The Rowan Tree (the Second Toby and Sox Adventure)
Title | The Rowan Tree (the Second Toby and Sox Adventure) PDF eBook |
Author | Paula Broderick |
Publisher | Troubador Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2011-12-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1848767978 |
The second Toby and Sox adventure in the trilogy.The excitement builds as the adventure continues. Toby’s father, Edward, takes Toby and the young dragon Sox to Stonehenge and the famous Vale of the White Horse, both important landmarks in dragon history. Edward explains the real story behind these World Heritage sites which are visited by thousands of children every year. Immersing children in the days when dragons lived peacefully with man, they learn how lions and unicorns fought their last great battle on the grassy hills leaving the legacy of the unicorn clearly visible for future generations to see and visit, and why dragons and unicorns now have to live in a secret world.The Rowan Tree gathers pace as a new super hero is introduced; the self-named ‘Monty Action Mouse’, a lovable character that epitomises Paula’s exceptional talent for characterisation. With the heroes facing new challenges in every chapter as they fight to save their friends, children will not want to put the book down. They come to learn that the events of the past can have drastic effects on the future, a future told in The White Dragon, the upcoming third novel in the series.
The Dark Is Rising
Title | The Dark Is Rising PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Cooper |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2007-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1416949690 |
YA. An eleven-year-old boy searches for six magical signs in order to save the world from the threatening evil of the Dark.
Over Sea, Under Stone
Title | Over Sea, Under Stone PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Cooper |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2012-03-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 144245895X |
Three siblings embark on an epic quest for a mythic grail in this first installment of Susan Cooper’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look! All through time, the two great forces of Light and Dark have battled for control of the world. Now, after centuries of balance, the Dark is summoning its terrifying forces to rise once more…and three children find themselves caught in the conflict. The Drew siblings—Simon, Jane, and Barney—are on a family holiday in Cornwall when they discover an ancient map in the attic of the house they are sharing with their Great Uncle Merry. They know immediately that the map is special but have no way of knowing how much. For the map leads to a grail: a vital weapon for the Light’s fight against evil. In taking on the quest to find the grail, the Drews will have to race against the sinister human beings who serve the dreadful power of the dark—an adventure that puts their own lives in grave peril.
Greenwitch
Title | Greenwitch PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Cooper |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2023-11-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1665932929 |
This digest edition of "Greenwitch" continues the story of Cooper's Dark Is Rising series.
Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa
Title | Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Galton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | Africa, German Southwest |
ISBN |
Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls
Title | Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls PDF eBook |
Author | Beth McMullen |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2017-07-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481490222 |
A girl discovers her boarding school is actually an elite spy-training program, and she must learn the skills of the trade in order to find her mother in this action-packed middle grade debut that’s perfect for fans of Stu Gibbs. After a botched escape plan from her boarding school, Abigail is stunned to discover the school is actually a cover for an elite spy ring called The Center, along with being training grounds for future spies. Even more shocking? Abigail’s mother is a top agent for The Center and she has gone MIA, with valuable information that many people would like to have—at any cost. Along with a former nemesis and charming boy from her grade, Abigail goes through a crash course in Spy Training 101, often with hilarious—and sometimes painful—results. But Abigail realizes she might be a better spy-in-training than she thought—and the answers to her mother’s whereabouts are a lot closer than she thinks…
Life in Dixie During the War
Title | Life in Dixie During the War PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Ann Harris Gay |
Publisher | |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | United States |
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