The Snake Stone

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571267505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
Lefèvre, a French archaeologist, has arrived in Istanbul determined to uncover a lost Byzantine treasure. Yashim is commissioned to find out more about him. But when Lefèvre's mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out that there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. Once again, Yashim finds himself in a race against time to find the startling truth behind a shadowy secret society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, caught in a deadly game deep beneath the city streets, a place where the stakes are high - and betrayal is death.

The Snake-stone

Author: Berlie Doherty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780582317642
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
It was the first time in my life that I'd ever felt that I didn't actually belong to anybody... I started thinking about my mother and whether she had wanted me when I was born. I didn't even know her name. Using an address on a torn envelope, James decides to find out who he is.

Snake Camp

Author: George Edward Stanley
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307546802
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
Stevie Marsh is off for the summer to learn about computers at Camp Viper. He’s not happy about being in the woods with all the bugs and poison ivy and—yuck!—snakes. But how bad can computer camp be? Then Stevie finds out Camp Viper isn’t a computer camp at all. The vipers at this camp are the kind that slither!

Sisters of the Snake

Author: Sasha Nanua
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062985612
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
A lost princess. A mysterious puppet master. And a race against time—before all is lost. Princess Rani longs for a chance to escape her gilded cage and prove herself. Ria is a street urchin, stealing just to keep herself alive. When these two lives collide, everything turns on its head: because Ria and Rani, orphan and royal, are unmistakably identical. A deal is struck to switch places—but danger lurks in both worlds, and to save their home, thief and princess must work together. Or watch it all fall into ruin. Deadly magic, hidden temples, and dark prophecies: Sisters of the Snake is an action-packed, immersive fantasy that will thrill fans of The Wrath & the Dawn and The Tiger at Midnight.

The Great Snake Swindle

Author: Jürgen Banscherus
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781598893403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
While celebrating his eleventh birthday with his mother and his friend Olga, Klooz relates the case that started his detective career, which involved magic balls, and a boy named Snake who was his best friend.

The Janissary Tree

Author: Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571267491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Yashim is no ordinary detective. It's not that he's particularly brave. Or that he cooks so well, or reads French novels. Not even that his best friend is the Ambassador from Poland, whose country has vanished from the map. Yashim is a eunuch. As the Sultan plans a series of radical reforms to his empire, a concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Ottoman Detective is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem.

The Book of Mysteries

Author: Jonathan Cahn
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1629989428
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
New York Times Best Seller! 1500 5-Star Reviews! From the author that brought you NEW YORK TIMES best selling books The Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, and The Paradigm selling over 3 MILLION copies Imagine if you discovered a treasure chest in which were hidden ancient mysteries, revelations from heaven, secrets of the ages, the answers to man’s most enduring, age-old questions, and the hidden keys that can transform your life to joy, success, and blessing…This is The Book of Mysteries.

Masters of Spinjitzu (LEGO Ninjago: Reader)

Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545691311
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Lego Ninjago toys are a hit with boys 5 - 9! Scholastic's books are based on the popular Cartoon Network series. Cole, Jay, Kai, and Zane have come together for a mission -- to defeat Lord Garmadon! But first, they must recover the Golden Weapons that were hidden so long ago. With Sensei Wu's help, they find the weapons. But can they get past the fiery guardian?

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap

Author: Wendy Welch
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250010640
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
An inspiring true story about losing your place, finding your purpose, and building a community one book at a time. Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left their high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue thier dream. The only problems? A declining U.S. economy, a small town with no industry, and the advent of the e-book. They also had no idea how to run a bookstore. Against all odds, but with optimism, the help of their Virginian mountain community, and an abiding love for books, they succeeded in establishing more than a thriving business - they built a community. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap is the little bookstore that could: how two people, two cats, two dogs, and thirty-eight thousand books helped a small town find its heart. It is a story about people and books, and how together they create community.

The Serpent Grail

Author: Philip Gardiner
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780282419
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 442

Book Description
This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of the ultimate secrets of some of the world's most enigmatic mysteries - including the Holy Grail, the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone.