Download or read book Winterspell written by Claire Legrand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darkly romantic and entirely enchanting, this reimagining of "The Nutcracker" brims with magic, love, and intrigue. "New York Times"-bestselling author Marissa Meyer ("Cinder") says "this is not your grandmother's "Nutcracker" tale."

Download or read book Dark Winter written by John L. Casey and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change has been a perplexing problem for years. In Dark Winter, author John L. Casey, a former White House national space policy advisor, NASA headquarters consultant, and space shuttle engineer tells the truth about ominous changes taking place in the climate and the Sun. Casey’s research into the Sun’s activity, which began almost a decade ago, resulted in discovery of a solar cycle that is now reversing from its global warming phase to that of dangerous global cooling for the next thirty years or more. This new cold climate will dramatically impact the world’s citizens. In Dark Winter, he provides evidence of the following: The end of global warming The beginning of a “solar hibernation,” a historic reduction in the energy output of the Sun A long-term drop in Earth’s temperatures The start of the next climate change to decades of dangerously cold weather The high probability of record earthquakes and volcanic eruptions A sobering look at Earth’s future, Dark Winter predicts worldwide, crop-destroying cold; food shortages and riots in the United States and abroad; significant global loss of life; and social, political, and economic upheaval.

Download or read book A Spell of Winter written by Helen Dunmore and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country house of their grandfather, they create a refuge against their family's dark secrets as the outside world moves towards the First World War. As time passes their sibling love deepens and crosses into forbidden territory.

Download or read book The Spell of the Winter Wizard written by Linda Lowery and published by . This book was released on 1983-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader's choices determine the development of the story of the battle to overcome the powerful magic spells of the evil sorcerer, Warzen.

Download or read book Shadows of Winterspell written by Amy Wilson and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the forest, magic is waiting . . . Sparkling with frost and magic, Shadows of Winterspell will sweep you up in a world of friendship and magic, to uncover family secrets and find out who you really are. Stella has been living behind the magic of the forest for most of her life. Lonely, she enrolls at the local school, and as she begins to make friends, she discovers that she is even more different than she thought. But as autumn turns to magical winter, Stella realizes that uncovering her own family secret is the only way to release the forest from the grip of a dark and old magic. A wintery magical adventure from the critically-acclaimed Amy Wilson, author of A Girl Called Owl.

Download or read book Winter s Spell written by Ursula Klein and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theater director and high school drama teacher Tessa Flowers is still carrying a torch for her old college roommate, Roxy Bright, despite not having seen her in years. When they end up in Provincetown over the winter, Tessa convinces Roxy to help her put on a Shakespeare production. What better way to fan the long-held spark of attraction into the roaring fire of passion? Cue the instant attraction they long to explore. But when Roxy unwittingly saves a stranded mermaid named Mo, things go off script. Mo is tall, curvy, and stunning, with long green hair and absolutely no clue about life on land. Lured into Cape Cod Bay by an evil spell, she cannot return to her true form. In gratitude to Roxy for having saved her, she vows to help Roxy find her true love. This would all be great, except that Mo doesn’t actually know anything about human courtship, and her help creates more problems than it solves. Throw in Tessa’s icy ex, who has the lead role in the play, and the stage is set for a comedy of errors that even the Bard could appreciate.

Download or read book Enchanted Autumn written by Ursula Klein and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dr. Elizabeth Cowrie shows up in Salem, Massachusetts, to study the witch trials, Hazel and her best friend, Roxy, are both instantly attracted to the workaholic professor. Roxy snags a date with Elizabeth first, but when their chemistry fizzles out, Hazel sees an opportunity to pursue Elizabeth herself—until she realizes Elizabeth is avowedly anti-magic. That’s definitely a problem since Hazel is a bona fide witch: rides a broom, has a black cat, brews love potions, lives in a haunted house, and has a vampire ex-girlfriend. Roxy is the only person who knows the truth, and Hazel has gotten used to hiding who she is, but she can’t live a lie with the person she loves most. Can Hazel give up magic to make it work with Elizabeth? Or will she give up on the love of her life instead?

