Download or read book Carter and the Curious Maze written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-08-06 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present? The fair is dull, dull, dull, and nothing interesting will ever happen to Carter again ... until Carter discovers the curious maze. Nothing has ever happened here in the history of the world, he thinks. But the maze has some strange secrets, and the spot Carter stands upon has seen some very exciting events over the centuries. Once Carter enters the maze, odd people begin to appear. First he meets Mr. Green, the mysterious, creepy maze-keeper, then a leaf-covered girl, a lost little boy in old-fashioned clothes, a wounded British soldier, and finally an eighteenth-century Native boy who seems very authentic, indeed. When Carter eventually escapes the curious maze, the fair is all wrong. There are too many horses, ladies in bonnets, and what’s a freak show doing there? Carter begins his travels through time, and his dull afternoon is about to get very, very interesting.
Download or read book Weird Stories Gone Wrong 5 Book Bundle written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong. Here are five spectacularly spooky books from acclaimed children’s author Philippa Dowding that will have you wondering about tall tales, giant flies, and mysterious monsters in the dark. Jake and the Giant Hand—Book #1 Jake doesn’t really believe a giant’s hand was found in a field near his grandfather’s farm, but when Jake begins noticing giant flies buzzing around and Grandpa says the basement is off-limits, he doesn’t know what to believe. Myles and the Monster Outside—Book #2 2016/2017 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award — Shortlisted A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won’t leave them alone. Carter and the Curious Maze—Book #3 Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present? Alex and The Other—Book #4 Alex is a lonely boy, not exactly bullied but not popular either. Then a girl — named Alex! — arrives who looks just like him. She is popular, and better than him at everything. Soon, she’s even better than he is at being him. Will Alex get his life back, or will his evil twin take over for good? Blackwells and the Briny Deep—Book #5 After seeing a phantom ship, the Blackwell kids run aground on a mysterious island with warring mermaids, zombie pirates, and a strange dolphin-boy named Finn.
Download or read book Weird Stories Gone Wrong 6 Book Bundle written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong. Here are six spectacularly spooky books from acclaimed children’s author Philippa Dowding that will have you wondering about tall tales, giant flies, and mysterious monsters in the dark. Jake and the Giant Hand—Book #1 Jake doesn’t really believe a giant’s hand was found in a field near his grandfather’s farm, but when Jake begins noticing giant flies buzzing around and Grandpa says the basement is off-limits, he doesn’t know what to believe. Myles and the Monster Outside—Book #2 2016/2017 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award — Shortlisted A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won’t leave them alone. Carter and the Curious Maze—Book #3 Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present? Alex and The Other—Book #4 Alex is a lonely boy, not exactly bullied but not popular either. Then a girl — named Alex! — arrives who looks just like him. She is popular, and better than him at everything. Soon, she’s even better than he is at being him. Will Alex get his life back, or will his evil twin take over for good? Blackwells and the Briny Deep—Book #5 After seeing a phantom ship, the Blackwell kids run aground on a mysterious island with warring mermaids, zombie pirates, and a strange dolphin-boy named Finn. Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet—Book #6 On Quinn’s third day at the Work Centre he sees a girl run away. After he’s questioned about her escape, suddenly a renegade Officer and Work Bot want Quinn to help the oldest children find sanctuary in the Quiet, Quiet. But why are the children turning blue? How can Quinn help them? And more than that: what’s the Quiet, Quiet anyway?
Download or read book Alex and The Other written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beware The Other ... Alex is the loneliest boy at school. Not only are his parents away (again), but his beloved cat is missing. Plus, one morning his reflection in the haunted bathroom mirror at school starts talking to him. Then two mysterious strangers in overcoats and sunglasses appear, whispering the same message, over and over: Beware The Other.... But, worse than all that, is the girl with the braid. She looks just like Alex. She’s better than him at everything, and they even share the same name. Soon, she’s the only Alex anyone can see, at school, at work, even at home. In no time, it’s almost as though the real Alex never existed at all. Can the real Alex outsmart his evil twin and get his life back before she replaces him for good? And, more importantly, who is the real Alex, anyway?
