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The gargoyle overhead (Lost Gargoyle Ser. #2)
Par Philippa Dowding. 2010
What if your best friend was a naughty 400-year-old gargoyle, and what if he just happened to be in terrible…
danger? Katherine Newberry is friends with a gargoyle named Gargoth of Tallus who lives in her backyard. Gargoth has lost the only creature on the planet who can help him, Ambergine, his greatest friend. What Katherine and Gargoth don't know is that Ambergine is searching for Gargoth too - but so is his greatest enemy. Sequel to "The Gargoyle in My Yard". Grades 5-8. 2010.The great hunt (Wheel of time ; #2)
Par Robert Jordan. 1992
The Forsaken are loose, the Horn of Valere has been found and the Dead are rising from their dreamless sleep.…
The prophecies are being fulfilled but Rand al'Thor, the shepherd the Aes Sedai have proclaimed as the Dragon Reborn, desperately seeks to escape his identity. But Rand cannot run forever. With every passing day the Dark One grows in strength and strives to shatter his ancient prison, to break the Wheel, to bring an end to Time and sunder the weave of the Patten. Sequel to "Eye of the world" (DC31768), followed by "Dragon reborn". 1992, c1991. (Wheel of time ; 2)The gargoyle
Par Andrew Davidson. 2009
On a burn ward, a man lies between living and dying, so disfigured that no one from his past life…
would even recognize him. His only comfort comes from imagining various inventive ways to end his misery. Then a woman named Marianne Engel walks into his hospital room, who insists that she knows him, in fact for seven hundred years. 2009.The gift (Pellinor. #1)
Par Alison Croggon. 2004
Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed…
in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds. Followed by "The riddle". For junior high and older readers. 2004.The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.The gypsy morph (Genesis of Shannara. #3.)
Par Terry Brooks. 2009
The last cities have fallen. Demons and once-men swarm the ravaged landscape of the former United States. A small band…
of survivors - the elves of Cintra and a ragtag group of human children and their protectors - flees northward toward a safe haven promised by the mystical King of the Silver River. To reach it, they must follow the boy named Hawk - now revealed as the legendary gypsy morph. With two Knights of the Word as their only protection, the brave remnant faces attacks on all sides. At stake are the survival of both races, human and elf - and the beginning of a new world for both. Sequel to "The elves of Cintra". 2009. (Genesis of Shannara ; 3)The griffin of Darkwood
Par Becky Citra, Kathryn Cole. 2016
Twelve-year-old Will Poppy has always been fascinated by writing, but when his mother dies and he has to live with…
his crabby aunt, he finds himself unable to write a word. When he is sent a mysterious package that includes an old picture of his grandparents and a piece of cloth with the words "The Griffin of Darkwood" on it, his aunt takes him to a run-down castle with servants who are up to no good. Now Will must find his way in this new world, and discover the magic all over again. Grades 3-6. 2016.The guns of empire (Shadow campaigns. #4.)
Par Django Wexler. 2016
After their defeats at the hands of general Janus bet Vhalnich, the opposing powers have called all sides to the…
negotiating table, in hopes of securing an end to the war. Queen Raesinia of Vordan is anxious to see the return of peace, but Janus insists that any peace with the Sworn Church of Elysium is doomed to fail. Soldiers Marcus d'Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass find themselves caught between their general and their queen. Now, each must decide which leader truly commands their loyalty--and what price they might pay for final victory. And in the depths of Elysium, a malign force is rising, and defeating it might mean making sacrifices beyond anything they have ever imagined. Sequel to "The price of valour". 2016.The great pursuit (Eurona Duology. #2.)
Par Wendy Higgins. 2017
Lochlanach has traded the great beast that once terrorized the realm for something far more dangerous, a Lashed enemy veiled…
in beauty, deception, and a vengeance passed down through generations: Rozaria Rocato. And she's offering the hunter Paxton Seabolt power and acceptance he could never receive in his homeland. Pax must decide how far he's willing to go under her tutelage, knowing she is the opponent of his true love Princess Aerity. Aerity believes that without allowing the Lashed to return to the kingdom, revolt is inevitable. And though she's accepted a betrothal to the man who took down the beast, she cannot help thinking about the Lashed man who stole her heart and disappeared. But as dire circumstances strike the royal family, matters of the castle are left in Aerity's hands. And though her feelings for Pax are strong, her duty to her kingdom and her family is stronger. She must put aside her desires to grasp the reins, and take actions that have the potential to save or destroy her people. Sequel to "The great hunt". For senior high readers. 2017.The Grim Company (Grim Company Series. #1.)
