Author: Susan Green
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1925081540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Melbourne, 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father, but lost her psychic power – the ability to find things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to an exclusive boarding school. But Verity is more interested in solving the mystery of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. As the investigation deepens, danger and intrigue grow closer. Will Verity’s gift return before it’s too late? Verity Sparks, Lost and Found is a historical junior fiction novel by award-winning Australian author Susan Green. The prequel, The Truth About Verity Sparks, was Honour Book in the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.Read more of Verity’s investigations into the paranormal in Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand. “A lively and funny melodrama, full of twists and turns, suitably evil villains, confusions and misunderstandings. Verity is a delightfully self-reliant character … An entertaining read.” Magpies magazine “This series has a fantastic leading character and a splendid supporting cast. The storylines are riveting and fast-paced, intelligent and extremely absorbing.” Buzz Words Books “This is another exciting novel by Susan Green; Verity Sparks is a dynamic character with a real sense of adventure. Highly recommended.” ReadPlus “A fantastic new detective adventure story from Australian author Susan Green. Verity Sparks is a likable and charismatic character who young boys and girls with a taste for history and adventure will love to read about.” Cereal Readers
Verity Sparks, Lost and Found
Author: Susan Green
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1925081540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Melbourne, 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father, but lost her psychic power – the ability to find things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to an exclusive boarding school. But Verity is more interested in solving the mystery of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. As the investigation deepens, danger and intrigue grow closer. Will Verity’s gift return before it’s too late? Verity Sparks, Lost and Found is a historical junior fiction novel by award-winning Australian author Susan Green. The prequel, The Truth About Verity Sparks, was Honour Book in the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.Read more of Verity’s investigations into the paranormal in Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand. “A lively and funny melodrama, full of twists and turns, suitably evil villains, confusions and misunderstandings. Verity is a delightfully self-reliant character … An entertaining read.” Magpies magazine “This series has a fantastic leading character and a splendid supporting cast. The storylines are riveting and fast-paced, intelligent and extremely absorbing.” Buzz Words Books “This is another exciting novel by Susan Green; Verity Sparks is a dynamic character with a real sense of adventure. Highly recommended.” ReadPlus “A fantastic new detective adventure story from Australian author Susan Green. Verity Sparks is a likable and charismatic character who young boys and girls with a taste for history and adventure will love to read about.” Cereal Readers
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1925081540
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Melbourne, 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father, but lost her psychic power – the ability to find things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper lady, sends her to an exclusive boarding school. But Verity is more interested in solving the mystery of the missing Ecclethorpe heiress. As the investigation deepens, danger and intrigue grow closer. Will Verity’s gift return before it’s too late? Verity Sparks, Lost and Found is a historical junior fiction novel by award-winning Australian author Susan Green. The prequel, The Truth About Verity Sparks, was Honour Book in the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.Read more of Verity’s investigations into the paranormal in Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand. “A lively and funny melodrama, full of twists and turns, suitably evil villains, confusions and misunderstandings. Verity is a delightfully self-reliant character … An entertaining read.” Magpies magazine “This series has a fantastic leading character and a splendid supporting cast. The storylines are riveting and fast-paced, intelligent and extremely absorbing.” Buzz Words Books “This is another exciting novel by Susan Green; Verity Sparks is a dynamic character with a real sense of adventure. Highly recommended.” ReadPlus “A fantastic new detective adventure story from Australian author Susan Green. Verity Sparks is a likable and charismatic character who young boys and girls with a taste for history and adventure will love to read about.” Cereal Readers
The Truth about Verity Sparks
Author: Susan Green
Publisher: Walker Books Limited
ISBN: 9781921720277
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past? Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary girl - she has an almost perfect memory and possesses the talent of Teleagtivism. She can easily find things that are lost! When Verity is wrongly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, she goes to live with the Plushes - a slightly Bohemian family who run a Confidential Inquiry Agency. Verity helps them solve cases and slowly becomes one of the family. But patches of the truth about her past begin to surface, along with the special talent that Professor Plush is helping her explore. Who were her real parents? Is she the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter? Who is sending poison pen letters about Verity to the Plushes? Who doesn't want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks? An adventure/mystery with a dash of the supernatural thrown in; The Truth About Verity Sparks is packed with chases through the dark alleys of London, séances in high-class dining rooms, pet pythons named Anthony and Cleopatra, murdered opera singers and much, much more.
Publisher: Walker Books Limited
ISBN: 9781921720277
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past? Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary girl - she has an almost perfect memory and possesses the talent of Teleagtivism. She can easily find things that are lost! When Verity is wrongly accused of theft and dismissed from her job, she goes to live with the Plushes - a slightly Bohemian family who run a Confidential Inquiry Agency. Verity helps them solve cases and slowly becomes one of the family. But patches of the truth about her past begin to surface, along with the special talent that Professor Plush is helping her explore. Who were her real parents? Is she the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter? Who is sending poison pen letters about Verity to the Plushes? Who doesn't want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks? An adventure/mystery with a dash of the supernatural thrown in; The Truth About Verity Sparks is packed with chases through the dark alleys of London, séances in high-class dining rooms, pet pythons named Anthony and Cleopatra, murdered opera singers and much, much more.
Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand
Author: Susan Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369313232
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Castlemaine, 1880. Verity is on holiday with Papa and her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end. A terrible crime has been committed. When Verity tries to investigate, her gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? Who is the ghostly woman following Verity? Is she connected to the kidnapping? Terrible secrets are being revealed. With her friends in danger, Verity needs all her courage and skill to solve the crime. But is that enough?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369313232
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Castlemaine, 1880. Verity is on holiday with Papa and her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end. A terrible crime has been committed. When Verity tries to investigate, her gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? Who is the ghostly woman following Verity? Is she connected to the kidnapping? Terrible secrets are being revealed. With her friends in danger, Verity needs all her courage and skill to solve the crime. But is that enough?
