After a tumble down the rabbit hole, Alice finds herself far away from home in the absurd world of Wonderland. As mind-bending as it is delightful, Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel is pure magic for young and old alike.

Referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, H. L. Mencken noted that his discovery of this classic American novel was "the most stupendous event of my whole life"; Ernest Hemingway declared that "all modern American literature stems from this one book," while T. S. Eliot called Huck "one of the permanent symbolic figures of fiction, not unworthy to take a place with Ulysses, Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Hamlet."The novel\'s preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author\'s remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book\'s understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, and other topics. Most of all, Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story, filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mark Twain is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mark Twain then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE   The beloved, award-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a Michael Chabon masterwork, is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay. Now with special bonus material by Michael Chabon.   A “towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book” (Newsweek), hailed as Chabon’s “magnum opus” (The New York Review of Books), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. Spanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America’s finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize   Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award   Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Decade by *Entertainment Weekly*

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders...until he meets Donald Shimoda--former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar.... In Illusions, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar...that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places--like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

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Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington D.C. to L.A in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people\'s essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost. The Christmas Train is filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief ... and shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our deepest hopes and dreams, especially during this season of miracles.

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Big Audrey is a girl . . . with cat s whiskers . . . and sort of cat s eyes. But, is there an other cat-whiskered, sort of cat-eyed girl? Big Audrey waves goodbye to her friends Iggy and Neddie, Seamus, and Crazy Wig, in Los Angeles and hitches a ride with bongo-playing-while-driving Marlon Brando across the country to Poughkeepsie, New York, city of mystery. She finds she has questions needing answers and a bit of inter-plane-of-existence traveling to do. Big Audrey and her telepathic friend Molly zigzag off on an incredibly strange and kooky adventure, and solve the mystery of the cat-whiskered doppelganger."

The sensational sequel to ‘Papillon’. ‘Banco’ continues the adventures of Henri Charriere - nicknamed Papillon - in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after thirteen years of escape and imprisonment. Despite his resolve to become an honest man, Charriere is soon involved in hair-raiding exploits with goldminers, gamblers, bank-robbers and revolutionaries - robbing and being robbed, his lust for life as strong as ever. He also runs night clubs in Caracas until an earthquake ruins him in 1967 - when he decides to write the book that brings his international fame.

Farley Mowat's youth was charmed and hilarious, and unbelievably free in its access to unspoiled nature through bird-banding expeditions and overnight outings in the dead of winter. The author writes of sleeping in haystacks for survival, and other adventures, with equal shares of Booth Tarkington and Jack London. He also brings back Mutt, the famous hero-dog of his classic THE DOG WHO WOULDN'T BE, and his pet owl Wol, hero of OWLS IN THE FAMILY. The tale of an outrageous and clever boy, BORN NAKED takes its place as the foundation of the Farley Mowat canon.

** *Now available as an ebook for the first time!* ** No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of *Marathon Man*, *Tinsel*, *Boys and Girls Together*, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, *All the President's Men*, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated.

Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for Treasure Island, hoping to find the buried loot of Captain Flint, fiercest of all the pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own ship is made up of Flint\'s former crew, led by the evil one-legged pirate Long John Silver. Once on the island Jim and his friends must find the buried treasure and escape before the pirates capture them. Robert Louis Stevensons timeless tale of greed and gold remains the most exciting adventure story ever written.

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, published as La storia di un burattino (literally "The tale of a puppet"), and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It is considered a canonical piece of children\'s literature and has inspired hundreds of new editions, stage plays, merchandising and movies, such as Walt Disney\'s iconic animated version and commonplace ideas such as a liar\'s long nose. According to extensive research done by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi in late 1990s and based on UNESCO sources, it has been adapted in over 260 languages worldwide. That makes it the most translated non-religious book in the world, and one of the best-selling books ever published. According to Francelia Butler, it remains "the most widely read book in the world after the Bible".

Laurel Quinn is a Hollywood Crisis Manager hired by A-List, B-List, C-List and/or D-List clients to help fix their images and reputations suffering from scandals. This book contains 6 short stories about Laurel Quinn that are filled with absurd characters, scandals ripped from the tabloids. secrets that Laurel will discover about her tragic past and and an ending that readers will not see coming!Laurel Quinn is Hollywood's best kept weapon. She is the CEO and President of 'Publicity!', her own Crisis Management firm where she "fixes" a scandal making it disappear so it doesn't damage her client's reputation. It doesn't matter where her clients fall: A-list, B-List, C-List or D, she takes on every client with the same respect.Armed with her sharp tongue, quick wits, six inch stilettos and the help of her mysterious Assistant Tony Vincetti; Laurel will do anything it takes to get the job done--even if it means blood has to be shed.This book contains six different short stories about Laurel Quinn that are filled with absurd characters, shocking twists and turns, scandals ripped from the tabloids that she has to fix and while doing so; she is faced with a personal tragedy that will reveal secrets from her past, expose lies and drop a major bombshell that will show readers; just how dangerous Laurel Quinn truly is.

When little Reddy Fox gets too big for his breeches and steals a plump pet hen in broad daylight, the stage is set for an exciting tale as Farmer Brown\'s boy pursues Reddy with loaded gun and Bowser the Hound. Fortunately, Reddy has wise Granny Fox on his side and, with some timely help from other woodland friends, manages to avoid an unhappy ending.As this timeless fable unfolds, children will delight in Reddy\'s risky antics and the commotion his behavior causes among Johnny Chuck, Drummer the Woodpecker, Peter Rabbit, and the other inhabitants of the Green Forest. Thornton W. Burgess, author of Old Mother West Wind and many other children\'s classics, was a master at telling a good story that holds a child\'s attention while instilling an important lesson in the most painless and enjoyable fashion. First published in 1913, The Adventures of Reddy Fox was one of his finest efforts. In this inexpensive Dover edition, newly reset in large, easy-to-read type, it will delight children (and adults) today, just as it did their grandparents.

A plump little meadow mouse is always an inviting target for hungry hunters in the Green Meadows. This certainly should give Danny Meadow Mouse enough cause for concern; but lately, he\'s been worrying about something else — his short tail! In fact, he wants so much to have a different tail that he almost forgets to take care of the one he has.Danny spends much of his time avoiding the likes of Hooty the Owl, who drifts effortlessly above him in the open air; Reddy Fox and old Granny Fox, who stalk him as he races through snow tunnels; Mr. Blacksnake, who silently slithers after him through the grass; and other pesky predators.Youngsters will enjoy reading and listening to the adventures of the plucky vole and his friends as they explore Farmer Brown\'s orchard, the Old Briar-patch, and the enchanting world of the Green Forest. The text has been completely reset in large, easy-to-read type and Thea Kliros has adapted six black-and-white illustrations from the originals by Harrison Cady.

