Urgum is a little savage who lives life as DANGEROUSLY as possible. He doesn't just have cornflakes for breakfast (not least because they haven't been invented yet) - he finds a dragon to flame his toast for him! Raaaa!If only annoying neighbour Grizzie didn't follow him around everywhere - savages are much more civilised than barbarians... Views: 20
Alia Mamadouh reconstructs the society of Baghdad in the 1940s and 1950s through the eyes of 10-year-old Huda, a precocious tomboy highly perceptive of the complex web of her family's relationships. Views: 20
This new adaptation of Dee Brown's multi-million copy bestseller, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, is filled with photographs and maps to bring alive the tragic saga of Native Americans for middle grade readers. Focusing on the Sioux nation as representative of the entire Native American story, this meticulously researched account allows the great chiefs and warriors to speak for themselves about what happened to the Sioux from 1860 to the Massacre of Wounded Knee in 1891. This dramatic story is essential reading for every student of U.S. history. Views: 20
London at the dawn of 1918 and Ireland's most famous literary figure, WB Yeats, is immersed in supernatural investigations at his Bloomsbury rooms. Haunted by the restless spirit of an Irish girl whose body is mysteriously washed ashore in a coffin, Yeats undertakes a perilous journey back to Ireland with his apprentice ghost-catcher Charles Adams to piece together the killer's identity. Surrounded by spies, occultists and diehard female rebels, the two are led on a gripping journey along Ireland's wild Atlantic coast, through the ruins of its abandoned estates, and into its darkest, most haunted corners. Falling under the spell of dark forces, Yeats and his ghost-catcher come dangerously close to crossing the invisible line that divides the living from the dead. Views: 20
CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD Trouble is in the cards for Clint Adams when he saunters into a saloon to quench his thirst. After hearing Clint's name, two shady customers look to improve their standing with their prospector boss, Mr. Torquelan, by greeting the Gunsmith with guns drawn. But they quickly feel the sting of regret... When Clint learns the gruesome twosome were motivated by a local fortune-teller named Madame Giselle, he visits the sultry psychic and discovers that she's far more interested in the length of his love line than in cutting his life short. But the outlook is no good for Clint if he doesn't leave town soon—because there's no predicting what dangers the sinister Mr. Torquelan might unleash. OVER FIFTEEN MILLION GUNSMITH BOOKS IN PRINT! Views: 20
"Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth is proof that a funny book on pop culture doesn't have to be snide and nasty. I loved everything about it." --Jim GaffiganWe all know how Darth Vader shared his big secret with Luke Skywalker, but what if he had delivered the news in a handwritten note instead? And what if someone found that letter, as well as all of the drafts that landed in the Dark Lord's trash can? In the riotously funny collection Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. Darth, John Moe finally reveals these lost notes alongside all the imagined letters, e-mails, text messages, and other correspondences your favorite pop culture icons never meant for you to see.From The Walking Dead to The Wizard of Oz, from Billy Joel to Breaking Bad, no reference escapes Moe's imaginative wit and keen sense of nostalgia. Read Captain James T. Kirk's lost log entries and Yelp reviews of The Bates Motel and Cheers. Peruse top secret British... Views: 20
Cathy is used to her mother dating younger men. She has heard her mother brag of her sexual exploits with her boy toys and never thought anything about it, until her mother started dating Jack, a man a couple of years older than Cathy. As Cathy starts to see Jack for the man he is, she starts to fall for the man as her mother's relationship with him ends. Views: 20
