The Doom of the Haunted Opera

The Doom of the Haunted Opera
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9781101659687
ISBN-13 : 1101659688
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis The Doom of the Haunted Opera by : Brad Strickland

Two kids find a haunted opera score capable of raising the dead! When Lewis Barnavelt and Rose Rita Pottinger explore an abandoned theater, they discover an unpublished opera score entitled “The Day of Doom”. Ignoring a strange omen, they show it to their music teacher, who heralds “The Day of Doom” as a masterpiece. Little do they know that the eerie Henry Vanderhelm, the composer's grandson, arrives-with a plan…A plan to awaken the dead and enslave the world! Books by John Bellairs: The Doom of the Haunted Opera The Figure In the Shadows The Ghost in the Mirror The House With a Clock In Its Walls The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring The Mansion in the Mist The Specter From the Magician's Museum The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder

Haunted Tenor

Haunted Tenor
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Publisher : Irene Vartanoff
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9780996840385
ISBN-13 : 0996840389
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Haunted Tenor by : Irene Vartanoff

He's her brother's best friend. He thinks she's a stalker. There's a ghost involved. Kathleen Grant, a newcomer to the opera world, falls hard for hot tenor JC Vasquez, her brother's best pal. But things get very awkward when a ghost repeatedly forces her to interfere with JC's performances in the opera Don Carlo. Only JC can see her ghostly transformations, and he thinks she's deliberately stalking him. They soon become romantically entangled despite JC's hostility, but Kathleen can't stop the compulsions pushing her on stage. Now she's in danger of being fired from her job at the major New York City opera house. How can she prove to JC that the ghost is controlling her actions? And what does the ghost want?

The House With a Clock In Its Walls

The House With a Clock In Its Walls
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781101659717
ISBN-13 : 1101659718
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The House With a Clock In Its Walls by : John Bellairs

A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer John Bellairs--soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black! "The House With a Clock in Its Walls will cast its spell for a long time."--The New York Times Book Review When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan. comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both magicians! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watchng magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls--a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 157
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ISBN-10 : 9781101659731
ISBN-13 : 1101659734
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by : John Bellairs

A rich, magical gothic mystery from the legendary John Bellairs Rose Rita wishes she could go to camp like her bets friend, Lewis. She's sure that boys get to have all the fun.--until Mrs. Zimmermann offers her an adveture of her own. Mrs. Zimmermann's cousin Oley has left her his farm, as well as a ring that he thinks is magic. But when the two arrive at the deserted farm, the ring has mysteriously vanished. What power does it have? And will the person who took it use the ring to do evil?

The Ghost in the Mirror

The Ghost in the Mirror
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9781101659700
ISBN-13 : 110165970X
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ghost in the Mirror by : John Bellairs

It was a warm summer day in 1951 when Rose Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann entered the tunnel. When they had emerged, it was snowing...and the year was 1828. Mrs. Zimmermann had felt that the ghost of Granny Wetherbee, who had taught Mrs. Zimmermann witchery, was in trouble and needed help. So she and Rose Rita had traveled to Pennsylvania where Granny had lived. They never dreamed that they would also journey back to a time long ago where they would encounter a sorcerer more terrifying than either could have imagined. Books by John Bellairs: The Doom of the Haunted Opera The Figure In the Shadows The Ghost in the Mirror The House With a Clock In Its Walls The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring The Mansion in the Mist The Specter From the Magician's Museum The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale
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Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780771008795
ISBN-13 : 0771008791
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handmaid's Tale by : Margaret Atwood

An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent memories of life in the “time before” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.

Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction
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Publisher : Infobase Learning
Total Pages : 2061
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ISBN-10 : 9781438140636
ISBN-13 : 1438140630
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction by : Don D'Ammassa

Presents articles on the horror and fantasy genres of fiction, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.

Get Those Guys Reading!

Get Those Guys Reading!
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781598848472
ISBN-13 : 159884847X
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Get Those Guys Reading! by : Kathleen A. Baxter

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.