Author : Jean Thesman
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 13,52 MB
Release : 2000-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141308098
While helping her mother clean out the family home in Puget Sound, fifteen-year-old Jane must deal with her hateful aunt and difficult cousin Ricki, a romance that cannot last, and secrets from her mother's past.
Author : Sjón
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0374712875
The mind-bending miniature historical epic is Sjón's specialty, and Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was is no exception. But it is also Sjón's most realistic, accessible, and heartfelt work yet. It is the story of a young man on the fringes of a society that is itself at the fringes of the world--at what seems like history's most tumultuous, perhaps ultimate moment. Máni Steinn is queer in a society in which the idea of homosexuality is beyond the furthest extreme. His city, Reykjavik in 1918, is homogeneous and isolated and seems entirely defenseless against the Spanish flu, which has already torn through Europe, Asia, and North America and is now lapping up on Iceland's shores. And if the flu doesn't do it, there's always the threat that war will spread all the way north. And yet the outside world has also brought Icelanders cinema! And there's nothing like a dark, silent room with a film from Europe flickering on the screen to help you escape from the overwhelming threats--and adventures--of the night, to transport you, to make you feel like everything is going to be all right. For Máni Steinn, the question is whether, at Reykjavik's darkest hour, he should retreat all the way into this imaginary world, or if he should engage with the society that has so soundly rejected him.
Author : Jordan Stratford
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 29,82 MB
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385754426
History, mystery, and science collide in a new series for middle-grade readers, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket! Jordan Stratford imagines an alternate 1826, where Ada Lovelace (the world’s first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and form a secret detective agency! Lady Ada Byron, age eleven, is a genius. Isolated, awkward and a bit rude—but a genius. Mary Godwin, age fourteen, is a romantic. Adventurous, astute, and kind, Mary is to become Ada’s first true friend. And together, the girls conspire to form the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency—a secret constabulary for the apprehension of clever criminals. Their first case involves a stolen heirloom, a false confession, and an array of fishy suspects. But it’s no match for the deductive powers and bold hearts of Ada and Mary. Mystery fans will love this tween girl riff on Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. History buffs will be delighted to see all the real figures who play a role in this story and appreciate the extensive backmatter that helps separate truth from fiction. Parents and educators hoping to promote the STEM fields for girls will be thrilled to have a series where two girls use math, science, and creative analytical thinking to solve crimes. But most especially--emerging readers will love this series filled with humor, action, intrigue and wonderful artwork from Kelly Murphy.
Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 28,57 MB
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486113930
Suspense, humor, and romance abound in this 1868 mystery, in which a gem stolen from a Hindu shrine resurfaces in an English country home — with a trio of watchful Brahmins hot on its trail.
Author : Eric Luper
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545822599
In this thrilling adventure, two friends are trapped in a detective novel and must catch a crook. Cleo and Evan have a secret. A collection of books so dangerous they are locked up tight. A friend has vanished inside the pages of one of them. It’s up to them to find the key that will set her free. A PRICELESS DIAMOND . . . STOLEN! When Cleo and Evan go undercover to help a rookie detective interview a mansion full of suspects, nothing is as it seems. They must catch the crook—and find the right key—or they could be trapped inside this mystery forever . . . Praise for Key Hunters “Luper’s delectable humor is appropriate for the intended age group, and the plot will keep readers’ attention to the end . . . [t]his is a satisfying read for beginning independent readers.” —School Library Journal
Author : Linda Seed
Publisher : Linda Seed
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 14,39 MB
Release : 2022-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
She’s a divorcee who’s struggling to recover. He’s notorious for his reckless ways with women. What could possibly go wrong? Kate Bennet owns a bookstore in the breathtaking beach town of Cambria, California. Two years out from a divorce that left her emotionally fragile, she’s starting to think that maybe she’s ready for love again—or at least for a fling with a hot man. Jackson Graham is a local chef who’s controlling when it comes to food, careless when it comes to love, and temperamental when it comes to just about everything. When Kate’s friends set things up between Kate and Jackson, she expects some casual pleasure followed by a hasty goodbye, but Jackson’s long-term crush on Kate means that he’s in this one to win. The problem is, neither he nor Kate knows whether he can change the self-defeating habits that usually send women scurrying for the door. MOONSTONE BEACH is the first book in the Main Street Merchants series by Linda Seed, but it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone romance, offering an HEA and no cliffhangers.
Author : Sam Siciliano
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,75 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1785652532
The aristocratic Charles Bromley arrives at 221B Baker Street to beg SHERLOCK HOLMES for his help. Bromley believes that his wife is in danger, as she has refused an offer to sell the Moonstone, a fabulous diamond that has been in her family for generations but which is said to be cursed. When a jeweller is found murdered, it seems as if the Moonstone deserves its reputation. Then the diamond is stolen, and Holmes must try to unravel a mystery centuries in the making.
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Page : 1916 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 1920
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Author : Wilkie Collins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 36,86 MB
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780140434088
"When you looked down into the stone, you looked into a yellow deep that drew your eyes into it so that they saw nothing else." The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel’s household is above suspicion. Hailed by T. S. Eliot as "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels," The Moonstone is a marvellously taut and intricate tale of mystery, in which facts and memory can prove treacherous and not everyone is as they first appear. Sandra Kemp’s introduction examines The Moonstone as a work of Victorian sensation fiction and an early example of the detective genre, and discusses the technique of multiple narrators, the role of opium, and Collins’s sources and autobiographical references.
Author : Luna Highland
Publisher : Publifye AS
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2024-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 823393125X
""The Moonstone Caravan"" In this tale, a young merchant's apprentice named Zara embarks on a perilous quest across a fantastical Silk Road-inspired world. Gifted with the ability to decipher celestial maps, Zara must locate the legendary Moonstone to save her land from encroaching shadow creatures. Her journey through treacherous dunes and long-forgotten cities is filled with danger and discovery, as she unravels the mystery of her own past and its connection to the impending darkness. Accompanied by a shape-shifting desert fox and a gruff nomad warrior, each harboring their own secrets, Zara's adventure becomes a test of friendship and personal growth. The story weaves together elements of folk tales and coming-of-age narratives, exploring themes of self-discovery and the strength found in diversity. With its lyrical prose evoking the oral storytelling tradition, the novel immerses readers in a world rich with astronomical lore and cultural exchange, offering a fresh perspective on the classic quest narrative while emphasizing the importance of preserving ancient wisdom in a changing world.
