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| Author | : Joseph Jacobs |
| Publisher | : The Planet |
| Total Pages | : 44 |
| Release | : 2013-02-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1909115487 |
Jack the Giant Killer is the famous English fairy tale about a brave lad slaying hideous giants. Color illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
| Author | : Charles de Lint |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 1999-07-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780312869595 |
Jacky Rowan is hurtled into the land of Faerie and is hailed as a trickster hero destined to save the Elven Courts.
| Author | : Nancy Farmer |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 2008-12-09 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 184739731X |
Jack is an apprentice bard and just beginning to learn the secrets of his mysterious master, when he and his little sister are captured by Viking chief, Olaf One-Brow, and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless. Ivar is married to a half-troll named Frith, an evil and unpredictable queen with a strange power over her husband's court. Jack is sent on to the kingdom of the trolls, where he has to find the magical well and undo the charm he has cast on Frith. He is accompanied by Thorgill, a shield maiden, aged 12, who wants to be a berserker when she grows up. Together, they are set for a magical and exciting adventure.
| Author | : Christopher Greyson |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2014-10-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781502711427 |
Mayor Lewis, when you said people had nothing to fear, that pricked the killer's vanity. He's using this latest victim to send everyone a message: Be afraid. Be very afraid - of him. If you want to catch this serial killer you need to feed his ego, let people know he's right. They should be scared - no one's safe while he controls the town.
| Author | : Charlotte Maria Tucker |
| Publisher | : Theclassics.Us |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2013-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781230351353 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... The two-handled sword also, which nothing could resist--" "What was that ?" interrupted Constantine. "I would rather that you should discover that for yourself," said Mrs. Roby. "If the kernel of an allegory be good, it is worth the trouble of cracking the shell" "Oh! but I hate all trouble," cried Adolphus, "above all, the trouble of thinking!" "Take care, take care," laughed little Laura, "or we shall suspect that you have been caught by Giant Sloth." CHAPTER IV. GIANT SELFISHNESS. "Do you know, mamma," said Laura the next day, as she and her sister sat alone with their mother, the boys being at lessons in the study, "do you know that I did not feel inclined to get up when I was called, but the clock began to strike, which put Giant Sloth into my head, and up I jumped in a minute!" "I am glad that you made such practical use of my little tale," replied Mrs. Roby with a smile. "But mamma, --if I might say something," began Bertha, then hesitated and paused "Say anything that you please, my dear." "I almost wondered at your beginning with only Giant Sloth; that seems such a little fault compared with the great ones of the Probyns. Constantine did not seem hit at all, for he is active enough in mischief" "I repeat that I hit no one," replied her mother. "Oh !--but--you know what I mean, mamma; I should have liked something very-- very--" Bertha's face had a puzzled look, for she knew not how to express her meaning, "I should have liked some story that would have made them know themselves, and hate thenfaults as every one else must hate them! I would have had a horrible Giant Selfishness!" she added, her manner becoming more excited as she spoke. "You look upon selfishness then as their grand enemy!" "Oh! mamma can anything be plainer--...
| Author | : Adam Gidwitz |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2012-09-27 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101591617 |
From the Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Inquisitor's Tale. Cover may vary If you dare, join Jack and Jill as they embark on a harrowing quest through a new set of tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and others. Follow along as they enter startling new landscapes that may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true in this hair-raising companion to Adam Gidwitz’s widely acclaimed, award-winning debut, A Tale Dark & Grimm. An Oprah Kids’ Reading List Pick A Publishers Weekly Best New Book of the Week Pick For more twisted tales look for A Tale Dark & Grimm and The Grimm Conclusion
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| Publisher | : Egmont UK Limited |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-02 |
| Genre | : Fairy tales |
| ISBN | : 9781405267410 |
This beautiful collection of fairy tales includes stories from around the world. Alongside familiar tales from England and France - "Jack the Giant-Killer" and "Sleepy Beauty" - are lesser known fairy tales, such as: "Cesarino and the Dragon" from Italy, Japan's "The Adventures of Little Peachling," the Serbian tale of "The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens," and many more.Accompanied by the distinctive and imaginative illustrations of Arthur Rackham, this collection is sure to delight a whole new generation of readers.
| Author | : Richard Marsh |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 4857 |
| Release | : 2022-11-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
This Richard Marsh Collection includes his greatest horrors, supernatural thrillers and crime mysteries, as well as humorous and adventure tales: Novels: The Beetle Tom Ossington's Ghost Crime and the Criminal The Datchet Diamonds The Chase of the Ruby The Twickenham Peerage Miss Arnott's Marriage The Great Temptation The Master of Deception A Duel The Woman with One Hand The Coward behind the Curtain A Woman Perfected Violet Forster's Lover A Hero of Romance A Second Coming Short Stories: Marvels and Mysteries The Long Arm of Coincidence The Mask An Experience Pourquoipas By Suggestion A Silent Witness To Be Used Against Him The Words of a Little Child How he Passed! Between the Dark and the Daylight My Aunt's Excursion The Irregularity of the Juryman Mitwaterstraand Exchange is Robbery The Haunted Chair Nelly La Haute Finance Mrs. Riddle's Daughter Miss Donne's Great Gamble Skittles Em A Relic of the Borgias Frivolities The Purse Which Was Found For One Night Only Returning a Verdict The Chancellor's Ward A Honeymoon Trip The Burglar's Blunder Ninepence A Battlefield up-to-Date Mr. Harland's Pupils A Burglar Alarm A Lesson in Sculling Outside Amusement Only The Lost Duchess The Strange Occurrences in Canterstone Jail Twins! A Vision of the Night The Way of a Maid with a Man Aunt Jane's Jalap Willyum His First Experiment An Old-fashioned Christmas By Deputy Mr. Whiting and Mary Ann A Substitute The Confessions of a Young Lady A Wonderful Girl Cupid's Messenger The Ogre The Handwriting The People's Stock Exchange Breaking the Ice A Girl Who Couldn't The Princess Margaretta The End of His Holiday The Girl and the Boy A Mutual Affinity Magical Music A Runaway Wife Under One Flag A Pet of the Ballet A Christmas Miracle Our Musical Comedy Staggers My Wedding Day Two of a Trade Rewarded On the River A Member of the Anti-Tobacco League That Foursome An Episcopal Scandal Mr Bloxam and the British Constitution For Debt The Thirteen Club Uncollected Stories Capturing a Convict The Disappearance of Mrs. Macrecham
| Author | : Jack Gantos |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429978864 |
From the Newbery Medal–winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, nine semi-autobiographical stories that will make you laugh so hard it hurts In Jack on the Tracks, fifth-grader Jack Henry is hoping for fresh adventure when he moves to a new home in Miami with his family, but he can't escape his old worrying ways. He worries about being fascinated with all things gross and disgusting. He worries about his crazy French-obsessed schoolteacher. And most of all he worries about worrying so much. In this cycle of interrelated stories, there may be light at the end of the tunnel, if only Jack can get on the right track to survive his outrageous year. This title has Common Core connections.
| Author | : Matthew Reilly |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 592 |
| Release | : 2010-12-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1416577580 |
Jack West, Jr., leads a team of loyal followers during an Armageddon-risking adventure that takes them from the deserts of Israel and storm-swept coastal Japan to the steppes of Mongolia and a mysterious island.
