Joan M. Miller

Broschiertes Buch

The Dragon's Tears

Beschreibung

Fourteen-year-old Jessica Graves is stuck spending the summer in the countryside with her eccentric Aunt Esmeralda. Feeling abandoned by her parents, Jessica expects the time to drag with no friends and nothing to do. But when her aunt encourages Jessica to read and leaves her alone in a library with towering bookshelves, something magical happens. Reading has always been hard for Jessica but an ancient-looking, red-leather-bound book entices her into its pages-quite literally. Jessica enters the Kingdom of Glimmer with turreted castles, magnificent horses, dashing knights, and a charming princess and prince who befriend her. But this exciting magical realm also holds danger as Jessica navigates uncharted feelings, evil spells, peculiar dragons, and wicked foes with the help of an oddly familiar mentor. Throughout the adventure, Jessica rises to new challenges, forges her own path, and realizes that she can be the hero of the story. Young teenage readers will recognize their own trials in this coming-of-age modern fairytale. From dealing with insecurity and loneliness to defending others and standing up for herself, Jessica discovers the power of love and friendship-even when things are turned upside down. A charming tale that combines fantasy and magic with empowerment, The Dragon's Tears is the first book in the Jessica's Quest series.

Autor

Joan M. Miller was an active writer throughout her younger years, but when she began studying English Literature in university, she stopped writing because she no longer felt confident in her own abilities. That changed when she had children who inspired her to write again. She created the first story in the Jessica's Quest series to amuse the youngsters during a lengthy road trip. After she wrote the book that captured that story, her children asked her to write more books, coming up with ideas for Jessica's adventures and inventive names for the different characters as they were introduced. Although the stories were initially created over thirty years ago when her children were young, Joan decided to begin publishing the books after she retired. She hopes that young readers will come away from these stories with a better appreciation of the power of friendship, and with an understanding of how to cope in a world where not everyone shares the same values or outlooks. Joan and her husband are currently enjoying retirement in their home on Lake of the Woods, Ontario. When she's not working on her stories, she enjoys gardening, quilting, stained-glass work, and spending time with family. To follow or connect with the author, please visit: www.joanmmiller.com Also by Joan M. Miller: A Dragon's Tears - Book One of the Jessica's Quest Series

Produktdetails

• Verlag: FriesenPress
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 257g
• ISBN-13: 9781039154223
• ISBN-10: 1039154220
• Artikelnr.: 64859785