My Pet Monk is an inspiring story about a little boy who meets a peaceful monk one day and is intrigued to learn his Zen like ways. There are approximately 12 rules to living like a Zen Monk.The story "My Pet Monk" incorporates some of these rules in poetic rhyme such as; serving others, making cooking and cleaning meditation, thinking about what is necessary and living simply. This story shares lessons of good behaviour, good character and of the things that are most valuable in life. I envision the illustrations to reflect some Oriental culture as the reader enjoys the story about friendship, positive behaviour, the importance of good thoughts and life's most valuable gifts.This story was inspired by a chance interaction I had with a Monk this past summer, whom I recently ran into again.His name is Kedrub.
Belinda's house is near the Fairy Lair. Her best friend is the Guardian Elf of the Lair. Their Forest road neighbours don't know that Belinda is a witch nor that magical creatures live behind the great limestone cliff in the woods. That is, not until a curious ginger-headed boy named George-Henry and his beagle Daisy discover the secret entryway to the Lair. To make matters worse, Gnymph, the gatekeeper's new security system locks the fairies out. Will George-Henry be able to keep their secret or will the fairies have to find a new home? Belinda must help the Guardian Elf protect the fairies.
"Magical things happen when Tree Chicken arrives" Nobody knows where Tree Chicken comes from, but after a stormy night at Kokopelli Farm arrives the strangest Chicken Sam and Jess have ever seen. After its arrival unusual things start to happen.
Princess Aurora is a miracle baby under a fairy curse - on her eighteenth birthday she and everyone around her will fall into a magical sleep for a hundred years... until someone worthy is there to wake her up...Slept Away is a silly, queer spin on an old fairytale - made for the young and the old, the silly and the serious, the princesses and the porpoises.
An ant colony is in grave danger. The peaceful Valley ants are about to be attacked by a hoard of raider ants called the Vager. Young Indiana Ant has seen his father, Montana the famous scout, set off in search of the legendary Strawberry Fields, a place that could provide a lifeline for the colony, but he is yet to return. Meanwhile in China, snow falls upon monks lying still around a monastery. The Red Army has been through, leaving only a tiny cricket, Da Shan, still breathing. Da Shan escapes on a boat and as he plays music for the sailors, he has visions of where he must go. Will the Strawberry Fields be found? Can the Valley ants resist the attack from the Vager? Join Indiana and Da Shan on their journeys as they hope to save the Valley ant colony.
SAMIRA saves a baby camel in the desert and goes on to have some great adventures, along with her young friends who live in their secret garden.
JJ is on a journey to find inspiration for the perfect pose. The only problem is he has no idea what inspiration is or where to find it.
Follow Justin as he journeys through the tough battle of dealing with the death of a brother, and learn how he moves forward by remembering his best friend. From the highs of brotherly love to the lows of grief, this story is sure to touch your heart.
Fay is filled with excitement as she rushes to the center of town to see who won the honor of the Town Crown this year! Fay has done her very best all year to win this award. She is hoping the crown will be hers at last! Come along with Fay on her journey while she learns a few lessons and makes a new friend!
This is one bus ride you don't want to miss!Join Papa Cannoli as he shares his Italian-American heritage during bus rides to school.From painting like Michelangelo to filling and selling Cannoli, Papa's bus rides are always an adventure!
Jubilee is an amusing tale of when Sam with his family and two cats - Flea and Ridden - are invited to the Queen's platinum Jubilee celebration after winning a contest set by the organisation over which the Duchess of Cornwall presided. The family finally gets to meet the Queen of England and the two cats win the royal family's admiration. Not only are they awarded medals for their cute antics and for winning the contest, they make their own place on the royal balcony during the air force flypast.However, the happy memories of this event turn sour the next day when police raid the family's hotel room and arrest them all, including the cats, for not following quarantine procedures. The cats are to be taken away for three months and the family can only beg the Queen to confirm their reason for being in the country. In a comical twist comes the family's salvation. Read on to find out what it is.
