Author: Jeff Hall
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1643006894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
As Secret Agent 777, Katie Courageous fights the forces of evil around the globe. You will be kept on the edge of your seat while laughing at and with Katie as she navigates the missions assigned to her by Briles Brilliant! Katie sometimes wonders what is more difficult, her perilous adventures, or mentoring her rambunctious sister, Cathy, who is always accompanied by her annoying dog, Fluffles. Minnesota Smith comes from a long line of explorers. Team up with her as she goes in quest of valuable treasures that are difficult to find and are hidden in not so safe or friendly places. She must use cunning and the wisdom of her ancestors to survive her escapades. The tension created by the dangers you will encounter are somewhat lessened by humorous surprises! Through their adventures, both Katie and Minnesota discover a lot about themselves, their families, and what is truly valuable in this world. When faced with the treachery of dastardly foes, our heroines make some startling discoveries. True bravery and the most valuable of treasures are measured and found in places where you might not even think of searching! So put on your imagination and hang on to your seat as you meet this dynamic duo!
Tales of a Double Daring Duo
Author: Jeff Hall
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1643006894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
As Secret Agent 777, Katie Courageous fights the forces of evil around the globe. You will be kept on the edge of your seat while laughing at and with Katie as she navigates the missions assigned to her by Briles Brilliant! Katie sometimes wonders what is more difficult, her perilous adventures, or mentoring her rambunctious sister, Cathy, who is always accompanied by her annoying dog, Fluffles. Minnesota Smith comes from a long line of explorers. Team up with her as she goes in quest of valuable treasures that are difficult to find and are hidden in not so safe or friendly places. She must use cunning and the wisdom of her ancestors to survive her escapades. The tension created by the dangers you will encounter are somewhat lessened by humorous surprises! Through their adventures, both Katie and Minnesota discover a lot about themselves, their families, and what is truly valuable in this world. When faced with the treachery of dastardly foes, our heroines make some startling discoveries. True bravery and the most valuable of treasures are measured and found in places where you might not even think of searching! So put on your imagination and hang on to your seat as you meet this dynamic duo!
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1643006894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
As Secret Agent 777, Katie Courageous fights the forces of evil around the globe. You will be kept on the edge of your seat while laughing at and with Katie as she navigates the missions assigned to her by Briles Brilliant! Katie sometimes wonders what is more difficult, her perilous adventures, or mentoring her rambunctious sister, Cathy, who is always accompanied by her annoying dog, Fluffles. Minnesota Smith comes from a long line of explorers. Team up with her as she goes in quest of valuable treasures that are difficult to find and are hidden in not so safe or friendly places. She must use cunning and the wisdom of her ancestors to survive her escapades. The tension created by the dangers you will encounter are somewhat lessened by humorous surprises! Through their adventures, both Katie and Minnesota discover a lot about themselves, their families, and what is truly valuable in this world. When faced with the treachery of dastardly foes, our heroines make some startling discoveries. True bravery and the most valuable of treasures are measured and found in places where you might not even think of searching! So put on your imagination and hang on to your seat as you meet this dynamic duo!
Murder Under Her Skin
Author: Stephen Spotswood
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0593312805
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice • Rex Stout meets Agatha Christie with a fresh twist in the new Pentecost and Parker Mystery, a delightfully hardboiled high-wire act starring two daring women sleuths dead set on justice as they set out to solve a murder at a traveling circus “A delight.... It’s a pleasure to watch [Pentecost and Parker] sifting through red herrings and peeling secrets back like layers of an onion.” The New York Times Book Review Someone’s put a blade in the back of the Amazing Tattooed Woman, and Willowjean “Will” Parker’s former knife-throwing mentor has been stitched up for the crime. To uncover the truth, Will and her boss, world-famous detective Lillian Pentecost, travel to the circus, where they find a snake pit of old grudges, small-town crime, and secrets worth killing for. Will called Hart & Halloway’s Traveling Circus and Sideshow home for five years, and Ruby Donner, the circus’s tattooed ingenue, was her friend. To make matters worse, the prime suspect is Valentin Kalishenko, the man who taught Will everything she knows about putting a knife where it needs to go. To uncover the real killer and keep Kalishenko from a date with the electric chair, Will and Ms. Pentecost join the circus in sleepy Stoppard, Virginia, where the locals like their cocktails mild, the past buried, and big-city detectives not at all. The two swiftly find themselves lost in a funhouse of lies as Will begins to realize that her former circus compatriots aren’t playing it straight, and that her murdered friend might have been hiding a lot of secrets beneath all that ink.