Diamonds and Deception
Author: Susan Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406371734
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first in an exciting new Victorian mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike and Katherine Woodfine's The Clockwork Sparrow. London, 1878. Verity Sparks has an extraordinary talent: she can find lost things just by thinking about them. When she joins a Confidential Inquiry Agency, she discovers there is a mystery lurking in her own past and that unknown forces are working against her. It soon becomes clear that Verity and her friends are in great danger. Who wants to stop them from learning the truth about Verity Sparks?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406371734
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first in an exciting new Victorian mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike and Katherine Woodfine's The Clockwork Sparrow. London, 1878. Verity Sparks has an extraordinary talent: she can find lost things just by thinking about them. When she joins a Confidential Inquiry Agency, she discovers there is a mystery lurking in her own past and that unknown forces are working against her. It soon becomes clear that Verity and her friends are in great danger. Who wants to stop them from learning the truth about Verity Sparks?
Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Lost and Wanted
Author: Nell Freudenberger
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • FRESH AIR As a professor of physics at MIT, Helen Clapp disdains notions of the supernatural in favor of rational thought and proven ideas. So it’s perhaps especially vexing when, on an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday in June, she gets a phone call from a friend who has just died. That friend was Charlotte Boyce, Helen’s roommate at Harvard. The two women once confided in each other about everything: Helen’s struggles as a young woman in science, Charlie’s as a black screenwriter in Hollywood, their shared challenges as parents. But as the years passed, they gradually grew apart. And now Charlie is permanently, tragically gone. Drawn back into her friend’s orbit, Helen is forced to question the laws of the universe that have always steadied her mind and heart. Suspenseful, perceptive, deeply affecting, Lost and Wanted is a story of friends and lovers, lost and found, at the most defining moments of their lives.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • FRESH AIR As a professor of physics at MIT, Helen Clapp disdains notions of the supernatural in favor of rational thought and proven ideas. So it’s perhaps especially vexing when, on an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday in June, she gets a phone call from a friend who has just died. That friend was Charlotte Boyce, Helen’s roommate at Harvard. The two women once confided in each other about everything: Helen’s struggles as a young woman in science, Charlie’s as a black screenwriter in Hollywood, their shared challenges as parents. But as the years passed, they gradually grew apart. And now Charlie is permanently, tragically gone. Drawn back into her friend’s orbit, Helen is forced to question the laws of the universe that have always steadied her mind and heart. Suspenseful, perceptive, deeply affecting, Lost and Wanted is a story of friends and lovers, lost and found, at the most defining moments of their lives.
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing
Author: Jen Waite
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735216509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir. “Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World One night. One email. Two realities... Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter. After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage. In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735216509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir. “Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World One night. One email. Two realities... Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter. After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage. In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does.
Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand
Author: Susan Green
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 192512648X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Castlemaine, 1880. Verity Sparks is on holiday with her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end when someone is kidnapped. Verity tries to investigate, but her psychic gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? And who is the ghostly woman following her? Can Verity use her courage and skills to solve the crime before it’s too late? Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand is a historical junior fiction novel by award-winning Australian author Susan Green. The first story in this detective adventure series for younger readers, The Truth About Verity Sparks, was Honour Book in the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.Read more of Verity’s investigations into the paranormal in Verity Sparks, Lost and Found (Book 2) or at http://veritysparks.com/
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 192512648X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Castlemaine, 1880. Verity Sparks is on holiday with her friends, but the fun soon comes to an end when someone is kidnapped. Verity tries to investigate, but her psychic gift creates more mysteries than it solves. Why was a red glove left at the crime scene? And who is the ghostly woman following her? Can Verity use her courage and skills to solve the crime before it’s too late? Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand is a historical junior fiction novel by award-winning Australian author Susan Green. The first story in this detective adventure series for younger readers, The Truth About Verity Sparks, was Honour Book in the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.Read more of Verity’s investigations into the paranormal in Verity Sparks, Lost and Found (Book 2) or at http://veritysparks.com/
The Silver Donkey
Author: Sonya Hartnett
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742281508
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect, tiny silver donkey. As the days pass and they struggle in secret to help the soldier reach home, Coco and Marcelle learn the truth behind the silver donkey, and what the precious object means: honesty, loyalty, and courage. This is a joyful and enchanting novel for all ages.
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742281508
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect, tiny silver donkey. As the days pass and they struggle in secret to help the soldier reach home, Coco and Marcelle learn the truth behind the silver donkey, and what the precious object means: honesty, loyalty, and courage. This is a joyful and enchanting novel for all ages.
The Truth About Verity Sparks
Author: Susan Green
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1921977116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past? London. 1878. Verity Sparks has an extraordinary talent: she can find lost things just by thinking about them. When she joins a Confidential Inquiry Agency, she discovers there is a mystery lurking in her own past and that unknown forces are working against her. It soon becomes clear that Verity and her friends are in great danger. Who doesn’t want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks?
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 1921977116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past? London. 1878. Verity Sparks has an extraordinary talent: she can find lost things just by thinking about them. When she joins a Confidential Inquiry Agency, she discovers there is a mystery lurking in her own past and that unknown forces are working against her. It soon becomes clear that Verity and her friends are in great danger. Who doesn’t want them to learn the truth about Verity Sparks?