This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Birdie gets stuck at camp with a bunch of other American kids whose parents would rather bum around Germany without them, she has no idea she’ll be part of a local pageant aimed at bringing the medieval fortress to life.But Birdie is no ordinary camper: She’s hiding an enchanted piece of glass that opens windows in time. Now, trapped inside a ruin deep in the land of legends and fairy tales – from an evil siren called the L...

In her second collection, printer’s daughter Heidi Williamson mines the rich language and history of printing to consider themes of belonging, parenthood, love, and how we communicate, and fail to communicate, with each other. Individual, familial and cultural inheritance is explored - through subjects ranging from Gutenberg to Gill, Kindles, Twitter, ultrasounds, the death of Diana, 3D printing, climate change, childlessness, genes, and what is downloadable. By turns sensual, playful, and...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Birdie thought it was over – the threat gone, her loved ones safe. But as her summer abroad draws to an end, a shocking journal entry reveals a new nightmare: Someone is traveling through time, collecting enchanted pieces from a medieval chess set, and they need Birdie—the Lady of Light— to complete their sinister plan.With her best friend by her side and a spark of romance in the air, Birdie must solve a mystery rooted deep in ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Life's been tough for Birdie Blessing, and not just because of her name. Her dad’s dead. Her brother’s dead. Her friends have abandoned her, too. When her mom finally drags herself out of bed, she tells Birdie they're selling the house and heading for a fairy-tale town Birdie can’t even pronounce.Great.But everything changes when Birdie arrives in Bruges and meets Ben, a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Birdie Blessing’s summer abroad has been anything but ordinary.There’s been the magic.The new friends.The danger.The time travel.Even the touch of romance.But finally -- finally – she has everything under control. She can be a normal American teen on her first trip to Paris, devouring crepes, buying fabulous clothes, and climbing the Eiffel Tower.Can’t she?If only ...

In her mid-20s, Heidi Williamson was part of a Scottish community that suffered an inconceivable tragedy, the Dunblane Primary School shooting. Those years living in the town form the focus of her third poetry collection. Through rivers, rain, wildlife and landscape, Williamson revisits where ‘the occasional endures’ and discovers the healing properties of a beloved place that helped form her.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Birdie is done shifting through time. Done putting her friends in danger. And done with the enchanted piece of glass causing all the trouble. It's time to get back to a traditional summer abroad with her mom and enjoy the charming city of Prague like a normal tourist.But first, she needs to destroy the aventurine. If only she could find the time! Her mom's new obsession with her dad's old friend means a change in plans, a change...