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A thrilling graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's
bestselling I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, with text
adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Haus Studio George Calder must
be the luckiest kid alive - he and his little sister, Phoebe, are
sailing with their aunt on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever
built! George can't resist exploring every inch of the incredible
boat, even if it gets him into trouble. But one night while George
is off exploring, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Soon the
impossible is happening: The Titanic is sinking. George has always
gotten out of trouble before. Can he survive this nightmare? With
art by Haus Studio and text adapted by Georgia Ball, Lauren
Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series takes on
vivid new life in this bold graphic novel edition. Includes
nonfiction back matter with facts and historical photos of the
real-life Titanic disaster. Perfect for readers who prefer the
graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived
chapter book series, I Survived graphic novels combine historical
facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader
turning the pages.
Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series takes
on vivid life in this box set of four paperback graphic novel
editions. With text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Haus Studio,
Alvaro Sarraseca, and Corey Egbert, these graphic novels combine
historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep
any reader turning the pages. Each book includes a nonfiction
section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life
event. The set is perfect for I Survived fans as well as any reader
interested in stories of disaster and survival, or who wants an
action-packed experience of the events that have shaped history.
This set includes: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I
Survived Graphic Novel #1): George Calder must be the luckiest kid
alive he and his little sister, Phoebe, are sailing with their aunt
on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built! But one night while
George is off exploring, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat.
George has always gotten out of trouble before. Can he survive this
nightmare? I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived Graphic
Novel #2): Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's
little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love
cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. One afternoon, Chet
spots a gray fin in the creek, but it must be his imagination It's
impossible he's about to come face-to-face with a killer shark...
right? I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived Graphic Novel
#3): It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home
country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's fam-ily,
have been forced to live in a ghetto. One day, Max and his sister,
Zena, make a dar-ing escape into the nearby forest, where they are
rescued by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, grenades are
falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of
the Nazi invasion? I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (I
Survived Graphic Novel #4): Hoping to get some advice from his
firefighter uncle, eleven-year-old Lucas skips school one beautiful
September morning and takes the train into Manhattan. But just as
Lucas arrives at his the firehouse, everything changes and nothing
will ever be the same again.
A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by
Georgia Ball and art by Berat Pekmezci. No grizzly has ever killed
a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight.
Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every
year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife
make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is
different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of
the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. She
knows basic bear safety: Don't turn your back. Don't make any
sudden movements. And most importantly: Don't run. That last one is
the hardest for Mel; she's been running from her problems all her
life. If she wants to survive tonight, she'll have to find the
courage to face her fear. Based on the real-life grizzly attacks of
1967, this bold graphic novel tells the story of one of the most
tragic seasons in the history of America's national parks -- a
summer of terror that forever changed ideas about how grizzlies and
humans can exist together in the wild. Lauren Tarshis's New York
Times bestselling I Survived series comes to vivid life in graphic
novel editions. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel
format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series,
these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action
storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages.
Includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos
about the real-life event.
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Dangerous Remedy
(Paperback)
Kat Dunn; Narrated by Flora Montgomery
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The first in a dazzling, commercial, historical adventure series
set in the extravagant and deadly world of the French Revolution. A
whirlwind of action, science and magic reveals, with a diverse cast
of fearless heroines, a band of rebels like no other. Camille, a
revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts - a runaway
girl, a deserter, an aristocrat in hiding. As the Battalion des
Morts they cheat death, saving those about to meet a bloody end at
the blade of Madame La Guillotine. But their latest rescue is not
what she seems. The girl's no aristocrat, but her dark and
disturbing powers means both the Royalists and the Revolutionaries
want her. But who and what is she? In a fast and furious story full
of the glamour and excesses, intrigue and deception of these
dangerous days, no one can be trusted, everyone is to be feared. As
Camille learns the truth, she's forced to choose between loyalty to
those she loves and the future.
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The Right Road
(Hardcover)
Andrew T. Suchyna; Contributions by Grace Suchyna, David Suchyna
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Dragonracers
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Peter Bunzl; Illustrated by Lia Visirin
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Twins Kitty and Harris Hawk have grown up at the airfield where
their father works as an engineer. Kitty in particular is obsessed
with the idea of becoming an aeronaut but her father thinks
children should stay firmly on the ground. When the twins discover
a strange and unusually large egg from which a dragon hatches,
little do they imagine that this is the first step on a journey
that will see them taking to the skies and competing in the first
long-distance air race. Can they win the huge prize that's at stake
and will their daring adventure lead their father to change his
mind about Kitty's future?
This is the story of Biscuit, a very curious dog with an uncanny
knack for getting into trouble. When exploring the garden at her
new home she would poke her nose into what looked like a rabbit
hole, as a curious dog was of course going to do, and be sent on a
strange and dangerous journey into the past where she would become
trapped in London during the Great Fire of 1666. Yet, with
determination and the help of a few new friends, she would fight to
find her way home, and in doing so influence the course of history.
Steeped in the natural history of Mary Anning's Jurassic Coast, a
powerful dual-timeline story about friendship, mental health and
hidden stories. 1884. Emma Linden dreams of following in the
footsteps of the famous fossil-hunter, Mary Anning on the Jurassic
Coast. But Emma's world begins to spiral when her brother James
becomes obsessed with a glassy-eyed tiger at the museum. More than
a hundred years later, her descendant Rosie Linden goes missing,
her mind full of prowling tigers. With her new friend Jude, Rosie
uncovers family secrets buried like layer upon layer of rock.
