Author: Elisa Downing
Publisher: Dark Window Books
ISBN: 1777885736
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret. A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth. But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first … This set contains the first three parts of the House of Matchsticks YA Fantasy series. From the description for House of Matchsticks: On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever. So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger. Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure. House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This collection contains Parts 1-3. Expect unanswered questions. In this collection: House of Matchsticks Night of Matchsticks Tree of Matchsticks
House of Matchsticks: Parts 1-3 Collection
Author: Elisa Downing
Publisher: Dark Window Books
ISBN: 1777885736
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret. A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth. But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first … This set contains the first three parts of the House of Matchsticks YA Fantasy series. From the description for House of Matchsticks: On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever. So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger. Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure. House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This collection contains Parts 1-3. Expect unanswered questions. In this collection: House of Matchsticks Night of Matchsticks Tree of Matchsticks
Publisher: Dark Window Books
ISBN: 1777885736
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret. A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth. But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first … This set contains the first three parts of the House of Matchsticks YA Fantasy series. From the description for House of Matchsticks: On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever. So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger. Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure. House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This collection contains Parts 1-3. Expect unanswered questions. In this collection: House of Matchsticks Night of Matchsticks Tree of Matchsticks
House of Matchsticks
Author: Elisa Downing
Publisher: Dark Window Books
ISBN: 177733053X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret. A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth. But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first … "Readers will be swept away … [House of Matchsticks] is a literary rarity." –The Booklife Prize On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever. So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger. Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure. House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 1 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger. The House of Matchsticks series: 1. House of Matchsticks 2. Night of Matchsticks 3. Tree of Matchsticks ... and more to come. PS. Your first clue: it’s all upside down.
Publisher: Dark Window Books
ISBN: 177733053X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Deadly machines. Strange creatures. A sinister secret. A crew of treasure hunters risking their hearts to uncover the truth. But they’ll have to find the lost House of Matchsticks first … "Readers will be swept away … [House of Matchsticks] is a literary rarity." –The Booklife Prize On the surface of the sea, a burning island beckons the Collector. Approaching the fire, the Collector bears witness to a vicious crime. When he realizes an innocent life will be lost—a baby, swathed in a bundle and left to die in a floating rowboat—the Collector makes a choice that will change his course forever. So begins House of Matchsticks, a brand-new, unforgettable YA Fantasy series set in a world called Benemourne, where a mysterious ore powers a society rife with danger. Follow Isaline, a girl who dreams of becoming a City Watchman in Benemourne’s capital, and Jack, a former treasure hunter with a dark and painful obsession, as they are dragged with the Collector into the beginnings of a deadly adventure. House of Matchsticks is a third person, multi-POV series with found family, slow-burn romance (straight and LGBTQ+), and a healthy dose of action/adventure. This is Part 1 in the series. Expect a cliffhanger. The House of Matchsticks series: 1. House of Matchsticks 2. Night of Matchsticks 3. Tree of Matchsticks ... and more to come. PS. Your first clue: it’s all upside down.
Match-stick Magic
Author: Will Blyth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Matchsticks
Author: S J Sanders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Following the Ravening, the world changed for everyone. For Agatha Ward, once a successful interior designer, those changes have been a succession of one miserable year after another wherein she has only barely managed to survive through simple labor. Selling match sticks outside in the snow on solstice night is not her idea of a good way to spend the holiday nor a promising beginning for the new year, but she hopes to make enough to at least buy some fuel for heat and some food. When a golden stranger steals a pack of matchsticks and leaves behind a box with five gold matches, she is drawn into another world inhabited by monsters. Ruling over them and the northern mountains is a winged king of the north wind, Aquilo. He is dark and cold as winter itself, but as she returns with the flare of each matchstick, she discovers a warm heart and hot glances behind that icy reserve that makes her long for forever. If only she wouldn't keep returning every night back to that same frigid street. With her matchsticks running out, will she have a chance for happily ever after?Aquilo has known no warmth or comfort. His fortress is as cold and lonely as he is. With naught but his griffins for company, and the ogres and lupi who serve him, he yearns for any sort of spark to warm him. When a human arrives on his mountain, her presence seems impossible but no more so than the spark that heats within him at her nearness, yet every night she disappears. He's certain that another god is toying with him, yet the longer she is there the more he realizes that she is all that he wants. But will he find her in the human world before the brutal harpies snuff out her light forever?This is a Happy ever after reimagined retelling of the fairytale The Matchstick Girl in the Dark Spirits Universe.