New Releases by Rachel Roberts

Emily, Adriane, and Kara get one final chance to fulfill their destiny to save Avalon and risk everything they love to battle the Dark Sorceress.

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The magic of Avalon comes to manga, now collected in one exciting volume!

When monsters come to Stonehill Middle School in pursuit of Donovan, a handsome new warlock student, mages Emily, Kara, and Adriane worry that Donovan is trouble, but then they discover that he holds the key to finding Avalon.

In the never-before-released eleventh volume of Avalon: Web of Magic, the Dark Sorceress tries to destroy the mages once and for all, by turning Kara into a Dark Mage!

The magic of Avalon comes to manga for the very first time! The much-loved Avalon: Web of Magic novels by Rachel Roberts get their first adaptation into manga for middle grade readers. Experience a whole new level of fun, adventure, and mage magic as Adriane, Emily, Kara, Ozzie and the entire Avalon gang begin a brand new adventure in a new story written by Rachel Roberts with visually dynamic artwork by Edward Gan! Teenage mages, Emily, Kara, and Adriane have their hands full monitoring the portal at the Ravenswood Preserve. The portal has become the "Grand Central Station" of the Magic Web, with magical creatures and animals stopping by on their way to otherworldly destinations. But matters become really complicated when a new student, a handsome young warlock named Donovan, shows up at Stonehill High. When monsters start attacking Ravenswood looking for Donovan, the mages realize he may be trouble. But Donovan shows them what he has brought, a fairy map with the portal sequence that will lead the mages right to Avalon, the source of all magic.

In order to stop the hauntings at Ravenswood Manor, Adriane must walk the spirit trail with the help of her friend the mistwolf Stormbringer to recover a lost power crystal of Avalon.

It's not easy being a fairy princess

Avalon: Web of Magic Book 7, Song of the Unicorns by Rachel Roberts Emily's dad wants her to visit and meet his new wife at a horse ranch in New Mexico. Emily convinces Adriane and Kara to accompany her. But along the magic web, a dangerous magic tracker is hunting down unicorns. In the deserts of New Mexico, the girls discover an entire herd of baby unicorns, which they must hide from the tracker before it is too late.

Emily, the Healer, wants very much to help the sea dragons of Aldenmor that are threatened by a mysterious sickness, but she must first advance to a Level Two mage and that is going to require a perilous adventure of discovery.

Kara travels to the Fairy Realms to help restore peace between the Fairies and Goblins.

"Whisked into the Fairy Realms, Kara falls smack in the middle of an impending war, and meets a mysterious boy with a dark secret. Kara may be the only one who can restore peace between the Fairies and the Goblins, but first she must tame her unstable powers, her wild heart, and a stallion made of fire! -- P. [4] of cover.

A unicorn whispers... Something has happened in the heart of Aldenmor: the Fairy Glade has vanished! New animal refugees are arriving in Ravenswood, including a mysterious, wild unicorn. The creature is frightened, confused – and wounded. Emily faces her greatest challenge as a healer to save the unicorn. If Emily can learn the unicorn's incredible secret, she may uncover the most important clue yet to discovering her destiny and finding the legendary home of magic: Avalon. But time is running out... Secret of the Unicorn is the fourth book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve book fantasy series by Rachel Roberts for middle grade readers. Through their magical journey, the teenage heroines discover who they really are . . . and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys. Out of print for two years, Seven Seas is pleased to return the Avalon series to print in editions targeted for today's manga-readers, with new manga-style covers and interior illustrations.

Adriane and Stormbringer the Mistwolf have a unique bond. When Stormbringer is lured into the portal to Aldenmor, Adriane pursues her companion into the magical world, where she must confront the entire mistwolf pack in order to bring Storm home. The strange boy she meets in that land of wonders and terrors may help her, but Adriane will need Emily and Kara's magic as backup if she's going to survive this battle. Cry of the Wolf is the third book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve-book fantasy series by Rachel Roberts for middle grade readers. Through their magical journey, the teenage heroines discover who they really are . . . and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys.

Emily and Adriane each have one thing Kara lacks—a magic gem. But when Kara finally finds a magic stone of her own—a diamond unicorn horn—it brings more trouble than the girls can handle. Pesky dragonflies start showing up everywhere and new Fairimentals appear, warning of danger. Worst of all, a band of terrifying monsters is stalking Kara. Overcoming these perils may bring the teens one step closer to Avalon, the source of all magic. But it may also cost one of them her life. All That Glitters is the second book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve-book fantasy series by Rachel Roberts for middle grade readers. Through their magical journey, the teenage heroines discover who they really are . . . and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys.

Kara, Emily, and Adriane take a dangerous risk in their quest to get closer to Avalon, the source of all magic, when a unicorn horn that Kara finds unleashes creatures from another world.

Emily needs to bond with one special animal in order to advance to a level 2 mage.

Adriane, the warrior, fights to save Ravenswood from the Spider Witch and the Dark Sorceress.

A funny, inspiring story about an art history professor with a lot to teach about life and much to learn about romance.

"Most people know that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. But do you know who invented cotton candy? Or the silly story behind Silly Putty? If you want to know the story behind some innovative inventions, you''ve come to the right place! ''Weird yet True'': Incredible Inventions gives you the scoop on some zany creations, like the hamster vest. How do they come up with these things? Flip open this book and find out!" -- cover, p.4.

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This course in grammar and writing practice matches the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy and ensures pupils learn and practise core grammar skills in whole class, group, and individual sessions, and apply their learning to their own writing. Full teaching notes are given as three lesson plans per teaching objective, and the teacher''s guides also offer differentiated copy masters and ''reminder sheets'' to enable children to work independently and accurately. Detailed guidance is given on assessment. The pupil''s books offer further authentic texts, and three levels of activity to ensure children''s comprehension of the text, to secure their learning of the key grammar point, and to apply their learning to their own writing.

After Kara finally finds a magic gem of her own, in the shape of a sparkly unicorn horn, magical creatures from another world start showing up and causing trouble, and Kara and her friends Emily and Adriane must find out why.