August 05, 2019 / in Agatha Christie, Childrens, Hercule Poirot Series, Thriller / with No comments /
July 26, 2019 / in Childrens, Classics, Madeleine L'Engle, Science Fiction, Time Quintet Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.July 26, 2019 / in Childrens, Classics, Madeleine L'Engle, Science Fiction, Time Quintet Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
A Wind in the Door is a fantastic adventure story involving Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe, the chief characters of A Wrinkle in Time. The seed from which the story grows is a rather ordinary situation of Charles Wallace's having difficulty in adapting to school. He is extremely bright, so much so that he gets punched around a lot for being "different".July 26, 2019 / in Childrens, Classics, Madeleine L'Engle, Science Fiction, Time Quintet Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
In this companion volume to "A Wrinkle In Time" (Newbery Award winner) and "A Wind In The Door" fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest.July 26, 2019 / in Childrens, Classics, Madeleine L'Engle, Science Fiction, Time Quintet Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
Some things have to be believed to be seen.July 26, 2019 / in Childrens, Classics, Madeleine L'Engle, Science Fiction, Time Quintet Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears. Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?July 23, 2019 / in Adventure, Avi, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Young Adult / with No comments /
An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences... Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it.July 23, 2019 / in Childrens, Fiction and Fantasy, Khalifa Brothers Series, Magical Realism, Salman Rushdie, Young Adult / with No comments /
Discover Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie’s classic fantasy novelJuly 21, 2019 / in Adventure, Brian's Saga, Childrens, Classics, Gary Paulsen, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult / with No comments /
Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane suffers a heart attack. Brian is forced to crash-land the plane in a lake--and finds himself stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness with only his clothing and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before his departure.July 21, 2019 / in Adventure, Brian's Saga, Childrens, Classics, Gary Paulsen, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult / with No comments /
"We want you to do it again."July 21, 2019 / in Adventure, Brian's Saga, Childrens, Classics, Gary Paulsen, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult / with No comments /
He would have to find some way to protect himself, some weapon. The fire worked well when it was burning, but it had burned down. His hatchet and knife would have done nothing more than make the bear really angry -- something he did not like to think about -- and his bow was good only for smaller game. He had never tried to shoot anything bigger than a fool bird or rabbit with it and doubted that the bow would push the arrow deep enough to do anything but -- again -- make the bear really mad.July 21, 2019 / in Adventure, Brian's Saga, Childrens, Classics, Gary Paulsen, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult / with No comments /
As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extraordinary challenges. But now that's he's back in civilization, he can't find a way to make sense of high school life. He feels disconnected, more isolated than he did alone in the North. The only answer is to return-to "go back in"-for only in the wilderness can Brian discover his true path in life, and where he belongs.July 21, 2019 / in Adventure, Brian's Saga, Childrens, Classics, Gary Paulsen, Realistic Fiction, Survival, Young Adult / with No comments /
Millions of readers of" Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter," and "Brian's Return" know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization.July 21, 2019 / in Childrens, Princess Academy Series, Shannon Hale, Young Adult / with No comments /
Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess.July 21, 2019 / in Childrens, Princess Academy Series, Shannon Hale, Young Adult / with No comments /
Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have been brought to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding.There, Miri also has a chance to attend school-at the Queen's Castle. But as Miri befriends students who seem sophisticated and exciting she also learns that they have some frightening plans.July 21, 2019 / in Childrens, Princess Academy Series, Shannon Hale, Young Adult / with No comments /
After a year at the king's palace, Miri has learned all about being a proper princess. But the tables turn when the student must become the teacher!July 04, 2019 / in Adventure, Childrens, kk, Mythology, Peter Lerangis, Seven Wonders Series, Young Adult / with 1 comment /
One BoyJuly 04, 2019 / in Adventure, Childrens, kk, Mythology, Peter Lerangis, Seven Wonders Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
The adventure continues as Jack and his friends travel to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the pulse-pounding second title in the Seven Wonders series.July 04, 2019 / in Adventure, Childrens, kk, Mythology, Peter Lerangis, Seven Wonders Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
Discover the history behind the mystery of the epic New York Times bestselling series Seven Wonders with this original novella.July 04, 2019 / in Adventure, Childrens, kk, Mythology, Peter Lerangis, Seven Wonders Series, Young Adult / with No comments /
Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling adventure Seven Wonders! The Tomb of Shadows is the third in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling Lost in Babylon and The Colossus Rises chronicles the adventures of Jack McKinley and his friends in a life-or-death race to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.