Charlie Saves Christmas A Prelude To The Chronicles Of Eridul Daniel Nichols by Daniel Nichols 9780578991054, 0578991055 instant download after payment.

A mother's furtive search for
her lost child. A narrow path through a darkling forest. A silver locket
burned and forgotten. A young girl thrust into a twilight world races
against time to raise the legendary stone army to avert the destruction
of all reality.

Eridul, a land beyond our own, a
magical place frozen in perpetual twilight and yearning to be set free
from a struggle that has spanned generations.

Charlie, an
eleven year old girl, unexpectedly finds herself pulled into this
strange world from the safety of her own comfy bed and thrust to the
center of a war for power and control that threatens to destroy all
reality.

Charlie's absence in the real world is soon
discovered by a devious building manager who contrives to tear Charlie's
family apart. While her adoptive aunt hunts for her in futility through
the dilapidated and dangerous public housing tower in which they live,
Charlie deepens newly formed friendships with a heroic chipmunk, a
nervous yellow finch, and a timid fruit bat while learning to confront
her own sense of loss and vulnerability.

With time racing,
Charlie must find a way to raise the legendary Stone Army to tip the
balance of power and escape the clutches of the creatures that would use
her to break the bonds between worlds.

Charlie Saves Christmasis
a touching and multi-layered tale with meaning and heart woven in. Told
in a voice that is reminiscent of old world classics like the
Chronicles of Narnia and the Wizard of Oz,Charlie Saves Christmasis nevertheless a modern novel with heart for all ages and all seasons.