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After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved. The trip will do them good, Mom says, but the girl isn't sure. How can that be true when Grandpa isn't there? And how will they find a whale in all that water, anyway? There is so much to see as they paddle through white-tipped waves and calm coves: glowing moon jellies, fluttering anemones and slippery seals. All the while, the girl watches for whales. Could one be swimming beneath their kayak or along the shore of their camp? Are the whales even there? Finally, in the dark of night, they hear them -- pushhhhhhhh, pushhhhhhh -- humpbacks breathing in the bay. In this lyrical story, luminously illustrated by Crystal Smith, mom and daughter find the space to grieve Grandpa and reconnect with each other in the wild beauty of nature. And they come to realize that -- perhaps like whales -- those we've loved are always with us, even if we don't see them anymore. Key Text Features illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

Get ready to be swept away, seduced, and swindled in the wickedly vicious third and final installment in the Bloodleaf series that Laura Sebastian called "enchanting, visceral, and twisty." When Aurelia awakens from her magic-induced sleep, it is to the face of a rescuer she didn't expect, in a body she doesn't understand, and into a world she no longer recognizes. Desperate to know what happened to Conrad, Zan, and Kellan after the events at Greythorne Manor, Aurelia follows the threads they left behind straight into the forest. Suddenly she finds herself caught in a web of magic, intrigue, passion, and betrayal that stretches across centuries and ultimately reveals that Aurelia is the final piece of a deadly apocalyptic plan that is only days away. All Aurelia wants is to reclaim her life and reunite with those she loved and lost; but with the end of the world looming, she's forced to unravel the dark secrets of the distant past before she can get that chance. With the fate of mankind on her shoulders, Aurelia must venture into the heart of the Ebonwilde and face the darkest parts of the forest--and of herself. Ebonwilde is the thrilling conclusion to the epic Bloodleaf series, which Laura Sebastian called "a phantasmagorical wonder" and Sara Holland described as an "eerie, immersive, and fascinating" read.

Srdcervúca romantika, temná mágia a príbeh, ktorý vám vezme dych. Princezná Aurélia prišla o všetko. Z kráľovstva, ktoré túžila zachrániť, zostali len ruiny. Jej milovaný zahynul na rozbúrenom mori. A stráca aj domov, pretože ľud odmieta nárok jej brata na trón. Aurélia sa uchýli do Greythornu – panstva jej najlepšieho priateľa. No nenájde tam vytúžený pokoj. V deň korunovácie jej brata dôjde k prevratu. Aurélia už nemá čo stratiť – všetci sa obrátili proti nej a nepriatelia jej dýchajú na krk. Púšťa sa do šialeného boja o záchranu posledných ľudí, ktorí jej v živote zostali – jej rodiny. Podarí sa Aurélii objaviť v najtemnejších časoch iskričku nádeje vďaka stratenej láske? Pokračovanie podmanivej fantasy série Zväzky mágie.

Princezná Aurelia vidí duše mŕtvych a praktizuje krvavú mágiu. Hoci na hlave nosí korunu, za takéto prehrešky by mohla skončiť na hranici, kde by ju upálili ako čarodejnicu. Preto v prestrojení za slúžku utečie do susedného kráľovstva. Pocit šťastia z novonadobudnutých priateľstiev, z lásky k tajomnému cudzincovi a zo slobodne praktizovanej mágie však netrvá dlho. Aurelia sa zapletie do niekoľko storočí trvajúcej mocenskej hry a hrozí jej, že stratí omnoho viac než len korunu…