Available at following stores: (click on logo) | | PLAY video book trailer | | The Glass Table (Book I) Promoting the conservation of our waterways, this eco fantasy thriller pits twelve young kids against a formidable captor, who has an axe to grind and a surprising lesson to teach. Twelve children disappear while holidaying at Lake Como during the summer school holidays. While the police and community suspect the children have been abducted, it is a mystery as to how twelve children could disappear in broad daylight from camping grounds that were overflowing with holidaymakers. | |
Comments "The writer has excellent powers of description and a good grasp of pace and dramatic tension." Lorna Read, editor/author "Action-packed and abounding with quirky, likable characters, this small gem has the power to keep readers entranced." Kirkus Discoveries Review "The child spirits are permitted to visit their homes and these episodes are both entertaining and poignant. Unable to be seen or heard, the children can only watch as their families struggle without them. Gradually they begin to understand how much they are loved. For young readers, this may be the story's most valuable lesson." "I have just finished reading your book and it is FANTASTIC!! I think it is way better than Harry Potter. Looking forward to reading the next one!!" "I've just read your book, The Glass Table, and I love it! Will be introducing this to my 6 year-old niece!" |
There are no clues, except for the boogie board belonging to ten-year-old Jordan Carrefour found floating on the lake's surface. During the search, a knapsack is found belonging to fourteen-year-o The children, however, have been cast into a spell to live as spirits in the river Kai, divided into two opposing groups: the river spirits and the wood spirits. The river spirits can escape the spell and return home as children, but only with dire consequences for the wood spirits. A manual sets out the rules they must follow. The children l For further information about the origins of the story, the characters, and the environmental theme, please visit FAQs and Blogs.
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