In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patr on, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
In this long-awaited sequel to "The Sea of Trolls," National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author Farmer continues the story of Jack, a bard-in-training in 790 A.D. Britain. When he learns that his sister Lucy has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake, Jack must brave his worst nightmares.
This story of adventure, survival, inner strength, and family heritage introduces readers to life among the Shona people of Africa. Although Nhamo is only 11 years old, she's already had a very difficult life. Nhamo's father abandoned her when she was a baby, and later, her mother was killed by a leopard. Since that time, Nhamo has lived with her ...
This futuristic tale, which is set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194, centers on Tendai (age 13), Rita (age 11), and Kuda (age 4), the children of the very strict General Matsika. One day, tired of living within the confines of their father's rules, they sneak out of the house, and are promptly, kidnapped. Determined to get them back home, General ...
Berserkers kidnap 11-year-old Jack and his sister Lucy from their small island in A.D. 793, and they're enslaved by Viking chieftain Olaf One-Brow. A harrowing ocean voyage takes them to Ivar the Boneless, a fierce king dressed in a cape stitched together from the beards of men he's killed, and Queen Frith, Ivar's shape-shifting half-troll wife. ...
This third anthology of 19 remarkable original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction includes contributions by such authors as Nancy Farmer, Ellen Klages, Margo Lanagan, and Jane Yolen.
Casey Jones buys a train whistle from a very strange looking man, and isn't sure who the man could be. Sim Webb, Casey Jones's fireman, figures out that the stranger is actually the devil, and that the train whistle is no ordinary whistle--it's actually the whistle that will blow when the world is about to end. He tries to warn Casey, who ignores ...
This futuristic tale, which is set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194, centers on Tendai (age 13), Rita (age 11), and Kuda (age 4), the children of the very strict General Matsika. One day, tired of living within the confines of their father's rules, they sneak out of the house, and are promptly, kidnapped. Determined to get them back home, General ...
Ruva the baby giraffe is captured from her home on the African grasslands and sent far across the sea to the cruellest of zoos. But Ruva finds friends: Rodentus, the rat who knows it all: Troll a numbler rat who is inspired by Rodentus example the nelson the angry chamelon.
Ali is finally old enough to join his father in tending pigeons for the evil Sultan of Cairo. The boy is given a pet pigeon, but warned NEVER to feed it too much, lest it become spoiled and lazy. But Ali feels sorry for his hungry pet and disobeys. When the overfed bird becomes greedy and ruins a plate of the Sultan's cherries, Ali is in big ...
Mrs. Runnery discovers that something is eating her grain. Now her only problem is to figure out what that something is and how to get rid of it. Illustrated with color paintings.
This special anthology contains 16 original stories that showcase some of the genre's most admired authors, including multiple award-winners Diana Wynne Jones, Garth Nix, Lloyd Alexander, and Patricia A. McKillip. Illustrations.
In this much-anticipated conclusion to the Sea of Trolls trilogy by a Newbery Medal-winning author, Notland is no place to seek one's true calling. Or is it? This telling is beguilingly suspenseful and, ultimately, a testament of love.
From the editors of "The Old Farmer's Almanac" comes this invaluable resource for anyone interested in the historical and contemporary uses of herbs for healing. Arranged by herb with a cross-reference to ailments, this primer explains the history, uses, cautions, and horticulture of hundreds of common herbs.
In this long-awaited sequel to "The Sea of Trolls," National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author Farmer continues the story of Jack, a bard-in-training in 790 A.D. Britain. When he learns that his sister Lucy has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake, Jack must brave his worst nightmares.
La gran apuesta de La Isla del Tiempo. Tension, accion, magia y valor esculpen las acciones de Jack, el muchacho sajon que, junto a su hermana Lucy, se vera obligado a embarcarse como esclavo en la nave vikinga que ha saqueado su aldea. A las ordenes de Olaf, empieza lo que va a ser una de las mas grandes odiseas epicas, salpicada de peligros ...
Traditional African meeets modern African way of life. Nine-year-old Tapiwa hates school, the Lobatse girls all look down on her even though she's top of the class but then her Uncle Seke came to stay and life changed forever, Lobatse school no longer seemed to matter. Uncle Seke has led avery traditional way of life. He finds adapting to city ...
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