Author: Tamsin Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192742620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night . . . Scarlet McCall is on her most dangerous mission yet. A cursed dagger has fallen into the hands of master criminal, Delgado. Now Scar must retrieve it before Delgado unleashes its power with a deadly sacrifice. It's a daring mission, but Scar is no ordinary thief: she has the ability to transform into wild animals - the problem is, she can't always control her mysterious powers. Can Scar use her stealth, cunning, and shapeshifting abilities to steal the dagger, and be back in time for school on Monday? Tamsin Cooke's action-packed follow up to the amazing Cat Burglar.
The Scarlet Files: Mission Gone Wild
Author: Tamsin Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192742620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night . . . Scarlet McCall is on her most dangerous mission yet. A cursed dagger has fallen into the hands of master criminal, Delgado. Now Scar must retrieve it before Delgado unleashes its power with a deadly sacrifice. It's a daring mission, but Scar is no ordinary thief: she has the ability to transform into wild animals - the problem is, she can't always control her mysterious powers. Can Scar use her stealth, cunning, and shapeshifting abilities to steal the dagger, and be back in time for school on Monday? Tamsin Cooke's action-packed follow up to the amazing Cat Burglar.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192742620
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night . . . Scarlet McCall is on her most dangerous mission yet. A cursed dagger has fallen into the hands of master criminal, Delgado. Now Scar must retrieve it before Delgado unleashes its power with a deadly sacrifice. It's a daring mission, but Scar is no ordinary thief: she has the ability to transform into wild animals - the problem is, she can't always control her mysterious powers. Can Scar use her stealth, cunning, and shapeshifting abilities to steal the dagger, and be back in time for school on Monday? Tamsin Cooke's action-packed follow up to the amazing Cat Burglar.
The Scarlet Files: Cat Burglar
Author: Tamsin Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192742604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Winner of the Stockton Children's Book of the Year 2017! Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night... Scarlet McCall thinks she has it all figured out. She and her dad are on a mission to return stolen treasures to their rightful owners. But when they take an ancient Aztec bracelet, her world turns upside down. Dad goes missing, and mysterious powers erupt inside Scarlet. She's hunted by sinister people, who will stop at nothing to possess the bracelet. Searching for her dad, Scar must learn who to trust before it's all too late.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192742604
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Winner of the Stockton Children's Book of the Year 2017! Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night... Scarlet McCall thinks she has it all figured out. She and her dad are on a mission to return stolen treasures to their rightful owners. But when they take an ancient Aztec bracelet, her world turns upside down. Dad goes missing, and mysterious powers erupt inside Scarlet. She's hunted by sinister people, who will stop at nothing to possess the bracelet. Searching for her dad, Scar must learn who to trust before it's all too late.
Stunt Double
Author: Tamsin Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192749838
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Finn is a free-running black belt, with a talent for acting-but when his big break arrives, it's not the role he was expecting at all. Recruited as a stunt double, he's pushed to his limits-scaling walls at high speed, jumping from dizzying heights, and diving into rocky waters-all without any safety gear. He's determined to push himself, but as the stunts get more dangerous, the lines between movie and reality are really starting to blur, and it becomes clear that he'll be luckily to escape this shoot with his life. A brand new adventure for readers aged 9+, from the author of The Scarlet Files.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192749838
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Finn is a free-running black belt, with a talent for acting-but when his big break arrives, it's not the role he was expecting at all. Recruited as a stunt double, he's pushed to his limits-scaling walls at high speed, jumping from dizzying heights, and diving into rocky waters-all without any safety gear. He's determined to push himself, but as the stunts get more dangerous, the lines between movie and reality are really starting to blur, and it becomes clear that he'll be luckily to escape this shoot with his life. A brand new adventure for readers aged 9+, from the author of The Scarlet Files.
Stunt Double: Jungle Curse
Author: Tamsin Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192749854
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Fearless stunt double Finn is in Thailand working on the latest Rio Dinoni blockbuster. It's a dream job, but are the whispers around set true? Is the film really cursed? When stunt, after stunt goes wrong; filming starts to get really dangerous. So far, Finn's survived all sorts of smashes and crashes, even an elephant stampede, but it's the secrets on set that might finally break him.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192749854
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Fearless stunt double Finn is in Thailand working on the latest Rio Dinoni blockbuster. It's a dream job, but are the whispers around set true? Is the film really cursed? When stunt, after stunt goes wrong; filming starts to get really dangerous. So far, Finn's survived all sorts of smashes and crashes, even an elephant stampede, but it's the secrets on set that might finally break him.
Proven Guilty
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451460851
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The only wizard in the Chicago phone book, Harry is given the task of investigating rumors of black magic in the Windy City, while, at the same time, searching for some malevolent entities that feed on fear who have been set loose on Chicago.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451460851
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The only wizard in the Chicago phone book, Harry is given the task of investigating rumors of black magic in the Windy City, while, at the same time, searching for some malevolent entities that feed on fear who have been set loose on Chicago.
Star Darlings: Good Wish Gone Bad
Author: Disney Book Group
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484777646
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The Star Darlings uncover the secret of Lady Stella and Lady Rancora's friendship when they were teens at Starling Academy. We will learn that went wrong, why Rancora was kicked out of school, and how she became the evil force bent on destroying Starland...
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484777646
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The Star Darlings uncover the secret of Lady Stella and Lady Rancora's friendship when they were teens at Starling Academy. We will learn that went wrong, why Rancora was kicked out of school, and how she became the evil force bent on destroying Starland...
Star Darlings: Stealing Starlight
Author: Disney Book Group
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368001793
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A girl on Earth has made a terrible wish. And it's one that could hurt her best friend. Now Vivica, Starling Academy's mean girl, is on her way to help grant it. The Star Darlings must stop her--otherwise Rancora's evil power will be restored. But will they be able to change the wisher's bitter heart?
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368001793
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A girl on Earth has made a terrible wish. And it's one that could hurt her best friend. Now Vivica, Starling Academy's mean girl, is on her way to help grant it. The Star Darlings must stop her--otherwise Rancora's evil power will be restored. But will they be able to change the wisher's bitter heart?
Into the Wild
Author: Jon Krakauer
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307476863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world’s attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding—and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307476863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die. "It may be nonfiction, but Into the Wild is a mystery of the highest order." —Entertainment Weekly McCandess had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Not long after, he was dead. Into the Wild is the mesmerizing, heartbreaking tale of an enigmatic young man who goes missing in the wild and whose story captured the world’s attention. Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding—and not an ounce of sentimentality. Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553522205
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp?
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553522205
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease. With the help of Simon the gooseboy and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp?
Out Of Control
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674703X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674703X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.