Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent

Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent

Alan Early

Children's Books / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult

Something wicked has awoken under the streets of Dublin ... When his dad is offered a job working on the new Metro tunnel, Arthur has to move to Dublin with him. While exploring a hidden underground river, Arthur and his new friends Will and Ash find a mysterious glowing pendant. The pendant depicts a giant snake strangling the trunk of a tree. The friends soon figure out that the pendant is a warning, a sign that something evil is waiting underneath the city. Something that's been imprisoned for a thousand years, something left by the Vikings, something that can - and will - destroy first the city, then the world. What did the Vikings bury under the city of Dublin and why did they leave it there? Who is the dark man that spies on Arthur and what is his evil plan? In the end, only Arthur and his friends can save the world from the dreaded World Serpent.
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Cutlass

Cutlass

T. M. Franklin

Young Adult

A quest for vengeance.A high-stakes treasure hunt.An attraction they both try to deny. Convinced One-Eyed Jack Tremayne killed her father and stole his prized cutlass, Sarina Talbot sneaks aboard the pirate’s ship to exact her revenge. To her surprise, she’s met by a declaration of innocence and an offer of help. She doesn’t trust him, and he doesn’t trust anybody. But they need each other to catch the killer and beat their enemies to a hidden cache of Aztec gold. They’re not the only treasure-seekers, however, and there’s a traitor in their midst.  Caught between Crown ships and enemy pirates, Sarina and Jack discover a prize greater than gold as their uneasy alliance leads them on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Mercury's Flight - The Story of a Lipizzaner Stallion

Mercury's Flight - The Story of a Lipizzaner Stallion

Annie Wedekind

Young Adult / Horses

Our "American Girl" of horses, each novel in the Breyer Horse Collection—based on Breyer Animal Creations' top-selling horse breeds—tells a compelling story that captures the true essence and personality of each horse. And now, for the first time, we have a historical novel. Annie Wedekind takes us back to Europe in World War II—a time and place that tested the courage of the noble Lipizzaner horses. In 1930's Austria, life for Favory Mercurio, a Lipizzaner stallion bearing the crest of the renowned Piber stud, begins with his mother's abandonment. From that moment on, the young horse feels different, as if he has a missing piece— even though, despite his doubters, he has talent enough to be accepted into the famed Spanish Riding School. Slowly, but doggedly, Mercury perseveres through the rigors of his years of training. But then, as the war bears down on Vienna and the school is forced to flee two advancing armies, his beloved...
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Reclaim, Mosaic Chronicles Book Five

Reclaim, Mosaic Chronicles Book Five

Andrea Pearson

Children's Books / Young Adult

As an FYI, from Feb 16 to Feb 21, The Complete Katon University Series box set will be available for only $0.99. Enjoy!In this, the final installment of the Katon University series, dangers intensify as Nicole and her friends prepare for the arrival of horrifying creatures from another dimension—beasts that bring the demise of earth and all its inhabitants.To protect themselves, Nicole and Austin wear devices that prevent these monsters from detecting them. But in a weak moment, Austin's is destroyed. Nicole seeks restitution by traveling to Romania to obtain an important metal needed to repair his device. While there, she finds that the Tarians have planned something bigger than killing all Aretes, something far more dangerous, with much larger consequences.Will she have time to stop the corrupt Tarians before the evil beings arrive or will she and those she love be destroyed by their other-worldy visitors?If you'd like to receive Praxis (the second book in this series) for free,...
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