Ole Doc Methuselah was the name by which he was known on a myriad of scattered planets, for he was the most famous member of the most elite organization of the cosmos, the Solders of Light. But he was no soldier in the military sense, for the enemies he fought were disease, corruption and the warped psychology that spread in the isolation of mankind's lost planetary colonies. Encountering double-dealing, mutation and the unexpected, Ole Doc and his unique, multi-armed companion Hippocrates share a series of astonishing adventures in their unending journey through the trackless galaxies. Contents: · Ole Doc Methuselah [as by René Lafayette] · nv Astounding Oct ’47 · Her Majesty’s Aberration [as by René Lafayette] · ss Astounding Mar ’48 · The Expensive Slaves [as by René Lafayette] · ss Astounding Nov ’47 · The Great Air Monopoly [as by René Lafayette] · nv Astounding Sep ’48 · Plague [as by René Lafayette] · nv Astounding Apr ’49 · A Sound Investment [as by René Lafayette] · nv Astounding Jun ’49 · Ole Mother Methuselah [as by René Lafayette] · nv Astounding Jan ’50

Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman by E.W. Hornung features his popular character A. J. Raffles, a well-known cricketer and gentleman thief. Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards supporting the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support community and encourage well-being. To learn more about the Freeriver Community project please visit the website- www.freerivercommunity.com

From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of **Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid **and **The Princess Bride** (he also wrote the novel), and the bestselling author of **Adventures in the Screen Trade** comes a garrulous new book that is as much a screenwriting how-to (and how-not-to) manual as it is a feast of insider information. If you want to know why a no-name like Kathy Bates was cast in **Misery**-it's in here. Or why Linda Hunt's brilliant work in **Maverick** didn't make the final cut-William Goldman gives you the straight truth. Why Clint Eastwood loves working with Gene Hackman and how MTV has changed movies for the worse-William Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, **Which Lie Did I Tell?** is indispensable reading for anyone even slightly intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made.

A collection of adventure/science fiction novels featuring John Carter. Book One: A Princess of Mars Book Two: The Gods of Mars Book Three: The Warlord of Mars Book Four: Thuvia, Maid of Mars Book Five: The Chessmen of Mars Bonus Short Story: The Terrible Planet This collection includes a new, original artwork and illustrations, and a linked table of contents for Kindles & Kindle apps

Maximillian Bacchus is the ringmaster, ruler, guide and owner of what he considers the greatest show in the world. Traveling with a Crocodile named Malachi, a trapeze girl named Ophelia, a strong man they call Hero, which is short for Hieronymus a clown named Domingo de Ybarrondo, who paints in a wagon pulled by a giant Ibis bird, the troupe wanders from adventure to adventure with mythic aplomb. From the first story, in which Indigo Murphy, the best bird handler in the world leaves the show to join in matrimony with the Duke Lorenzo de Medici, to the fabled court of Kubla Khan, the magic never stops. You will meet a young apple thief named Angelo with magic eyes, and an orang-outang named Bathsheba, and a host of other amazing characters with names and personas cut like a patchwork quilt from the mythologies and dreams of the world. Though written forty years ago, these pages are littered with the same magical side steps that have always been woven into Clive Barkers fiction. Worlds not quit our own, and yet so real they ring with truth and leave you wishing you could step from your mundane life into that other place into those caves of ice if only long enough to catch Maximillian's show.

The Adventures of Charls follows the dealings of a humble cloth merchant in the days before the royal Ascension. Set after the events of Kings Rising and The Summer Palace.

“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of—or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side, we travel the world, meeting murderers and mad scientists, Eskimos and exorcists (who have occasionally administered holy water rectally), rabbis and terrorists—who, it turns out, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts. Like all of Roach’s books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies.

You never know where you'll find yourself in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll! Join Alice in Wonderland, where nothing is quite as it seems. On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute . . . With a wonderfully inspiring introduction by Chris Riddell, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the twelve brilliant classic stories relaunched with a lovely new cover. PLUS A behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more... Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), grew up in Cheshire in the village of Daresbury, the son of a parish priest. He was a brilliant mathematician, a skilled photographer and a meticulous letter and diary writer. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inspired by Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church in Oxford, was published in 1865, followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1867. He wrote numerous stories and poems for children including the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark and fairy stories Sylvie and Bruno.

'Macho Caballo' is a fantasy tale about old Mexico. It has wild animals, cowboys and Indians, dashing caballeros, beautiful señoritas, magical spells, an evil sorcerer, banditos... and horses. Lots of horses. It is about a macho young lad who gets to see life from the other side, in a long ago land; but it’s all innocent fun… for the reader, that is.In this book, the first of the Adventures of Macho Caballo, we find how Ramon Caballo got his nickname 'Macho', and how he inadvertently set out to become an unknown legend in that land. Just remember his advice: "Don't smart off to the spirits in the Spirit Cave!"The Aztecs were falling, taken down by impudent outsiders, upstart subject tribes and disease. A thousand years of civilization, knowledge and magic were lost. Then a sorcerer, a rogue from Mesopotamia, devised a scheme in which he would preserve all the magic of his fellows and condense that lore into a single token, which he gave to an innocent tribal girl, who would pass the token along to her first-born child, which would always be a girl. When the disaster had passed, the sorcerer would find the girl's descendant and token so he could resume his quest for power. While his compatriot sorcerers died in the fighting, the sorcerer went into deep sleep in the bottom of a cave. Centuries passed and the disaster continued, until one year the nation overthrew its oppressors. The echoes of that revolution woke the sorcerer and his minions, and they set out to locate the girl who must have the precious treasure. What they found was something else entirely. Or was it?

This is the first book (of 40, counting two big-little books) in the original Tom Swift series. Although in later volumes Tom invents some fantastic stuff (for the period, 1910 - 1938), but in this one, he starts amall, buying a motorcycle (relatively new stuff in 1910) from the eccentric Mr. Wakefield Damon, who accidently tried to climb a tree with it. Tom improves the machine and uses it to attempt to bring a model and papers of his father\'s latest invention to Albany where the family\'s corporate lawyer was. Tom is waylaid but a gang intent on stealing the invention, and does some detective work tracking the men down after they succeed in their theft. He starts after them alone, but meets Mr. Damon and his friends, and they succeed in regaining the model and papers - the crooks manage to get away, to come back in "Tome Swift and his Motor Boat", the 2nd book of the series. We briefly meet Mary Nestor, whose horse runs away with her, but she figures more prominently in later volumes. With a more significant role, we also meet Eradicate "Rad" Sampson, and African-American man-of-all-work. Unfortunately he is given the stereotypical speech patterns given to black characters in the period this is written, but his characterization is usually quite positive (he often provided some comic relief, as he\'s reluctant to go on some of Tom\'s inventions later on). Rad, in this first book, is shown as industrious and repeatedly acquires better tools throughout the book (although Tom either fixes or improves the tools), and it is Rad that gives Tom the clue that tracks down the thieves. Ned Newton, Tom\'s friend, and Andy Foger, Tom\'s enemy, are also introduced, but their parts are small; like Mary, they become more significant later. American boys\' fiction under pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate who produced Tom Swift series, Nancy Drew mysteries, the Hardy Boys, Dave Fearless and many others.A number of scientists, inventors, and science fiction writers have also credited Tom Swift with inspiring them, including Ray Kurzweil, Robert A. Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. The Tom Swift, Jr. adventures were Steve Wozniak\'s favorite reading as a boy and inspired him to become a scientist. According to Wozniak, reading the Tom Swift books made him feel "that engineers can save the world from all sorts of conflict and evil."

Hollywood has always fed on the hopes and dreams of runaway youth just to dump them like trash on the streets leaving them desperate and alone. But when street kids end up disappearing amid rumors of flesh-eating zombies, it is up to a mysterious woman the kids call Holly Weird to be their guardian angel. Now even zombies must fear the streets of Hollywood.Hollywood has always fed on the hopes and dreams of runaway kids only to dump them like trash on the streets leaving them desperate and alone. But when street kids end up disappearing amid rumors of flesh-eating zombies, it is up to a mysterious woman the kids call Holly Weird to be their guardian angel. Now even zombies must fear the streets of Hollywood.Brought to you by Nick Pawluk, the creator of the iPhone app: HOLLYWEIRD ZOMBIES www.hollyweirdzombiesgame.com Available March 29, 2012 on the AppStoreand Rusty Fischer, the author of: Zombies Don't Cry

When Louise sellotapes some wings on her cat she doesn't know what she's started. Blackcat and his intrepid companions set off on adventures that take them to the ends of the world and beyond...Suitable for readers 7 years and upA book of poetry with 15 poems. Themes include: love, romance, searching for love, joy, and heartbreak. Each poem is written from the heart.

