Oakleaf Academy: A Mystery at Fairy School
Oakleaf Academy: A Mystery at Fairy School

Author: Melody Lockhart

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

Published: 2023-03-01

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1398823732

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Welcome to Oakleaf Academy, the boarding school at the end of the rainbow. Fairies, pixies, sprites, and other magical "smallfolk" come here to learn, play, and make lifelong friends. This charming and relatable chapter book series blends together ingredients that guarantee a truly magical brew: • The hijinks and misadventures of traditional boarding school stories. • The ups and downs of real schoolgirls' friendships. • A generous sprinkling of mystery and adventure! IN THIS STORY... Ivy isn't like most other fairies. She doesn't like sweet-scented flowers, glittery dresses, pretty music, and ballroom dances. How can she fit in when she just wants to rock out? One night Ivy spots a mysterious, monstrous figure silhouetted against the window of Oakleaf's library. It's a boggart! Is this creature up to no good? Or is it an outsider who just wants to be loved for themselves-just like Ivy? Join Ivy and her best friends Jessamy, Poppy, and Azalea in a heartfelt tale packed with mystery and excitement. And look out for the fearsome toad-dragon! Ideal for readers aged 7+.

The Fairy School of Castle Frank
The Fairy School of Castle Frank

Author: Grant Balfour

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-10-04

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13:

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Grant Balfour's 'The Fairy School of Castle Frank' is a charming and whimsical tale that delves into the enchanting world of fairies and their magical adventures at a unique school. The book is written in a delightful and imaginative style, transporting readers to a realm where fantasies come alive. With vivid descriptions and engaging characters, Balfour creates a literary landscape that appeals to both young and adult audiences, reminiscent of classic fairy tales but with a modern twist. The books detailed world-building and intricate plot make it a captivating read for those seeking an escape to a magical realm. Grant Balfour, known for his creative storytelling and love for folklore, drew inspiration from his childhood fascination with fairy tales to craft 'The Fairy School of Castle Frank.' His background in literature and passion for weaving narratives shine through in this delightful book, showcasing his talent for creating enchanting stories that resonate with readers of all ages. I highly recommend 'The Fairy School of Castle Frank' to anyone looking for a whimsical and heartwarming read filled with magic, adventure, and a touch of nostalgia. Grant Balfour's enchanting tale is sure to sweep you off your feet and transport you to a realm where dreams take flight.

Scott's Shadow
Scott's Shadow

Author: Ian Duncan

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1400884306

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Scott's Shadow is the first comprehensive account of the flowering of Scottish fiction between 1802 and 1832, when post-Enlightenment Edinburgh rivaled London as a center for literary and cultural innovation. Ian Duncan shows how Walter Scott became the central figure in these developments, and how he helped redefine the novel as the principal modern genre for the representation of national historical life. Duncan traces the rise of a cultural nationalist ideology and the ascendancy of Scott's Waverley novels in the years after Waterloo. He argues that the key to Scott's achievement and its unprecedented impact was the actualization of a realist aesthetic of fiction, one that offered a socializing model of the imagination as first theorized by Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume. This aesthetic, Duncan contends, provides a powerful novelistic alternative to the Kantian-Coleridgean account of the imagination that has been taken as normative for British Romanticism since the early twentieth century. Duncan goes on to examine in detail how other Scottish writers inspired by Scott's innovations--James Hogg and John Galt in particular--produced in their own novels and tales rival accounts of regional, national, and imperial history. Scott's Shadow illuminates a major but neglected episode of British Romanticism as well as a pivotal moment in the history and development of the novel.