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Following the Ravening, the world changed for everyone. For Agatha Ward, once a successful interior designer, those changes have been a succession of one miserable year after another wherein she has only barely managed to survive through simple labor. Selling match sticks outside in the snow on solstice night is not her idea of a good way to spend the holiday nor a promising beginning for the new year, but she hopes to make enough to at least buy some fuel for heat and some food. When a golden stranger steals a pack of matchsticks and leaves behind a box with five gold matches, she is drawn into another world inhabited by monsters. Ruling over them and the northern mountains is a winged king of the north wind, Aquilo. He is dark and cold as winter itself, but as she returns with the flare of each matchstick, she discovers a warm heart and hot glances behind that icy reserve that makes her long for forever. If only she wouldn't keep returning every night back to that same frigid street. With her matchsticks running out, will she have a chance for happily ever after?Aquilo has known no warmth or comfort. His fortress is as cold and lonely as he is. With naught but his griffins for company, and the ogres and lupi who serve him, he yearns for any sort of spark to warm him. When a human arrives on his mountain, her presence seems impossible but no more so than the spark that heats within him at her nearness, yet every night she disappears. He's certain that another god is toying with him, yet the longer she is there the more he realizes that she is all that he wants. But will he find her in the human world before the brutal harpies snuff out her light forever?This is a Happy ever after reimagined retelling of the fairytale The Matchstick Girl in the Dark Spirits Universe.
Author:
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9326195031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9326195031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Dragonflies and Matchsticks
Author: Celestine Obiora Agbo
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178901610X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Nigeria, 1967: After being left by their parents, seven-year-old Obi and his two sisters live as children of a compound until war arrives one night and the siblings find themselves caught up in the midst of the Biafran conflict of the late 1960s. Separated from their relatives and friends, Obi and his sisters, Arike and Decima, are evacuated headlong into the war and starvation. Living as refugees they are strafed day and night by Russian MiGs and forced to fend for themselves. They learn crucial survival skills by watching others and understand that in order to live through the war, they must keep out of sight from jets and soldiers. London, 1969: Caroline, a guilt-riddled factory worker and mother of seven, rushes home from work in time for the late news. Her prayers are answered when she spots her lost son within a crowd behind a news reporter in a Biafran refugee camp. Against the warnings of the Foreign Office, Caroline plans her audacious rescue mission on the front line. Selling all her possessions to fund her expedition, she finds herself surrounded by war when she embarks on a deadly journey to find and bring her children to England.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178901610X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Nigeria, 1967: After being left by their parents, seven-year-old Obi and his two sisters live as children of a compound until war arrives one night and the siblings find themselves caught up in the midst of the Biafran conflict of the late 1960s. Separated from their relatives and friends, Obi and his sisters, Arike and Decima, are evacuated headlong into the war and starvation. Living as refugees they are strafed day and night by Russian MiGs and forced to fend for themselves. They learn crucial survival skills by watching others and understand that in order to live through the war, they must keep out of sight from jets and soldiers. London, 1969: Caroline, a guilt-riddled factory worker and mother of seven, rushes home from work in time for the late news. Her prayers are answered when she spots her lost son within a crowd behind a news reporter in a Biafran refugee camp. Against the warnings of the Foreign Office, Caroline plans her audacious rescue mission on the front line. Selling all her possessions to fund her expedition, she finds herself surrounded by war when she embarks on a deadly journey to find and bring her children to England.
Matchstick
Author: Andrew Cocco
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1594676844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
"Matchstick" is a contemporary story about courage and faith played out in the everyday world. In his struggle to gain acceptance at his new public school, sixth grader, Larry Taylor (Matchstick), reluctantly volunteers to sing the Christmas solo and is quickly embroiled in a chain of dramatic events. This young adult book is an hones look at how character grows through making difficult choices and will encourage readers of all ages to never be afraid to do the right thing.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1594676844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
"Matchstick" is a contemporary story about courage and faith played out in the everyday world. In his struggle to gain acceptance at his new public school, sixth grader, Larry Taylor (Matchstick), reluctantly volunteers to sing the Christmas solo and is quickly embroiled in a chain of dramatic events. This young adult book is an hones look at how character grows through making difficult choices and will encourage readers of all ages to never be afraid to do the right thing.
