Author: Megan Maynor
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0593480104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A modern, summery spin on the classic The House That Jack Built, in which Lola's day at the beach leads to new friends and a giant sandcastle. Lola is building her dream sandcastle--one with a tall, tall tower and sea glass that sends signals to mermaids. But the beach is crowded, and soon enough, a boy steps on her castle. Not to worry! Lola recruits him to build a wall. When a toddler with a bulldozer starts digging too close the walls, Lola decides he can be in charge of digging the moat. As the sandcastle grows, so does Lola's friendly group of helpers. There's only one thing that Lola doesn't want near the sandcastle: a wave! Will the new friends be able to salvage the mermaids' castle when their hard work is washed away?
The Sandcastle That Lola Built
Author: Megan Maynor
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0593480104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A modern, summery spin on the classic The House That Jack Built, in which Lola's day at the beach leads to new friends and a giant sandcastle. Lola is building her dream sandcastle--one with a tall, tall tower and sea glass that sends signals to mermaids. But the beach is crowded, and soon enough, a boy steps on her castle. Not to worry! Lola recruits him to build a wall. When a toddler with a bulldozer starts digging too close the walls, Lola decides he can be in charge of digging the moat. As the sandcastle grows, so does Lola's friendly group of helpers. There's only one thing that Lola doesn't want near the sandcastle: a wave! Will the new friends be able to salvage the mermaids' castle when their hard work is washed away?
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0593480104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
A modern, summery spin on the classic The House That Jack Built, in which Lola's day at the beach leads to new friends and a giant sandcastle. Lola is building her dream sandcastle--one with a tall, tall tower and sea glass that sends signals to mermaids. But the beach is crowded, and soon enough, a boy steps on her castle. Not to worry! Lola recruits him to build a wall. When a toddler with a bulldozer starts digging too close the walls, Lola decides he can be in charge of digging the moat. As the sandcastle grows, so does Lola's friendly group of helpers. There's only one thing that Lola doesn't want near the sandcastle: a wave! Will the new friends be able to salvage the mermaids' castle when their hard work is washed away?
The Griffins of Castle Cary
Author: Heather Shumaker
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 153443089X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“A beautifully written ghost story filled with mystery and humor. This delightful novel has a fast-paced plot and distinctly drawn characters. It’s a perfect book for middle grade readers.” —The Society of Midland Authors, 2019 Award Winner A charming, adventure-filled debut novel that’s perfect for fans of The Penderwicks series. Siblings Meg, Will, and Ariel Griffin are off on an adventure! They can’t wait to spend a week visiting their eccentric aunt and her giant, tongue-drooling Newfoundland dog in England. But when they finally arrive, they’re faced with a few local secrets that stir up more than a little trouble. Add in some very peculiar lights, strange new friends, a police chase and some stampeding sheep, and the Griffin kids are in over their heads—literally. Apparently this town has a ghost problem and the three children must race to solve the mystery before the ghosts take something that doesn’t belong to them.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 153443089X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
“A beautifully written ghost story filled with mystery and humor. This delightful novel has a fast-paced plot and distinctly drawn characters. It’s a perfect book for middle grade readers.” —The Society of Midland Authors, 2019 Award Winner A charming, adventure-filled debut novel that’s perfect for fans of The Penderwicks series. Siblings Meg, Will, and Ariel Griffin are off on an adventure! They can’t wait to spend a week visiting their eccentric aunt and her giant, tongue-drooling Newfoundland dog in England. But when they finally arrive, they’re faced with a few local secrets that stir up more than a little trouble. Add in some very peculiar lights, strange new friends, a police chase and some stampeding sheep, and the Griffin kids are in over their heads—literally. Apparently this town has a ghost problem and the three children must race to solve the mystery before the ghosts take something that doesn’t belong to them.
Goat Castle
Author: Karen L. Cox
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469635046
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery—known in the press as the "Wild Man" and the "Goat Woman"—enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate "Goat Castle." Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded "justice," and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder by opening their derelict home to tourists. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469635046
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery—known in the press as the "Wild Man" and the "Goat Woman"—enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate "Goat Castle." Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded "justice," and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder by opening their derelict home to tourists. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice.
Castles
Author: Colin Thompson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099439425
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Colorful, fanciful castles are described.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099439425
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Colorful, fanciful castles are described.
The Castle on Hester Street
Author: Linda Heller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689874340
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689874340
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street.
The Castle of Truth and Other Revolutionary Tales
Author: Hermynia Zur Mühlen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691201250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"Born to an artistocratic Catholic family, Hermynia zur Mèuhlen became a prolific writer and translator, sometimes called the Red Countess for her left-wing ideas and revolutionary spirit. She began to write during the several years she spent in a sanitorium for tuberculosis, a disease she battled for the rest of her life. Exiled from Germany in the 1930s for her anti-Nazi convictions and her relationship with the German Jewish translator Stefan Klein, she eventually fled to England, where she spent her final years. The 17 fairy tales selected for this book were written primarily during her radical Weimar years and demonstrate the innovative techniques she used to raise the political consciousness of readers young and old. In contrast to the classical fairy tales of Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, Zur Mèuhlen's focus was on the plight of the working class and the cause of social justice"--
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691201250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"Born to an artistocratic Catholic family, Hermynia zur Mèuhlen became a prolific writer and translator, sometimes called the Red Countess for her left-wing ideas and revolutionary spirit. She began to write during the several years she spent in a sanitorium for tuberculosis, a disease she battled for the rest of her life. Exiled from Germany in the 1930s for her anti-Nazi convictions and her relationship with the German Jewish translator Stefan Klein, she eventually fled to England, where she spent her final years. The 17 fairy tales selected for this book were written primarily during her radical Weimar years and demonstrate the innovative techniques she used to raise the political consciousness of readers young and old. In contrast to the classical fairy tales of Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, Zur Mèuhlen's focus was on the plight of the working class and the cause of social justice"--
Disney Princess Once Upon a Castle
Author: Disney Princess
Publisher: Studio Fun International
ISBN: 9780794431075
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Every little girl dreams of becoming a princess and living in a castle. With this castle-shaped board book and a little imagination, her wishes can come true! Each spread contains a hidden mini-story about Cinderella, Ariel, or Aurora, and their fairy-tale lives.
Publisher: Studio Fun International
ISBN: 9780794431075
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Every little girl dreams of becoming a princess and living in a castle. With this castle-shaped board book and a little imagination, her wishes can come true! Each spread contains a hidden mini-story about Cinderella, Ariel, or Aurora, and their fairy-tale lives.
When the Dancing Stopped
Author: Brian Hicks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743280083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Documents the story of the luxury liner that burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934, revealing how the Morro Castle's captain died under mysterious circumstances seven hours before the ship caught fire and how many of the crew abandoned ship.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743280083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Documents the story of the luxury liner that burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934, revealing how the Morro Castle's captain died under mysterious circumstances seven hours before the ship caught fire and how many of the crew abandoned ship.
The Glass Castle
Author: Jeannette Walls
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416544666
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416544666
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
Knight's Castle
Author: Edward Eager
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152020736
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Four children find a magic way to go back into the time of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152020736
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Four children find a magic way to go back into the time of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood.