Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Egmont Books Limited
ISBN: 9781405280877
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A spell-binding new children's book from one of Britain's best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Eva Ibbotson, Inkheart, and the Charlie Bone series. The yellow letter arrived on a Saturday, otherwise Henry would have been at school. The envelope was such a bright, sunny colour, no one would have believed that it contained a bombshell. Less than 10 minutes after the arrival of the mysterious letter, Henry is on the run with his Auntie Pearl, possibly never to return home. Henry has a secret. He is twelve, but he hasn't aged a day since the moment he was thrust a hundred years into the future. Now his secret has put him in danger. His only hope is the protection of the Guardians of the Lost. A wonderfully immersive fantasy book for children aged 9 and up. "A fast moving, dialogue-driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter." (The Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone).

Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545520916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203

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The second book in the Children of the Red King series, TIME TWISTER offers more magical fantasy that is fast paced and easy to read.January 1916:Henry Yewbeam and his younger brother, James, have been sent to stay with their cousins at the Bloor's Academy. It is one of the coldest days of the year, and all Henry wants to do is hide from his mean cousins and play marbles. He finds a nice, long hall and begins to roll his marbles. Then he discovers a marble that doesn't look familiar to him. Suddenly a series of strange events takes place. Henry begins to disappear. He quickly scribbles on the floor GIVE THE MARBLE TO JAMES, and then he vanishes from the year 1916.

Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545520983
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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The highly anticipated conclusion to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Charlie Bone series!Charlie and his friends take on a powerful and dangerous magic in Book Eight of this extraordinary series. Wicked forces come to a head at Bloor's Academy, and Charlie and his friends must use all their skills and magic to fight the evil and save Charlie's parents. In his greatest adventure yet, Charlie must discover the fate of his family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and, most important, the destiny of the Red King's heirs. But are the Children of the Red King strong enough to defeat the darkness and find the answers?

Author: Henry Porter
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802159362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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“A powerful, propulsive piece of thriller writing...Porter has consolidated his reputation for writing some of the best espionage thrillers around.” —Guardian (UK) The head of the US National Security Agency is assassinated in spectacular fashion at Heathrow. An airport employee and his family are found murdered in their council house in Uxbridge. In New York, a fashionable Upper East Side osteopath receives two postcards showing the Empire State Building. A group of migrant workers are brutally gunned down in Macedonia. Legendary spy Robert Harland is drawn back into a world he thought he’d left behind with a dual role for the UN and MI6 in the nail-biting quest to find the link between these apparently random events.

Author: Henry James
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
ISBN: 9789357271790
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Henry James wrote a book titled The Outcry in 1911. It was once intended to be a play. His final work, The Outcry, was finished just before he passed away in 1916. The plot centers on affluent Americans purchasing priceless works of art from Britain. The widower Lord Theign intends to sell American millionaire Breckenridge Bender his exquisite painting Duchess of Waterbridge by Sir Joshua Reynolds to pay off the gambling debts of his daughter Kitty Imber. Young art critic Hugh Crimble opposes the sale, saying that Britain's priceless works of art should remain in the nation. Lady Grace, Theign's astute daughter, lends him encouragement. When word of the Reynolds' impending sale reaches the media, a patriotic uproar erupts, much to Bender's delight. Crimble, meantime, has discovered another artwork in Theign's collection that he believes to be a Mantovano rare. (James believed this artist to be a fabrication; nevertheless, it was later discovered that a little-known painter by that name actually existed.) Crimble's suspicion on the Mantovano eventually proves to be accurate. Theign decides not to sell the Reynolds to Bender and instead chooses to gift the Mantovano to the National Gallery. His friend Lady Sandgate joins forces with Theign by giving her family's Sir Thomas Lawrence artwork to the Gallery.

Author: Great Britain. [Appendix. - History & Politics. - I.]
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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Author: Kate Norgate
Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Author: Rahma Krambo
Publisher: Rahma Krambo
ISBN: 9780983705413
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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In the wrong hands, some books can be dangerous-and some libraries can be positively deadly. Marco, a young tabby, has been perfectly happy as a small town library cat and newly appointed Guardian of an ancient mystical book. However, when otherworldly creatures begin roaming the stacks after hours, and his mentor, the elder Guardian, is killed, Marco's innocent world is shattered. The young tabby cat is on his own, ill-prepared for the daunting task of safekeeping the magical book of power-and the very heart and soul of the library. Time and space are no barriers for Marco's shape shifting friends and enemies as he learns that the library is the most dangerous place worth saving. Guardian Cats is the classic hero's journey with cats as the guardians of an ancient mystical book of power.

Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 9781859843987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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In this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.

Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438991282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Lost in the City is a romantic mystery in which DJ and Maggie find themselves separated from Bill and Paula. Not knowing what is ahead of them, they are led into the abandoned part of a large city. With only the impression that somewhere in the city there is a soul that needs their help, what they discover will change not only their lives, but those they come into contact with. In this adventure DJ and Maggie will meet new friends and face perilous trials. Will they ever get back home again? Read this next book in the popular series to find out.