The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn: The Forgotten Echo
The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn: The Forgotten Echo

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 030737596X

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The last exciting instalment of this outstanding trilogy As the trilogy reaches its breathtaking climax, our intrepid hero Tom Scatterhorn sets off on yet another adventure in and out of time and through many exotic locations. Danger is never far behind and Tom must remain focused on his goal-to defeat his old enemy Don Gervase Askary once and for all . . .

The Forgotten Echo: The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn
The Forgotten Echo: The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-05-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780192727442

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As the trilogy reaches its breathtaking climax, our intrepid hero Tom Scatterhorn sets off on yet another adventure in and out of time and through many exotic locations. Danger is never far behind and Tom must remain focused on his goal-to defeat his old enemy Don Gervase Askary once and for all . . .

A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster

Author: Nancy Farmer

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0545229782

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Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.

The Hidden World
The Hidden World

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9780192720856

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Tom is back at the Scatterhorn Museum, looking forward to spending some time there while his parents are away on one of their adventures. But an unexpected visitor called Pearl Smoot throws everything into disarray when she arrives with an incredible story. She says Tom's old enemy, Don Gervase Askary, has taken her father and brother - and what's more, she claims he has Tom's parents too. Together Tom and Pearl set out on a perilous journey to rescue their families - a journey that willtake them in and out of time, to exotic foreign lands, and finally into the secret hidden world of Scarazand, stronghold of the terrifying Don Gervase himself . . . A scintillating sequel to the first fantastic Tom Scatterhorn book, The Museum's Secret.

James Bond
James Bond

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780719568602

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For over half a century, the Bond novels have entertained millions around the world. 007 has been a cultural phenomenon since the first publication of Casino Royale in 1953. But no book has celebrated Fleming's literary Bond in his own right. This is an authoritative and entertaining journey through the world of the original James Bond, from Moscow to Mayfair, the bedroom to the war-room, the casino to the villain's lair. Ian Fleming's archive has released never-before seen documents and material to create this book. Sources include research notes and diaries to annotated manuscripts and ephemera from Fleming's files. Illustrated with classy, contemporary images, the book is a visual feast, but it is also engaging, with a rigorous and satisfying text. It recaptures the glamour of an age, and offers a new insight into the twentieth century's most thrilling literary hero.

Colditz
Colditz

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher: Coronet

Published: 2002-04-04

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9780340794951

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Colditz high security camp contained every persistent escaper, trouble maker and valuable hostage captured by the Germans in World War II. It was considered escape proof but the very opposite proved to be true. The prisoners pooled their collected talents to create the greatest escape academy of the war.

Colditz: The Definitive History
Colditz: The Definitive History

Author: Henry Chancellor

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2003-01-21

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9780060012861

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Chronicles the experiences of the prisoners within the walls of Colditz Prison, a medieval castle that was converted into a high security fortress by the Germans during World War II.

Ark Angel
Ark Angel

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-04-05

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1101157925

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Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them. From the author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty.

Postcards From No Man's Land
Postcards From No Man's Land

Author: Aidan Chambers

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-06-17

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1101665629

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Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob's plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather's tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn't prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn't prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob's grandfather's kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob's grandfather's time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.

The Haunting
The Haunting

Author: Margaret Mahy

Publisher: Orion Children's Books

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1510105069

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A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE HAUNTING - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'Strong and terrifying . . . The novel winds up like a spring. A psychological thriller' - Times Literary Supplement Eight-year-old Barney has been haunted before. He thought it was something he'd just grow out of, like the imaginary friends his step-mother believes he has. But this time it's different. Footsteps follow him, there's a demanding voice barking orders and Barney begins to feel that sometimes his body is not his own at all . . . With the help of his sisters, Tabitha and Troy, Barney sets out to uncover the truth about their family secrets and to find out once and for all who it is who's haunting him. A thrilling ghost story about a 'mostly ordinary' family and a secret legacy.