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Series
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Description
As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine?s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible...
Author
Publisher
John Blake
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The unique and harrowing account of the bloodiest battle of the Falkland War - the 1982 battle for Mount Longdon, as seen through the eyes of eight ordinary Argentine soldiers from the Seventh Infantry Regiment and five British paratroopers.
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Series
Anne of Green Gables volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Anne Shirley 'erupts' into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become of the skinny, red-haired orphan. Both entertained and exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its irrepressible adopted daughter.
Author
Language
English
Description
Freya has come to visit her grandparents who live on a remote island. Last year she visited them with her brother - but last year her brother died alone in a boating accident. Whilst back on the island, Freya finds a way, with the calming presence of her grandparents and the gentle care and attention of the people around her, to adjust to the fact that her brother has gone, and that life - and love - are still vibrantly in the air. A perfect coming...
Author
Series
Storm Keeper Quartet volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island's next champion rages, a...
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Together for the first time, here is the #1New York Timesbest sellerMiss Peregrine's Home for PeculiarChildrenand its two sequels,Hollow Cityand the(newly released)Library of Souls.All three hardcovers are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Also included: a special collector's envelope of twelve peculiar photographs, highlighting the most memorable moments of...
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