My name is Esther. I am in exile from Juda, I live in Persia with my cousin Mordecai. If someone told me what would happen, that one word, one sentence, would change my life forever, I would have called them crazy. But it happened, and here is my story...

Little Ducky hears about a special gift. Wanting to find what this gift is, she will go on a big adventure to find it. Will she be old enough, or big enough to have it, or will she have to wait?

A fight to the death for the crown. 35 girls one crown, only one comes out. May the odds be ever in your favor.

You are now reading Books I and II in a combined format. They are presented here as a single volume. Book I is about a thirteen year old boy's journey into magical healing. It is a time of awakening. Awakening to who you are, what you are meant to be, of friends and young love, of power and its use for good or evil. Book I is the book of beginnings. Book II outlines the further adventures of Julian, Nicole and Brian after they have grown up. What's at stake is magnified exponentially as the extent and full power of the Tree becomes realized. Book III has just begun. (Oct 10 2014) Please go check on my profile page. :-) Here's a thought. ^.^ We Canadians sometimes spell things differently. Like 'neighbourhood', 'Paediatrics' or even 'honour'. How's that? :-) So, thank you all so much, but please do not edit my work for spelling or grammar. All right? :-) I'd rather get there on my own, eventually.