Bøger af Jen Frankel

Maggie Stuart, protagonist of The Last Rite and The Red Ring, moves to Montreal, searching for magic. Since the events of her sixteenth year, Maggie has become something of a chameleon. She studies art when finances allow, and otherwise pursues her own work with often stolen art supplies while working at a miserable minimum wage job. Alone but trying not to be lonely, Maggie has learned some slight of hand, but it doesn't come close to satisfying her need to work real magic. Now, she's starting to feel like something is about to change, maybe for the better, maybe for the much, much worse.

While Maggie Stuart starts a new investigation of her magical potential, old adversaries and allies have their own plans, and all are centered on Montreal's newest casino, the sumptuous Divine Comedy.

Maggie Stuart, now 16, feels alienated and lost - her former friends ignore her, and magic, something that once came naturally, has deserted her entirely. But when she interrupts a dangerous occult ritual, it is the beginning of another baptism by fire for both her and the boys she once saved: Jason Lawson, Scott Saunders, and Aaron Scribner. And she discovers that the supernatural world has never been as far away as it had seemed. . . In book two of "Blood & Magic," Maggie is swept into the world of the occult after witnessing a ritual performed in the school gymnasium that is eerily reminiscent of the "last rite" she endured three years earlier. Even stranger, the participants include three boys who were also present at that momentous event - Scott Saunders, Aaron Scribner, and her grade eight crush Jason Lawson. Unlike Maggie, they haven't maintained any known connection to that previous time - so how on earth did they manage to find a book of magic AND learn how to use it?Her previous adventures unlocked a deep desire to work magic in Maggie, an urge that has been frustrated at every turn. Now, isolated and lonely, she sees a chance to become involved again in the occult, even if it means becoming a sidekick to her former friends.Where there's magic, though, you can be sure that Mr. Hunt isn't far away, or that he's working for his own ends, even when those ends match up with Maggie's. Or, at the very least, an uneasy truce can be struck.Maggie pulls in the full force of her prior experiences to draw in the reluctant Metro Toronto Police detective John Tamblyn, Tamblyn's suspicious colleague Carla Szaba, and even uses a budding friendship with an older student, Irene. Can she find the line between getting help and flat-out using people as she battles an invisible force which seems determined to frighten, maim and kill on its way to an unknown goal?From the placid streets of suburban Toronto to the terrifying depths under the city, from the corridors of law enforcement to the bitter heart of a young girl's dreams, THE RED RING will take you on a journey far beyond the average fantasy. Follow Maggie into the darkness, if you dare.

Maggie Stuart has been having troubling dreams which get even more frightening when one of them comes true. In the course of a few days, she is ripped away from her elementary school and spirited away to an underground maze where she is either the centre of an ancient magician's world... or his chosen prey.It's a place where enemies might become friends, where even a beloved teacher could harbour secret plots, and nothing can be taken at face value. For a lonely thirteen-year-old, it's also strangely enticing. The enigmatic, ageless Char could be the father figure she's always coveted, or something more. As Maggie circles closer to the truth, will her own vulnerability be her greatest strength? And will her greatest fear be of what she herself is becoming?

Mayhaps: poems of longing, loss & loveDelicate verses from the lyrical pen of a powerful wordsmith, Mayhaps dares to trace the landscape of love from the first stirrings through the greatest passion to the all-too familiar tenderness of sorrow and loss. Mayhaps is poetry from its rawest to its most rapturous.

Leia Gregory spends her lazy summers helping out her mom in the animal hospital in the barn, and dreaming in the big apple tree at the end of the orchard on her rural Ontario farm. But she dreams of adventure: could she be a secret agent, or princess, or travel to far-off worlds? It seems like a crazy idea-until a ship from another world crashes right at her feet. On board are the Princess of Syltasia, a far-away planet, her guardian Colin, a petulant ti-cat called Bast, and K.E.L.I., the "kinetic electronic logical interface" who helps fly the ship. Soon, Leia is off to Mars on an adventure that will change her life-and teach her a thing or two about bravery, Earth folk-wisdom, and the intriguing secrets hidden in her very own family! With an afterword by Andrew Rader, Ph.D, real-life Aerospace Engineer and author of Leaving Earth: Why One Way to Mars Makes Sense.

Maggie Stuart, now 16, feels alienated and lost - her former friends ignore her, and magic, something that once came naturally, has deserted her entirely. But when she interrupts a dangerous occult ritual, it is the beginning of another baptism by fire for both her and the boys she once saved: Jason Lawson, Scott Saunders, and Aaron Scribner. And she discovers that the supernatural world has never been as far away as it had seemed. . . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jen Frankel is the author of THE LAST RITE and its sequel THE RED RING, the first two books of the Maggie Stuart series. She writes in many different genres, but speculative fiction of any sort is what she loves best. She lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Visit Jen at www.jenfrankel.com

A mysterious village, hidden forever from war. An Endless Forest, and the exhausted stage manager who dares its challenge. The psychic who'll read your fortune, but only on one day a year. A girl who changes the world around her into a nightmare. Feral Tales take you to places of horror and wonder, fantasy and danger. Are you ready for them? Because they can't WAIT to meet YOU.

You know things are bad when being dead is the BEST part of your day. Things have gone from rotten to, well, actually ROTTING for Sharon Backovic after her tragic wedding photo-related death. Now, she's got no job, no phone, no place to live, and absolutely no idea of what a zombie who's apparently STILL a Vegan should eat. . . What The Critics Say "Jen Frankel does a wonderful job at delving into the psyche of a repressed main character who acquires personal liberty while being the living dead. Fun, silly, and intelligent too. . . I wouldn't advise reading it too fast or you might miss moments of subtle humour.">"Who knew a zombie could be vegan?! That's just one twist on movie version zombies in Jen Frankel's book Undead Redhead. . . Wonderful story, full of humour and great characters. If you like any type of zombie, this is a great story for you.">"Frankel is good at creating credibly absurd scenes. . . those who are looking for a fun, original take on the zombie sub-genre will find a very rewarding book.">"I would recommend this book to light horror fans (no gore alerts here!), those who enjoy some romance, as well as those who like comedic and ironic situations in their stories. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.">"4.5/5 stars. . . a delightful read. Funny and resonant of modern society in all its North American wackiness. I loved the satire in the story, sentimentally for the redhead in the pink bridesmaids dress (been there), but more intellectually for the fun poked at the pomp of weddings, the irrationality of internet sensations, the opportunism of the media, and the way humans can interact in crazy, unfeeling ways. All that said, the characters were realistic, and some were caring, compassionate people."Ann Dulhanty

This Will All Be Yours. . . What could be more enticing-or more terrifying- to a lonely thirteen-year-old than to be offered both companionship and limitless power? Kidnapped, imprisoned in an underground labyrinth, Maggie Stuart must decide if the ancient being known to her only as "The Burnt Man" is friend or foe, if this is a new home or a deadly trap, and whether or not she can overcome her greatest fear-of what she herself is becoming. . . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jen Frankel is the author of THE LAST RITE and its sequel THE RED RING, the first two books of the Maggie Stuart series. She writes in many different genres, but speculative fiction of any sort is what she loves best. She lives and works in Toronto, Canada.