Billy Bones (Oaks)

BILLY BONES. Book Two, IN THE SHADOW OF THE LYNX A fantasy series for middle grade and adults alike The journey begins in Book One, Beyond the Tall Grass, when the shepherd dog "Bones" chases a deer through a mysterious passageway that suddenly opens between two ancient trees on either side of an old wagon trail. Inside this other dimension, the two animals find a storybook world and are transformed into creatures who think and speak like the pioneers who originally migrated along the trail. The dog and the deer soon discover that the peace of this "Enchantment" is being endangered by a charismatic lynx who, due to his treatment in the outside world, wants all the ancient human artifacts destroyed. THE AMAZING JOURNEY CONTINUES IN BOOK TWO as the lynx continues to solidify his influence and "Billy Bones" becomes increasingly aware of his psychic gifts. Soon Billy and his friends are engulfed in new adventures - a fall flood, a perilous snowstorm, and being lost in the bowels of a forbidden mountain. Unfortunately, an incident after the celebrated May Day Race threatens to change the tranquility of the tiny world forever, and Billy Bones must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice in order to save the little society.

THE AMAZING JOURNEY BEGINS when a shepherd dog named Bones chases a deer through a mysterious passageway that suddenly opens along an old wagon trail. Inside this other dimension, the two animals find a storybook world and are transformed into creatures who think and speak like the human pioneers who migrated along the same trail, hoping and dreaming of a new beginning. IN RETURN TO THE GOLDEN MIST, The Enchantment is going through a number of new challenges and new beginnings. The inspiring leader of a pack of wild dogs has garnered the loyalty of a number of the inhabitants. Ideological differences are causing strife between communities, friends, and even families. Is this new leader the inspiration and hope of a new generation or do his ideas threaten the tranquility of the little world? What is the best path forward for Billy Bones and can the little world survive the change?

THE AMAZING JOURNEY continues after Billy Bones returns to the Enchantment and discovers that a powerful new leader, Bruno, has garnered the loyalty of a number of its inhabitants and started a third state, the North Woods. In THE GHOST OF CASTLE ROCK, several of Bruno's extended pack, including Billy Bones, have left the North Woods because of Bruno's demand for unquestioned loyalty and his unrelenting ambition to rule more and more of the little world. Can Billy and his newfound friends find the courage to curtail Bruno's schemes, and what happens when a frightening creature from the outside world enters and throws The Enchantment into further chaos?