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The Sun Dragon: Book Two

Mani doesn't know much about his powers except that he turns into a blue dragon every night. His adopted mother Allanah has told him he hatched from an egg. He's half-human, half-dragon, and she found him after his dragon mother died.

When his best friend and crush witnesses his transformation, Mani flees to the wizard Mansion, where he finds a group of fellow creatures called the Animal Guard. They assume that Mani has also been transformed by the sorceresses, and they enlist him in their quest to find the evil women and...

The Sun Dragon: Book One

It's been many years since the beauty of dragons riding the wind disappeared from the skies, destroyed by the corrupt King Roland and his greedy minions.

Or were they?

Instead of killing the dragons, Roland transformed them into humans so they could mingle with his people and breed him an army. Teenage Allanah saves her friend Victoria from falling victim to his scheme with newly manifested magical abilities. Another surprise comes when Allanah's first high school crush, Jason, reveals he's been sent by a clandestine...

The Sun Dragon: Book Three

The people of Earth thought they'd found refuge from their robot adversaries on the planet Draman, but they're about to learn they were mistaken.

On the day of the Dramanian Naming Ceremony, the half-human, half-dragon children choose between colored robes representing the two genders recognized by their society. But for some children, the choice isn't so simple.

Sara Lee, a Dramanian girl, faces a decision: remain as best friend and maid to Princess Nimue, or aid a child who refuses to select a robe. Battling the...

Role žen v dějinách byla mnohem aktivnější a rozmanitější, než si myslíme. Annabelle Hirsch vypráví dějiny prostřednictvím věcí, které patřily nebo byly určeny ženám. Stovka předmětů zde zastupuje normy a mýty, ale také symbolizuje ženskou emancipaci. Dočteme se o kuriózních objektech, například o skleněném dildu ze šestnáctého století nebo kovovém korzetu, ale i o zcela všedních věcech, jako je psací stroj nebo bicykl. Tyto předměty vyprávějí o osudech neznámých žen, umělkyň, intelektuálek i současných celebrit, od kurtizán a...