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash-landing a Cessna airplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction. Always candid, sometimes hilarious, and never less than thrillingly entertaining, On Leopard Rock is testament to a writer whose life is as rich and eventful as his novels are compellingly unputdownable.

When the Shabby Genteel Story was first reprinted with other stories and sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray, the following note was appended to it: "It was my intention to complete the little story, of which only the first part is here written. Perhaps novel-readers will understand, even from the above chapters, what was to ensue. Caroline was to be disowned and deserted by her wicked husband; that abandoned man was to marry somebody else; hence, bitter trials and grief, patience and virtue, for poor little Caroline, and a melancholy ending - as how should it have been gay? The tale was interrupted at a sad period of the writer's own life. The colors are long since dry; the artist's hand is changed. It is best to leave the sketch, as it was when first designed seventeen years ago. The memory of the past is renewed as he looks at it -"die Bilder froher Tage und manche liebe Schatten steigen auf." Mr. Brandon, a principal character in this story, figures prominently in The Adventures of Philip, under his real name of Brand Firmin; Mrs. Brandon, his deserted wife, and her father, Mr. Gann, are also introduced; thus The Adventures of Philip can be considered a sequel to A Shabby Genteel Story.

Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who brings gifts to all on Christmas. There are many stories that tell of his life, but the delightful version relayed in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is by far the most charming and original of all. Only L. Frank Baum, the man who created the wonderful land of Oz, could have told Santa\'s tale in such rich and imaginative detail. Acclaimed children\'s artist Michael Hague has created strikingly beautiful illustrations for this wondrous holiday story. In delicate ink drawings and lush watercolor paintings he brings to life that most beloved of all childhood heroes, Santa Claus, in a gorgeous Christmas classic that will be cherished for years to come.

Albert Payson Terhune (December 21, 1872 – February 18, 1942) was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist. The public knows him best for his novels relating the adventures of his beloved collies and as a breeder of collies at his Sunnybank Kennels, the lines of which still exist in today\'s Rough Collies.

Far Travels is an adventure set in the near future. The Ellsworth family—Abby and Tom, age 11, and their adoptive father Oliver—must emigrate to the planet of Gracchia. The adventure culminates in the Bonebreaker Race, a multi-species event that combines aspects of a scavenger hunt and a speed race. But during the event, Abby and Tom become aware that not all is as it seems on Gracchia.From this bestselling page turner series comes a Christian contemporary romance about a single mom's journey back to God and the veteran soldier who wages war for her soul. You don't want to miss this story of triumph and hope in the most trying of circumstances.A bitter single mom starts her own real estate company in Miller’s Creek, but then her young daughter’s disturbing symptoms lead to a devastating diagnosis. With her new life now turned upside down, Mara struggles to keep her business afloat. Her daughter’s worsening condition forces her to rethink her beliefs about Carter Callahan and his God. Will Mara make the return to faith in the face of life’s greatest challenge?A former soldier and single dad struggles with the return to civilian life while coping with his rebellious teen-aged daughter. During a house search, Carter meets Mara, who locates him a house next door. But when Mara’s little girl is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the clock begins ticking for him to convince Mara to return to a life of faith. Sworn to protect defend, but now in the spiritual realm, circumstances beyond this warrior's control throw his efforts into a tailspin. Will Mara make the return to faith in the midst of personal devastation? Can Carter learn to rest in the sovereignty of God? And will they both navigate the crossroads of life to find love?Written with the feel of Mitford and Mayberry, readers have fallen in love with Miller's Creek. Will you? Grab your copy of this feel-good novel and rural romance today.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING..."I recommend Crossroads as a good clean, often humorous Christian romance.""I love that the author tackled the weighty issues in this book. I usually read to leave the hard parts of daily life behind me, but she handled those hard parts with grace and truth and enhanced the story. A Texas setting is a favorite of mine too. Bravo!""I absolutely loved this book. I laughed and cried. I cheered and felt as much hopelessness as Mara. Her slow turning was heart wrenching...and humbling...what an awesome God we serve.""Cathy Bryant gives the reader a story that will touch the heart and remind you to give praise to God for all His blessings.""This is a very touching story and so well written, I cried in parts.""Crossroads is one of those books that comes along and quickly finds its way into your heart. From the first page I found myself thoroughly immersed in the characters and their stories. We feel their heartaches, their fears, their struggles....I laughed, I cried, and felt like I took the journey with them. I am now a die-hard Cathy Bryant fan, and can't wait to read more of her books.""If life has treated you roughly lately, if your faith has been on a downward trend, scoop up this book, start reading it, and don't put it down, literally EVER...Probably one of the best books I have ever encountered."OTHER CATEGORIES:Christian fictionInspirational fictionChristian romanceInspirational romanceSingle Parent RomanceRural RomanceChristian women's fictionInspirational women's fictionWomen's Religious fictionChristian western romanceInspirational western romanceChristian westernInspirational western

They're short, they're scrawny, they're green, and they want to be heroes. The problem? Goblins are supposed to fish, forage, and stay out of the world's way, not challenge odious villains. But Malagach and Gortok aren't going to let a few rules keep them from their dreams. Armed with their wits, their stolen (er, borrowed) books, and their scavenged tools, they're ready to eradicate the evils around their mountain home. Or get in a lot of trouble trying.... Included: seven short stories for ages 10 to adult Word count: 29,000 words (approximately 130 paperback pages)

Chuck Spunk, Professor Liverwort, Tokyo the Ninja, and a Pekingese attack dog named Black Death plan to shut down an illegal laxative gas factory in Russia. Colonel Caviar and the Lemming Patrol intend to stop them.Broken is the first in The Siren Series. A young adult paranormal romance that will keep you in suspense cover to cover.Ellie Laveau is a shy, quiet sixteen year old girl, but she carries a deadly gift. At school they call her a freak and are afraid of her. She is scared to touch people, since she can send them into a lustrous rage. The only thing that gets her through the day is her family and her two friends, Lilly and Becky. While walking home from school she is stalked by a strange, beautiful woman who knows much about her, and soon her life is turned around by disturbing dreams of creatures that keep her awake at night, and the threat of danger that seems to have taken an interest in her.

Jesus an Essene is a short book espousing a theory of Jesus being an Essene.

Jeep Muldoon, 'the boy who finds things', reveals his most dangerous adventures ever. And,he warns - Don't Try This At Home!"Do not fire a Civil War cannon. Do not build and pilot your own rocket bike. Do not fly cluster balloons into the stratosphere. And do not ever under any circumstances ever face down the legendary Wampus Cat!"Jeep Muldoon, 'the boy who finds things', reveals his most dangerous adventures ever. And,he warns - Don't Try This At Home!"Do not fire a Civil War cannon. Do not build and pilot your own rocket bike. Do not fly cluster balloons into the stratosphere. And do not ever under any circumstances ever face down the legendary Wampus Cat!"When a fortune in Civil War gold is located, a rocket powered bicycle outruns the Sheriff's cruiser, Santa Clause takes over the Christmas parade and flys off without reindeer and the legendary Wampus Cat is captured by a band of middle schoolers - you will know that Jeep Muldoon and the Gang are at it again!

