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Within the borders of the Ashwood, Laana—touched by fire—lives hidden, cursed by the deeds of her ancestors. Unseen beneath her hooded cloak, tormented by the judgement of others, Laana has witnessed the worst of man. Ridiculed for her appearance, she is burdened by a jealousy and rage that can only be tempered by the woods... but hidden within the wilds, a darkness is stirring. When an ancient foe emerges from the shadows, threatening to destroy everything she holds dear, Laana must find the courage to confront her fears. Shaped by her traumatic youth and the actions of her enemies, she discovers herself adrift in the midst of an adventure that will decide the future of the land. Struggling to survive the destiny that has claimed her, Laana comes to understand that her deepest hopes have forever been allied with the will of Dragonsbreath.
Princess Emeralda isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh sounds like a donkey's bray rather than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet more often than she gracefully curtsies, and she hates the young Prince Jorge whom her mother hopes she will marry. But if Emeralda ever thought to escape from her frustrating life, she never expected it to happen by turning into a frog! A deliciously original and fast-paced fairy tale that turns the tables on the traditional frog-prince story, featuring a fascinating and hilarious cast of characters and starring a witty and unforgettable - princess.
From a trip to the bottom of the fishbowl sea to an incredible adventure at the Dragon Olympics, Emma and her not-so-froggy prince, Eadric, defy the wily witches and wizards of the magical world and prove that Emma is a witch very much worthy of her inherited powers as they search for ingredients to reverse the spell which turned poor Haywood into an otter in the first book. A fast-paced and hilarious companion to The Frog Princess.
A S Byatt's fairy tales and fables are among the best-loved features of her fiction. Innumerable readers have asked for the two marvellous fairy tales in POSSESSION - 'The Glass Coffin' and 'Gode's Tale' of the Breton Naie des Trepasses - to be published seperately. Here they take their place with three other stories with medieval and oriental settings. The title story, 'The Djinn and the Nightingale's Eye', a long story about an Englishwoman in Turkey who unwittingly releases a genie from his bottle, is a reflection on women's lives, on magic and on the power of storytelling itself.
"Danny Dragonbreath travels to the farthest North to find a way to relight his fire before it's too late"--
The author's personal adventure of biking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.
Talon is on a long journey into an unknown world which will open his eyes to a civilization that he had not formerly known existed
Graphic vignettes about friendship, regrets, compassion, and loss.
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Pizza you'll die for! Toby McGill dreams of becoming a world-famous chef, but up until now, his only experience has been watching the Food Network. When Toby lands a summer job at Killer Pizza, where pies like The Monstrosity and The Frankensausage are on the menu, things seem perfect. His coworkers, Annabel and Strobe, are cool, and Toby loves being part of a team. But none of them are prepared for what's really going on at Killer Pizza: It's a front for a monster-hunting organization! Learning to cook pizzas is one thing, but killing hideously terrifying monsters? That's a whole other story. Still, if Toby quits Killer Pizza, will monsters take over his town? Greg Taylor's Killer Pizza is a humorous and fast-paced read that R.L. Stine calls "a hot slice of horror that I couldn't put down!"