Download or read book Summerfall written by Claire Legrand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this captivating novella, prequel to the upcoming Winterspell, Claire Legrand weaves a story of magic, political intrigue, and forbidden love. Rinka is a faery, passionate and powerful, determined to maintain the tenuous peace between faeries and humans. Alban Somerhart is a human, a reluctant king trapped in an arranged marriage, desperate to prevent war. Their love could save the kingdom of Cane—or shatter it forever. This entrancing tale sets the stage for the rise of a wicked queen, and the journey of a lifetime for a human girl named Clara...

Download or read book The Winter Trilogy A Witch in Winter written by Ruth Warburton and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch and would probably mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to about power. When Anna meets Seth, she is smitten, but when she enchants him to love her, she unwittingly amplifies a deadly conflict between two witch clans and splits her own heart in two. She wants to love Seth, to let him love her - but if it is her magic that's controlling his passion, then she is as monstrous as the witch clan who are trying to use her amazing powers for their own gain.

Download or read book Winter Spell written by Claire M. Banschbach and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A half-breed faery. A war-weary princess. A quest to free three kingdoms from the deadly winter spell. Constantly doubted by her ocean faery kindred, Tonya Freyr-dottir only wants to untangle the dormant ice and water magic within her. Then a strange attack makes her unleash a fierce winter on the land and sea. And she has no idea how to stop it.Princess Diane serves faithfully at her brother's side, trying to restore their kingdom of Myrnius after the devastating Dark War. Now with brutal winter wreaking havoc, everything they have worked for might be lost to famine and destruction.Desperate to help, Tonya travels to the far north to unlock her magic, aided by Diane, as well as two land faeries: Dorian, a reckless healer and August, a mischievous warrior. But the north brings fresh dangers, unearths old wounds, and offers more questions than answers.With doom threatening human and faery alike, Tonya must find a way to trust her new friends and release her magic before all fall to the fury of winter's spell.

Download or read book The Spell Book for New Witches written by Ambrosia Hawthorn and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock your magic with simple spells for new witches There's magic in all of us, just waiting to be tapped. If you're ready to access and channel your power, The Spell Book for New Witches will be your guide. Inside, you'll learn what it means to create and cast a spell, the central philosophies of witchcraft, and how spellwork can help you feel more powerful and connected to the world around you. The Spell Book for New Witches offers: Guidance for new witches—This beginner witchcraft book is your introduction to spellcasting that covers key terms, the different forms of magic, and step-by-step guidance for successful spells. Love, prosperity, and healing—Try 130 spells that can impact every part of your life, like a Rose Attraction Potion, a Friendship Repair Knot Spell, or Healing Full Moon Water. Helpful instructions and illustrations—Enchanting illustrations and a cookbook-style format make it easy to find your favorite spells, and hone your craft over time. Empower the witch within as you explore the ultimate choice in witch books for beginners.

Download or read book The Crone s Book of Charms Spells written by Valerie Worth and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers practical directions for carrying out numerous spells, charms, recipes and rituals. It teaches how to concoct herb brews for mental vigour and to strengthen passion as well as how to inscribe talismans and amulets to gain welath, happiness or relief from pain.

