Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Mira travels to the Paris of Edgar Degas and catches a glimpse of her mother, who has been missing for several months and whom Mira suspects has become a prisoner of a temporal vortex.
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266073
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
When Mira receives a cryptic postcard from her missing mother, she sets off with her father and brother to find her in Paris. Only Mira doesn't know she's looking in the wrong century. With an innocent touch to a gargoyle sculpture on the roof of Notre Dame, Mira is whisked into the past. There she learns her mother isn't just avoiding the family, she's in serious trouble. Following her mother's clues, Mira travels through time to help change history and bring her mother home. "Long after I finished this fast–paced and compelling novel, I thought about Mira. Would I be as determined in pursuit of truth and tolerance? Would you?" —Karen Cushman, Newberry Medal Winner
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266073
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
When Mira receives a cryptic postcard from her missing mother, she sets off with her father and brother to find her in Paris. Only Mira doesn't know she's looking in the wrong century. With an innocent touch to a gargoyle sculpture on the roof of Notre Dame, Mira is whisked into the past. There she learns her mother isn't just avoiding the family, she's in serious trouble. Following her mother's clues, Mira travels through time to help change history and bring her mother home. "Long after I finished this fast–paced and compelling novel, I thought about Mira. Would I be as determined in pursuit of truth and tolerance? Would you?" —Karen Cushman, Newberry Medal Winner
Home Sweet Rome
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402266096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
To rescue her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Mira must travel to sixteenth-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking individuals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781402266096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
To rescue her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Mira must travel to sixteenth-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking individuals.
Mira's Diary: Home Sweet Rome
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Mira travels around the world—and into the past—in search of her missing mother, visiting the Wonders of the Modern World. Illustrated with line drawings from Mira's very own sketchbook. A new postcard from her time-traveling mother points Mira to the 16th century Rome. But before she can rescue her mom, she must follow the clues left around the city to find Giordano Bruno, a famous thinker and mathematician, who discovered something so shocking that important Italian officials don't want it revealed. All the while avoiding the Watchers—time-traveling police who want Mira back in her own time. It's another whirlwind adventure for Mira, and this time she is determined to bring her mother out of the past. Praise for Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris: "An engrossing, diary-style blend of history, mystery, and time travel."—Publishers Weekly "With an engaging story, accessible history, and a spunky heroine, Mira's Diary is an absorbing, fast-pace adventure."—School Library Journal "Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris is a passionate celebration of honor and integrity...fast paced and compelling."—Karen Cushman, Newberry Medal Winner and New York Times bestselling author
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Mira travels around the world—and into the past—in search of her missing mother, visiting the Wonders of the Modern World. Illustrated with line drawings from Mira's very own sketchbook. A new postcard from her time-traveling mother points Mira to the 16th century Rome. But before she can rescue her mom, she must follow the clues left around the city to find Giordano Bruno, a famous thinker and mathematician, who discovered something so shocking that important Italian officials don't want it revealed. All the while avoiding the Watchers—time-traveling police who want Mira back in her own time. It's another whirlwind adventure for Mira, and this time she is determined to bring her mother out of the past. Praise for Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris: "An engrossing, diary-style blend of history, mystery, and time travel."—Publishers Weekly "With an engaging story, accessible history, and a spunky heroine, Mira's Diary is an absorbing, fast-pace adventure."—School Library Journal "Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris is a passionate celebration of honor and integrity...fast paced and compelling."—Karen Cushman, Newberry Medal Winner and New York Times bestselling author
Amelia's Middle-School Graduation Yearbook
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher:
ISBN: 1939547091
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Though she is excited about graduating from middle school, Amelia is sad that her best friend Carly won't be joining her in high school, so she reminisces about her earlier years and notebooks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1939547091
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Though she is excited about graduating from middle school, Amelia is sad that her best friend Carly won't be joining her in high school, so she reminisces about her earlier years and notebooks.
Bombs Over London
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 1939547121
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Instructed by her time-traveling mother to travel to World War I London and steal a German spy's briefcase, thirteen-year-old Mira enjoys meeting famous suffragists and such writers as Arthur Conan Doyle, but soon begins to struggle with whether the changes she has been working for are the right thing to do, or if history should be allowed to unfold without interference.
