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Made Glorious
Lindsay Eagar
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R592
R469
Discovery Miles 4 690
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A beautifully crafted epic adventure spiced with magic from the
acclaimed author of Hour of the Bees. Fished from the river as an
infant and raised by a roving band of street urchins who call
themselves the Crowns, eight-year-old Duck keeps her head down and
her mouth shut. It's a rollicking life, always thieving, always on
the run - until the ragtag Crowns infiltrate an abandoned cathedral
in the city of Odierne and decide to put down roots. It's all part
of the bold new plan hatched by the Crowns' fearless leader, Gnat,
to ensure the Crowns always have a steady supply of food and money.
But no sooner is Duck apprenticed to the kindly local baker than
her allegiances start to blur. Who is she really: a Crown or an
apprentice baker? And who does she want to be? Meanwhile, high
above the streets of Odierne, on the roof of the unfinished
cathedral, an old and ugly gargoyle grows weary of waiting to
fulfil his own destiny to watch and protect. Told in alternating
viewpoints, this exquisite novel evokes a timeless tale of love,
self-discovery, and what it means to be rescued.
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The Family Fortuna
Lindsay Eagar
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R361
R288
Discovery Miles 2 880
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While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and sleepovers, twelve-year-old Carolina -- Carol -- is spending hers in the New Mexico desert, helping her parents move her grandfather into a home for people with dementia. At first, Carol avoids prickly Grandpa Serge. But as the summer wears on, Carol finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by the crazy stories he tells her about a healing tree, a green-glass lake, and the bees that will bring back the rain and end a hundred years of drought. As the line between magic and reality starts to blur, Carol must decide for herself what is possible -- and what it means to be true to her roots.
From the author of Hour of the Bees comes another captivating story that deftly blurs the line between reality and magic – and will leave you wondering What if?
The Loch Ness Monster. The Frogman. Bigfoot. Twelve-year-old Miranda Cho used to believe in it all, used to love poring over every strange footprint, every stray hair, everything that proved that the world was full of wonders. But that was before her mother’s obsession with monsters cost Miranda her friends and her perfect school record, before Miranda found the stack of unopened bills. Now the fact that her mum is a cryptozoologist doesn’t seem wonderful – it’s embarrassing and irresponsible, and it could cost them everything. So Miranda agrees to go on one last creature hunt, determined to use all her scientific know-how to prove to her mother, once and for all, that Bigfoot isn’t real. Then her mum will have no choice but to grow up and get a real job – one that will pay the mortgage and allow Miranda to attend the leadership camp of her dreams. But when the trip goes horribly awry, will it be Miranda who’s forced to question everything she believes?
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