Author: Mehtab Ahmed Khan Publisher: Mehtab Global LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 29
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The Midnight Carnival The carnival grounds sprawled across a desolate field on the outskirts of town. Flickering lanterns illuminated a sprawling maze of tents and rides, each one more twisted and bizarre than the last. A towering Ferris wheel creaked eerily as it spun, its skeletal structure silhouetted against the inky blackness. The calliope's haunting melody echoed through the night, drawing the curious and the unsuspecting alike.
Author: Erika McGann Publisher: The O'Brien Press ISBN: 1847178103 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 247
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Winner of the Waverton Good Read Children's Prize 2014! A bearded ballerina, a young contortionist and a troupe of creepy clowns ... It's the end of summer when a weird carnival rolls into town. Grace and her five magic friends make the most of it. But the gaudy lights and colours hide a dark secret. And when the girls are driven apart by doubts – and a wicked enchantment – they start keeping secrets too... As the most powerful evil they've ever encountered closes in, can they still trust each other with their lives? 'McGann's debut is funny, a bit scary and surprisingly realistic... Preteens will enjoy the easy read, identify with the characters and ask for more' Kirkus Reviews on The Demon Notebook McGann has created a satisfying, entertaining page turner... the castles, dungeons, fairy creatures and magical wizardry match pretty much anything you'd come across in Hogwarts' booksforkeeps.co.uk on The Watching Wood
Author: Daniel J O'Brien Publisher: ISBN: 9781735904108 Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
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Meet Lil' Miss Sugarcane, a little girl with the soul of Carnival running through her veins. She wants nothing more than to be the best Midnight Robber around. With her robber's rhyme, she will tell her origin story as only she can! Witness a determined little girl and her family encounter hurdles along the way and conquer them together! As Lil' Miss Sugarcane works to carve out her individual identity, will she become the BIGGEST BADDEST Midnight Robber there ever was?
Author: Nalo Hopkinson Publisher: Aspect ISBN: 0759521123 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 336
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"Deeply satisfying...succeeds on a grand scale...best of all is the language....Hopkinson's narrative voice has a way of getting under the skin."--The New York Times Book Review "Caribbean patois adorns this novel with graceful rhythms...Beneath it lie complex, clearly evoked characters, haunting descriptions of exotic planets, and a stirring story...[This book] ought to elevate Hopkinson to star status." --Seattle Times It's Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. To young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgiveable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life . . . and set her free.
Author: Daniel J. O'Brien Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1736949756 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 64
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It's Carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago! Come join the stubby antlered boy as he explores and frolics and befriends animals and mythical creatures alike. Young readers will be taken on a magical adventure to save Carnival season for everyone! Caribbean culture is rarely represented in children's literature, and that's why The Carnival Prince is such a delight for children in and of that part of the world. But the benefits of multi-cultural learning extend to all children. The Carnival Prince delivers on that learning with a story of adventure told through vibrant and detailed illustrations. Children will relate to the awkward and curious main character in this page-turning tale full of fantastical characters. The book also includes authentic island dialect for a unique language learning experience. A glossary at the end adds even more value for the reader and offers a way for parents, teachers, and caregivers to engage with children further on the topic of Caribbean culture. A Caribbean story told by a Caribbean-born author/illustrator is as authentic as it comes. Daniel J. O'Brien is a Trinidadian-born author and illustrator currently residing in New York with his partner and his loyal dog, Obbie. He holds a BFA in Illustration from The School of Visual Arts. Daniel continually fuels his passion for illustration with that and his love of everything folklore, nature, and science. He uses his honed ability to bring forth exuberant and whimsical illustrations full of life and vibrant color. Daniel has written and illustrated two children's books. Daniel's books are held especially near and dear to his heart as representations of his Caribbean heritage.
Author: Horrified Press Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1326422561 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 102
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Summer has shed its kin by the time October comes to town. Frost is in the air, twilight lingers and the nights loom over the shortened days. Nature displays the dying of the year with a explosion of color. The nights are darker and the stars are clearer. Belief is, that the wall between the worlds is at it's thinnest during this season and on the 31st of October it's even possible to cross over in both directions. We simultaneously hope and dread that we will catch a glimpse of or come in contact with the dead, undead, those who never lived, and the undying. We all love Halloween. Of all nights of the year, Halloween is the one where we hope that the impossible can be made possible and unreal can become real. It's the day where our deepest fears and wishes take on flesh. On Halloween our souls cry out "Scare us! Show us Fear! Makes us BELIEVE!" We wear masks not to hide, for that is an illusion, but to reveal our true selves. It is the one day where we find the courage to laugh at Death.
Author: James Lee Publisher: ISBN: 9789813056862 Category : Horror tales Languages : en Pages : 126
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Turn off your lights, get ready for frights! When the clock strikes midnight and the moon's full and bright, it's time for dread and fear. For Mr. Midnight is here with two stories, double the danger and twice the terror! STORY ONE: When Priscilla and her friends visit an old fortune teller, they learn that their future is fraught with fear and danger. Join them at THE CARNIVAL OF HORRORS - if you dare! STORY TWO: THE BOY WITH BLOOD RED-EYES steps ashore on the beach at night. But when he takes Rahul, Pui Min and their friends for a swim, their lives are changed forever!
Author: Jayne Castle Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698187423 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 354
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A new adventure begins on Harmony… With its opulent casinos and hotels, the desert city of Illusion Town is totally unique—and will take you on a thrill ride you’ll never forget. Hannah West isn’t the first woman to wake up in Illusion Town married to a man she barely knows, but she has no memory of the ceremony at all. For that matter, neither does Elias Coppersmith, her new husband. All either can remember is that they were on the run… With Hannah’s dubious background and shaky para-psych profile, she could have done much worse. The cooly competent mining heir arouses her curiosity—as well as other parts of her mind and body. And even her dust bunny likes him. But a honeymoon spent retracing their footsteps leads Hannah and Elias into the twisting underground catacombs, where secrets from both their pasts will come to light—and where the energy of their clashing auras will grow hot enough to burn…
Author: Ran Cartwright Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1312697164 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 250
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DREAMS and NIGHTMARES - a collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and classic childhood fears. These stories will take you from the dark corners of a bedroom closet to war torn London to deserted stretches of Nevada highways to the far reaches of outer space where terrors wait to inhabit your dreams and nightmares. Here you'll find a little bit of horror, dark fantasy, dark science fiction, demon gangsters, beasts in closets and under beds, Indian legends, the Boogeyman down at the end of the lane, and other assorted scarific oddities.
Author: Mehtab Ahmed Khan
Author: Erika McGann
Author: Daniel J O'Brien
Author: Nalo Hopkinson
Author: Lejaren Hiller
Author: Daniel J. O'Brien
Author: Horrified Press
Author: James Lee
Author: Jayne Castle
Author: Ran Cartwright