Author: Kimberly Brock
Publisher: Harper Muse
ISBN: 1400234239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known that the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of her treasured commonplace book. Brought from England on Eleanor’s fateful voyage to the New World, her book was passed down through the fifteen generations of daughters who followed as they came of age. Thirteen-year-old Alice had been next in line to receive it, but her mother’s tragic death fractured the unbroken legacy and the Dare Stone and the shadowy history recorded in the book faded into memory. Or so Alice hoped. In the waning days of World War II, Alice is a young widow and a mother herself when she is unexpectedly presented with her birthright: the deed to Evertell, her abandoned family home and the history she thought forgotten. Determined to sell the property and step into a future free of the past, Alice returns to Savannah with her own thirteen-year-old daughter, Penn, in tow. But when Penn’s curiosity over the lineage she never knew begins to unveil secrets from beneath every stone and bone and shell of the old house and Eleanor’s book is finally found, Alice is forced to reckon with the sacrifices made for love and the realities of their true inheritance as daughters of Eleanor Dare. In this sweeping tale from award-winning author Kimberly Brock, the answers to a real-life mystery may be found in the pages of a story that was always waiting to be written. Praise for The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare: “From the haunting first line, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare transports the reader to a mysterious land, time and family . . . the captivating women of the Dare legacy must find their true inheritance hiding behind the untold secrets.” —Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author Historical women’s fiction Stand-alone novel Book length: approximately 135,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Author: Starhawk
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062508164
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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An examination of the nature of power that offers creative alternatives for positive change in our personal lives, our communities, and our world.
Author: Cynthea Liu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781960668004
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Twelve-year-old Paris Pan has moved to a small town where she has a real shot at making friends. But that friendship comes at a price. She must take The Dare, something that caused a girl to disappear on the very property she now resides. To make matters worse, Paris must play basketball against her will, eradicate a crush on the least desirable boy in seventh grade, and cope with a family crisis that was possibly caused by a chili dog.
Author: Linda O. Johnston
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780425222324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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When her boyfriend, Jeff Hubbard, a private detective, mysteriously vanishes and his car turns up submerged in a canal, L.A. attorney and pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne follows a trail of clues that leads to Jeff's Aunt Lois, an eccentric, one-time pole dancer whose dog had died when someone tried to clone it. Original.
Author: Lesley Kara
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593356136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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She thought she had put all the questions to rest. But someone from her past wants answers. From the bestselling author of The Rumor and Who Did You Tell? comes The Dare, an electrifying novel of suspense. “I read The Dare in two big gulps—it’s pacey, has great characters, and there’s a flip worthy of Simone Biles.”—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow At the time it was exciting. A game of dare, but one that had motive and justification. Children can be so judgmental, can’t they? I can still hear her cry as she toppled forward, the dull thud of her body as it landed on the pavement. Lizzie and Alice are the best of friends, as close as can be. Until the day when they’re out playing by the train tracks and a childish spat triggers Lizzie’s epilepsy. When she comes to, she finds an unimaginable horror: Alice has been killed. Lizzie is devastated, and as she tries to cope with her grief, she is shocked to find herself alienated from Alice’s friends and relatives, who are convinced Lizzie and “the dare” somehow had a role in her friend’s death. I knew that whatever she wanted me to do, I’d do it. Like that first, dreadful dare. Years later, Lizzie has tried to move on. She’s engaged to a wonderful man and is starting a new life in London. But someone from her past isn’t willing to forgive and forget. And they’ll do anything to pry answers from her. Even if Lizzie doesn’t know them herself.
Author: Frank Hampson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1840236663
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Colonel Dan Dare and his crew travel to into space to uncover the secrets of a strange red moon that has entered the solar system and is threatening the Earth.
Author: Steven Brezenoff
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434207986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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"Kayla is dared to sleep over inside a creepy house, but the next morning, she won't wake up! Her friends must figure out what happened"--Unedited summary from book.
Author: Megan Abbott
Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books
ISBN: 0316203238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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From the award-winning author of The Turnout and Give Me Your Hand: the searing novel of friendship and betrayal that inspired the USA Network series, praised by Gillian Flynn as "Lord of the Flies set in a high-school cheerleading squad...Tense, dark, and beautifully written." Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls -- until the young new coach arrives. Cool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as "top girl" -- both with the team and with Addy herself. Then a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death -- and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as "total authority and an almost desperate intensity," provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl.
Author: Robert W. White
Publisher: Lexikos Pub
ISBN: 9780938530510
Category : Roanoke Colony
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Author: David Motton
Publisher: Titan Comics
ISBN: 1787731782
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Collected together for the first time since their original publication back in the early 1960s, these are the complete black and white adventures of Dan Dare, Britain’s pilot of the future. Written by David Motton and drawn by Keith Watson. Together, both men would write and draw Dan Dare stories for longer than any other creative team. This collection includes five complete stories, Operation Earth Savers, The Evil One, Operation Fireball, The Web of Fear, and Operation Dark Star, originally published between March 1962 and March 1963.
