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Wellspring of Magic

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:46:41 +0200

The Creative Girls Enchanted Adventures series follows six girls who accidentally open a secret door into a magical world and discover that each has a unique magical power tied to her creative talents and imagination. An irresistible mix of crafts, magic, adventure, and wit, the books in this series show how every girl is creative in her own special way.

The princesses of the Six Kingdoms must join forces to save the Realm and save any chance of ever returning home

The Six Kingdoms are in ruin thanks to the evil force that has drained nearly all of the power from the Wellspring of Magic. Eleven-year-old Rachel and her friends must work together and use their creative abilities to channel powers they never knew they had in order to fight the dark forces threatening to destroy the Realm. Their adventure will bring them face-to-face with gigantic grizzly bears claiming to be their protectors, green-skinned fairy folks, a scaly river dragon, vampire...

The Emerald Dragon

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:46:39 +0200

The Creative Girls Enchanted Adventures series follows six girls who accidentally open a secret door into a magical world and discover that each has a unique magical power tied to her creative talents and imagination. An irresistible mix of crafts, magic, adventure, and wit, the books in this series show how every girl is creative in her own special way.

Kaida and her crafty friends haven't quite mastered those newfound powers, which lands them in a just bit of trouble

The girls have been invited back to the Realm for a celebration in their honor, during which they will exchange a gift with a representative from each of their kingdoms. Kaida brings a dazzling, hand-stitched image of a dragon to present to her people, but as soon as she enters the Realm, the fearsome dragon's wings begin to flutter as he comes to life and escapes the picture. The dragon kidnaps Kaida and whisks her away to his lair. Now her friends must make the dangerous journey through...

Lost in Space: An Up2U Action Adventure - Up2U Adventures Set 3

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:30:56 +0200

Rag Doll in the Attic

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:56:34 +0200

Annie Dawson’s recurring nightmare haunts her, as does the mystery of the rag doll she finds in the attic of her home, Grey Gables. The little doll, accented with the childish embroidery of a small bird on its tiny apron becomes the focus of a mystery unraveling in the small coastal town of Stony Point, Maine. Annie is driven to understand her dreams, calling to her from the echoes of time. Who are the little girls braving a wild New England storm, challenging an age-old curse in a harrowing journey to Butler’s Lighthouse? How are they tied to Grey Gables, first her grandmother’s home and now her own? Annie’s heart tells her to return the little rag doll to its rightful owner, but to whom does it belong? And will the journey to solve the mystery of the rag doll in the attic also lead Annie to a final decision on whether or not she should remain in Stony Point? When Annie came to Stony Point, it was just to tidy up Grey Gables and the rest of her grandmother’s estate—and perhaps to recover from the death of her beloved husband, Wayne. Her family back in Texas wants her to return. But the tapestry of her life in New England has richly blessed her with memories of childhood summers spent in the fishing village. She has slowly stitched a new life, filled with new friends and exciting new experiences. Then ambling into the picture comes Jim Parker, the ruggedly handsome photographer who is researching New England lighthouse legends. Annie’s best friend, Alice MacFarlane, is drawn to Parker and his adventurous spirit. Even if Annie elects to stay in Stony Point, will Alice unexpectedly move on to another chapter in her life? Join Annie and Alice, along with the members of Stony Point’s Hook and Needle Club, as they meet the mystery head-on. They—and you—will be shocked to find the answers to the mystery of the rag doll in the attic, and the key to Annie’s nightmarish journeys up the gale-slicked road to Butler’s Lighthouse.

The Cats & the Riddle

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:24:29 +0200

Beautiful—but mysterious—needle-felted sculptures of cats are being dropped off at homes, shops and government buildings all around Stony Point, Maine, and no one has a clue as to where they came from or who created them. Even the members of the Hook and Needle Club are stymied.The club members know about the intricacies of the art of needle felting, but no one is accomplished enough to be the giver of the mysterious gifts. So the club, led by Annie Dawson and Alice MacFarlane, must decipher the riddle of the cats.While working on the riddle of the cats, another mystery pushes its way into Annie’s life. Adam Smithfield, a publisher of children’s books from London, has tracked one of his most beloved authors, Candace Caine, to Stony Point. Smithfield asks for Annie’s help, but she senses that his interest in Candace goes deeper than a business connection.If indeed Candace is in Stony Point, is she trying to escape an abusive relationship? Or is Smithfield’s spoken concern for Candace’s well-being genuine? Annie doesn’t know if she wants to find someone who simply doesn’t want to be found. And is there some link between the children’s author and the sudden appearance of the beautiful, needle-felted cats? Join Annie, Alice and the rest of the Hook and Needle Club as they leave no stone unturned in their quest to solve the mystery of The Cats & the Riddle.

