Bøker av Julie Hodgson

"Once Upon an Easel" transports readers on a journey through the canvas of time, revealing tales as vibrant as the colours that birthed them. Dive deep into the soul of art, discovering stories from the very first cave paintings to the abstract revolutions of the past centuries. From the romantic alleys of Paris, where budding artists find their voice, to the royal courts of Renaissance Italy, where masterpieces are born from rivalries, each tale is an ode to the transformative power of creativity. Beyond just chronicles, this collection serves as an entrancing guide, teaching the language of art, its evolutions, and the profound impact it has on the human spirit. Whether you're an art novice or a seasoned connoisseur, "Once Upon an Easel" invites you to experience the wonders of art, one story at a time.

In a vivid world bursting with hues, a spectrum of marvels awaits our view. Dive into deep blues and dance with fiery reds-join us on a journey where every colour leads the tale ahead!>Remember each day, as you play and you twirl, To cherish the colours, of our beautiful world

Beatriz is the 3rd born child of a well to do Portuguese family. Her fate is destined to visit the Doll Maker, who resides in Évora, a walled ancient City in Alentejo. Her sister, born 30 seconds before her, sealed her fate as the second born. The prophecy has been set in stone for hundreds of years and cannot be broken, nor can the Dollmaker or the Sisters from Church of the Great Aether Circle be angered. Beatriz, however, is a strong-willed girl, this journey she has to make to The Dollmaker is far from simple. Even with the force of the GNR to "accompany" her there, will not deter her will and takes the first steps along a path which will lead to a rebellion on the streets of Évora. And the impact of what lies beneath the old city comes into full force!

Do you want the good news or the bad news? Well, let's see. Newly widowed Lauren, an established author buys a new house in a new town, with new people. With her two teenage sons, Jonas and TJ she moves into the spacious house. Surrounded by farmland, what could be more Perfect? Even makes a new male friend.Sounds Ok so far? The new home holds a tiny weeny secret?The bad news? Don't look behind you.......

With the flames of Évora burning brightly behind them, Beatriz and her friends have no time to celebrate. The Golden Village of Aviz beckons a twisted place where the cobbled streets, the warped houses, the leaves, everything is made of gold; and it is a village where the dark secrets are even more horrifying. The women and children are also draped in gold ... Perhaps liquid gold even runs in their veins. The third-borns are treated with even more ferocity here, by a new Dollmaker who holds the fate of girls like Beatriz and her friends in her grip. Beatriz is determined to save them all, and if she can solve the riddles of the Golden Village, survive the red-gold snakes, the Floating Place, the bone-folding and the tunnel of eyeballs, maybe it will bring her closer to the answers she is looking for and she can set the whole of Portugal free.

With the flames of Évora burning brightly behind them, Beatriz and her friends have no time to celebrate. The Golden Village of Aviz beckons a twisted place where the cobbled streets, the warped houses, the leaves, everything is made of gold; and it is a village where the dark secrets are even more horrifying. The women and children are also draped in gold ... Perhaps liquid gold even runs in their veins. The third-borns are treated with even more ferocity here, by a new Dollmaker who holds the fate of girls like Beatriz and her friends in her grip. Beatriz is determined to save them all, and if she can solve the riddles of the Golden Village, survive the red-gold snakes, the Floating Place, the bone-folding and the tunnel of eyeballs, maybe it will bring her closer to the answers she is looking for and she can set the whole of Portugal free.

Beatriz is the 3rd born child of a well to do Portuguese family. Her fate is destined to visit the Doll Maker, who resides in Évora, a walled ancient City in Alentejo. Her sister, born 30 seconds before her, sealed her fate as the second born. The prophecy has been set in stone for hundreds of years and cannot be broken, nor can the Dollmaker or the Sisters from Church of the Great Aether Circle be angered. Beatriz, however, is a strong-willed girl, this journey she has to make to The Dollmaker is far from simple. Even with the force of the GNR to "accompany" her there, will not deter her will and takes the first steps along a path which will lead to a rebellion on the streets of Évora. And the impact of what lies beneath the old city comes into full force!

