Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 32,5 MB
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0805091904
When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes away on vacation, Marvin the beetle worries that their friendship may end.
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429985089
Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays' apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle. In Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy. Masterpiece is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250186080
Book 4 in the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series featuring Marvin the beetle and his best friend, James. James’s father, Karl, and Christina, his friend from the museum, are getting married! James is the ring bearer and he is excited but also nervous. He loves Christina yet he is worried about losing his dad to a different family and a different life. And what if, at the wedding, James drops the ring? His beetle best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more critical job when something goes wrong. Will the whole wedding be ruined? Not if Marvin and James and Elaine can help it. This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world and friendship of Marvin the beetle and James. Complete with charming illustrations on every page by Kelly Murphy. Christy Ottaviano Books
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1627793178
In this Masterpiece Adventure, the second in a companion series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, Marvin the beetle is going collecting with his family. All is good and well until Uncle Albert gets hurt. Marvin needs James's help to save Uncle Albert before it's too late. This young chapter book captures the miniature world of Marvin the beetle and his special friendship with James.
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0857073850
Imagine if instead of getting the usual lollipop or sticker everywhere you go, there was something bigger on offer… something much, much bigger! This is exactly what happens when a little boy accompanies his mum on a busy shopping trip. Just when the little boy thinks he's going to die of boredom, something very unusual happens… shops everywhere are giving away a very special treat with every purchase ~ a free dinosaur! It's a dream come true… except, what exactly do you do with these Jurassic treats? And how do you convince mum to let you keep them?
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250186102
A Trip to the Country for Marvin & James is the fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Elise Broach's Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series featuring Marvin the beetle and his best friend, James--featuring illustrations by Kelly Murphy. Marvin gets invited to spend a weekend with James visiting Karl and Christina in the country. And Marvin is bringing his cousin Elaine! Together, they partake in exciting outdoor activities. But a playful boat ride on a pond turns into an unexpected adventure. How will James and Marvin and Elaine find each other out in the wilderness? This fifth book in the Masterpiece Adventures series brings Marvin and James together in a celebration of friendship and family. Christy Ottaviano Books
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 14,20 MB
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780312371326
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare—can Hero uncover the connections?
Author : James Lowder
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,56 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786963395
As a Harper agent scours the jungle in search of a magical ring, he finds that dinosaurs, a lost civilization, and an evil cult all stand in his way For centuries, adventurers have sought the fabled Ring of Winter, rumored to possess the magical might to make its wearer immortal and bring a second Ice Age down upon the Realms. Artus Cimber knows where it is. After discovering the ring is hidden in the jungles of Chult, he sets off to fulfill the quest that has devoured a decade of his life. Knowing that the artifact is hidden somewhere in the danger-filled jungles and recovering it are two entirely different matters, however—especially when a lost city, rampaging dinosaurs, and the villainous Cult of Frost all stand between Artus and his goal. The Ring of Winter is the fifth book in a series of loosely-connected novels about the Harpers.
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429975008
It's summer and the three Barker brothers—Simon, Henry, and Jack—just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There's something unusually creepy about the mountain and after the boys find three human skulls, they grow determined to uncover the mystery. Have people really gone missing over the years, and could there be someone or some thing lurking in the woods? Together with their new neighbor Delilah, the Barker boys are dead-set on cracking the case even if it means putting themselves in harm's way. Here's the first book in an action-packed mystery series by a New York Times bestselling author. Missing on Superstition Mountain is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Fiction title for 2011.
Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250113040
A high-stakes middle grade historical adventure through Yosemite National Park by the New York Times-bestselling author of Masterpiece. Twelve-year-old Lizzie Durango and her dad have always had a zoo to call their home. Lizzie spends her days watching the animals and taking note of their various behaviors. Though the zoo makes for a unique home, it's a hard place for Lizzie to make lasting friends. But all this changes one afternoon when she finds Tyler Briggs, a runaway who has secretly made the zoo his makeshift home. The two become friends and, just as quickly, stumble into a covert investigation involving the zoo wolves who are suddenly dying. Little do they know, this mystery will draw them into a high-stakes historical adventure involving the legend of John Muir as they try to navigate safely while lost in Yosemite National Park. A Christy Ottaviano Book
