escapes

Bud, non buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father - the renowned band leader, H.E. Calloway of Grand (cod. I_)

The Fallout

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Disher, Garry, PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin Academic, Wyatt takes off on a boat with a policewoman and a fortune in stolen gems. He escapes, triggering a manhunt, but who exactly is hunting him? And while other players search for sunken treasure, Wyatt joins forces with his nephew to pull one of his trickiest robberies. In doing so, he faces his most dangerous task yet and it may well prove fatal.

No Boundaries: Spirit of Adventure

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Viesturs, Ed / Stegner, Page, PUBLISHER: Tehabi Books, No Boundaries Spirit of Adventure magnificently captures the essence of exploring the great outdoors. It features spectacular, full-color images from award-winning photographers, such as Galen Rowell, and highlights great outdoor escapes from all over North America. With unparalleled photography, riveting text from well-known travel and nature writers, and engaging quotes, No Boundaries is sure to inspire everyone to pursue their next outdoor escape.

A French Masquerade

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abbott, Karen, PUBLISHER: Ulverscroft Large Print, Barbara Chesney recklessly escapes an arranged marriage and is thankful to be offered the post of lady's maid. When Barbara and her mistress are kidnapped, it is Barbara's quick thinking that enables her to change places with her mistress, never dreaming that she would be smuggled across the channel to face a revolutionary court in Paris. How will she be rescued when no-one knows she is there?

Si the Siamese: The Surprising Adventure of a Deaf Siamese

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Golden, Kathleen / Soracchi, Dolores / Saracchi, Dolores, PUBLISHER: Wheatmark, On what at first seems to be a day like all others, Si, a young deaf Siamese cat, escapes to the garden where the sun, bees, and birds are his special friends. Only on this day, the pampered Si meets a challenge he never expected And there begins the adventure of this stunningly beautiful Siamese cat, as told by an unexpected narrator.

Vagabond, Volume 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inoue, Takehiko, PUBLISHER: Viz Media, Here is a further adventure based on the real-life sword saint Miyamoto Musashi. In this tale, Takezo escapes from the authorities and finds a hiding spot in a nearby forest. A posse of villagers is rounded up and the manhunt for Takezo begins. Tsujikaze Kohei, brother of the bandit Tenma, joins the search, finds Takezo, and challenges him to a sword fight. Kohei is so impressed by the swordsmanship of his young opponent that he later saves Takezos life.

Blood Kin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fackler, Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, Young Johanna Devery is ordered to marry the man who brutally raped her. When she refuses, her stepfather chattels her into his El Paso brothel. Disguised as a boy, she escapes, feeing El Paso forever. Until she meets Seth Strummar. A hired gun with blood on his hands, Seth is returning to El Paso to settle an old score. They are not a bad team, Johanna decides--a hired killer and an abused girl. Maybe she should return with him. Maybe she should settle a few scores herself....

Heiress Behind the Headlines

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crews, Caitlin, PUBLISHER: Harlequin, Out of the limelight and into the fire... Haunted by one scandal too many, tabloid-savaged and vulnerable, Larissa Whitney turns her back on her gilded fortune. Desperately hiding from the paparazzi's relentless cameras, Larissa escapes to a small, secluded island, seeking refuge. But she's not alone-instead, Larissa finds herself face-to-face with Manhattan tycoon Jack Endicott Sutton. Now she's trapped on an island with a man she had a wild affair with five years before.... A man she's still achingly attracted to. "A man who knows the outrageous truth """

Seven Against Mars

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berman-Gorvine, Martin, PUBLISHER: Wildside Press, Trapped in the Warsaw ghetto in , teenager Rachel Zilber escapes the horror by writing about the adventures of Zap-Gun Jack and Princess Anya of Mars. When her parents are captured by the Nazis, Rachel's transported into her make-believe world, but the danger is far from over. Together with Katie, a girl from the future, Rachel joins Jack and a rag-tag band of misfits to fight the evil Lord Ares III of Mars and restore Princess Anya to her rightful place on the Martian throne. "A celebration of the power of the imagination and the triumph of the human spirit." - Amy Sturgis, Ph.D., award-winning genre scholar, StarShipSofa and Mythgard Institute at Signum University

