ravens

At T. Middleton Nightingale City Library, when the old, broken clock strikes twelve, the library is transformed into something out of an author's mind--and today the volunteer pages find themselves in the middle of Edgar Allan Poe's imagination where monsters lurk, and a raven is telling them to find Lenore if they want to restore the library to normal.

"A narrative by the Tower of London's official Ravenmaster about what it's like to live among the ravens at England's most famous national monument"--Provided by publisher.

In their magic treehouse, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur's realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night.

When Elise leaves homeschooling for public school, she copes by speaking as little as possible, but soon her silence becomes an impediment to friendship and to dealing with family secrets.

"In the old days, it was easy to change shape. Animals lived like people. Their fur and feathers were like coats made of magic. But it was hard to change colour, and everyone needs colour in life. That's why Raven and Loon decided to make beautiful coats for one another. But their creations did not go as planned..."--Back cover.

"Gabriel Finley returns to Aviopolis to rescue his mother from Corax"--Provided by publisher.

In their magic treehouse, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur's realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night.

Eleven-year-old Gabriel, with the help of the young raven Paladin, with whom he has a magical bond, travels to the foreboding land of Aviopolis, where he must face challenges and unanswerable riddles to rescue his long-missing father.

A wolf and bird must fight the starving time and find food, while a human boy learns to hunt.

"In the far north of Canada, daylight disappears for much of the year. This Inuit legend describes how the First People of Canada explained the sun's return to their remote lands"--Provided by the publisher.