Team Play

Team Play
Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Skylark
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2012-12-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307824969

A riding team from Italy is coming to Pine Hollow, and Stevie volunteers to entertain them during their visit. It's a job that stuck-up Veronica diAngelo wanted for herself, and now Veronica is determined that Stevie will pay! Suddenly, with the big weekend approaching, Stevie finds out someone has "volunteered" her to organize the annual school fair, to run the Children's Hospital Festival, and to debate for election as class president. They all take place on the same day--just when her Bar-None Ranch friends Kate and Christine and the Italian riding team are due to visit! Can one person do four things at once? With the help of her Saddle Club friends and a lot of imagination, Stevie's determined to try. The result will be the greatest event ever . . . or the biggest disaster of all time!

Bug Muldoon

Bug Muldoon
Author: Paul Shipton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780192752741

The original 'Bug Muldoon' book, about a beetle detective told in aRaymond Chandler-type narrative.There's weird stuff going on in the garden and Bug has to get to the bottom ofit. It started off as a run-of-the-mill missing insect case, but now the antsare acting strange and the Wasp Queen is threatening to kill him. Just what isgoing on...

Emily Brown and the Thing

Emily Brown and the Thing
Author: Cressida Cowell
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 144492737X

A classic Emily Brown bedtime story about being scared of the dark. From Children's Laureate, Cressida Cowell. Emily Brown and her rabbit, Stanley, are trying to sleep. But a Splish-Splosh noise is keeping them awake... It's a Thing! And this Thing just won't go to sleep. Emily Brown and Rabbit try everything, but nothing works. Just what could be the matter? This warm and witty picture book is perfect for sharing with children who may be afraid of the dark. With a gentle message that things are never quite as scary as they first seem. "It's funny, it's got twists and turns, and shows us, among other things, that we can spend too much time nurturing our fears rather than trying to conquer them." The Guardian

Driving Team

Driving Team
Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Skylark
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013-03-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307825949

The Saddle Club is gearing up to learn all about driving—not cars, horses. Carole Hanson and Lisa Atwood have to do a report on the use of driving teams throughout history. The only problem is that they have too much information! Somehow, they have to rein in their enthusiasm or their 10-minute talk could take a lifetime. Meanwhile, Stevie Lake is facing her worst nightmare. Her riding instructor wants Stevie to work with Veronica diAngelo on a special driving team project: teaching their horses to work as a team. It's a great idea, but how are the horses going to work together if their owners can't? It's going to take more than teamwork to get through this project—it's going to take a miracle!

The Three Wonderful Beggars

The Three Wonderful Beggars
Author: Sally Scott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1987
Genre: Beggars
ISBN: 9780744513912

Mark the Rich is a hard-hearted merchant but when three beggars come to his door his daughter begs him to let them stay. But these old men are no ordinary beggars.

Yokki and the Parno Gry

Yokki and the Parno Gry
Author: Richard O'Neill
Publisher: Travellers Tales
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781846439278

When a Traveler family experiences a run of bad luck, an imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a magical white horse. A traditional Traveler-family folk tale which inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Romani storyteller together with a picture book author to positively reflect Traveling cultures.

Tales from the Tundra

Tales from the Tundra
Author: Ibi Kaslik
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781772271843

These fascinating stories will capture the imagination of young readers and introduce them to the rich mythology of the Canadian Inuit.

Mr Majeika's Postbag

Mr Majeika's Postbag
Author: Humphrey Carpenter
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1990
Genre:
ISBN: 9780140366488

Follow the antics of Mr Majeika as he helps save a family of foxes, narrowly escapes having to marry an ugly mermaid and lends Santa a hand in the festive season. As well as stories, there are jokes, Walpurgian recipes and secret coded messages in Mr Majeika's postbag.

Crypt of the Vampire

Crypt of the Vampire
Author: Dave Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781909905054

In the middle of a lonely wood, as night falls, you come upon a half-ruined mansion where dwells the undead Lord Tenebron among his servitors - depraved mortals, creatures of darkness, and luckless adventurers enslaved to his will. Your only hope of escape is to prevail against the dangers that beset you and battle your way to the very heart of the catacombs. There, in the deepest chamber of the vampire's crypt, you must face him and try to end his reign of terror for all time. This is fantasy adventure with a difference: YOU are the hero! A pencil, an eraser and two dice are all you need to embark on your quest. Success and vast riches - or failure and savage death - will depend on the decisions you make! Crypt of the Vampire was originally published as the first in the classic Golden Dragon Gamebook series.