Meenah, the Mystical Princess of Zantel

By Mercedes B. Pomales

Mary feels like an outcast. All her parents do is fight, and she doesn’t relate to the kids at her new school. She can’t shake the unbearable sadness that threatens to crush her more and more each day. She knows she’s different. She knows there is something better—something magical—waiting for her Somewhere.

One day, in an effort to get away from the other kids, Mary hides in a storage closet, where she finds a book. As soon as she opens the first page, her world begins to spin. She wakes in the mystical land of Zantel, but that isn’t the only surprise for her. She soon discovers her true identity; she is Meenah, princess of Zantel, and the fate of the world is in her hands.

The evil Manrahn wants to rule Zantel, and Meenah must stop him before it’s too late. With her newfound band of friends—including a baby dragon named Drakzule—she will find the strength and determination to become the hero she never knew she could be. In Zantel, Mary is Princess Meenah; she is no longer an outcast. She belongs, and she will do whatever it takes to save her new world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Mar 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9781663236906

Mercedes B. Pomales

Mercedes B. Pomales is a Realtor currently licensed in both Indiana & Illinois. She is married and the Mother of 4 children & a grandmother. Mercedes holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice/Liberal Arts & Sciences along with a Master's Degree in Business Administration and a secondary Master's Degree in Human Resources Management.

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

I

would like to thank God for making this possible. To my

four children & Grandson—Vannessa, Alexis, Joshua,

Celestina & Dominic—you are my true inspiration in

life & to my husband Jeremias Pomales you inspire

me everyday to do better & I am go grateful for

all your support! I love you all tremendously!

I would also like to thank my friend Brenda Andrade for

always reading and re-reading my book when I was first

writing it! To my parents RoseMarie & Asuncion Burgos

thank you for always believing in me! To my Grandmother

RoseMarie Esquivel I hope I make you proud! To everyone

else in my life I am grateful for you all! God bless you all!

Chapter 1

M ARY WAS AN IMAGINATIVE AND creative girl. Very bright too, she could read anything and memorize it.

She could read a story and picture it in her head as if it were real life. Mary seemed to be doing that a lot lately since her parents were fighting much more these days. It appeared that the arguments were over the fact that her Dad lost his job and well her Mother couldn’t find one either. This caused a lot of tension in the house.

When she would hear them arguing she would go to her room and pull out a book to read and basically bury her head in it. Mary would then take ear plugs she had hidden in her pillow case and put those in. She could imagine herself actually being in the story; she would read and experience everything the characters did. This helped her to forget about all the problems at home. Mary couldn’t understand why her Mom and Dad just couldn’t get along not even to just spend time with her!

It was a cold rainy October night when her Mother broke the news to her that her parents were getting a divorce.

Unfortunately, a few days after that her Mother had to explain that it appeared that her Father had left to the store one day and never returned that night. Maybe with the stress of everything he decided he needed time to think.

Days went by and then months, the local police were still looking for her Father but Mary’s Mother thought something might have happened to him and decided they should move to another state so that Mary wouldn’t feel so depressed there. She was always looking out the window for her Dad. She wanted Mary to still have hope