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The Mystery of the Ruby Queens (Connie Blair, Book #12)
by Betsy AllenIN THE HEART of historical Philadelphia, within the shadow of Independence Hall, Connie Blair solves one of the most baffling mysteries she has ever encountered. Connie is sent on a research assignment by the Reid and Renshaw Advertising Agency to an old mansion which is being restored to its original Colonial character. Caroline Calder, the eccentric late owner of the mansion, willed a valuable set of six porcelain figurines to her niece, Maryanne Jessup. But the figurines have disappeared. Everyone except Maryanne insists that the unpredictable Miss Calder simply disregarded the terms of the will and gave the Ruby Queens, as she did other possessions, to someone else before she died. Connie decides to go along with Maryanne's theory and help find them. Through a curious circumstance, Connie discovers a clue that the Ruby Queens had been well hidden in the mansion, and only recently removed. Convinced that the Ruby Queens have been stolen, Connie does some careful sleuthing, in which she is aided by Happy Wallace, a handsome architectural student from the University of Pennsylvania. In her efforts to locate the figurines and apprehend the culprit, Connie faces many dangerous and exciting situations before the pattern of this intriguing mystery finally becomes clear.
Peril in Pink (Connie Blair, Book #10)
by Betsy AllenConnie Blair shivered in anticipation as she boarded the plane that would take her to the Caribbean, never guessing that soon she would shiver in fright. But once again what began as a business trip was to become surrounded with danger and intrigue. When Mike Ingersoll first showed her the map, Connie was caught up in the excitement of a search for sunken treasure. It seemed little more than an inconvenience when her traveling bag and Mike's were switched - until she discovered that she had the map, and someone else knew it! How Connie pits all her mystery-solving skills against a sinister modern-day pirate makes a fast-paced tale of suspense and excitement.
Puzzle in Purple (Connie Blair, Book #3)
by Betsy AllenWhen Connie Blair goes to art school she enters an exciting new world in which glamour and mystery mingle. Connie expects to meet unusual and colorful personalities, and she is not disappointed. But she hasn't bargained for a skeleton named Adam who turns up in a purple cloak at the midwinter fancy dress ball and leaves his signature scrawled across the ceiling! From that moment on, tension mounts in the stately old Philadelphia mansion that houses the art school. Who is back of the debacle of the masked ball? Eric Payson, the shy, sensitive young painter whose mural was the only one not defaced? Roby Woodward, irresistible young dilettante who despises Eric for his ability? Fritz Bachman, sharp faced and sardonic, and determined to win the Fairchild Prize by fair means or foul? Puzzle in Purple Sensing the impending catastrophe that later dwarfs the episode of the ball, Connie tries feverishly to fit into place the scattered pieces of the puzzle. How she accomplishes this, and what she sees when the picture finally becomes clear is told in a thrilling mystery story set against the fascinating background of art school.
Riddle in Red (Connie Blair, Book #2)
by Betsy AllenThe pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the outstanding writers of books for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, a typical teen-age American girl so far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes. You can identify A Connie Blair Mystery at a glance because a color is always featured in the title. THE CLUE IN BLUE, THE RIDDLE IN RED, PUZZLE IN PURPLE, THE SECRET OF BLACK CAT GULCH, THE GREEN ISLAND MYSTERY, THE GHOST WORE WHITE, THE YELLOW WARNING, THE GRAY MENACE, THE BROWN SATCHEL MYSTERY, PERIL IN PINK, THE SILVER SECRET, and THE MYSTERY OF THE RUBY QUEENS.
The Secret of Black Cat Gulch (Connie Blair, Book #4)
by Betsy AllenAn old turquoise mine, a silent Indian, and a talking parrot bring Connie high adventure in picturesque New Mexico.
The Silver Secret (Connie Blair, Book #11)
by Betsy AllenConnie felt increasing alarm. Where was Kit? Had she been kidnapped or-- Connie's mind stopped short of envisioning any other possibility, but for the first time since she had become involved in this mystery she was frightened - not just plain scared as she had been in the cemetery, but sick and cold with fear. It was quite clear that Kit had disappeared because she had been mistaken for Connie. Kit, who knew little or nothing about the silver theft. Kit, who only wanted to have a little fun on her vacation, and who loathed anything even vaguely mysterious, who, in spite of her resemblance to Connie, was as different from her twin as day is from night. With Kit in terrible danger, the Silver Secret became more than a puzzling mystery. Solving it now was a matter of life or death!