Download or read book Quinn and the Quiet Quiet written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-09-21 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinn might get used to the food, Work Bots, and creating the Blue BrickTM ... but why are children all around him turning blue? Quinn Fleet, twelve, Packager (QF12P) has only been at the Work Centre for three days, but he’s already seen a Caver run away, faced interrogation, and been made to stand in front of a crowd of children in the Grand Hall to apologize for breaking a Blue BrickTM. That's when he notices that all the children at the Work Centre look so thin, ragged, and blue. Why are the children turning blue? Why can they make the strange blue spark when they snap their fingers? What’s the blue shimmer in the air? And why do a renegade Work Bot and an Officer want Quinn to lead the NewBlues to the sanctuary of the Quiet, Quiet? But more than all that, what is the Quiet, Quiet, anyway?
Download or read book The Night Flyer s Handbook 2 Book Bundle written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Night Flyers glide effortlessly over the rooftops of their small town in a strange, magical escape from the pressures of high school. Meet Gwendolyn and Everton in this two-book collection of The Night Flyer's Handbook series. The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden Gwendolyn Golden has a bad temper and hates to read. She's a pretty normal teenager until ... one morning she wakes up on the ceiling. Along with her many average teenage qualities, Gwendolyn Golden can also fly. What’s happening to her? Everton Miles Is Stranger Than Me In the sequel to The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, high school, family therapy, capture by a Rogue spirit, and flying are all part of a normal day for Gwendolyn Golden. She’s the only teenager who can fly in her small town, until the charming and enigmatic Everton Miles shows up with a few surprises of his own.
Download or read book Myles and the Monster Outside written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won’t leave them alone.
Download or read book Everton Miles Is Stranger Than Me written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sequel to The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, high school, family therapy, capture by a Rogue spirit, and flying are all part of a normal day for Gwendolyn Golden. She’s the only teenager who can fly in her small town, until the charming and enigmatic Everton Miles shows up with a few surprises of his own.
Download or read book Blackwells and the Briny Deep written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After seeing a phantom ship, the Blackwell kids run aground on a mysterious island with warring mermaids, zombie pirates, and a strange dolphin-boy named Finn.
Download or read book New Wine in Old Bottles written by Jerzy Kamionowski and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book John Carter s Chronicles of Mars written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 1314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in distress and fabulous adventures. Join John Carter as he explores this fantastic milieu.
Download or read book Mazes for Programmers written by Jamis Buck and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the secrets to creating random mazes! Whether you're a game developer, an algorithm connoisseur, or simply in search of a new puzzle, you're about to level up. Learn algorithms to randomly generate mazes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and dimensions. Bend them into Moebius strips, fold them into cubes, and wrap them around spheres. Stretch them into other dimensions, squeeze them into arbitrary outlines, and tile them in a dizzying variety of ways. From twelve little algorithms, you'll discover a vast reservoir of ideas and inspiration. From video games to movies, mazes are ubiquitous. Explore a dozen algorithms for generating these puzzles randomly, from Binary Tree to Eller's, each copiously illustrated and accompanied by working implementations in Ruby. You'll learn their pros and cons, and how to choose the right one for the job. You'll start by learning six maze algorithms and transition from making mazes on paper to writing programs that generate and draw them. You'll be introduced to Dijkstra's algorithm and see how it can help solve, analyze, and visualize mazes. Part 2 shows you how to constrain your mazes to different shapes and outlines, such as text, circles, hex and triangle grids, and more. You'll learn techniques for culling dead-ends, and for making your passages weave over and under each other. Part 3 looks at six more algorithms, taking it all to the next level. You'll learn how to build your mazes in multiple dimensions, and even on curved surfaces. Through it all, you'll discover yourself brimming with ideas, the best medicine for programmer's block, burn-out, and the grayest of days. By the time you're done, you'll be energized and full of maze-related possibilities! What You Need: The example code requires version 2 of the Ruby programming language. Some examples depend on the ChunkyPNG library to generate PNG images, and one chapter uses POV-Ray version 3.7 to render 3D graphics.
