In A CURSE ON THE Wind, a would-be actress, a good-looking gravedigger, and a cemetery haunted by an invisible power collide with the unintended consequences of a curse. This YA historical fantasy features 17-year-old Gethsemane, who gives in during a weak moment and casts a dramatic curse against someone who wronged her. In 1909 Ohio, buzzing with modern machines and inventions, she never expects it to work. When the spirit of the Wind delivers her curse and expects her to marry it in return, she has to somehow escape its unwanted attention or give up the chance to ever be loved. Only by facing her own shadow and trusting an unlikely ally can she outsmart the Wind to find true love instead.]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:30:41 +0200 https://library.land/joni-sensel/286350-the_farwalkers_quest.html https://library.land/joni-sensel/286350-the_farwalkers_quest.html
Ariel has always been curious, but when she and her best friend Zeke stumble upon a mysterious old telling dart she feels an unexplained pull toward the dart, and to figuring out what it means. Magically flying great distances and only revealing their messages to the intended recipient, telling darts haven't been used for years, and no one knows how they work. So when two strangers show up looking for the dart, Ariel and Zeke realize that their discovery is not only interesting, but very dangerous. The telling dart, and the strangers, leads them to a journey more perilous and encompassing than either can imagine, and in the process both Zeke and Ariel find their true calling.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:12 +0200 https://library.land/joni-sensel/286349-the_humming_of_numbers.html https://library.land/joni-sensel/286349-the_humming_of_numbers.html
Aidan is poised to take his monastic vows—until a girl enters the abbey, one who hums of the number eleven. Aidan has the ability to hear the humming of numbers, a buzzing energy given off by living things. He is captivated and tormented by the mysterious girl, Lana, who has some unusual abilities of her own. How can he become a monk when his mind is filled with impure thoughts? Before he can begin to sort his feelings out, the Vikings raid. Only Aidan and Lana can save the village from certain, violent death—and only if they learn to trust in their mysterious talents. Joni Sensel's richly imagined new novel is a compelling blend of fantasy and adventure.The Humming of Numbers is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:21:11 +0200 https://library.land/joni-sensel/292353-the_timekeepers_moon.html https://library.land/joni-sensel/292353-the_timekeepers_moon.html
When Ariel Farwalker hears the moon talking to her, she thinks she must be going crazy. Then she discovers an ancient map, and learns that the moon is part of a mysterious summons that's calling her on a new journey.With her surly guardian Scarl by her side, Ariel sets out on an adventure that leads her to new friends-the beautiful Flame-Mage Sienna and the mute boy Nace, who captures Ariel's heart. As the four travel on, strange things start to happen-fragments of Ariel's past appear in the present, so that it seems that time itself is coming undone. At the end of the journey, Ariel will learn where her journey began, and have a chance to save her life as she knows it.]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:17:30 +0200 https://library.land/joni-sensel/292354-the_skeletons_knife_the_farwalker_trilogy.html https://library.land/joni-sensel/292354-the_skeletons_knife_the_farwalker_trilogy.html
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