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Why not come visit your local Davis & Dean? In addition to thousands of great books, Davis & Dean Stores also feature fresh, piping-hot Moonbeam® Gourmet coffee and lukewarm pastries! More than just a bookstore, your local Davis & Dean bookseller is a browser's paradise, a community center, a gathering place, and a snack bar. |  |
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The Siren Song
Retail Price: $16.95 Our Price: Less! THE SIREN SONG picks up a few months after The Shadow Thieves left off. Life has returned to normal for Charlotte and Zee--as normal as they can be when you're the only two people around who know that Greek myths are real. But all is not as quiet as it might seem. For Philonecron is in the Upperworld now, and he's none too happy about the cousins foiling his plot. He has plans for Charlotte and Zee, plans that will lead them to the treacherous realm of his grandfather--the vengeful Poseidon, Lord of the Seas. This time, it's not the world the cousins must save, but themselves. The Cronus Chronicles are: THE SHADOW THIEVES (Feb '06), THE SIREN SONG (Summer '07) and THE PROMETHEAN FLAME (Fall '08). For more, please visit The Cronus Chronicles Website. |
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The Shadow Thieves
Retail Price: $16.95 Our Price: Less! THE CRONUS CHRONICLES is a trilogy for children that tells the story of redheaded eighth grader Charlotte Mielswetzski and her cousin Zee who learn that Greek myths are not myths at all. After Charlotte and Zee become entangled in the plot of a very nasty denizen of the Underworld who wants to rule that kingdom for himself, they find themselves facing dangers of mythological proportions--including coming face to face with the Greek gods themselves, who are none too happy with their interference. The Cronus Chronicles are: THE SHADOW THIEVES (Feb '06), THE SIREN SONG (Summer '07) and THE PROMETHEAN FLAME (Fall '08). For more, please visit The Cronus Chronicles Website. |
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The Disapparation of James
Retail Price: $23.95 Our Price: Less! The Woodrow family is at the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When a clown asks for a volunteer from the audience, the parents are shocked when James, their extremely shy five-year-old, raises his hand. Hannah and Justin watch breathlessly as the clown comes down the aisle toward them, then takes their son by the hand and leads him onstage. James thrives in the spotlight, and as the clown leads him through the routine, the parents glow with pride as the audience cheers for their son. The cheers turn into thundering applause as the act culminates in spectacular fashion, with James vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is that James really did vanish: poof--into thin air. In the aftermath of James' disappearance, the police and media descend on the family, unable to see what the Woodrows know all too well. The laws of the universe have shattered, and Hannah and Justin have nothing to guide them. How can you solve a puzzle with no logic? How to you react to a tragedy with no possible explanation? And how do you go on when the people you love could disappear at any moment? These are the questions the parents must confront. Meanwhile, their daughter sets out to find out what really happened to her brother. |
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Spilling Clarence
Retail Price: $22.95 Our Price: Less! What if you could suddenly remember everything that ever happened to you, every joy and every sorrow that you had ever endured? Would it be a blessing — or a curse? This is the fate of the residents of the town of Clarence, who fall under the spell of a strange and powerful drug that unlocks their memories. The past comes flooding back without the buffer of time, and the townspeople, young and old, find themselves awash in their own reminiscences — of love and death, of war and childhood, of happiness they've experienced and sins they've committed. This tender, witty first novel accompanies the people of Clarence on their journey into the past: There is psychology professor Bennie, who has devoted his life to his eight-year-old daughter, Sophie; his mother, Madeline, who is being courted by a kind widower with his own secrets; and Susannah, who moved to Clarence for love but becomes frozen with longing for the family she left behind. Even as the weight of the past threatens to overwhelm them, what also emerges are memories of startling joy, potent recollections of loved ones lost and now found again. |
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