Download or read book Steel And Shadows written by Stuart Field and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the brutal killing of his family, British Special Forces ex-agent John Steel arrives in New York with one purpose: find the person responsible and exact his revenge. NYPD detective Samantha McCall is investigating a triple homicide when Steel shows up to help find the perpetrator and bring him to justice. What appears to be the work of a serial killer soon turns out to be something different altogether, with relentless mercenaries, a shadowy informant and ghosts from the past for both McCall and Steel all involved. As unexpected alliances and Steel's personal mission reveal a complex web of treachery, can he and McCall find a way to work together and solve the case?
Download or read book Shot In The Dark written by Brian L. Porter and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of three crime fiction series starter novels by Brian L. Porter, Doug Lamoreux & Stuart Field, now available in one volume! A Mersey Killing: In 1961 Liverpool, a group of aspiring musicians chase their dreams amidst the burgeoning Swinging Sixties. Meanwhile in 1999, skeletal remains discovered in the docklands ignite an investigation that spans generations. Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake navigate a journey through time, delving into the early days of the influential Mersey Beat scene. But can they unravel the mystery of the long-lost woman and the bones hidden beneath the River Mersey for over three decades? Corpses Say The Darndest Things: The death of a beloved Chicago televangelist’s wife is only the beginning; someone is homiciding their way through the Temple of Majesty Church. And private eye Nod Blake has been dumped in the middle of it all, on his head. The resulting injuries seem to have opened a door to the hereafter: Blake believes dead people are talking to him. But are the victims really begging the gumshoe for help from the other side of the grave? When his nemesis, Detective Lieutenant Wenders, finds evidence that Blake is the murderer, the private dick's life becomes a great big soup sandwich. Steel And Shadows: After losing his family, former British Special Forces agent John Steel arrives in New York determined to locate the person captured in a photograph. NYPD detective Samantha McCall is investigating a triple homicide when Steel offers his assistance in tracking down the perpetrator. What initially seems like the work of a serial killer soon turns into a sinister labyrinth of deception. With ruthless mercenaries, enigmatic informants, and haunting echoes from their pasts, the unlikely duo must navigate a treacherous web of betrayal in order to bring the perpetrator to justice.
Download or read book The Paths We Take written by STARINE, SWEETBLUNCH, VENTRECANARD, YOURSTRULYTRINA and published by Summit Publishing Company Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are Olivia. And your boyfriend broke up with you. While the end feels overwhelming, you’re really not the kind to let it faze you. So what do you do? You start a new love story, one where the ending is up to YOU. Will you fall in love with the bad boy, navigating through his many moods and sidestepping his dark past? Or will it be the gentle nerd, that mind- boggling puzzle you try your best to solve but just can’t? Can’t get that sexy CEO out of your mind— or that empty space in his bed waiting for you? Or are you looking for the magician to whisk you away from the drudgery to a life of danger and adventure? Whether it’s happily-ever-after or heartbreak or something else entirely, how Olivia’s love story ends is up to YOU.
Download or read book Weird Stories Gone Wrong 2 Book Bundle written by Philippa Dowding and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong. Here are two spectacularly spooky stories from acclaimed children’s author Philippa Dowding that will have you wondering about tall tales, giant flies and mysterious monsters in the dark. Includes Jake and the Giant Hand Jake doesn’t really believe a giant’s hand was found in a field near his grandfather’s farm, but when Jake begins noticing giant flies buzzing around and Grandpa says the basement is off-limits, he doesn’t know what to believe. Myles and the Monster Outside A series of creepy events follow Myles and his family one rainy night as they move across the country. But the scariest thing has to be the misty, red-eyed figure that won’t leave them alone. “A well-crafted horror story with a suspenseful buildup and truly creepy details.” —School Library Journal “Philippa Dowding has cooked up a delicious blend of mystery, humour, and adventure that middle-grade readers are sure to devour!” —Richard Scarsbrook (Author of The Monkey-Face Chronicles)
Download or read book Maze written by Larry Collins and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1989 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CIA officer discovers a psychic who can pinpoint where a Soviet submarine is hiding deep in the Alantic. A secret struggle is set off to alter the balance of power.