God of Thunder

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Archer, Alex, PUBLISHER: Gold Eagle, Archaeologist Annja Creed narrowly escapes an attack by unknown fi gures when she tries to collect a package near her loft. She later learns that the sender--an old colleague named Fellini--has been brutally murdered. Fellini had been researching the Hammer of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, and had linked it to a Viking warrior and a twelfth-century Latvian village. A coded message in Fellini's package leads Annja on a wild chase along the canals of Venice to Latvia for more clues to an ancient treasure. Rumored to be hidden deep in the forests of Latvia for nine hundred years, this fabled prize is also sought by a ruthless corps of mercenaries. And they will do anything to fi nd it. Including killing Annja Creed.

Gilgamesh

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Joan, PUBLISHER: Grove Press, Gilgamesh is an evocative novel of encounters and escapes, of friendship and love, of loss and acceptance, a debut that marks the emergence of a world-class talent. It is . On a tiny farm in far southwestern Australia, seventeen-year-old Edith and his Armenian friend arrive--taking the long way home from an archaeological dig in Iraq. Edith is captivated by the tales they tell of strange peoples, magical journeys, and a world far beyond her home. Two years later, in , Edith and her young son, Jim, set off on a journey of their own, to Soviet Armenia, where they are trapped by the outbreak of war. A novel of stunning accomplishment, Gilgamesh examines what happens when we strike out into the world, and how, like the wandering king, we find our way home.

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The Third Caliph

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Archer, Alex, PUBLISHER: Gold Eagle, Aholy war. An ancient scroll lost in history... until now. During a dig in Morocco, archaeologist Annja Creed and her companions are nearly buried alive when the "khettara" ceiling collapses, revealing a -year-old corpse. But when Bedouin bandits raid the camp, Annja barely escapes with her life...and half of a scroll in ancient "Kufic" script. Her companions' survival now depends on "her."" " The scroll dates back to 656 AD, when Muslim raised sword against Muslim and the assassination of the third caliph left no clear heir to Muhammad's teachings. It's a coveted find. Annja quickly finds herself caught between a devious terrorist whose family honor depends on destroying what she possesses and a ruthless CIA team. Both believe the end justifies the means. And that Annja cannot allow.

Nibbles, the Mostly Mischievous Monkey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doward, Jan S. / Myers, Martha, PUBLISHER: Pacific Press Publishing Association, Book #10 in the "Julius and Friends" series Make way for some major monkey business of the most mischievous kind Jean's pet squirrel monkey loves pranks and seems to always be laughing. He sits on a hot stove, swallows pain pills, and turns Mitzie, the family dachshund, into a puppy taxi by hitching rides on her back. One day Nibbles escapes from his cage. Will Jean and Allen be able to find him again? Nibbles, the Mostly Mischievous Monkey, by Martha Myers, is the 10th book in the beloved Julius and Friends series. Kids will enjoy reading about Nibbles and his adventures with Jean and Allen as they learn to trust that God will take care of them in every situation.

Charles of the Wild

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hassett, John / Hassett, Ann, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), At Number 9 Belknap Street lives a small moody dog named Charles. The lady who owns him is afraid he will catch cold, and Charles is not allowed outdoors, even in his handsome lamb's-wool sweater. But Charles can't be contained forever. One night when he sniffs the smells of the wild and hears the far-off calling of wolves through an open window, he escapes from the apartment. With charmingly detailed pictures and comical text, John and Ann Hassett tell of Charles's liberation into the wild. Follow Charles as he roams along cobblestone streets, howls at streetlamps he mistakes for the moon, and discovers the joys of jelly doughnuts. A story of friendship, Charles of the Wild will capture the hearts of all readers who dream of the wild but still can find adventure in a park full of squirrels on a sunny afternoon.

