Wilson, Nathan D

"Originally published in somewhat different form by Canonball Books in 2013"--Colophon.

Searching for a home of her own, Hyacinth finds a strange door, two boys on a quest of vengeance, and a witch-queen who wants to destroy the world.

Twelve-year-old Henry York and his cousin Henrietta discover 100 hidden portals to other worlds in the bedroom wall of his aunt and uncle's house.

While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.

"Sam Miracle never thought that his future could lie in the past. But after leaping through centuries at the side of a mystical time walker, Sam and his best friend, Glory, know that the next morning's sun could belong to yesterday as easily as tomorrow. But no day is safe. Since the Vulture escaped, Sam and Glory's greatest nemesis has left no time nor place unmarked by his path of destruction. At least Sam and Glory have Peter, the youngest version of their mentor, Father Tiempo, to help repair the sands of time . . . until they don't. Determined to save their friend from the Vulture's clutches, Sam and Glory put their trust in Ghost, a creature from before time itself. But now, the sidekick must fill the legend's shoes, the hero must play backup, and the powers they have yet to discover might just hold the key to protecting every last second for eons to come"--Back cover.

"Sam Miracle's life is made up of dreams, dreams where he's a courageous, legendary hero instead of a foster kid with two bad arms that can barely move. Sometimes these dreams feel so real, they seem like forgotten memories. And sometimes they make him believe that his arms might come alive again. But Sam is about to discover that the world he knows and the world he imagines are separated by only one thing: time. And that separation is only an illusion. The laws of time can be bent and shifted by people with special magic that allows them to travel through the past, present, and future. But not all of these--time walkers--can be trusted... However, it's an adventurous girl named Glory and two peculiar snakes who show Sam the way through the dark paths of yesterday..."--Amazon.com.

"When Hyacinth Smith moves with her family to a new house, she discovers new friends and powerful enemies, and that her power with trees opens ways between worlds"--Publisher.

Searching for a home of her own, Hyacinth finds a strange door, two boys on a quest of vengeance, and a witch-queen who wants to destroy the world.

"Sam Miracle never thought that his future could lie in the past. But after leaping through centuries at the side of a mystical time walker, Sam and his best friend, Glory, know that the next morning's sun could belong to yesterday as easily as tomorrow. But no day is safe. Since the Vulture escaped, Sam and Glory's greatest nemesis has left no time nor place unmarked by his path of destruction. At least Sam and Glory have Peter, the youngest version of their mentor, Father Tiempo, to help repair the sands of time... until they don't. Determined to save their friend from the Vulture's clutches, Sam and Glory put their trust in Ghost, a creature from before time itself. But now, the sidekick must fill the legend's shoes, the hero must play backup, and the powers they have yet to discover might just hold the key to protecting every last second for eons to come"--Back cover.

Sam Miracle is a young boy with arms that barely work, but his life is filled with extremely vivid daydreams that he is not quite sure aren't memories of a past life. In his dreams, Sam is a legendary hero, and he is about to learn that his two worlds are separated only by time--time, which can shift and bend at the will of the "time walkers." Sam is found by one time walker who wants to protect him, and by another who wants to destroy him to prevent a prophecy from being fulfilled. Only an adventurous girl named Glory, as well as two strange snakes, can show Sam the way through time to help him secure the future of the world.