Par Luke Scull. 2013
The Grim Company, a shoddy band of misfits that includes a crippled Halmage, two orphans, and a manservant, must fight…
the Magelord Salazar, the Augmentors, the White Lady, and demons in an effort to save the world. Followed by "Sword of the north". 2013.The great ordeal (Aspect-emperor. #3.)
Par R. Scott Bakker. 2016
As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasurimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing…
son Kelmomas. Meanwhile and many miles away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic march further north. But in light of dwindling supplies, the Aspect-Emperor's decision to allow his men to consume the flesh of fallen Sranc could have consequences even He couldn't have foreseen. And, deep in Ishual, the wizard Achamian grapples with his fear that his unspeakably long journey might be ending in emptiness, no closer to the truth than when he set out. Sequel to "The white luck warrior", followed by "The unholy consult". 2016.The great stone face & other tales
Par Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1986
Presents four short stories by the 19th century New England writer. In the title story, a young boy is told…
that one day a great man will appear whose face resembles the features of a towering rock formation near his home. He grows to old age awaiting the man’s arrival, unaware that it is he himself who resembles the stone face. 1986.The great London adventure
Par Neil Shaw Larkman. 2001
Inspired by the ravens of The Tower of London, Shaw-Larkman began to piece together stories around two comical ravens, and…
elf-like creatures known as Gronkiedoddles, who live in London's disused tube tunnels and only come out at night to help the homeless and do battle with evil. Grades 3-6. 2001.The great laundry adventure
Par Margie Rutledge. 1999
To solve their overflowing laundry crisis, the Lawrence family buys large baskets, from a mysterious shop, to put it all…
in. But are the baskets the end of their problems or just the beginning? Abigail, Jacob and Ernest love magic, so they decide to cast themselves into adventure after adventure as the baskets become gateways to other eras. Grades 3-6. 1999.The green isle of the great deep
Par Neil Miller Gunn. 1975
An old man and a little boy accidentally fall into a pond and discover the Green Isle deep beneath the…
water. In this secret world, a seemingly perfect and orderly society is achieved. However, it is at the expense of human individuality and spiritual freedom. Sequel to "Young Art and Old Hector." 1975.The grey king (The dark Is Rising Sequence Ser. #4)
Par Susan Cooper. 1975
Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the Golden Harp and to awaken the…
ancient sleepers. Sequel to "Greenwitch" (DC03472). Followed by "Silver on the tree" (DC03851). Grades 4-7. 1975.The gunslinger (Dark tower. #1.)
Par Stephen King. 1982
The story begins with the introduction of the gunslinger and his evil nemesis, "the man in black." The enemy is…
actually a sorcerer who creates many problems for the gunslinger as the gunslinger travels through time seeking vengeance for the death of his father and the dishonouring of his mother. Some strong language. 1989, c1982.The gripping beast
Par Margot Wadley. 2001
When Isabel Garth's father dies, she travels to the Orkney Islands to illustrate the journals of his early life there.…
On Isabel's arrival, local 'witch' Thora warns her of grave danger. After a series of personal mishaps, the menace escalates with trouble over a Viking treasure and Thora's murder. An old fashioned mystery with lots of atmosphere. 2001.The green man revisited: classic English short stories (Classic English short stories ; #4)
Par Roger Sharrock. 1988
A collection of stories written in the '60s and '70s by authors living around the world, including stories by Kingsley…
Amis, Morley Callaghan, V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys and William Trevor. Strong language. c1988.The genie in the book
Par Cindy Trumbore. 2004
Summer is not shaping up well for ten-year-old Will - his parents can't go with him and his sister Maddy…
to Grandma's house on the beach, Grandma breaks her ankle, and his cousin Jerome is always causing trouble which Will gets blamed for. Then one day he releases a book-loving genie from a copy of The Arabian Nights, who will grant Will's truest wish! From flying though the air to becoming a fish in the Great Barrier Reef to helping his parents' struggling diner, Will has fantastic adventures as he tries to uncover his truest wish. Grades 3-6. 2004.