the town she left long ago, the sister she barely knows, and Dr. Max Cerrasin, a handsome, private man with secrets of his own.Then a shocking revelation forces Julia to risk everything to discover the truth about Alice. The ordeal that follows will test the limits of Julia’s faith, forgiveness, and love, as she struggles to ascertain where Alice ultimately belongs.In her most ambitious novel to date, Kristin Hannah delivers an incandescent story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope, and the mysterious places in the heart where love lies waiting.

They say humans can’t do magic. Claire Stone knows different.All is not well in Underland. The Authorities are not happy about Claire’s unauthorised training, and unpleasant things start to happen around her. Observers are being replaced by Grenlix; crafty, untrusted citizens of Underland. Worse, the humans are losing their memories – and without memories, then can’t get into Underland. The Authorities like Claire even less when she starts to poke her nose into what’s behind the missing memories, and they are desperate to know why her magic is so different to theirs.Claire digs her way to the truth, but is the price she pays worth it?White Magic is the second volume of the Warrior Stone series by R B Harkess, a dark adventure in a steampunk world, for Young Adults of all ages.Follow Claire deeper into Underland – read White Magic today.

Sole Tapia has always considered herself an American, and she doesn't have much interest in her Mexican American cultural heritage, to her mother's dismay. Sole's brother, George, an ardent supporter of Mexican American rights, is also critical of his sister's lack of interest in her culture. Not until she meets Patsy Benavidez, a proud Mexican American woman who becomes her best friend, does Sole begin to see herself in a new light. She recognizes a truth that she has previously ignored: many people will judge her by the color of her skin and will never consider her an American. Then Sole discovers a shocking secret about George that calls into question all that she believes about her background and family.White Mexican is an insightful and sometimes humorous look at racial identity, family traditions, political correctness, DNA analysis, white privilege, colorism, and what makes us who we are culturally and physically.

Fifteen year old Lily has a secret, has kept it hidden for as long as she can remember.What teenager wants to be shunned for daring to be different? And wanting to become a witch is as different as it gets. She is obsessed with witches. While other little girls dream of being princesses, that has never crossed Lily’s mind. Her only dream is becoming a witch.She has her own spell book, none of witch - oops, none of which actually work, but it's her very own, and she's spent years building it up. She's tried to give up on her dream time after time, but it's impossible. It's part of who she is.Lily's friends end up in the hospital, one after another, deathly sick. While Lily’s dream comes true and she’s gifted with powerful magic, is it worth the price she may be forced to pay?White Magic fights Dark Magic.

Sole Tapia has always considered herself an American, and she doesn't have much interest in her Mexican American cultural heritage, to her mother's dismay. Sole's brother, George, an ardent supporter of Mexican American rights, is also critical of his sister's lack of interest in her culture. Not until she meets Patsy Benavidez, a proud Mexican American woman who becomes her best friend, does Sole begin to see herself in a new light. She recognizes a truth that she has previously ignored: many people will judge her by the color of her skin and will never consider her an American. Then Sole discovers a shocking secret about George that calls into question all that she believes about her background and family.White Mexican is an insightful and sometimes humorous look at racial identity, family traditions, political correctness, DNA analysis, white privilege, colorism, and what makes us who we are culturally and physically.

Natalie and kid brother Denny (revealed in MY AUNT, THE MONSTER to be a magician) are spending the summer at their beloved uncle's horse farm. Natalie is thrilled by the power of magic, but learns that while you can sometimes control it, magic can also control you. Misuse of magic can result in unsuspected consequences, and Natalie learns some life lessons in this tale of a dressage competition and coping with prejudice.