Download or read book Longbow Girl written by Linda Davies and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunningly written start to an exciting new trilogy about a smart, strong, bold girl who travels back in time to protect her family's past and ensure its future using her archery skills. Set in the wilds of the Welsh mountains, the brave and beautiful longbow girl, Merry Owen, discovers a river that takes her back in time to the autocratic kingdom of King Henry VIII. While there she finds she must compete in an archery tournament to save her ancestors' land from being seized by their aristocratic neighbors the de Courcys. Merry's best friend James de Courcy (and heir to the de Courcy wealth) follows her back in time and the two get tangled up in their families' ancient histories. There are forces working against them both in the past and the present. Will they be able to survive their pasts to save their futures?
Download or read book The History of the English Longbow written by Donald F. Featherstone and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Longbow written by Wayne Grant and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roland Inness desperately needs meat for his starving family, but he takes the wrong deer on the wrong nobleman's land. Worse yet, he uses his longbow, a weapon outlawed and suppressed by the Norman overlords of England. Now they are coming for him. With one shot the 14 year old peasant boy is launched on a desperate flight that takes him from the mountains of Derbyshire to the wild frontier of Wales and on to the court of Richard the Lionheart. Along the way he is hunted by a paid killer, aided by a strange monk named Tuck, and taken in by a gruff Norman knight, who values his amazing skill with the bow. That skill and his courage are sorely tested as he fights to earn the trust of his new master.
Download or read book Longbow written by Jay Campbell and published by Ravens Eye Press LLC. This book was released on 2012 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of the wild adventures of Jay and Karen Campbell, who chase big game with the longbow in Australia, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean, weaves their complicated life and deadly encounters with big rivers and big animals while still showing the joy is in the journey.
Download or read book Don t Cosplay with My Heart written by Cecil Castellucci and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweetly snarky, romantic YA novel follows Edan as she tries to gather the strength to be the hero in her own real life even as she connects with her dream boy at a costume competition. When Edan Kupferman dresses up like her favorite character, Gargantua, she feels tall and powerful. That's important right now, because her family is a mess, her best friend is gone for the summer, her crush is confusing, and Edan's feeling small and not sure which end is up. When Edan's cosplaying, she can be angry, loud, and not the good girl everyone thinks she is. And when she's at conventions, she feels like she's found her own Team Tomorrow. But when her personal life starts to spiral out of control, Edan has to figure out whether she needs a sidekick, or if she has the strength to be the hero of her own story.
Download or read book Archer Addy written by Erik Nachtrieb and published by 1iopen Productions, LLC. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addy decides she wants to try something new--target archery. After practicing every day through the cold, rainy winter, she asks her parents to enter her in the Archery National Championships. Can she do it? Is is too soon? How will she do shooting next to the best in the sport?
Download or read book Crecy 1346 written by David Nicolle and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: was the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War. It pitted the French army, considered the best in Europe, against the English under King Edward III and the 'Black Prince', who as yet had no great military reputation. Although outnumbered almost three to one, the English prevailed.
Download or read book May Bird and the Ever After written by Jodi Lynn Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-05-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely and shy, ten-year-old May Ellen Bird has no idea what awaits her when she falls into the lake and enters The Ever After, home of ghosts and the Bogey Man.
Download or read book 10 Things Everyone Needs to Know about Money written by Linda Davies and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Money is one of the most important languages on the planet. In this book, Linda Davies helps people understand and speak it better.
Download or read book Guide to the Longbow written by Brian J. Sorrells and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advice on all aspects of selecting and shooting a longbow, including buying custom and choosing arrows.
Download or read book Faerie Lord written by Herbie Brennan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after leaving the Faerie Realm, Henry Atherton finds a middleaged Pyrgus and his new wife, Nymph, in Mr. Fogarty's backyard. They explain that a terrible plague has taken hold of the Faerie Realm, causing faeries to age so rapidly that Pyrgus had to flee in order to save himself. Determined to help his friends, Henry returns to the realm, hoping to find a cure and perhaps win his way back into the heart of Queen Holly Blue. But the plague isn't what it seems, and when the treacherous villains of the Faerie Realm are involved, anything is possible. Readers are guaranteed to find themselves enmeshed in this final heart-stopping adventure from fantasy master Herbie Brennan.