Lost Mount Prospect
Lost Mount Prospect

Author: Gavin W. Kleespies

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738540917

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Mount Prospect dates back to the 1840s. The village has a fascinating legacy as an immigrant community, an ambitious small town, an early progressive suburb, and a classic postwar community. However, few of todays residents are aware of this legacy. Much of Mount Prospects past has been overshadowed by the incredibly rapid development of the past half century. The population of Mount Prospect in 1950 was around 4,000 people, the population was almost 19,000 by 1960, and today it approaches 60,000. This amazingly rapid development fundamentally changed how Mount Prospect saw itself and redefined the communitys landscape. Many of the older buildings were demolished to make way for new developments or were modernized and are now hard to identify. The farms and early industries were replaced with houses and shopping areas. By the time this rapid development was over, it was hard to see what had been here before. Lost Mount Prospect is an examination of this history. It is a look at the village through the lens of what no longer exists. Mount Prospect dates back to the 1840s. The village has a fascinating legacy as an immigrant community, an ambitious small town, an early progressive suburb, and a classic postwar community. However, few of todays residents are aware of this legacy. Much of Mount Prospects past has been overshadowed by the incredibly rapid development of the past half century. The population of Mount Prospect in 1950 was around 4,000 people, the population was almost 19,000 by 1960, and today it approaches 60,000. This amazingly rapid development fundamentally changed how Mount Prospect saw itself and redefined the communitys landscape. Many of the older buildings were demolished to make way for new developments or were modernized and are now hard to identify. The farms and early industries were replaced with houses and shopping areas. By the time this rapid development was over, it was hard to see what had been here before. Lost Mount Prospect is an examination of this history. It is a look at the village through the lens of what no longer exists.

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Author: Rebecca L. Thomas

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 1022

ISBN-13:

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Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

With the Wand in the Library
With the Wand in the Library

Author: Boruff | Davis | Carter

Publisher: The Phantom Pen

Published: 2023-09-13

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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"You have qualified for the Fairy Godmother Training Program. Please settle your affairs and press your thumb to the bottom right corner of this letter to be transported to our Training Academy." Cindolyn Ault didn’t expect her life to be uprooted on her forty-second birthday. She’d expected a nice normal day, surrounded by her cats. If she was lucky, her daughter might drop in for a visit. But that was it. Instead of a feline-filled day in the sun, Cindolyn receives a letter that she believes to be a prank at first. Laughing her head off, Cindolyn touches the bottom right corner of the letter, and her world will never be the same. Just when she thought it was time for baking cookies and hoping for grandchildren, Cindolyn finds herself enrolled in a training program for fairy godmothers in an academy for supernatural creatures. There are shifters and witches and vampires, oh my! It’s a lot to take in, but Cindolyn can roll with the punches… Until a body is found in the library and Cindolyn is the main suspect. Now she’s got to use her new magical abilities to investigate a murder and clear her name before the Witch Hunters (who knew there was such a thing!) come to claim her. Godmother Training Academy is part of the Life After Magic world.

Encyclopedia of Sleep
Encyclopedia of Sleep

Author:

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 2626

ISBN-13: 0123786118

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In a world of 24-hour media saturation, sleep has become an increasingly fraught enterprise. The award-winning four-volume Encyclopedia of Sleep, Four Volume Set is the largest reference, either online or in print, on the subject of sleep. Written to be useful for the novice and the established researcher and clinician, Topic areas will include sleep across the life cycle and in other species, sleep and women, sleep and the elderly, pediatric sleep, sleep deprivation and loss, sleep mechanisms, sleep physiology and pathophysiology, sleep disorders, neurobiology, chronobiology, pharmacology, and impact of other disorders on sleep. Recognizing the many fields that are connected to sleep science, the editorial team has been carefully chosen to do justice to this highly interdisciplinary field of study. The steady growth of researchers and clinicians in the sleep field attests to the continued interest in the scientific study of sleep and the management of patients with sleep disorders, and anyone involved in this exciting field should find this work to be an invaluable reference. 2013 PROSE Award winner for Multivolume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers Thoroughly interdisciplinary: looks at sleep throughout the life cycle, with exceptional coverage of basic sleep concepts, the physiology of sleep as well as sleep disorders of all descriptions Excellent coverage of sleep and special populations, covering the lifespan, as well as gender and ethnic differences, among others Chapters focusing on sleep disorders are grouped under the broad categories classified in the ICSD-2 for clear organization so that the reader can effectively access the steps involved in diagnosing and treating these disorders Online version is linked both within the encyclopedia (to related content) and to external sources (such as primary journal content) so that users have easy access to more detailed information if needed