Description15-year-old author Flavia Bujor is an international sensation. Already a best seller, The Prophecy of the Stones has been published in 21 countries. Jade, Opal, and Amber are three teenage girls who have been chosen to fulfill a prophecy using special stones. Sent to a magical land called Fairytale, the girls must fight to save it and the life of a young girl.
Description"Look after the dead, " said the priests, "and the dead will look after you." Wise words in all probability, but a tall order when you have just become the pharaoh of a small and penniless country whose largesse, and indeed treasury, is unlikely to stretch to the building of a monumental pyramid to honour your dead father. And particularly when your only visible means of support is a recently acquired qualification from the Guild of Assassins - and running a kingdom and basic financial acumen were not prerequisites for course entry.
DescriptionThis collection brings together 17 of Kipling's early stories, written between 1885 and 1888, when Kipling was working as a journalist in India. "The Man Who Would Be King" is the story of two British vagabonds who set off to establish a small kingdom among primitive tribesmen in Afghanistan. Only one of the men returns, and his condition is so bad that the newspaperman-narrator barely recognizes him. Other stories include: "The Phantom Rickshaw", "Baa Baa, Black Sheep", "At the Pit's Mouth", "A Wayside Comedy", "Gemini", "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes", "At 22", and "With the Main Guard".
DescriptionMalcolm Muggeridge contends that Christendom is quite different from Christianity. Christ said, "My kingdom is very much a part of this world, and thus subject to decay and eventual ruin." In this book, Muggeridge explores the prevailing downfall of Christendom. However, contrary to our natural impulse to mourn this, Muggeridge makes a cogent and convincing argument that now is a time to rejoice, "for it is precisely when every earthly hope has been explored and found wanting...that Christ's hand reaches out sure and firm."…
DescriptionA fairy tale told in the elaborate CRT style! Lush music, hundreds of sound effects and the incredible Colonial Radio Players bring this classic childs tale to life. Join the "Teller of Tales" as he wanders over brooks, meadows, forests and glens searching for enchanted tales to tell.
DescriptionMolly, an untutored wind witch, and Kendal, a scholar with more pride than brains, must find and return the Goddess' missing daughter, or the kingdom is doomed. The quest is fraught with peril. Wereweazels, diresnakes, ice demons, and old magic abound. Seventy-eight princes have already perished. Time is almost gone. At journey's end, they must face Talon, the evil wizard who spirited the daughter away.
DescriptionNo sooner have Emma and Eadric turned back into humans (from being frogs) than Emma's mother flies into a panic. Aunt Grassina is distracted because she's found her true love turned into an otter, and Emma's magic is so out of control she sends herself to the dungeon by mistake. The neighboring kingdom has chosen this moment to attack, and if Emma can't get Grassina's mind back on protecting the kingdom, life as they know it in Greater Greensward will be in peril. From underwater sea monsters to fire-breathing dragons, this witty pair of young friends manages to sweet-talk, cajole, and race their way to victory. But when it looks as if everything will finally work out, disaster strikes, and Emma finds that magic is not enough; it takes real bravery and a strong, new friendship to succeed.
