PAWN...CAPTIVE...QUEEN? Kitty Doe is a Blackcoat rebel and a former captive with a deadly connection to the most powerful and dangerous man in the country, Prime Minister Daxton Hart. Forced to masquerade as Daxton's niece, Lila Hart, Kitty has helped the Blackcoats take back the prison known as Elsewhere. But Daxton has no intention of ceding his position of privilege—or letting Kitty expose his own masquerade. Not in these United States, where each person's rank means the difference between luxury and poverty, freedom and fear...and ultimately, between life and death. To defeat the corrupt government, Kitty must expose Daxton's secret. Securing evidence will put others in jeopardy, including the boy she's loved forever and an ally she barely trusts. For months, Kitty's survival has hinged on playing a part. Now she must discover who she truly wants to be, and whether the new world she and the rebels are striving to create has a place in it for her... Views: 37
As war rages in Europe, an eleven-year-old girl is swept into the New York suffragist movementEleven-year-old Susan O'Neal is sick of always having to look after her two younger sisters. But ever since their father died, her mother depends on her. To make ends meet, she's just taken a boarder, an Englishwoman named Beatrice Rutherford, into their Chelsea tenement apartment. Susan and Bea become fast friends, but when Susan finds a folded piece of paper with six cryptic words—must be kept secret for now—she wonders what her new friend is hiding. Is Bea a spy? Is she trying to involve Susan's mother in something dangerous? Susan's fear becomes a reality when her mother vanishes on the day five thousand women from every state in the Union come to New York for a suffrage rally. A riot erupts, and Susan knows something truly momentous has happened. Terrified for her mother's safety, she begins a search that exposes some hard truths about... Views: 37
When a mysterious runaway van crashes into St Smithen's on the first day of the new school year, Poppy knows it's going to be an action-packed term! With the Christmas holidays looming, secrets lurking in every corner and rumours of a dangerous beast on the loose, Poppy must unravel her biggest mystery yet. Views: 37
After a horse-riding scare, Gina has lost all her confidence and wants nothing more to do with riding. But when magic pony Comet turns up at the pony rescue centre that her mum runs, Gina starts to discover her love of horses comes cantering back! Views: 37
With the help of his friends, William decides to produce a television play in the Old Barn. This is the 31st William book. Views: 37
Poppy is thrilled to be back doing the one thing she loves – riding horses at Starlight Stables – especially when her aunt and uncle surprise her with her very own horse. But there's a catch... Poppy must look after the new scholarship girls. And something strange is happening around the local farms - horses are going missing. Will the bold, funny and troublesome Milly and shy, pretty and sensible Katie be a help or hindrance to Poppy achieving her Pony Club dreams? And will Poppy and the girls be able to find the missing horses? A gripping and gratifying Australian horse series about friendship and adventure-loving horse-crazy girls. As their friendship blooms, so their adventures begin. Views: 37
Is there something sinister about Madame Leona's dance troupe?When Melanie Clark's best friend, Pauline, dies in a car crash, the police write it off as an accident, but Melanie isn't so sure. Pauline was acting strange in the weeks before she died, and Melanie believes Pauline's dance teacher, Madame Leona, may have had something to do with that. In order to learn more about the mysterious hold Madame Leona has on her students, Melanie joins the teacher's prestigious dance group. She's determined to find out the truth behind Pauline's death—no matter what it takes. But as she becomes more involved, Melanie starts to forget why she joined in the first place, falling deeper and deeper under Madame Leona's spell. Can Melanie escape the woman's magnetic grip, or has she lost herself forever? Views: 37
When Carole Hanson and her father travel to Minnesota to visit relatives, Carole has the perfect assignment to create a family tree. Ever since her mother died, Carole has been curious about that side of the family, especially about an ancestor who journeyed north along the Underground Railroad. Then Carole discovers a secret lurking in her family tree, and she begins to question where she's come from. Do bloodlines matter as much with people as they do with horses? Carole discovers the answer when a dangerous horseback ride threatens the life of one of her relatives. Views: 37
"Miranda isn't happy when sullen orphan Abby Chandler comes to live with her family. But Miranda's anger turns to shock when she learns the girl's horrible secret: Abby's parents and sisters were killed in a house fire in this very town—more than three hundred years ago. Somehow Abby survived the fire and has been living in a virtual limbo ever since. Fifteen-year-old Miranda Browne, the extraordinary protagonist from Kathryn Reiss's first novel, Time Windows, returns for a new time-travel adventure. Views: 37
Amy (a.k.a. Bird) seems to have the perfect life: loving parents, a hot boyfriend, the best friend ever. She even writes an online advice column, full of Top Tips, to help other teens take control of their lives. But after a new guy shows up at school, Bird can't seem to follow her own wisdom. Pete is the consummate bad boy. He's everything Bird is not: wild, unambitious and more than a little dangerous. Although she knows he's trouble, Bird can't stay away. And the more drawn she is to Pete, the more cracks are revealed in her relationship with Griffin, her doting boyfriend. Meanwhile, her parents'marriage is also fracturing, possibly for good. Bird is way out of her comfort zone. All it takes is one mistake, one momentary loss of control, for her entire future to be blown away . . . Views: 37
Berlin 1942 – when Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. Views: 37
When life in his house becomes intolerable, Rock considers revolution. It's two a.m., it's snowing, and the Kindle boys are working on the roof. This is just another in a long string of interrupted nights—early morning wake-up calls that their father uses to teach endurance, discipline, and a respect for authority. He is a tough man, unforgiving and quick to anger, and the boys express their fear of him in different ways. Cliff is rebellious, while Rock escapes into Revolutionary War history, and struggles to understand where his loyalties lie. When the boys' friend Liza decides to run away from her abusive stepfather, Rock and Cliff help her escape. As life in the Kindle house becomes unbearable, Rock wonders if he should run away as well. But would leaving be an act of treason? This ebook features a personal history by Adele Griffin including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's own collection. Views: 37
So often, it's the simplest acts of courage that touch the lives of others. Sudha Murty-through the exceptional work of the Infosys Foundation as well as through her own youth, family life and travels-encounters many such stories . . . and she tells them here in her characteristically clear-eyed, warm-hearted way. She talks candidly about the meaningful impact of her work in the devadasi community, her trials and tribulations as the only female student in her engineering college and the unexpected and inspiring consequences of her father's kindness. From the quiet joy of discovering the reach of Indian cinema and the origins of Indian vegetables to the shallowness of judging others based on appearances, these are everyday struggles and victories, large and small.Unmasking both the beauty and ugliness of human nature, each of the real-life stories in this collection is reflective of a life lived with grace. Views: 37
Shy girl Amy and her outgoing friend Sally are on vacation in England. Ignoring villagers' warnings, the girls head to the Slaybury Castle. Its dungeons are still inhabited by hideous creatures and a madman named Grayson Highfield. Grayson's creatures need to breed and soon Sally and Amy are experiencing all kinds of pleasures from the dungeon beasts. Views: 37
