Showing results for "legends" in Coming of Age

Pour la suivante, Percy, Annabeth et Grover doivent garder l'animal de compagnie d'Hécate pendant Halloween. Une mission tranquille – jusqu'à ce que Grover commette une bourde monumentale. Résultat : des créatures magiques lâchées dans New York et un manoir en ruines. Ils ont 24 heures pour réparer les dégâts… ou faire face à la colère d'Hécate.

On the historic campus of the fictional Parthenon University lies Potential Street, a non-descript alley lined by the University's twelve clubs. Each club bears a sign of the Zodiac. The most notorious of the clubs is Pithon which has housed the ancient Greek deities in order to seize absolute political power in North America. All it needs to complete its devious plan is to have one qualifying student from each of the twelve Zodiac Signs participate on their birthdays in Virtues Constellation, a mega-spell that will consolidate all the power of the other clubs under Pithon.

Skaluni, un arquetípico forastero con poderes inusuales, llega a la mayoría de edad en su aldea. Se convierte en alguien que los aldeanos nunca hubieran esperado y, aunque se enfrenta a un rechazo constante, decide poner a los demás por delante de sí mismo, con resultados cada vez más fantásticos. Pero con el fin del mundo cerca, ¿usará su habilidad para ayudar en tiempos de gran necesidad?

School year ending. Six new demigods. Impending doom looming closer. Danielle’s life meets a chilling turn. Danielle Ramirez, a senior in high school, tries to finish her final year off with a bang. However, an unexpected turn of events leads her to make some new friends. At the same time, Marko Kaita shares a hidden truth with his closest friend, all while the twelve of them start to discover the unique power that their families have kept hidden from them for years.

Thomas Black Bull's parents forsook the life of a modern reservation and took to ancient paths in the woods, teaching their young son the stories and customs of his ancestors. But Tom's life changes forever when he loses his father in a tragic accident and his mother dies shortly afterward. When Tom is discovered alone in the forest with only a bear cub as a companion, life becomes difficult. Soon, well-meaning teachers endeavor to reform him, a rodeo attempts to turn him into an act, and nearly everyone he meets tries to take control of his life.

Revisit Gabriela and Daven Carlyle in an Elk Riders Legend.manuscript for the award-winning In the Darkness Visible and Voyage of the Elawn, think of this story as a multiverse version of a voyage you think you knew. Be prepared to be surprised. A ship full of pirates. A poisoned Gabriela. A race to find the cure wherein her brother Daven must step up like never before. If you enjoyed the Elk Rider series, now you have your chance to return. Elk Riders is high fantasy at its best. It’s a story of underestimated misfits caught up in a fight on a scale they never expected.

Tink, is a young dragon on the verge of adulthood, struggling with being different. His life is simple and unambitious. Until he is called on a great adventure. But, he will only survive with the help of family and friends. Embarking on a hero's journey, he realizes that being himself is the best way to be. This children's story, "The Very Littlest Dragon," teaches self-acceptance, much like Andersen's "Ugly Duckling." The Very Littlest Dragon speaks to all of us who grew up or will grow up believing they were or are—different. May we all find our inner dragon.

Amaranth has never known a life outside of the walls of her mother’s quaint cottage. With its magnificent gardens, the cottage has served as a wonderland of adventure and contentment her entire life. Without a care or concern for the outside world, Amaranth lives in peaceful ignorance—until the day that she meets William. Even though she was raised to believe that boys are evil and untrustworthy, Amaranth cannot help but fall for the kind and gentle William. It is only when their dalliance is uncovered that Amaranth begins to realize the true darkness within the cottage.

Hollywood Legend - This story is both current and true. It tells how P22 (Panther 22) Los Angeles’s beloved mountain lion came to live peacefully in the heart of Hollywood. P22 is LA’s unofficial mascot and October 22 is now officially P-22 Day, as declared by the City of LA. This story is not a screenplay - it is written in that format for thematic purposes.

