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In ROUNDING THIRD, an unheralded rookie catcher is inexplicably added to the roster of the Bay City Grays, perennial also-rans in the American League East. As the Grays struggle to achieve respectability, this enigmatic lad from lower Alabama suddenly begins contributing in dramatic and unexpected ways. Who is lad who who has seemingly come out of nowhere? ROUNDING THIRD, like its predessor THE HEATER -- also features Grays' players Ty Duffy, Jimmy Devlin, and Deacon Lawler, as the Grays once again pursue post-season play. As in the earlier novel, the tale's sub-text reflects a famous medieval theme. And also as in the earlier novel, the main cast of characters once again end up in western Ireland, which provides the setting for the novel's surprising resolution. ROUNDING THIRD is zesty, witty, and wry, yet radiates genuine warmth and humanity.

Deep within the Dona Inez Caverns when the cataclysmic event occurs, a small group of ecotourists miraculously survive. These fortunate few soon discover that the world they've always known no longer exists and their survival will depend on their courage, ingenuity, and perseverance. These fortunate few? Maybe they aren't the fortunate few.

The publisher has revised this cover -- In the Summer Country (9 781939 917157) -- and will be uploading for The King of Mud and Grass (9 781939 917140. We just uploaded a new cover for A Cup of Kindness (9 781939 917133).We are hoping to align the spines of these three books as best as possible with the number of the book in the series aligned at the top and the logo aligned at the bottom.ad.

A rollicking sea adventure. Strong, delightful characters. A great story. At the urging of Crimthain the Druid, Maeldun and sixteen companions embark on a mission of vengeance, a mission in which they hope to redeem the tarnished honor of Clan Murtagh. But they soon find themselves caught between their loyalties to the old pagan gods and their fear of the new God now worshipped by small groups of Christians in the west of Ireland. What they'd hoped would be a straightforward - though highly dangerous - mission of retribution turns into something else as Maeldun and his fellow mariners become entangled in a series of mystifying adventures. Set during the period when Ireland was first being Christianized, THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUN belongs to the age-old tradition of nautical adventures such as those experienced by famed voyagers like Homer's Odysseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Sinbad the Sailor, and Saint Brendan the Navigator.

The Brothers Pendragon: United by blood -- and separated by blood In the early spring, two young men arrive in Uther Pendragon's magnificent city. They have never met before, nor is either of them known to the king or anyone else in the city. Each of the young men soon demonstrates his great promise and prowess and begins making a name for himself. Yet despite their undeniable abilities, the two youths could hardly be more different in temperament, values, or psychological makeup. When they first arrive in the city, each of them hopes it will be here in King Uther Pendragon's great city that he will discover his true destiny. In both cases, their hopes are soon be manifested -- though not quite in the fashion either of them anticipated.

A Cup of Kindness is the second book in John Conlee's highly popular Dragon Stone Series, tales of Arthur, Merlin and Cabal, Arthur's brave and intrepid dog. John Conlee is as profession of English and Medieval Studies at the College of William & Mary and author of eight works of fiction. Will the virtues of love and loyalty, courage and kindness be strong enough to preserve young King Arthur and his realm from the evil forces threatening to engulf it?

When Young American scholar Charles Bascombe goes to Cornwall to see a mysterious medieval manuscript, he soon thinks the manuscript contains an unknown poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. Then the manuscript is stolen, triggering a series of events--Charles is stalked in an eerie graveyard, attacked behind a pub, and has encounters with beguiling women.

THE KING OF MUD & GRASS is the third book in "The Dragon Stone" series of novels for middle school readers, following THE DRAGON STONE and A CUP OF KINDNESS. The novel continues the adventures of young King Arthur and his loyal dog, Cabal, as Britain experiences the full brunt of the Saxon invasion. The novel focuses on a great siege at an Iron-age hill-fort, which in the novel is called The Barren Down. The outcome of this battle will determine whether the Saxons shall triumph and thus take complete control over the island of Britain; or whether the British forces will be able to withstand the Saxon advances and ultimately repel them. Through the combined efforts and varied abilities of Arthur, Cabal, Merlin, and the enigmatic woman known as Morgan la Fay, the British prove to be formidable adversaries for their dogged attackers.