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Join Kya and Hearthorne as they leave the moon behind in their quest to keep their bargain with the moon dragon. In this Curiosity, they discover the perils of storms, exactly what it takes to sink a faerie ship, and answer the call from the sea herself. In this collection of Saltwater short stories you’ll also find a merstone, discover the power of wishing and remembering, learn the origins of the Bottomless Sea, and read Mira Morganstein’s next adventure as she journeys to Faerie and what she finds there. Series Order: The Curious Leaf: An Adventure in Wishing (#0) Curiosities of the Moon (#1) Saltwater Curiosities (#2) Curiosities of the Enchanted Forest (#3) Coming Soon!
Following the adventures of Kya and Hearthorne from The Curious Leaf: An Adventure in Wishing, the stories in this collection feature their next adventure as they journey to the moon. Included in this Collection: ---Kya and the Curious Leaf: A Journey to the Moon (serial*) ---The Tale of the Buried Moon (fairy tale retelling) ---Moonflower (short story) ---Moon Bait (short story from the world of Tales of the Snow Queen) ---Mira Morganstein, Queen of the Nearly Dead Fae: Pink Lemonade and the Eleventy Year (serial*) ---As well as fun little snippets featuring Cherrie and Thorn (Bitten: A Novel of Faerie), Ask Nerissa (The Fairy Godmother Dilemma), a word from Bettony (The Trouble with Toads) and a peek into Bodkins' files (Mira Morganstein). Series Order: The Curious Leaf: An Adventure in Wishing (#0) Curiosities of the Moon (#1) Saltwater Curiosities (#2) *Kya's adventures as well as Mira Morganstein are both told in a serial format. They are *not* a serialized novel--that is, a novel cut into pieces. Each "episode" is a complete adventure in itself with a beginning, a middle, and an ending. The ending, however, is open in order to allow for future adventures in each series.
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus of this book is on the unusual, the overlooked or the downright extraordinary. Thus, someone most of us do not know, Admiral William Brown, is given equal coverage to Admiral Nelson. Without Admiral Brown releasing Garibaldi, modern Italy might not exist. And without the barely known genius John Ericsson designing the Monitor, the Confederacy might have won the American Civil War. Readers will be stimulated to read more about the remarkable men--explorers, admirals and trawlermen--who have shaped our world. The sea has had a remarkable effect upon our language. We hear the terms "steer clear," "hit the deck," "don't rock the boat," "to harbor a grudge" and the like, and give little thought to them. In the pages of this book, the reader will find the origin of "bumpkin," a "brace of shakes," "born with a silver spoon," "booby prize," "to take on board," "above board," "bombed" (in the sense of being drunk), the "blues," "blind-side," "blind drunk," "the pot calling the kettle black," "reach the bitter end," "wasters," "ahoy," "all at sea," "to keep aloof," "piss-artist," "taken aback," "barbecue" and "bamboozle." Other colourful terms, which have passed out of common usage, such as "bring one's arse to anchor" (sit down), "belly timber" (food) and "bog orange" (potato) are also included, as well as important pirate haunts, technical terms, famous battles, maritime inventors and ship speed records.
Discover Alabama's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Coon Dog Cemetery, learn about the cattle-mutilation mystery, view the world's largest boll weevil, and sip Kudzu Tea. Only a true Southerner could capture the essence of these and other authentic Alabama phenomena, and Andy Duncan does his home state proud.
