Author : Rebecca Lisle
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780340894477
When Reuben's grandmother is accused of witchcraft and hanged, he knows he must get away before he becomes the next victim of suspicion. On the road Reuben is picked up by the strange Doctor Flyte and his slow-witted assistant, Baggs. But is smooth-mannered Flyte all he seems?
Author : Heather Tomlinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780805089684
Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward. Blessings and curses are never so clear as they might seem, however. Diribani's newfound wealth brings her a prince—and an attempt on her life. Tana is chased out of the village because the province's governor fears snakes, yet thousands are dying of a plague spread by rats. As the sisters' fates hang in the balance, each struggles to understand her gift. Will it bring her wisdom, good fortune, love . . . or death? Toads and Diamonds is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author : Marian Nichols
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2008-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465330151
Myra finds herself standing in front of an old abandon house on a thunderous night. Her car had run into a ditch during the storm and it look like she would need to take shelter inside. But she was not alone and her host was a little upset at this unwelcome invasion. By morning, Myras investigation of the three-story manor and the meeting of the ghost reveal a hundred year old murder. What more, the uncanny resemblance between Myra and the Ghost Mariah is more than coincidental. Why are the spirits trapped in this house? And what of the Dark Spirit that holds them there and feed off their terror? Can the psychic, Adrian, whom Myra had employed for help, release Mariah and the other spirits without harming Myra who has a paranormal connection with this house, its resident and its past? Venture with him into the very bowels of the Earth as Adrian attempts a rescue of Myras astral body that has been taken by the Dark Spirit into Hades itself. But there is a surprise ending, for just when you think it is the end, it is actually the beginning of an adventure to end the Curse. But it can only be removed at the time it was first place on the ancestor of the Worthington family, yes they must travel back into time.
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Publisher : Dutton Juvenile
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
In this version of the Perrault tale, two sisters' treatment of a three-headed troll is appropriately repaid. Full-color illustrations.
Author : Kenneth Ryan
Publisher : Winepress Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Courtship
ISBN : 9781606150955
"The guys I like, are not interested in me. The guys who are interested in me, I don't like." "I'll never keep a boyfriend unless I sleep with him." If these comments sound like echoes from your heart, you're not alone. Many women feel just like you do, disillusioned by the seeming scarcity of good marriage prospects or disappointed by their own naive decisions made in an effort to save a shipwrecked relationship. You want to find your Prince Charming, but all you experience is a sea of toads. Do not despair. Finding Your Prince in a Sea of Toads provides specific advice that will swing the odds in your favor to find a quality man and a lifetime marriage without a load of emotional baggage. As you read Dr. Ryan's straightforward talk and unpredictable illustrations, he will uncover such topics as: . Communication, your most important skill, . Creative dating, . The beauty curse, . The perils of trying before you buy, . Your crockpot nature, . And much more.
Author : Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 141698707X
A girl gets into a mouthful of trouble in this “toadally” fractured fairy tale, from the author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series. Once upon a time, Cat Starr lived with her astronaut mom in Houston. But when her mother gets sent on a long-term mission, Cat has to move to a faraway land—her dad’s house, halfway across the country—and share a room with her real-life evil stepsister, Olivia. Just when Cat can’t take it anymore, Great Aunt Abyssinia comes to the rescue. And things go from bad to cursed. The next morning, Cat opens her mouth and a toad hops out! What’s more, when Olivia speaks, diamonds and flowers appear. How unfair is that? Before you can say "happily ever after," the girls are on the run from jewel thieves and a government agency. Can Cat save the day—and get rid of all those toads? This is an enchanting fractured fairy tale from acclaimed Mother-Daughter Book Club author Heather Vogel Frederick.
Author : Robert M. Price
Publisher : Chaosium Inc.
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 156882131X
Can a god be a pet? Even a devil-god who relishes human sacrifice? It is hard to deny that for his creator and godfather, Clark Ashton Smith and H. P. Lovecraft, Tsathoggua was exactly that. They found the Saturnian-Hyperborean-N'klaian toad-bat-sloth-deity as cute and adorable as horrific, and this strange ambivalence echoes throughout their various tales over which Great Tsathoggua casts his batrachian shadow! Some are droll fables of human foibles; others are terrifying adventures of human delvers who perish in the fire of a religious fanaticism fully as awful as its super-sub-human object of worship. Tsathoggua has inspired many types of stories in many moods. And not just by Smith and Lovecraft! In this arcane volume you will read Tsathogguan tales old and new by various writers, chronicling the horrors of the amorphous amphibian's descent into new decades and deeper waters. The mere fact that such a thing is possible attests mightily the power of the modern myth of Tsathoggua, and the men who created him!This book is part of an expanding collection of Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction and related topics. Call of Cthulhu fiction focuses on single entities, concepts, or authors significant to readers and fans of H.P. Lovecraft.Contents and authors in order --From the Parchment of Pnom (Clark Ashton Smith)The Seven Geases (Clark Ashton Smith)The Testament of Athammaus (Clark Ashton Smith)The Tale of Satampra Zeiros (Clark Ashton Smith)The Theft of the Thirty-Nine Girdles (Clark Ashton Smith)Shadow of the Sleeping God (James Ambuehl)The Curse of the Toad (Loay Hall and Terry Dale)Dark Swamp (James Anderson)The Old One (John Glasby)The Oracle of Sadoqua (Ron Hilger)The Horror Show (GaryMyers)The Tale of Toad Loop (Stanley C. Sargent)The Crawling Kingdom (Rod Heather)The Resurrection of Kzadool-Ra (Henry J. Vester III)
Author : Lari Don
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 29,65 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1782504893
Molly hesitated. 'Are you cursed?' The girl nodded. 'Aren't you ?' Curses aren't real. Magic is only in stories. So Molly Drummond definitely can't be magically cursed. Can she? When Molly finds herself in a curse-lifting workshop with four magical classmates -- a kelpie, a dryad, a sphinx and a toad -- she's determined not to believe in it. But it's true that whenever a dog barks, Molly suddenly becomes a small and very fast hare. Molly and her friends set off on a quest to lift their curses -- solving riddles, facing an ancient snake and battling curse-hatched armies. Can they find the Promise Keeper, who controls all curses, before their magical world spins out of control? Follow Molly into a world of brilliant magic and extraordinary friendship in the breathtaking Spellchasers trilogy by award-winning author Lari Don. This exclusive eBook edition contains all three books in the Spellchasers Trilogy: The Beginner's Guide to Curses; The Shapeshifter's Guide to Running Away; The Witch's Guide to Magical Combat.
Author : Lari Don
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1782503404
Molly Drummond is cursed: whenever a dog barks, she turns into a hare -- which can make life quite dangerous... So she does the sensible thing and attends a curse-lifting workshop, run by a local witch. There she meets other cursed creatures: Innes, a kelpie; Beth, a dryad; Atacama, a sphinx; and a toad. But should they work together to lift their various curses? Or are they better off on their own? And will the crow-man, who draws on the energy of curses, destroy their chances to live a normal life? By the author of the bestselling Fabled Beasts Chronicles series, this is the dramatic first installment in the brand new, long-awaited Spellchasers trilogy. Lari Don has once again created a world of brilliant magic, dark danger and sparkling friendship which will enchant children of upper primary age. The Beginner's Guide to Curses will be followed in spring 2017 by The Shapeshifter's Guide to Running Away (book 2) and The Witch's Guide to Magical Combat (book 3) in autumn 2017. Publication will be supported by a major marketing and promotion campaign with Lari, across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Page : 734 pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 1918
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