The Yellow Warning (Connie Blair, Book #7)
by Betsy AllenConnie's suggestion of taking photographs of fur coats modeled in front of their living and breathing counterparts at the Philadelphia Zoo sounded, to the executives of Reid and Renshaw, like a very good idea. But who could have foreseen an escaped gorilla ... and the theft of an expensive mink coat? Connie certainly didn't ... but since the coat at the time of its loss was in her care she feels responsible, and is determined either to find the coat or make good the loss. But when innocent Henry Colt, last seen holding the coat, is jailed as a suspect, Connie wastes no time in setting a trap for the real thief - a trap that backfires, placing her in mortal danger! How Connie's deductions and expert sleuthing solve the mystery of the missing mink is sure to keep all of her readers gasping.
Freed by Flame and Storm
by Becky AllenFor fans of Tamora Pierce and Kristin Cashore comes the exciting and thoughtful social-justice fantasy sequel to Bound by Blood and Sand. Revolution is nigh, and one seventeen-year-old girl stands at the head of it all. Jae used to be a slave, laboring with the rest of her people under a curse that forced her to obey any order she was given. At seventeen, she found the source of her people's lost magic and became the only person to break free--ever. Now she wants to use her power to free the rest of her people, but the ruling class will do anything to stop her. Jae knows that breaking the curse on her people would cause widespread chaos, even unimaginable violence between the castes, and her caste would likely see the worst of it. Many would die. But to let them remain shackled is to doom them to continue living without free will. How is one girl, raised a slave and never taught to wield power, supposed to decide the fate of a nation? "Much food for thought and discussion; but above all, a gripping read." —Kirkus Reviews"Unflinchingly honest...A satisfying sequel." —SLJ"The action of this memorable story is fast and furious, its challenges many, and the fight for right ever-present." —Booklist“Allen does a great job of interweaving elements of the backstory throughout...will appeal to readers looking for stories about social justice.” —VOYA
All You Have To Do
by Autumn AllenPowerful, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a gripping look at what it takes (and takes and takes) for two Black students to succeed in prestigious academic institutions in America.In ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, two Black young men attend prestigious schools nearly thirty years apart, and yet both navigate similar forms of insidious racism.In April 1968, in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Kevin joins a protest that shuts down his Ivy League campus...In September 1995, amidst controversy over the Million Man March, Gibran challenges the &“See No Color&” hypocrisy of his prestigious New England prep school...As the two students, whose lives overlap in powerful ways, risk losing the opportunities their parents worked hard to provide, they move closer to discovering who they want to be instead of accepting as fact who society and family tell them they are.
Cendres aux Cendres: Une mini aventure Brandywine (Une mini aventure Helena Brandywine #3)
by Greg AlldredgeSituée dans l'univers d'Helena Brandywine, cette histoire est la troisième aventure des Slaughter Sisters. New York est vivante de magie. Au cœur de Chinatown, les ruelles cachent un secret. Il y a un bâtiment qui utilise la magie pour se masquer aux mortels banals qui vivent autour de lui. Un bon ami a demandé aux Slaughter Sisters de trouver une fiancée rebelle. Jusqu'où sont-ils prêts à aller? Quel nouveau monstre tente les hommes, jeunes et vieux, à leur disparition? Dans Ashes to Ashes, les soeurs Slaughter trouvent un évadé de l'enfer lui-même. Vont-ils survivre?
Cenere alla Cenere: La storia delle sorelle Massacro (Una piccola avventura di Helena Brandiwine #3)
by Greg AlldredgeNel cuore di Chinatown, i vicoli nascondono un segreto. C’è un edificio che adopera la magia per nascondersi dagli occhi indiscreti dei comuni mortali. Una cara amica chiede alle sorelle Massacro di pedinare un fidanzato che si comporta in modo strano. Fin dove sono disposte a spingersi? Quale nuova mostruosità sta attanagliando gli uomini, sia giovani che maturi? In Cenere alla Cenere le sorelle Massacro troveranno una via d’uscita dall’inferno. Ma sopravvivranno?
