"Bad things always happen in threes " If a very old person like Grandmama says it, is it not true? This is the very normal, understandable worry eight-year-old Julia has when she has knocked a burning hot iron into her little sister's hand. The first bad thing And surely two more must follow, if Grandmama says so. What will they be? When will they happen? This is an enormous worry, indeed Although this gentle story about a family with three little girls takes place in Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, it has universal appeal, as both family life, and eight-year-old Julia's fears...
"Bad things always happen in threes " If a very old person like Grandmama says it, is it not true? This is the very normal, understandable worry eight...
Orphan Taddy watches as Neezer and Lucky, two sinister thieves, steal his family's possessions, and then make him a virtual prisoner. Forced to work long hours, carrying heavy blocks of ice to Lucky's delivery truck, Taddy has almost given up when he sees what might be a way out of his dilemma. An Edgar Award winner.
Orphan Taddy watches as Neezer and Lucky, two sinister thieves, steal his family's possessions, and then make him a virtual prisoner. Forced to work l...
In the same dramatic and exciting style of her other Victorian mysteries, Wallace tells the story of 11-year-old Jenny, who arrives from China at her grandfather's Graymark House. No one recognizes her, so, taking the job of a maid, Jenny must figure out what is going on within the dark hallways. A 2001 Edgar Award nominee.
In the same dramatic and exciting style of her other Victorian mysteries, Wallace tells the story of 11-year-old Jenny, who arrives from China at her ...
How, Amelia wonders, could four short months have such a wonderful beginning and such a grim and terrible ending? Why must she now find herself riding to the docks of London en route to a strange new life in America, seated beside the stone-faced, bloodless, tight-lipped woman in the grim black hat? "The plot twists and turns at an alarming rate in the is story of dastardly crimes and firm friendships, and that's exactly what makes it so much fun." says Booklist in its starred review. A Junior Library Guild book, and Mystery Writers of America EDGAR...
How, Amelia wonders, could four short months have such a wonderful beginning and such a grim and terrible ending? Why must she now find ...
Perfecta Jones is hemmed in by boring houses that to her are no more exciting than shoes boxes. She must obey ridiculous rules of the owner, Mr. Droopert P. Snoot, who has no use for children. On one magical night, Perfecta enters the house across the street, the only one "not" owned by Mr. Snoot. What happens to her there is an adventure that will change her life!
"Characters reminiscent of Roald Dahl"-"ALA Booklist"
"Sets up nasty, convention-bound adults against the free-wheeling imagination of childhood to a surprisingly moving ending."-"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
Perfecta Jones is hemmed in by boring houses that to her are no more exciting than shoes boxes. She must obey ridiculous rules of the owner, Mr. Droop...
Emily Luccock thought the worst was behind her; she had survived the horrors of Sugar Hill Hall and been reunited with her beloved Aunt and Uncle Twice. Now she is devastated to be left at Mrs. Spilking's Select Academy while her aunt and uncle sail for India. But nothing can top Emily's misery once she spies the dreary school, icy Mrs. Spilking, and, once again, a bowl of tantalizing yet forbidden peppermints Emily tries to keep her spirits up while counting the days until she can rejoin Aunt and Uncle Twice. But she soon realizes her aunt and uncle have all but forgotten her, and,...
Emily Luccock thought the worst was behind her; she had survived the horrors of Sugar Hill Hall and been reunited with her beloved Aunt and Uncle Twic...
What is the secret? In a grim tenement district of New York City, before the turn of the century, young Robin decides to take his baby brother, Danny, and escape from his brutal stepfather. Surviving on the street is no easy feat, until he discovers a place called St. Something, and joins up with the tough but loyal street boys who make St. Something their home. Robin knows he cannot hide forever -- but what he does not know is how many untold secrets lie before him, and how the answers lie with the most unlikely person....
What is the secret? In a grim tenement district of New York City, before the turn of the century, young Robin decides to take his baby bro...
Written in diary form, this Cinderella-themed tale is expertly woven by the master award-winning authoress, Barbara Brooks Wallace. Anderson "Andy" Lillibeth Wardell makes 25 entries in her diary, spanning 8 long months, taking place in China and the United States. It is a most unsettling and trying time for the 10-year-old, whose been nicknamed Shao Gwai (Little Devil) by her servants Andy confides in us that she wishes her newborn baby brother be whisked off to an orphanage in China, where he would only visit her to deliver presents from time-to-time. But Andy discovers you must be very...
Written in diary form, this Cinderella-themed tale is expertly woven by the master award-winning authoress, Barbara Brooks Wallace. Anderson "Andy" Li...
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Rupert Brown's pets, a pair of guinea pigs, a turtle, and a cockatiel, have started talking to him again, a sure sign that Miss Switch, a bona fide, no-fooling, real witch, is back again as Pepperdine Elementary School's enormously popular sixth-grade teacher This can only spell one thing: the wicked Saturna has never forgiven Rupert for blowing up her judgmental Computowitch to save Miss Switch from its idiotic verdict. So back she is, this time contriving a plot that employs villains so vile they can only be imagined between the covers of actual books. With no Computowitch to help her,...
Rupert Brown's pets, a pair of guinea pigs, a turtle, and a cockatiel, have started talking to him again, a sure sign that Miss Switch, a bona fide, n...