Download or read book Return of the Emerald Skull written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling Books. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weird and evil events at a London boarding school provide messenger Barnaby Grimes an opportunity to test his budding knowledge of the ancient Chinese art of yinchido, in which one focuses on silences and empty spaces.
Download or read book Barnaby Grimes Return of the Emerald Skull written by Paul Stewart and published by David Fickling Books. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barnaby Grimes isa tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. This is a fantastic romp through a Dickensian-style city, with a wonderful new hero in the guise of Barnaby. After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby thinks he’s earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favorite pastry. But soon he realizes that all is not well at the school—but is the problem quite as he expects it? A gruesome tale of a school overrun by a terrible curse—who will survive? Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series and the Far-Flung Adventures.
Download or read book The Lost Barkscrolls written by Chris Riddell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These exciting tales are ideal for those new to the Edge or as an addition to the collection of any fan. They feature stories from each of the Edge trilogies: one from the time of Twig, one from the time of Quint, Twig's father, and one from the time of Rook, Twig's grandson. Meet well-known characters from the Edgeworld and get a tantalising glimpse into the last Edge novel ever - released in 2009. The collection also includes a beautiful fold-out timeline of the Edgeworld and CLOUD WOLF and THE STONE PILOT, World Book Day stories that fans have repeatedly asked to see again.
Download or read book Get Those Guys Reading written by Kathleen A. Baxter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.
Download or read book Legion of the Dead written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling Books. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Messenger Barnaby Grimes is delivering packages when a local gang "encourages" him to attend a funeral where he begins to face his deadliest challenges.
Download or read book Muddle Earth written by Paul Stewart and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Jefferson is an ordinary schoolboy from ordinary Earth. At least, he was. But something strange happened when he was walking his dog, and now he's Joe the Barbarian—fearless warrior-hero, summoned by Muddle Earth's leading wizard* to slay ogres, wrestle dragons, and bravely confront villains. Joe doesn't feel much like a warrior-hero.** But evil is stirring in the heart of Elfwood, and the people of Muddle Earth need help (although most of them don't know it yet). Perhaps Joe Jefferson really is a hero after all. . . . * Actually, Muddle Earth's only wizard. And he's not very good. ** He doesn't really look much like one either.
Download or read book Serving Boys Through Readers Advisory written by Michael Sullivan and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... With an emphasis on non-fiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction, this book offers a wealth of material including tips for how to booktalk one-on-one as well as in large groups, methods of performing indirect readers' advisory with parents or teachers, and suggested read-alikes as well as titles to offer a boy in place of a book he did not like or would not read ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Barnaby Grimes Curse of the Night Wolf written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling Books. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after Victorian messenger Barnaby Grimes is attacked by a huge beast while crossing London's rooftops, he becomes entangled in a mystery involving patent medicine, impoverished patients, and very expensive furs.
Download or read book Fantasy Fiction written by Frances Sinclair and published by School Library Association. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of fantasy fiction for teachers, librarians, parents and guardians and children themselves in which to find many titles of fantasy fiction that they like, or may be tempted, to read. Includes groups such as classic fantasy, comic fantasy, Arthurian, dark fantasy, animals and dragons.
Download or read book Barnaby Grimes written by Paul Stewart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby Grimes thinks he's earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favourite pasty. But soon he realises that all is not well at the school - but is the problem quite as he expects it?
Download or read book Barnaby Grimes Legion of the Dead written by Paul Stewart and published by David Fickling Books. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The corpses swayed where they stood, their bony arms outstretched before them and tattered sleeves hanging limply in the foggy air. I smelled the sourness of the sewers about them; that, and the sweet whiff of death. Their sunken eyes bored into mine. I was surrounded. . . .” Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, delivering messages and running errands all over the city, day and night. Gangland funerals and diving expeditions are hazardous enough, but when the graveyards begin to give up their dead, this tick-tock lad is faced with his deadliest challenge yet. . . . A blood-curdling tale of greed and betrayal. Will Barnaby be defeated by the Legion of the Dead? Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell’s incomparable Barnaby Grimes returns for another adventure in the third installment of the brilliantly exciting horrorthriller series set in Dickensian London.
