Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140228585X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Rose has just begun her magical training—is she ready to rescue a missing princess? Not all magic is used for good... Rose's whole life has changed in a matter of weeks. Once a lonely orphan, now she's an apprentice to the King's chief magician! But as Rose's magical abilities blossom, she's still uneasy about her new powers—and learns the hard way that power often comes at a price. When the Princess vanishes, rumors of dark magic fly through the city, casting doubt and suspicion on everyone with magical powers. Even Rose's friends don't seem to trust her anymore. Now Rose must find the missing girl. Can she shatter the power of an evil magician before all is lost? Praise for Rose: "Magic, mystery, adventure, and friendship—this book has it all."—Books for Kids "One of those pure unqualified delights that I dearly hope folks will read."—A Fuse 8 Production
The Lost Princess
Author: Connie Glynn
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141379960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In the third book in the Rosewood Chronicles return to a world that effortlessly combines the charm of The Princess Diaries and the immersive magic of Harry Potter. Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny. Jamie is Ellie's Partizan, a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost. Together they are attempting to stay safe from Leviathan, a group determined to take the princess for unknown reasons. When Leviathan force them to travel to their beloved Rosewood Hall's sister school in Japan, the threesome find that nowhere is beyond Leviathan's long reach. The only solace they find is a secret band of students called Banshee who are fighting against the evil organisation's hold. But when long-buried secrets are uncovered, the lives of Lottie, Ellie and Jamie will never be the same again...
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141379960
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In the third book in the Rosewood Chronicles return to a world that effortlessly combines the charm of The Princess Diaries and the immersive magic of Harry Potter. Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny. Jamie is Ellie's Partizan, a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost. Together they are attempting to stay safe from Leviathan, a group determined to take the princess for unknown reasons. When Leviathan force them to travel to their beloved Rosewood Hall's sister school in Japan, the threesome find that nowhere is beyond Leviathan's long reach. The only solace they find is a secret band of students called Banshee who are fighting against the evil organisation's hold. But when long-buried secrets are uncovered, the lives of Lottie, Ellie and Jamie will never be the same again...
The Lost Princess
Author: George MacDonald
Publisher: Eerdmans Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0802850707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
A sulky princess and the parents who have spoiled her have some surprises in store when a wise woman with a touch of magic kidnaps the princess.
Publisher: Eerdmans Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0802850707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
A sulky princess and the parents who have spoiled her have some surprises in store when a wise woman with a touch of magic kidnaps the princess.
Rose and the Lost Princess
Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140228585X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Rose has just begun her magical training—is she ready to rescue a missing princess? Not all magic is used for good... Rose's whole life has changed in a matter of weeks. Once a lonely orphan, now she's an apprentice to the King's chief magician! But as Rose's magical abilities blossom, she's still uneasy about her new powers—and learns the hard way that power often comes at a price. When the Princess vanishes, rumors of dark magic fly through the city, casting doubt and suspicion on everyone with magical powers. Even Rose's friends don't seem to trust her anymore. Now Rose must find the missing girl. Can she shatter the power of an evil magician before all is lost? Praise for Rose: "Magic, mystery, adventure, and friendship—this book has it all."—Books for Kids "One of those pure unqualified delights that I dearly hope folks will read."—A Fuse 8 Production
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140228585X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Rose has just begun her magical training—is she ready to rescue a missing princess? Not all magic is used for good... Rose's whole life has changed in a matter of weeks. Once a lonely orphan, now she's an apprentice to the King's chief magician! But as Rose's magical abilities blossom, she's still uneasy about her new powers—and learns the hard way that power often comes at a price. When the Princess vanishes, rumors of dark magic fly through the city, casting doubt and suspicion on everyone with magical powers. Even Rose's friends don't seem to trust her anymore. Now Rose must find the missing girl. Can she shatter the power of an evil magician before all is lost? Praise for Rose: "Magic, mystery, adventure, and friendship—this book has it all."—Books for Kids "One of those pure unqualified delights that I dearly hope folks will read."—A Fuse 8 Production
Reimagining the Bible
Author: Howard Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195104994
Category : Aggada
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A collection of essays from Schwartz's previously published work exploring how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined previous ones and arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish Literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195104994
Category : Aggada
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A collection of essays from Schwartz's previously published work exploring how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined previous ones and arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish Literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times.
