Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375838562
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
On a dangerous quest to the troll city of Underth, the healer, Little Fur, is mystified by a new companion--a scarred and angry fox whose strong spirit keeps him alive despite his wish to die.
A Fox Called Sorrow
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375838562
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
On a dangerous quest to the troll city of Underth, the healer, Little Fur, is mystified by a new companion--a scarred and angry fox whose strong spirit keeps him alive despite his wish to die.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375838562
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
On a dangerous quest to the troll city of Underth, the healer, Little Fur, is mystified by a new companion--a scarred and angry fox whose strong spirit keeps him alive despite his wish to die.
Little Fur #2: A Fox Called Sorrow
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375849238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In a Fox Called Sorrow, the adventures continue for Little Fur, the half elf, half troll girl who heals animals in a magical grove in the heart of a big city. When Little Fur discovers that the Troll King is plotting against the earth spirit that binds all living things, she sets off on a new adventure with a set of unlikely companions: the faithful cat Ginger, a reluctant rat, a pair of ferrets, and a mysterious fox called Sorrow who believes their quest is doomed. Can someone as small as Little Fur prove him wrong? Absolutely! And how she does it is as rich a tale as we've come to expect from author Isobelle Carmody.With black-and-white illustrations by the author throughout.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375849238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In a Fox Called Sorrow, the adventures continue for Little Fur, the half elf, half troll girl who heals animals in a magical grove in the heart of a big city. When Little Fur discovers that the Troll King is plotting against the earth spirit that binds all living things, she sets off on a new adventure with a set of unlikely companions: the faithful cat Ginger, a reluctant rat, a pair of ferrets, and a mysterious fox called Sorrow who believes their quest is doomed. Can someone as small as Little Fur prove him wrong? Absolutely! And how she does it is as rich a tale as we've come to expect from author Isobelle Carmody.With black-and-white illustrations by the author throughout.
A Mystery of Wolves
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Yearling Books
ISBN: 0375838597
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When Little Fur's feline friend Ginger goes missing, the tiny, half elf, half troll healer undertakes an adventure that sets her on a collision course with a secret order of wolves.
Publisher: Yearling Books
ISBN: 0375838597
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When Little Fur's feline friend Ginger goes missing, the tiny, half elf, half troll healer undertakes an adventure that sets her on a collision course with a secret order of wolves.
Little Fur
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375838546
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When half-elf, half-troll Little Fur learns that servants of the troll king aim to destroy her beloved trees, she embarks on an ambitious and dangerous journey into the human world in hopes of saving not only the wilderness she calls home, but the very earth spirit itself.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375838546
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When half-elf, half-troll Little Fur learns that servants of the troll king aim to destroy her beloved trees, she embarks on an ambitious and dangerous journey into the human world in hopes of saving not only the wilderness she calls home, but the very earth spirit itself.
Magic Night
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375839186
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A curious cat stumbles upon a magical mystery when he finds something that doesn't belong in his people's house. By the author of A Fox Called Sorrow.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375839186
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A curious cat stumbles upon a magical mystery when he finds something that doesn't belong in his people's house. By the author of A Fox Called Sorrow.
Obernewtyn
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811685
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities, it is also dangerous. Survival is only by secrecy and so she determines never to use her forbidden powers. But it is as if they have their own imperative and she is brought to the attention of the totalitarian Council that rules the Land. Banished to the remote mountain institution of Obernewtyn, she must throw off her cloak of concealment and pit herself against those that would resurrect the terrible forces of the apocalypse. Only then will she learn most truly who and what she is . . . Elspeth is determined to uncover the plot and so, accompanied only by her cat, Maruman, embarks on a terrible adventure full of danger, the conclusion to which promises not just uncertainty about her safety but also that of many around her.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811685
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities, it is also dangerous. Survival is only by secrecy and so she determines never to use her forbidden powers. But it is as if they have their own imperative and she is brought to the attention of the totalitarian Council that rules the Land. Banished to the remote mountain institution of Obernewtyn, she must throw off her cloak of concealment and pit herself against those that would resurrect the terrible forces of the apocalypse. Only then will she learn most truly who and what she is . . . Elspeth is determined to uncover the plot and so, accompanied only by her cat, Maruman, embarks on a terrible adventure full of danger, the conclusion to which promises not just uncertainty about her safety but also that of many around her.
