adventure fiction

"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L. Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators"--.

When seventeen-year-old orphan Twain finds a strand of starlight on the cliffs outside of his town of Severon, it puts him in contact with another orphaned teen, Quinta, who is searching for a mysterious curiosity shop called the Vermilion Emporium to find her destiny. The two find the magical shop that appears in town and inside they find a book that teaches them how to weave the newly found starlight into magical lace. They are commissioned to make a starlight dress for the town's ruler, but the dress puts them into danger from others who want the starlight lace's power.

Warcross--an online video game phenomenon--is a way of life for millions of players around the globe. For impoverished teenage hacker Emika Chen, working as a bounty hunter to track down players who place illegal bets on the game, it's her only means of survival. However, when she tries to hack the opening game of the International Warcross Championships just to make some quick cash, she accidentally glitches herself into the game. Becoming an overnight sensation, Emika is sure she will be arrested, but then she gets a call from the game's creator who offers her a job as an undercover security agent. Whisked off to Tokyo, Emika quickly uncovers a sinister plot that could bring down the whole Warcross empire.

Now that Csilla Abado is the first Queen of Bones, she is tasked with mending the crack between Limbo and the mortal realm before more otherworldly creatures pass through it. But when Lorelei and Nara go missing, Csilla sets sail once more to locate her friends. Kane Blackwater tracks the traitorous Dominic Rove to Death's Cove, but things take a dark turn when a magic-laced injury spreads an unknown evil through his veins. Lorelei Storm hasn't been the same since her return from the realm of Limbo, and when she runs away from Csilla and the others, she is captured by an Incendian Scout. Soon, the war between gods and mortals reaches a breaking point, and no one will ever be the same.

Scattered across the galaxy, the seven devils learn the Oracle has gone rogue in a ruthless search of Eris, the heir to the Empire. Eris and the devils unite to enact a dangerous plan to infiltrate the Empire in the hopes of stopping the Oracle and destroying the Empire from within.

A companion to Snow and Rain finds a boy and his granddad taking a slow walk with many rests on the hottest day of the year to reach an ideal picnic spot, which they find already occupied by a gang of hungry pirates.

Mr. Vaslov is building a drone to help him take care of Starwood Park, but that is Freddie's job, and Freddie's mother has a new boyfriend, but can Zapato Power help him cope with change?.

After Freddie and Mr. Vaslov see a meteor fall, Freddie tries to find a meteorite for Mr. Vaslov's birthday and while searching, Freddie and Amy also decide to see if the old school garden can be restored.

Freddie Ramos' tries to use his superpowers to help improve his math grade, and to find the new first-grader, Amy, who has disappeared after being bullied.

Clara, Tublock, and many others compete to become one of the ultimate defenders of the Kingdom of Wrenly, a member of the elite Knight Spires.