The Jewish Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786492864
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786492864
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.
Lost Legends: The Rise of Flynn Rider
Author: Disney Books
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368050859
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first book in a new middle grade series that features the adventures of Disney’s most loveable roguish heroes as kids! “You know the great thing about beginnings? It means we’re only getting started.” ? Flynnigan Rider and the Hunt for the Red Pearl Twelve- year-old Eugene Fitzherbert needs a plan. It’s not that he doesn’t love his time in the orphanage that raised him?Miss Clare and the boys are his family. As is his best friend, Arnie, with whom he’s often in cahoots, acting out passages from his favorite Flynnigan Rider books, or pretending they’re Lance Archer, the iconic thief who takes from the rich to give to the poor. But Eugene knows that most orphans his age set off to make their own way, and the orphanage already doesn’t have the means to support them all. Besides, he wants to see the world with Arnie, and maybe, just maybe find his parents someday. So when a traveling circus comes to the kingdom promising a life of adventure, brotherhood, and riches, Eugene jumps at the chance to join them. He even convinces Arnie to come too. But soon it becomes clear that there’s more to this ragtag crew than meets the eye, and they may have a dubious plot in the works. It’ll take new heroes?namely, Flynn Rider and Lance Strongbow, to save the day. Filled with adventure and fun, the Lost Legends series explores the untold origins of Disney’s most infamous rogue boys.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368050859
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The first book in a new middle grade series that features the adventures of Disney’s most loveable roguish heroes as kids! “You know the great thing about beginnings? It means we’re only getting started.” ? Flynnigan Rider and the Hunt for the Red Pearl Twelve- year-old Eugene Fitzherbert needs a plan. It’s not that he doesn’t love his time in the orphanage that raised him?Miss Clare and the boys are his family. As is his best friend, Arnie, with whom he’s often in cahoots, acting out passages from his favorite Flynnigan Rider books, or pretending they’re Lance Archer, the iconic thief who takes from the rich to give to the poor. But Eugene knows that most orphans his age set off to make their own way, and the orphanage already doesn’t have the means to support them all. Besides, he wants to see the world with Arnie, and maybe, just maybe find his parents someday. So when a traveling circus comes to the kingdom promising a life of adventure, brotherhood, and riches, Eugene jumps at the chance to join them. He even convinces Arnie to come too. But soon it becomes clear that there’s more to this ragtag crew than meets the eye, and they may have a dubious plot in the works. It’ll take new heroes?namely, Flynn Rider and Lance Strongbow, to save the day. Filled with adventure and fun, the Lost Legends series explores the untold origins of Disney’s most infamous rogue boys.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Author: Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501139150
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it." --The New Yorker "Vigorous, insightful." --The Washington Post "A masterpiece." --San Francisco Chronicle "Luminous." --The Daily Beast He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius. His creativity, like that of other great innovators, came from having wide-ranging passions. He peeled flesh off the faces of cadavers, drew the muscles that move the lips, and then painted history's most memorable smile. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. Isaacson also describes how Leonardo's lifelong enthusiasm for staging theatrical productions informed his paintings and inventions. Leonardo's delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it--to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501139150
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it." --The New Yorker "Vigorous, insightful." --The Washington Post "A masterpiece." --San Francisco Chronicle "Luminous." --The Daily Beast He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius. His creativity, like that of other great innovators, came from having wide-ranging passions. He peeled flesh off the faces of cadavers, drew the muscles that move the lips, and then painted history's most memorable smile. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. Isaacson also describes how Leonardo's lifelong enthusiasm for staging theatrical productions informed his paintings and inventions. Leonardo's delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it--to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different.
