Tricia D Wagner

Is the wild world of nature a magical place? Does enchantment await each new day? Tumble in to explore through this lyrical door, with a spellbinding monkey troop leading the way.

Moonstreak is a groundhog with half his heart tucked safely away in his cozy den, and the other half soaring in the sapphire sky with bright clouds and with planes.Moonstreak, though not quite sure who he is, knows one thing for certain: he loves planes.And he's lucky enough to live on the grounds of Midway Village Museum, in Rockford, Illinois-for inside its walls sleeps a glorious plane.Moonstreak's fascination with the magnificent plane is perhaps too profound for his own good-for when it drives him through the museum's glittering doors, he finds himself lost in more ways than one.To win an understanding of himself and his love for the enchanting treasures inside the museum, Moonstreak must learn the secrets that Midway Village keeps-secrets shrouded by magical spells.And if Moonstreak is ever to find his way back home, to his cozy den and the wide, brilliant sky, he'll need to rally his courage and gain the help of unexpected friends.And to finally reach peace about where he belongs, he must discover what it means to be named.

Moonstreak is a groundhog with half his heart tucked safely away in his cozy den, and the other half soaring in the sapphire sky with bright clouds and with planes.Moonstreak, though not quite sure who he is, knows one thing for certain: he loves planes.And he's lucky enough to live on the grounds of Midway Village Museum, in Rockford, Illinois-for inside its walls sleeps a glorious plane.Moonstreak's fascination with the magnificent plane is perhaps too profound for his own good-for when it drives him through the museum's glittering doors, he finds himself lost in more ways than one.To win an understanding of himself and his love for the enchanting treasures inside the museum, Moonstreak must learn the secrets that Midway Village keeps-secrets shrouded by magical spells.And if Moonstreak is ever to find his way back home, to his cozy den and the wide, brilliant sky, he'll need to rally his courage and gain the help of unexpected friends.And to finally reach peace about where he belongs, he must discover what it means to be named.

Darkness, no fourteen-year-old should fear. Or so Bastian believes until he discovers that in the dark hides a terror known only to old English legends - a terror that's stalked him since the day he was born.England's Sylphic Kingdom, peopled with its Forest Children and Faeries, its Oakmen and Sunwalkers and Sprites, awaits the coming-of-age of its hero - the Sun Child. For at the hand of a Wight Witch, risen to great power, the Sylphic Kingdom stands on the bring of destruction. And with its fall, so too will perish the natural world.To discover what hunts him, to understand why, Bastian must realize that some legends, holding both wonders and terrors, are real. And to protect his family, Bastian - a boy who fears the dark, who fears the fight - must face dire challenges and win Sylphic allies. And he must wake his courage. For to unlock the secret to the Wight Witch's defeat, he must embrace who he was born to be, even at the cost of his life.

A boy spellbound by a labyrinthine forest. A brotherhood shaken by pain. What wind might be caught on night waters, where nothing feels constant but starlight?Swift Kingsley, at merely fourteen, finds himself on the brink of adulthood. The trauma of surviving a boating accident has destroyed his boyhood illusions. No longer can he believe that the people he loves will stay safe from the currents of change. Reaching the shores of recovery won't be easy. With each day that passes, Swift's family seems to drift further away. And the accident's aftermath threatens to divide him from a cherished hope that he might one day practice medicine. The accident has wreaked damage on more than Swift's body-it has crushed his ability to focus, making studying his medical texts almost impossible. And the trauma has all but dismembered his passion for sea legends, despite that he has ventured so near to deciphering the mythical Star of Atlantis. A retreat to the beauty of the Pembrokeshire coast, on the brink of the magnificent Wentletrap Forest, seems to promise healing. And in its wilds, Swift even discovers a book with hidden text-secrets that might hold the key to his healing. But on the Welsh coast there also waits a museum curator who won't rest until he has claimed the relics and knowledge Swift has won. But for all that Swift has lost, for all that he might lose, he has gained something priceless-an old friend who, like a holdfast, seems strong enough to steady Swift in the storm. And the mystical Wentletrap Forest, despite its rumors of terrors and ghosts, offers insights through its legends, its piercing starlight, its strong, ancient trees. But even the mightiest ship can break in rough waters. To salvage his dreams and to guard all that's precious to him, Swift must regain his ability to read and to learn. And in struggling to recover his confidence, his skill, Swift must face the question of whether change can be bridled to bring restoration, or if it might usher in only an ending of worlds.