Old Mr. Toad was acting strangely, and his behavior puzzled all the creatures of the Green Meadow. You see, he was in a hurry, and Old Mr. Toad NEVER hurried unless he was in danger. Where on earth could he be off to? To find out, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cottontail, Unc\' Billy Possum, and some other animals of the Green Forest secretly follow the old gentleman through the fields and woods as he makes his way to a very important engagement.Young readers will enjoy discovering Old Mr. Toad\'s destination in this delightful tale by master storyteller, Thornton W. Burgess. Set in the timeless fictional locale of the Green Forest and the Smiling Pool, this book transports today\'s youngsters to the same world of gentle breezes and lovable creatures that has delighted generations of children before then. There, they\'ll enjoy the warmth and whimsy of this tale while learning important lessons about nature, the environment, and the "lesser folk of fur and feathers."

Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. In this tale, Blacky the skunk has a birthday, but none of the other animals seems to care. Will the skunk ever get the cake and presents he deserves? Find out in this cute new story by T.K. Wade.Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. In this new story called “Blacky’s Birthday,” Blacky the skunk wakes up on his special day expecting to be lavished with attention… and cake. Unfortunately, nobody seems to want to talk to him at all, and worst of all… no cake! Have all of Blacky’s friends decided not to like him anymore? And most importantly, will he never, ever get to eat any cake?! Find out what happens in this cute new story by T.K. Wade.

Once Mollie and Peter have discovered the Wishing-Chair, their lives are full of adventure. It takes them to all sorts of magical places, from the giant's castle where they rescue Chinky the Pixie, to the amazing party at Magician Greatheart's castle.

A Must-Have "Early Chapter Book" For Your Little Adventurers. Courageous Siblings! Dragons! Fantasy and Magic! Humor! What more could you ask for?Aside from their kind of unusual names, the sister and brother team of Mophie and Picholas are pretty much your average 6-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy, who live in a pretty average town. But outside of their town--well, nothing is pretty average at all. For example, just a hop, skip and a jump away is a wonderful place called the Kingdom of the Magic Horses. And way down the river is the Kingdom of Bleh, ruled over by the evil Queen Blunderpuss. She has super magic powers, a lot of hang-ups, and a nephew who's a big bully and who's very happy helping her try to make everyone else very unhappy!Can these two meanies take a wonderful event like a visit to the park, and turn it into a gigantic, yucky disaster? Will Mophie and Picholas find a way to outsmart them? Come along, and let's find out! (The Adventures of Mophie and Picholas series is intended primarily for children ages 4 to 9.)

I wrote this story for my great grandchildren and they enjoyed it immensely. Your little grandies might like it too. And you may even find it amusing yourself … or enjoy reading it to your young’ns, anyway. (…and let me say, dear reader, that you do so with my very warmest compliments.) L.J.A Life Awakening is a chronicle about the troubled life of a young man named Ethan Elliot, as told by his spirit guide, William. In the first of this series, Whispers from Within, we join Ethan as he feels he finally has found his soul mate in his relationship with Jennifer. Little does Ethan realize that his entire world is about to be turned upside down. Yet, as Ethan's spirit guide, and with minimal intervention, William will guide Ethan to places he never expected to go, and to people he never expected to meet.Ethan's story begins in New York, when problems developed in his relationship with Jennifer. Heartbroken, Ethan, with the aid of divine intervention, decides to move on, in the hope of finding greener pastures and a new life. What Ethan discovers about himself is an important milestone, as it is to all of us when we awaken to the myriad of possibilities in the lives our souls chose to live.As Ethan listens to stories of the many people he meets from all walks of life, he slowly begins to re-evaluate his own true purpose in life. With the progression of both time and maturity, Ethan discovers the very essence of life itself, as well as the importance of those whom he considers true friends.Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when you thought everything was perfect, only to discover that circumstances were about to change abruptly? Whispers from Within will open your eyes to possibilities that at first blush you never would have considered, as you follow Ethan through his journey. All too often in our lives, we develop a preconceived notion of what the ideal should be in a life partner, a family, a job, or any of the many situations that require decisions on a daily basis. We make those decisions based on a number of factors, often just by watching what our friends and family are doing with their lives. But in life’s grand scheme of things one size doesn't fit all, so we adjust our lives based on our own life experiences.Whispers from Within, for both Ethan and the reader, celebrates life, with its many paths that lie before us. An entirely new world of options for living one’s life can be found once we drop the pretense of believing we always know what we want out of life. With the aid of your spirit guide, you will gain the ability to quiet the noise of daily life, while going deep within yourself to discover your truest motivations. Like Ethan, eventually you will begin to stop fighting the life your soul chose this time around, and begin to live a life of joy that others could only envy. In time, Ethan learns an important lesson, that a life well-lived has its own rewards, and neither Ethan, nor the lives he touches, will ever be the same.

This is a futuristic story about super fire hydrants that became alive at the turn of the Third Millenium and saved Guerlin City from a catastrophic explosion.Written for Young Readers--it is full of action and humor and a glimpse of the future through the wild adventures of these crazy and fancy super fire hydrants!The world was bracing for the coming of the third millenium. The year was 2999. After a harrowing three major world wars in the early decades of the year 2000, the world has been living and enjoying peace at the turn of the century. The new laws governing the country pushed back the world into a simpler but modern life—the pre-year 2000 life. Advance computers and robotics that man used against each other were cut down and were banned forever.Alas, the villains were getting restless again and the coming of the third millennium was an opportunity to conquer the world and yet again, create pandemonium amongst the people.But a smart thinking scientist foresaw the coming disaster well ahead of his time and made plans to suppress the villains. He created the FancyCrazyHydrants—a group of super fire hydrants that became alive in time for the coming of the third millennium. Headed by Hydra and Pluggo, they journeyed from the town of Muttley to the streets of Guerlin City and to the depths of the Mohegan River to seek and accomplish their mission.

Featuring Mother Goose and Queen Red Riding Hood, fan favorite characters in the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories, this boxed set is a must-have for new and old fans alike. From New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes two new books about two beloved characters, Mother Goose and Queen Red Riding Hood. Mother Goose's diary entries over the last five hundred years take readers on a journey to learn buried secrets; and the young queen gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty.

Meet Dumpy the DragonDumpy is a six year old dragon who lives in the Dragon Village. He goes on all sorts of adventures and is ready to learn you some good life lessons! In this edition...: Dumpy makes two new friends! Dumpy meets the Genie of Fortune! Dumpy and his friends meet the Dragon King! Dumpy forms a group called the 'Dragon Heroes'!Are you looking for children's books or kids books for early readers, or a kids book filled with funny and informative stories or children's books with beautiful picuteres? 'Dumpy's Adventures' has it all! Meet Dumpy the DragonDumpy is a six year old dragon who lives in the Dragon Village. He goes on all sorts of adventures and is ready to learn you some good life lessons! In this edition...: Dumpy makes two new friends! Dumpy meets the Genie of Fortune! Dumpy and his friends meet the Dragon King! Dumpy forms a group called the 'Dragon Heroes'! They do all sorts of chores for the other dragons in the village! The Benefits of Dumpy's Adventures: Great for early readers 3 stories in 1 Funny and cool stories Great to read aloud FREE Bonus!Buy now and start enjoying Dumpy's Stories!

