In "Dance of the Stones," Chantel, Adam, Holly and Owen are eager to begin the next stage of their adventure. "The Stones have stirred," Ava, Hawkwoman and Wise One, tell Owen, "The time is near for the Circle Dance." The stones are the ancient stone circle of Avebury in England. But the Dark Bei...
The four volumes of Andrea Spalding's Summer of Magic Quartet are among her most exciting work. The White Horse Talisman was nominated for the Silver Birch, Hackmatack and Manitoba Readers' Choice Awards. Dance of the Stones was also a Silver Birch nominee. Heart of the Hill left one of her four ...
Owen slept peacefully on the top, but Adam couldn’t sleep. He was wrestling with his conscience. He had known looking after Chantel in England would be a pain, but now things were really awful. It’s not her fault, suggested the voice of his conscience, but Adam knew it was. If Chantel hadn’t whin...
The sensation was pleasant, almost springy, and much more fun than walking on pavement. At first Holly stepped slowly and carefully, testing each step in case she sank into the marsh beneath, but the track makers knew their job. The woven mat of branches, though it dipped at each footfall and som...
Danny’s head ached, so did his stomach. His eyes felt gritty and his tongue tasted awful. “Seven-thirty,” called his father, banging on the bedroom door. “I don’t feel good,” Danny protested and buried his head in the pillow. His father opened the door and looked thoughtfully at him. “Bad night, ...