Bøker av Courtney Huynh

Whitney and her companions leave, a parched rain starved, Sherro city to find the fifth Aura, the legendary Naguai the Rain Dragon.Their entire country of Kravadaar was suffering the same fate. The city's custom was to put 12- and 13-year-olds in groups in a ceremony called Evaluation. Then they were given missions to benefit the city, and upon completion, money was rewarded. Each have their own Aura that can materialize to help them. Whitney's Aura was an Owl named Braze. Zach's Aura was the Osume the Lion. Quentins's Aura was a sea Otter On their arrival to Eltrutt Town, they go to the Cheapskate Motel for the night. The owner, Mrs. Chorits informs Zach and Whitney that Quentin bears the mark of the Shadow Beast, Oserinchor. The person that kills Quentin at the Rain Dragon temple will gain the power to command the night and the Noor. It turns out that Naguai has been shadowing the three in their travels. He intercedes to save Quentin. The draught was caused by Naguai having been distracted by helping Quentin. After saving Quentin and being reminded of his duties, the Naguai lets the rain begin. The drought is over.

In a world where transport through walls is possible. The Viriato resistance, also known as the Rebellion Army, are the good guys. They are a small band that somehow manages to work together to resist the Terraneos soldiers and to free their world.The resistance group is young and inexperienced but wise in a streetwise fashion.The interaction among the resistors is often acrimonious and it is a challenge for them to behave.The High Noor brainwashes the people get captured and turns them into the mindless Terraneos soldiers.The Viriato''s goal is to destroy the High Noor, to de-hypnotize the Terraneos soldiers to clean the environment that was devastated by nuclear war.Their hide out gets discovered and they must act.They transport into the nuclear waste zone to escape as they must do almost on a monthly cycle. It is a cat and mouse game between them and theTerraneos soldiers.One of the Viriato team members is a spy. He is virtually a walking bomb. He is a captive of the High Noor and does as he is told in order to survive.The team is sent to the Sandstone Valley that is a refugee camp and also a trap that has been set by the High NoorThey are captured and are taken to the High Noor.The High Noor is destroyed by the one serving as the spy. The world becomes a mix of the spirit world, the Noor, and the real world.The world gets a chance to start over but beware, the High Noor now survives in the spirit world. Care must still be taken and cooperation of the two worlds is key.

Carolyn discovers a magic pen with which she can animate any object. What she draws gains form in the real world. Katelyn her best friend suggests they use the pen to help people or to...Well she was not sure for what. Sam, a not so smart, boy from the football team makes the mistake of getting angry at Carolyn and as he attempts to physically assault her, Katelyn uses the magic pen. Sam runs full speed into the unicorn she draws and impales himself. The next day at school, a very upset Carolyn gets sick and is sent home from school. Carolyn's attempts to destroy the magic pen are unsuccessful. The next day in Katelyn's back yard she discovers that her best friend has been hiding her true identity to escape being teased as a dumb blonde. They start a new relationship and agree that the pen must be destroyed. Carolyn destroys the pen by breaking it in half. Simple. She hadn't tried anything so simple.

Imagine doing and Anthology with your twin granddaughters. This was my goal. I scored fifty percent in the writing department but won the game when one granddaughter provided the art work for the cover and several books. The intent was to provide a fun summer experience. The imagination of the twins and one of their friends was put to paper. It tried to keep up. They asked what they should write, I replied, "Use your Imagination." Then I had to put my imagination to work. I could not match theirs. But I could write more. Together, the writings formed the Imagination Anthology, They wrote for a summer but then "normal" lift took over and the writing stopped. They however kept growing in capability, skill and knowledge. Both have now graduated from Georgia Tech with honors. They now face their work life. I continue to write and wait for the time when they once again use their imagination and send me their manuscript to be published.