Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1783013230
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 628

View

Book Description
THRILLING, ACTION PACKED HISTORICAL ADVENTURESVividly set in the Viking Age - full of sword fights, treasure, pirates, adventurous sea journeys, kings, queens, runes and belief in the supernatural.Four-books-in-one edition of this HIGHLY ACCLAIMED series, recommended by numerous reviewers, teachers and young readers. - 'If you've not discovered Grim Gruesome yet, where have you been! ...Vividly told scary adventure...you can't stop reading' - Primary Times- 'Dahl-style jokes and adventure' - The Times - 'horrible but also funny...wonderful' - TES- 'Full of twists and turns that you are desperate to follow' - www.justimaginestorycentre.co.uk- 'A page turner...dramatic and vivid...fast-paced and enjoyable' - Birmingham Post- Shortlisted for the Solihull Children's Book Award and Lancashire Fantastic Book AwardAN UNFORGETTABLE VILLAIN!Grim Gruesome is a mysterious, hideous, shape-shifting trickster - charismatic yet evil, the terror of the North Lands. He has sworn to harm as many children as he can. No one has ever seen his face, but he can be recognised by his repulsive, pus-oozing finger stump with hypnotic powers.In each story Grim appears incognito, and in a different disguise, to lure young victims into his power. He weakens them with terrifying threats and throws them into horrifically dangerous situations. At first escape seems impossible. However, in true fairy tale style, children always overcome him by drawing on their own courage, determination and inner strength. LOTS OF CHILD APPEAL- Child-centred fiction with the emphasis on a gripping, thrilling story. - Strong appeal to both girls and boys- Written in a page-turning style with short chapters ending on cliffhangers.- Scary yet buoyant and touched with dark humour.- Vividly written: rich plots and colourful characters.- Short chapters, snappy sentences and constant drama - accessible to all reading abilities.- Language that's direct and pithy - look out for some unique Viking curses!

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953745432
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

View

Book Description
The story is set in a larger-than-life Viking world, where Bjarni the pigboy and Astrid, the landowner's daughter have a budding romance and no future until a massive and mysterious figure looms out of the mist. He says he is Astrid's uncle and suggests that Bjarni should try making his fortune as a pirate. But it isn't giving too much away to reveal that this is Grim Gruesome himself and he soon has both children firmly under his spell. He is an unredeemable monster, who just hates children, for no apparent reason, but hasn't allowed for how resisitant these two are.

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 190

View

Book Description
A quest for treasure inside a haunted troll-mound, a boy condemned as an outlaw and banished to the wilderness and a cruel trick that lands two young girls in mortal danger, Grim Gruesomes cunning knows no bounds! There are lots of surprises and emotional challenges in this adventure.

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953745449
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 181

View

Book Description
"Grim Gruesome is on his way to the Viking town of Jorvik! Dalla and her older brothers Aki and Frodi are terrified. Should they trust the fierce 'berserk' warrior who offers them protection? Or seek help from the Queen of Jorvik -- even though everyone says she's a witch?" --Publisher.

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953745463
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 188

View

Book Description
Adventure. 'Lock away your children! Beware the Rings of Doom!' An ominous warning... A dramatic volcanic eruption... A rune-message bringing an unexpected gift of silver treasure...?Vividly set against the landscape of Viking Iceland with its turf houses, snow-capped volcanoes, black lava desert and boiling mud pools, the new Grim Gruesome story is another richly wrought and passionate tale in which nothing is quite what it seems.

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 181

View

Book Description
"Grim Gruesome is on his way to the Viking town of Jorvik! Dalla and her older brothers Aki and Frodi are terrified. Should they trust the fierce 'berserk' warrior who offers them protection? Or seek help from the Queen of Jorvik -- even though everyone says she's a witch?" --Publisher.

Author: Rosalind Kerven
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953745456
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

View

Book Description
A quest for treasure inside a haunted troll-mound, a boy condemned as an outlaw and banished to the wilderness and a cruel trick that lands two young girls in mortal danger, Grim Gruesome's cunning knows no bounds! There are lots of surprises and emotional challenges in this adventure.

Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0385351402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404

View

Book Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair). When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO. Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public. What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.

Author: Nancy Atherton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101561793
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254

View

Book Description
Nancy Atherton's seventeenth in the New York Times bestselling series sees the sleepy village of Finch set aflutter by a bewitching mystery from its past. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking! Last year, the otherworldly sleuth's devoted fans secured a place on the New York Times bestseller list for Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree. Now Lori and Aunt Dimity are back on the list—and this time, they're on a witch-hunt. At first glance, the unassuming Mrs. Amelia Thistle is a disappointment to the villagers of Finch, but Lori Shepherd isn't fooled by the new arrival's bland persona. Amelia is a world-famous artist, traveling incognito, and, after unearthing a fragment of a family diary hinting that Mistress Meg, the Mad Witch of Finch, might be one of her ancestors, she's come to Finch in search of the truth.

Author: Hannah Arendt
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
ISBN: 9781417790036
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

View

Book Description
Hannah Arendts authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendts postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.