Historical Fiction
epub |eng | | Author:Sook Nyul Choi [Choi, Sook Nyul]

Aunt Tiger sent Kisa to the convent to see if they had any special medicine. She also wanted to know if the convent would make an exception and let Theresa ...
( Category: Military & Wars October 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2010-10-26 | Author:Janice Shefelman [Shefelman, Janice]

“The tide is still in,” Francesco said. “Your violin could have floated farther inland.” He rowed on, through the narrow canal. Stone buildings rose up on either side. Finally they ...
( Category: Chapter Books October 27,2014 )
epub |eng | | Author:Chris Ryan [Chris Ryan]

TWELVE The street was deserted when Alex peered around the corner. He was counting on it staying that way. It was the last Saturday before Christmas. Most people would be ...
( Category: Military & Wars October 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-06-30 | Author:Lynne Reid Banks [Lynne Reid Banks]

Mummy suddenly became very busy; directing Penny Wise, which was coming along marvellously apparently, was hard work and she had to leave us two evenings a week to go to ...
( Category: Military & Wars October 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2005-10-15 | Author:Catherine Stine [Stine, Catherine]

socks, hats, guns Suryast, Pakistan, early October 2001 Johar dared not say how sick Bija had been, dared not mention Suryast, the Taliban's capture of Daq, or that they might ...
( Category: Military & Wars October 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Pat Walsh [Walsh, Pat]

CHAPTER TWENTY William peered around the corner of the barn. The yard was deserted. It was late afternoon and the monks were in either the vegetable garden or the cloister. ...
( Category: Medieval October 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-11-10 | Author:Pat Walsh [Walsh, Pat]

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The track left the trees and crested a low hill overlooking Weforde village and its three huge fields. They spread across the valley floor, the smaller individual strips ...
( Category: Medieval October 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-05-14 | Author:Irene Adler

Chapter 13 THE PRINCE OF RIDDLES With Sherlock Holmes leading the way, the three of us soon arrived at Fleet Street. Sherlock stopped in front of a brick building that ...
( Category: Europe October 16,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-06-24 | Author:Jennifer Bradbury

CHAPTER 16 * * * MARGARET I stand in the shadow of the doorway, watching Anu serve Mummy and Daddy the drinks. She seems calmer now than when I found ...
( Category: Historical Fiction October 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 1997-10-15 | Author:Joyce Hansen [Hansen, Joyce]

Wednesday, June 21, 1865 Dear Friend, Sir left for Charleston today. I’m sure he went to find the teacher for us, since there are already schools for black children there. ...
( Category: United States October 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-01-23 | Author:C. Alexander London

19 WE DESCEND INDECENTLY THEY LEFT THEIR MAKESHIFT camp as the sun came up, after a breakfast of fruit and nuts that Lama Norbu had scrounged from the forest. Oliver ...
( Category: Exploration & Discoveries October 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-10-15 | Author:Nahoko Uehashi

Search parties continued to comb the mountains for the woman, but all trace of her seemed to have vanished at a little hollow on a steep rocky slope. Even after ...
( Category: Fantasy & Magic October 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-07-24 | Author:Scott Mebus

15 THE BEST-LAID PLANS The dirigible floated above the city, a long, pill-shaped balloon the length of two city blocks with giant fins at the end. As it passed over ...
( Category: United States October 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2009-10-15 | Author:Chuck Black [BLACK, CHUCK]

THE HOG FARMER'S DAUGHTER Bentley set his course toward the cottage, hoping that Sir Demus might still be tarrying there. He knew he might not find him, for Demus had ...
( Category: Christian October 16,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-10-15 | Author:Carolyn Marsden [Marsden, Carolyn]

The procession followed them home again. Another feast was being prepared, and the guests sat down once more along the table under the tree. Binh went to the kitchen to ...
( Category: Asia October 16,2014 )