Author: Anna McKerrow
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848669569
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Danny is a fun-loving 16-year-old looking for a father figure and falling in love with a different girl every day. He certainly doesn't want to follow in his mum's witchy footsteps. Just as his community is being threatened by gangs intent on finding a lucrative power source to sell to the world, Danny discovers he is stunningly powerful. And when he falls for Saba, a gorgeous but capricious girl sorceress, he thinks maybe the witch thing might not be such a bad idea... But what cost will Danny pay as, with his community on the brink of war, he finds that love and sorcery are more dangerous than he ever imagined? Wickedness and passion combine in this coming-of-age adventure.
Crow Moon
Author: Suzy Aspley
Publisher: Orenda Books
ISBN: 1914585518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
An investigative reporter gives up her job when her young twins are killed in a fire, but when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager, she' s thrust into a chilling investigation that will leave no one unscathed... `An extraordinary debut: intriguing, unsettling, heavy on atmosphere and with a formidable leading lady ... Suzy Aspley is one to watch&´ Mari Hannah `A gripping piece of contemporary gothic, Crow Moon signals the arrival of a hugely promising new talent&´ Kevin Wignall `A nerve-tingling thriller that both enchants and terrifies. Aspley weaves sinister folklore into a tense murder investigation that has you looking over your shoulder as you turn each page&´ Eve Smith ____ When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed... Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house fire. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, her life changes when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager &– a tragedy that turns even more sinister when a poem about crows is discovered inked onto his back...
Publisher: Orenda Books
ISBN: 1914585518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
An investigative reporter gives up her job when her young twins are killed in a fire, but when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager, she' s thrust into a chilling investigation that will leave no one unscathed... `An extraordinary debut: intriguing, unsettling, heavy on atmosphere and with a formidable leading lady ... Suzy Aspley is one to watch&´ Mari Hannah `A gripping piece of contemporary gothic, Crow Moon signals the arrival of a hugely promising new talent&´ Kevin Wignall `A nerve-tingling thriller that both enchants and terrifies. Aspley weaves sinister folklore into a tense murder investigation that has you looking over your shoulder as you turn each page&´ Eve Smith ____ When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed... Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house fire. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, her life changes when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager &– a tragedy that turns even more sinister when a poem about crows is discovered inked onto his back...
Talking to the Moon
Author: S. E. Durrant
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 1788007794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Iris's grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as if a whole life is becoming muddled up. As her grandmother's memory fades, a mystery is uncovered. Who is Coral, and what happened to her? A moving exploration of memory and stories, told through the eyes of a grandchild losing a beloved grandparent to dementia. Beautifully, engagingly told, this is an ultimately hopeful book for our time.
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 1788007794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Iris's grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as if a whole life is becoming muddled up. As her grandmother's memory fades, a mystery is uncovered. Who is Coral, and what happened to her? A moving exploration of memory and stories, told through the eyes of a grandchild losing a beloved grandparent to dementia. Beautifully, engagingly told, this is an ultimately hopeful book for our time.
I See the Moon
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788000826
Category : Nursery rhymes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A starry collection of favourite lullabies, rhymes and poems perfect for sharing at bedtime.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788000826
Category : Nursery rhymes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A starry collection of favourite lullabies, rhymes and poems perfect for sharing at bedtime.
A Crucible of Souls
Author: Mitchell Hogan
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062407260
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Mitchell Hogan, an imaginative new talent, makes his debut with the acclaimed first installment in the epic Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, A Crucible of Souls, a mesmerizing tale of high fantasy that combines magic, malevolence, and mystery. When young Caldan’s parents are brutally slain, the boy is raised by monks who initiate him into the arcane mysteries of sorcery. Growing up plagued by questions about his past, Caldan vows to discover who his parents were, and why they were violently killed. The search will take him beyond the walls of the monastery, into the unfamiliar and dangerous chaos of city life. With nothing to his name but a pair of mysterious heirlooms and a handful of coins, he must prove his talent to become apprenticed to a guild of sorcerers. But the world outside the monastery is a darker place than he ever imagined, and his treasured sorcery has disturbing depths he does not fully understand. As a shadowed evil manipulates the unwary and forbidden powers are unleashed, Caldan is plunged into an age-old conflict that will bring the world to the edge of destruction. Soon, he must choose a side, and face the true cost of uncovering his past. This is the author's definitive edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062407260
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Mitchell Hogan, an imaginative new talent, makes his debut with the acclaimed first installment in the epic Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, A Crucible of Souls, a mesmerizing tale of high fantasy that combines magic, malevolence, and mystery. When young Caldan’s parents are brutally slain, the boy is raised by monks who initiate him into the arcane mysteries of sorcery. Growing up plagued by questions about his past, Caldan vows to discover who his parents were, and why they were violently killed. The search will take him beyond the walls of the monastery, into the unfamiliar and dangerous chaos of city life. With nothing to his name but a pair of mysterious heirlooms and a handful of coins, he must prove his talent to become apprenticed to a guild of sorcerers. But the world outside the monastery is a darker place than he ever imagined, and his treasured sorcery has disturbing depths he does not fully understand. As a shadowed evil manipulates the unwary and forbidden powers are unleashed, Caldan is plunged into an age-old conflict that will bring the world to the edge of destruction. Soon, he must choose a side, and face the true cost of uncovering his past. This is the author's definitive edition.