Evil Ways

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gustainis, Justin, PUBLISHER: Solaris, In a story that ranges from Baghdad to Los Angeles, "EVIL WAYS" sees eccentric billionaire Walter Grobius attempt to unleash a devastating magical apocalypse. Quincey Morris and his partner, white witch Libby Chastain, are drawn into their deadliest case yet, but from different directions. In Los Angeles, Quincey is blackmailed by the FBI into investigating a series of ritualistic child murders. In New York, Libby barely escapes an attempt on her life by assassins armed with magical weapons. Both of these threads eventually intertwine, leading the investigators to a conspiracy so vast and diabolical as to defy belief. The final, bloody confrontation takes place at Grobius's isolated Idaho estate, on Walpurgis Night -- the night of the Witches' Sabbath. Quincey and Libby, and their allies, must fight a desperate battle against immensely powerful dark forces that threaten the future of all mankind.

The Marvelous Land of Oz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, L. Frank, PUBLISHER: Akasha Classics, From the creator of the Wizard of Oz comes a tale of adventure and discovery, set in the same extraordinary land. Tip is a young boy who escapes from the clutches of the wicked witch Mombi, taking with him a pumpkin-headed wooden man named Jack who Mombi had brought to life. They flee towards the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow, only to find it under attack by General Jinjur and her all-female army. Tip and Jack help the Scarecrow make his way to the land now ruled by his old friend the Tin Woodman. Can this small group of friends, new and old, find a way to defeat Jinjur and restore Oz to its rightful ruler? The second in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, The Marvelous Land of Oz is a perfect book for those who want to know what happened to the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Glinda the Good, and other Oz favorites.

James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dahl, Roald / Smith, Lane, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little--in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects--a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.

Tomas and the Library Lady

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mora, Pat / Colon, Raul, PUBLISHER: Dragonfly Books, " A gentle text and innovative artwork depict a pivotal summer in a boy's life when he and his family leave their Texas home for farm work in Iowa. One morning, while his parents pick corn, Toma s visits the imposing town library and meets a kindly librarian who gently coaxes him inside. Throughout the hot days thereafter, she offers Toma s cool drinks of water and adventurous escapes into books; on slow days he teaches her Spanish until it's time to return home to Texas: 'I have a sad word to teach you today. The word is adio s. It means good-bye.'... While young readers and future librarians will find this an inspiring tale, the end note gives it a real kick: the story is based on an actual migrant worker Toma s Rivera] who became chancellor of a university--where the library now bears his name." --Publishers Weekly

Place of a Skull

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jacobsen, Keith, PUBLISHER: Thames River Press, In West Belfast in the late s, Brendan O'Hara and his teenage son, Seamus, are drawn to the nationalist cause and join the IRA. Their obsession divides them from other members of the family, especially Seamus' mother, Ruth, and his gentle younger brother, Patrick. Ruth copes with her isolation through a close friendship with Linda, Brendan's sister-in-law, and a passionate and over-protective relationship with Patrick. The family leave Belfast so that Brendan and Seamus can take part in the mainland campaign, where Brendan and Seamus become ruthless executioners of informers. Betrayed by an unknown informer, Brendan is arrested and sentenced to twenty years. Seamus escapes the attention of the authorities and tries to put his past behind him. But he is horrified when, on his deathbed, Brendan makes him swear an oath to kill the informer who put Brendan behind bars. But Seamus discovers he has a personal connection to the informer. Tormented by guilt but bound by his oath, can Seamus avenge his father without destroying himself?

Zenn Scarlett (Strange Chemistry)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schoon, Christian, PUBLISHER: Strange Chemistry, Zenn Scarlett is a bright, determined, occasionally a-little-too-smart-for-her-own-good 17-year-old girl training hard to become an exoveterinarian. That means she's specializing in the treatment of exotic alien life forms, mostly large and generally dangerous. Her novice year of training at the Ciscan Cloister Exovet Clinic on Mars will find her working with alien patients from whalehounds the size of a hay barn to a baby Kiran Sunkiller, a colossal floating creature that will grow up to carry a whole sky-city on its back. But after a series of inexplicable animal escapes from the school and other near-disasters, the Cloister is in real danger of being shut down by a group of alien-hating officials. If that happens, Zenn knows only too well the grim fate awaiting the creatures she loves. Now, she must unravel the baffling events plaguing her school, before someone is hurt or killed, before everything she cares about is ripped away from her and her family forever. To solve this mystery - and live to tell about it - Zenn will have to put her new exovet skills to work in ways she never imagined, and in the process learn just how powerful compassion and empathy can be.

