Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 41 à 60 sur 35756
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 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 growing pains of Adrian Mole (Panda ; #513)
Par Sue Townsend, Caroline Holden. 1984
Further adventures of the newly 15-year-old: his nose is still swollen from its humiliating encounter with a model aeroplane; he…
has 38 spots, 28 on his face and the rest on his shoulders; perhaps worst of all, he has "never seen a dead body or a real female nipple. This is what comes of living in a cul-de-sac." He is to experience love and the pangs of its loss, blind dates and neuroses - in short, all the agonies of growing up. For junior and/or senior high readers. Sequel to "The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4" (DC28787). 1984. (Panda : 513)The gulf (A dan Lenson Novel Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par David Poyer. 1990
Set in the volatile climate of the Persian Gulf, the action begins with the destruction of a U.S. destroyer by…
an Iranian missile, then escalates into a power play game and seemingly inevitable conflict. Although this novel was published before the Persian Gulf War of 1991, it captures the energy of long-held tensions in this region. c1990.The great wide sea
Par M. H Herlong. 2008
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.The further adventures of Doctor Syn (Doctor Syn. #4.)
Par Russell Thorndike. 1936
Doctor Syn, in his guise as the Scarecrow, outwits the king's agents and keeps his band of Dymchurch smugglers out…
of prison. Sequel to "Doctor Syn returns", followed by "The courageous exploits of Doctor Syn". 2013, c1936.The gathering night
Par Margaret Elphinstone. 2009
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land, but when one of her…
brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son, while a stranger from a rival tribe appears seeking shelter, describing a great wave and a people perished. Hopes of resolution come when all the Auk people come together for their annual Gathering Night. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2009.The Goodfellow chronicles: book one : The sacred seal (Goodfellow chronicles. #1.)
Par Judith Mills. 2001
Sam and his small companion Mr. Goodfellow embark on a journey to find a missing professor and a legendary scroll.…
Their adventures soon find them fighting off the evil Fen, the devious Professor Mandrake, and his nasty son Basil, all the while attempting to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Grades 4-7. (The Goodfellow chronicles ; 1) 2001.The golden pine cone
Par Judith Saltman, Catherine Anthony Clark, Sheila Egoff. 1994
After they discover a golden pine cone near their home in British Columbia, 11-year old Bren and his 9-year old…
sister Lucy embark with their dog Ooshka on a search to find the rightful owner of the pine cone. Their journey is threatened by the dangerous Lake Snake, the evil Ice Witch, and the giant Nasookin, who all want the pine cone, too. Grades 4-7. 1994.The Earhart betrayal
Par James Stewart Thayer. 1980
The door in the dragon's throat (Cooper kids adventure series.)
Par Frank E Peretti. 1985
Armies of men with heavy machinery have tried to open the door in the Dragon's Throat, but no one has…
succeeded. Now Al-Dallam, president of Nepur, has asked Dr. Jake Cooper to try. There seems to be a curse on the door, which is said to hide a great treasure, but Dr. Cooper has faith that he can open the door and survive. Prequel to "Escape from the island of Aquarius". Grades 5-8. 1985. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 1)The divorced kids club and other stories: And Other Stories
Par W. D Valgardson. 1999
Meet an unusual group of young heroes - from a computer genius and a budding entrepreneur to a boy faced…
with a summer of hard labour after a shoplifting incident goes awry. The kids in these stories draw on their own considerable inner resources to survive and adapt, no matter how rocky their journeys may be. Grades 5-8. 1999.The donkey's crusade
Par Jean Morris. 1983
Thomas is a fifteen year old traveller, a professional guide to the old trade routes across Asia. He is asked…
to go further east than any traveller has been, in search of the legendary kingdom of Prester John. Thomas agrees on one condition - that he may have a donkey to go with him. But Ears is no ordinary donkey. Grades 5-8. 1983.The doomsday key: a Sigma Force novel (Sigma Force novel #6)
Par James Rollins. 2009
At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in…
St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. Three murder victims on three continents, linked by a pagan Druidic cross burned into their flesh. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force have only days to solve an apocalyptic puzzle dating back centuries. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009. (Sigma Force novels ; 6)The deadly curse of Toco-Rey (Cooper kids adventure series. #6.)
Par Frank E Peretti. 1996
Dr. Jacob Cooper, founder of the Cooper Institute for Biblical Archaeology, and his teenagers, Lila and Jay, are in Central…
America assisting in the search for the treasures of the city of Toco-Rey. Others have died in the quest, and when Lila becomes ill and irrational, it seems she may die also. For grades 5-8. Sequel to "The Secret of the Desert Stone". 1996. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 6)The devil's children (Changes trilogy. #3)
Par Peter Dickinson. 1970
The adventure begins when a young girl is taken in by a wandering tribe. Set in an England of the…
future that has reverted to the bigotry of medieval times. Sequel to "Heartease." Grades 5-8. c1970.The dead of the night (Tomorrow series. #2.)
Par John Marsden. 1994
Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their…
country. For junior high and older reader. Sequel to "Tomorrow, when the war began" (DC28219). Followed by "The third day, the frost" (DC28218). 1995, c1994. (Tomorrow series ; 2)The demon headmaster strikes again (Demon Headmaster series. #4)
Par Gillian Cross. 1996
When the Hunter family are persuaded to move house, Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey realize that there is something very strange…
about the new village. And soon Dinah suspects that their old enemy, the Demon Headmaster, is back. This time, he has got control of a research laboratory, and he's planning to take over nature itself. But to do that, he needs Dinah - which puts her in terrible danger. Sequel to "The revenge of the Demon Headmaster", followed by "The Demon Headmaster takes over". Grades 3-6. 1996.The demon headmaster (Demon Headmaster series. #1)
Par Gillian Cross. 1984
Something is horribly wrong at Dinah's new school - the children are strangely neat and well behaved. Why is this…
and why does Dinah find herself conforming? What is the secret of the Headmaster's control? Dinah is determined to unravel the mystery of the sinister Headmaster. Followed by "The Prime Minister's brain". Grades 3-6. 1984.The cottage at Crescent Beach
Par Ann Blades. 1977