"Gaming at Full Throttle" is a gripping tale of ambition, integrity, and the transformative power of community in the heart of the competitive esports world. Follow the journey of Cody and his team—Frank, Jacob, and Blakelie—as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of striving to become professional gamers.

For 10 long years young Dirk Blackthorn has followed his drunken father from one city to another, always having to cheat and steal for his next meal, and never knowing what the future might hold. A magician turned con artist, Dirk's father Thad has taught him everything he knows. After being driven out of just about every southern city in Agora, they have come to Kell-Torey in search of a new beginning.

Nicholas is 19 years old and has just lost his parents in a fire. Furthermore, his father’s business partner Alexander takes away Nicholas’ money, business, and house. Nicholas throws away his faith and allows his newfound self-pity to turn away Aemilia, the woman he was never quite clever enough to realize he truly loved. In the midst of Nicholas’ downward spiral, Alexander hatches a plan to sell Aemilia and her two sisters into slavery.

Heir apparent, young Prince Ahkin feels unprepared for leadership after his father's death. His royal blood controls the power of the sun, and he’s now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. Despite all Ahkin’s efforts, the sun is fading - and the end of the world may be near. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose blood controls the power of water, the old emperor’s death may mean that she's next. Ahkin must marry before ascending the throne, and Mayana is one of six noble daughters presented to him. Those who are not chosen will be sacrificed.

Talon follows the early years of a unique boy, a 15-year-old runt living on the barbarian island of Volnoss. Born premature during the frozen plague that took his mother, shunned by his father, and raised by his grandmother, Talon has always felt like he doesn't belong. For years he dreams of growing big and strong like the giants that surround him. But as the day of measure draws near, he begins to realize that he will never be named a Vald, and will be cast to the village of the Skomm to live a life of slavery.

The King is dead. Long live the Queen. The Valdir stand on the brink of war with Ethea, and Kalina is the heir to both thrones. Suddenly thrust into the role of Queen, and navigating a war, she is forced to choose whether this is the fate she wants for herself. When the responsibility and pressure becomes too much, will Kalina break and run, leaving her people under the rule of another? Or will she step up and become the Queen they deserve?

He longs to be a knight. A drastic invasion destroys his home. Will a childish dream be enough to save the ones he loves? Eager to escape his suffocating life, Jahrys Grent trains daily to fulfill his dream of becoming a knight. But he gets more than he bargained for when mysterious invaders attack and destroy his home. Trapped outside the castle walls, Jahrys uses his knightly instincts to survive in the hope of seeing the ones he loves again.

High in the mountains, Zel lives with her mother, who insists they have all they need - for they have each other. Zel's life is peaceful and protected - until a chance encounter changes everything. When she meets a beautiful young prince at the market one day, she is profoundly moved by new emotions. But Zel's mother sees the future unfolding - and she will do the unspeakable to prevent Zel from leaving her...

Valrin and his companions narrowly escaped their deaths and flee east. By chance, they have learned of a gaseous poison in the hands of the dwarves capable of slaughtering thousands. How will the Stormborn, with the power of the ancients at his command, find a way to stop them? Now, he must trust his shadow elf friend in seeking out the mysterious daughter of the Ice Mage. With her power of elemental magic and sorcery unlike any before her, she could prove a powerful ally. But will her own dark secret hinder his own task as Stormborn?

"A last breath. That would exist for everyone"...Betwixt is a twisted coming of age story about a young girl who loses her mother, her mind, and her name. In her darkest moment, she is taken to the place between life and death and introduced to an eccentric group of beings who talk in riddles. Eventually she realizes that it is up to her to find her name, her courage, and the way home, or be lost forever in the place between - the place betwixt.

Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Lanski is tired of her boring, single life. Swimming and spending time with Tatiana, her best friend, are her only sanctuary. The girls plan to leave their drab lakeside town far behind for college, and Ash hopes to finally ditch her longtime crush for Finley, Tatiana's twin brother. But when Tatiana and her family fail to return home after a family emergency, Ashlyn chooses to do something drastic to find them