It begins with a plant. It begins with Baz. In the old days of the Empire, only talented Casters could eat the Baz grains and tap the power that lay in the seed. Bazza'Casters were powerful, legendary figures with abilities that were limited only by their talent, skill and imagination. These days, Casting is for everyone. Bazza'Jo brought the power of Baz to every corner of the Empire, using it to bring all the lands of the world together. Because of Bazza'Jo, everybody can Cast. Everybody does. Living in the furthest reaches of the Empire, Raina Ratherham doesn't care about Casting. She's more concerned about the conflict that is brewing between the people of her home town and the people who live in the woods that surround them. Raina is just as fiercely loyal to her friends in the woods as she is to her family in the town. Caught between field and forest, Casters and warriors, farmers and hunters, Raina is determined not to choose a side. She is going to fight to protect them all against the distant powers who are trying to break them apart... Bazza'Jo is a Young Adult Fantasy inspired by the wonderful books of Philip Pullman, Kenneth Oppel, Frances Hardinge, Diana Wynne Jones and others! I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

My name is Jordannye Elizabeth Katherine Taylor Michael Jackson. I am now old enough to explain about myself and the first few years I've had on this earth. I was two years old when I was left on the steps of The Children Of Tomorrow orphanage Of Santa Fe, California, by my abductor that I innocently called "daddy." I lived two years with him in complete terror, hell, and abuse. Then a bright light shone when he finally gave me away and I was left In an orphanage, but i didn't really have a chance of being adopted. After all, who would want a little two year old girl with bruises, cuts, and scars all over her and was too meek To speak? Then I was adopted by the king of pop, Michael Jackson. After that, my life became better by the millimeter. Then, something happened that made me realize that I've been living in complete lies. Copyright 2014, October 26. This story is the private property of MichaelJackson_3312. Any other copies or rewrites will be prosecuted.