Caroline Hartley and the Secret Castle Adventure

Caroline Hartley and the Secret Castle Adventure
Author: D.J. Robinson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2018-06-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532048408

Caroline Hartley has a magic key. It has allowed she and her brother Martin to secretly step through an attic door and time-travel back to 1912, at a castle they have been staying at in Central Europe. In the present, their father Chris has had an IT presentation brought forward a week at the United Nations in Vienna. This has resulted in the family leaving the castle early and returning to Bratislava, where Chris lives. The Hartley children would love to return to the castle as soon as possible, as they would like to use Carolines magic key one more time. Both wish to time-travel back to 1912 so that they can go on more adventures with their friends.

Caroline Hartley and the Great Adventure

Caroline Hartley and the Great Adventure
Author: D.J. Robinson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2019-04-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532070160

Caroline Hartley has a magic key. It has allowed she and her brother Martin to secretly step through an attic door and time-travel back to 1912, at a castle where they are staying with their father in Central Europe. One evening, whilst in 1912, the children discover Caroline’s magic key has gone missing. A frantic search with their friends fails to find it. Only the servants might know where it is, but some of them have taken time off. Caroline and Martin are stuck in 1912, unaware of the great adventure that now awaits them...

Caroline Hartley and the Dreadnought Battleship

Caroline Hartley and the Dreadnought Battleship
Author: D.J. Robinson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 153200849X

Caroline Hartley has a magic key. It has allowed her and her brother, Martin, to secretly step through an attic door and time-travel back to 1912, at the castle they have been staying at in central Europe. Unfortunately, bad weather in the present has forced them and their father, Chris, to leave the castle and go back to Bratislava. The Hartley children would love to return to the castle as they would like to use Carolines magic key again. Both wish to time-travel back to 1912, where they can meet their friends, who have invited them to see the inspection of the fleet in Trieste, Austria-Hungary. Caroline is currently unsure if this will be possible.

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Author: Julia Eccleshare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2009
Genre: Best books
ISBN: 9781844036714

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.

A Long Way From Verona

A Long Way From Verona
Author: Jane Gardam
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405516240

I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal having had a violent experience at the age of nine' Jessica Vye's 'violent experience' colours her schooldays and her reaction to the world around her- a confining world of Order Marks, wartime restrictions, viyella dresses, nicely-restrained essays and dusty tea shops. For Jessica she has been told that she is 'beyond all possible doubt', a born writer. With her inability to conform, her absolute compulsion to tell the truth and her dedication to accurately noting her experiences, she knows this anyway. But what she doesn't know is that the experiences that sustain and enrich her burgeoning talent will one day lead to a new- and entirely unexpected- reality.

The Sea, the Sea

The Sea, the Sea
Author: Iris Murdoch
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101495650

Winner of the Booker Prize—a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a playwright as he composes his memoirs Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has strung along for many years. None of his plans work out, and his memoir evolves into a riveting chronicle of the strange events and unexpected visitors-some real, some spectral-that disrupt his world and shake his oversized ego to its very core. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Tombland

Tombland
Author: C.J. Sansom
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 925
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316412457

During the political upheaval of Tudor-era England, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie in "one of the best ongoing mystery series" for fans of Hilary Mantel (Christian Science Monitor). LONGLISTED FOR THE SIR WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos. The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Edward's regent and Protector. In the kingdom, radical Protestants are driving the old religion into extinction, while the Protector's prolonged war with Scotland has led to hyperinflation and economic collapse. Rebellion is stirring among the peasantry. Matthew Shardlake has been working as a lawyer in the service of Henry's younger daughter, the lady Elizabeth. The gruesome murder of one of Elizabeth's distant relations, rumored to be politically murdered, draws Shardlake and his companion Nicholas to the lady's summer estate, where a second murder is committed. As the kingdom explodes into rebellion, Nicholas is imprisoned for his loyalty, and Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie -- with his kingdom, or with his lady?