Terracolina. This item is unavailable.Terracolina

A dying world. A magical alternative. Terracolina is described by readers as a nature lover's "place to belong-soothing and enchanting."

Grandpa's forest is dying, and 12-year-old Thomas has vowed to save it. Determined but alone on his mission, he stumbles upon Terracolina - an enchanted world overlooking the forest.

Thomas has arrived just in time. Geven, the caretaker of Terracolina is fighting to save his talking vines and musical flowers from the Olgrots and their ominous black slime. Fighting alongside Geven's team of misfits and a potent, fast-growing creeper, they manage to halt the onslaught of slime. If Thomas returns home to rescue grandpa's forest, will his new Terracolina friends be able to hold back the Olgrots? More than that, is Thomas destined to make a difference only in a world no one else knows exists?

Carla Kessler wrote Terracolina as a shout out to our ecology-minded youth who seek to make a difference in a world that seems to be hopelessly destroying itself. Thomas's struggle to save his grandpa's forest reveals a transformation to confidence that is heart warming and hopeful.

Join Thomas on his journey to save two worlds in this debut novel.

Carla Kessler graduated from elementary school living through her favorite fantasy characters, you know -the ones who were going to save the world-to participating in civil rights protests in high school, until she found the place that truly empowered her-educating the next generation through the gift of music and writing. Also a cellist, gardener, and writer she aspires to impassion those just starting on this same journey. Read how the fanciful creatures and plants of Terracolina empower a young Thomas to make a difference in his real world.

Richard Kessler loved to draw as a child but didn't take it on as a career. Instead he toggled between music and chemistry in college and music won, ultimately leading to a doctorate and a professorship in piano. When the opportunity to join the tech world arose, he changed course as a systems engineer (keeping music and art by his side) until his retirement. His love of technology and art made the perfect formula for becoming an illustrator. View his journey with watercolor at http: //www.kessleronart.com.