The Kingmaker's Daughter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregory, Philippa, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Ltd, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Philippa Gregory's stunning novel of conspiracy and a fight to the death for love and power at the court of King Edward IV of England. "The Kingmaker's Daughter" is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the "Kingmaker," Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, Richard uses his two daughters as pawns in political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. In this novel, her first sister story since "The Other Boleyn Girl," Philippa Gregory explores the lives of these two fascinating young women. At the court of Edward IV and his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Only a girl she is married and then left widowed and fatherless, with her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. She escapes by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the power of the royal family, sacrificing the lives of those she loves most in the world, including her only son, Prince Edward. Ultimately, the kingmaker's daughter will achieve her father's greatest ambition.

The Fallen Blade: Act One of the Assassini

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimwood, Jon Courtenay, PUBLISHER: Orbit, In the depths of night, customs officers board a galley in a harbor and overpower its guards. In the hold they find oil and silver, and a naked boy chained to the bulkhead. Stunningly beautiful but half-starved, the boy has no name. The officers break the boy's chains to rescue him, but he escapes. Venice is at the height of its power. In theory Duke Marco commands. But Marco is a simpleton so his aunt and uncle rule in his stead. They command the seas, tax the colonies, and, like those in power before them, fear assassins better than their own. In a side chapel, Marco's fifteen-year old cousin prays for deliverance from her forced marriage. It is her bad fortune to be there when Mamluk pirates break in to steal a chalice, but it is the Mamluks' good luck - they kidnap her. In the gardens beside the chapel, Atilo, the Duke's chief assassin, prepares to kill his latest victim. Having cut the man's throat, he turns back, having heard a noise, and finds a boy crouched over the dying man, drinking blood from the wound. The speed with which the boy dodges a dagger and scales a wall stuns Atilo. And the assassin knows he has to find the boy. Not to kill him, but because he's finally found what he thought he would never find. Someone fit to be his apprentice.

The Sitter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stine, R. L., PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, Master of chilling suspense R. L. Stine proves that you never outgrow a good scare. If he frightened you then, he'll terrify you now.... Ellie Saks is dying to escape the city. She's sick of dead-end jobs, her mother's disapproval, her loser ex-boyfriend, Clay, who won't take a hint, and the memories of a terrible incident that occurred years ago. When her best friend suggests a summer in the Hamptons, full of glitzy parties, cool cocktails, and hot dates, Ellie's on the first Jitney out. To fund all this glamour, Ellie takes a job as a nanny. From the outside, the family's beachfront home is perfect. But then Ellie meets four-year-old Brandon, who hasn't spoken for months. The boy's icy stare and demonic laughter make clear to Ellie that he is troubled, haunted by something too horrible for words. She begins to receive threatening messages and disturbing gifts. But it's not until she barely escapes a harrowing experience that she realizes her life may depend on figuring out who's behind it: Clay? Brandon? And why? And every once in a while, in a crowd, she sees a face she hasn't seen in seven years--the face of a boy who died long ago. It would seem that Ellie's summer of fun has turned into a summer of horror--one she'll never forget... if she survives it at all. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, L. Frank, PUBLISHER: Aladdin, Discover the marvelous land of Oz in this collection of the first three books in L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale series. The first three books of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves in a strange land called Oz after their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone. Here they meet the Munchkins and join the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where the all-powerful Wizard of Oz lives. Can he help Dorothy return home? In "The Marvelous Land of Oz, " a young boy named Tip escapes from a witch and sets out to explore land of Oz. Along the way, he meets the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead and the Wooden Sawhorse. Eventually, Tip's journey takes him to the Emerald City, where he realizes that his life will be changed forever. In "Ozma of Oz, " Dorothy is sailing to Australia when a huge storm washes her overboard. She only survives by clinging to a chicken crate. Eventually she and a yellow hen named Billina wash up on the magic shore of Ev where they meet the mechanical man Tik Tok. But Dorothy and Billina are taken prisoner by the evil Nome King who has captured the royal family of Ev. Only Ozma of Oz can save them, but will she be in time?

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