Green Monkey Dreams
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742379478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A stunning collection of fourteen short stories, full of provocative ideas and haunting images. Originally published in 1996 and back in print in a a beautifully packaged edition in response to popular demand.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742379478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A stunning collection of fourteen short stories, full of provocative ideas and haunting images. Originally published in 1996 and back in print in a a beautifully packaged edition in response to popular demand.
The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower)
Author: Nan McNab
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459628120
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Six of the world's most exciting and best - loved writers have chosen fairytales as inspiration for this spellbinding and subversive short - story collection. Six writers - Margo Lanagan, Rosie Borella, Isobelle Carmody, Richard Harland, Margaret Mahy and Martine Murray - have taken inspiration from stories that have shaped us all, tales like 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'the Snow Queen'. This collection carries universal themes of envy and desire, deception and abandonment, courage and sacrifice. Characters are enchanted, they transgress, they yearn, they hunger, they hate and, sometimes, they kill. Some of the stories inhabit a traditional fairytale world, while others are set in the distant future. Some are set in the present and some in an alternative present. The stories offer no prescription for living or moral advice and none belong in a nursery. Open the covers and submit to their enchantment.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459628120
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Six of the world's most exciting and best - loved writers have chosen fairytales as inspiration for this spellbinding and subversive short - story collection. Six writers - Margo Lanagan, Rosie Borella, Isobelle Carmody, Richard Harland, Margaret Mahy and Martine Murray - have taken inspiration from stories that have shaped us all, tales like 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'the Snow Queen'. This collection carries universal themes of envy and desire, deception and abandonment, courage and sacrifice. Characters are enchanted, they transgress, they yearn, they hunger, they hate and, sometimes, they kill. Some of the stories inhabit a traditional fairytale world, while others are set in the distant future. Some are set in the present and some in an alternative present. The stories offer no prescription for living or moral advice and none belong in a nursery. Open the covers and submit to their enchantment.
Night Gate
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Rage Winnoway’s closest friends have always been her four dogs: Bear, Billy Thunder, Elle, and Mr. Walker. When Rage sets off for the hospital where her mother lies in a coma, the dogs and the neighbor’s goat tag along. On the way, they run into the firecat, who talks them into going through a magical gate. And something wonderful happens! Each of Rage’s friends is transformed. Bear becomes a real bear; Billy Thunder, a teenage boy; Elle, a warrior woman; Mr. Walker, a small, large-eared gentleman; and the goat, a satyr with an inferiority complex. Together, Rage and her companions embark on a quest to save the world of Valley, a journey that is somehow tied to Rage’s family. In this brilliant tale of courage and transformation, Isobelle Carmody captures the magic of Narnia and the whimsy of Wonderland without losing sight of the real world and all its difficulties.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Rage Winnoway’s closest friends have always been her four dogs: Bear, Billy Thunder, Elle, and Mr. Walker. When Rage sets off for the hospital where her mother lies in a coma, the dogs and the neighbor’s goat tag along. On the way, they run into the firecat, who talks them into going through a magical gate. And something wonderful happens! Each of Rage’s friends is transformed. Bear becomes a real bear; Billy Thunder, a teenage boy; Elle, a warrior woman; Mr. Walker, a small, large-eared gentleman; and the goat, a satyr with an inferiority complex. Together, Rage and her companions embark on a quest to save the world of Valley, a journey that is somehow tied to Rage’s family. In this brilliant tale of courage and transformation, Isobelle Carmody captures the magic of Narnia and the whimsy of Wonderland without losing sight of the real world and all its difficulties.
Winter Door
Author: Isobelle Carmody
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890904
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In the midst of the worst winter on record, Rage is beset with worry. Her mother still hasn’t fully recovered from her car accident despite Rage’s successful quest for healing magic. Her stoic uncle seems to be having second thoughts about looking after her. The school bully, Logan, is increasingly malicious. And her only friend, Billy Thunder, is just a dog again. As if that weren’t enough, there’s something wild lurking in the woods around the farm. Do Rage’s dreams hint at a sinister threat to two worlds?
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375890904
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In the midst of the worst winter on record, Rage is beset with worry. Her mother still hasn’t fully recovered from her car accident despite Rage’s successful quest for healing magic. Her stoic uncle seems to be having second thoughts about looking after her. The school bully, Logan, is increasingly malicious. And her only friend, Billy Thunder, is just a dog again. As if that weren’t enough, there’s something wild lurking in the woods around the farm. Do Rage’s dreams hint at a sinister threat to two worlds?