The Magic Strand

by Diana Wilcox Layman

Overview

Accidentally transported along The Magic Strand into an alternate-earth realm of proud and powerful magical creatures called Glymps, a human three-year-old girl, Aurora, spends ten years growing up as a giant alien in a miniature magical world. Sent back to modern-day Montana at 14 to fulfill a mission to discover why the winged Glymps who have traveled the strand for centuries are suddenly vanishing, never to return, "Rory" is taken in by a family trying to right itself after a traumatic experience. Adjusting to pizza, shopping and high school with amateur online movie-critic and "brother" Andy, Rory begins to discover her humanity as a member of a geeky school club. Struggling to understand American life, her friends seem to change before her eyes: is this normal for human teenagers or is it Glymp magic? Together, the club members brave a series of fast-paced adventures, putting their lives on the line to prove their belief in magic and save the missing Glymps. The Magic Strand has been awarded the Parent Tested, Parent Approved Seal.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012436436
Publisher:	Waterveiw Associates
Publication date:	05/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Diana Layman was been a ghost-writer and published author for over 20 years. In the summer of 2007, while on a family vacation to Glacier National Park, Diana conceived a middle-grade/young adult fantasy-adventure novel based on a “Lilliputian” world connecting through an access point just outside of Kalispell, Montana. Returning home to Bozeman, Montana, she started writing The Magic Strand.

Ms. Layman's extensive professional writing experience includes magazine and newspaper articles, sales seminars, telemarketing scripts, sales literature, direct mail, product demonstration presentations, product documentation, public relations materials, and a wide variety of other business related documents.
Partnered with Bruce Freeman, Diana was a successful weekly newspaper columnist for Scripps Howard News Service from 2003 - 2005. “The Small Business Professor” column which targeted entrepreneurs and small business owners nationwide, showcased individual entrepreneur’s case histories and highlighted business and marketing lessons learned. Together, Bruce and Diana were awarded the United States Small Business Administration Journalist of the Year for 2006. (NJ)

Ms. Layman holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in marketing and management from New York University, Stern School of Business. Diana is a member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).