The Lost Colony

Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilisation underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the eighth family, the demons. The demons planned to lift their small island out o…

Chasing Vermeer

When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one - neighbors, parents, teachers, is spared f…

Foundling

Growing up at Madam Opera's Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys and Girls, Rossamund Bookchild - a boy with an unfortunate name - has led a life sheltered from the dangers of the world. But this all changes the day the man with the strange red-and-pale-blue eyes recruits him into the service of the Emperor. Rossamund has been drafted into the ranks of the Half Continent's "Lamplighters…

Columbus : The Four Voyages

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ISBN/ISSN

9780670023011

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423p; bw; pbk

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970.015092 BER C

Ring of Fire : Indonesia Dalam Lingkaran Api

Kisah nyata di balik serial televisi PBS yang memenangkan penghargaan, Ring of Fire menceritakan persinggahan kakak-beradik Blair selama 10 tahun di kepulauan paling besar dan kurang dikenal di dunia—kepulauan Indonesia. Di tengah-tengah hutan hujan yang tidak dapat ditembus, gunung berapi yang meletus dan keindahan alam yang sangat mengagumkan, mereka telah menuangkan kisah tentang sala…

Hell's Corner

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ISBN/ISSN

9780330535427

Collation

616p; bw; pbk

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823 BAL H

Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery

Cam and her classmates are attending the dedication of a new library for their school. Since the governor, who is running for president, is also attending, police officers and Secret service agents are there as well. BANG! Nearly everyone in the room drops to the ground when a loud noise--that sounds like a gunshot---goes off. The Secret service agents think it's a student prank. CLICK! Cam dis…

Walking Through the Jungle Big Book

Follow a small child as he walks, creeps, leaps, and swings through the jungle in this lively adaptation of a familiar nursery rhyme. And what does he see? Wild animals! A snake, a tiger, and an elephant—to name a few— each hissing, growling, or trumpeting. Could they be following him? Hope they’re not hungry! Full of thrilling exotic noises and bright tropical colors, Julie Lacome’s ju…

The Woman in White

from the back cover: The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and friendless, frightened and confused. And it seems she knows a secret - a secret that could bring ruin and shame to a man who will do anything to keep her silent. This famous…

The Enemy

from the back cover: On a beautiful summer evening in the quiet town of Marlow, a young woman is walking home from church. She passes a man who is looking at the engine of his car. He turns round, smiles at her . . . and throws acid into her face. Then her father, the scientist George Ashton, disappears. And her sister, Penny, discovers that her husband-to-be, Malcolm, is a government agent. W…