The Little Moon Raven
Author: Marcus Pfister
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 9888240811
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A young bird finds the strength to overcome bullying Little Raven was last to hatch in the nest and the last to learn to fly, but he was the first to be teased and ridiculed. His only wish was to fly and play with the others, so one day he took a dare and, to show his courage, Little Raven decides to fly to the moon. Beautifully produced and with artwork from an acclaimed illustrator, this picture book gently handles the issue of wanting to find acceptance.
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 9888240811
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
A young bird finds the strength to overcome bullying Little Raven was last to hatch in the nest and the last to learn to fly, but he was the first to be teased and ridiculed. His only wish was to fly and play with the others, so one day he took a dare and, to show his courage, Little Raven decides to fly to the moon. Beautifully produced and with artwork from an acclaimed illustrator, this picture book gently handles the issue of wanting to find acceptance.
Crow Not Crow
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943645312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the story of a child's first birding expedition on a golden autumn day.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943645312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tells the story of a child's first birding expedition on a golden autumn day.
How High the Moon
Author: Karyn Parsons
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316484024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet novel about one girl's journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of the Jim Crow South. "Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad this book is in the world." —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around with her best friend Henry and cousin Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for her light skin tone and whose mother is away pursuing her dream as a jazz singer. So Ella is ecstatic when her mother invites her to visit for Christmas. Little does she expect the truths she will discover about her mother, the father she never knew, and her family's most unlikely history. After a life-changing month, Ella returns South and is shocked by the news that her schoolmate George has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls. Poignant and eye-opening, How High the Moon is a timeless novel about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316484024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
To Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet novel about one girl's journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of the Jim Crow South. "Timely, captivating, and lovely. So glad this book is in the world." —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Brown Girl Dreaming In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running around with her best friend Henry and cousin Myrna. But life is not always so sunny for Ella, who gets bullied for her light skin tone and whose mother is away pursuing her dream as a jazz singer. So Ella is ecstatic when her mother invites her to visit for Christmas. Little does she expect the truths she will discover about her mother, the father she never knew, and her family's most unlikely history. After a life-changing month, Ella returns South and is shocked by the news that her schoolmate George has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls. Poignant and eye-opening, How High the Moon is a timeless novel about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.
Moon's Knight
Author: Lilith Saintcrow
Publisher: Lilith Saintcrow
ISBN: 9781950447152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Under a blood-red sun, a stone castle holds beauty, intrigue...and monsters.
Publisher: Lilith Saintcrow
ISBN: 9781950447152
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Under a blood-red sun, a stone castle holds beauty, intrigue...and monsters.
Red Witch
Author: Anna McKerrow
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 1784292710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Seventeen, heartbroken, powerful; Demelza Hawthorne has run away from home and the safety of the Greenworld. In the cities of the Redworld, Melz discovers she's special, and for the first time in her life, desired. And not just for her magical talents. When Melz meets the young but influential Bran, their attraction is instant and electric. In the Redworld, with Bran by her side, Melz believes she can reach her true potential. But the world Bran promises Melz is ravaged by war and violence. Fuel is running out, and people will do anything to gain control of the remaining resources. Melz may be more powerful than ever, but power can be a curse in the wrong hands.
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 1784292710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Seventeen, heartbroken, powerful; Demelza Hawthorne has run away from home and the safety of the Greenworld. In the cities of the Redworld, Melz discovers she's special, and for the first time in her life, desired. And not just for her magical talents. When Melz meets the young but influential Bran, their attraction is instant and electric. In the Redworld, with Bran by her side, Melz believes she can reach her true potential. But the world Bran promises Melz is ravaged by war and violence. Fuel is running out, and people will do anything to gain control of the remaining resources. Melz may be more powerful than ever, but power can be a curse in the wrong hands.
The Adventures of Charlie & Moon
Author: Martin Meader
Publisher: Crow Flies Press
ISBN: 0981491014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The Adventures of Charlie and Moon is a fantasy for children about a boy named Charlie who opens his birthday present the night before his ninth birthday and the consequences that follow....It's up to Charlie and a little eagle named Moon to save endangered species from Skunk Weavel, the evil toymaker!
Publisher: Crow Flies Press
ISBN: 0981491014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The Adventures of Charlie and Moon is a fantasy for children about a boy named Charlie who opens his birthday present the night before his ninth birthday and the consequences that follow....It's up to Charlie and a little eagle named Moon to save endangered species from Skunk Weavel, the evil toymaker!