In Oceanica, her second nature poetry chapbook, Tricia D. Wagner celebrates our seas and oceans, our dashing water worlds. She captures the joy, the reveling in the journey of chasing the present. And throughout these thirty poems, she highlights how special can be our connection with nature, especially our coasts, seas, our oceans. For these lend her power and inspiration for creative writing. The poems in this collection also playfully address the question of where stories might reside before striking the mind of the artist.

In this chapbook of 44 poems, Tricia D. Wagner celebrates the wonder of writing and pays tribute to the muse, which she defines as the characters peopling her story worlds. A central theme running throughout the chapbook is the worth of challenge and the value of viewing pain as a tool for creating art. And nature - many of the poems within this collection shed light on the bounty that nature lends not only as a source of inspiration for art, but as a source of healing for the artist.

A seafarer driven to conquest. A dash to the shore's bitter end. What hope might arise from the ruin of wrecked dreams?Fourteen-year-old Swift loves the study of medicine. His interest is almost a match to his fascination for sea myths-particularly for the Star of Atlantis, a lost relic from Welsh pirate history.In struggling to "grow up," Swift sets his sights on competing for a seat in a highly selective internship, for young students aspiring to someday read medicine, until...Swift's former best friend, Ash, discovers a centuries-old Norse pirate treasure. And on sickening interviews, Ash reveals that his discovery contains a clue to the whereabouts of a treasure far greater: the legendary Star of Atlantis.To chase his oldest dream and lay his hands on the Star of Atlantis, Swift must cobble together the few leads that hint where it might rest. If he's to beat Ash to the treasure, he must put his sailing skills to the test, contending with treacherous Welsh sea coves and caverns.And he must size up his own fortitude, his own capabilities, or lack thereof-for the search for the Star of Atlantis might mean lost friendships, lost dreams, and even lost life.

Facing the sea winds, the storm waves of change - how might a boy weather loss without losing himself?Eight-year-old Swift is lost in dreams of sea legends and pirate adventures, until an encounter with the deadly power of the ocean shocks him into reality. Swift struggles to hang onto his childhood fantasies, but his new understanding of the fragile nature of life and friendships threatens to swamp his hope. Under the guidance of his older brother, Caius, Swift must learn to brave the challenging waves of change without losing himself to their destruction.

A starry-eyed boy. A cryptic map. A mythical treasure. What perils await in the chasing of dreams?A famed pirate relic-the Star of Atlantis-lies forgotten someplace along the rugged Welsh coast, where waves and stone clash and where creatures of legend are said to hold sway. When twelve-year-old Swift finds a map to the treasure, he sets out to claim it and prove his worth to his skeptical brothers who seem determined to thwart his every step. To tease out the secrets of the Star of Atlantis, Swift must take on the gallant Celtic Sea with its azurite waves, its capricious winds, its enigmas... its monsters. And to realize his dream, he must face the most formidable challenge of all-his own father.A masterfully written YA literary adventure story of a boy finding his own way.

How bright and how terrible is the dawn on the day we discover our wings.Twelve-year-old Teo spends his days helping his troubled pap hang windows on shanties along Baja's wild coast. When an old angler presses Teo to seek a goddess-the Sea Angel-for rescue, Teo sets out to test whether help can be found at the hands of the gods. To learn the truth, he must look beyond legends and summon the courage to challenge his pap . And to reach freedom, he must tap his own strength, hidden beneath wounds laid by glass.

A sense of belonging may only come from accepting how different we are.Ten-year-old Swift is weary of being "the lad," and he longs to feel a sense of belonging with his three older brothers. When a chance strikes to go night fishing together on their father's mighty brigantine, the Regulus, it seems the perfect chance for Swift to prove himself.When night falls, however, when stars rise and the fishing begins-as Swift ventures into the wilds of the sea and its creatures-a sense of alienation creeps in.To realize his place in the strange water world, he must summon the courage to confront the North Atlantic with all its savagery. And to learn what it means to be one of four brothers, Swift must rally the bravery to reveal to them, at the heart, who he is.Come sail the North Atlantic with Swift and his family in this poignant coming-of-age novelette.