{"id":1756,"date":"2009-06-23T09:46:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2009-06-23T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T14:46:19","slug":"the-vanishing-sculptor-by-donita-k-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=1756","title":{"rendered":"The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1758\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"Vanishing Sculptor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Vanishing-Sculptor.jpg\" alt=\"Vanishing Sculptor\" width=\"170\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Vanishing-Sculptor.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Vanishing-Sculptor-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Vanishing-Sculptor-150x230.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>Donita K. Paul\u2019s 250,000-plus-selling DragonKeeper Chronicles series has attracted a wide spectrum of dedicated fans\u2013and they\u2019re sure to fall in love with the new characters and adventures in her latest superbly crafted fiction novel for all ages. It\u2019s a mind-boggling fantasy that inhabits the same world as the DragonKeeper Chronicles, but in a different country and an earlier time, where the people know little of Wulder and nothing of Paladin.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400073399&amp;ref=externallink_wbm_thevanishingsculptor_aeb_0427_01\"><em>The Vanishing Sculptor<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, readers will meet Tipper, a young emerlindian who\u2019s responsible for the upkeep of her family\u2019s estate during her sculptor father\u2019s absence. Tipper soon discovers that her actions have unbalanced the whole foundation of her world, and she must act quickly to undo the calamitous threat. But how can she save her father and her world on her own? The task is too huge for one person, so she gathers the help of some unlikely companions\u2013including the nearly five-foot tall parrot Beccaroon\u2013and eventually witnesses the loving care and miraculous resources of Wulder. Through Tipper\u2019s breathtaking story, readers will discover the beauty of knowing and serving God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1763\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"dkp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dkp.jpg\" alt=\"dkp\" width=\"196\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dkp.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dkp-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/dkp-150x185.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>Donita K. Paul <\/strong>is a retired teacher and author of numerous novellas, short stories, and eight novels, including the best-selling DragonKeeper Chronicles, a series which has sold more than a quarter million books to date. The winner of multiple awards, she lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she spends time mentoring and encouraging young writers. Visit her online at donitakpaul.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400073399&amp;ref=externallink_wbm_thevanishingsculptor_aeb_0427_01\"><em>The Vanishing Sculptor<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/em>is a delightful tale set in a make believe\u00a0 medieval type world brimming with dragons, intelligent talking birds, wizards, heroes and villains. As in any self-respecting fantasy, the reader will find a group of improbable heroes on a quest to save the world from impending disaster. And as expected, the allies run into assorted difficulties and corrupt men determined to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>Complete with drama and humor, <em><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400073399&amp;ref=externallink_wbm_thevanishingsculptor_aeb_0427_01\"><em>The Vanishing Sculptor<\/em><\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/em>has a subtle Christian message and many positive lessons for life. This engaging book should appeal to audiences both young and old.<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase your own copy of <em><strong>The Vanishing Sculptor<\/strong><\/em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400073399&amp;ref=externallink_wbm_thevanishingsculptor_aeb_0427_01\">Random House.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT THE BOOK: Donita K. 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It\u2019s a mind-boggling fantasy that inhabits the same world as the DragonKeeper Chronicles, but in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-fantasy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1756"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1768,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756\/revisions\/1768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}