In the late sixteenth century, Sam awakens in a divine land of inimitable beauty, where a unicorn grazes on the banks of a rainbow lake, but all he feels is emptiness. It is his own poetic vision of heaven, but the reality is hellish: his death, the day before his twentieth birthday, has separated him from the love of his life and his heart has left him. Consequently, he is condemned to spend all of eternity in this soulless place. Sam's meddling guardian angel, Athena, is desperate to atone for her role in his heavenly imprisonment and although she can't send him back to his own life, she breaks all the rules by allowing him to be reincarnated again and again - as many times as it takes for him to find Fizz, the love of his life. Sam's fate, however, was written by a higher power and death will continue to stalk him through every one of his incarnations. Only when he has solved the mystery of his original death and avoided the same fate in his new life can he and Fizz finally live in peace.

Joe é fã número um do Natal. Ele realmente ama essa época e mal pode esperar para passá-la com sua esposa, Beth, fazendo o que eles mais gostam: comendo tortas de frutas secas, bebendo vinho quente, rindo e assistindo A Felicidade Não se Compra na TV, abraçadinhos. Porém, Beth tem uma ideia um pouco diferente esse ano. Ela parece querer viver momentos terríveis, ou por qual outro motivo ela convidaria sua mãe para visitá-los - a sogra demônio dos infernos, que odeia o Natal e tudo que o involve? Na verdade, há apenas uma coisa que ela odeia mais que o Natal... Joe. Felizmente, Joe tem um aliado nessa guerra contra a monstra mastigadora de chicletes de cabelos laranjas: o Papai Noel do shopping center que não é bem o que parece. Esse gigante Noel presenteou Joe com uma caixa mágica prometendo fazer o problema desaparecer, mas seu parceiro aparentemente inocente coloca Joe em uma aventura que ele nunca mais esquecerá.

Kathy... Clinical psychologist on a one year sabbatical and busy compiling a "special" list. God help you if you are on it! Brady Kathy's nutty Irish best mate currently stationed in the Far East, her life line for pep talks. Suri A Teen accused of murder by magic in a small fishing village in Malaysia. Suri must flee and fast! A chance meeting with Brady and Suri's father throws this young girl a life changing chance. DCI Spinoza A thorn in Kathy's side, even if he is a handsome one! England.... Suri and Kathy team up.... Let the fireworks begin!

Watching. Watching. Always watching. Since her beloved husband passed away, all seventy-two-year-old Hazel has are her memories, the radio news and the view from her window - across the beautiful, leafy suburb ... and directly into her neighbours' lives. Just what is Alan doing digging in the garden? And where is Carol, his wife? She has witnessed his violence, through the window, and now she fears for Carol's life. But Hazel is an old lady, and she knows that things aren't quite right with her mind. Her memory is failing her, and when she receives a note from her dead husband, accusing her of murdering him, she begins to wonder if she is also losing her grip on reality. Hazel's discoveries, as she tries to make sense of things, force her to face not only the uncomfortable truth about her neighbours and the violent consequences of her interference but also the twisted, bloody truth about her own past.

Desde que Jodie tuvo posesión de su tarjeta de biblioteca para viajar en el tiempo, tuvo las aventuras más espectaculares que nunca había soñado posibles. Junto con sus escapadas emocionantes en compañía de sus amigos, también tuvo que pasar penas y angustias. Jodie superaba sus miedos leyendo sus adorados libros, que aunque eran ilegales en su época, los mantenía ocultos en secreto en la casa de su amigo Otso. Mientras visitaba su tienda de libros de la era victoriana, Jodie milagrosamente siempre escapaba de una mujer misteriosa, y posiblemente mala. Podía ser la Srta. Noble, la malévola bibliotecaria de su colegio que había prohibido los viajes en el tiempo y había confiscado todas las tarjetas de los estudiantes, pero no la de Jodie. Otso le encomendó la búsqueda de un importante libro que podría realizar todos sus sueños - una misión que llevó a Jodie por todo el mundo. ¡Una gitana, una promesa y un Libro, la llave para una gran aventura!

Janet knows she needs to lose weight - she hasn't seen her feet since the nineties - but when she staggers up onto a table at the work's New Year's party, with enough beer inside her to power Australia for a year, and challenges her mortal enemy, Jack, to a weight-loss competition, she has no idea what she's started. She can't even remember it the next day, but her drunken rant has already become an internet sensation, and now there's no backing out of it. Jack wants nothing to do with it - although he hasn't seen his feet since the eighties - but with his doctor forcing him to lose weight and Janet's constant hostility towards him, he is soon on board, and the competition between them is fierce. So, it's on! Every month for a year the rivals compete to lose the most weight in diets set by their colleagues, ranging from the reasonably sensible to the completely and utterly insane! Attracting full media attention.