"Thisbe An Extraordinary Cat - Her Adventures Continue..." picks up where the first book finished. It chronicles the final years in the life of that spunky, little cat. She is kidnapped, is featured in a stage production, meets new friends and acquires a new step-sister. She still receives visits from her ghost friends and experiences many exciting adventures. Fun reading for all who love animals!Thisbe An Extraordinary Cat - Her Adventures Continue…picks up where the first book, “The Tale of Thisbe An Extraordinary Cat” finished. This novel chronicles the final years in the life of that spunky, little cat named Thisbe. It begins with a short wrap up of the first book for those who need to catch up as told by Thisbe herself. She is back with her human Mom, Ana, in a strange new apartment in a land called Michigan. Thisbe doesn’t care for the small apartment because she has to hide from the mean old landlady who discovers Thisbe quite by accident. Ana sends Thisbe to a friend’s house for a little vacation to clear the apartment with the landlady. Thisbe has a grand time and meets some new cats. Returning to the apartment, Thisbe suffers from “cabin fever” and escapes one day for a bit of excitement only to be kidnapped by a local boy who is not very kind. It is a frightening and hurtful experience for Thisbe. Ana does eventually find her but Thisbe has learned her lesson and stays safely in the apartment. Thisbe soon discovers Ana packing to move. Joyously they travel to another place that is more animal friendly. Here Thisbe discovers her neighbors after she accidentally falls down a long abandoned heating duct. She is in heaven! She lands in the aviary in the downstairs apartment to befriend a cockatoo, a parrot and two lovebirds. The other animals living in the downstairs apartment consist of two dogs and two cats. Quite a menagerie! After living with just Ana for a while and missing the freedom of Belinda’s house, Thisbe is excited to find some new animal friends. The college where Ana is teaching dance has auditions for the cat in their production of “Bell, Book and Candle” and guess who is chosen? Why of course it’s Thisbe! She has a wonderful and exciting experience on stage.Ana moves again taking a summer job at the Theatre by The Lake and Thisbe enjoys wonderful adventures in a new larger home that has a secret pet door. Here she has freedom to escape the confines of the house without Ana suspecting a thing. She also gets to share a home with a new dog friend while Ana “babysits” a friend’s cocker-spaniel. Thisbe and Ana move again this time back to Massachusetts where Thisbe finally returns to her beloved home at Belinda’s. Ana moved in after her aunt passed away and Thisbe is home but for how long? Will Ana have to move again? When will Thisbe finally settle down? Does she still receive visits from Arturo and now Belinda? Thisbe acquires a new housemate and a step-sister much younger than her. How will that work out? Thisbe still has a few more adventures and where will they take her? This is a heartwarming story for all ages.

Join Splot, the Floating Pink Blob as he travels on adventures to fight evil! In this collection, he’ll go up against an evil mantis, a mischievous mushroom, a hooligan hermit crab, an octopus, and a shinobi snowball. Does the young pink blob have what it takes to battle these foes? Read on to find out!Join Splot, the Floating Pink Blob as he travels on adventures to fight evil! In this collection, he’ll go up against an evil mantis who wants to take over a castle, a mischievous mushroom who challenges Splot to a treasure hunt, a hooligan hermit crab who wants to steal a young clam’s birthday cake, an octopus who challenges Splot and a frog to battle it out for some treasure, and a shinobi snowball who steals a princess. Does the young pink blob have what it takes to battle these foes? Read on to find out!

This is a series of magical stories about two little sisters, who appear in an amazing world and face insurmountable difficulties in order to fight evil and free the oppressed and enslaved magical creatures of these nether worlds.They are resourceful and never give up. Despite their heart numbing and frightening experiences, the sisters maintain a good sense of humour and a positive attitude.THE ADVENTURES OF LILLY AND JILLY SERIESOnce upon a time, there was a house in the mountains, where two little sisters lived with their parents. The sisters’ names were Lily who was 6 years old and Jilly who was seven. They both had long red curly hair, big blue eyes and lots of freckles. They were smart and funny. The sisters liked to have fun around the house where only mountains and prairies were, with squirrels and rabbits running in the forests. This is a series of magical stories about two little sisters, who appear in an amazing world and face insurmountable difficulties in order to fight evil and free the oppressed and enslaved magical creatures of these nether worlds.They are resourceful and never give up. Despite their heart numbing frightening experiences, the sisters maintain a good sense of humour and a positive attitude. Book 1 is where the heroines Lilly and Jilly are magically transported into the world of the butterflies to battle a super-evil witch. Join them in their adventure with the tiny butterfly princess by downloading your copy now.We know that you will be eager to continue to follow the super-hero sisters adventures once you have finished Book 1. So we are happy to give you (details inside the book ) for free Book 2: Jilly's Birthday Wish as our gift for supporting our indie author careers.

Author and editor of numerous children\'s books, Thornton W. Burgess was also a noted conservationist. In writing for youngsters he combined a gift for storytelling with his love of the outdoors, creating an entertaining menagerie of animals whose adventures he skillfully recounted in a series of charming fables. In them, he taught young readers about nature and encouraged them to love the "lesser folk in fur and feathers."In this delightfully told tale, Burgess chronicles the escapades of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, who\'s known throughout the Green Forest as a mischief maker. Narrowly escaping the clutches of Shadow the Weasel and Redtail the Hawk, the bushy-tailed little fellow decides to leave the forest for a new home, only to learn that curiosity, carelessness, and mistrust can lead to a heap of troubles.First published in 1915, this engaging story will charm readers of all ages — as well as young listeners.

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909  — the first woman to be so honored — Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940) was a gifted storyteller whose writings were often tinged with the supernatural and rooted in the sagas and legends of her homeland. She secured her reputation as a children's-book author with  The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, long considered a masterpiece of children's literature. Written at the request of Swedish school authorities and first published in 1906, it is the enchanting and remarkably original tale of Nils Holgersson, a mischievous boy of 14 who is changed by an elf into a tiny being able to understand the speech of birds and animals. Brilliantly weaving fact and fiction into a breathtaking and beautiful fable, the story recounts Nils's adventures as he is transported over the countryside on the back of a goose. From this vantage point, Nils witnesses a host of events that provide young readers with an abundance of information about nature, geography, folklore, animal life, and more. Reset in easy-to-read type and enhanced with 10 new illustrations, this inexpensive, unabridged edition will bring new generations of readers under the magical spell of a timeless classic.

Shaka is a Bichon Frise, a white furry dog with an eye for adventure. He is joined by his five brothers in quests around their neighborhood every day. Along with their parents they venture out each day of the week for a new task, in their adventures all six brothers meet different people and help their parents explore their beautiful neighborhood. At the end there is a big surprise for all of themQueen Merran Cadieux believes her parents to be alive and held captive in the Deadly Spray Forest. She asks her friend, Grace Tallon, to risk everything and venture upon a quest that would change Mistasia forever.

