Kingdom of the Silver Cat - Couverture souple

Carroll, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 173309170X ISBN 13 : 9781733091701

Synopsis

A routine morning ride on a school bus plunges fifteen children into a mysterious world. A story of adventure, friendship, danger, and magic.

On a seemingly normal day, an old school bus known as the "yellow beast" drives through a light in the road and is transported to an empty field in a strange land.  When the bus gets stuck in mud and cellphones don't work, the bus driver heads off to find help. 

Adjusting to their curious environment, the children begin to experience strange powers: Gabrielle can fly on her skateboard, Annie can freeze motion, Emma can warp light, and Ted can make music by waving his hands around.

When their bus driver fails to return, the kids explore the area, taking trails that appear and disappear. They encounter strange creatures, including playful clouds, thundering fireballs, talking fish, and bouncing bears. But when terrifying winged beasts begin hunting them, the children must flee for their lives.

They become separated, some finding a land of colorful warrior fairies, while others meet an old hermit who has his own strange power.  The children learn their powers are "gifts", but each gift has a weakness. And, the winged beasts have been sent by an evil ruler, Sidtar, who seeks to use their gifts for his own purposes.

Some of the children head south to the kingdom of a renowned silver cat who may protect them, while others head north toward Sidtar's realm. Along the way, they face inner conflicts and personal hardships. They find help in unexpected places and endure trials and dangers as they journey through this mysterious land.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Tom Carroll grew up in Northern California, where he fell in love with fantasy adventure stories. As a child, he read all types of fantasy yarns from folk tales to epic adventures. One day in the fourth grade, while riding to school he had the idea for a story about a bus full of children transported to a strange land. He wrote early chapters of the book over the next couple of years but eventually became interested in other things and put it aside. As an adult, with children of his own, Tom returned to the story. He wrote several chapters and read them to his children. They responded enthusiastically, so he continued to toil away at the book. The tale grew in the writing until it no longer fit into a single volume. Tom decided to write a series and call it the Sapphire Fruit Chronicles.

Linda Huang is a gifted artist who specializes in visual design and has a background in illustration. Her passions include designing for social benefit and exploring emerging technologies. In her free time, Linda likes to listen to podcasts and consume bubble tea. For more information about Linda and her work, please visit her website at www.lindaicing.me

Jackie Carroll is a gifted artist with a passion for painting the wildness in nature. Traveling throughout California and around the world has inspired images that appear in many of her works. Her primary medium is oil, using a palette knife and/or brushes, but she has worked with soft pastels and watercolor at times. She loves to share the wonder of the changing seasons and relationships in nature through her paintings. Her preference is to paint outdoors with light and shadow composing the images and providing the inspiration. For more information on her work, please visit her website at www.sites.google.com/site/jackiecarrollart/

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 173309170X
• ISBN 13: 9781733091701
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Huang Linda, Carroll Jackie
• Nombre de pages: 403
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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