Matchsticks
Author: Fred Engh
Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 0757055052
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The year was 1961, a year marking the start of the racial unrest that would last throughout the decade. Living in a trailer camp in Maryland with his wife and children, Fred’s future seemed bleak—that is, until he heard a college football coach being interviewed on a local radio show talking about becoming a Physical Education teacher. The coach’s words would inspire him enough to register at Maryland State College, a then all-black college. The thing of it was, Fred Engh was white. He would become the first white student to attend Maryland State, a segregated college. His intention was not to break any racial barriers or make any headlines. He simply wanted a better life for himself and his family as an accredited teacher. What he learned from attending that college however was something he had not expected. Matchsticks: An Education in Black & White is his story. Fred Engh and his non-profit organization, NAYS—the National Alliance for Youth Sports—have positively affected the lives of millions of children throughout the country for decades, but chances are you have never heard of him or his group. What he has tried to do is make organized sports for kids fun. He has done this by training coaches to be fair, avoid playing favorites, bulling players, and stopping fans from getting out of control. He has also tried to even the playing field for children of different colors and ethnicities. From baseball to soccer to golf, he has made it his mission to let children choose to play the sport they love—no matter where they live or how well they play. And yet, the story behind how he discovered his calling in life is definitely a remarkable one of transition. Today, when racial disparagement has once again taken the form of marches, protesters, and daily news headlines, here is a tale of discovery, understanding, and personal change. A lesson still as valuable today as it was then.
Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 0757055052
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The year was 1961, a year marking the start of the racial unrest that would last throughout the decade. Living in a trailer camp in Maryland with his wife and children, Fred’s future seemed bleak—that is, until he heard a college football coach being interviewed on a local radio show talking about becoming a Physical Education teacher. The coach’s words would inspire him enough to register at Maryland State College, a then all-black college. The thing of it was, Fred Engh was white. He would become the first white student to attend Maryland State, a segregated college. His intention was not to break any racial barriers or make any headlines. He simply wanted a better life for himself and his family as an accredited teacher. What he learned from attending that college however was something he had not expected. Matchsticks: An Education in Black & White is his story. Fred Engh and his non-profit organization, NAYS—the National Alliance for Youth Sports—have positively affected the lives of millions of children throughout the country for decades, but chances are you have never heard of him or his group. What he has tried to do is make organized sports for kids fun. He has done this by training coaches to be fair, avoid playing favorites, bulling players, and stopping fans from getting out of control. He has also tried to even the playing field for children of different colors and ethnicities. From baseball to soccer to golf, he has made it his mission to let children choose to play the sport they love—no matter where they live or how well they play. And yet, the story behind how he discovered his calling in life is definitely a remarkable one of transition. Today, when racial disparagement has once again taken the form of marches, protesters, and daily news headlines, here is a tale of discovery, understanding, and personal change. A lesson still as valuable today as it was then.
Matchstick Men
Author: Eric Garcia
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307488039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex Roy and Frankie are matchstick men—con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one, saves every penny. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted by the discovery that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. The kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0307488039
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex Roy and Frankie are matchstick men—con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one, saves every penny. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted by the discovery that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. The kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page.
Matchstick Man
Author: Julia Kelly
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1788540131
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Julia Kelly met a charismatic and successful artist, Charlie Whisker, while she was working on her first novel. He was twenty years older than her. Their relationship was passionate and extraordinary; each of them inspired the other. Their friends were writers, artists and rock stars; they lived a glamorous life of exhibitions, parties and concerts. They became parents to a daughter they adored. But Charlie suddenly changed, becoming hopelessly forgetful, angry and confused. This is an unbearably honest, unsentimental and heartbreaking description of a brilliant man's mental disintegration and its effects on his family. Charlie's disturbing behaviour is described in a series of terrible, understated revelations. An unforgettable telling of a story that will be familiar to many thousands of people in the UK and Ireland.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1788540131
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Julia Kelly met a charismatic and successful artist, Charlie Whisker, while she was working on her first novel. He was twenty years older than her. Their relationship was passionate and extraordinary; each of them inspired the other. Their friends were writers, artists and rock stars; they lived a glamorous life of exhibitions, parties and concerts. They became parents to a daughter they adored. But Charlie suddenly changed, becoming hopelessly forgetful, angry and confused. This is an unbearably honest, unsentimental and heartbreaking description of a brilliant man's mental disintegration and its effects on his family. Charlie's disturbing behaviour is described in a series of terrible, understated revelations. An unforgettable telling of a story that will be familiar to many thousands of people in the UK and Ireland.