PETER RABBIT PLANS A JOKE The Imp of Mischief, woe is me,Is always busy as a bee. That is why so many people are forever getting into trouble. He won\'t keep still. No, Sir, he won\'t keep still unless he is made to. Once let him get started there is no knowing where he will stop. Peter Rabbit had just seen Jimmy Skunk disappear inside an old barrel, lying on its side at the top of the hill, and at once the Imp of Mischief began to whisper to Peter. Of course Peter shouldn\'t have listened. Certainly not. But he did. You know Peter dearly loves a joke when it is on some one else. He sat right where he was and watched to see if Jimmy would come out of the barrel. Jimmy didn\'t come out, and after a little Peter stole over to the barrel and peeped inside. There was Jimmy Skunk curled up for a nap. Peter tiptoed away very softly. All the time the Imp of Mischief was whispering to him that this was a splendid chance to play a joke on Jimmy. You know it is very easy to play a joke on any one who is asleep. Peter doesn\'t often have a chance to play a joke on Jimmy Skunk. It isn\'t a very safe thing to do, not if Jimmy is awake. No one knows that better than Peter. He sat down some distance from the barrel but where he could keep an eye on it. Then he went into a brown study, which is one way of saying that he thought very hard. He wanted to play a joke on Jimmy, but like most jokers he didn\'t want the joke to come back on himself. In fact, he felt that it would be a great deal better for him if Jimmy shouldn\'t know that he had anything to do with the joke. As he sat there in a brown study, he happened to glance over on the Green Meadows and there he saw something red. He looked very hard, and in a minute he saw that it was Reddy Fox. Right away, Peter\'s nimble wits began to plan how he could use Reddy Fox to play a joke on Jimmy. All in a flash an idea came to him, an idea that made him laugh right out. You see, the Imp of Mischief was very, very busy whispering to Peter. "If Reddy were only up here, I believe I could do it, and it would be a joke on Reddy as well as on Jimmy," thought Peter, and laughed right out again. "What are you laughing at?" asked a voice. It was the voice of Sammy Jay. Right away a plan for getting Reddy up there flashed into Peter\'s head. He would get Sammy angry, and that would make Sammy scream. Reddy would be sure to come up there to see what Sammy Jay was making such a fuss about. Sammy, you know, is very quick-tempered. No one knows this better than Peter. So instead of replying politely to Sammy, as he should have done, Peter spoke crossly: "Fly away, Sammy, fly away! It is no business of yours what I am laughing at," said he. Right away Sammy\'s quick temper flared up. He began to call Peter names, and Peter answered back. This angered Sammy still more, and as he always screams when he is angry, he was soon making such a racket that Reddy Fox down on the Green Meadows couldn\'t help but hear it. Peter saw him lift his head to listen. In a few minutes he began to trot that way....

One of the most beloved characters in children\'s literature, Peter Cottontail is up to his long-whiskered nose in rib-tickling escapades in this delightful classic. With gentle charm and humor, famed storyteller Thornton W. Burgess draws young readers into the timeless world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool and the Purple Mountains.Warmth and whimsy are the order of the day as Peter discovers the folly of changing his name, outwits the ever-hungry Reddy Fox, manages a number of hare\'s-breadth escapes and finally makes an ill-advised decision to hibernate-as Johnny Chuck and other woodland creatures do. The silliness of trying to do what nature never intended is one of the gentle morals of these adventures that combine the fun of a good story with little lessons about wildlife, the environment and being true to one\'s self.Newly reset in large easy-to-read type, this unabridged childhood classic will delight young readers today just as it did their parents and grandparents.

Welcome to the wonderful town of Cottontail Pines–a place where animals talk and new friends can be made every day. In this new story, Flopsy the bunny wants to give a boy a special gift for Kindred Hearts Day, but things do not go the way she expects. Will the special day be ruined? Find out in this new children’s story by T.K. Wade!“Adventures in Cottontail Pines” is a new series of children’s short stories by the up-and-coming author T.K. Wade. In this chapter, the town is preparing for Kindred Hearts Day. This is a special day when all the animals get together and trade sugar hearts with each other in order to make new friendships or strengthen existing ones.When Flopsy decides to give a special early gift to a boy she likes, things do not go at all as she planned. What will happen to Flopsy if things go wrong? Will Kindred Hearts Day be ruined?“Kindred Hearts Day” is a story about how it is not always easy to make friends. Read on to find out what happens to all the cute animal characters of Cottontail Pines in this brand new adventure!

When Princess Peridot complained that she was bored, she was overheard by one of the king’s advisers. What happened after that was a series of adventures involving a Wizard, an enchanted pig and even one of the royal gardeners.As Cecily is lamenting the tragedy of fresh deaths of her parents, which were suicides, she suddenly faces a coarse and bad tempered stranger coming on her side in most rude approach. Her mind leapt back to the words of her father about his son, described as Bigboy, who is coming to inherit everything theirs. And that Cecily has to move out for she belongs to another mystery family. At that point the nightmare of horror arose. Bigboy won’t let her away seek her original family as she now lives for, aiming their legacy too. He held her abduct first to run ransom operation onto her new family. Though Bigboy sought help from Gilbert to run this vital operation, he prefers to do his stuffs alone. This is to benefit with hundred percent interests. Then the fun of living his own life. He is the most lone man, wilful, even fascinating character who had been included in this story.

Robert E. Howard is famous for creating such immortal heroes as Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn. Less well-known but equally extraordinary are his non-fantasy adventure stories set in the Middle East and featuring such two-fisted heroes as Francis Xavier Gordon—known as “El Borak”—Kirby O’Donnell, and Steve Clarney. This trio of hard-fighting Americans, civilized men with more than a touch of the primordial in their veins, marked a new direction for Howard’s writing, and new territory for his genius to conquer. The wily Texan El Borak, a hardened fighter who stalks the sandscapes of Afghanistan like a vengeful wolf, is rivaled among Howard’s creations only by Conan himself. In such classic tales as “The Daughter of Erlik Khan,” “Three-Bladed Doom,” and “Sons of the Hawk,” Howard proves himself once again a master of action, and with plenty of eerie atmosphere his plotting becomes tighter and twistier than ever, resulting in stories worthy of comparison to Jack London and Rudyard Kipling. Every fan of Robert E. Howard and aficionados of great adventure writing will want to own this collection of the best of Howard’s desert tales, lavishly illustrated by award-winning artists Tim Bradstreet and Jim & Ruth Keegan.

The magical adventures of an eccentric Mary Poppins-esque heroine and her flying feline charges, sure to charm readers big and small. The first book for children by an internationally acclaimed novelist and poet. Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are "just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day." She is an expert at baking and eating fancy iced cakes, and her favorite mode of travel is par avion. On windy days, she takes her sixteen cats out for an airing: Minky, Misty, Taffy, Purrsia, Pirate, Mustard, Moutarde, Hemdela, Earring, Grigorovitch, Clasby, Captain Captain, Captain Catkin, Captain Cothespin, Your Shyness and Sizzles. With the aid of her favorite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour and her charges fly over her village, having many little adventures along the way. Join Miss Petitfour and her equally eccentric felines on five magical outings -- a search for marmalade, to a spring jumble sale, on a quest for "birthday cheddar", the retrieval of a lost rare stamp and as they compete in the village's annual Festooning Festival. A whimsical, beautifully illustrated collection of tales that celebrates language, storytelling and small pleasures, especially the edible kind!

Welcome back to the lovely town of Cottontail Pines, where there is always a friend around the next corner. In this story, Goober the rabbit is visited by his very rambunctious cousin, Waffle. But when Waffle becomes more than he can handle, will the compulsively neat Goober have a break down? Find out in “Goober’s Cousin” by T.K. Wade.“Adventures in Cottontail Pines” is a new series of children’s stories by T.K. Wade. In this third adventure, “Goober’s Cousin,” Goober finds out that he will be visited by his Aunt Maple and his very young cousin, Waffle. At first, Goober is very excited about meeting his cousin. The only problem is that Waffle is very hyperactive and hard to control, and Goober has a very important homework assignment to finish. Will Goober be able to handle both his school work and a cute, rambunctious tyke all at once? Read this fun new adventure and find out!

