Meg March is the perfect young lady. Her gracious manners and sweet personality make her very popular at school. And when she is invited to Mary Howe’s fancy picnic, she badly wants to go. Nothing her tomboy sister, Jo, says against snobby Mary changes Meg’s mind. Meg claims Jo is just jealous that she wasn’t invited too. But on the big day, the March parents are visiting friends, and the housekeeper is called away on an emergency. Meg knows she should stay home to watch over her younger sisters–even if it means not going to the picnic. Still, she doesn’t want to miss the fun. And forgetting her manners, Meg does something that turns the picnic into an unforgettable afternoon.
A board book version of this classic Meg and Mog story. It's Mog's birthday and he decides he'd like to go in a space ship for his birthday treat. One quick spell later and Meg and Mog are zooming off to the moon! They eventually land and have a great adventure with two friendly astronauts, jumping around in zero gravity and even sampling some tasty space food. But all birthday treats must come to an end and Meg and Mog set off home where they are greeted by Owl and a delicious birthday tea.
When ten-year-old Meg receives an invitation to a friend's picnic but Jo does not, Meg must decide whether to decline in loyalty to her sister or to follow her heart and attend.
*a companion book to I'm Not a Stalker (Book 1 of the Secret Messages Sweet YA Romance series)* You’ve seen the messages. You’ve solved the mystery. But there’s more to this story than it seems. Find out what was really happening behind all those e-mails and texts – from the minds of the five suspects themselves. This book explores the points-of-view of Hunter, Declan, Matthew, Randy, and Sean in the days leading up to – and during – the messages seen in I’m Not a Stalker. But beware! Not everything is as simple as it may have appeared. Told in narrative format (not texts and messages as I'm Not a Stalker), this story delves deeper into the lives of some of the "suspects" from the first book, revealing additional background, drama, and intrigue.
“Storytelling at its best. O’Brien continues her down-to-earth exploration of other realms to shed light on dark corners of the human condition. She weaves many colourful threads into a beguiling yarn, seeking to solve an abiding, historical conundrum. Well researched. Thoroughly enjoyable.” Stephen Warrilow- Archaeologist
College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wish by uncovering the truth behind his favorite story. What transpires is a fascinating look into the bond between siblings and the life-changing magic of stories. 1950: Margaret Devonshire (Megs) is a seventeen-year-old student of mathematics and physics at Oxford University. When her beloved eight-year-old brother asks Megs if Narnia is real, logical Megs tells him it’s just a book for children, and certainly not true. Homebound due to his illness, and remaining fixated on his favorite books, George presses her to ask the author of the recently released novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe a question: “Where did Narnia come from?” Despite her fear about approaching the famous author, who is a professor at her school, Megs soon finds herself taking tea with C. S. Lewis and his own brother Warnie, begging them for answers. Rather than directly telling her where Narnia came from, Lewis encourages Megs to form her own conclusion as he shares the little-known stories from his own life that led to his inspiration. As she takes these stories home to George, the little boy travels farther in his imagination than he ever could in real life. After holding so tightly to logic and reason, her brother’s request leads Megs to absorb a more profound truth: “The way stories change us can’t be explained. It can only be felt. Like love.” From the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea A captivating, standalone historical novel combining fact and fiction An emotional journey into the books and stories that make us who we are Includes discussion questions for book clubs
