Fire-Us Books In Order
- The Kindling (2002)
- The Keepers of the Flame (2002)
- The Kiln (2003)
Graduation Summer Books In Order
- Never Say Good-Bye (2004)
B*witch Books In Order
- B*witch (2020)
- Witch Rising (2021)
Novels
- Beauty (2005)
- Mirror Mirror (2006)
- Thorn Abbey (2013)
- Always, Forever (2014)
- Consent (2015)
Picture Books
- Nursery Rhymes (2003)
Non fiction
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Nancy Ohlin Books Overview
The Kindling
It is the year 2007. The world has been wiped out by a deadly plague that killed all the adults. Without them, children perished of hunger and disease. No more people, no more electricity, no more civilization just mildewed houses, overgrown yards, and abandoned cars. Yet on a highway strip outside a small town in Florida, the words ‘We’re Still Here’ are painted in letters big enough to be seen from an airplane although no planes ever cross the empty sky. Miraculously, seven children have survived among the ruins. They cannot remember their names, their families, or much else from the Before Time. But they have forged a new family, with new names: Mommy, Hunter, Teacher, Action Figure, Teddy Bear, Baby, and Doll. They must face each day with enough hope to endure and the strength to realize that there may be nothing out there worth living for. Then one day, a new kid shows up on their doorstep and changes everything. He invites them to join him on a dangerous journey to Washington, to find a man called President if he’s still alive and seek the answers to the mystery at the heart of the Fire us. In this first book of the Fire us Trilogy, Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher weave a compelling post apocalyptic tale, luring readers into a world that is inventive enough to intrigue, yet true enough to believe.
The Keepers of the Flame
Cory put her hands to her face. She was covered with layers of gauze, and she tore at it, layer after layer shedding in her hands as she hurried onward. The rocks in the path were bones and grinning skulls. This was what she had been stumbling over, and what her dress had been catching on. Panicked, she looked up. Five years after a deadly plague killed all the Grown ups, the world’s population has nearly vanished. Civilization is gone, and the children who outlived their parents have mostly perished of hunger or disease. But ten children survived, and have forged a new family, a new life, and together traveled up the coast of Florida, searching for answers. To their shock, they’ve found a group of adults, the only Grown ups they’ve seen for years, living in an abandoned shopping mall. The Grown ups seem delighted to see the children, and welcome them to the brave new world they’ve made for themselves a place with comforts the family had forgotten: cupcakes, clean clothes, adults to depend on. But something is terribly wrong. This friendly community is not what it appears. Can they find out the truth before it’s too late?In this second book of the Fire us Trilogy, Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher return to the post apocalyptic world they created in The Kindling, as the family searches for the dark truth at the heart of the Fire us.
The Kiln
They are not alone. After most of the world’s population was wiped out by a deadly plague five years ago, this small group of children formed a family. They’ve taken care of each other, scavenging food from deserted supermarkets, fighting off the wild animals that prowl soccer fields and schools. The children thought they were the only ones left. Then they came across the Keepers, the first Grown ups they’d seen for years, living in an abandoned shopping mall. The Keepers offered fresh food, clean beds, and security. But what looked like safety was instead the worst danger the family had yet faced. Now the family is once again on the road. But if they want to reach the end of their journey, if they want to solve the mystery of what happened and who is to blame, they must head straight into danger to Pisgah, the heart of the Keepers’ power. In this stunning conclusion to the Fire us Trilogy, Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher return to the post apocalyptic world they created in The Kindling and The Keepers of the Flame, as the family discovers the dark secret that changed their world forever.
Nursery Rhymes
Old Mother Hubbard has never been sweeter! This adorable padded board book with foil edged pages reintroduces classic Nursery Rhymes with an unmistakably wonderful Precious Moments flavor.
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