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The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald - Hardcover

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by W. G. Collingwood (Translator)The saga tells of the tenth-century Icelandic poet Cormac, and of the love of his life, his betrothed, Steingerd. After a curse makes him late to his wedding, and Steingerd marrying another he follows King Harald to Ireland and on many other expeditions.Full of poetry attributed to Cormac this saga is believed to have been one of the earliest composed.This printing includes all 23 images from the original edition. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x ...

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by Edith Nesbit (Author)Enjoy these delightful stories featuring the Bastable children as they seek to help their widowed father recover the family fortune.The Bastable house is too small for all six children, Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace, whose widowed father works hard to raise them by himself. Money is scarce, new clothes are rare, and most of their possessions have been handed down from others.After their father's business partner steals their money, resulting in them bein...

The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow - Hardcover

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by Allen French (Author)The Soursop family live on the western coast of newly Christian Iceland. Rolf, the son, is everything his father Hiarandi could hope for. Very good with the bow and arrow he is also thoughtful, loyal and strong.One night during a storm Rolf's mother convinces her husband to go against common practice and light a fire to help a ship struggling off the coast. In a time when the community lived off the plunder of wrecked ships this is not appreciated and begins a series o...

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by Edith Nesbit (Author) Enjoy these delightful stories featuring the Bastable children as they seek to help their widowed father recover the family fortune.The Bastable house is too small for all six Children, Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace, whose widowed father works hard to raise them by himself. Money is scarce, new clothes are rare and most of their possessions have been handed down from others.After their father's business partner steals their money resulting in them being...

The Aeneid for Boys and Girls - Paperback

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by Alfred J. Church (Author)This book is a wonderful introduction to the story of Aeneas, legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escapes from the burning city of Troy and wanders the Mediterranean. When he finally settles in Italy his adventure is far from over as he fights for the hand of princess Lavinia.After becoming familiar with this retelling readers will be better equipped to tackle Virgil's epic poem, written to glorify the imperial city of Rome.Be sure to look for The Illiad for Boys an...

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by Edith Nesbit (Author)Having been banished from the Blackheath mansion after a disastrous game of 'Jungle Book', the six Bastable children find all kinds of adventures to take up their time in the country.After meeting the siblings, Denny and Daisy, the children group together to form a 'Society of Wouldbegoods' who seek to become better people by doing good deeds. However nothing seems to go according to plan! Whether trying to erect a tombstone for a neighbour's son, or damming a river wh...

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by Edith Nesbit (Author)Having been banished from the Blackheath mansion after a disastrous game of 'Jungle Book', the six Bastable children find all kinds of adventures to take up their time in the country.After meeting the siblings, Denny and Daisy, the children group together to form a 'Society of Wouldbegoods' who seek to become better people by doing good deeds. However, nothing seems to go according to plan! Whether trying to erect a tombstone for a neighbour's son, or damming a river w...

The Odyssey for Boys and Girls - Paperback

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by Alfred J. Church (Author)Homer's epic poem is one of the oldest works of literature still read today and is here retold in easy language for readers of all ages. Read how Odysseus, king of Ithaca, tries to return home after the Trojan War, and of all the obstacles that get in his way. From man-eating Cyclops to the enchantress Circe trouble lurks around every corner. This edition features images from the original printing, as well as several others to further bring these tales to life. Num...

The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow - Paperback

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The Aeneid for Boys and Girls - Hardcover

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The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald - Paperback

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by David Almond (Author)Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They're full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O'Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him--maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it's Stephen who sees something special in Davie. Stephen's a gifted sculptor. One day as Davie looks on, Stephen brings a tiny figure...

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by Mitali Perkins (Author)From National Book Award finalist, Mitali Perkins, comes a dramatic tale about a displaced Indian family in the 1970s. When Asha's father loses his job and leaves India to look for work in America, Asha Gupta, her older sister, Reet, and their mother must wait with Baba's brother and his family, as well as their grandmother, in Calcutta. Uncle is welcoming, but in a country steeped in tradition, the three women must abide by his decisions. Asha knows this is tempora...

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by Lurlene McDaniel (Author)In a newly repackaged trade paperback edition, this bestselling heartwrenching novel focuses on Luke, a talented teen football player who is facing alife and death situation, and Julie, the girl who loves him and pledges to staysteadfast by his side. Meant for each other. That's how both Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower havealways felt. In sixth grade Luke actually asked Julie to marry him, and she justlaughed. In eighth grade they began dating. Now in high school,...

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by Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)EDGAR AWARD WINNER For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Other Side of Dark from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Stacy wakes up in a hospital room, in a body she doesn't recognize. Her mother is dead--murdered--and Stacy is recovering from a gunshot wound. She is the sole eyewitness to the crime, but she has only a shadowy memory of the killer's face. Will Stacy be able to regain a clea...

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by Caroline B. Cooney (Author)Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone with only her Medusa figurine, she reinvents herself as Princess Callisto when Menelaus, great king of Sparta, lands with his men. He takes her back to Sparta with him where Helen, his beautiful wife, does not believe that the red-headed child is P...

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by Lurlene McDaniel (Author)In this newly repackaged trade paper edition, Hit and Run explores moral andethical issues, bringing to light the alarming increase in hit and run car accidentsin this nation and the lives that are forever changed as a result.It was an accident. But when the people involved don't come forward, doesn't itbecome a crime? Hit and Run is the story of four high school teens whose lives intersect due to a tragic car accident. For better or worse, the choices each one dec...

