The SEven are desperate to help Tolly and his sick horse, Brownie. But where can they hide an old man and his horse? And can they protect Brownie from thieves?
A car is stolen - Peter and Janet witness the theft! Now the Seven are on the trail of a dangerous gang.
Something of a landmark ...... exuberant and absorbing ...... a bold and important work. (This )is the first novel I know of that successfully renders an Arab, Egyptian Muslim reality in English A tour de force." - Leila Ahmed, Washington Post Book world. Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern polities, this marvelously vivid novel by Egyptian journalist is an intimate look i…
Passion drew him into a new world and trickery has kept him there. But as he finds path in a dangerous life, he will learn his notions of home, and oh his people might not be quite as he believed. Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modaern fairytale of love. loss and revenge, against a powerful back drop of a adventure on the high seas, and frama…
As soon as Geppetto finishes carving him, the wooden puppet named Pinocchio starts misbehaving - playing tricks, running away, telling lies, and generally causing an uproar wherever he goes. In spite of his behaviour, Pinocchio yearns to be a real boy, but first he must prove himseld to be good and kind. Come aling on his many wild escapades as the mischievous puppet learns for himself what it …
'Your mother, Esther, was your disgrace and you are hers'rnThese words were Esther's earliest memory. But who was Esther's mother? What was the disgrace? And why did the ghost walk at chesney wold?
A priceless pearl necklace has been stolen - and the Seven witnessed the thief making his escape! But where has he hidden the necklace?
A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an exciting new trilogy.rnrnWhen Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, Emily’s life changes forever. Suddenly allied with a winged horse she’d always thought was mythical, Emily is thrust into the center of a fierce battle between the Roman gods and a terrifying race of mult…
From the moment he wakes up, every saecond of Phileas Fogg's life is planned precisely. That us untul he puts both his fortune and his reputation on the line by accepting a wager to circle the globe in a mere 80 days. Hop onboard with Phileas and his butler, Passepartout, as steamships, a bridge jumping train, a wind-propelled sled, and even elephants carry them on a perilous race. Will the pai…
A delightful and romantic story set in 1922. Unhappy and restless in rain-soaked London, four very different women answer an advertisement in The Times Newspaper to rent a medieval castle for the month of April in Italy. There, amidst the sunshine and flowers, they discover happiness.