The life impossible

When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan. Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could ha…

The fairies return: or, new tales for old

Originally issued in 1934, The Fairies Return was the first collection of modernist fairy tales ever published in England, and it marked the arrival of a satirical classic that has never been surpassed. Even today, this reimagining of fourteen timeless tales―from "Puss in Boots" to "Little Red Riding Hood"―is still fresh and bold, giving readers a world steeped not in once upon a time, but …

Shadows of the silver screen

A mysterious filmmaker approaches The Penny Dreadful with a proposal to turn Montgomery Flinch’s sinister stories into motion pictures. With Monty installed as the star of his production, filming begins but is plagued by a series of strange and frightening events. As Monty pleads with Penny to help him, she is drawn into the mystery, but soon finds herself trapped in a nightmare penned by her…

Happy birthday to you!

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" Since 1959, Happy Birthday to You!—Dr. Seuss’s joyous ode to individuality—has allowed readers to experience firsthand the thrill of celebrating a birthday as it is done in Katroo. Awakened by the Birthday Bird, you (the reader) are swept out of town on a Smorgasbord’s back to begin a day and nigh…

Black Panther: the young prince

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781801080965

Collation

262 p

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 SMI b

Land of stories: worlds collide

In the highly anticipated conclusion to the Land of Stories series, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible. All of the Land of Stories fairy tale characters--heroes and villains--are no longer confined within their world! With mayhem brewing in the Big Apple, Conner and Alex will have to win their biggest battle yet. Can the twins restore order between the human and fairy tale world? Breat…

The Floating Palace

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781472356536

Collation

unpaged,; ill,; 28 cm

Series Title

Sofia the First

Call Number

F HAP f

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic wher…

The odyssey

The Odyssey, attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, is one of the oldest and most enduring epics in Western literature. It chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Along the way, Odysseus faces numerous obstacles, including encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the enchantress Circe, the alluring Sirens, and the god Poseido…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6)

The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, and lose a few eyebrows in the proc…