Cenizas a las Cenizas: Una mini aventura de Brandywine (Miniaventuras de Brandywine, #3 #3)
by Greg AlldredgeAmbientada en el universo Helena Brandywine, esta historia es la tercera aventura de Las Hermanas de la Matanza Nueva York está viva con magia. En lo profundo del corazón de Chinatown, los callejones esconden un secreto. Hay un edificio que usa magia para enmascararse de los mortales mundanos que viven a su alrededor. Un buen amigo les pidió a las Hermanas de la Matanza que buscaran una novia rebelde. ¿Hasta dónde están ubicados a llegar? ¿Qué nuevo monstruo está tentando a los hombres, jóvenes y viejos a su muerte? En Cenizas a la Cenizas, las Hermanas de la Matanza encuentran un escape del infierno. ¿Sobrevivirán?
Cinzas às Cinzas (Uma mini aventura Brandywine #3)
by Greg AlldredgeSituado no universo de Helena Brandywine, esta história é a terceira aventura de Das Irmãs Slaughter. Nova York está viva com magia. No coração de Chinatown, os becos escondem um segredo. Há um prédio que usa magia para se mascarar dos mortais mundanos que vivem ao redor dele. Uma amiga pediu às Irmãs Slaughter que encontrassem um noivo desobediente. Até onde elas estão dispostas a ir? Que novo monstro está atraindo os homens, jovens e velhos, para a sua morte? Em Cinzas às Cinzas, as Irmãs Slaughter encontram um fugitivo do próprio inferno. Elas irão sobreviver?
De la Poussière à la Poussière: Une Mini Aventure Helena Brandywine (Une Mini Aventure Helena Brandywine #2)
by Greg AlldredgeUne mini aventure Brandywine Trois soeurs chassent des monstres en 1899 New York City. Se déroulant dans l'univers d’Helena Brandywine, cette histoire est la deuxième aventure des Slaughter Soeurs. Ce que puisse faire une fille? Les soeurs de Chastity l’ont laissé seule chez elle pendant une semaine, que ferait un bricoleur américain de sang rouge? Pourquoi inventer bien sûr. Dommage que la marieuse fouineuse Mrs.Katz est amené un futur mari et un mystère pour que Chastity s’y mette les dents. Qui pourrait tourmenter une synagogue locale ? Comment est la morte du Rabbin précédent, c’est quoi cette créature mi-homme mi-cochon qui rôde? Dans De la Poussière à la Poussière C’est à Chastity Slaughter de le découvrir pendant l’absence de ses sœurs.
Le Belle Ragazze In Attesa: Un'avventura di Helena Brandywine (Helena Brandywine #1)
by Greg AlldredgeCi sono mostri che sono ancora umani. In una magica San Francisco del 1899, il nuovo millennio è alle porte. Ovviamente le nuove invenzioni sono all'ordine del giorno, alcune sono magnifiche, altre mondane mentre tra le strade fioccano nuovi omicidi ogni notte. Sullo sfondo di questa ambientazione una ragazza dell'alta borghesia scompare e la giovane e intraprendente Helena Brandywine si avventura, insieme alle sue guardie del corpo, per scoprire cosa è successo. La ragazza era forse in fuga dai Tong di Chinatown? Che orrori deve aver dovuto sopportare? Riscopri l'Età d'Oro mentre Helena svela i segreti della sua famiglia. Il bene e il male, dove il pericolo è dietro ogni angolo. Riuscirà Helena Brandywine ad affrontare gli orrori che porterà alla luce? Venite a cercare le Belle Ragazze in Attesa Libro primo di nove della serie di Helena Brandywine
Meseras Bonitas: La aventura de Helena Brandywine Book 1 (A Helena Brandywine Adventure #1)
by Greg AlldredgeEn un mágico San Francisco de 1899, el nuevo milenio se acerca rápidamente. Por supuesto, nuevos inventos ocurren cada día, algunos maravillosos, otros mundanos mientras las calles producen un nuevo asesinato cada noche. Con este telón de fondo desaparece una joven de la alta sociedad, Helena Brandywine, se encargará, junto con su criado de confianza, de descubrir lo que ha pasado. ¿La mujer se enfrentó a las bandas del Barrio Chino? ¿A qué horrores pudo haberse expuesto? Descubre esta Era Dorada mientras Helena descubre los secretos de su familia. El bien y el mal, donde el peligro acecha en cada esquina. ¿Puede Helena Brandywine prepararse para los monstruos que descubrirá? Descrubrelo en Meseras Bonitas.
