The Merchant Boys
The Merchant Boys

Author: Abdul Siddiqui

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-05-18

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781092645287

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The story of The Merchant Boys is set in 1176 A.D. Baghdad. The trading of goods from the Far East to the West was the primary economic resource of the great city. This made the city a place to live and work for people from various cultures and distant lands. This was also a time when there was much political unrest between nobles trying to hold on to the lands generating wealth within the regionThe Merchant Boys is a story about Ali a young boy faced with the mysterious disappearance of Ibrahim, his father. Ali and his best friend Samir work together improving the family business with the mentoring of Ali's Great Uncle. Ali and Samir travel to distant cities in search of clues about Ibrahim's disappearance making new friends and experiencing new adventures.

The Hatmakers
The Hatmakers

Author: Tamzin Merchant

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2021-02-18

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0241426324

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Enter a spellbinding world in this soaring magical adventure, perfect for fans of Nevermoor, A Pinch of Magic and Rooftoppers. 'Wildly inventive . . . full of laugh-out-loud humour, enchanting magic and rebellious hope. I loved it' Catherine Doyle 'Imaginative . . . entertaining, comical and breezy, and the settings are conjured in transporting detail' The Times Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a mission to collect hat ingredients, Cordelia is determined to find him. But Uncle Tiberius and Aunt Ariadne have no time to help the littlest Hatmaker, for an ancient rivalry between the Maker families is threatening to surface. Worse, someone seems to be using Maker magic to start a war. It's up to Cordelia to find out who, and why . . . Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout by Paola Escobar. 'An utterly charming adventure full of wildness, wit, magic and heart' Anna James 'Absolutely wonderful' Emma Carroll 'A cosy magical adventure peppered with charming detail' The Bookseller

The Telegraph Boy
The Telegraph Boy

Author: Horatio Alger (Jr.)

Publisher:

Published: 1879

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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In late-nineteenth-century New York City, fifteen-year-old Frank Kavanagh's job as messenger boy brings him many adventures, new friendships, and eventually a great improvement in his fortunes.