Download or read book Far Flung Adventures Corby Flood written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second magical, funny, and fabulously illustrated story in the Far Flung Adventures from the authors of Fergus Crane and the Edge Chronicles. Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. Her boisterous brothers might not have noticed that anything is wrong, but Corby is highly observant and has a lot of time for note-taking and eavesdropping. Onboard, among the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler-hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns. There's also a melancholy wailing sound coming from the hold. It's strictly out of bounds but Corby can't help investigating. What could be inside the crate she discovers down in the hold? As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well mustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns...
Download or read book Barnaby Grimes Phantom of Blood Alley written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horrors that await him. In this new adventure, Barnaby finds himself in the fiercely competitive world of early photography, where the rewards are immense but so are the risks. After an experiment goes disastrously wrong, Barnaby is on the trail of a mad chemist with a talent for disappearing into thin air. . . .
Download or read book Far Flung Adventures Hugo Pepper written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugo Pepper was raised in the Frozen North by reindeer herders. His parents were eaten by polar bears when he was just a baby, but Hugo discovers that the sled they arrived in has an unusual compass—one that can be set to "Home." And so Hugo arrives in Firefly Square—to discover a group of very special friends, and a dastardly enemy. With three-toed snowmen, a secret buried treasure, and a host of fabulous stories, this is a fantastic third tale in the Far-Flung Adventures!
Download or read book Emerald Knight written by J. M. Sampson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "a heartfelt tale of heroism sure to appeal to fantasy fans and lovers of old-fashioned adventure alike." ~ Blueink "A virtuous and riveting debut that pays tribute to genre classics." ~ Kirkus "historical fantasy of heroic proportions." "a compelling moral epic that blends mythologies with fantastical elements." ~ Clarion Germaine of Scot Hold, a warrior known as the Emerald Knight, lives in the land of Valeria where he holds to the old code of honor and valor. A family man, Germaine makes his living by swearing liege oath to those needing his aid. It is his greatest wish that all in his land will one day live in peace. In the meantime, violence is a necessity for survival. Lady Estella Merelda’s life is in grave danger. Both her parents have died, leaving her as the reluctant new ruler of her kingdom, Lyon Hold, taking her focus away from finding a husband. After a rather skeptical Lady Estella is finally convinced she needs protection, she sends her servant to retrieve the Emerald Knight, who soon swears to defend her and her kingdom from an evil lord. It proves to be the most dangerous task of his life when he is challenged to a single combat against a dark sorcerer and, if that is not enough, must also face a dragon’s wrath. As he races against the specter of death, the Emerald Knight fights his last battles—for his life and heart. In this action-packed saga, a warrior of legendary valor pits his skills against an evil lord, sorcery, and vengeful dragon to protect his lady.
Download or read book Far Flung Adventures Fergus Crane written by Paul Stewart and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life—attending school on the ship Betty Jeanne and helping his mother in the bakery. But then a winged mechanical horse appears and whisks Fergus off to meet his long-lost uncle. Not only that, he finds out that his teachers are not what they seem—they're actually pirates! Can Fergus save his schoolmates from the far-off Fire Island? Perfect for 8- to 12-year-old readers, this is a deliciously accessible story. "Part Dickensian comedy, part pirate adventure."--Publishers Weekly
Download or read book The Edge Chronicles 12 Doombringer written by Paul Stewart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cade Quarter is building a new life for himself in the wild Farrow Ridges, miles away from civilization – and from the enemies who are seeking him. But when his new home is threatened by villainous mire-pearlers, Cade and his friends must find a way to defend the land they love, and the wise and beautiful secrets it holds. Doombringer is the second book of the Cade Saga – fourth trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies. There are now 13 titles and four trilogies in the series, but each book is a stand-alone adventure, so you can read The Edge Chronicles in any order you choose.