Together they must sift the past to find the truth and heal the
present. Praise for Hannah Foley 'A great friendship story,
fascinating, intricate and hopeful.' Hilary McKay author of The
Skylarks' War '[An] expansive story about mental health, hidden
stories and friendship.' The Bookseller One to Watch 'A bold,
courageous and important book.' Sophie Kirtley author of The Wild
Way Home
A deadly contagion races through England...
Isabel and her family have nowhere to run from a disease that has killed half of Europe. When the world she knows and loves ends for ever, her only weapon is courage.
The Black Death of 1349 was the deadliest plague in human history. All Fall Down is a powerful and inspiring story of survival in the face of real-life horror.
A stunning story set in seventeenth-century London and the fairy
world, from a CARNEGIE MEDAL and COSTA-prizewinning author. The
story is told by Coriander, daughter of a silk merchant in 1650s
London. Her idyllic childhood ends when her mother dies and her
father goes away, leaving Coriander with her stepmother, a widow
who is in cahoots with a fundamentalist Puritan preacher. She is
shut away in a chest and left to die, but emerges into the fairy
world from which her mother came, and where time has no meaning.
When she returns, charged with a task that will transform her life,
she is seventeen. This is a book filled with enchantments -- a pair
of silver shoes, a fairy shadow, a prince transformed into a fox -
that contrast with the heartbreaking loss and cruelty of
Coriander's life in the real world. With its brilliantly realised
setting of old London Bridge, and underpinned by the conflict
between Royalists and Puritans, it is a terrific page-turner,
involving kidnapping, murder and romance, and an abundance of vivid
characters.
Set in the early industrial revolution and the great canal building
age, a young Jane Austen takes on the role of detective as she
seeks to solve the mysterious events at the Oxford canal terminus.
Nearing completion, convicts work on completing the wharf overseen
by the charming secretary Mr George, who shows Jane around. A rude
convict Gardiner does not make a good impression though. When
Gardiner goes missing and canal funds turn up short, an exciting
manhunt ensues but Jane begins to expect something suspicious about
the secretary and the reasons why Gardiner was in prison. Were
Jane's first impressions very wrong about the relative merits of
the convict and the secretary? With the ever-present Austen spirit,
Jane with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to
finding the truth and expose the secrets. Inspired by Austen's
third novel Pride and Prejudice (working title First Impressions).
Introducing London's newest and greatest detective: Enola Holmes - the book that inspired the film, starring Millie Bobby Brown.
'A story of a young girl who is empowered, capable, and smart . . . the Enola Holmes book series convey an impactful message to kids and teenagers all over the world that you can do anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting and adventurous way.' Millie Bobby Brown
When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers-all while attempting to piece together clues to her mother's strange disappearance. Amid all the mayhem, will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her mother?
Dundee, 1915. When twelve-year-old Nancy suspects one of her
teachers is a German spy, she ropes in the reluctant Jamie Balfour
to help her uncover the scheme. Midshipman Harry Melville is aboard
HMS Argyll in the stormy North Sea, unaware of both hidden rocks
and German plots that threaten the ship. Nancy and Jamie discover
HMS Argyll is in deadly danger and they are drawn into a web of
espionage, secrets, and betrayal, where no-one is as they seem and
no-one can be trusted.
Jane Pinny has moved to the very grand Lytton House to be a Maid Of
All Work. And being a Maid Of All Work means that she has to do...
well, ALL the work, obviously! Cleaning, dusting, scrubbing,
washing - there's SO much to do in a Victorian country house. But
when a priceless jade necklace belonging to the lady of the house
disappears, Jane turns accidental detective (with the help of her
best friend, a pigeon called Plump...) - can she solve the mystery
of the missing jewels before it's too late?
Edward IV has died, leaving his 12-year-old son as king. But
England has been torn apart by the Wars of the Roses. Nobody wants
a boy-king. Soon the boy's uncle Richard III is on the throne - but
Henry Tudor is challenging him for the crown. Henry and Richard
have one thing in common: they need the young Edward V and his
little brother out of the way. The two boys are sent to the Tower
of London for safety. They are never seen again... A fascinating
look at the brief reign of Richard III, told through the eyes of
the princes' nursemaid. What really happened to the princes in the
Tower? Was Richard responsible - or has he been wrongly accused for
centuries?
Jane Austen turns detective in this spooky historical adventure by
award-winning author Julia Golding! It's 1789 and a young Jane
Austen turns detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious
happenings at Southmoor Abbey. When a carriage accident forces a
change of plans, 13-year-old Jane is sent to be a companion to Lady
Cromwell for a week as the household prepares to celebrate the
eldest son's coming-of-age party. While there, Jane vows to solve
the mystery of the ghostly monk in the Abbey grounds - for she does
not believe in such stories! But this is not the only strange
occurrence for the adventurous young Jane to investigate. There are
shivery night-time investigations, an Indian girl with secret
talents, a library fire, two prize horses in danger, and friends to
save from false accusations. With notebook in hand and her faithful
dog Grandison by her side, will Jane overcome the continuous
obstacles and find out the truth?
A thrilling World War II adventure set in occupied France,
featuring an Indian RAF pilot. Great for fans of Michael Morpurgo
and John Boyne, and those who want diverse historical fiction.
Thirteen-year-old Joelle Breton stumbles across Indian-born RAF
pilot Mohinder Singh when his plane crashes in occupied France and
it's up to her and her parents to hide him from the Nazis. After
all, her parents are brave members of the French Resistance and
will do everything they can to help get Mohinder back to Britain.
But when they are betrayed and tragedy strikes, Joelle and Mohinder
will have to act fast if they are ever to evade the enemy.
Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments of history,
perfect for introducing children to historical topics. Book Band:
Dark Red Ideal for ages 10+
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