A Crooked Sixpence

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0553498460
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Uncommoners #1: The Crooked Sixpence written by Jennifer Bell and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can’t miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic! "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." —Soman Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good and Evil series Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems… When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats. But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late. Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in the start of a richly uncommon series. "An auspicious trilogy opener." -Kirkus Reviews

Author : Murray Sayle
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789120705
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Crooked Sixpence written by Murray Sayle and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most distinguished journalists to have taken the boat from Australia, MURRAY SAYLE had started work as a copy boy with the Bulletin while still at Sydney University, later becoming a reporter for the Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror. In 1952 he moved to London where he worked in Fleet Street until 1956. At that time he “decided it was time to do some serious thinking and light starving and get used to not having a job”. He went to Paris and wrote his first novel. A CROOKED SIXPENCE, first published in 1960, was the result. From 1960 to 1973 he was a war correspondent for The Times and the Sunday Times, covering Vietnam, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, India-Pakistan and Bolivia. His journalistic scoops included interviews with Che Guevara and with Kim Philby. Then he moved to the Far East, becoming Asian Editor of Newsweek before moving to Japan as a freelance. He returned to Australia in 2004.

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553498479
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shadows of Doom written by Jennifer Bell and published by Crown Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siblings Ivy and Seb Sparrow return to Lundinor with their friend Valian to thwart Selena Grimes, who, as the leader of the Dirge, plans to condemn the uncommoners to a disastrous fate.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780727000903
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Crooked Sixpence written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Corgi
ISBN 13 : 9780552572910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Frozen Telescope written by Jennifer Bell and published by Corgi. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the thrilling events which concluded The Smoking Hourglass, Ivy, Seb and Valian think they've vanquished their enemies, and those of Lundinor, forever. It turns out their adventure was only just beginning . . . Ivy and Seb can't wait to join Valian for their first ever overseas uncommon adventure - they're meeting in Nubrook, the completely astonishing and totally-different-to-Ludinor trading market hidden underneath New York. But there's no time to enjoy looking round all the incredible sights - they're on a mission to find Valian's long-lost sister, Rosie. But it seems they're not the only ones looking for her. Once again the Dirge rear their terrifying heads, and it appears they're after not only Rosie, but another enormously powerful Great Uncommon Good object. But what do they want it for? And can Ivy, Seb and Valian stop them from finding it?

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062006614
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crooked House written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” --Agatha Christie Described by the queen of mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published work, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery. The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Doubleday Children's
ISBN 13 : 9780857534286
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ivy Sparrow written by Jennifer Bell and published by Doubleday Children's. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ivy Sparrow's grandmother Sylvie is rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve, Ivy and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what lies in store for them. For Sylvie's house has been ransacked by unknown intruders, a mysterious feather writes bizarre warnings in midair, and a very strange policeman suddenly arrives at the door waving . . . a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb take the only escape on offer and suddenly they find themselves in the incredible world of Lundinor, a city beneath London where uncommon people live and trade in uncommon goods. A belt that enables the wearer to fly. A yo-yo that turns into a weapon. With Seb arrested, Ivy must rescue him - but in doing so, she discovers a family secret as shameful as it is incredible, and realizes that there is much more to eccentric Grandma Sylvie than anyone could have guessed. With the forces of the evil Dirge closing in fast, and with a terrifying uncommon alarm clock whose hands point to the deaths of all her family, Ivy must find a way to save them all before it's too late.

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0553498509
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Uncommoners #2: The Shadows of Doom written by Jennifer Bell and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the second book in this fantasy series. Dive into a secret underground city where nothing is as it seems... "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific series." -Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series Ivy and her older brother Seb are back in Lundinor--the underground city where enchanted objects can do incredible things, if they're uncommon. But not everyone is thrilled for their arrival. Namely, Selena Grimes, the wicked ghoul who will stop at nothing to return her guild, the Dirge, to their former glory. So when Ivy and Seb learn that Selena is after the Jar of Shadows, one of the five most powerful uncommon objects, they know it's up to them to find it first. But there's more than just Selena to worry about this trading season. A deadly game of Grivens, an escaped shape-shifting convict, and foes disguised as friends lurk in the shadows. Ivy will have to figure out who they can trust--before they all meet their uncommon ends. "It's impossible not to hear the chimes of Harry Potter ringing through." -The Telegraph

Author : Beatrix Potter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tale of Two Bad Mice written by Beatrix Potter and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the dolls are away two naughty, curious mice explore the doll's house and steal their furniture.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mother Goose written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern edition of a book first published in 1913.