Bøger af Patricia Srigley

A fun, fantasy adventure for 9 to 12's. Playful, imaginative and original.Annabelle Blue is the main culprit in this tale. She has a reputation for being disagreeable, and a talent for creating a quarrel with nothing but the echo of her words. Annabelle is the first to notice that the butterflies are disappearing, but nobody believes her. An alarming new trend in dresses can't be a coincidence. Someone is stealing the butterflies' wings right off their backs. Annabelle's quest for the truth leads her to trespass in lands where lowly pixies are not welcome. She is quick to find trouble. She comes face-to-face with beings who are different from her, and therefore not to be trusted, no matter how nice they are, and how many times they save her life. In a misguided, divided world, it seems an impossible task for Annabelle to save the butterflies before they are gone forever. If such a great feat can be accomplished, it will take more than one lowly pixie.A timely tale about the value of friendship and the fragility of the world.Recommended for t'ween fantasy readers.194 pages in printed book format.Sign up for the author's mailing list at SrigleyArts.comAdditional titles by the author: The April-May June SeriesDeeplyMoody Gasping Middle School AdventuresThe Top-secret LIfe of Timbuktu Kalamazo

An action-packed fantasy adventure, set in the exciting era of world exploration. Phillipa's adventure begins when a mysterious bracelet is thrust onto her arm in the middle of the night, disturbing a perfectly good sleep. As soon as the thing tightens around her skin like a strangling snake, it proves to be a curse rather than a blessing. She is pursued across both land and sea. Phillipa soon discovers that she has more lives than the proverbial cat, as long as she wears the creepy bracelet. It is a very lucky thing indeed. She does need all those extra lives as she endures stormy seas, pirates, shipwrecks, traitors, vexing secrets, and even a bull named Lucifer. When events turn truly deadly, can the powerful magic of the bracelet save the loyal friends who have helped her along the way? And can she save herself? Or is Phillipa doomed by the very artifact that was intended to keep her alive.Deeply - A historical fantasy adventure.Recommended for YA fantasy readers. 242 pages in printed book formatAlso by the Author-The April-May June Series-Blue WingsVisit SrigleyArts.com to see more books by the author.

Romeo and Juliet had nothing on these star-crossed lovers.Enroute to a singing contest, Holly finds herself stranded in the icy wilderness. Before she can freeze to death, a spaceship almost lands on top of her truck. The aliens who rescue (or abduct) Holly are nothing like the ones on TV. They don't even wear uniforms. And some of them look so much like Earth's residents, they could strut around on the planet as if they owned the place ... and then there is Antor.Antor was born on a ship and abandoned there. He's grown up on a series of spaceships. It's a lonely life until the All Planetary Shipper (APS) he is working aboard is forced to make an emergency landing on a restricted and supposedly primitive planet. Antor expects to find club-wielding, grunting humanoids. The girl he rescues couldn't be less grunting. The naive Earthling might have no idea that life thrives across countless galaxies, but she can sing better than anyone in the Universe. And instead of a club, she carries advanced technology that shouldn't exist in her world.When Holly is forced to sing for her life, that's only the beginning of their terrifying and wondrous adventure. An epic outer space fantasy, filled with adventure, humor, mystery and romance.VIsit SrigleyArts.com for updates and to win give-aways.Also by the Author - All Planetary Shipping, Fire-scape, Scarecrow in the Graveyard, Storyteller's Curse

An exciting, action-packed fantasy, adventure.Sheer weirdness is always on the menu at Moody Gasping Middle School!In the mysterious setting of Moody Gasping Middle School, Corbit Bowman finds a crumpled, juice-stained scrap of paper. It advertises a genie for sale. That little piece of paper is going to change his life. Since Corbit is hiding in a smelly garbage can when he finds it, perhaps his life could do with some changing, as long as it is change for the better.If any kid ever needed a genie, Corbit is that kid. Although it would have been helpful if his new genie came with a few warning labels, something along the lines of 'Highly Combustible' or 'Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might Get It'.Recommended for middle school fantasy readers.210 pages in printed book format.

A fun fantasy adventure for middle school readers. The Moody Gasping Middle School Series is set in the same school, where sheer weirdness is always on the menu. Each book stands alone and stars new characters, so the stories don't have to be read in order.Wolfe Webber hates new schools and new schools hate him. On his first day at Moody Gasping Middle School, a mysterious vending machine appears outside the cafeteria. Or has it always been there? Nobody seems to know for sure, and regular money doesn't work in it. Coins are spit right back out.After Wolfe loses a tooth challenging the ranking class bully, he tapes it up in his locker like a bloody trophy. The next morning, it has been replaced by three gold coins, and they work in the battered old vending machine.The prizes that pop out do the oddest things and cause Wolfe almost nothing but trouble. When one prize does real damage, Wolfe must find a way to fix things, except he is all out of wishing coins. If he can't find a way to get more, his life will be in more danger than even he can imagine.Recommended for middle school fantasy readers.This book is a great read for middle school age students. It hooks the reader right at the beginning with the possibility of magic things to come from a vending machine. I would recommend this book and other books by Patricia Srigley to anyone with middle school age students. (M. Sinclair, High School Librarian)Three Wishes Vending Machine was awesome! All of us enjoyed it immensely and can't wait for the next installment in the series. I read it to my children a few nights in a row as their bedtime story and they kept wanting me to read "just one more chapter" each night! Needless to say none of us got as much sleep that week! Lol (Anne Marie P.)... was grinning from ear to ear after reading this book. Kept laughing out loud. (Geoff)

