Author: Alex Bell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861545990
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Jump aboard for a journey to strange and spectacular lands… The magical must-read middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of THE POLAR BEAR EXPLORERS’ CLUB and FROZEN CHARLOTTE. Bess has always loved her grandfather’s collection of curiosities. So she’s delighted when she’s handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she’ll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all – the ghostly gobstopper. But the land is ruled by the fearsome Candymaker. And beneath the sugary surface, things are more dangerous than they first appear...
The Train of Dark Wonders
Author: Alex Bell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861545990
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Jump aboard for a journey to strange and spectacular lands… The magical must-read middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of THE POLAR BEAR EXPLORERS’ CLUB and FROZEN CHARLOTTE. Bess has always loved her grandfather’s collection of curiosities. So she’s delighted when she’s handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she’ll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all – the ghostly gobstopper. But the land is ruled by the fearsome Candymaker. And beneath the sugary surface, things are more dangerous than they first appear...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861545990
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Jump aboard for a journey to strange and spectacular lands… The magical must-read middle-grade novel from the bestselling author of THE POLAR BEAR EXPLORERS’ CLUB and FROZEN CHARLOTTE. Bess has always loved her grandfather’s collection of curiosities. So she’s delighted when she’s handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she’ll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all – the ghostly gobstopper. But the land is ruled by the fearsome Candymaker. And beneath the sugary surface, things are more dangerous than they first appear...
The Winter Garden
Author: Alexandra Bell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1529100844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
_____________________ Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o'clock. You are invited to enter an unusual competition. I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer. On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real. Eighteen years later, on the eve of her wedding to a man her late father approved of but she does not love, Beatrice makes the decision to throw off the expectations of Victorian English society and search for the garden. But when both she and her closest friend, Rosa, receive invitations to compete to create spectacular pleasure gardens - with the prize being one wish from the last of the Winter Garden's magic - she realises she may be closer to finding it than she ever imagined. Now all she has to do is win.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1529100844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
_____________________ Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o'clock. You are invited to enter an unusual competition. I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer. On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real. Eighteen years later, on the eve of her wedding to a man her late father approved of but she does not love, Beatrice makes the decision to throw off the expectations of Victorian English society and search for the garden. But when both she and her closest friend, Rosa, receive invitations to compete to create spectacular pleasure gardens - with the prize being one wish from the last of the Winter Garden's magic - she realises she may be closer to finding it than she ever imagined. Now all she has to do is win.
Lex Trent Versus The Gods
Author: Alex Bell
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755373162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
A quirky and original comic fantasy from talented Gollancz author Alex Bell Law student Lex Trent's world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie of Gods and Goddesses. And while Lex is seemingly dedicated to his legal studies he's always enjoyed a challenge - which is why he leads a double life as the notorious cat burglar 'The Shadowman' who has been (luckily) evading capture for years. But Lex's luck is about to run out because the Goddess of Fortune has selected him to be her player in the highly dangerous Games. Losing is not an option for Lex (particularly as it so often involves dying) but can he really win each of the perilous rounds? Given that the reward for doing so is money, fame and glory - all things that Lex is quite keen on - he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure he will... and he's certainly got good experience of cheating.
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755373162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
A quirky and original comic fantasy from talented Gollancz author Alex Bell Law student Lex Trent's world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie of Gods and Goddesses. And while Lex is seemingly dedicated to his legal studies he's always enjoyed a challenge - which is why he leads a double life as the notorious cat burglar 'The Shadowman' who has been (luckily) evading capture for years. But Lex's luck is about to run out because the Goddess of Fortune has selected him to be her player in the highly dangerous Games. Losing is not an option for Lex (particularly as it so often involves dying) but can he really win each of the perilous rounds? Given that the reward for doing so is money, fame and glory - all things that Lex is quite keen on - he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure he will... and he's certainly got good experience of cheating.
Romancing the Dark in the City of Light
Author: Ann Jacobus
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250064430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
A troubled teen, living in Paris, is torn between two boys, one of whom encourages her to embrace life, while the other—dark, dangerous, and attractive—urges her to embrace her fatal flaws.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250064430
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
A troubled teen, living in Paris, is torn between two boys, one of whom encourages her to embrace life, while the other—dark, dangerous, and attractive—urges her to embrace her fatal flaws.
Meet the Trains!
Author: Tallulah May
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593385489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Race to the rescue with kid-favorite trains in this shaped board book! Choo-choo! It's time to gear up! Fans of Netflix's Mighty Express will enjoy this sturdy, shaped board book starring their favorite team of trains and their kid best-buddies.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593385489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Race to the rescue with kid-favorite trains in this shaped board book! Choo-choo! It's time to gear up! Fans of Netflix's Mighty Express will enjoy this sturdy, shaped board book starring their favorite team of trains and their kid best-buddies.