This is Melissa's first day in the sun. Like all bees her age, she spent her life so far in the subdued darkness inside the hive, sheltered from wind and predators and surrounded by her cluster-sisters. As each bee takes wing and flies her own way, Melissa experiences the thrill of freedom, and learns to cooperate with her sisters to defeat even the mightiest of enemies. By the end of this eventful day she is connected to the swarm as a whole, and to each and every bee-sister, by a bond of compassion.
There is a princess trapped in a tower. There is a knight who is friends with the princess. And there is a mysterious newcomer. There is a lovely world out there to explore. Will the princess ever get out?And there are bears. Bears who are sad, crying in the park. Bears who don't know why people are mean. Bears who may find the answer to their questions in a nearby park.Short Stories for Change explores the ideas of gender roles in a kid-friendly way, designed for children to love themselves wholly. By pursuing social justice young, we create a society of conscientious adults who've accepted themselves since youth.
This is the story of two little Black girls who are sisters: Mae and Lulu. They go on a vacation to Trinidad and Tobago with their parents. During their time in Trinidad, they visit several attractions and even play mas in a Carnival band. After enjoying Carnival celebrations, they head to the sister isle of Tobago; where they swim in a nylon pool in the middle of the ocean . The girls tell the story from their point of view, taking in all of the sights Trinidad and Tobago has to offer. The book is a fun depiction of Trinidad and Tobago from the eyes of two little girls who are thrilled with all of the exotic, unique experiences the country has to offer.
Ruther is fed up with his life in his peaceful galaxy. Peace is not conducive to making money.But his quiet life is about to be shattered. An unthinkable crime has been committed by the ruling government of one galaxy against another and the universal balance has become disrupted. The Order have no choice but to intervene.
The Wichita Discovery is a coming-of-age novella using the Wichita River as the backdrop for discovery. Slick and J.J. soon find more than a place to fish when two meth-cooks try to stop them with a shotgun. Excitement soon grows when they find an unearthed skeleton with silver coins over the eyes.
These little words share with everyone my love for London, for the values of life that we all need to keep a serious eye on and make sure to establish respect everywhere. Peace begins at home. Our world needs freshness, beautiful thoughts and happiness. Good reading to all.
Something is very wrong in Elsa Privette's home life and her school teacher, Rylan Wilder, finds the girl haunting his thoughts. What can he do to help this gifted pupil, despite her desperate circumstances? Rylan has returned to the North Carolina Hills of his youth to find peace in his own personal life but finds himself emotionally embroiled in an increasingly violent and catastrophic maelstrom.
A tale of triumph over adversity, self-discovery, and the power of loveSunderland, 2019. Eve Cummins starts looking into the history behind an old, homemade valentine found in a box of family memorabilia. Her search takes her to Canada, on to Shetland and back to Sunderland.Shetland, 1849. A young blacksmith, Gideon Thompson, makes the difficult decision to leave Lerwick, and the girl he admires, in the hope of earning enough to save his family from destitution. He travels far from his island home to the wilderness of Rupert's Land.As Eve follows Gideon's journey, accompanied by enigmatic rancher, Joel Baxter, she feels an affinity to the young blacksmith and discovers more than she could imagine.
Wild & Wise is a book providing catharsis and solace to those who feel as if they live alone with emotions in their head. In the three prose pieces and thirty-two poems, Wild & Wise provides heart-breaking, vulnerable, and at times sweet, insights into the minds of people who are painfully human. Its anthological works give commentary on the human condition and the hardest parts of the lives we all lead.
Madeleine Chan's father is missing in Obscure City and his young daughter has no clue to his whereabouts. The girl is desperate to find him and enlists the aid of Kassandra Killjoy, a private detective with extraordinary skills; not forgetting Hime the cat, her tuna-loving Familiar. Obscure City is where demons and angels mingle and at night time, there is no telling who is good and who is evil. The Swordsman holds the clues to the mystery but finding him is no simple task. This fast-moving and comical tale throws Mad Chan and Killjoy into many life-threatening situations, all in a determined quest for the truth.
"What about you?" she asked."Marine. I'm from here in Wake County, a bit north of Raleigh. I was one of six men in a Humvee that hit an IED during my fourth tour in Afghanistan.""Damage report?" Sarah asked, point blank."All six lost their lives. I just happened to continue breathing."The finality of his statement shook Sarah to her core. Jeezus."You planning on staying dead?" she asked.Moving Forward is a remarkable story of love, reinvention, and perseverance. You're going to cry, you're going to laugh, and you're going to yell, "Hooray."
