Bøger af J L McCreedy

In 1871, pirates roam the South Seas, mystics hide in shape-shifting caves, and the crew members of the Liberté are very, very far from home. Almost 150 years far, to be slightly more precise, and their only hope of returning to their own time hinges on an invisible wizard … dwelling somewhere on a mountaintop in China … who may or may not hold the secrets to time travel. So, yeah. It's complicated. Also, do witches and wizards even get along? It's a tricky question, and one that Liberty Frye-a newbie witch with decidedly unpredictable powers-isn't eager to sort out. It could get awkward. But that's a risk she'll take in order for Uncle Frank and her friends to get back home. Success is anything but certain.After all, things tend to go awry when Libby is around …."Excellent writing, thinking and adventuring all rolled into one." -The Children's Book Review"A cross between the adventures of Indiana Jones and Frodo Baggins' quest to destroy the One Ring." -Book Room Reviews"Action, magic and loads of suspense .... I was absolutely blown away." -LitPick

On the morning of her eleventh birthday, nothing feels particularly celebratory to Liberty Frye. As if being a witch in training isn't confusing enough, her mother's mysterious illness has grown worse overnight and her best-friend-turned-foster-sister Ginny is driving her crazy. Then there's the matter of the new invention that Uncle Frank has brought to her surprise party. When her freaky powers accidentally activate it, Libby and her unsuspecting party guests are transported into an ocean of darkness. Literally. Soon, they're running - or rather, sailing - for their lives, chasing after clues while dodging angry islanders and makeshift spells gone awry. If they have any hope of finding their way home, Libby knows she must confront the dark forces bent on deciding their future. But what she doesn't know is ... how?

To find the truth, she must first uncover the lie....Orphaned as an infant, Sam is raised by a pharmaceutical research mission in the rain forest of Torundi. She wields a mean machete, makes soap from candlenuts and is a fairly astute amateur entomologist. You know, the normal stuff. But a month before her seventeenth birthday, she is exiled to an American boarding school in Malaysia.Armed with little more than her unusual upbringing and church-lady clothes, Sam must contend with her new existence as the world's most socially unprepared high school senior. Well that's just fine. Because Sam is determined to solve the mystery behind her banishment and return home tout de suite.But when she discovers the unthinkable - that her banishment is tied to an enigmatic corporation with illicit designs on Torundi - she realizes the real mystery she must uncover is ... why? Soon, Sam is caught in a whirlwind of intrigue, danger and greed. As she chases this thread of truth to its end, she unravels a plot that threatens her beloved Torundi, her trust in the boy she has grown to love and her own existence.THE ORPHAN OF TORUNDI is a quirky, cross-cultural tale of adventure, self-discovery and romance.