Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things
Title | Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Voigt |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2013-09-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0307976831 |
Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did theyintend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons. Ironically, it turns out Max has a talent for finding things. He finds a runaway child, a stray dog, a missing heirloom, a lost love. . . . So is he a finder? A detective? No, it's more. Max finds a way to solve people's problems—he engineers better outcomes for them. He becomes Mister Max, Solutioneer. Now if only he could find a solution to his own problems . . .
The Book of Lost Things
Title | The Book of Lost Things PDF eBook |
Author | John Connolly |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 353 |
Release | 2006-11-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0743298853 |
A 12-year-old boy, mourning the death of his mother, takes refuge in the myths and fairytales she always loved--and finds that his reality and a fantasy world start to meld.
Mister Max
Title | Mister Max PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Voigt |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 354 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0307976874 |
Sequel to: Mister Max: the book of secrets.
Secret Saturdays
Title | Secret Saturdays PDF eBook |
Author | Torrey Maldonado |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 210 |
Release | 2012-04-12 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0142417475 |
An urban novel with the power and intensity of Walter Dean Myers's books Sean is Justin's best friend - or at least Justin thought he was. But lately Sean has been acting differently. He's been telling lies, getting into trouble at school, hanging out with a tougher crowd, even getting into fights. When Justin finally discovers that Sean's been secretly going to visit his father in prison and is dealing with the shame of that, Justin wants to do something to help before his friend spirals further out of control. But will trying to save Sean jeopardize their friendship? Should Justin risk losing his best friend in order to save him?
Hidden Huntress
Title | Hidden Huntress PDF eBook |
Author | Danielle L. Jensen |
Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
Total Pages | 457 |
Release | 2015-06-02 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0857664735 |
Sometimes, one must accomplish the impossible. Beneath the mountain, the king’s reign of tyranny is absolute; the one troll with the capacity to challenge him is imprisoned for treason. Cécile has escaped the darkness of Trollus, but she learns all too quickly that she is not beyond the reach of the king’s power. Or his manipulation. Recovered from her injuries, she now lives with her mother in Trianon and graces the opera stage every night. But by day she searches for the witch who has eluded the trolls for five hundred years. Whether she succeeds or fails, the costs to those she cares about will be high. To find Anushka, she must delve into magic that is both dark and deadly. But the witch is a clever creature. And Cécile might not just be the hunter. She might also be the hunted…
Come a Stranger
Title | Come a Stranger PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Voigt |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 247 |
Release | 2013-02-19 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1442489170 |
A dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt’s Tillerman cycle. Mina Smiths lives to dance, so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn’t even mind being the only black girl in the troupe—that is, until she is told she’ll never be a classical dancer. It’s then that Mina begins to face some difficult truths about race and identity and transfers her passion for dance to Tamer Shipp, the summer minister for her church. The problem is, he’s a grown man with a family, but she can’t stop wishing for more to their friendship than simply pastor and parishioner. Cynthia Voigt’s incomparable mastery of character and community shines forth in this stirring novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle.
Missing on Superstition Mountain
Title | Missing on Superstition Mountain PDF eBook |
Author | Elise Broach |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2011-06-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1429975008 |
It's summer and the three Barker brothers—Simon, Henry, and Jack—just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There's something unusually creepy about the mountain and after the boys find three human skulls, they grow determined to uncover the mystery. Have people really gone missing over the years, and could there be someone or some thing lurking in the woods? Together with their new neighbor Delilah, the Barker boys are dead-set on cracking the case even if it means putting themselves in harm's way. Here's the first book in an action-packed mystery series by a New York Times bestselling author. Missing on Superstition Mountain is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Fiction title for 2011.