Pó ao Pó (Uma mini aventura Brandywine #2)
by Greg AlldredgeSituado no universo de Helena Brandywine, esta história é a segunda aventura das Irmãs Slaughter. O que uma garota pode fazer? As irmãs de Chastity a deixaram em casa sozinha por uma semana, o que faria qualquer funileiro americano viril? Inventar, claro. Que pena que a casamenteira curiosa Sra. Katz tenha trazido um candidato a marido e um mistério em potencial para a Chastity afundar seus dentes. Quem poderia estar atormentando uma sinagoga local? Como a morte do antigo rabino entá envolvida e o que há com a criatura metade porco e metade homem espreitando? Em Pó ao Pó cabe a Chastity Slaughter descobrir enquanto suas irmãs estão fora.
Polvo al Polvo: Una Mini Aventura de Vino Brandy (Uma mini aventura Brandywine #2)
by Greg AlldredgeAmbientada en el universo Helena Brandywine, esta historia es la segunda aventura de Slaughter Sisters. ¿Qué puede hacer una chica? Las hermanas de Chastity se fueron solas de su casa durante una semana, ¿qué haría cualquier calderero americano? ¿Por qué inventar, por supuesto? Lástima que la casamentera entrometida Sra. Katz trajo un futuro esposo y misterio para que Chastity le hundiera los dientes. ¿Quién podría estar atormentando a una sinagoga local? ¿Cómo está involucrada la muerte del anterior Rabino, qué pasa con la criatura mitad hombre, mitad cerdo, acechando? En Dust to Dust It is up to Chastity Slaughter to find out while her sisters are away.
Polvere alla Polvere (Una piccola avventura di Helena Brandywine #2)
by Gredd AlldredgeAmbientato nell’universo di Helena Brandywine, questa è la seconda avventura delle sorelle Massacro. Cosa deve fare una ragazza? Chastity è sola in casa, e cosa potrebbe fare una tuttofare gagliarda come lei? Inventare, di sicuro. Peccato che la signorina Katz abbia portato con sé un futuro marito e un mistero in cui Chastity possa affondare i denti. Chi potrebbe tormentare una sinagoga locale? Come è coinvolta la morte del rabbino precedente, cosa c'entra la creatura mezzo-uomo mezzo-maiale in agguato? In Polvere alla Polvere tocca a Chastity Massacro scoprirlo mentre le sorelle sono via. Ambientato nell’universo di Helena Brandywine, questa è la seconda avventura delle sorelle Massacro. Cosa deve fare una ragazza? Chastity è sola in casa, e cosa potrebbe fare una tuttofare gagliarda come lei? Inventare, di sicuro. Peccato che la signorina Katz abbia portato con sé un futuro marito e un mistero in cui Chastity possa affondare i denti. Chi potrebbe tormentare una sinagoga locale? Come è coinvolta la morte del rabbino precedente, cosa c'entra la creatura mezzo-uomo mezzo-maiale in agguato? In Polvere alla Polvere tocca a Chastity Massacro scoprirlo mentre le sorelle sono via.
Regeneration
by Max Allan Barbara CollinsFired from her job, baby boomer Joyce Lackey needs her youth back and is willing to do anything to get it. But she discovers a new identity comes with a very high price.
Playing with Picturebooks
by Cherie AllanOffers new insights into the continuing influence of postmodernism on a wide range of international picture books for children published between 1963 and 2008. Its chapters include metafiction; disruption to narrative conventions; interrogation of 'truths'; historiographic metafiction; difference and ex-centricity; globalisation and media.
