The Uncommoners #1: The Crooked Sixpence

Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553498452
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can’t miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic! "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." —Soman Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good and Evil series Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems… When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats. But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late. Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in the start of a richly uncommon series. "An auspicious trilogy opener." -Kirkus Reviews

A Crooked Sixpence

Author: Murray Sayle
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1789120705
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 403

Book Description
One of the most distinguished journalists to have taken the boat from Australia, MURRAY SAYLE had started work as a copy boy with the Bulletin while still at Sydney University, later becoming a reporter for the Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror. In 1952 he moved to London where he worked in Fleet Street until 1956. At that time he “decided it was time to do some serious thinking and light starving and get used to not having a job”. He went to Paris and wrote his first novel. A CROOKED SIXPENCE, first published in 1960, was the result. From 1960 to 1973 he was a war correspondent for The Times and the Sunday Times, covering Vietnam, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, India-Pakistan and Bolivia. His journalistic scoops included interviews with Che Guevara and with Kim Philby. Then he moved to the Far East, becoming Asian Editor of Newsweek before moving to Japan as a freelance. He returned to Australia in 2004.

The Shadows of Doom

Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0553498479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Siblings Ivy and Seb Sparrow return to Lundinor with their friend Valian to thwart Selena Grimes, who, as the leader of the Dirge, plans to condemn the uncommoners to a disastrous fate.

Ivy Sparrow

Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Doubleday Children's
ISBN: 9780857534286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
When Ivy Sparrow's grandmother Sylvie is rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve, Ivy and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what lies in store for them. For Sylvie's house has been ransacked by unknown intruders, a mysterious feather writes bizarre warnings in midair, and a very strange policeman suddenly arrives at the door waving . . . a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb take the only escape on offer and suddenly they find themselves in the incredible world of Lundinor, a city beneath London where uncommon people live and trade in uncommon goods. A belt that enables the wearer to fly. A yo-yo that turns into a weapon. With Seb arrested, Ivy must rescue him - but in doing so, she discovers a family secret as shameful as it is incredible, and realizes that there is much more to eccentric Grandma Sylvie than anyone could have guessed. With the forces of the evil Dirge closing in fast, and with a terrifying uncommon alarm clock whose hands point to the deaths of all her family, Ivy must find a way to save them all before it's too late.

The Frozen Telescope

Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Corgi
ISBN: 9780552572910
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
After the thrilling events which concluded The Smoking Hourglass, Ivy, Seb and Valian think they've vanquished their enemies, and those of Lundinor, forever. It turns out their adventure was only just beginning . . . Ivy and Seb can't wait to join Valian for their first ever overseas uncommon adventure - they're meeting in Nubrook, the completely astonishing and totally-different-to-Ludinor trading market hidden underneath New York. But there's no time to enjoy looking round all the incredible sights - they're on a mission to find Valian's long-lost sister, Rosie. But it seems they're not the only ones looking for her. Once again the Dirge rear their terrifying heads, and it appears they're after not only Rosie, but another enormously powerful Great Uncommon Good object. But what do they want it for? And can Ivy, Seb and Valian stop them from finding it?

Crooked House

Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062006614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235

Book Description
“Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” --Agatha Christie Described by the queen of mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published work, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery. The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.

Mother Goose

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
A modern edition of a book first published in 1913.

To Find A Crooked Sixpence

Author: Terry White
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
ISBN: 1787190900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Marcus Moon and his company, CONDES, are back to take on another job - a lucrative port design project in the remote Indian Ocean. Typically, things don't go according to plan and they unwittingly become embroiled in a dodgy enterprise involving crooked MPs and greedy government officials. As ever, the Moon nose sniffs out the rotten apple in the form of Nobby Garside - MP for Mexborough East and deputy chairman of the Department for International Development's Aid Committee - who, along with his equally shifty cohorts in the Comorantes Islands' government, attempts a fraud scam worth millions. But Nobby hasn't reckoned on Moon's ingenuity and cunning when it comes to protecting CONDES' reputation and business interests. Another riotously funny episode of greed, sex, corruption and comeuppance in the world of the irrepressible Marcus Moon.

Pennyroyal Academy

Author: M. A. Larson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142427144
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
“Comparison to the Harry Potter series seems inevitable . . . It is a breathtakingly exciting novel.”—The New York Times A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name “Evie,” she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies. As Evie learns what it truly means to be a princess, she realizes surprising things about herself and her family, about human compassion and inhuman cruelty. And with the witch forces moving nearer, she discovers that the war between princesses and witches is much more personal than she could ever have imagined. Set in Grimm’s fairytale world and ideal for non-princesses and princess fans alike, M.A. Larson’s Pennyroyal Academy masterfully combines adventure, humor, and magical mischief. “No one rescues Pennyroyal princesses; they rescue themselves.”—Reese Witherspoon

The Uncommoners #2: The Shadows of Doom

Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0553498509
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the second book in this fantasy series. Dive into a secret underground city where nothing is as it seems... "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific series." -Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series Ivy and her older brother Seb are back in Lundinor--the underground city where enchanted objects can do incredible things, if they're uncommon. But not everyone is thrilled for their arrival. Namely, Selena Grimes, the wicked ghoul who will stop at nothing to return her guild, the Dirge, to their former glory. So when Ivy and Seb learn that Selena is after the Jar of Shadows, one of the five most powerful uncommon objects, they know it's up to them to find it first. But there's more than just Selena to worry about this trading season. A deadly game of Grivens, an escaped shape-shifting convict, and foes disguised as friends lurk in the shadows. Ivy will have to figure out who they can trust--before they all meet their uncommon ends. "It's impossible not to hear the chimes of Harry Potter ringing through." -The Telegraph