Young Adult Classics

After the death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent to live in the remote Yorkshire countryside with her rarely seen uncle. With no one to play with, she resents the landscape and the gloomy house. But then she discovers a key which unlocks the hidden door to a secret garden. Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson captures the magic of the story that has been adored by adults and children alike for generations.

The fantastic land of Amara is recovering from years of war as well as from the spiritual apathy corroding the Amarans' hearts. With Kale and her father serving as dragon keepers for Paladin, the dragon populace has exploded. It's a peaceful, exciting time of rebuilding. And yet, an insidious, unseen evil lurks just beneath the surface of the idyllic countryside.

Five years have passed since the orphan girl Anne Shirley came to live in the childless home of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. She has returned to Avonlea to teach in the same village school where she herself was taught. Her earlier friends, Diana Barry, Jane Andrews, Priscilla Gray, and Gilbert Blyth, have also become teachers at neighboring village schools.

Explosive sequel to national bestseller Dharmayoddha Kalki: Avatar of Vishnu (Book 1). After a defeat at the hands of Lord Kali, Kalki Hari must journey towards the Mahendragiri mountains with his companions to finally become the avatar he is destined to be. But the road ahead is not without peril... Not only is he trapped by the cannibalistic armies of the Pisach, he is also embroiled in the civil war of the Vanars. And in midst of all this, he meets a face from the legends.

Mahayoddha Kalki: Sword of Shiva is an epic fantasy novel by Kevin Missal that takes readers on a thrilling adventure through ancient India. This audiobook is the third in the Mahayoddha Kalki series and features gripping action, compelling characters, and a richly imagined world.

Here is the multi award-winning SmartPass study guide, with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis to allow any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Meet literature's greatest villain in this tragedy, fuelled by jealous rage. Journey into the twisted mind of Iago, who freely admits, "I am not what I am", and truly get under the skin of this wondrous play.

Septembre 1759. Robinson est à bord de La Virginie faisant route pour le Chili. Une tempête formidable précipite le navire sur des récifs, et Robinson se retrouve seul survivant du naufrage sur une île déserte. Livré à lui-même, sa solitude va le contraindre à faire preuve d'ingéniosité, de persévérance et de courage, afin de survivre dans ce monde sauvage. Jusqu'au jour où, se croyant abandonné de tous, il rencontre un être humain pour le moins inattendu.

The Phoenix and the Carpet is the sequel to Five Children and It and continues the adventures of Robert, Cyril, Anthea, Jane, and their baby brother, Lamb. They encounter a phoenix wrapped in a magic carpet, and thus begins a series of adventures: Captivating, extraordinary, and fun, even if some of them go horribly wrong.

For every fan who has wished Jane Austen herself might have enjoyed the romance and happy ending she so carefully crafted for all her heroines: The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, by Shannon Winslow. What if the tale Jane Austen told in her last, most poignant novel was inspired by momentous events in her own life? Did she in fact intend Persuasion to stand forever in homage to her one true love?

"La Guerre des Boutons" est un grand classique de la littérature de jeunesse. Lebrac, Camus, La Crique sont les héros d'une guerre annuelle entre les bandes d'enfants de deux villages voisins, Longeverne et Velrans. L'amitié, l'amour, la trahison, le courage, tous les sentiments héroïques sont partagés par ces combattants dont la bravoure n'attend pas le nombre d'années !

"L'orrido attende e sogna nella profondità, mentre la decadenza dilaga sulle brulicanti città dell'uomo." Profeta e precursore, iniziatore e ispiratore, Howard Phillips Lovecraft - HPL nell'acronimo ormai universale – è, nessun dubbio in merito, l'erede primario di Edgar Allan Poe nella letteratura del gotico e dell'horror, del grottesco e del soprannaturale. Ma HPL è anche molto, molto di più.

La vie du jeune Jim Hawkins bascule le jour où un marin ivrogne et balafré s'installe dans l'auberge tenue par ses parents. Qui est réellement celui que l'on surnomme le "capitaine" ? Pourquoi se cache-t-il ? Une nuit, des pirates attaquent l'auberge. Jim n'a que le temps de fuir, emportant avec lui le secret du vieux forban : la carte d'une île abritant un fabuleux trésor.

K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city, and the even more remarkable man who had to defend it. A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all. To save...

In the early years of our country, a poor school teacher, Justin Morgan, receives a horse and her tiny colt in payment for some work. He wishes he had been given money instead. Hoping that he might sell both horses for a fair price, he asks his student, Joel, to break in the colt. To his surprise, young Joel soon discovers that this small, brown creature has special abilities: "Bub" can pull more than a team of oxen, and he can run faster than a racehorse.

This novel focuses on a sorcereress with the hellish magic of a blood magus at her command and a mounting ambition for territory and domination in her heart, and a ghostwalker’s attempts to defend a village from her seemingly inevitable success.

"Johnny Butler was just four years old when his Lenni Lenape "father," Cuyloga, spoke the words that siphoned out his white blood and put Indian blood in its place. Now the Yengwes, the white soldiers, were taking him back to his "true" home. Inside of him hate and anger spread like poisons. The Light in the Forest, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Conrad Richter, will touch a new generation with its lasting truths.

On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his friends are in grave danger.

Step into a world of visions, philosophy, and passion in which dreamers, seekers, princesses, and wandering poets dwell. The 6 wonderful, romantic tales in this collection are reminiscent of ancient Oriental and German fairy tales. The selections, "The Poet," "The Flute Dream," "The Dwarf," "Faldum," "Ziegler," and "Dream of the Gods" were hand-picked by the narrator, legendary folk and rock musician Donovan.

From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a heart-warming tale of peace, love, and battlefield salvage. If you’re going to get ahead in the battlefield salvage business, you have to regard death as a means to an end. In other words, when the blood flows, so will the cash...

From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a heroic tale of honor, friendship, and battlefield salvage. It’s important to look after your crew when you’re in the battlefield salvage business. It’s stressful work at the best of times, and although your employees are unlikely to...