Author : Holly Grant
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385370253
Anastasia's barely managed to escape the nefarious clutches of C.R.U.D. when they are brought to the undergrown Cavelands, where she finds out she's Caveland royalty and her family figures into a centuries-old scandal that began with the disappearance of her grandfather.
Author : Holly Grant
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101933666
Members of The League of Beastly Dreadfuls venture to the most forbidden back alleys of Nowhere Special seeking an unbreakable glass cabinet that holds the key to Anastasia's missing grandfather.
Author : Various
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2002-08-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101127953
What is real and what is imaginary? Do evil creatures lurk in the shadows? Do demons attack the helpless? Are there such things as invisible men? For generations, storytellers have given substance to our worst fears. In Ask the Bones, master storytellers Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz retell a varied selection of the world's most frightening folktales. Be warned-these stories could scare you to death! Illustrated by David Linn. "These twenty-two stories provide a wide variety of supernatural happenings that won't disappoint the young horror acolyte." (The Horn Book, starred review)
Author : Michelle Schusterman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399550666
"Olive discovers an old theater where she'll finally have a chance to shine on stage, but this theater--and its mysterious owner--are hiding dark secrets"--
Author : Holly Grant
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101933682
“Wonderfully witty.” —Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor with James Patterson of the House of Robots and Treasure Hunters series Take one part Roald Dahl, a pinch of the Mysterious Benedict Society, and a dash of Lemony Snicket, then add a league of adventurous children, a little magic, and a centuries-old feud with witches, and you get this quirky and darkly hilarious middle-grade series! Long ago, the evil wizard Calixto Swift committed a terrible crime against twelve-year-old Anastasia’s family, a crime that began the Perpetual War between witches and the people of Nowhere Special. The witches have long since been banished, but deep in the darkest, most forbidden back alleys of Nowhere Special lies Calixto’s mysterious, unbreakable glass cabinet. And that cabinet holds the key to Anastasia’s missing grandfather . . . if Anastasia, Ollie, Quentin, and Gus (aka the League of Beastly Dreadfuls) can decipher the clues and figure out how to open it. Steel yourselves, dear Readers! As the feud between the witches and Anastasia’s family heats up in book 3 of the League of Beastly Dreadfuls series, our heroes’ wild sleuthing will put them far closer to WITCH MAGIC than proper children should ever be! Prepare for SHOCKING revelations about who Anastasia really is! It is safe to say that this may be the League’s Most Dangerous and Important Puzzle yet!
Author : Holly Grant
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 46,8 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385370288
“WONDERFULLY WITTY.” —Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor with James Patterson of House of Robots and Treasure Hunters Take one part Roald Dahl, a pinch of Mysterious Benedict Society, and a dash of Lemony Snicket, then add a league of adventurous children, a little magic, and a centuries-old feud with witches, and you get this quirky and hilarious middle-grade series! After their narrow escape from a NEFARIOUS kidnapping ring, Anastasia, Ollie, and Quentin (aka the League of Beastly Dreadfuls!) are looking forward to a relaxing vacation from DANGER! INTRIGUE! CATASTROPHE! Sadly, they’re not going to get one. Because Anastasia makes the SHOCKING discovery that her family is at the heart of a centuries-old WAR with WITCHES, a war that began with the dastardly disappearance of Anastasia’s very own grandfather. Can the league track down Anastasia’s grandfather and find out who Anastasia really is? Gentle Reader, BEWARE! The trail of clues leads to spine-tingling surprises. Read on . . . if you DARE!
Author : Lynne Reid Banks
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307754464
As his adventures with Little Bear continue, Omri travels from the French and Indian wars to the present, and then back to the Old West at the tum-of-the-century.
Author : Michelle Paver
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 27,26 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0698407911
Readers of Peter Lerangis’s Seven Wonders and Brandon Mull’s Five Kingdoms will love the mesmerizing Egyptian setting in the fourth installment of this epic survival story series Hylas and Pirra finally arrive in Egypt, only to find that the dagger Userref guarded is missing. Even worse, Telamon and the Crows are also in Egypt to hunt for the dagger, and they'll stop at nothing until they get what they've come for. But when Hylas realizes where the dagger is hidden—in Egypt’s ancient tombs, buried with the restless souls of the dead—it's going to take all of his courage to slip inside. And as his otherworldly visions grow stronger, Hylas isn't confident that he'll have the strength to make it out alive. With Havoc the lioness and Echo the falcon at their sides, Hylas and Pirra must rescue the dagger and make a daring escape...before the gods of Egypt consume them all.
Author : Kate Atkinson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0552779687
WINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again. With wit and compassion, Kate Atkinson finds warmth even in lifeâe(tm)s bleakest moments, and shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here she is at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves.
Author : Holly Grant
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0553508792
A wild, nameless girl the townspeople call Wee Sister Strange roams through forests, marshes, and bogs in search for a bedtime story. With a lyrical text and gorgeous, ethereal illustrations, this mesmerizing and magical bedtime fairy tale is reminiscent of Emily Winfield Martin's "Dream Animals." Full color..