Online gamers Jayden Banks and his best friend Parker Jameson had the perfect life in the San Francisco Bay Area until a malfunctioning tablet computer and a traced computer hack catapult them into an epic outer-space adventure.Most kids had called online gamer Jayden Banks the luckiest thirteen-year-old around before his curiosity tossed him into a real intergalactic war that might just destroy Earth, get his parents killed, and change his destiny forever.When Jayden, his best friend, Parker Jameson, and Parker’s sister Nora get taken away by a UFO, they must use their gamer-hacker skills and a powerful quantum computer tablet to stay alive.As the trio struggles to get back home to Earth, an alien commander and his army of shape-shifting Zepar aliens force them to fight in an intergalactic space war until a rag-tag group of alien teens, called the Spring Tide Masons, come to their rescue. Just when it seems like Jayden and his friends might be on their way back home, everything gets wicked complicated and life as they know it may change forever.Each novel in the middle-grade science fiction series follows the trio and the Spring Tide Masons through a space adventure, solving problems and exciting intergalactic mysteries while rescuing civilizations in trouble. Will Jayden and the Jameson twins and the Spring Tide Masons keep the universe safe or will they ultimately decide to hide on Earth playing online games, collecting virtual gold and flinging fat fowl?Game On has been judged and named a 2015 Benjamin Franklin Digital Award GOLD HONOREE!

Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. A huge kangaroo has come to town, but she may be too big for the small animals who live there. Will they be able to accommodate her before she makes a mess? Find out in this cute new story by T.K. Wade!Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. In this new story called “A Kanga-tastrophe,” the animals of Cottontail Pines come across a new very large visitor. A kangaroo named Ptooie has come to see the town that she had heard so many wonderful things about. However, she is so big, that she may be too big for the quaint little animals of the town. Can she pay a visit without stomping everything under her giant feet? Find out what happens in this cute new story by T.K. Wade!

Something evil has arrived in the land East-of-the Rivers. Suddenly, this quiet community of soft-spoken animals find themselves double-bolting their burrows at night and venturing from their dens only when necessary. Who will deliver the peaceful animals from this terror? Is any animal capable of such bravery? Yes.His name is Nicholas Groundhog.And the rest is legendAll readers, I need your help! I'd love to turn this allegory into a full-blown novel, but I want to make sure it's one you would enjoy. So please take a look at the story so far, and help me create characters you can root for! Nicholas is my hero, but I need your feedback on how the story should develop from here!Let me know your thoughts! Something evil has arrived in the land East-of-the Rivers. Suddenly, what was once a quiet community of soft-spoken animals, who seldom locked their doors at night, find themselves double-bolting their burrows and venturing from their dens only when necessary. Fear seeps into their feathers and fur. Worry follows them daily.And this evil has a name: he is called The Ancient One.But what does he want? Why has he come to the land East-of-the-Rivers?Soon his purpose becomes clear: to claim the woods as his kingdom, and to make all who live there his loyal subjects. It is quite clear The Ancient One has not come in peace. He has come to wage war! And for those who resist? Madness! Mischief! Mayhem! Alas, Animalgeddon is on the horizon!Who will deliver the peace-loving animals from this terror? Who will rise up and lead the fight for freedom? Is any animal capable of such bravery? Does any animal possess such strength?Yes.His name is Nicholas Groundhog.And the rest becomes legend.**** Told in the tradition of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Watership Down, NICHOLAS GROUNDHOG is an anamorphic allegory, which conveys the potential for a God-given heroism that exists in us all.

Follow the first of Elmwood’s adventures as the young Chipmunk suddenly finds himself hopelessly lost in a strange and foreboding forest. Travel with him as he meets both danger and uncertainty, quickly learning that there are times when nothing can be more valuable than the friendship of others.All Henry has ever known is the fact that it is his destiny to save his kingdom. A child of royal birth, with magical powers at his disposal, Henry is the prophesied saviour of Mythesti. Learning what he needs to fulfill that role is a difficult path to tread, and the pressure to succeed is enormous. Can Henry survive his training, or will his need to be perfect be his undoing?This novella accompanies the Pursuing Victory trilogy, providing the backstory for the last of the King's Assassin antagonists.

See the difference, read #1 bestselling author Jane Smiley in Large Print About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface Six years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, A Thousand Acres, and three years after her witty, acclaimed, and best-selling novel of academe, Moo, Jane Smiley once again demonstrates her extraordinary range and brilliance. Her new novel, set in the 1850s, speaks to us in a splendidly quirky voice--the strong, wry, no-nonsense voice of Lidie Harkness of Quincy, Illinois, a young woman of courage, good sense, and good heart. It carries us into an America so violently torn apart by the question of slavery that it makes our current political battlegrounds seem a peaceable kingdom. Lidie is hard to scare. She is almost shockingly alive--a tall, plain girl who rides and shoots and speaks her mind, and whose straightforward ways paradoxically amount to a kind of glamour. We see her at twenty, making a good marriage--to Thomas Newton, a steady, sweet-tempered Yankee who passes through her hometown on a dangerous mission. He belongs to a group of rashly brave New England abolitionists who dedicate themselves to settling the Kansas Territory with like-minded folk to ensure its entering the Union as a Free State. Lidie packs up and goes with him. And the novel races alongside them into the Territory, into the maelstrom of "Bloody Kansas," where slaveholding Missourians constantly and viciously clash with Free Staters, where wandering youths kill you as soon as look at you--where Lidie becomes even more fervently abolitionist than her husband as the young couple again and again barely escape entrapment in webs of atrocity on both sides of the great question. And when, suddenly, cold-blooded murder invades her own intimate circle, Lidie doesn't falter. She cuts off her hair, disguises herself as a boy, and rides into Missouri in search of the killers--a woman in a fiercely male world, an abolitionist spy in slave territory. On the run, her life threatened, her wits sharpened, she takes on yet another identity--and, in the very midst of her masquerade, discovers herself. Lidie grows increasingly important to us as we follow her travels and adventures on the feverish eve of the War Between the States. With its crackling portrayal of a totally individual and wonderfully articulate woman, its storytelling drive, and its powerful recapturing of an almost forgotten part of the American story, this is Jane Smiley at her enthralling and enriching best. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Spring has arrived at the Green Meadow and Johnny Chuck is strangely discontent. On a whim, he offers Jimmy Skunk his house and then wanders off. Along the way, he gets into a fight with a strange woodchuck and, after a bruising battle, chases the intruder off. At that point, Johnny is feeling rather unconquerable — that is, until Polly Chuck uses her feminine charms to capture his heart. Before long, the two are happily keeping house in a burrow in the old orchard.Thornton W. Burgess, the author of many delightful classics for children, draws young readers into a timeless world of woodland creatures, teaching children important lessons about nature by basing the animals\' actions and adventures on actual wildlife behavior. Six charming illustrations by Thea Kliros, based on Harrison Cady originals, enhance a story sure to delight young animal and nature lovers.