Blizzards (Dangerous Weather)
by Michael AllabyRemain where you are . . . Dig a cave in the snow and shelter in it until conditions improve"-- this is Michael Allaby's advice to anyone caught outdoors in severe blizzard conditions known as "whiteouts." Wandering in search of shelter in such a storm would subject the pursuer to a featureless, disorienting whiteness, rendering senses useless and familiar landmarks unidentifiable. Blizzards describes what distinguishes a blizzard from an ordinary snowstorm, explains how blizzards develop and how they can deliver building-crushing volumes of snow, and chronicles dramatic blizzards of the past and the peculiar counter-intuitive measures required to survive these great white storms. The Dangerous Weather series imparts fundamental weather science to readers through author Michael Allaby's vivid descriptions of extreme weather systems. The series focuses on the five most dangerous kinds of weather activity; diagrams related meteorological, climatological, and environmental basics in clear, compelling language; chronicles the history of each form of dangerous weather; and offers safety precautions for extreme weather conditions. Fully illustrated and indexed, the Dangerous Weather series is an invaluable tool for student research. Other volumes include: hurricanes, tornadoes, floods droughts. Michael Allaby is the author of more than 40 books, mainly on science, natural environmental topics. A few of his previous works include Basics of Environment, The Weather: How It Works, The Environment, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology.
Chronology of Weather (Dangerous Weather)
by Michael AllabyFrom the Book Jacket: A Chronology of Weather presents an overview of the dangerous weather described in preceding volumes in the series. It includes a time line of catastrophic weather events from c. 3,200 B.C. to 1997, as well as a chronology of meteorological discovery-comprising the lives and inventions of great weather scientists-from c. 340 B.c. to 1995. A Chronology of Weather also contains weather experiments that students can perform at home using ordinary household supplies, a glossary of meteorological terms, charts for wind measurement and cloud classification, and further readings suggested by the author. The Dangerous Weather series imparts fundamental weather science to readers through author Michael Allaby's vivid descriptions of extreme weather systems. The series focuses on the five most dangerous kinds of weather activity; diagrams related meteorological, climatological, and environmental basics in clear, compelling language; chronicles the history of each form of dangerous weather; and offers safety precautions for extreme weather conditions. Fully illustrated and indexed, the Dangerous Weather series is an invaluable tool for student research. Other volumes include: hurricanes tornadoes droughts blizzards floods Other books in this series are also available from Bookshare.
The Grimoire of Grave Fates
by Hanna Alkaf Margaret OwenCrack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary. There's been a murder on campus, and it's up to the students of Galileo to solve it. Follow 18 authors and 18 students as they puzzle out the clues and find the guilty party.Professor of Magical History Septimius Dropwort has just been murdered, and now everyone at the Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary is a suspect.A prestigious school for young magicians, the Galileo Academy has recently undergone a comprehensive overhaul, reinventing itself as a roaming academy in which students of all cultures and identities are celebrated. In this new Galileo, every pupil is welcome—but there are some who aren't so happy with the recent changes. That includes everyone's least favorite professor, Septimius Dropwort, a stodgy old man known for his harsh rules and harsher punishments. But when the professor's body is discovered on school grounds with a mysterious note clenched in his lifeless hand, the Academy's students must solve the murder themselves, because everyone's a suspect. Told from more than a dozen alternating and diverse perspectives, The Grimoire of Grave Fates follows Galileo's best and brightest young magicians as they race to discover the truth behind Dropwort's mysterious death. Each one of them is confident that only they have the skills needed to unravel the web of secrets hidden within Galileo's halls. But they're about to discover that even for straight-A students, magic doesn't always play by the rules. . . .Contributors include: Cam Montgomery, Darcie Little Badger, Hafsah Faizal, Jessica Lewis, Julian Winters, Karuna Riazi, Kat Cho, Kayla Whaley, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Marieke Nijkamp, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Preeti Chhibber, Randy Ribay, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Victoria Lee, and Yamile Saied Méndez