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Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 132 |
Release |
: 2011-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429991506 |
ISBN-13 |
: 142999150X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Beast of Blackslope by : Tracy Barrett
Xena and Xander have been looking forward to their vacation in the peaceful country village of Blackslope. But when a huge monster begins to terrorize the town, the young detectives are faced with a mystery that seems impossible to solve. Sherlock Holmes, Xena and Xander's famous ancestor, investigated the case of a horrible beast in Blackslope, but that was nearly a hundred years ago. It couldn't be the same creature after all this time—could it?
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 177 |
Release |
: 2010-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429930499 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429930497 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis The 100-Year-Old Secret by : Tracy Barrett
What if you inherited Sherlock Holmes's book of unsolved cases? Xena and Xander Holmes have just discovered they're related to Sherlock Holmes and have inherited his unsolved casebook! The siblings set out to solve the cases their famous ancestor couldn't, starting with the mystery of a prized painting that vanished more than a hundred years ago. Can two smart twenty-first-century kids succeed where Sherlock Holmes could not? Modern technology meets the classic detective story in The 100-Year-Old Secret, the first in Tracy Barrett's terrific new mystery series that will intrigue young sleuths everywhere!
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages |
: 121 |
Release |
: 2012-08-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466825802 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466825804 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Missing Heir by : Tracy Barrett
Xena and Xander have just learned that their shy classmate, Alice, is the heir to a royal throne! Then they discover that their ancestor, Sherlock Holmes, had his suspicions about the kidnapping and return of Alice's grandmother, the princess of Borogovia. Alice is to be crowned on her thirteenth birthday . . . but she goes missing days before the ceremony. Who would kidnap a princess? Where would they hide her in a city where Xena and Xander Holmes—and the police!—are looking for her? And then there's the biggest mystery of all: is Alice really the princess?
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Laurel Leaf |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2000-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780440415367 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0440415365 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anna of Byzantium by : Tracy Barrett
For fans of Joan of Arc and Alexander the Great, comes "a gripping saga of alliances, intrigues, deceits, and treacheries" about Anna Comnena of the Byzantine Empire. Anna Comnena has every reason to feel entitled. She's a princess, her father's firstborn and his chosen successor. Someday she expects to sit on the throne and rule the vast Byzantine Empire. So the birth of a baby brother doesn't perturb her. Nor do the "barbarians" from foreign lands, who think only a son should ascend to power. Anna is as dismissive of them as are her father and his most trusted adviser--his mother, a manipulative woman with whom Anna studies the art of diplomacy. Anna relishes her lessons, proving adept at checkmating opponents in swift moves of mental chess. But as she matures into a young woman, her arrogance and intelligence threaten her grandmother. Anna will be no one's puppet. Almost overnight, Anna sees her dreams of power wrenched from her and bestowed on her little brother. Bitter at the betrayal, Anna waits to avenge herself, and to seize what is rightfully hers. Praise for Anna of Byzantium: A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book An ALA Quick Pick An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editor's Choice A Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction Pick [STAR] "[Anna of Byzantium] involves readers in a gripping saga of alliances, intrigues, deceits, and treacheries worthy of a place among the tragic myths." — The Bulletin, Starred review "In the tradition of E. L. Konigsburg's A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver and Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy comes this story of a real-life historical figure, Anna Commena, groomed to be the sovereign of the Byzantine empire…Barrett uses an effective first-person narrative to draw readers into Anna's story, and the author's precise use of detail helps re-create Anna's world, the palace of Constantinople in the ninth century. . . Readers will be caught up in…this exciting read."—Booklist, Boxed review "A fascinating mix of history, mystery, and intrigue."-The Horn Book Magazine "Barrett does a remarkable job of painting moods and emotions with spare, elegant sentences. . . This splendid novel about a neglected period of history is the perfect choice. . . Hard to imagine it being any better written." —VOYA "This wonderfully engaging novel both entertains and serves as a lively history lesson with its well-researched background, dramatic plot and dimensional characters. Barrett's descriptive, engaging prose will draw readers into a fascinating historical time, filled with political intrigue and a complex, admirable teen protagonist who faces her changing future with an inspiring combination of heart and mind."— Wichita Eagle
