Mary Stewart
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Introduces both undergraduate students and general readers to the exploratory mindset and hands-on skills essential to the cultivation of creativity.
Creative Inquiry introduces both undergraduate students and general readers to the exploratory mindset and hands-on skills essential to the cultivation and implementation of new ideas. Using active learning, this book combines concise explanations and real-world examples with engaging exercises for...
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The bad little goblin's New Year is a story about a bully, who turns good. Midnight is a bad goblin that is always playing tricks. But one day he hears to sweetest sound he's ever heard, a laughing child. He decided to become good so that the children will love him. The moral of the story is: It's nice to be liked. Recommended for 4+.
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Arthur Pendragon is king! With the great sword Caliburn in his hand and Merlin the enchanter at his side, Arthur comes out of hiding to claim the crown he was born to wear. Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But Merlin, Arthur's protector, sees the glories and horrors that await the new king. Sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause- Arthur's own half-sister-...
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The Hollow Hills recreates the suspense and excitement of an ancient legend- how Merlin the Enchanter, prophet, visionary, and adviser to kings- keeps Arthur, the future king of Britain, safe. Merlin keeps watch over Arthur in remote secrecy, safe from the warring kings and Saxons who plot against his father, King Uther. Haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries, Arthur must claim...
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Two young cousins decide to barge in on their eccentric Great-Aunt Harriet--despite a long-standing family rule strictly forbidding unannounced visits. There is a good reason why guests are not welcome at their aunt's home. And the cousins are about to discover that, as difficult as it is break into the dark, imposing edifice, it may prove even harder to escape....
9) Rose cottage
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In 1940s England, a young woman searches for information on her mother. Kate Herrick was born out of wedlock and abandoned at the age of six. Now a widow, she returns to the shuttered cottage of her childhood and finds someone was there before her. By the author of the Stormy Petrel.
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Keep the candle of your life burning brightly.
Many years ago, the Lord informed Mary Ellen that as the world grows darker and darker, the only light will be in the eyes of Christians. Jesus said in Matthew 5:14-16 (nkjv), "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before...
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Portraits of Change is a deep, intimate look at the powerful impact of the women's movement and the widespread social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s on women's lives. The author follows four generations of women in her family from the turn of the last century to the present as they came of age, married, divorced, and grew old. Enduring parallels and family patterns tying one generation to the next were overwhelmed by the many differences erupting...
12) The hollow hills
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 25
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Sequel to: The Crystal Cave. Merlin discovers the orphaned Arthur whom he guides through manhood. Arthur learns the secret powers of the mysterious sword leading him to claim the throne of Britain.
13) The ivy tree
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The story of a girl who went to Northumberland, where she was mistaken by a young man to be his cousin.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 27
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Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven.
16) Thornyhold
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Gilly inherits a house from her mother's cousin, Geillis. Along with "the witch's house," she inherits her cousin's reputation as a witch and discovers a "power" in the house.
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1995
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Prince Alexander is spirited away as an infant to escape the jealous rage of his uncle, the King of Cornwell, who murdered Alexander's father, but when he comes of age he must overcome the temptations of love, an enchantress and the Holy Grail in order to seek justice.
18) The Wicked Day
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 21
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Born of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to Camelot by events he cannot deny, Mordred becomes Arthur's most trusted counselor -- a fateful act that leads to the "wicked day of destiny" when father and son must face each other in battle. - from publisher description