Anne Nelson continues to tell us the fascinating tale of Becca, a woman starting over in life and love. She met Cain at her family's cabin. During a trip to Alaska, she falls in love with Cain and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Cain also loves Becca; he wants to marry her. And here is where book 3 picks up. Her late husband left deep seeded scars but with Cain's love and support she is able to finally confide in him. Becca also tells Cain the story of falling out with her brother, James. The thought of her brother makes her a bit sad; since it had been a few years since they'd spoken, she really misses her youngest nephew too. She has always had a very special bond with her youngest nephew, Jake. Her nephew invites her and Cain to his Pop's surprise sixtieth birthday party. She decides to attend this party along with Cain and her best friend, Mary. Tragedy strikes, and Becca's world is turned upside down. Read the story of Becca's fight for her life, her love for Cain and how a heart can break and heal as our Dreamer awakes.
Sometimes you have to have the rug pulled out from beneath your feet to test your spine. The award nominated family suspense, Lake Laps is the broken fairytale of the family next door in a quiet little lakeside town. How far are you willing to go to slay the dragon that has threatened your princess? What do you trade? Who and what can you let go of in order to save your family? It's a tale of family bonds and retribution, a battle to find peace. This is the story of one mother who was willing to go that far. To save them, she danced with the devil himself.
Whispers in the Meadow is a poetry collection cataloging the grief, anger, confusion, and finally acceptance of heartbreak. Written as a way to cope, the author hopes that through these words others will find validation and solidarity in their own experiences with failed love.
The highs of a summer romance, the lows of first love lost, these verses reflect tumultuous emotional tides that can disorient, overwhelm, but ultimately be overcome.Violet Dawn is a young writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ocean and Her Shadows is her very first book. When she isn't writing, she can be found reading, watching Grey's Anatomy, hanging out with her dog, Teddy, listening to Taylor Swift, and attempting not to fail math class.
She opens her mouth to scream, but no sound comes out. She clutches at her throat as thick foamflows from her mouth. Her eyes go wide, and she falls to the floor."Bertha's been murdered, or more correctly, assassinated."With a secret desire to become President of the United States, Senator Ralf Mudbottom calls anemergency meeting of the National Democrat Party's Election Committee, but the evening doesn'tquite go to plan.A serial killer is on the loose and as the race for the White House heats up, the murders increase -killing off key people from each campaign.No one is safe.Brothers, Lewis and Shelton Ledbetter, work together to find the killer which proves moredifficult than they could have ever imagined.A plot full of twists and intrigue which will keep you guessing right to the last page.
A woman inspired by life; Cohen's collection of verses are snapshots of experiences that resound with us all. From life transitions to loneliness, with love at the centre of it all, solace can always be found in the collective wisdom of the human experience put into words.
Andrew Elliot is being forced into a marriage by his aristocratic father, but before the marriage takes place, he's being sent to America with the girl and her brother as chaperone. His father is certain this union will cure him of his feelings for the son of a caretaker on his parent's country estate.Matthew Ahearn, a working class Irishman dreaming of a fresh start in the New World, finds himself running from the police after an accident. In Southampton, he gets a job as a third class steward on a passenger liner bound for New York. Andrew and Matthew's paths cross, and they find romantic feelings for one another, unaware that they will soon take part in an event that will change the course of history: It's April of 1912, and they are aboard the R.M.S Titanic and onto their next stop.
A British agent attempts to solve his friend's murder, but after running into bureaucratic red tape, he has no choice but to hire Jett Fox, an accomplished woman working as a spy for hire. Fox dives into the world of international crime as she encounters automotive and racing magnate Mickey Blaze, a woman with a dangerous secret and the prime suspect in the murder. Learning early on that Blaze is protected at the highest levels of government all over the world, Fox must use her skill and charisma to expose Blaze as a fraud. From a confrontation at a casino in Casablanca, to a treacherous street race in Los Angeles, the two women go toe to toe until one of them inevitably cracks under the pressure.
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