The Seven Tales of Reverie
Author: W. Edmund Hood
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479791180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Let me introduce you to a new kind of fairy tale! Discover the magic of the daydream world of Reverie. Meet the Princess Miriam, a delightful, giggley little girl who might well be a kid in your own neighborhood. Go with her and six of her friends as they pass effortlessly between our world and Reverie, accompanied by the only cat ever to have been made a knight! Meet Mara, the greatest sorceress alive and Miriams mentor in magic. The King and the Kitten. King Ormund has barely begun his reign when he must send his beloved queen and their baby daughter into our world. The Princess and the cat Miriam learns that she is more than an ordinary child, as she fi nds her way back to Reverie, and receives her fairy wings. Sunshine Black and the Giant Hannah (nicknamed Sunshine) is captured by a giant who tries to make her his pet child. Starlight Avery befriends a winged pony from Reverie. She and Starlight fl y to the ice-cream mountain. The Island of Silly Imagine an island populated entirely by clowns! Princess Miriam and her friend Shakti must go there to enlist the aid of the clowns in defeating the invading army of mulligrumps. The Treasure of the Mercaptan Kid Molly discovers a map hidden many years before in her new home. Her neighbor, Miriam recognizes it as a map of Reverie. The search For Baby Violet Abbie is utterly devastated when her baby cousin vanishes into thin air right before her eyes.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479791180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Let me introduce you to a new kind of fairy tale! Discover the magic of the daydream world of Reverie. Meet the Princess Miriam, a delightful, giggley little girl who might well be a kid in your own neighborhood. Go with her and six of her friends as they pass effortlessly between our world and Reverie, accompanied by the only cat ever to have been made a knight! Meet Mara, the greatest sorceress alive and Miriams mentor in magic. The King and the Kitten. King Ormund has barely begun his reign when he must send his beloved queen and their baby daughter into our world. The Princess and the cat Miriam learns that she is more than an ordinary child, as she fi nds her way back to Reverie, and receives her fairy wings. Sunshine Black and the Giant Hannah (nicknamed Sunshine) is captured by a giant who tries to make her his pet child. Starlight Avery befriends a winged pony from Reverie. She and Starlight fl y to the ice-cream mountain. The Island of Silly Imagine an island populated entirely by clowns! Princess Miriam and her friend Shakti must go there to enlist the aid of the clowns in defeating the invading army of mulligrumps. The Treasure of the Mercaptan Kid Molly discovers a map hidden many years before in her new home. Her neighbor, Miriam recognizes it as a map of Reverie. The search For Baby Violet Abbie is utterly devastated when her baby cousin vanishes into thin air right before her eyes.
Oz in Perspective
Author: Richard Tuerk
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482915
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
When moviegoers accompany Dorothy through the gates of the Emerald City, they may think they have discovered all there is to see of Oz--but as real friends of the Wizard know, more lies behind the curtain. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the 1939 film was based, was only the first of 14 Oz books. Together these works constitute a series rich in allusions to a broad range of literary traditions, including fairy tale, myth, epic, the picaresque novel, and visions of utopia. Reflecting on L. Frank Baum's entire series of full-length Oz books, this study introduces readers to the great folklorist who created not only Dorothy and friends, but countless wonderful characters who still await discovery. Close analysis of each book invites readers to search Baum's fascinating stories for meaning and mythical quality. Progressing chronologically through the canon, the author discusses literary devices and important thematic implications in each book, arguing that Baum wrote for the pleasure of both children and adults, both to provide entertainment and to teach moral lessons. Of particular significance is the argument, sustained over several chapters, that Baum modeled his Oz books on classic mythical patterns, rewriting Oz history in nearly every book to produce a different set of backgrounds and a different conception of utopia for his imaginary kingdom. This variety of backgrounds and archetypes gives Baum's books a truly universal appeal. Examinations of his non-Oz books and his other Oz works, such as Little Wizard Stories of Oz and The Woggle-Bug Book, illuminate the discussion of the Oz novels.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482915
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
