Bøger af K D Blakely

Last year, the best things about my life were my friends, and a secret magic world called Chimera that we got to enter each month. The worst things were turning 13 and dealing with a bunch of bullies. This year, I don't mind being 13 any more, but the bullies are a bigger problem than ever. And I've learned to expect strange things in Chimera, like trolls and dragons and magic storms, but now weird things are starting to happen at home. Not to mention that we really have to be careful what we wish for in Chimera, because it just might come true. And usually not in a good way. But that's not the worst thing. This year, I'm afraid I may lose my friend Olivia. I can take the bullies and monsters and wishes that don't come out the way you want. I'm not sure I can take losing my friend.

Be Careful What You Wish For...Hiding from bullies in the town cemetery seemed like a good idea. Right up until we fell through a creepy secret doorway into a magic land called Chimera.That certainly changed things. My friends think change is cool. But me? Not so much. What's wrong with how things are? I mean, it's already pretty weird around here!In our town, people still talk about that time twelve years ago - the year we were born - as THE STRANGEST YEAR EVER. Yeah, like that. ALL CAPS.Turns out, only someone born that year can get through the secret doorway.Too bad school doesn't teach what's really important. Like what to do about fog that smells so bad you can barely breathe. Or an enchanted forest where you can get lost forever, and shrieking monsters that want to eat you for lunch.Or what to do when everything you say can trigger a magic spell. Actually, some spells are pretty cool, but others - Ugh! My friends and I promised to keep Chimera a secret, but that's hard when you go there every month. Especially when the town bullies keep trying to make you tell them all about it.Who knew being born in THE STRANGEST YEAR EVER could change...everything!This is the first book of a complete five book series.

For three years, my four friends and I have searched through a land that was created by magic hundreds of years ago, existing just outside our space and time. We've seen incredibly strange, beautiful, and terrifying things in Chimera. We've been on a quest in that world, trying to find out why so many magic beings have disappeared from there. Thank goodness for my friend Brady's science-techno-geek brain - it's come in handy fighting monsters, following bizarre clues, and interpreting prophecies of doom.Unfortunately, his super-brain may not be enough to stop the wild magic leaking into our world. It's causing devastating storms and freaky things like birds flying backwards and toads falling from the sky.For the record, when I found out we were going to start searching through an abandoned town, I thought we'd have it easy for once. Shows what I know.Magically booby-trapped houses are way more dangerous than monsters. No lie. I only hope we survive. That's not a sure thing, with acid-spitting doors, carnivorous books, and quicksand floors!And somewhere in the middle of all this, I've got to figure out what the heck is up with Brady and my best friend Olivia. Because all their snarking at each other is going to drive me crazy!

Lions and tigers and bears really don't scare me. Not after goblins and dragons and trolls. I've seen strange, beautiful, and terrifying things in Chimera - the land created by magic hundreds of years ago, existing just outside our space and time. Where myths and legends from our world moved to be safe from their deadliest enemy; the Mundane. You know, regular human beings, like me and my friends. This year we're exploring the forest, though we've sworn not to enter the Dark Side. Lucky thing, since there's a dragon in there, and Doug keeps insisting he's going to ride it. Even though he's been warned it'll just eat him. So now I get to worry about man-eating dragons, the psycho-boy the bullies are trying to recruit, and the monsters that just keep getting creepier. We're all feeling the strain as things get worse and worse, especially my friend Faith. She's more scared than the rest of us combined! And the fact that magic has begun to spill into our world? That may be the most frightening thing of all...