Showing results for "Peter James" in Teen & Young Adult

Captain Hook has reason and wit behind his hatred for Peter Pan...If only someone would listen.

We've all heard the story of the great flood, the ark, and the animals marching two-by-two. Now, listen to this lyrical telling of the Biblical tale, narrated by the inimitable James Earl Jones.

A disappearing curse is slowly consuming the Kingdom of Brimoire, causing everything that falls into its path to vanish…including Princess Lisette while en route to wed her fiancé, Crown Prince Lucien, heir to the doomed throne. But although Lisette has been tainted by the curse, she hasn't fully succumbed…though an unfortunate side effect is that she's now been rendered entirely invisible.

维多利亚时代的女孩温蒂，梦想着有一天能够学会在天上飞，这样就可以飞离讨厌的家了…… 維多利亞時代的女孩溫蒂，夢想著有一天能夠學會在天上飛，這樣就可以飛離討厭的家了……

In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly listenable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black. Share this book in the classroom, in a father-son group, or as a summer listening (or anytime) choice that's likely to spark conversation and be a favorite.

For a young adolescent, David Curry has a lot to contend with. He loves and fears Reuben, his troubled father. His older brother, Ty, is turning into someone David doesn't know anymore, or trust. And his mom is struggling to hold everything together.

Blair is a prisoner sentenced to die, but on the morning of her execution, she’s spared the noose by an unusual opportunity: pose as a decoy for the princess and learn which member of the court is the secret assassin after Her Highness's life. If she uncovers the truth before they strike, she'll receive a full pardon. But if she doesn't, she'll be forced to discover the threat at the cost of her life.

When Dougy's sister, Gracey, is picked for the state athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town in pleased. 'Aborigines get special treatment', some of the angry white people say. The championships change everything for Gracey and trigger dramatic events in the town too: Black and white relations reach explosion point. The time is ripe for the mysterious Moodagudda to seek a victim. In the end, it's up to Dougy to save his family - and to prove himself.

Gracey's come home to Cunningham on holidays. But now she's a state athletics champion and a private school student, and everything looks different - even frightening. Part history, part mystery, Gracey is a challenging story about the past and the present, murder and compassion, and black and white identity.