Karleen Bradford
The vision that young shepherd Stephen of Cloyes experiences on a hillside in France will launch him on a staggering journey: a children's crusade to accomplish what grown men had failed to do and restore Jerusalem to Christendom. But for Stephen and the thousands of children—some as young as seven; many orphaned, malnourished or ill—who answer his call, the crusade will also become a test of faith and friendship.
The Scarlet
...It has been three years since the friends last met.
Dahl has done much since then; he is no longer the nameless boy called from his hiding place on earth to defend his home against the Usurper. He is now, rightfully and proudly, the King of Taun, a confident and sure ruler who has brought peace and prosperity to his realm.
But Catryn, too, has grown and changed in the last years. Once merely a spirited serving girl, she is now Seer
...Working at her parents' roadside gas station and struggling to cope with her alcoholic father and defeated mother, Kate escapes her stressful family life by writing stories. So when Mike, the new boy in town, threatens to rob the snack bar, Kate recognizes his need for attention and decides to befriend him instead of turning him in. But when she hears of a series of robberies in town and then about the murder of the popular girl at school, Kate
...4) Dragonmaster
Norl, the boy who saved Dahl the King from the dragon Caulda, has grown under the tutelage of Catryn, the Seer of Taun. The Elders have proclaimed that he will be the Bringer of Light and will rid their world of the last of the dragons. But Norl has trouble believing them. He has no magic and is haunted by his promise to Caulda, which saved Dahl and Catryn from the dragon's wrath: "I will come back to you if you spare them!"
Leaving Catryn's
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