Download or read book The Witch with the Long Sharp Nose written by Nancy Faulkner and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the witch's orders, a little girl looks into the chimney to see what is hidden there.
Download or read book The Witch Figure written by Venetia Newall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katharine Briggs enjoys an unchallenged reputation in the world of folklore studies. The theme of this volume, the witch figure as a malevolent intermediary in folk belief, was chosen to reflect that aspect of Briggs's scholarship exemplified in her study of witchcraft, Pale Hecate's Team. The contributors draw on the disciplines of archaeology, comparative religion, sociology and literature and include: Carmen Blacker, H.R. Ellis Davidson, Margaret Dean-Smith, L.V. Grinsell, Christina Hole, Venetia Newall, Geoffrey Parrinder, Anne Ross, Jacqueline Simpson, Beatrice White, John Widdowson. Originally published in 1973.
Download or read book The Witch s Boy written by Kelly Barnhill and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This spellbinding fantasy begs for a cozy chair and several hours of uninterrupted reading time.” —The Washington Post When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. Across the forest that borders Ned’s village, Áine, the daughter of the Bandit King, is haunted by her mother’s last words: “The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.” When the Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned’s mother, a witch, is meant to protect, Áine and Ned meet. Can they trust each other long enough to cross a dangerous enchanted forest and stop the war about to boil over between their two kingdoms? “Barnhill is a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “[The Witch’s Boy] should open young readers’ eyes to something that is all around them in the very world we live in: the magic of words.” —The New York Times “This is a book to treasure.” —Nerdy Book Club A Washington Post Best Book of 2014 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2014 A Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best” 2014
Download or read book Deep Down in Brooklyn written by Ed German and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is a memoir about growing up in Brooklyn in the 50s and 60s. The title isDeep Down in Brooklyn. It is an illustrated book, 400 pages with 127 historic andpersonal photographs.It is a story largely untold and in great detail about urban living, and includes servicewith the Marines in Vietnam.I've lived all over New York and now live on Eastern Long Island where I host a nightly jazzradio program at Long Island's Public Radio station, WPPB - Peconic Public Broadcasting88.3 FM. My program is heard Monday to Friday evenings, 8pm - 11pm. I have been on the air for over 14 years.
Download or read book The Zeros and The Season of the Witch written by Eric Bonkowski and published by Penny Dreadful Publications. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the wild time the gang had in "The Zeros and The Man Who Could Not Die," it's pretty understandable that the guys need a vacation. Where do they go? No, not the Jersey shore. What's better than the Jersey shore? Obviously the Delaware beaches (cue Delaware joke). Everything is hunky dory until the crew learns that children are disappearing, and a trail of breadcrumbs is leading towards a shadowy witches' coven that would rather conduct their business unnoticed. New friendships are forged, old ones are tested, and a few familiar scoundrels may just make an appearance before the Zeros figure out what's rotten in the state of Delaware…
Download or read book Walking with the Dead written by Lucy M. Falcone and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this frightfully funny novel by L.M. Falcone, an ancient corpse launches two boys on a suspenseful journey through the netherworld.
Download or read book Meg and the Others written by Harriet Theresa Comstock and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meg is a "little old-fashioned girl of long ago." Her joys, griefs, and escapades are related to Margaret and Betty after dinner by their grandmother.
Download or read book The Battle for Evov written by Laurie Bowler and published by Laurie Bowler. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to ancient laws, mythical beings and humans can't be together. Still, Ezekiel, a human, meets Jenilia, a mythical being, and their fate becomes tied together by many unfortunate events. Farah, the second born of the sovereign of Evov, has slowly been implementing her evil plans; she has succeeded in killing her mother, the monarch of Evov and has taken the throne, and it's up to her sister, Jenilia and her partner, Ezekiel, to put an end to Queen Farah's tyrannical and sadistic reign. Together Jenilia and Ezekiel lead their army through the lands of Evov to Farah's lair to defeat her and her Dark Army. This is their only chance for peace. Farah, who has been weakened from the battle, still refuses to relent and sends her Dark Army to kill all those who oppose her, including Jenilia and Ezekiel, the leaders of the uprising. The breathtaking sequel to Mythical.