The Hunt for the Cursed Unicorn
Author: Alex Bell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861546016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
All aboard for The Train of Dark Wonders! The second book in the magical must-read middle-grade series. Bess can’t wait to see her friends from the Train of Dark Wonders and head off on another adventure together. But she has her duties as owner of the Odditorium to think about. Most importantly, the gateway to other worlds needs a new animal guard and it’s her job to find one. When the train stops by on route to The Land of Cursed Creatures, Bess hops on board. Here, she encounters zombie ducks, haunted lobsters and poisonous swans. She also hears tales of the most mysterious and secretive creature of all – the cursed unicorn. As creatures begin to go missing, Bess and the gang set out on a daring rescue mission, venturing deep into a land of living nightmares…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861546016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
All aboard for The Train of Dark Wonders! The second book in the magical must-read middle-grade series. Bess can’t wait to see her friends from the Train of Dark Wonders and head off on another adventure together. But she has her duties as owner of the Odditorium to think about. Most importantly, the gateway to other worlds needs a new animal guard and it’s her job to find one. When the train stops by on route to The Land of Cursed Creatures, Bess hops on board. Here, she encounters zombie ducks, haunted lobsters and poisonous swans. She also hears tales of the most mysterious and secretive creature of all – the cursed unicorn. As creatures begin to go missing, Bess and the gang set out on a daring rescue mission, venturing deep into a land of living nightmares…
The Train
Author: Jodie Callaghan
Publisher: Second Story Press
ISBN: 1772601993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost.
Publisher: Second Story Press
ISBN: 1772601993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost.
Trains
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823406401
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823406401
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions.
Frozen Charlotte
Author: Alex Bell
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545941091
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In this young adult horror novel, a girl staying on a remote island suspects the tiny Victoria-era dolls in her family’s old mansion are up to murder. When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It’s been years since she last saw them—brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper, who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her fear of bones. Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron’s accident. Never leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don’t speak of the girl who’s no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to Sophie’s past—and more sinister consequences for her future—than she ever knew. A wondrously haunting and modern thriller, Frozen Charlotte drips with mystery and madness, secrets and survival, and the chilling sense that the impossible might be all too real. “Teens looking for a novel to keep them up at night will find it in this one.” —School Library Journal “Gothic ghosts combine with crime for a fast read.” —Kirkus
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545941091
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In this young adult horror novel, a girl staying on a remote island suspects the tiny Victoria-era dolls in her family’s old mansion are up to murder. When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It’s been years since she last saw them—brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper, who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her fear of bones. Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron’s accident. Never leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don’t speak of the girl who’s no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to Sophie’s past—and more sinister consequences for her future—than she ever knew. A wondrously haunting and modern thriller, Frozen Charlotte drips with mystery and madness, secrets and survival, and the chilling sense that the impossible might be all too real. “Teens looking for a novel to keep them up at night will find it in this one.” —School Library Journal “Gothic ghosts combine with crime for a fast read.” —Kirkus
The Train Baby's Mother
Author: Sharon Bernash Smith
Publisher: OakTara Publishers
ISBN: 9781602903081
Category : Holocaust survivors
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A time of great evil. Unfathomable betrayal. A desperate act. Hadassah Jensen, a Holocaust survivor of Ravensbruck, has spent twenty years trying to forget her haunting memories. Worst of all is the dark day the train hurtled through the snow-covered countryside of Nazi Germany, throwing her life into a tumult from which she has not recovered. But when a piece of the puzzle from her past returns, she's confronted with her deepest shame. Professor Fritz Miller will always remember the fierce protectiveness he felt the day he, as a twelve-year-old German farm boy, found the Jewish baby lying in the snow, next to the train tracks...and then had to give her up. When a shocking revelation emerges, he wonders, Is it possible to change destiny? And, if so, will there even be time to do so? One past. One destiny. And the story of a lifetime. Don't miss Sharon Bernash Smith's other stellar titles: The MacLeod Family Saga (Book One, Like a Bird Wanders, and Book Two, Old Sins, Old Shadows) and two Christmas classic short stories, coauthored by Sharon Bernash Smith, Rosanne Croft, and Linda Reinhardt: Once Upon a Christmas and Always Home for Christmas.
Publisher: OakTara Publishers
ISBN: 9781602903081
Category : Holocaust survivors
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A time of great evil. Unfathomable betrayal. A desperate act. Hadassah Jensen, a Holocaust survivor of Ravensbruck, has spent twenty years trying to forget her haunting memories. Worst of all is the dark day the train hurtled through the snow-covered countryside of Nazi Germany, throwing her life into a tumult from which she has not recovered. But when a piece of the puzzle from her past returns, she's confronted with her deepest shame. Professor Fritz Miller will always remember the fierce protectiveness he felt the day he, as a twelve-year-old German farm boy, found the Jewish baby lying in the snow, next to the train tracks...and then had to give her up. When a shocking revelation emerges, he wonders, Is it possible to change destiny? And, if so, will there even be time to do so? One past. One destiny. And the story of a lifetime. Don't miss Sharon Bernash Smith's other stellar titles: The MacLeod Family Saga (Book One, Like a Bird Wanders, and Book Two, Old Sins, Old Shadows) and two Christmas classic short stories, coauthored by Sharon Bernash Smith, Rosanne Croft, and Linda Reinhardt: Once Upon a Christmas and Always Home for Christmas.