Cooper's highly acclaimed series—Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; and Silver on the Tree—is now available in its entirety for the first time in an attractive, sturdy boxed set that's perfect for gift giving.

    Dennis is in heaven - he thinks he and his friend Rob have scored the perfect summer jobs. But Rob quickly points out what Dennis never factored in - the group of boys they're now completely responsible for. That includes Artie Geller - Donald Trump in a 10-year-old's body. Artie gives his counsellors the slip whenever possible to set up new business opportunities. Dennis and Rob soon learn they can't control Artie, and that they have to hide every one of his schemes from the tour boss to protect their own skins.Visions of beautiful female counsellors are replaced by visions of bankruptcy... and the FBI.

    When she returns in 1945, she finds a country and a family she neither understands nor likes, and vice versa.

    Wonderful storytelling!

    He said he'd been sent by Archer. But who was Archer? It had to do with the 2,000 words that Howard's author father had failed to deliver.It soon became clear not only that Archer wanted those words, but that his wizard siblings, Hathaway, Dillian, Shine, Torquil, Erskine, and Venturus, would also go to any lengths to get them.Although each wizard ruled a section of the town, he or she was a prisoner in it. Each suspected that one of them held the secret behind the words, and that secret was the key to their freedom. Which one of them was it? The Sykes family become pawns in the wizards' fight to win their freedom, wrest control from one another, and fan out to rule the world.Diana Wynne Jones skillfully guides the reader through a riveting, twisty plot, with satisfying surprises at every amazing turn. An exciting science fiction adventure where, happily, nothing is what it first seems to be.

    The difference, though, between young Master Mole and his peers is that this British lad keeps a diary - an earnest chronicle of longing and disaster that has charmed more than five million readers since its two-volume initial publication. From teen-aged Adrian's anguished adoration of a lovely, mercurial schoolmate to his view of his parents' constantly creaking relationship to his heartfelt but hilarious attempts at cathartic verse, here is an outrageous triumph of deadpan - and deadly accurate - satire. ABBA, Princess Di's wedding, street punks, Monty Python, the Falklands campaign . . . all the cultural pageantry of a keenly observed era marches past the unique perspective of Sue Townsend's brilliant comic creation: A . Mole, the unforgettable lad whose self-absorption only gets funnier as his life becomes more desperate.

    From the moment she saw it, Laura Chant knew that something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn’t the first time she’d been forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened. The horrifyingly evil Carmody Braque touched and branded her little brother – and now Jacko was very ill, getting steadily worse.There was only one way to save him. Laura had to change over: had to release her supernatural powers. And that meant joining forces with the extraordinary and enigmatic Sorenson Carlisle…

    When the slaves rebel against the rigid social order imposed on the colony by the all-controlling computer, Tomi, the son of the colony Overlord manages to escape beyond the computer's reach and discovers what it is like to be free.

    One of them believes him; the other, convinced he is guilty, is determined to make Matt confess and pay....

    The story of a community of children torn from their homes by the Inquisition and their defiant struggle to keep their faith.

    No more boring holiday work. Just two blissful weeks painting in the country - then, art college at last. Just paint, paint, paint!'Cathy Harlow is a gifted painter. She is seventeen and three glorious years at art college stretch blissfully ahead of her.But when she meets Paul Devlin, lead guitarist of the rock group Easy Connection and a millionaire superstar her dreams are shattered. Dev is beautiful, brilliant, and explosively violent. Cathy is attracted and repelled in equal measure, but Dev is determined to have her, and Dev usually gets what he wants... Easy Connections is a powerful and compelling novel, a love story with a difference, set against a vivid background of art school and the larger-than-life world of successful rock stars.'

    Searching for a new way to live, the brothers take Mr. Cunnigan's car and head out, not knowing what may lie on the road ahead. Each of them knows that the law will be after them, but it is a chance they have to take. If the police catch them, Shawn may have to go to jail because of his age -- but even so, he knows he's done the right thing.At first being on their own is full of adventure, but as time goes on, their small group begins to feel the pressures of survival and threatens to disintegrate. Their only hope is to keep driving along that center line until they find a haven somewhere.

    While she is in the peaceful graveyard of nearby Barkerville she finds a small gold ring that has very special powers. By twisting the ring on her finger, Elizabeth is transported to the nineteenth century during the heyday of the gold rush. Caught between her present life with family and friends and a love in the past, Elizabeth learns more than history.

    She likes living in Massachusetts. She likes her school. And she has plenty of friends. But all that is about to change. Because Meg's mother, one of the most prestigious senators in the country, is running for President. And she's going to win.

