The Ghosts of Stone Hollow

The Ghosts of Stone Hollow
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9781453272008
ISBN-13 : 1453272003
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ghosts of Stone Hollow by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

DIVAmy’s new town holds a secret far more wondrous than she could ever imagine/divDIV Taylor Springs is the place where Amy’s family grew up, and it felt like her hometown even before she moved there. But there is one place that her family left out of their stories: the supposedly haunted Stone Hollow, a hidden valley with an old, deserted cottage. And though Amy is curious, she can’t get a straight answer about it from anyone—well, anyone except Jason./divDIV /divDIVJason has explored Stone Hollow, and he doesn’t think it’s haunted. He has a different theory: He believes it’s a place where time folds and moves over itself, replaying scenes and moments from the past. And sometimes, the past comes back in unexpected and unwanted ways. Amy doesn’t believe Jason at first, but soon she realizes that things aren’t always as they seem. Could Jason be right about the secret of Stone Hollow?/divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div

Ghost Hawk

Ghost Hawk
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781442481411
ISBN-13 : 1442481412
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Ghost Hawk by : Susan Cooper

At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man's plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.

The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781439132029
ISBN-13 : 143913202X
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Egypt Game by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?

The Ghosts of Rathburn Park

The Ghosts of Rathburn Park
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781480471528
ISBN-13 : 1480471526
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ghosts of Rathburn Park by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

DIVDIVEleven-year-old Matt comes face to face with his town’s haunted past/divDIV Matthew Hamilton—a.k.a. the Hamster—and his family recently moved to Timber City. More of a loner than his older brother and sister, Matt gets lost when he wanders away from the town’s annual July Fourth picnic into nearby Rathburn Park. He is rescued by a white mutt with shaggy hair and pointed ears. Matt follows him into a clearing, but the dog vanishes./divDIV According to legend, Rathburn Park is haunted. Weirded out by his experience but unable to stay away, Matt returns to the ruins. In a burned-out church, a girl in a hat and old-fashioned ruffled dress appears. She warns him to leave if he wants to stay alive. Her name is Amelia Rathburn. But when Matt looks her up, he discovers that she is one hundred years old./divDIV Is Amelia a ghost from the past? Or someone a lot more human? The truth is stranger than Matt could ever imagine./divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div/div

The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781416995401
ISBN-13 : 1416995404
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis The Headless Cupid by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they’re amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They’re stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It’s not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that’s when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again?

A Dark and Hollow Star

A Dark and Hollow Star
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 558
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ISBN-10 : 9781529366204
ISBN-13 : 1529366208
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis A Dark and Hollow Star by : Ashley Shuttleworth

The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling fantasy where four queer teens race to stop a serial killer before their crimes expose the hidden world of faeries to humans. Choose your player. The half-fae outcast, desperate for acceptance. The tempestuous Fury, exiled and hellbent on revenge. The dutiful prince, determined to earn his place. The brooding guardian, burdened by a terrible secret. Each holds a key to solving a series of ritualistic murders that threaten to expose faeries to the human world. But they cannot do it alone. To track down the killer, they will have to form a tenuous alliance, putting their differences - and conflicts - aside. Failure risks the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. And time is running out. Time to roll the dice.

Haunted Hudson Valley

Haunted Hudson Valley
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Publisher : Stackpole Books
Total Pages : 130
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780811736213
ISBN-13 : 0811736210
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Haunted Hudson Valley by : Cheri Farnsworth

This part of New York, straddling the Hudson River from New York City to Albany, is rife with stories of the paranormal.

The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume Two

The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume Two
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 1440
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781504050777
ISBN-13 : 1504050770
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume Two by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Nine novels—including The Changeling—from the three-time Newbery Honor author who “led young readers into the wondrous terrain between fantasy and reality” (The Washington Post). Blending realism and fantasy, Zilpha Keatley Snyder was a master at drawing young readers into mesmerizing worlds. Collected in one volume, here are nine of her most memorable and beloved novels. One of her best-known books, the Christopher Medal winner The Changeling, follows an unusual friendship between two suburban girls, one of whom may have supernatural abilities. Snyder’s debut novel, Season of Ponies, is a mystical fairy tale about a girl, a magic amulet, and one unforgettable summer. Take a journey through such extraordinary settings as a rumor-haunted valley in The Ghosts of Stone Hollow and a possessed department store in Eyes in the Fishbowl. Meet a girl who spies on a neighboring family to overcome her own grief in Spyhole Secrets and another who discovers she has inherited psychic power in The Magic Nation Thing. With stories and characters that continue to endure, Zilpha Keatley Snyder is one of the most revered figures in children’s literature. This ebook includes The Changeling, Black and Blue Magic, Season of Ponies, The Ghosts of Stone Hollow, Spyhole Secrets, The Birds of Summer, The Magic Nation Thing, Eyes in the Fishbowl, and The Unseen.

Rules for Ghosting

Rules for Ghosting
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 270
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802734549
ISBN-13 : 0802734545
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Rules for Ghosting by : A.J. Paquette

Joined by a living boy whose family has recently moved into the house she haunts, Dahlia, a 12-year-old ghost, tries to solve the mystery of her own death while fending off an unscrupulous ghosthunter.

Spyhole Secrets

Spyhole Secrets
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 178
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781480471566
ISBN-13 : 1480471569
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Spyhole Secrets by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder

DIVDIVAfter her father dies, a lonely eleven-year-old finds a solution to her grief when she discovers a secret window into another life/divDIV Hallie Meredith is furious with God. First, her adored father died in a car accident. As if that weren’t horrible enough, Hallie had to move away, leaving school and all her friends behind. Now she and her mother live in a cramped apartment in a stuffy old mansion. The only bright spot is the crack in a boarded-up window in the attic that gives Hallie an unobstructed view of the apartment in the building next door. Hallie knows she shouldn’t be up there—the attic is forbidden territory. And she shouldn’t be spying on the beautiful teenage girl with the long blond hair who seems so tragic (and whom Hallie christens “Rapunzel”). And there’s Rapunzel’s kid brother and their father, who seems unnaturally strict. Morphing into an amateur spy, Hallie is determined to solve the mysteries of this other family. But is the truth about the people next door different from how it appears?/divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./divDIV/div/div