Maya in the Nimbus Valley

Book excerpt: Maya is a special 11-year-old girl. Diagnosed with scoliosis as a baby, she is still a spunky, impulsive dreamer who decides to meet with her mother, who has been separated from her earthly domain. Maya has never known her, but she soon finds out her mother is a Spirit Flora of the Earth. She comes to her in human form and takes Maya to a hidden place created by Mother Nature as the last refuge for forgotten spirits. There, Maya visits the Season Palace, Elements, and Mother Nature herself. While Maya faces great challenges, she adventures with the help of some old Russian folklore figures, as well as friends Snowy, Windy, and Frosty, the spirits of winter. Maya's life in Nimbus, the city of forgotten spirits, becomes an unexpected adventure where she finds herself in the middle of a great plot created by Spirit's great enemy, Almighty Time.