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by Lurlene McDaniel (Author)n this newly packaged omni trade paper edition, Lurlene McDaniel exploresthe complexities of not only accepting unexpected loss, but also of moving on tolive and love again. This omni includes: Somewhere Between Life and Death depicts the life of two typical teenagesisters. When their existence is shattered due to a tragic car accident, courageand strength are needed to make the difficult choices presented as a result. Time to Let Go chronicles the aftermath of a p...

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by Michael Simmons (Author)Fifteen-year-old Brett Gerson is a real-life S.R.K. (spoiled rich kid)-the guy you love to hate. Yep, Brett's pretty much got life in the bag-until his dad is jailed for insider trading, and the family money swirls down the drain. Brett wishes things could go back to the way they were-until some dirty swimming pools change everything.Front JacketFifteen-year-old Brett Gerson is a real-life S.R.K. (spoiled rich kid)-the guy you love to hate. Yep, Brett's pretty much ...

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by Graham Salisbury (Author)1943, one year after the end of Under the Blood-Red Sun, Tomi's Papa and Grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii now lives in fear--waiting for another attack, while trying to recover from Pearl Harbor. As a Japanese American, Tomi and his family have new enemies everywhere, vigilantes who suspect all Japanese. Tomi finds hope in his goal of raising Papa's fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on the day of the attack. To Tomi, raising Papa...

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by Tim Tharp (Author)NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST! SUTTER KEELY. HE'S the guy you want at your party. He'll get everyone dancing. He' ll get everyone in your parents' pool. Okay, so he's not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men's shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagram's V.O., life's pretty fabuloso, actually. Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and...

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by Kirby Larson (Author)After leaving Uncle Chester's homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter, knowing full well that a few pieces published in the Arlington News will not suffice. Real reporters must go to Grand Places, and do Grand Things, like Hattie's hero Nellie Bly. Another girl might be stymied by this, but Hattie has faced down a hungry wolf and stood up to a mob of angry men. Nothing can squ...

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by Lauren McLaughlin (Author)Set in the future when teenagers are monitored via camera and their recorded actions and confessions plugged into a computer program that determines their ability to succeed. All kids given a "score" that determines their future potential. This score can get kids into colleges, grant scholarships, or destroy all hope for the above. Scored's reluctant heroine is Imani, a girl whose high score is brought down when her best friend's score plummets. Where do you draw ...

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by Siobhan Dowd (Author)DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him--his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what--a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Chi...

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by Rachel Caine (Author)While developing a new system to maintain the town's defenses, genius student Claire Danvers discovers a way to use the vampires' powers to keep outsiders from spreading news of Morganville's "unique" situation. But when people in town start forgetting who they are-including the vampires-Claire has to figure out how to pull the plug on her experiment before she forgets how to save herself...and Morganville.Author BiographyRachel Caine is the author of more than twenty...

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by Jack Higgins (Author), Justin Richards (Author)The action-packed companion to Sure Fire from New York Times bestselling author Jack Higgins Twins Rich and Jade Chance are on vacation with their father, master spy John Chance?or so they think. The British government actually sent their father to keep tabs on a Swiss banker who is trying to escape from the Tiger, a ruthless criminal. But the banker is captured and taken to a remote Scottish castle?along with Rich Now it's up to Jade and he...

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by Nick Burd (Author)It's Dade's last summer at home, and things are pretty hopeless. He has a crappy job, a "boyfriend" who treats him like dirt, and his parents' marriage is falling apart. So when he meets and falls in love with the mysterious Alex Kincaid, Dade feels like he's finally experiencing true happiness. But when a tragedy shatters the final days of summer, he realizes he must face his future and learn how to move forward from his past.Author BiographyNick Burd attended the Univer...

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by James St James (Author)Soon to be a major motion picture with Bette Midler, Laverne Cox, Abigail Breslin, and Alex Lawther starring as Billy Bloom "Freak Show has it all. It's hilarious, sad, sexy, and glamorous--just the way life should be."--Perez Hilton "Gutsy, funny, over-the-top Billy Bloom is a profile in courage."--The Washington PostMeet Billy Bloom, new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag queen extraordinaire. Actually, ...

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by Jessica Spotswood (Author)A gorgeous, witchy, romantic fantasy by a debut author Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and the Beautiful Creatures series Everybody thinks Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship--or an early grave. Then Cate finds her mother's diary, an...

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by Elsie Chapman (Author)The Hunger Games meets Matched in this high-concept thriller where citizens must prove their worth by defeating the other version of themselves--their twin. Two of you exist. Only one will survive. West Grayer is ready. She's trained for years to confront her Alternate, a twin raised by another family. Survival means a good job, marriage--life. But then a tragic misstep leaves West questioning: Is she the best version of herself, the version worthy of a future? If she...

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by Suzanne Fisher Staples (Author)Mumtaz, daughter of Shabanu, has lived with her father's traditional Muslim family for 10 years, enduring the scorn of her auntie Leyla day in and day out. Her only protectors are her uncle Omar and Baba, patriarch of the Amirzai tribe, but even they would disown her if they knew she had a crush on a Hindu boy. The only person Mumtaz can confide in is her cousin Jameel. Unfortunately, Jameel lives with his parents in California and he's been out of touch sinc...

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by Elizabeth Laban (Author)Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Looking for Alaska, Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, calls Elizabeth LaBan's The Tragedy Paper "a beguiling and beautifully written tale of first love and heartbreak." It follows the story of Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is "Enter here to be and find a friend." A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants--he just ...