Download or read book The Great Warbow written by Matthew Strickland and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Warbow is a vivid and exciting exploration of the bow and arrow as weapons of war. The definitive work on medieval military archery, this lively and informative book is essential reading for anyone interested in medieval warfare or the history of archery.
Download or read book The Bicycle Spy written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Marcel make the ride of his life? Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he's racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents' bakery. He dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race. But ever since Germany's occupation of France began two years ago, in 1940, the race has been canceled. Now there are soldiers everywhere, interrupting Marcel's rides with checkpoints and questioning.Then Marcel learns two big secrets, and he realizes there are worse things about the war than a canceled race. When he later discovers that his friend's entire family is in imminent danger, Marcel knows he can help -- but it will involve taking a risky bicycle ride to pass along covert information. And when nothing ends up going according to plan, it's up to him to keep pedaling and think quickly... because his friend, her family, and his own future hang in the balance.
Download or read book The Dark Is Rising written by Susan Cooper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YA. An eleven-year-old boy searches for six magical signs in order to save the world from the threatening evil of the Dark.
Download or read book The Code of Honor written by Paul J. Maurer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-05-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and practical framework for ethical practices in contemporary cybersecurity While some professions – including medicine, law, and engineering – have wholeheartedly embraced wide-ranging codes of ethics and conduct, the field of cybersecurity continues to lack an overarching ethical standard. This vacuum constitutes a significant threat to the safety of consumers and businesses around the world, slows commerce, and delays innovation. The Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity delivers a first of its kind comprehensive discussion of the ethical challenges that face contemporary information security workers, managers, and executives. Authors Ed Skoudis, President of the SANS Technology Institute College and founder of the Counter Hack team, and Dr. Paul Maurer, President of Montreat College, explain how timeless ethical wisdom gives birth to the Cybersecurity Code which is currently being adopted by security practitioners and leaders around the world. This practical book tells numerous engaging stories that highlight ethically complex situations many cybersecurity and tech professionals commonly encounter. It also contains compelling real-world case studies – called Critical Applications – at the end of each chapter that help the reader determine how to apply the hands-on skills described in the book. You'll also find: A complete system of cybersecurity ethics relevant to C-suite leaders and executives, front-line cybersecurity practitioners, and students preparing for careers in cybersecurity. Carefully crafted frameworks for ethical decision-making in cybersecurity. Timeless principles based on those adopted in countless professions, creeds, and civilizations. Perfect for security leaders, operations center analysts, incident responders, threat hunters, forensics personnel, and penetration testers, The Code of Honor is an up-to-date and engaging read about the ethically challenging world of modern cybersecurity that will earn a place in the libraries of aspiring and practicing professionals and leaders who deal with tech every day.
Download or read book Nest of Vipers written by Linda Davies and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lost City written by Amanda Hocking and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Hocking, the New York Times bestselling author of The Kanin Chronicles, returns to the magical world of the Trylle Trilogy with The Lost City, the first novel in The Omte Origins—and the final story arc in her beloved series. The storm and the orphan Twenty years ago, a woman sought safety from the spinning ice and darkness that descended upon a small village. She was given shelter for the night by the local innkeepers but in the morning, she disappeared—leaving behind an infant. Now nineteen, Ulla Tulin is ready to find who abandoned her as a baby or why. The institution and the quest Ulla knows the answers to her identity and heritage may be found at the Mimirin where scholars dedicate themselves to chronicling troll history. Granted an internship translating old documents, Ulla starts researching her own family lineage with help from her handsome and charming colleague Pan Soriano. The runaway and the mystery But then Ulla meets Eliana, a young girl who no memory of who she is but who possesses otherworldly abilities. When Eliana is pursued and captured by bounty hunters, Ulla and Pan find themselves wrapped up in a dangerous game where folklore and myth become very real and very deadly—but one that could lead Ulla to the answers she’s been looking for.