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0593312805
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice • Rex Stout meets Agatha Christie with a fresh twist in the new Pentecost and Parker Mystery, a delightfully hardboiled high-wire act starring two daring women sleuths dead set on justice as they set out to solve a murder at a traveling circus “A delight.... It’s a pleasure to watch [Pentecost and Parker] sifting through red herrings and peeling secrets back like layers of an onion.” The New York Times Book Review Someone’s put a blade in the back of the Amazing Tattooed Woman, and Willowjean “Will” Parker’s former knife-throwing mentor has been stitched up for the crime. To uncover the truth, Will and her boss, world-famous detective Lillian Pentecost, travel to the circus, where they find a snake pit of old grudges, small-town crime, and secrets worth killing for. Will called Hart & Halloway’s Traveling Circus and Sideshow home for five years, and Ruby Donner, the circus’s tattooed ingenue, was her friend. To make matters worse, the prime suspect is Valentin Kalishenko, the man who taught Will everything she knows about putting a knife where it needs to go. To uncover the real killer and keep Kalishenko from a date with the electric chair, Will and Ms. Pentecost join the circus in sleepy Stoppard, Virginia, where the locals like their cocktails mild, the past buried, and big-city detectives not at all. The two swiftly find themselves lost in a funhouse of lies as Will begins to realize that her former circus compatriots aren’t playing it straight, and that her murdered friend might have been hiding a lot of secrets beneath all that ink.
Daring Dog and Captain Cat
Author: Arnold Adoff
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689825996
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Although they are normal and obedient pets during the day, at night Irving Dog and Ermine Cat rise and shake and roam as Daring Dog and Captain Cat, twirling capes and flashing swords and chasing crooks.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689825996
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Although they are normal and obedient pets during the day, at night Irving Dog and Ermine Cat rise and shake and roam as Daring Dog and Captain Cat, twirling capes and flashing swords and chasing crooks.
The Woman on the Mountain
Author: Sharyn Munro
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458757137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Australian.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458757137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Australian.
The Tale of Texas Boots, the Lone Gunslinger
Author: Bill Monthie
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359972594
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Texas Boots and Gunslingin' Sal set out on one bizarre adventure after another to defeat the infamous Kalamazoo Kid, the man from The Town That Doesn't Exist. Follow them through Old Western Towns, Bowling Alleys, and Palaces to track down the Kid, and right wrongs along the way.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359972594
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Texas Boots and Gunslingin' Sal set out on one bizarre adventure after another to defeat the infamous Kalamazoo Kid, the man from The Town That Doesn't Exist. Follow them through Old Western Towns, Bowling Alleys, and Palaces to track down the Kid, and right wrongs along the way.
Memory Boy
Author: Will Weaver
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062241680
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Ash is still falling from the sky two years after a series of globally devastating volcanic eruptions. Sunlight is as scarce as food, and cities are becoming increasingly violent as people loot and kill in order to maintain their existence. Sixteen-year-old Miles Newell knows that the only chance his family has of surviving is to escape from their Minneapolis suburban home to their cabin in the woods, As the Newells travel the highways on Miles' supreme invention, the Ali Princess, they have high hopes for safety and peace. But as they venture deeper into the wilderness, they begin to realize that it's not only city folk who have changed for the worse.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062241680
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Ash is still falling from the sky two years after a series of globally devastating volcanic eruptions. Sunlight is as scarce as food, and cities are becoming increasingly violent as people loot and kill in order to maintain their existence. Sixteen-year-old Miles Newell knows that the only chance his family has of surviving is to escape from their Minneapolis suburban home to their cabin in the woods, As the Newells travel the highways on Miles' supreme invention, the Ali Princess, they have high hopes for safety and peace. But as they venture deeper into the wilderness, they begin to realize that it's not only city folk who have changed for the worse.
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
Author: Sanford D. Greenberg
Publisher: Post Hill Press
ISBN: 1642934984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
It’s a bitterly cold February in 1961, and Sandy Greenberg lies in a hospital bed in Detroit, newly blind. A junior at Columbia University from a Jewish family that struggled to stay above the poverty line, Sandy had just started to see the world open up to him. Now, instead of his plans for a bright future—Harvard Law and politics—Sandy faces a new reality, one defined by a cane or companion dog, menial work, and a cautious path through life. But that’s not how this story ends. In the depth of his new darkness, Sandy faces a choice—play it “safe” by staying in his native Buffalo or return to Columbia to pursue his dreams. With the loving devotion of his girlfriend (and now wife) Sue and the selflessness of best friends Art Garfunkel and Jerry Speyer, Sandy endures unimaginable adversity while forging a life of exceptional achievement. From his time in the White House working for President Lyndon B. Johnson to his graduate studies at Harvard and Oxford under luminaries such as Archibald Cox, Sir Arthur Goodhart, and Samuel Huntington, and through the guidance of his invaluable mentor David Rockefeller, Sandy fills his life and the lives of those around him with a radiant light of philanthropy, entrepreneurship, art, and innovation.
Publisher: Post Hill Press
ISBN: 1642934984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
It’s a bitterly cold February in 1961, and Sandy Greenberg lies in a hospital bed in Detroit, newly blind. A junior at Columbia University from a Jewish family that struggled to stay above the poverty line, Sandy had just started to see the world open up to him. Now, instead of his plans for a bright future—Harvard Law and politics—Sandy faces a new reality, one defined by a cane or companion dog, menial work, and a cautious path through life. But that’s not how this story ends. In the depth of his new darkness, Sandy faces a choice—play it “safe” by staying in his native Buffalo or return to Columbia to pursue his dreams. With the loving devotion of his girlfriend (and now wife) Sue and the selflessness of best friends Art Garfunkel and Jerry Speyer, Sandy endures unimaginable adversity while forging a life of exceptional achievement. From his time in the White House working for President Lyndon B. Johnson to his graduate studies at Harvard and Oxford under luminaries such as Archibald Cox, Sir Arthur Goodhart, and Samuel Huntington, and through the guidance of his invaluable mentor David Rockefeller, Sandy fills his life and the lives of those around him with a radiant light of philanthropy, entrepreneurship, art, and innovation.
