Most Popular Books by Sherryl Jordan

Suffering from grief over his parents who died of the plague, Joel is taken by his sister Jessie to Midnight, a woman said to have great healing powers. But when villagers suggest that Midnight is a witch, Jessie begins to worry. Curriculum terms: People distant in time and place. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Determined to save Wimpy the dancing bear from further cruelty, Denzil the medieval wizard apprentice decides they must both go and live with Sam MacAllister and her family, seven centuries into the future. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

From a story about an eel that grows too big for the house, to one that teaches a cruel lad a lesson he''ll never forget, to a story of a mystery monster with lashing tentacles and a fondness for snitching fishing rods, Sherryl Jordan''s collection of fantastic fishy tales holds appeal right across the board.

Marnie (16), die einen viel älteren, reichen Mann geheiratet hat, verliebt sich in den im Dorf verfolgten, taubstummen Raven. - Einfühlsam erzählter historischer Roman über die Ausgrenzung des Andersartigen und Intoleranz.

A teenage boy with unusual powers faces the challenge of his life when he''s transported to a primitive society.

Gabriel, driven by powerful dreams and a secret guilt, rejects his family position and wealth to become a healer. By day he comforts the sick but his dreams are haunted by devastating memories. Who are the Shinali people and why does he feel spiritually linked with them? His love of a Shinali woman gives him glimpses of his true destiny and the courage he must find to survive.

When she is three-years-old, Tanith is taken from a den of wolves and lives for many years as the daughter of the chief of a warlike clan, until circumstances force her to choose between wolves and men.