Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Visionary & Metaphysical

Seeking both to empower and entertain, bestselling Australian author Lucy Cavendish joins forces with world-renowned fantasy artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith to craft popular oracle cards that specifically address today's independent teens. Misfits, mystics, seekers, and wanderers alike will delve into the forty-five beautifully illustrated cards, each with its own guiding message, from developing your inner strength, intuition, or simply finding happiness with...

Just before her fifteenth birthday, Gypsy's life takes a catastrophic turn. The folio she had slaved over to win a scholarship to Art College is wrecked in a crazy schoolboy skirmish.

Gripped by misery, she trudges through the park with her dog. There she encounters Janna, an artist wearing a veil, who offers to coach Gypsy to produce new art pieces.

Is Gypsy imagining the whispers and sparks of light hushing around the amazing veil Janna's wearing? And why does Janna forbid her touching it?

Gypsy's ten-day struggle to pick up the pieces of her dream is entwined with...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Great King Ahmad Shah Durrani ruled Afghanistan, and from there, a magnificent empire extending from eastern Iran to northern India, and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean. Known to his people as Ahmad Shah Baba (Ahmad Shah, our father), the king was loved by his people as an outstanding general and a just and wise ruler. But the King was troubled. He needed to find someone with the right qualities to help him -- but how does one find such a person?

Among other things, this story provides a framework through which young readers can consider...

The Stranger's Farewell is a very old story, one that has entertained people all over the world for hundreds of years. A stranger visits a young couple - he has been traveling for many days - and asks for a glass of water and a place to rest. The young couple make him welcome and invite the stranger into their home to share their meal. As we know, small actions sometimes have large consequences, and this one did. As the stranger is leaving to go on his way, he says, "May the next thing you do last until you say, 'Enough'." These parting words reward their generosity in an amazing...

Praise for the...

Carmina is a teenager whose younger sister, Mariana, has a gift, though some might call it a curse. When miracles and other strange things begin happening with children, animals, and even the weather, Carmina's world is thrown upside down. No longer can she rely on math and science to save her. Carmina has to put aside her fears--both real and imagined, question her doubts about her family's beliefs, and take a leap into the unknown.

But as disaster looms and Carmina tries to protect Mariana from the inevitable, she finds she is at the mercy of forces beyond her control. It will...

The Magic Horse is the story of two brothers, one skilled in the practical arts, and the other, Prince Tambal, considered by most people to be only a dreamer. Their father, the King, announces a competition to produce "interesting and useful devices" - the entry produced by a woodcarver appears to be only a simple wooden horse - apparently of little value. But, when Prince Tambal looks more closely, he discovers that the horse is able to magically transport its rider to whatever place is in the rider's mind. In this way, Prince Tambal comes to learn a great many things, and...

The adventures of two mischievous, greedy craftsmen are chronicled as they try to take advantage of the upstanding citizens of a sleepy small village.

Grammy Visits From Heaven is an inspirational and uplifting story about a little girl Jamie and her grandmother who are BFF until they are suddenly separated when her Grammy unexpectedly dies. However, something astounding and wonderful happens after Jamie prays and asks God if her Grammy can come back and play with her again.

If a child is wondering where did the person go who has died, and if they can still see and hear them, Grammy Visits From Heaven will easily explain death, the spiritual body, heaven, God, and...

Wisdom stories for 8-12 year old boys and girls.

Flying and spurting flames are banned for Raz, the shape-shifting dragon, when he travels to Earth with his parents and sister, Sha. His mum lays down the law and stresses that he and Sha must remain in human form and not change back into their dragon bodies. He always has amazing fun and makes fabulous friends, though.

On their trips to Chinchariska, Egyptopia and Ariellan on Earth, Raz discovers ancient martial arts and learns about unseen energy; chats with the Sphinx and expands his thinking; stops the theft of precious...

In this spine-tingling story from Newbery Medal winner Avi, a boy must solve the mystery of the ghost haunting him. Full of twists and turns that get spookier by the chapter, School of the Dead is a fast-paced mystery that Avi's fans will devour

For most of Tony Gilbert's life, he has thought of his uncle as "Weird Uncle Charlie." That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. Uncle Charlie is still odd, of course--talking about spirits and other supernatural stuff--but he and Tony become fast friends, and Tony ends up...