The Legend of Fuller’s Island

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:20:59 +0200

Alice MacFarlane has once again let her adventurous spirit take her into harm’s way, and it’s up to Annie Dawson to find Alice and pull her out of the dangerous situation.It seems like it was always that way. Back when Annie and Alice were teenagers, Alice seemed to always be getting into one scrape or another. That was when Annie was visiting Stony Point, Maine, and staying with her grandparents, Charlie and Betsy Holden, in their stately Victorian home, Grey Gables. In those innocent days, Alice was the one with the crazy schemes, and Annie was the one who had to judge whether or not the schemes were just too crazy.But those innocent days didn’t leave Alice missing for days.The mystery begins when Annie finds a book in her grandfather’s collection in the attic of Grey Gables—now her home after she inherited it after the death of her grandmother. Written in 1925, the history of the Fuller family includes the story of a mysterious island in South Carolina wrapped up in an ancient curse. When Alice’s friend, Jim Parker—an author and photographer—makes a surprise visit to Stony Point, Annie suggests that Fuller’s Island might make an interesting chapter in his latest book. Annie, Alice and Jim all laugh off the book’s assertion that the island is haunted by ghost dogs after the curse was placed on it by a witch in the 19th century.But it ceases to be fun and games when Alice and Jim go missing after visiting the island. Now it’s up to Annie, Ian Butler—Stony Point’s mayor—and the members of the Hook and Needle Club to save Alice when one of her carefree adventures once again goes awry.

Valise in the Attic

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:39:13 +0200

How could something so innocent turn into something so sinister? Excitement in Stony Point, Maine, has been brimming over for days because of the unexpected visit of a film crew to the seacoast village to shoot scenes for a made-for-television drama, A Very Maine Christmas. Two well-known actors headline the production. Logan Larriby, a teenage sensation and heartthrob, is dazzling the locals—especially the girls—with his youthful good looks and vitality. Matt Rusher, a seasoned action hero trying to find a new angle for his career, is also turning heads among the more mature set. Annie Dawson, her best friend Alice MacFarlane and their friends from the Hook and Needle Club have agreed to appear as extras in the movie, and the pre-Christmas hullaballoo warms the frigid, snow-crusted Stony Point atmosphere. But then the small leather-bound suitcase Annie pulls from her Grey Gables attic for a movie prop is nearly stolen, and Annie is left shaken following the mugging. And now Alice has been kidnapped! Annie and Ian Butler, Stony Point’s dashing mayor, throw together a desperate plan to free Alice. They also try to discover why the kidnapper is so feverishly bent on stealing the valise from the attic of Grey Gables.

Road Trip

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:53:49 +0200

The members of the Hook and Needle Club have made many exciting and adventurous road trips together through the years, but the opportunity to travel to Texas for a needlecraft convention is more than Annie Dawson and her friends can pass up.For Annie, it’s a trip back to her old stomping grounds from her days when she and her late husband, Wayne, ran an automobile dealership. It’s been more than three years since Wayne’s death and since Annie moved to Stony Point, Maine, to take possession of Grey Gables, her late grandmother’s old Victorian home.Now Annie returns to Texas, as Betsy is being honored at the convention for her ground- breaking work as a needlecrafter, and many of her works will be on display at a special exhibit.Accompanying Annie are three of her Hook and Needle Club friends: Mary Beth Brock, Kate Stevens, and Stella Brickson. Everything is going swimmingly until a death in Betsy’s exhibit throws a pall on the road trip, and doubly so when Annie and her friends become part of the short list of suspects.In her first mystery away from the friendly confines of Grey Gables and Stony Point, Annie is drawn into the unseemly incident, and she lends her considerable talent in solving riddles to the handsome police detective assigned to the case.Will the unlikely sleuths help nab a killer, or will they end up caught in the middle with no way to get out? Join Annie, Mary Beth, Kate, and Stella as they deal with death in Texas on this adventurous road trip!

Emeralds in the Attic

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:27:07 +0200

When Annie Dawson finds a necklace, earrings and a matching hair comb in the attic of Grey Gables, her Victorian-style home in Stony Point, Maine, she doesn’t realize the chain of events waiting to be unleashed. Why are so many people—from the ocean scientists studying Stony Point’s fishing industry to a rich, young philanthropist to Annie’s best friend’s ex-husband—so fascinated by the jewelry? Annie and her friends in the Hook and Needle Club are preparing for the social event of the year, a masquerade ball hosted by the Stony Point Historical Society. Annie and her friends Alice MacFarlane and Peggy Carson search in the expansive attic of Grey Gables to find gowns and accessories for the ball, and there they discover an antique set of faux-emerald jewelry. The set is the perfect complement to Annie’s own gown, but little does she know where the discovery will lead her and her friends. It all seems innocent at first. Then, someone snatches the decorative comb from Annie’s hair during a brief blackout at the ball. Is someone masquerading as a thief—or worse? The mystery deepens when Annie returns home after the ball and discovers Grey Gables has been ransacked. Annie, Alice and Ian Butler, the mayor of Stony Point and Annie’s date for the ball, set a trap sure to lure the thief out of the shadows. But who will they catch? Join Annie, Ian and the crafty members of the Hook and Needle Club as they search for the answers to this latest mystery straight from Annie’s Attic!