Are there #Pixies living in the #Oregon #Mountains?

Another of M. C. Arvanitis's

Fables ready for your reading pleasure. 

Written for mid grade readers but a fun read for all ages.  If you like pixies, you'll love Fernella. 

Too bad she doesn't love her tall, gawky self. It's a good thing she has the village inventor, Freddie, to love her. The trouble is she can't marry him until she finds her true magic. The shape changing pest, Puck, a Puk-Wud-Jie, could tell her but he just leads her deeper into the wilds of the forest where the Imps live.

This tale takes place in the beautiful mountains of Oregon, and tells the story of the feisty young woman who, as the seventh daughter of the Mayor of Fernsville, must find her magic before her father will give his blessings to her marriage with Freddie.

Get to know this Oregon Pixie. She finds herself into more trouble than you can shake a stick at!

Buy yourself a fun evening read at

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or 

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The Pixie's Road

(M. C. Arvanitis)

Be careful where you tread my child

When you walk near woods so green

Keep your feet upon the path.

They say Pixies can't be seen 

But if you listen, you may hear

Laughter that makes your heart feel free.

While walking in the woods, believe

And a Pixie you may see. 

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Hey. What's that rabbit dong in here? 

Maybe he'll leave a review? Ms Arvanitis will give him lots of carrots if he does.

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 Danger waiting in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Hank and his family left their home in Buck Creek, Iowa. They followed the Missouri River to Council Bluffs where they would cross by ferry over the Missouri River into Nebraska.  

Why did Hank's Pa decide on homesteading in Nebraska? 

In the winter of 1853 General A. C. Dodge, one of the Iowa senators was traveling through Fremont County on horseback on a tour of investigation of the condition of western Iowa, its settlement, and the character of the country west of the Missouri. He became impressed with the importance of organizing all the country now included in Kansas and Nebraska as Nebraska Territory, and on his return to Washington he introduced such a bill. When it came back from the committee on territories, of which Senator Douglas was chairman, it was so amended as to provide for the organizing of two territories, one to be called Kansas and the other Nebraska." This movement was to be called the The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 and created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Since Kansas was the scene of many bloody battles between those who wanted slavery and those who did not, and since this treaty protected the settlers from dealing in the slave traffic, it seemed to be the safest place.  

(Excerpt from Chapter 10, The Butler Brothers, where Hank decides to explore the riverfront.

A commotion from a near by saloon caught Hank's attention. He walked to the open door and looked in. The two men who had almost run him down earlier were arguing with a young Union soldier. The scar-faced man shouted, “What’d ya say, Yankee?" 

“I said,” replied the soldier shaking his fist at the Butler brothers, “That the northern states will never allow slavery." 

Scarface turned to his brother. “Did ya hear that, Hector?” Hector sneered his answer, “the only good Yank is a dead Yank!” At this the two men shoved the soldier out of the door. He stumbled and fell against Hank’s legs. Hank fell on top of the soldier. In an instant the scar-faced man pulled a pistol from his belt and aimed it at the soldier. 

Hank froze! The gun barrel pointed directly at him- - - -.

 Read more of Hank's adventures in this saga of pioneers of the Wild West.

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More of 'Hank of Twin Rivers' Adventures to come soon

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Mid-grade and teen books about Elves, Pandas, Mermaids, my new pioneer days series.

Forbidden Wings, A Mermaid's Story 

and

The Legend of ELPanda Paws

are Fables for Mid Grade readers.

They are available not only for e-readers

but can be purchased as print books. 

Hank of Twin Rivers, Journey of Change,

 a historical saga of the midwestern plains in 1855,

is offered as an e-book, soon to be in print.

It is the first of a series of 'stand alone' books 

FICTION BOOKS BRING EXCITEMENT TO STUDENTS 

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