French Legends

All the elements that made A French River Adventure exciting—the history, mystery, and supernatural—are once again at work here. This time, however, the mystery is even more challenging and dangerous. The children have grown up and now their children are the ones who must lead the way and deal with not only Jacques, Pierre, and other voyageur ghosts, but also with powerful spirits from the aboriginal world, both good and bad. The children discover the powerful Makadewaa and his destructive plan. How can they possibly win in an epic battle against the powers of evil?

"The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" is a short story by French writer Gustave Flaubert, one of the great masters of literary style and aesthetics. Saint Julian is predicted at birth to do great things, but a growing hatred takes root in him, leading him to seek a way to escape a destiny which seems more and more likely to be terrible. "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" is an inspiring tale of perseverance and humility, one of Flaubert's most touching short stories with a religious theme.

Deina est une Passeuse d’âmes au service du dieu Hadès sur Terre. Sa tâche est de guider les mourants hors du monde des mortels. Un jour, le tyran Orphée est en visite à Athènes. Il fait alors une dangereuse mais tentante proposition : il rendra sa liberté à celui qui pourra libérer Eurydice du monde souterrain et la ramener à lui...

Based on Richard Rubin's wildly popular New York Times series, Back Over There is a timely journey, in turns reverent and iconoclastic but always fascinating, through a place where the past and present are never really separated. In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to...

Half-elf, half-human, Tallian lives with dwarves and knows little about his birth parents. After his adopted brother runs away, hundreds of shadow bats decimate his village, and Meerkesh, Tallian’s adopted father reveals the truth about how he came to live with the dwarves in the Furin Mountains. Betrayed by the only brother he has ever known, Tallian and the dwarves flee from Fearoc, the evil elf who controls Luminess. Against what seems to be impossible odds, dwarves, elves, dragons, and men unite against Fearoc in hopes of freeing Luminess.

Les éco-contes: Légendes de la Terre et de ses Gardiens est une collection captivante de récits réinventés par Ezechiel Molly avec la collaboration de Yasmine Belattar, spécialement conçus pour inspirer et éduquer les jeunes esprits sur les enjeux écologiques contemporains.

Cordelia sait que sa mère n'est pas comme les autres. Leur maison ne possède pas de portes et elle n'a pas le droit d'avoir le moindre ami. Seul Falada, le magnifique cheval blanc qui appartient à sa mère, lui offre un semblant de liberté lors de leurs balades quotidiennes. Mais l'étrangeté de sa mère va plus loin, car cette dernière la contraint parfois à rester silencieuse et immobile pendant des heures. Voire des jours. Et surtout, les autres mères ne sont pas des sorcières.

Lorsque Tali réussit enfin à retrouver Œngus, les choses ne se passent pas comme prévu. Le Maël meurt. La jeune fille est marquée d'un énigmatique tatouage qui la désigne pour lui succéder. Elle doit rencontrer les quatre gardiens et réussir leurs épreuves. L'échec étant impossible, car il la conduirait à une mort certaine. Télès sera-t-elle l'héroïne dont Alleïa a besoin ?

This is the story of the legend of unlicensed boxing in England, growing up to follow in the footsteps of his murdered father, going into the fight game. A journey from a boy to a true fighting man, out to avenge the murder of his father, and literally fighting for not only his life, but the lives of his family. Full of twists and turns at every point, based on the true story of a legend of unlicensed boxing, and a true fighting man.

One of the first noted American authors to be highly acclaimed in Europe during his life time, Washington Irving (April 3, 1783-November 28, 1859) wrote numerous short stories, biographies, histories, and tales of his travels. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published in 1820, is variously regarded as a Gothic tale and a modern folk story about the early history of the United States of America.

Presque tout le monde connaît aujourd'hui des noms comme Thor et Loki dans les films, les bandes dessinées et autres médias, mais d'où viennent-ils ? C'est précisément l'objet de ce livre. Vous vous plongerez pour un temps dans les origines de ces noms célèbres - dans la mythologie nordique. Non seulement vous pourrez vous faire une idée des sources scientifiques et, le cas échéant, faire des recherches plus approfondies que celles qui sont présentées ici, mais vous vous promènerez également pendant un court laps de temps dans le monde mythologique créé avant l'ère chrétienne.

The whimsical tale of a witch and an enchanted scarecrow come to life from the otherwise serious author Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804-May 19, 1864), whose themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity. He is best known for The House of the seven Gables and The Scarlet Letter, a story of a proud adulteress sentenced by her stern Puritan judges to wear a scarlet A on her breast, published in 1850.