Download or read book An Elemental Witch written by R. D. Martin and published by RRSL PUBLISHING LTD. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifted with unwanted magic. Burdened by tragic secrets. Will she risk her normal, safe life to save an innocent girl? Bella Flores is determined to conceal her witchy abilities. When the sorcery-suppressing government executed her father, she chose a corporate cubicle to hide in plain sight. But she’s forced to jeopardize her secret when she becomes entangled in a supernatural kidnapping… Rallying her self-centered feline familiar and unrequited crush, Bella embarks on a quest to rescue the stolen girl. But they’ll have their hands full, gathering the shattered pieces of the only weapon strong enough to slay the sinister abductor. And soon her fears of being seen become a deadly reality as she fights forgotten legends and eldritch horrors that could consume her soul. Can Bella save the child before they both meet a savage end? An Elemental Witch is the explosive first book in the Bella Flores urban fantasy series. If you like relatable characters, heart-stopping mysteries, and battles with mythical creatures, then you’ll love R.D. Martin’s unique world.
Download or read book Nancy Drew 39 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet written by Carolyn Keene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1962-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the eerie performances of a life-size puppet begin to haunt the old Van Pelt estate, where an amateur acting group – The Footlighters – have their theater, Nancy Drew is called upon to unravel the baffling mystery. From the moment the detective and her friends Bess and George arrive at the mansion, the dancing puppet puzzle is further complicated by Tammi Whitlock, the Footlighters’ temperamental leading lady, and Emmet Calhoun, a Shakespearean actor. Nancy’s search of the mansion’s dark, musty attic for clues to the weird mystery starts a frightening chain reaction. A phone call from a stranger with a witchlike, cackling voice warns her to “Get out!” Next an encounter with two jewel theft suspects adds another perplexing angle to the puzzle. When Nancy finally sees the life-size puppet flitting across the moonlit lawn and chases it, she learns that someone with a sinister motive is determined to keep her form solving the case. Is it one of the Footlighters? Or is it an outsider?
Download or read book Raven s Promise written by Laura & Ruth Martin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A raven transports Sheila, Stephen and Molly into a mysterious and dangerous world, where humans can change into fearsome animals at will, where magic is real, where lethal pythons, fiery phoenixes, menacing sorcerers, and vicious panthers, pervade – and where the elements of fire, wind and water can be controlled through spells and magic…even in the darkest of dungeons.
Download or read book The So Called Human Race written by Bert Leston Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wizard of Oz Peter Pan written by Lucy Forte and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did the reviewers think of The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan? Will you agree or disagree with the reviewers? Read this book to find out.
Download or read book Afraid to be Chinese written by Xin-Mei and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Geste of Duke Jocelyn written by Jeffery Farnol and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fiction novel penned by the British Jeffery Farnol. Set against the backdrop of English literature, this narrative offers readers a thrilling adventure filled with love stories, knights, and knighthood. Farnol masterfully crafts a tale that transports readers to a world of chivalry, romance, and heroism, making it a must-read for those who appreciate finely woven tales of adventure.
Download or read book The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix written by Kate Saunders and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published by Marion Lloyd Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children's Books, London, in 2013"--Title page verso.
Download or read book The Representations of Elderly People in the Scenes of Jesus Childhood in Tuscan Paintings 14th 16th Centuries written by Welleda Muller and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Kunsthistorisches Institut (Max Planck Institute) in Florence, Italy, in collaboration with the MaxNetAging Research School in Rostock, Germany. Adopting an innovative approach, it leads the reader through early modern Tuscan paintings to discover a new vision of intergenerational relationships. By studying both the images of elderly people in the scenes of Jesus’ Childhood and the primary sources dealing with old age, the book reveals how old age was perceived at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance in Tuscany.
