13 September: September

Here are ten facts about the month of September you may not know.

1. Septem (the Latin word meaning seven) was the seventh month of the old Roman calendar. When other months were added to the calendar, the name was never changed.
2. It marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern hemisphere, and the begining of spring in the south.
3. September's Moon is the Harvest Moon, but it is also known to various cultures as Wine Moon, Singing Moon, Barley Moon, Chrysanthemum Moon, Sturgeon Moon, black Butterfly moon, drying grass moon, moon when the leaves fall off and Moon When Deer Paw the Earth.
4. Birth stones for people born in September are Blue sapphire, peridot, olivine, chrysolite and citrine.
5. Their birth flowers are Forget-Me-Not, morning glory and aster.
6. According to Czech tradition, the weather in September is the weather you will get the following summer. Another old saying states that if the first of September is fine, fine weather will last until October.
7. It's a good month to get married. The sayings go, Married in September's golden glow, Smooth and serene your life will go; and Marry in September's shine, Your living will be fair and fine!
8. Awareness campaigns in September include Adult literacy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, breast and ovarian cancer, children's books, classical music, healthy ageing, hot breakfasts, menopause, spina bifida, self improvement and women of achievement.
9. September is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the start of the academic year in the northern hemisphere.
10. It has 30 days, but before the Julian calendar reform, it had 29.

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Obsidian's Ark

Teenage years bring no end of problems. Daniel Moran's include getting hold of computer games his parents don't think he should have; a full blown crush on the beautiful Suki from Zorostan; maintaining his status as a prefect and getting his homework done. He must also keep from his parents and sister the fact that he is a superhero with a sword from another world.

Trish wonders how to get science whizz Tom to notice her; how to persuade him that the best way to stand up to the school bully is to fight back. She doesn't want her friends, especially not Tom, to know she is a genetic variant with superpowers. Little does she know that Tom has secrets of his own.

Suki struggles to make friends at school when she cannot understand everyday cultural references, and they all suspect her of being a terrorist. She, too, has a secret, but is it what her classmates assume?

When Daniel stumbles upon a plot by an alliance of supervillains to plunge the world into war, he tries to alert the established superheroes, but none of them believe him. When the Prime Minister's only daughter, Yasmin Miller, is abducted, Daniel knows the villains' plan is underway. It seems humanity's only hope may be Daniel and the ragtag bunch of teenage superheroes he recruits. Can he pull together, not only his own team, but the older heroes as well, in a bid to save the Earth from a devastating war?

Themes: 

Superheroes; Coming of age; Leadership; Kidnap and rescue; Aliens; Friendship and rivalry; Terrorism; Secrets.

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