It's kill or be killed in this deadly game of galactic hide & seek. A gripping sci-fi fantasy adventure. The rightful ruler of Nine Worlds awakens on Gehenna Prison Planet, with no memory of how he ended up in that hot, hellish place. Three torturous years later, Megal is found by Kyar, the brother he suspected of stranding him there. A tragic misunderstanding during the prison escape sees Megal destroying what his brother loves most. Now a broken man who questions his own sanity, Megal vows to earn his brother's forgiveness, and track down their evil cousin, Prin - the true villain. Not only has Prin ruined Megal's life and endangered the fragile Ice Planet, he has saddled Megal with a wife who hates him enough to hunt him across the length and breadth of the Universe. Together with a motley band of outcasts, Megal and Kyar zigzag across space aboard the FarGone 5, a rusty shipper/transport. It's kill or be killed in their quest to capture Prin, and deliver their packages on time. Also by the author: Universe IdolFire-scapeStoryteller's CurseStoryteller's QuestDeeplyThe April-May June Series - 4 BooksJoin the author's mailing list at SrigleyArts.com to receive updates and win give-aways.

Reapers beget reapers, and I am a reaper-in-training. I'm Elvis Black, and FYI, I am a girl. You can blame my dad for my name - in addition to being a reaper, he's also the world's biggest Elvis Presley fan. After a recent tragedy, my dad has become a drunken reaper. He's been falling down on the job, literally. It's resulted in lots of horrible things happening, and most of them have been happening to me. Things like waking up next to a zombie. And things like being possessed by a slimy cloud of renegade evil. That's the kind of evil that can turn even a nice girl into a psycho slasher. It's starting to look like my dad's drinking is going to be the death of me, unless I can capture the evil that was birthed into the world during a botched reap, and lock it back into its source bones, where it belongs. If I can't, it's going to slaughter not just me, but everyone in the vicinity-including the gorgeous guy next door.A paranormal fantasy romance for YA readers.

A YA fantasy adventure. Like her friends, April is leaving childhood behind. Unlike her friends, she is not doing it with any sort of grace. The situation deteriorates all out of control when the malicious Cherry Pitt tricks their class into drinking a troublesome potion. By sheer chance, April is spared the mixture, but not the resulting mess. April is run ragged trying to control the damaging side effects of Cherry's meddling, and at the same time, find a mysterious frog that isn't a frog. When April exhibits symptoms of a mysterious magical malaise, so too does the magically guarded elvan realm. Worse yet, the protective forcefield is trapping the buildup of tainted magic. Is April's departure the only way to save New Haven from shattering apart? Or does the frog know more than he's croaking? And if so, how can she get him to talk? "... a riveting read of magic, myth, mystery and misadventure ... It's hard to envision a more imaginative, playful presentation than this one." - Books in Canada 286 pages in print formatRecommended for YA fantasy readers. >Book 1 - A World Apart Book 2 - Mad About MagicBook 3 - Message in a BubbleBook 4 - April Fooled

A captivating YA fantasy romance.The heir son of the Rainlord is hunting a flock of firefish when he comes face-to-filthy-face with a northern wildling. Every southerner knows their reputation as dragon-spawned savages, and the girl Flynn meets certainly proves it is justified. When he ends up robbed and beaten bloody, he has no choice but to drag her back to his sire's ever-changing maze of a prison and sentence her to suffer.It is only the beginning of his trials, not the end. Saffire earns her freedom and his best friend disappears as if in a puff of smoke. The wildling is either the culprit responsible, or the only one who can track Dale and bring him safely home again. Flynn wants to believe she can perform the miracle, but it is hard to have faith in any wildling, especially one who stabs him while he lies sleeping. And naming herself the legendary fire-master of the north, well, that is every bit as ludicrous as her claim that the true villain is as insubstantial as a shadow's shadow.When the threat escalates to endanger both sides of the Dis'Gorge, Saffire and Flynn must set aside a lifetime of prejudice and band together if man's world is to endure - although trusting each other may prove even harder than defeating the evil whose power is growing all out of control, rather like its unbelievable new sidekick.Of all things born, a flame has the most fleeting life, and the quickest death.A beautifully written fantasy with non-stop adventure, and romance. Recommended for fantasy readers, both teen and adult.353 pages in printed book format.

