Because she does not faithfully follow the instructions of Arif the Wise Man, the Queen of Hich-Hich gives birth to a half-boy, who grows up to be very clever and confronts a dragon in an effort to become whole.
Enny Penny's Loose Tooth (Enny Penny, #3) (Enny Penny's Wishes)
by Erin Lee
The country is at war. Beset by enemies within and without. And all because of the decisions changed by one boy - Scott Tyler. In this ravaged alternative world, Scott hardly recognises himself. He's a war hero, a leader of a unit of Shifters and maybe the only one who can prevent the country's frail defences from crumbling. But all Scott wants to do is find a way back to the reality he knew - without losing the girl he loves. With every Shift he makes, Scott edges closer towards oblivion...
By the same author as A Prayer for the Dying, this novel revolves around a wartime plot to kidnap or assassinate Winston Churchill. 14 German soldiers are parachuted into Norfolk disguised as a Polish unit, and aided by a local woman and an IRA gunman, they make their attempt.
Sometimes a person needs a quiet place. A place that's far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life -- a place that isn't ringing or talking or roaring or blaring or playing. But sometimes that place isn't easy to find. You could look under a bush in your own backyard, where the world seems far away...and you could be a pirate on a desert island. Or you could sit on an old stump in the woods amidst the glittering sunlight and mossy shadows and be a timber wolf. You could look by the...