Download or read book The Sisters of the Winter Wood written by Rena Rossner and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'LUSCIOUS AND HYPNOTIC . . . A gripping, powerful story of family, sisterhood. I gulped it down! - Madeline Miller, author of Song of Achilles and Circe 'An incredible achievement - a rich literary fairy tale' Robert Dinsdale, author of The Toymakers Every family has a secret . . . and every secret tells a story. In a remote village surrounded by forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami's babka and the low rumble of their Tati's prayers. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell - despite their mother's warning to be wary of strangers. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods. As dark forces close in on their small village, Liba and Laya discover a family secret passed down through generations. Faced with a magical heritage they never knew existed, the sisters realise the old fairy tales are true . . . and could save them all. Captivating and boldly imaginative, Rena Rossner's debut invites you to enter a magical world of secrets, family ties and fairy tales weaving through history. Perfect for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale, Uprooted and The Night Circus. 'A graceful, poetic, deeply moving novel . . . a simply gorgeous book in every sense' Louisa Morgan 'The kind of book that Neil Gaiman and Naomi Novik might have cooked up together' Robert Dinsdale 'A stunning tapestry of a story unlike anything I've ever read. Laya and Liba are going to stick with me for a long, long time' Sara Holland, author of Everless 'An elegant tapestry of the love between sisters, the value of faith and family, and knowing one's true friends in times of peril' J. Kathleen Cheney 'Full of heart, history and enchantment' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Download or read book The Story of Snow written by Mark Cassino and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathtaking photography and fascinating facts about snow crystals “will instill appreciation for these tiny, cool objects” in both children and adults (The Washington Post). How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Is it true that there are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Snowflake-catching instructions are also included! “Settle down in a comfy chair. . . . By the end, you’ll be hoping there’s a day when you can follow the careful directions for catching and viewing snow crystals.” —Chicago Tribune “The clear and direct narrative takes readers into the clouds to explain snow-crystal formation...and then zooms in on the actual crystals. Sure to get young scientists outside in the cold.” —Kirkus Reviews “Nature photographer Cassino’s gallery of snow crystals is [a] riveting exhibition.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Download or read book The Lost Words written by and published by Edition Peters. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Words by composer James Burton takes its inspiration and text from the award-winning 'cultural phenomenon' and book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris: a book that was, in turn, a creative response to the removal of everyday nature words like acorn, newt and otter from a new edition of a widely used children's dictionary. Both the book and Burton's 32-minute work, which is written in 12 short movements for upper-voice choir in up to 3 voice parts (with either orchestral or piano accompaniment), celebrates each lost word with a beautiful poem or 'spell', magically brought to life in Burton's music. At its heart, the work delivers a powerful message about the need to close the gap between childhood and the natural world. Burton's piece was co-commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for the Hallé Children's Choir and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The piano accompaniment version was premiered at the Tanglewood Festival in 2019 by the Boston Symphony Children's Choir, of which Burton is founder and director. The Hallé Children's Choir will premiere the orchestral version of the full work in Manchester, UK, post-pandemic. Vocal Score Co-commission by Boston Symphony and Hallé Concerts Society for their respective Children's Choirs. Two versions - with orchestral or with piano accompaniment. The vocal score is the same for both versions. James Burton is a composer but also a conductor. He is conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and choral director of the Boston Symphony. The book The Lost Words, exquisitely designed, has won multiple awards and is an international best-seller. The vocal score includes Jackie Morris's beautiful imagery in its cover design.

Download or read book Zo and the Witches Spell written by Jane Andrews and published by Piccadilly Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairies are very excited. Spring has arrived and it's time for their flying competition with the witches. But when they arrive at the wood where the competition is held, they discover a spell has been cast so that the wood is trapped in winter.

Download or read book Winter s Bloom written by John Wemlinger and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRAISE FOR WINTER'S BLOOM: For over three decades, Rock Graham has carried the physical and emotional scars from a tour in Vietnam. He is a decorated war hero, but guilt from what happened one dark night in a steaming southeast Asia jungle is always lying in ambush, waiting for an unguarded moment to set his demons free. When he tries to find solitude at a cottage on Lake Michigan in the dead of winter, a chance encounter on the desolate, frozen shoreline changes his life forever. John Wemlinger has written a powerful novel about a veteran suffering from PTSD and the unlikely path that leads to his salvation. "Winter's Bloom" is a poignant tale of loss, love and redemption that will keep you turning the pages. - Frank P. Slaughter, author of "The Veteran" and "Brotherhood of Iron"