April's biggest adventure yet! A YA fantasy adventure. April-May June has lived in the magically guarded realm of New Haven for less than a year. But suddenly everything is changing, and not in a good way. Some of her troubles can be blamed on a mysterious gift from the dangerous Outer-World, but not all. The real problem is that April is not growing up as fast as her friends. Five years lost and alone in the forest have put her at something of a disadvantage as she approaches her 16th birthday. While struggling to fit in, she receives a second surprise from afar. This one is so much bigger and vastly more destructive. It also comes with a terrifying message. April's everyday worries fade away when she discovers the ominous note in the wreckage of her tower room, written for her eyes alone. April has but one true choice - to embark on a rescue mission that no elf can be expected to survive.Recommended for YA fantasy readers. 267 pages in printed book format. Visit SrigleyArts.com to see more books and artwork by the author. Sign up for the author's newsletter at SrigleyArts.com for updates, and to win fun give-aways. The April-May June Series Book 1 - A World Apart Book 2 - Mad About Magic Book 3 - Message in a Bubble Book 4 - April Fooled " ... a riveting read of magic, myth, mystery and misadventure ... It's hard to envision a more imaginative, playful presentation ..." -Books in Canada

In such fantastic and dangerous times, may the best man not make an 'ash' of himself.When Bayerd the Storyteller is sent on a quest, he has no choice but to ride off into the sunset. If he doesn't leave willingly, he will surely be catapulted over the castle battlements. It would be a fantastic bloody display, one that would end his quest before it even begins. And alas, he is starting to suspect that his own beloved Princess Kelp may be the one who wants him gone from the Golden Kingdom. Permanently. Unless someone much more dastardly is plotting against him.It isn't supposed to be a dangerous quest, yet his men begin to vanish one by one. It is just the start of his (and their) misfortune. Bayerd has to wonder if his quest is cursed, or maybe he is the one who's cursed - again. Will his misbegotten quest be the end of him?Recommended for teens and adults. 250 pages in printed book format."Quite a few times, I found myself laughing out loud. Funny, hilarious and witty. I was truly entertained." -Shirley, adult"Pure entertainment ... has a fluidity that makes even the most farcical events believable. The fantastical events that unfold in the comedic tale play on both the supernatural and mystical for laughs. With just enough description, it flows without tedium. Bayerd, faced with one misfortunate event after another, truly has you rooting for the underdog." -Sam C. teenagerThe Storyteller Series- Book 1, The Storyteller's Curse, Book 2, The Storyteller's QuestVisit SrigleyArts.com and sign up for the author's newsletter to win free monthly give-aways.

In such fantastic and dangerous times, may the best man not end up as a smoldering pile of ash.When Bayerd the Storyteller grudgingly rescues a princess named after seaweed, his rather mundane life changes drastically. And not for the better, as one might hope when one rescues a princess. Bayerd soon endures more trials than a cursed man, not the least of which is being saved by that very same princess from the dragon jaws of fiery death.In an attempt to prove his worth, Bayerd vows to protect the future queen from her plotting kin and a parade of alarming suitors. His lowly beginnings may not see him fit to kiss the highborn princess's oddly webbed toes, or polish the blood-stained boots of Sir Gore Wolfe of Howling Stone, but royal blood isn't everything. A dozen hell cats can't be wrong. They certainly have no complaint about the quality of Bayerd's blood, and they have sampled it - liberally.Together with his tall dark and brooding friend Orson, Bayerd does his manly best to fill the role of champion. It quickly proves to be a perilous role for him. Trouble sticks so close to Bayerd, it could easily be mistaken for his shadow. Or his good and true friend Orson.Recommended for teens and adults. 303 pages in printed book format."Quite a few times, I found myself laughing out loud. Funny, hilarious and witty. I was truly entertained." -Shirley, adult"Pure entertainment ... has a fluidity that makes even the most farcical events believable. The fantastical events that unfold in the comedic tale play on both the supernatural and mystical for laughs. With just enough description, it flows without tedium. Bayerd, faced with one misfortunate event after another, truly has you rooting for the underdog." -Sam C. teenagerThe Storyteller Series- Book 1, The Storyteller's Curse, Book 2, The Storyteller's QuestVisit SrigleyArts.com and sign up for the author's newsletter to win free monthly give-aways.

A HUMOROUS AND HEARTWARMING COZY MYSTERY. When Sherlock Holmes crosses paths with a small black cat, he rescues it from a vicious attack. He takes it home, because 221B Baker Street has become a sad and lonely place of late. John Watson recently abandoned him for some buxom cleavage, rouged lips and bouncy ringlets. In other words, a wife, of all things.The great detective has no clue how clever the scrappy little tomcat will prove to be. But can a cat no larger than a squirrel, replace John, his former companion and partner-in-crime-solving? Or will Cat Watson be a curse rather than a blessing? A mouse in Sherlock's underpants would suggest the former.Time will tell, as the pair get to know each other. Together, they investigate a mixed bag of mysteries. Mary Watson's missing bicycle is no true case, but a possible attempt to reunite two estranged friends. The mystery of the Baker Street Blackmailer is another matter entirely. Sherlock faces a remarkably cunning foe, crafty enough to outwit even him. To survive the villain's deadly schemes, Sherlock will need both his Watsons by his side, if they will deign to work together on his behalf.Visit SrigleyArts.com for updates. If you enjoyed this story, check out The Storyteller Series, and The Unreal Estate Series..