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 1939547121
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Instructed by her time-traveling mother to travel to World War I London and steal a German spy's briefcase, thirteen-year-old Mira enjoys meeting famous suffragists and such writers as Arthur Conan Doyle, but soon begins to struggle with whether the changes she has been working for are the right thing to do, or if history should be allowed to unfold without interference.
A Box of Gargoyles
Author: Anne Nesbet
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062104284
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Fans of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass will love Anne Nesbet’s middle-grade fantasy A Box of Gargoyles. In this sequel to The Cabinet of Earths, twelve-year-old Maya is feeling more at home in Paris, a city filled with old magic. Her little brother, James, is safe, and the terrible man with purple eyes is gone. At least Maya believed he was until a person-sized column of dust and leaves with hints of purple where its eyes should be begins following her. Maya suspects the strange, shadowy column is what’s left of the purple-eyed man, and that it—he—is behind the eerie changes in Paris, including the appearance of flying, talking stone gargoyles. She’s right. Worse, he has bound Maya to make him whole again, even if it kills her.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062104284
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Fans of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass will love Anne Nesbet’s middle-grade fantasy A Box of Gargoyles. In this sequel to The Cabinet of Earths, twelve-year-old Maya is feeling more at home in Paris, a city filled with old magic. Her little brother, James, is safe, and the terrible man with purple eyes is gone. At least Maya believed he was until a person-sized column of dust and leaves with hints of purple where its eyes should be begins following her. Maya suspects the strange, shadowy column is what’s left of the purple-eyed man, and that it—he—is behind the eerie changes in Paris, including the appearance of flying, talking stone gargoyles. She’s right. Worse, he has bound Maya to make him whole again, even if it kills her.
Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Mira travels to the Paris of Edgar Degas and catches a glimpse of her mother, who has been missing for several months and whom Mira suspects has become a prisoner of a temporal vortex.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402266081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Mira travels to the Paris of Edgar Degas and catches a glimpse of her mother, who has been missing for several months and whom Mira suspects has become a prisoner of a temporal vortex.
Samantha Sutton and the Winter of the Warrior Queen
Author: Jordan Jacobs
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140227565X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Praise for Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies: "Suspenseful."—Time for Kids A secret society, a lost fortress, a precious artifact only Samantha Sutton can protect. Twelve-year-old Samantha Sutton isn't sure she wants to go to England with her Uncle Jay, a brilliant, risk-taking archeologist. But the trip seems safe enough—a routine excavation in Cambridge—and Samantha has always had a love for the past. At first the project seems unremarkable—just a survey to clear the way for a massive theme park. But everything changes when Sam uncovers something extraordinary. Are the local legends true? Is this the site of the ancient fortress belonging to Queen Boudica, the warrior queen? What treasures might be found? When others begin to learn of her findings, Samantha senses she is in danger. Can any of her friends be trusted? Samantha will need to solve the mystery of the site in order to protect herself and let the world know of her remarkable discovery.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140227565X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Praise for Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies: "Suspenseful."—Time for Kids A secret society, a lost fortress, a precious artifact only Samantha Sutton can protect. Twelve-year-old Samantha Sutton isn't sure she wants to go to England with her Uncle Jay, a brilliant, risk-taking archeologist. But the trip seems safe enough—a routine excavation in Cambridge—and Samantha has always had a love for the past. At first the project seems unremarkable—just a survey to clear the way for a massive theme park. But everything changes when Sam uncovers something extraordinary. Are the local legends true? Is this the site of the ancient fortress belonging to Queen Boudica, the warrior queen? What treasures might be found? When others begin to learn of her findings, Samantha senses she is in danger. Can any of her friends be trusted? Samantha will need to solve the mystery of the site in order to protect herself and let the world know of her remarkable discovery.
California Dreaming
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher:
ISBN: 1939547229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
"Mira explores the past of her familiar Bay Area, discovering layers of history in San Francisco and learning the real reason her mother has been working to change history"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 1939547229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
"Mira explores the past of her familiar Bay Area, discovering layers of history in San Francisco and learning the real reason her mother has been working to change history"--
Lost Paradise
Author: Jean Clair
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description