When moviegoers accompany Dorothy through the gates of the Emerald City, they may think they have discovered all there is to see of Oz--but as real friends of the Wizard know, more lies behind the curtain. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the 1939 film was based, was only the first of 14 Oz books. Together these works constitute a series rich in allusions to a broad range of literary traditions, including fairy tale, myth, epic, the picaresque novel, and visions of utopia. Reflecting on L. Frank Baum's entire series of full-length Oz books, this study introduces readers to the great folklorist who created not only Dorothy and friends, but countless wonderful characters who still await discovery. Close analysis of each book invites readers to search Baum's fascinating stories for meaning and mythical quality. Progressing chronologically through the canon, the author discusses literary devices and important thematic implications in each book, arguing that Baum wrote for the pleasure of both children and adults, both to provide entertainment and to teach moral lessons. Of particular significance is the argument, sustained over several chapters, that Baum modeled his Oz books on classic mythical patterns, rewriting Oz history in nearly every book to produce a different set of backgrounds and a different conception of utopia for his imaginary kingdom. This variety of backgrounds and archetypes gives Baum's books a truly universal appeal. Examinations of his non-Oz books and his other Oz works, such as Little Wizard Stories of Oz and The Woggle-Bug Book, illuminate the discussion of the Oz novels.
The Eternal Wake
Author: Phuong Nguyen
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491802405
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This book accompanied the readers along the journey of a young girl named Evelyn. Evelyn spent her twenty years confined in a basement isolated from the world. Her crimes she did not know, nor did she knew of her family. Her journey began when she found the portal to a different dimension, a dimension that trained half her soul to fight a force she never knew. This force, known as the Cavaliers, consists of dead souls who wanders the earth due to certain attachment whether it is money, power, addiction, or love. The only way these souls can be release is to collect living souls to complete their cycle. However, under the ruling of King Charis' lineage, the Gods forbade these Cavaliers from hunting within the protection of King Charis' supremacy. The only way to rid of a Cavalier is through qi (chi), a natural force that flows through the universe in which can be wielded into a weapon. Evelyn's journey to find the truth about herself was accompanied by Flynn, her partner in crime. Their journey develops a passion between the two, a secretive passion that neither one dares to admit. Conflict arouse when a Cavalier stumbled upon her path and confessed his attachment to her, the only reason why he could not receive his judgment day. Evelyn was left to debate upon her feelings for Flynn and this Cavalier, who had loved her unconditionally even through a millenia. She also found her reason for existence in which she now must decide whether to save her own world or the world of the basement in which lays half her soul - a world she never truly knew.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491802405
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This book accompanied the readers along the journey of a young girl named Evelyn. Evelyn spent her twenty years confined in a basement isolated from the world. Her crimes she did not know, nor did she knew of her family. Her journey began when she found the portal to a different dimension, a dimension that trained half her soul to fight a force she never knew. This force, known as the Cavaliers, consists of dead souls who wanders the earth due to certain attachment whether it is money, power, addiction, or love. The only way these souls can be release is to collect living souls to complete their cycle. However, under the ruling of King Charis' lineage, the Gods forbade these Cavaliers from hunting within the protection of King Charis' supremacy. The only way to rid of a Cavalier is through qi (chi), a natural force that flows through the universe in which can be wielded into a weapon. Evelyn's journey to find the truth about herself was accompanied by Flynn, her partner in crime. Their journey develops a passion between the two, a secretive passion that neither one dares to admit. Conflict arouse when a Cavalier stumbled upon her path and confessed his attachment to her, the only reason why he could not receive his judgment day. Evelyn was left to debate upon her feelings for Flynn and this Cavalier, who had loved her unconditionally even through a millenia. She also found her reason for existence in which she now must decide whether to save her own world or the world of the basement in which lays half her soul - a world she never truly knew.