Tomes Of Whimsy

  Anna is a normal high school student who makes good grades and wins races on her cross-country team.   She has a good group of friends, loves shopping at thrift shops, and attends a few parties, but overall, she is pretty average.   All of this changes one late August afternoon, as she is running with her teammates, shortly before her sophomore year is set to begin.   As she runs, her feet become lighter, her pace faster, and she begins leaping, rather than running.   As the first cross-country meet grows closer, Anna begins craving sugar, feels energy pulsing all around her and cannot sleep.   These strange symptoms become painful, and during the race, that is her only focus.   Feeling her muscles fading, and the pain attacking her arches, bones and tendons, and to the astonishment to her teammates, Anna blacks out. After an ER visit and being sent to a specialist, Anna learns that she has a rare disease called lepidopsy, which causes symptoms simil...

  Seven families, seven champions, one curse, and one winner.   The prize is control of all the high magick. For generations, the high magick supply in Ilvernath has been controlled by one family, the decision made each generation in a secret tournament that brings one champion from each family and is fought to the death.   Now a tell-all book, author unknown, has been published, drawing attention to the tournament and all its’ gory details.   It also details each family that participates, their individual strategies, and all the successes and failures.   As more publicity is placed on the tournament and the champions who are tired of the endless cycle, the players begin to take note of the details written in this book.   They also begin to see a pattern emerge in the pages and wonder; can this pattern be changed?   Who wrote the book and why?   Can they really outsmart the tournament? Age Group: 13-18 Grade Level: 7th-9th Want More: Book two, A...

  Hannah and her brother Gabe have never stayed in one place long enough to truly feel at home and their mother has never explained why.   However, the day following her seventeenth birthday, Hannah wakes up, her eyes strangely transformed into snake-like slits. Recognizing what this means and knowing what she must do, their mother leaves her children behind, in search of making things right but reveals nothing else to them.   As Hannah’s transformations continue and become more bizarre, and hearing nothing from her mother, Hannah receives an anonymous envelope, postmarked from Fox Hollow, New York, containing only an obituary for Jitka Eggers, a grandmother she has never known.   With their mom having not returned and fearing she might be gone forever, Hannah and Gabe travel to Fox Hollow, where they meet their mother’s family for the very first time and discover an ancestry once hidden from them and learn about their Jewish culture.   Along with their new frie...

  Welcome to Belle Morte, one of the five vampire houses in England, where Renie has just been accepted as one of the newest blood donors.   Since vampires revealed their existence ten years ago, the world has become even more fascinated with them and has even elevated their status above celebrities.   The vampires now accept blood donors, beautiful people selected to feed them in exchange for fame, fortune and a life of luxury. Vladdicts, fans of these mysterious creatures, follow their lives on social media and through the pages of glossy magazines, sometimes, even being invited to attend one of Belle Morte’s extravagant parties where they might experience a bite or two. They place applications to become one of the select few to be chosen as a donor for the house. Renie, however, is not interested in any of these things.   Renie’s sister, June, became a donor five months ago but has not been heard from since November. Renie is convinced there is something more happ...

  Only two months ago, Lily came home from a nighttime run to find what becomes her worst nightmare.   She finds her older sister, Alice, on the bathroom floor, scared and bloodied by self-inflicted wounds to her wrists. Now, Alice is coming home from the treatment center and Lily is grappling with her fears and anxieties.   Feeling like her life consists of two separate Lilys, one who makes straight As and wins races and the other who feels like her brain is breaking, day after day, losing herself, fearing that she is becoming like her sister.   Determined not to upset the delicate balance in her home, silence bonding the family, Lily turns inward and against herself.   When a new student shows up in class, the rumors about him have already begun.   Micah Mendez has been labeled “Manic Micah” and stories about his temper and his mental health are whispered among his classmates.   When Lily and Micah are paired for a school project exploring what hap...

  A touching story of an autistic girl who finds a deep connection with those accused of practicing witchcraft in her town's history.   Identifying with these misunderstood and scared women, Addie is determined to convince her village council to erect a memorial honoring them.   Fearing similar persecution from the neurotypical community, she, along with her new friend, Audrey, campaign in their village for the memorial plaque.   After a series of heartbreaking events involving both her teacher and a classmate, Addie shares her story with the village council.   Will they silence her once more or finally open their hearts to her request?