Resultados para "Lynn" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

How many 14-year-old boys would turn down an offer of time travel to any baseball game in history? Certainly not die-hard New York Yankees fan Matt Collier. Accompanied by the Time Keeper, guardian of Time throughout the universe, Matt becomes the batboy for his beloved team and tries to change the outcome of the 1960 World Series, the first ever to end with a home run.

What happens when you get the one thing you wanted most in life? Lonely 16-year-old farm girl Barbara Winton has been following one reality show for years. Then in an instant, she goes from fangirl to participant when the call comes from Dr. Keegan Bright: She's been selected out of a horde of applicants to join him on the Moon.

Ever since Angus was a wee baby monster, living below the surface of Loch Ness, his parents tried to teach him to be a proper monster. But as Angus grows bigger, he gets sloppy. "Puggy-nit" shells (peanuts) are piling up; his "grottie" (dirty) laundry is in a heap; "tatties" (potatoes) litter the floor. It's a mountain of a mess! And as Angus's trash heap grows, pushing him away from the comforts of home, a surprising Loch Ness sighting of his own awaits on the surface of the lake....

Jack o’ Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When he is challenged to a card game with stakes higher than high by a mysterious green man, well, Jack can’t resist. Sure, he’s never lost a tournament yet, has he? A hilarious reimagining of a traditional Newfoundland folktale, Jack and the Green Man is jam-packed with magic, romance, transformations, impossible tasks, unforgettable characters, a love ballad or two, and the ever-present threat of Jack’s head ending up on a spear.

Little Zuri Lynn is one child whose imagination is truly limitless. When this young lady goes wandering, there’s no telling where she may turn up. She heads for places that she knows and loves, but she also ventures to destinations that she can only see in her mind’s eye. Join little Zuri Lynn on a wonderful journey to fabulous places near and far, proving that a child’s imagination can take her anywhere. You’ll be amazed by what you find inside this youngster’s mind!

Magic and mayhem collide in beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter’s hilarious children's book debut, perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski and Wendy Mass. Emma Rockford knows it will take bonafide magic to make middle school everything she wants it to be. Luckily, before...

Eugene Evans, a seemingly autistic child, holds many secrets in his young mind. His mother, Sara, is instructed by his doctor to take him to a facility that can help him better than modern medicine can. An orphaned little girl who is also presumed to be autistic, Carrie-Anne, warms up to Eugene very quickly and becomes part of the family. She has some interesting secrets of her own. Sheer, an evil man who wants nothing less than world domination, is intent on forcing the powerful teens to work with him. He will stop at nothing to force them to come to him.

Chloe and Emma are five-year-old twin sisters who live in Meadow Grove. Their household is dysfunctional and unsafe, filled with sadness and fear. At night, they escape to a magical land alive with creatures both great and small. Mr. Jingles tries to find them, but the girls remain hidden with the animal friends, who give them the courage to make it through difficult times. Due to their strength and fearlessness, Chloe and Emma find a way to endure and persevere, despite dire circumstance. Deep within themselves, they also discover the need to protect the vulnerability in others.

Being made fun of and feeling like you don't belong is lonely - and sad, as well. Sardinia Louise Kingstree felt that way a lot, and so her way to forget about all of that, at least temporarily, was to dive into her fantasy world each day after school. In her bedroom closet or treehouse, she could become someone else and experience different adventures, learning a lot about herself along the way.

Perfect for fans of the Warriors and the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series, the action-packed fourth and final book in this first arc of the Guardian Herd series follows Star and his nemesis, Nightwing, as they face off in an epic battle that will end everything. Star and his friends have been...

Riders of the Realm author Jennifer Lynn Alvarez “will lift the reader on the wings of danger and destiny, magic and hope”* in this first book in an action-packed fantasy adventure series. Perfect for fans of the Warriors and Guardians of Ga’Hoole series. Once every hundred years, a black...

This “thoroughly satisfying…out-of-this-world” (Kirkus Reviews) third and final book in the Thirteen Witches trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson follows Rosie in her last stand against the Nothing King—perfect for fans of Newbery winner The Girl Who Drank...

Perfect for fans of Newbery winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon, the “inventive, bewitching” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the haunting and magical New York Times bestelling Thirteen Witches series from Jodi Lynn Anderson follows Rosie as she hunts the remaining witches. After...

From the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Thief Lord comes a thrilling new adventure about magic and self-discovery. Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. But her father has a deep secret--he possesses an extraordinary magical power. One day a...

All I ever wanted was to be a part of something bigger, to feel as though I belonged somewhere. I'd always been drawn to the movement of the flames. Mesmerized by their dance as they responded to their own private song. But this? These powers? I wouldn't wish them upon anyone.

The gripping third book in the Guardian Herd series, perfect for fans of the Warriors, Survivors, and Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. It has been many moons since Star received his starfire power, and now he will face his toughest challenge yet. Star is gravely injured, and Nightwing the Destroyer...

Perfect for fans of the Warriors, Survivors, and Guardians of Ga'hoole series, this sequel to The Guardian Herd: Starfire, which Peter Lerangis called ""an epic tale,"" will have readers eagerly turning the pages. When Star received his powers on his first birthday, he became the most powerful...

“This expertly crafted story thrums with magic, love, and tense action.” —Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, this fantastical and heartfelt first book in a new trilogy from critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson...

Life for twelve-year-old Emma looked perfect — until it wasn't. When her father has to accept a new job thousands of miles away, Emma's world is turned upside down. A new school, no friends, a radically different culture, a strange new boy, and ghosts on the beach are some of the challenges Emma Must face. How can she reconcile her Christian faith with her friend's stories of the past, in California mission times? What is that black horse that appears on the beach at a full moon? Follow Emma and her friends as they unravel teen friendships and The Horse at Phantom Beach.

What happens when the smallest creature makes the biggest mistake? Meet Jason, a tiny, twilight-furred adventurer whose life among the cozy warm socks of Stellar Docking Station Gamma-7 is about to get a whole lot colder. Seeking shelter from a rumble in the laundry chute, Jason accidentally hitches a ride in a massive metal basket—and finds himself aboard The Nebula Noodle, a grumpy space freighter piloted by the stern, lonely Captain K’tharr In the cold, silent dark of space, Pip is a secret.