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 2010-04-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429946797 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429946792 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Case That Time Forgot by : Tracy Barrett
Xander's classmate Karim tells him about a famous amulet carved in the shape of Thoth, the Egyptian god of time. It was thought to be so powerful that it could turn back time one day every hundred years. And that day is in a week! The amulet disappeared from a London museum years ago. Xena and Xander's celebrated ancestor Sherlock Holmes tried to find it, but had no luck. The twins are on the case—and so are mysterious foes who are trying to thwart and perhaps even harm them! Can Xander and Xena track down what Sherlock Holmes could not? The Case That Time Forgot is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author |
: Helen Stringer |
Publisher |
: Feiwel & Friends |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2011-05-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429923040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429923040 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Midnight Gate by : Helen Stringer
It's been two months since Belladonna Johnson discovered she was the Spellbinder, and she's full of questions about her powers. When a ghost finds Belladonna and her classmate, Steve, and gives them a mysterious map, the friends don't know if they should be looking for or hiding from the one person who holds the answers to Belladonna's powers: the Queen of the Abyss. Throw into the mix that Belladonna's parents, who are ghosts, have disappeared and that her brand-new and maybe even sinister foster family seems to know more than they'll let on, and you have a sequel made of high adventure and intrigue, seasoned with affecting characters and topped with a dollop of wit.
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2011-09-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547677552 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547677553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dark of the Moon by : Tracy Barrett
“A historically rich reworking of Theseus and the Minotaur . . . A world and story both excitingly alien and pleasingly familiar” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She leads a lonely life, filled with hours of rigorous training by stern priestesses. Her former friends no longer dare to look at her, much less speak to her. All that she has left are her mother and her beloved, misshapen brother Asterion, who must be held captive below the palace for his own safety. So when a ship arrives one spring day, bearing a tribute of slaves from Athens, Ariadne sneaks out to meet it. These newcomers don’t know the ways of Krete; perhaps they won’t be afraid of a girl who will someday be a powerful goddess. And indeed, she meets Theseus, the son of the king of Athens. Ariadne finds herself drawn to the newcomer, and soon they form a friendship—one that could perhaps become something more. Yet Theseus is doomed to die as an offering to the Minotauros, that monster beneath the palace—unless he can kill the beast first. And that “monster” is Ariadne’s brother . . . “Fans of historical fiction and Greek myths should be pleased.” —Booklist “Barrett offers clever commentary on the spread of gossip and an intriguing matriarchal version of the story. Fans of Greek mythology should appreciate this edgier twist on one of its most familiar tales.” —Publishers Weekly
Author |
: P. D. James |
Publisher |
: Vintage Canada |
Total Pages |
: 323 |
Release |
: 2012-01-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307367716 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307367711 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Children of Men by : P. D. James
The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Author |
: D. H. Lawrence |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 556 |
Release |
: 2002-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521007119 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521007115 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kangaroo by : D. H. Lawrence
A critical edition of Kangaroo, D. H. Lawrence's eighth novel, set in Australia.
Author |
: Tracy Barrett |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 163 |
Release |
: 2015-06-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781627796729 |
ISBN-13 |
: 162779672X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cold in Summer by : Tracy Barrett
The new girl in town meets a mysterious old-fashioned girl who can't seem to find her way home. The girl didn't say anything. Her face held no expression. Ariadne shivered. It was cool in the shade, and her hair was still wet. "Hello," Ariadne said. No answer. "Um-I was just taking a walk. Is this your property?" Still nothing. She took a step toward the girl and stumbled on a fallen branch. She caught her balance and looked back at the tree, but no one was there. The girl had vanished.