Showing results for "The Manor" in Teen & Young Adult

Scarlet Hopewell keeps dreaming about a magical world, a world where winged creatures sculpt with light, where dogs talk, and where Scarlet is the guest of honor at a wonderful party in a castle under the roots of a mighty oak tree. One day her father brings home an abandoned puppy who captures Scarlet's heart. Dakota is fun and loving and smart. Actually, he's really smart - too smart. And a lot too big. News shows start to take an interest.

For Jack Stinger, growing up is not as adventurous as it used to be. Rumors circulating Remington High about strange events happening at the ancient house on Cemetery Hill catch his attention, and Jack forms a bike club to check it out. Determined to get to the bottom of Whitlock Manor's creepy mystery, Jack teams up with Daisy, his childhood friend and the object of his longtime crush, to investigate. However, disturbing phenomena occur when they trespass on the property, and a horrifying secret emerges from within the house that's beyond their wildest imaginations.

Leigh's life has been ripped apart. Orphaned, she goes to live with incredibly wealthy relatives she never knew she had. Struggling to fit into her new world, she can't let go of her grief. When the police tell her the investigation into her parents' murder has hit a brick wall, she knows the only way she will ever know peace is to solve the mystery herself. With new family and friends, which includes a ghost with multiple personality issues, Leigh risks everything to find her answers.

Karen Cushman's Newbery Honor-winning book tells the story of a medieval girl who works to avoid the marriage her father has arranged for her during her 14th year. Contained in this program is Catherine's diary - Catherine, called Little Bird or Birdy, daughter of Rollo and the lady Aislinn, sister to Thomas, Edward, and the abominable Robert. Against a vivid backdrop of everyday life on a medieval English manor, Catherine's earthy, spirited account of her fourteenth year is a richly entertaining story with an utterly unforgettable heroine.

Xan and Christina embark on an Easter journey to Harwood Abbey, where they reunite with their old friends Lucy and Joshua. When a brutal murder occurs at nearby Penwood Manor, all evidence points to Laurence, a crusader recently returned from the Holy Land. Unconvinced of the man’s guilt, Xan and his friends must act swiftly to solve the crime. Who could have committed such a horrible killing, and is anyone safe? Is Laurence tormented by demons, or is he haunted by some other secret? And will Xan be forever changed by the choice Lucy and Christina present to him?

Will is a young orphaned boy, going to live in the place that has given him nightmares for three years, ever since his parents died. Moving to a new state and attending a new school, he is put against the odds when things begin whispering his name, and the local boys at school reveal a deadly secret.

Annie Carmichael is excited for the summer. Bonfires, the lake, and peaceful days on the family farm are just what she needs before her hectic senior year begins. Best of all, her family hires a hot new farm hand who seems more than a little interested in her. The calm is shattered when her sister's best friend, Nora, disappears, leaving behind her toddler son. The police are stumped, assuming the young woman simply left Cloverville. Annie's sister knows Nora would never abandoned her child. Annie sets out to discover the truth - one she may not want to really know.

Elisabeth creció en una de las bibliotecas mágicas de Austermeer, pero ahora vive en casa de Nathaniel... y bajo la atenta mirada de los periodistas, ávidos de cotilleos sobre el hechicero más poderoso de la ciudad y la bibliotecaria que le ha robado el corazón. Que la enorme finca esté llena de secretos no es una sorpresa.

The time has come for the final battle to control all the Lands of Morada to begin! Leona, the evil sorceress elf, has finally unleashed her secret weapon upon the world and it appears like there is no way to stop her destruction! Join our friends from Mushroom Manor once again as their quest to complete the orders from the Oracle of Wayward Wetlands reaches its pinnacle! Somehow they must each find the strength and resilience deep within as they are pushed to the very limits. Can everybody endure all the tasks set out before them?

The evil that has been trapped in the Moorehead houses walks free, seeking its revenge, and Emily, Adam, and Jimmy must fight one last time for their lives. In order to defeat the black magic, they must trace it to its source, but the trail leads to the greatest evil of all. Are they strong enough to win the battle, or has their luck run out?

What happens when 16-year-old Alexandria Manor is transported back in time to the 18th Dynasty in Egypt? Will her heart learn of the love that the young monarch, Tutankhamun, has for her? And what of his young queen, Ankhesenamun - will she choose to hate, or to befriend the blonde-haired woman? What of Tutankhamun's demise at the age of 19, will Alexandria save him, or will history hold its claws around the Pharaoh's throat?

Three years have passed since the horrors of Moorehead Manor almost took the lives of Emily, Adam, and Jimmy. Now the legacy of Moorehead is pulling our heroes back into an even deadlier encounter of black magic and betrayal that they may not be able to survive.

巴国是一个已经消失在历史长河中的古老国度。小鱼儿，就是巴国人的后代。这个假期，聪明吴和他的三个小伙伴一起，远赴小鱼儿的家里做客……巴國是一個已經消失在歷史長河中的古老國度。小魚兒，就是巴國人的後代。這個假期，聰明吳和他的三個小伙伴一起，遠赴小魚兒的家裡做客……