Charmayne Hafen
BOOK ONE IN THE LAND OF TWILIGHT TRILOGYSam and Lorna’s bike race becomes far more than a neighborhood competition in this action-adventure fantasy.Avid sixth-grade mountain biker, Lorna Wilson, moves to Arizona with her mom and baby brother, leaving her dad behind. Riding over a cairn at sunset, Lorna surfaces in Twilight, where she is given three impossible tasks to complete before her heart’s desire is granted. With celtic-Jamaican threads weaving through this tall and unusual tale of a time between times and a land between reality and fiction, Lorna creates a new life and a new aim for herself.Splashing in the pool at Ally’s house, Lorna learns about the bike challenge created by a scar-faced neighborhood legend, Samuel Black. She hears herself boasting that she can take on Sam Black in his own bike challenge and win. Lorna’s words quickly come back to bite her.When he appears at her front door, she challenges the scar-faced champion to his own bike race.Although none of the kids will root for the new girl, an ancient cairn opens to the Land of Twilight giving Lorna an opportunity to win anything her heart desires.Illustrations are by award-winning artist, Brianna Osaseri. GET THIS SERIES!Thema: Preteen fantasy, multi-racial, female protagonist; Celtic folklore with a cultural leprechaun offering three tasks.
