Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Pan
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760300233
Love, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war. Spies, treachery, a dangerously attractive pilgrim and a murder at Stonehenge test Janna's courage and ingenuity to the limit as she continues the search for her father in the company of pilgrims and jongleurs. She learns the meaning of betrayal, treachery and heartbreak, while her quest brings her ever closer to the royal court and the dangers of the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Pan
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760300055
Love, revenge, secrets–and murder–in a medieval kingdom at war. Forced to flee once more, Janna takes shelter at Wiltune Abbey. She hopes to learn how to read so that she may gain clues to her father's identity from a letter kept secret by her mother. But even in the house of God there are mysteries to solve. Who is the stranger asking questions about her? Who stabbed the lord Hugh at St Edith's fair–and was the knife meant for Janna? Who is stealing and destroying Sister Ursel's illuminated pages depicting the Life of St Edith? And why is someone leaving lilies at the saint's shrine? The bitter civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda brings the empress to the abbey, and results in a meeting that will change Janna's life.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Pan
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760082880
Love, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war. Forced to flee for her life, Janna sets out in search of her unknown father, hoping to avenge the death of her mother and bring the murderer to justice. Disguised as a youth, Janna takes shelter on a manor farm managed by the handsome nobleman, Hugh. There she encounters mysterious acts of sabotage marked by posies of rue, culminating in the disappearance of Hugh's young nephew, Hamo. Janna can trust no-one in her bid to find out the truth. Godric has turned against her, while Hugh stands to inherit everything if Hamo dies. Can Janna find the child before time runs out – for both of them?
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Pan
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 15,15 MB
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760082864
Love, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war. A young woman, left alone and destitute after the mysterious death of her mother, vows, somehow, to bring the murderer to justice. Godric, and the dashing nobleman, Hugh, lay claim to Janna's heart, but who can she trust with the truth when all around her have secrets? In a country torn apart by the vicious civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, Janna needs all her wits and courage to stay alive as she comes closer to those who are determined to silence her forever.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Momentum
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1760300276
Love, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war. Janna and her father are finally reconciled, but she realises that she poses a threat to her father's family when there's an attempt on her life. Unwilling to name the culprit, but with a secret plan, Janna accompanies her father to Oxeneford where the Empress Matilda is under siege from King Stephen. Janna finally tells her father the truth about her mother's death, trusting that he will help her bring the murderer to justice. To her dismay, her father asks the king to negotiate a prestigious marriage for her. When the man she truly loves is accused of murder, Janna has one last crime to solve – until the siege of Wiltune turns her life upside down and changes everything.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781760300296
Love, revenge, secrets - and murder - in a medieval kingdom at war. 'Death follows you ...' An old woman's prediction haunts Janna as she journeys to Ambresburie Abbey with a group of pilgrims. Along the way she and Bernard, leader of the pilgrims, find a letter on a corpse, a letter that contains dangerous information regarding the bitter civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. Ralph, a charismatic pilgrim, woos Janna, and promises to help her find her father - but can she trust him with the secret after Bernard is murdered at Stonehenge? Several lives hang in the balance as Janna is forced to choose between loyalty to the empress, or love and the success of her quest to avenge her mother's death.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 37,71 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Crime
ISBN : 9780759320345
When Janna is saved from a wild boar by the villein Godric, she's not sure whether to kiss him or slap him. The last thing she needs is a beau. Janna wants the freedom to follow her dreams u and a marriage proposal isn't in her plans. But Janna's life is shattered when her mother Eadgyth, a healer, dies suddenly, and Janna suspects poison. With so many suspects u from the posturing apothecary to the vengeful priest, from the jealous midwife, who might know Eadgyth's secrets, to Dame Alice's young attendant, who isn't telling all she knows u Janna will need all her courage and skill to bring the murderer to justice. Who can she trust, when even Godric and Hugh, the dashing nobleman, have secrets which threaten her heart and safety? ABOUT THE SERIES: A medieval crime series for teenagers, THE JANNA MYSTERIES chart Janna's journey as she goes in search of her unknown father. Her travels will bring her into the company of peasants and pilgrims, jongleurs and nuns, spies and assassins, an illegitimate son of Henry I, and his daughter, the Empress Matilda. With England in the grip of civil war, secrets abound, loyalties change, passions run high, and Janna encounters the darkest side of human nature: the greed, ambition, deceit and fear which so often lead to betrayal and murder. She will need all her courage and insight to escape danger and solve the crimes she encounters along her journey.
Author : Chantele Sedgwick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,87 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1634500032
A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Felicity Pulman
Publisher : Random House (Australia)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9781741662900
Love, revenge, secrets and murder in medieval England! On the run again from the lord Robert u the man who killed her mother and is quite prepared to kill Janna to keep his secret u Janna takes refuge at Wiltune Abbey. There she desperately seeks to learn to read, so she can uncover the truth about her unknown father. But first there are mysteries to be solved. Who is the newcomer asking questions about Janna? Who stabbed the lord Hugh at St Edith's fair? Was the knife meant for Janna? With the civil war between King Stephen and his cousin, the Empress Matilda, approaching the abbey's doorstep, is Janna's quest finished before it is begun?
Author : Thatcher Heldring
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375987142
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
