Author: Robert Christie
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250208882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Marooned in unknown and exceedingly hostile territory, Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his furry entourage continue their royal quest to explore the uncharted lands of Crutonia. And now they've made a most remarkable discovery: A mysterious and highly advanced civilization lies beneath the surface of the island. But the rulers of this new world have little patience for inept explorers or their royal quests. Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Quirk's Quest is a tale of adventure in a fully imagined world ripe for exploration. Included in this volume is an illustrated roster of the important characters and a map of the world of Crutonia.
Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found
Author: Robert Christie
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250208882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Marooned in unknown and exceedingly hostile territory, Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his furry entourage continue their royal quest to explore the uncharted lands of Crutonia. And now they've made a most remarkable discovery: A mysterious and highly advanced civilization lies beneath the surface of the island. But the rulers of this new world have little patience for inept explorers or their royal quests. Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Quirk's Quest is a tale of adventure in a fully imagined world ripe for exploration. Included in this volume is an illustrated roster of the important characters and a map of the world of Crutonia.
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250208882
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Marooned in unknown and exceedingly hostile territory, Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his furry entourage continue their royal quest to explore the uncharted lands of Crutonia. And now they've made a most remarkable discovery: A mysterious and highly advanced civilization lies beneath the surface of the island. But the rulers of this new world have little patience for inept explorers or their royal quests. Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Quirk's Quest is a tale of adventure in a fully imagined world ripe for exploration. Included in this volume is an illustrated roster of the important characters and a map of the world of Crutonia.
Quirk's Quest: Into the Outlands
Author: Robert Christie
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1626722331
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Into the Outlands is a tale of adventure in a fully-imagined fantasy world ripe for exploration. This first book of Quirk s Quest includes an illustrated roster of the important characters, a guide to the intrepid Sxervian Frog Brigade, and mission map of the Outlands.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1626722331
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Into the Outlands is a tale of adventure in a fully-imagined fantasy world ripe for exploration. This first book of Quirk s Quest includes an illustrated roster of the important characters, a guide to the intrepid Sxervian Frog Brigade, and mission map of the Outlands.
The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle
Author: Christina Uss
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823441083
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp where she will learn to make friends, Bicycle says no way and sets off on her bike for San Francisco to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, certain he will be her first true friend. Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, a bike-loving horse, bike-crushing pigs, and a mysterious lady dressed in black. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823441083
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. Introverted Bicycle has lived most of her life at the Mostly Silent Monastery in Washington, D.C. When her guardian, Sister Wanda, announces that Bicycle is going to attend a camp where she will learn to make friends, Bicycle says no way and sets off on her bike for San Francisco to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, certain he will be her first true friend. Who knew that a ghost would haunt her handlebars and that she would have to contend with bike-hating dogs, a bike-loving horse, bike-crushing pigs, and a mysterious lady dressed in black. Over the uphills and downhills of her journey, Bicycle discovers that friends are not such a bad thing to have after all, and that a dozen cookies really can solve most problems.
Star Wars
Author: Timothy Zahn
Publisher: Lucas Books
ISBN: 0345459164
Category : Leia, Princess (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara Jade, journey to the planet of Nirauan to combat an insidious enemy and salvage a part of Jedi history.
Publisher: Lucas Books
ISBN: 0345459164
Category : Leia, Princess (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara Jade, journey to the planet of Nirauan to combat an insidious enemy and salvage a part of Jedi history.
The Quest
Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1785765930
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
BOOK 4 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, BY THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror AN ENEMY UNLIKE ANY OTHER THE GREAT KINGDOM OF EGYPT ON THE BRINK OF RUIN CAN THE ANCIENT MAGE TAITA SAVE HIS HOMELAND, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the failure of the Nile. Taita must find the cause before Egypt is ruined, but he has no idea of the terrible enemy that awaits him: the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle her, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight - since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible . . . Book 4 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 4 in the series, Desert God, is available now. And don't miss Wilbur Smith's return to Egypt in The New Kingdom sequence: The New Kingdom Titans of War Testament All available now.
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1785765930
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
BOOK 4 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, BY THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror AN ENEMY UNLIKE ANY OTHER THE GREAT KINGDOM OF EGYPT ON THE BRINK OF RUIN CAN THE ANCIENT MAGE TAITA SAVE HIS HOMELAND, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the failure of the Nile. Taita must find the cause before Egypt is ruined, but he has no idea of the terrible enemy that awaits him: the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle her, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight - since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible . . . Book 4 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 4 in the series, Desert God, is available now. And don't miss Wilbur Smith's return to Egypt in The New Kingdom sequence: The New Kingdom Titans of War Testament All available now.
The Lost Labyrinth
Author: Will Adams
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007318308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Fact collides with fiction in Will Adams third pulse-pounding adventure featuring the enigmatic Daniel Knox.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007318308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Fact collides with fiction in Will Adams third pulse-pounding adventure featuring the enigmatic Daniel Knox.
And I Thought I Was Crazy! Quirks, Idiosyncrasies and Meshugaas
Author: Judy Reiser
Publisher: Judy Reiser
ISBN: 0970761902
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Do you go nuts if hangers aren't all facing in the same direction; refuse to take the top neswpaper on a stack (even if it's in perfect condition); insist on the toilet paper hanging towards the front? People do the darndest things! Laugh. Chortle & gasp at people's quirks.
Publisher: Judy Reiser
ISBN: 0970761902
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Do you go nuts if hangers aren't all facing in the same direction; refuse to take the top neswpaper on a stack (even if it's in perfect condition); insist on the toilet paper hanging towards the front? People do the darndest things! Laugh. Chortle & gasp at people's quirks.
Quest for a Maid
Author: Frances Mary Hendry
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780711556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Meg's quest to guard the young princess, the rightful heir to Scotland's throne, is full of witchcraft, power, treachery, and suspense.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780711556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Meg's quest to guard the young princess, the rightful heir to Scotland's throne, is full of witchcraft, power, treachery, and suspense.
Oreo
Author: Fran Ross
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 081122323X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb. Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly experiencing and triggering a mythic journey of self-discovery like no other.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 081122323X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb. Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly experiencing and triggering a mythic journey of self-discovery like no other.
Tropical Quests
Author: Wesley Sizemore
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781518776052
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
A man in despair at the direction of his life visits, by chance, Key West. Tropical Quests is what happens next: a symphonic tale of love, life and wonderful eccentricity that leaves readers wishing they had been there on that magical island floating in its beautiful waters.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781518776052
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
A man in despair at the direction of his life visits, by chance, Key West. Tropical Quests is what happens next: a symphonic tale of love, life and wonderful eccentricity that leaves readers wishing they had been there on that magical island floating in its beautiful waters.