Anthology containing:Adventures in the Far FutureTales of Outer Space

PADDY THE BEAVER BEGINS WORK Work, work all the night While the stars are shining bright; Work, work all the day; I have got no time to play. HIS little rhyme Paddy the Beaver made up as he toiled at building the dam which was to make the pond he so much desired deep in the Green Forest. Of course it wasn\'t quite true, that about working all night and all day. Nobody could do that, you know, and keep it up. Everybody has to rest and sleep. Yes, and everybody has to play a little to be at their best. So it wasn\'t quite true that Paddy worked all day after working all night. But it was true that Paddy had no time to play. He had too much to do. He had had his playtime during the long summer, and now he had to get ready for the long cold winter. Now of all the little workers in the Green Forest, on the Green Meadows, and in the Smiling Pool, none can compare with Paddy the Beaver, not even his cousin, Jerry Muskrat. Happy Jack Squirrel and Striped Chipmunk store up food for the long cold months when rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost rule, and Jerry Muskrat builds a fine house wherein to keep warm and comfortable, but all this is as nothing to the work of Paddy the Beaver. As I said before, Paddy had had a long playtime through the summer. He had wandered up and down the Laughing Brook. He had followed it way up to the place where it started. And all the time he had been studying and studying to make sure that he wanted to stay in the Green Forest. In the first place, he had to be sure that there was plenty of the kind of food that he likes. Then he had to be equally sure that he could make a pond near where this particular food grew. Last of all, he had to satisfy himself that if he did make a pond and build a home, he would be reasonably safe in it. And all these things he had done in his playtime. Now he was ready to go to work, and when Paddy begins work, he sticks to it until it is finished. He says that is the only way to succeed, and you know and I know that he is right. Now Paddy the Beaver can see at night just as Reddy Fox and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon can, and he likes the night best, because he feels safest then. But he can see in the daytime too, and when he feels that he is perfectly safe and no one is watching, he works then too. Of course the first thing to do was to build a dam across the Laughing Brook to make the pond he so much needed. He chose a low open place deep in the Green Forest, around the edge of which grew many young aspen-trees, the bark of which is his favorite food. Through the middle of this open place flowed the Laughing Brook. At the lower edge was just the place for a dam. It would not have to be very long, and when it was finished and the water was stopped in the Laughing Brook, it would just have to flow over the low open place and make a pond there. Paddy\'s eyes twinkled when he first saw it. It was right then that he made up his mind to stay in the Green Forest. So now that he was ready to begin his dam he went up the Laughing Brook to a place where alders and willows grew, and there he began work; that work was the cutting of a great number of trees by means of his big front teeth which were given him for just this purpose....

The Adventures of Henri and Charlie. A short story for young children. In which animals can talk to each other. by Terry AspinallThis short story tells of how two pet birds, a Peach Face Parrot and a Yellow Canary escape from their cages and owners, and go on a wild journey to discover what awaits them in the wild.

The Quadroon - Adventures in the Far West is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mayne Reid is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mayne Reid then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Phyllis Rose embarks on a grand literary experiment — to systematically read her way through a random shelf of books in the library, LEQ-LES, "fairly sure that no one in the history of the world has read exactly this series of novels." An original take on literary taste and habits by the acclaimed author of Parallel Lives.Rose, after a career of reading from syllabuses and writing about canonical books, decided to read like an explorer. She "wanted to sample, more democratically, the actual ground of literature." Casting herself into the untracked wilderness of the New York Society Library's stacks, she chose a shelf of fiction almost at random and read her way through it.What results is a spirited experiment in "Off-Road or Extreme Reading." Rose's shelf of roughly thirty books has everything she could wish for—a remarkable variety of authors and a range of literary ambitions and styles. The early-nineteenth-century Russian classic A Hero of...

When an archaeologist is murdered in Hong Kong, A valuable medallion stolen and members of an archeological expedition menaced it is time for the amazing granite man, Dr. Shadows to get on the trail of a fiendish, clever killer.Award winning author Teel James Glenn brings his sense of adventure and Pulp to the Pro Se Single Shot Signature series with the debut of The Adventures of Dr. Shadows!Dr. Shadows, whose skin was an ashen grey from the herbal baths that cured him of devastating injuries is a master of the ancient mind and martial arts of Korea and fights the forces of evil in the world of the 1930s. And now Teel James Glenn brings us Shadows’ tales of action and intrigue as stand alone short stories in his new digital single series from Pro Se Productions!When an archaeologist is murdered in Hong Kong, A valuable medallion stolen and members of an archeological expedition menaced it is time for the amazing granite man, Dr. Shadows to get on the trail of a fiendish, clever killer.The trail of death takes Dr. Shadows far out to sea on the luxury liner the Queen of Japan bound for San Francisco.Can the granite man find the killer before he kills again? And what is the secret of the mysterious Eye of Darkness medallion that seems to drive men mad? Find out in The Eye of Darkness, the first short story in the Pro Se Single Shot Signature Series –The Adventures of Dr. Shadows- by Teel James Glenn!

A short conceptual book about pirates, a samurai, an astronaut, treasure, a labyrinth and much more. Every chapter has its own cover. Every word has a purpose. Everything is everything.If you like this, make sure to share it with your friends. Thank you!

For Alexa McIntyre, the answer to everything comes down to numbers. Three sons. One divorce. One great life...except her boys are getting older and they really need a man around. Enter the number twenty, as in after twenty minutes with someone she knows whether or not she wants them in her life. So, she hatches a plan to meet any man who remotely strikes her interest—for a twenty-minute date at her favorite coffee shop. It's the perfect way to find her perfect match in the most efficient way possible.Too bad coffee shop owner Marshall Calloway isn't keen on her using his shop as her speed-dating zone, especially since she's made it clear he's too young to be a contender. But against her better judgement, Alexa finds herself drawn to Marshall in ways she can't quantify. There's no easy answer, and once the kids become involved, her well-ordered world threatens to fall apart—twenty minutes at a time.

Life on Earth can be an adventure, too. You just need to know where to look. When Luke and Clyde go missing after a trip to a laser-tag arena, Sarah Jane and Maria go to talk to Mark Grantham, the shifty owner. After some investigation, they realise he is working with Kudlak, an alien warrior, to recruit soldiers to fight a war on the planet Uvodni! Will Sarah Jane and Maria be able to stop him?

The Last Kids on Earth gets a fantasy twist in this third book in the highly illustrated middle grade Dungeoneer Adventures series following Coop and his friends as they sneak along on their professors' quest to save Eem.Hero dungeoneer Shane Sandar has been missing for weeks, and the professors at Dungeoneer Academy fear the worst: that he's met a terrible fate at the hands of the villainous exiles. When Coop Cooperson and his best buds on the Green Team discover their professors are taking a dangerous voyage to try and rescue Shane—and closing Dungeoneer Academy in the process—they know they can't let their professors go alone, so they secretly tag along. It's not long before the professors are captured, which leaves it up to Coop, Oggie, Mindy, Daz, and unlikely new ally Zeke to try to rescue Shane Sandar, help their beloved professors, and save the Land of Eem from the terrible fate the exiles are planning. But can a ragtag group of junior...

"Listen," whispered Jimmy Skunk to Peter Rabbit as the strange howling sound echoed through the Green Forest. But Peter was listening. He had never heard anything like it. The sound made cold chills run up and down his backbone. What could it be?Children will love finding out as Peter Rabbit, Jimmy Skunk, Prickly Porky, Granny Fox, Reddy Fox, and other dwellers in the Green Forest react to a new — and scary — neighbor. All ends happily, of course, in this timeless fable by noted storyteller Thornton W. Burgess.Reprinted in large, easy-to-read type and enhanced with six new illustrations, based on the Harrison Cady originals, this book combines the fun of a good story with gentle lessons about nature, wildlife, and proper behavior.

Growth in Hong Kong's cosmopolitan Tinchi , thirteen-year-old began going through hardships, the young age of the parents divorced, do not live with each other in the relationship between a single mother, was forced to drop out of school after the birth full of thorns on the way to work and entrepreneurship, and many make him disheartened. Finally made a significant decision: to stray.Every day we toil, the busy world have some operational deficiencies also ignore, or rationalize them, as is the reality of things for granted. But we really can completely indifferent to it?Growth in Hong Kong's cosmopolitan Tinchi , thirteen-year-old began going through hardships, the young age of the parents divorced, do not live with each other in the relationship between a single mother, was forced to drop out of school after the birth full of thorns on the way to work and entrepreneurship, and many make him disheartened. Finally made a significant decision: to stray.Where will he do? What adventures will come across ? What will the story tell us ? Welcome to read and download.