Ungifted
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443119784
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Donovan, whose real gift is getting into trouble, finds himself at an academy for gifted students! Donovan is definitely skilled... at getting into trouble. And when one of his thoughtless pranks accidentally destroys the school gym during the Big Game, with the superintendent watching, he knows he's in for it. Suspension at best, maybe expulsion. Either way, a lawsuit and paying for damages. But through a strange chain of events, his name gets put on the list for the local school for gifted students: the Academy for Scholastic Distinction. Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't miss this chance to escape. Now, he has to figure out a way to stay at ASD — and fit in with the kids there. And who knows, maybe his real gift will come to light... A new story from the master of middle-grade and YA humour Gordon Korman, Ungifted is a funny exploration of the special (and often surprising) talents that make each of us gifted in our own way.
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443119784
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Donovan, whose real gift is getting into trouble, finds himself at an academy for gifted students! Donovan is definitely skilled... at getting into trouble. And when one of his thoughtless pranks accidentally destroys the school gym during the Big Game, with the superintendent watching, he knows he's in for it. Suspension at best, maybe expulsion. Either way, a lawsuit and paying for damages. But through a strange chain of events, his name gets put on the list for the local school for gifted students: the Academy for Scholastic Distinction. Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't miss this chance to escape. Now, he has to figure out a way to stay at ASD — and fit in with the kids there. And who knows, maybe his real gift will come to light... A new story from the master of middle-grade and YA humour Gordon Korman, Ungifted is a funny exploration of the special (and often surprising) talents that make each of us gifted in our own way.
The Crown Conspiracy
Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: Ridan Publishing
ISBN: 0979621186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
They killed the king. They pinned it on two men. They chose poorly.#13;#13;There's no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time...Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out--and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.#13;#13;AWARDS#13;2009 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist#13;2008 ReaderViews Literary Award Finalist#13;2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist#13;Named One of the 2008 Notable Indie Books by Fantasy Book Critic #13;Named Top Five Fantasy of Books of 2009 by Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews#13;#13;ABOUT THE SERIES#13;The Crown Conspiracy is book one of the multi-book saga: The Riyria Revelations. Instead of a string of sequels, this six-book fantasy series was conceived as a single epic tale divided into individual novels. While one book may hint at building mysteries and thickening plots, these threads are not essential to reach a satisfying conclusion to the current episode--which has its own beginning, middle, and end. It should be noted that all six were written before the first was released to ensure continuity across a complex plot filled with twists, turns, and page-turning mysteries. Characterization occur across the whole series allowing readers to build friendships with likeable characters that are shaped as events unfold. The Riyria Revelations is written for adults but has no sex and limited violence centered on swordplay and is therefore, appropriate for younger audiences and a movie version based on the novels would garnish a PG-13 rating.
Publisher: Ridan Publishing
ISBN: 0979621186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
They killed the king. They pinned it on two men. They chose poorly.#13;#13;There's no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time...Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out--and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.#13;#13;AWARDS#13;2009 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist#13;2008 ReaderViews Literary Award Finalist#13;2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist#13;Named One of the 2008 Notable Indie Books by Fantasy Book Critic #13;Named Top Five Fantasy of Books of 2009 by Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews#13;#13;ABOUT THE SERIES#13;The Crown Conspiracy is book one of the multi-book saga: The Riyria Revelations. Instead of a string of sequels, this six-book fantasy series was conceived as a single epic tale divided into individual novels. While one book may hint at building mysteries and thickening plots, these threads are not essential to reach a satisfying conclusion to the current episode--which has its own beginning, middle, and end. It should be noted that all six were written before the first was released to ensure continuity across a complex plot filled with twists, turns, and page-turning mysteries. Characterization occur across the whole series allowing readers to build friendships with likeable characters that are shaped as events unfold. The Riyria Revelations is written for adults but has no sex and limited violence centered on swordplay and is therefore, appropriate for younger audiences and a movie version based on the novels would garnish a PG-13 rating.
The First Escape
Author: G. P. Taylor
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414319479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
At Isambard Dunstan's School for Wayward Children, life is trouble for fourteen-year-old identical twins Sadie and Saskia Dopple and their friend Erik Morrissey Ganger, but when a mysterious woman adopts Saskia and takes her to a mansion filled with secrets and threats, Sadie and Erik escape the orphanage to save her.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414319479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
At Isambard Dunstan's School for Wayward Children, life is trouble for fourteen-year-old identical twins Sadie and Saskia Dopple and their friend Erik Morrissey Ganger, but when a mysterious woman adopts Saskia and takes her to a mansion filled with secrets and threats, Sadie and Erik escape the orphanage to save her.