|
|
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fantasy & Magical Realism
When monsters rule, who will be left to stop them? After Joan's failed attempt to stop Eleanor, she now rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them. Nick -once a hero to humans, and Joan's first love - is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron - the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family - now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow. Wrenched between love and rivalry, the three of them must negotiate their fractured pasts to survive the new world and restore what was lost. Because only they remember that there was once a better timeline. But how will they defeat a whole world of monsters with control over time itself?
A boy sneaks into an old church to confront a mad ghost in this
adventure by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls It's
the 1950s when Johnny Dixon's mother dies, his father goes to fight
in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents.
Although life in a new house is strange, Johnny's "Grampa" listens
to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him
stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Best of
all, he's friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic
who's about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime. When the
professor learns Johnny loves ghost stories, he tells the boy the
spookiest legend in Duston Heights, Massachusetts-the tale of the
haunted church on the edge of town, with demonic carvings on its
altar, and the troubled spirit of mad Father Baart, who is said to
have killed two people before vanishing long ago. With the
professor as his guide, Johnny sets out on a quest that will put
him face-to-face with the crazy, long-dead priest. The first book
in the delightful Johnny Dixon series by the author who provides
"suspense and action aplenty" (Booklist), The Curse of the Blue
Figurine is a good old-fashioned Gothic adventure.
Vir twee dekades reeds swaai Lillie die heksie haar towerstaffie
oor kinderboekrakke dwarsoor die wereld. Met totale wereldwye
verkope van meer as 20 miljoen eksemplare en vertalings in 40 tale
is geen towerformule nodig om te voorspel dat sy ook Afrikaanse
harte gaan verower nie! Die selfleesboekies is gemik om agtjariges
en ouer. Lillie is uit haar vel uit van blydskap toe sy ’n
mikroskoop vir haar verjaarsdag kry. Sy wil dit al so lank he!
Wanneer sy ’n sneeuvlokkie onder die lens plaas, is sy stomgeslaan
oor die prag en wil noodgedwonge ’n land van sneeu en ys besoek.
Met die heksesprong beland sy in Wonderland. Maar iets is daar nie
pluis nie. Die koning het vermis geraak en Somer- en Lenteland word
stadig maar seker al hoe kouer. Winter neem oor. En gerugte van ’n
wrede vors doen die rondte. Lillie en Hektor, haar draakvriendjie,
gaan ondersoek instel.
Children become cats and birds, a once-invisible young woman pieces
herself back together, and the identity of a mysterious baseball
mascot is uncovered--all within this eclectic collection from
master storyteller Avi. By turns chilling, ethereal, and surreal,
these thought-provoking tales are sure to engage anyone who has
ever wondered what it would be like to become someone--or
"something"--else.
Fans of Avatar: the Last Airbender and F. C. Yee's New York Times
bestselling Kyoshi novels can now collect both hardcover editions
in this acclaimed duology The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the origin
story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom-born Avatar. The longest-living
Avatar in this beloved world's history, Kyoshi established the
brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive
Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own
nation. In The Shadow of Kyoshi, Kyoshi's place as the true Avatar
has finally been cemented-but at a heavy cost. Kyoshi voyages
across the Four Nations, struggling to keep the peace; but while
her reputation grows, a mysterious threat emerges from the Spirit
World. This thrilling duology follows Kyoshi's journey from a girl
of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice still feared
and admired centuries after becoming the Avatar.
|
|