Kirjahaku

David Stanhope is an average twelve-year-old. His friends are geeks. School is an endless series of humiliations. And his summer vacation is about to be wasted at a broken-down cabin in the middle of nowhere.But there's a secret lurking in David's attic. It transports him and his sister Amanda to the magical world of Abraxas where dragons scour the prairie for prey and centaurs patrol in search of humans. They learn that the people of Abraxas live in fear of a centuries-old sorcerer who has spent his life trying to impose his evil rule on the entire land. If he discovers who David and Amanda really are, they will be forced to help him - or be destroyed.Before the Stanhopes can escape back to their own world, they need answers: How did a priceless treasure end up in their attic? Why is a dragon afraid of a compass? Can a centaur wear a tool belt? Why is a huge talking frog following Amanda? And what is Lucy the Moat Monster's favorite food?Maybe David isn't so average after all.

Summertime for David Stanhope means barbeques, bike riding, and being chased across dimensions by evil sorcerers.When David Stanhope and his sister Amanda unearthed a mysterious ruby in their family's attic last summer, it launched them on the adventure of a lifetime. Now, a year later, they're back home, trying to lead normal lives. Until one day a knock at their door once again launches them into the dangerous power struggles in the magical world of Abraxas.While the Stanhopes try to figure out whether they can ever return home, they find themselves facing many questions: Who's behind the repeated break-ins at the castle? What's wrong with Cousin Beth? Why are people suddenly so terrified of Cousin Peter? And what's that gooey pink stuff climbing up everyone's legs?Whatever happened to a nice, relaxing summer vacation like normal kids have?

For Vivien, the worst part of living in a graveyard has got to be at night when the gates clang together like the dead are trying to escape. Or it could be the funerals and crying people all the time. Or maybe it's how she thinks the other seventh graders at her new school will treat her when they find out her house is surrounded by corpses.No, life at the cemetery isn't perfect, but it does hold a fascinating mystery. Vivien discovers a gravestone belonging to a woman who was born in 1863, but there's no date of death on it. The woman would be 150 years old, so Vivien knows she can't still be alive. But if she died, why isn't the date carved on her headstone? Did someone just forget, or is it something else? Vivien wants a logical explanation, but she keeps coming back to her goofy little brother's belief that the woman was never buried because she's a vampire.Vivien needs to solve this mystery fast before she has to admit that vampires are real and her brother is actually right about something.

If a bigfoot dies in the forest, but no one is there to see, does it still leave a body?When 16-year-old Piper O'Connell moved with her family to the quaint town of Senoia, Georgia, she never expected to find a community of the legendary bigfoot in her own backyard. Now, a few short months later, she is playing a vital role in keeping the creatures secret from human hunters who would expose them. Not that she wants the job. It's dangerous, the hours stink, and bigfoot look down on the "scrubs" who dispose of their dead.The job's only perk is Sam, her tall, dark, handsome, and genetically complicated partner. When someone close to Sam is murdered, Piper must find the killer before Piper herself becomes the next victim and the race of bigfoot is discovered.

If a bigfoot dies in the forest, but no one is there to see, does it still leave a body? Sixteen-year-old Piper O'Connell knows the answer is yes. It's her responsibility to "scrub" the bodies of deceased bigfoot so the species won't be discovered by humans who are hunting them. Piper's job must be kept secret from her family, friends, and school, but that's not easy when bigfoot die at the most inconvenient times-and in the most challenging locations.In this second installment of the Flashfire Series, an unusually high number of dead bigfoot are turning up in the woods surrounding the small town of Senoia, Georgia. It's up to Piper and her hybrid bigfoot boyfriend Sam to figure out what's going on so they can keep the species safe.