The Glass Castle by Trisha White Priebe & the Jerry B. Jenkins of "Left Behind" fame (Wikipedia) is the 1st novel in their Thirteen series of tween/YA fantasy which is described as a mashup between Narnia and Wonderland, this installment setting up the premise as a king tries to rid himself of an unwanted potential heir to make way for his new queen's child by getting rid of all the thirteen year-old children in the kingdom who could be a candidate for his mysterious long-vanished firstborn, and the obligatory plucky kids who set up an underground resistance to foil this ill-advised plot, free courtesy of Christian publisher Barbour's Shiloh Run Press imprint.
Currently free @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK) & Kobo (not available to Canadians). Price-drop-check linkage for ChristianBook (DRM-free ePub available to select countries), where these usually also show up. May also be free at Google Play for the US.
Description
You'll love joining in the adventures of The Glass Castle, brand-new from Trisha White Priebe and Jerry Jenkins, where the setting from The Chronicles of Narnia Meets the action from Alice in Wonderland.
The king is growing old and is concerned about who will replace him. His new wife wants to produce an heir to the throne. The only problem? Thirteen years ago, the kings first wife gave birth to a son, and no one knows for sure what happened to him. Rumors swirl throughout the castle. The solution as simple: dispose of all the thirteen-year-olds in the kingdom. Except, it isnt that easy. Avery and her friends wont go quietly.
Avery, Kate, Tuck, and Kendrick take charge of the underground network of kidnapped children, inspiring them to believe that their past does not dictate their future and pledging to do the hardest thing of all. . .reunite the children with the homes they left behind. When they discover that one among them might be the child of a man who wants them dead, will everything they work for be lost?
Currently free @ B&N, Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK) & Kobo (not available to Canadians). Price-drop-check linkage for ChristianBook (DRM-free ePub available to select countries), where these usually also show up. May also be free at Google Play for the US.
Description
You'll love joining in the adventures of The Glass Castle, brand-new from Trisha White Priebe and Jerry Jenkins, where the setting from The Chronicles of Narnia Meets the action from Alice in Wonderland.
The king is growing old and is concerned about who will replace him. His new wife wants to produce an heir to the throne. The only problem? Thirteen years ago, the kings first wife gave birth to a son, and no one knows for sure what happened to him. Rumors swirl throughout the castle. The solution as simple: dispose of all the thirteen-year-olds in the kingdom. Except, it isnt that easy. Avery and her friends wont go quietly.
Avery, Kate, Tuck, and Kendrick take charge of the underground network of kidnapped children, inspiring them to believe that their past does not dictate their future and pledging to do the hardest thing of all. . .reunite the children with the homes they left behind. When they discover that one among them might be the child of a man who wants them dead, will everything they work for be lost?