Jessica stoddard (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Elizabeth once believed Kenneth was the love she had been waiting for. Charming and attentive, he seemed to offer an escape from her troubled past. But slowly, his affection became control, his promises became threats, and the man she loved turned their home into a prison.Now isolated in a decaying trailer with an infant son to protect, Elizabeth has learned to measure every word, every movement, and every breath. Kenneth controls the money, keeps her away from anyone who might help, and has convinced her that she could never survive without him. But beneath her fear, a small spark of resistance remains.As Kenneth's violence escalates, Elizabeth secretly begins preparing to leave. With only a few dollars, a hidden bag, and no guarantee of safety, she must find the courage to risk everything for Michael-and for herself.When a violent storm brings her final chance, Elizabeth steps into the darkness with Kenneth close behind. Escaping him is only the beginning. Freedom means confronting trauma, rebuilding her identity, and learning that survival is not the same as truly living.Her Escape is an emotional and unflinching novel about domestic abuse, motherhood, courage, and the long road toward healing. It is a powerful reminder that fear does not have to define the future-and that sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is walk away.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At a magical high school hidden in the swamp, a beloved fairy befriends a lonely half-troll. Their unlikely bond awakens ancient magic-and draws them into a mystery involving a brass key, vanished relics, and a hooded thief.Long DescriptionAt Frog Swamp High, magic is everywhere-but kindness can be the rarest gift of all.Ashlynne Thorne is a popular fairy known for her magnificent monarch wings. Hiedra Bogsnout is a lonely half-troll accustomed to cruel whispers, empty lunch tables, and being overlooked. When Ashlynne chooses to sit beside Hiedra on the first day of school, their unexpected friendship creates something neither girl imagined: a powerful magical bond that awakens secrets buried beneath the school for centuries.Soon, a mysterious voice is calling from below the ancient stone foundations.Find the key.Joined by their friends Willow, Jasper, and Finn, Ashlynne and Hiedra follow a trail through whispering trees, an abandoned boathouse, forgotten tunnels, and a hidden workshop filled with journals from Frog Swamp's founders. But someone else is searching for the town's lost history. A hooded figure watches from the shadows, and treasured relics are disappearing one by one.As Homecoming approaches and the mystery deepens, the friends must uncover what connects the brass key, the missing Founders' Lantern, and two young women whose friendship changed Frog Swamp generations ago.Filled with magical creatures, school-day humor, heartfelt friendship, and an enchanting mystery, Frog Swamp High is a story about courage, belonging, and leaving every place kinder than you found it. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The swamp remembers-and something ancient is awakening beneath Frog Swamp High.Ashlynne Thorne and Hiedra Bogsnout hoped their sophomore year might finally feel normal. But when a forbidden bell rings across campus and the brass key hidden in Ashlynne's room begins to glow, the friends realize their first adventure was only the beginning.New students Ravenlia Nightbloom and Kael Stoneheart know about the key-and the dangerous legacy it has awakened. Ashlynne, Hiedra, and their friends soon discover that they have been chosen as Keepers, guardians connected to Frog Swamp's five founding families.Deep beneath Blackwater Marsh, forgotten tunnels lead to the Chamber of the Founders, a magical Guardian, and secrets buried for centuries. But the mysterious Circle is searching for the same ancient power. As enchanted seals weaken and the Heart Tree begins to fall, the Keepers must protect one another and race back to town before disaster strikes.When emerald light erupts from beneath the school's football field, an entire lost city awakens under Frog Swamp. To save their home, the friends must uncover the truth about the Founders, confront the Circle, and prove that courage is not facing danger alone-it is standing beside the people who have become your family.Filled with magical creatures, hidden passageways, ancient mysteries, humor, friendship, and heart, Frog Swamp High: Book Two is an exciting middle-grade fantasy adventure about belonging, kindness, and remembering the history that others tried to forget.…