    

    But they're headed west to California to find gold, and that's no place for a girl to be. So Caroline takes matters -- and scissors -- into her own hands. By cutting her hair and donning the clothes of a gold-hungry young boy, Caroline goes west. One of the young men traveling with her was handsome Dan Riddle, who treats her the way he would any young boy. But underneath the clothes of the boys pounds the heart a young woman, and while Caroline thinks her quest is for adventure, she finds that it is for love.

    A super-genius in a small underground colony of survivors of nuclear war, eighteen-year-old Casey risks journeying back to the twentieth century to discover why the survivors are dying and how he can save them all.

    We hate everything but boys! Take Jeff, for instance. Sometimes I think he really likes me, and then he goes nuts over that stuck-up Sue-Ann, who chases him like mad. And I'm not the only one with boy trouble—my friends are in the same boat.That's why I started the WE HATE EVERYTHING BUT BOYS club. I made each of the members swear to do anything to find out who her true love really likes. Of course, I had no idea how much trouble that would cause. Me and my big ideas!

    It is only one of many attractions on this world, this pleasure planet. Qire is the owner of Malvanda's Mansion, a pavilion located within The Nightfair. Qire's pamphlets describe Malvanda as "The Night-Blooming Bella Donna of Eternal Gothic Fantasy." Through her unique capabilities, Malvanda is able to satisfy the different appetites of Qire's customers, and of his valued employee Beldeck.

    Just before the glass angel is put on the Christmas tree, Mother describes her experiences as a little girl during World War II when she and her family were refugees and how the glass angel came to symbolize a new beginning in their lives.

    And one day she found out why. Was it just a dream? Or could the stone really transport her back in time—a hundred years...a thousand years...?If it were a dream, it was so vivid Jenifer knew that, as long as she lived, she would never forget Perran—that small boy from the past who had shared her adventure. And Fedelm—who was the image of Jenifer and so frightened of her. And, above all, Bron, with his blue eyes and flaming hair and who would remain forever her first love.But if it were only a dream, where had this heavy gold ring in her hand come from?

    

    Two young boys who are best friends share different viewpoints about neatness, the best kind of pet, super heroes, horrible cousins, and what consideration an overnight guest is entitled to.

    But the wind had gone, and still Rachel was caught, forever in one moment in time."A collection for young adults of fantastic, chilling and extraordinary stories from a master storyteller.By the author of "Fathom Five", "Yaxley's Cat" and "The Wind Eye".

    Jennifer and her two brothers are sent to Sunday school for the first time after one of her brothers takes the Lord's name in vain.

    Her mother expects her to take care of her little brother. Well, Shari loves him enough not to mind that responsibility, but when he gets in trouble her mother blames her. Her only escape is the woods and the birds! As secrets in her life are revealed, Shari finds a friend, an older woman who is also a bird lover. Would Shari be better off living with her friend?"

    Analyzes the phenomenon of witchcraft and discusses the various elements--primitive, classical, fairy-tale, pagan, historical, and modern--which have influenced its history.

    The adventures and misadventures of two young boys, Tramp and Silver, as they become involved with haunted houses, eccentric ladies, spiders, meat-eating plants, and secret tunnels.

    Maggie, with three A-levels, fights family pressure to study medicine, takes a short-hand typing course and lives in a bedsit, where she meets Sebastian. They share walks, films, meals and a cat, whose disappearance brings the climax. Sebastian goes missing. Sebastian is quite unpredictable, sometimes violent in the expression of his gentle beliefs, obsessive in his fears of hurting animals. - Review from Books for Keeps magazine

    

    They lived throughout the ages, in various parts of the world, and among different Christian communities. The words and actions of these ordinary people testified to their belief in Jesus Christ. Among the Saints included are Mary, Queen of All Saints; Augustine; Patrick; Francis of Assisi; Clare; Anthony of Padua; Catherine of Siena; Teresa of Avila; Martin de Porres; Rose of Lima; Alphonsus Liguori; and Elizabeth Bayley Seton. With inspiring illustrations and easy-to-read print, this book will appeal to young and old alike—and it makes a perfect gift.

    When fourteen-year-old Sharelle becomes pregnant by her future brother-in-law, her life is irrevocably changed by love and concern for her baby.

    Suggests helpful procedures and approaches for the beginning writer in areas of interest such as the journal, letter writing, creative writing, school reports, topics and experiments, editing, and publishing.

    This new selection of some of their best stories includes old favorites such as "Rumpelstiltskin, " "Rapunzel, " and "Snow White, " along with some lesser-known tales and comic gems. Full color.