Large Print Edition.When the most bookish, clumsy geek manages to bag the most handsome,beautiful man on campus - the man that all the other girls would happilyhave thrown their Kappa Kappa Delta sisters under the bus for - then itcan't end well. But Maggie has beaten the odds and is ten years into hermarriage with Jack. However, the pages in the book of fairytales arebeginning to smolder and burn as she starts to question his fidelity.Forced into action by her suspicions, and hindered by her over-sexedmother and under-brained friend, Maggie embarks on a search for truth.What she finds, however, is an adventure that throws her directly intothe claws of danger and will make her wish that infidelity was the onlything she had to worry about.

Essy uma menina de 8 anos,é levada numa journada e vé-se confrontada com os virtuosos e amáveis e com os mais malvados dos malvados. A missão que lhe é confiada muda por completo o seu mundo a catapulta-a para uma reino cheio de estranhas criaturas: um verdadeiro teste á sua coragem e ezperteza.

Joe is Christmas's number one fan. He absolutely loves it and can't wait to spend it with his wife, Beth, doing what they love best: eating mince pies, drinking mulled wine, laughing and snuggling while It's a Wonderful Life plays on the TV. However, Beth has a slightly different idea this year. She wants to have a terrible time, or why else would she have invited her mother to stay - the demon mother-in-law from hell, who hates Christmas and everything about it? In fact, there is only one thing that the dreaded MIL hates more than Christmas ... and that is Joe. Thankfully, Joe has an ally in his war against the orange-haired, gum-chewing monster: a shopping centre Santa who isn't all that he seems. This larger-than-life Father Christmas presents Joe with a magical gift that he promises will make the problem disappear, but this innocent-looking parcel kick-starts an adventure that Joe will never forget.

Ever since Jodie came into possession of her time-travelling library card, she has had more spectacular adventures than she would ever hope to dream possible. But along with the thrilling escapades and the steadfast friends she has made, she has endured her share of heartache. Jodie attempts to escape her helplessness by continuing her search for the precious, long-outlawed printed books that she adds to her growing secret collection at the home of her friend, Otso. While visiting her favourite Victorian-era bookstore, Jodie narrowly escapes an encounter with a mysterious, possibly malevolent woman. Could it be Ms Noble, the wicked librarian who had forbidden time travel and confiscated all of the other children's library cards? Otso has tasked her with finding a very special and important book that could be the answer to all her hopes - a mission that takes Jodie All over the world once again.

Jodie Broom, a 12-year-old girl (almost 13!), is like most girls her age. She loves her friends, music,and is always up for a good adventure. What she treasures above all else are books and she is consumed by them, reading and collecting whatever she can to satisfy her voracious appetite for stories, facts, and history. But Jodie lives in the year 2075, and more than fifty years have passed since the banning of books and paper; it's a time when no one can own a printed book, or even print photographs. In this E-world, experiences are largely simulated, from the reconstituted food to the zoo that only shows films of all the extinct species. With her student library card, which gives her the ability to time travel, Jodie discovers that she and her friends can experience historical events and meet legendary characters, and can also find and bring home her precious books to keep safe in her secret hiding place.

When Cassandra was just six years old she attacked a classmate in a frenzy of violence that left him hospitalized for three months, forcing the family to move to Garden City for a fresh start. She was treated for ADD, but now, as her sixteen birthday approaches, Dr. Sommer wants her to come off her meds. She has learned to channel her energy into running and, apart from the nightmares and the constant itching of the backs of her hands, she has had no further symptoms. Dr. Sommer is confident that everything will be absolutely fine. But is she?

Polly Mae finds its impossible to leave next's doors cat alone, especially if the cat happened to be up the tree Polly Mae wanted to climb herself, and the neighbour Mrs Donkin was on the war path. After been banished to her room, she shimmy's down the drainpipe and runs off to the beach with her friend William and finds an old suitcase hidden behind a wall in an old ice cream cabin by the beach. The contents of the suitcase take her on an incredible journey, experiencing the plights of a polish families escape from war-torn Poland, which had been occupied by the Nazis in 1942. A time when families were torn apart on one man's whim! Polly Mae finds herself confronted with feelings and adventures she never thought she would have. What was in the suitcase to start all this off? Learning from first-hand accounts about the holocaust and the damage it did was an experience for Polly Mae. One she would never forget!

A short story of Lolo a little girl whose mother is Indian and father is Swedish. A beautiful blend of cultures and making new friends.