Resultados para "Gray" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

It’s been a year since Gabe, Marty, and Elizabeth’s last adventure, and Gabe is starting to wonder if Thrylos will ever summon them again. But then, the magician himself shows up at the Lovejoys’ door one day, frantically summoning them in person to their biggest assignment yet. Not only will he be going along this time, but they will also need the help of other magicians and apprentices, too.

Nina Tanleven and her best friend Chris are delighted to spend the remainder of the summer with Nina’s architect father at the rambling old country inn he has been hired to restore. On the afternoon they arrive, the girls pause for a closer look at some faded Civil War photographs hanging in the hallway, fascinated by one picture in particular of a handsome Confederate soldier whose dreamy eyes hold them enthralled. But in the midst of all their oohing and aahing a shivery sensation passes between them, like an icy hand on the back of their necks.

George MacDonald was the great 19th-century innovator of modern fantasy who influenced the work of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. This book collects some of his finest fairy stories.

Best-selling author of the popular Rowan Hood books, Nancy Springer offers this spellbinding conclusion to the saga which began with Rowan Hood, and continued with Lionclaw and Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. Rowan Hood has been searching for the men who murdered her mother for two long years. Now she knows their names, and with her band of friends from Sherwood Forest, she sets out for revenge.

Nancy Springer is a two-time recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her beloved Rowan Hood books are favorites of young readers. Wild Boy, the fourth book of the series, tells the story of Rook - a feral, homeless orphan who stalks Sherwood Forest like a wild animal. Ever since the Sheriff of Nottingham killed his father, Rook has screamed for vengeance. Now with the evil Sheriff 's son caught in one of his man-traps, Rook may finally get the chance to exact his revenge.

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood is award-winning author Nancy Springer's third delightful tale of Rowan Hood. Her popular adventure novels provide a fresh new vision of the medieval period. When Princess Ettarde refuses to marry the man her father, King Solon, has chosen for her, she flees to Sherwood Forest and joins Rowan Hood's band of outlaws.

Bob and Archie are two hapless but enthusiastic koalas who are just getting to grips with their new superpowers. Their archenemy is Dr Colossus, a giant ostrich with grand plans to destroy Pawtonia with the help of his Zombie Chickens! Can our furry heroes thwart the feathered supervillain? Definitely, maybe...

Lionel won't learn to fight, so he is banished by his warrior father, Lionclaw. The boy soon finds a home in Sherwood Forest with a band of outcasts led by Rowan Hood, daughter of Robin. But when Lionclaw vows to destroy them, Lionel knows he must finally fight for what is right. A sequel to the award-winning Rowan Hood, this action-packed adventure is sure to delight all young readers.

Gwendolyn Gray faces an overwhelming battle every day: keeping her imagination under control. It’s a struggle for a dreamer like Gwendolyn, in a city of identical gray skyscrapers, clouds that never clear, and grown-ups who never understand. But when her daydreams come alive and run amok in The City, the struggle to control them becomes as real as the furry creatures infesting her bedroom. Worse yet, she’s drawn the attention of the Faceless Gentlemen, who want to preserve order in The City by erasing Gwendolyn and her troublesome creations.

Ever since her father's death, Mool has been talking with an imaginary green lion named Inberl. When Mool's mysterious uncle gets sick, she and her mother take the train from Vancouver, Canada, to the inner world of Terrapin, where Inberl is arrested because he's looking for Gray Hawk. Springing into action, Mool sets out to rescue Inberl.

Heroes never return from adventure unchanged, and Gwendolyn Gray knows this better than anyone. She faces a new darkness within herself - with no help or comfort from her friends Sparrow and Starling. On top of that, the city is only getting worse. When the Faceless Gentlemen return to menace her again, Gwendolyn escapes to the lands of the Fae. But, even the dreamlike Faeoria holds dangers that even she could never have imagined.

Welcome to Nowhere, a huge gray place full of piles of lost things. And a weird Caretaker who speaks in riddles. And a giant metal claw in the sky. And some creepy zombie robots. And hopefully, one stuffed pink kitty. Ember sets out to search Nowhere and defies Caretaker’s instructions to get that cat back. Because life is diddly darn wrong. Because her little sister cries. Because black fog clings to them, changing them. And Ember wants life to be okay again.

It's a weekend and Hattie and Joey can think of nothing to do, until Hattie challenges Joey to run away with her to investigate a mysterious purple barn over a meadow and up a hill. Creepy and standing alone, the barn beckons to their curiosity and they get drawn into the inside to discover something they never in a million years would have thought they would see there. Prepare yourselves for what they find and how it changes their view of ghostly places. Just because you cannot see it does not mean it isn't there!

As he raised the crystal stone near the archway, the vines rapidly sprang to life. He pulled back to display a little hollow region that was exactly the shape of the stone he was holding. Before putting the crystal in the hole, Milo took a long breath, which made the woods silent. The area was filled with soft blue and gold colors that danced over the trees. Then, out of nowhere, the archway burst into a swirl of bright light that looked like a small galaxy. Milo's jaw fell open in awe as he got closer to the spinning lights that seemed like little stars in his eyes.

We welcome you to a MAGIC baking world — where the action takes place in the kitchen of the famous Rambla Bakery. Grandpa our head baker shows Edie, their long lost granddaughter, how to believe in herself and create special treats. So good are they, that even her super special inventor Nan is lost (only briefly) for words. Once Edie gets her very own pair of Magic slippers, a whole kitchen's worth of crazy utensils comes to life — this is The Baking Brigade. Self believe is vital and that is why our favourite wooden spoon — BAXTER is mostly, in charge.

When a crew of young pirates discovers a mysterious, glowing map, they realize it’s no ordinary treasure hunt. The map is haunted, leading them through eerie waters, ghostly riddles, and long-lost secrets. As they race against rival pirate crews and battle spectral challenges, they must uncover the truth behind the legendary treasure before the spirits claim it forever. Can they outwit the supernatural forces and claim their prize, or will they be lost to the ghostly tides? Ghostly Pirate Map is an action-packed middle-grade adventure filled with mystery, teamwork, and high-seas excitement!

Kit thought he was ready for anything, but when he discovers the next dungeon is at the bottom of an ocean he's not so sure - he can't swim! But with his trusty teammates, Sandy and Thorn, keen to do battle, solve puzzles and find treasure, Kit is up for the challenge. Now is his chance to prove himself as a hero, once and for all!

Fourteen-year-old Rebecca Zane had big plans for summer, none of which involved her stepping foot inside of Rodger Academy. But plans change when she somehow gets stuck in summer school, with none other than her least favorite person, Luke Hess. Instead of cleanup duty, Rebecca finds herself transported to 18th-century London with no clear way home. Join Rebecca as she unknowingly passes initiation into the Sanguinity Publishing Secret Society (SPSS) and along the way finds out ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

An unusual visitor brings light to the life of a lighthouse keeper’s daughter in this stunning mythical adventure, from the bestselling author of the Cogheart series. When the lighthouse no longer shines, what else has the power to guide you to shore? Deryn’s father is the lighthouse keeper...

Children from the town of Patterson, Oregon are disappearing. And it does not appear to be ending anytime soon. Until two sisters rise to the challenge of the bizarre mystery. A friendless science geek and a feisty sci-fi fanatic, Rowan and Nova are cut from a different bit of cloth. They don't always get along, but they may be the only ones with enough guts and smarts to save their missing classmates from something straight out of Nova's imagination. All they need is the right motivation. And to not disappear themselves.