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The Riddle in Ruby trilogy takes readers on a rip-roaring adventure through an alternate version of colonial America, where magic and science meet, and where one young thief carries a secret everyone wants. In this second volume, Ruby Teach has become the enemy's prisoner. She bargained with her freedom to protect her friends - but her friends aren't about to abandon her, either. That's not what friends do.Ruby's blood holds a secret, one that could turn the tides of the looming war for whomever unlocks it first. Ruby's father, former pirate Captain Teach, and her friends - a motley crew made up of a young aristocrat, a servant, and an apprentice alchemist - must race against time to locate the hidden fortress where she's being held. But the one person who could help them is Ruby's mysterious and powerful mother, and no one has seen her since Ruby's birth.Kent Davis sweeps our heroes through cities and the deepest wilderness with imagination, humor, and magic that fans of Jonathan Stroud and Terry Pratchett will devour.
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I am a publisher, editor, educator, author and translator (English, Thai, French). My background is in marketing communications, public relations, historical research and elementary curriculum design, development and implementation. Having worked and traveled extensively in Southeast Asia since 1990 I am a specialist in related topics.At DatAsia Press, my role as editor focuses on key publications relating to Asian history and culture from ancient times to the mid-20th century. Projects now underway range from English translations of French colonial literature by George Groslier to two autobiographical accounts of Asia during WWII written by agents who served with the legendary Office of Strategic Services: "Undercover Girl O.S.S." by Elizabeth McIntosh and "Bangkok Editor" by Alexander MacDonald.DatAsia also publishes a specialized "life skills" curricula for elementary school children -- "The Million Dollar Machine Program" (MDM). MDM lessons give teachers and parents systematic methods to inspire children to stay healthy, set goals and achieve their full potential. Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry NJ have validated MDM's effectiveness. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush awarded the program a Presidential Award for Private Sector Initiatives at the White House.As a researcher with Devata.org I am documenting 1,796 devata (goddess) images at Angkor Wat to determine the historical role of Khmer women. A publication -- "Daughters of Angkor Wat" -- is in preparation.In 2007, my wife Sophaphan and I funded construction of Srei Devata Middle School in Baray, Kompong Thom through American Assistance for Cambodia. We continue working on educational projects to benefit children in Asia and the United States.