Aneira thought she had accepted her fate, but the longing for home grows strong enough that she sneaks into the Babas’ cottage to see if she can find a way to spell herself home. Instead, she stumbles in upon a theft in progress. To make matters worse, the Babas had simply been waiting to spring their trap. They need both Aneira and the thief’s help, and they aren’t above threatening life and limb to get it. As before, the Babas offer a choice: retrieve a firebird egg and the maiden they wish to apprentice, and the baby firebird in their possession will be free to find a more hospitable home. Refuse, and the selfsame firebird may well end up plucked and lightly seasoned. The tasks are far from simple—especially when their journey takes them to the heart of Summer’s country. (An unpleasant proposition when your heart is made entirely of frost.) Time grows short, and Aneira must decide if her heart—and the hope of returning home—is worth more than the fate of a baby firebird and a maiden she has never met. The choice she makes will set her on a course that will either save who she is or destroy who she has the potential to become. Key Words: fairy tales, the snow queen, fantasy, magic, children, juvenile fiction, juvenile fantasy, danyelle leafty, magic apples, kids books, fairy tale, series
Once upon a time, the witch Baba Yaga stole a child from the mortal world and brought her to a land filled with magic. But after a hundred years of ice and wonder, Aneira is more than ready to return to her family. But she can’t return home yet. Not without her mortal heart. Never fear, the Babas Yaga are happy to help her—for a price. One ancient ice dragon, to be exact. The very dragon Aneira accidentally released from his lifelong imprisonment. The terms of the bargain are clear: catch the dragon, and the Babas Yaga will use their powers to retrieve Aneira’s mortal heart. Once she has her heart, she’ll be able to return home to the family she has long been missing. Fail, and she will never see them again. Yet as horrible as that fate would be, there is still a fate far worse. For the great dragon Indigo has vowed to take revenge upon those who imprisoned him, even if it means turning the world into a wasteland of eternal winter. In the final book of the Tales of the Snow Queen quartet, Aneira must face the one of the greatest threats the world has ever known: the great ice dragon Indigo. Read the series in order: Of Wind and Winter Of Firebirds and Frost Of Indigo and Ice Of Secrets and Snow Key Words: fairy tale, fairy tale fantasy, fantasy, high fantasy, epic fantasy, dragon, the snow queen, snow white, fantasy and magic, myths, legends, fairy tale series, fantasy series, ya fantasy
Shoes, unlike magic, are predictable. They don’t change shape, bite, or alter a person’s destiny. And that’s just how Faryn likes it. But his Uncle Harvey has a bad habit of dying. While inconvenient, this hasn’t ever been a problem until now. Thanks to an evil witch and a poisoned apple turnover, Harvey is dead again—permanently this time. As his uncle’s heir, Faryn has to give up shoemaking in order to accept and refine his magic. Magic he never wanted. Unwilling to let go of his dream, but unable to escape his destiny, Faryn combines the two and discovers a knack for making magical shoes. He also learns that turning a person into a goose is a lot easier than turning her back, and that he severely underestimated how much trouble magic can be. The witch who killed his uncle is trying to control all the magic of the land, and it’s up to Faryn to stop her. If only he can get his magic to cooperate in time.
It isn’t often that a Baba Yaga makes a mistake. And still more seldom when she admits to it. But when the world is on the brink of eternal winter, she’s willing to make an exception. Only Aneira is no longer the mortal girl Baba Yaga spirited away so many years ago. Her heart is completely frozen, and she has cut ties with all she was before. Unfortunately the consequence of her actions is an endless winter that would cocoon the world in ice and snow. Unless they are able to anchor her heart to balance the magics and what is left of her mortality. Only one creature knows how to anchor a heart and banish the winter from it: the great ice dragon Indigo who has been imprisoned in an enchanted slumber. He is willing to help them in exchange for the answers to three riddles of his own. Riddles that are every bit as dangerous as a heart filled with the power of winter and frozen through with ice. Read the series in order: Bottomless (prequel short story) Of Wind and Winter (#1) Of Firebirds and Frost (#2) Of Indigo and Ice (#3) Of Secrets and Snow (#4) Key Terms: fairy tale, the snow queen, winter, magic, fantasy, fairy tales for kids, fairy tales for tweens, danyelle leafty, middle grade, upper middle grade, mg, fairy tale retelling, winter fairy tale, fairy tale series, the snow queen series
Once upon a time a young girl wanted revenge. But first, she wanted to be beautiful. Twelve-year-old Bettony has read enough stories that begin with once upon a time to know what happens to the ugly stepsisters at the end, and she’s determined to escape that fate by any means necessary—even by magic. Unfortunately, when it comes to magic, there is no place for regret, refunds, or exchanges. Even if you accidentally turn your older sister into a toad. If Bettony wants her happily ever after to end well, she’s going to have to find a way to turn her sister back into a person before their mother finds out she’s been dabbling with magic and grounds her for life. And if she wants to do that, she’s going to need more magic. Tracking down the family magic turns out to be surprisingly easy. Now, if only it came with instructions . . .