My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Forbidden City of Clouds

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Forbidden City of Clouds
Author: G. M. Berrow
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316389366

Somewhere above Equestria floats a cloud city completely hidden from sight by ancient magic. Legend says the hidden kingdom is home to a unique type of Pegasus, along with a mysterious treasure called the Halo of Cirrostrata.As soon as Daring Do learns about it, she can't get her head out of the clouds! She has to see it. But how? Many dangers await those who try to enter the forbidden city of Cirrostrata. Can the brave adventurer find the secret island in the air, even if it means flying blind? © 2016 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Eternal Flower

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Eternal Flower
Author: G. M. Berrow
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316389358

Exciting news! The second limited edition hardcover book in the Daring Do Boxed Set series, now sold separately! Nothing lasts forever...or does it? Daring Do is excited to learn of the Eternal Flower--a legendary enchanted bloom believed to grant immortality to the creature who drinks its sweet nectar. It is a rousing notion, but it has never actually been found!Curious about the possibility of such a plant existing, Daring Do visits the Equestrian Botanical Society, where she quickly learns that the roots of the legend reach deeper than she ever dreamed.And Daring Do isn't the only one digging.She sets out on her own quest across land and sea, racing against time to find the flower before the nectar touches the lips of another pony--or a monster who might have more sinister plans for it than she does. Will Daring Do follow the clues and find the secret to eternal life? © Hasbro 2016. All Rights Reserved.

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Marked Thief of Marapore

My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Marked Thief of Marapore
Author: G. M. Berrow
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031630185X

Daring Do--fan-favorite character and star of her own books series read by the ponies on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV show--has made the jump to her own real-life adventure series! Three missing relics. Two mysterious stallions. One fearless Pegasus. Deep in the southern reaches of Equestria, danger is brewing...but who exactly is stirring the pot? Three remote villages have existed for centuries in the shadow of the fiery, active volcano Mount Vehoovius. The villages are protected by an extremely powerful set of magical artifacts known as the Flankara Relics. But when the precious artifacts begin to disappear right before Vehoovius is predicted to erupt, the terrified villagers start to panic. A stranger summons Daring Do to join the search, and she answers the call, even when it means putting herself in some hot lava. Can Daring Do catch the thief and save the villages before it's too late?

My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle and the Forgotten Books of Autumn

My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle and the Forgotten Books of Autumn
Author: G. M. Berrow
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316389994

A new magical adventure for fans of My Little Pony awaits in Twilight Sparkle and the Forgotten Books of Autumn. This chapter book is part of the My Little Pony Princess Collection! © 2016 Hasbro. All rights reserved.

The Purple Cloud

The Purple Cloud
Author: Matthew Phipps Shiel
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780803292796

"If now a swell from the Deep has swept over this planetary ship of earth, and I, who alone chanced to find myself in the furthest stern, as the sole survivor of her crew . . . What then, my God, shall I do?" The Purple Cloud is widely hailed as a masterpiece of science fiction and one of the best "last man" novels ever written. A deadly purple vapor passes over the world and annihilates all living creatures except one man, Adam Jeffson. He embarks on an epic journey across a silent and devastated planet, an apocalyptic Robinson Crusoe putting together the semblance of a normal life from the flotsam and jetsam of his former existence. As he descends into madness over the years, he becomes increasingly aware that his survival was no accident and that his destiny?and the fate of the human race?are part of a profound, cosmological plan.

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-10-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892367857

Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.

City Spies

City Spies
Author: James Ponti
Publisher: Aladdin
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534414924

A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! “Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight.” —People “Will keep young readers glued to the page…So when do I get the sequel?” —Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called “a must-read,” Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies—perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI6 agency. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. When they’re not attending the local boarding school, they’re honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t. Before she knows what she’s doing, Sara is heading to Paris for an international youth summit, hacking into a rival school’s computer to prevent them from winning a million euros, dangling thirty feet off the side of a building, and trying to stop a villain…all while navigating the complex dynamics of her new team. No one said saving the world was easy…

The Chrysalids

The Chrysalids
Author: John Wyndham
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In a post-apocalyptic Labrador, the survivors live by strict religious beliefs and practice eugenics to maintain "normality." Mutations are considered blasphemies and punished. David, a telepathic boy, befriends Sophie, who has a secret mutation. As they face persecution, they escape to the lawless Fringes. With the help of telepaths and society in "Sealand," they evade hunters, find rescue and plan to return for Rachel, another telepath left behind in Waknuk.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Bronte
Publisher:
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre:
ISBN:

Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyreerupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world's most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work "of great genius." Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Brontë's masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world's most beloved novels.

My Little Pony: Beyond Equestria: Rainbow Dash Rights the Ship

My Little Pony: Beyond Equestria: Rainbow Dash Rights the Ship
Author: G. M. Berrow
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316557498

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of fun! When Rainbow Dash invites Captain Celaeno and her crew to visit her hometown of Cloudsdale, the pirates gladly accept. They have a blast visiting Rainbow Dash, but a trip to a boring old museum isn't exactly their idea of a good time. That is, until they come to a glass case with a replica of an ancient Pegasus relic that supposedly created unending good fortune for all those near it. Now Celaeno is intrigued! Where is the real relic? Nopony knows for sure, but legend has it that somewhere in Equestria there is a map that leads the way. Calling upon her old friend Daring Do, Rainbow Dash leads the pirates on a treasure hunt like no other. This exciting original middle grade series featuring My Little Pony continues the story from the feature film! ©2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.