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John Sherwood (1913 - 2002) was an author of fiction. He wrote the cozy Celia Grant Horticultural mystery series, amongst others. Two of his novels, Undiplomatic Exit (1958) and Death at the BBC (1983) were finalists for the Gold Dagger. [1]
Circle of Magic is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to control their extraordinary and strong powers and put them to use. It is followed by another quartet, The Circle Opens, which takes place four years later, and the standalone book The Will of the Empress, which takes place several years after that. Melting Stones and Battle Magic are also set in the same universe, but they feature only Briar.
The Princess Diaries Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight, released in the United Kingdom as Princess Diaries: Take Two, is the second book in the series The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot and was published in 2001. The book is not related to the film released with the title The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, where the heroine Mia is awaiting coronation, but can only be queen if she marries within thirty days.
The Ruins of Gorlan is the first novel in the Ranger's Apprentice series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was first released in Australia on 1 November 2004, and in the United States on 16 June 2005. Flanagan first conceived the world of the novel in a series of short stories he wrote for his son to incite his interest in reading. Ten years later, he decided to turn them into The Ruins of Gorlan, the first book in the Ranger's Apprentice series.
Calling the Swan is a 2000 young adult novel by Jean Thesman.
Lamplighter is a 2006 young adult fantasy novel by D. M. Cornish and is the second in the Monster Blood Tattoo Series.
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow is a young adult novel by James Rollins, part of the Jake Ransom fantasy adventure series.
The Cat Who Went Bananas is the 2005 novel in The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun.
Wither is a 1999 supernatural novel about ghosts and witches by John Passarella and Joseph Gangemi writing under the pseudonym "J.G. Passerella". Wither was nominated for an International Horror Guild Award and won the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for First Novel in 1999. Wither was later followed by the sequels Wither's Rain, Wither's Curse, and Wither's Legacy.
Midnight Voices is a thriller horror novel by John Saul, published by Ballantine Books on May 28, 2002. The novel follows the story of Caroline Evans, who moves with her new husband and children into a new building, which they begin to believe is haunted.
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America is a 2012 non-fiction book by the American author Gilbert King. It is a history of the attorney Thurgood Marshall's defense of four young black men in Lake County, Florida, who were accused in 1949 of raping a white woman. They were known as the Groveland Boys. Marshall led a team from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Published by Harper, the book was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. The Pulitzer Committee described it as "a richly detailed chronicle of racial injustice."
A Little Lumpen Novelita is a 2002 coming-of-age novel by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño. In September 2014, New Directions published an English-language translated by Natasha Wimmer. The book is divided into sixteen short chapters, told in first person by the protagonist Bianca, who recalls her childhood, adolescence and early adulthood.
Kwame Alexander is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction.
The Creeping is a 2015 young adult suspense thriller and the debut novel of Alexandra Sirowy. It was released on August 18, 2015 through Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in hardback and e-book formats.
Bad Magic is the successor of The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch. It takes place in a mysterious summer camp for delinquents. It was published in 2014. It centers on Paul-Clay, Max Ernest's brother and is part of the series Bad Books. The books in the series are Bad Magic, Bad Luck, and Bad News.
Tale of a Sky-Blue Dress is a 1998 memoir by Thylias Moss. It is the story of Moss' life from early childhood, including at the hands of an abusive babysitter, an older girl in a blue dress, through to her marriage.
Angie Thomas is an American young adult author, best known for writing The Hate U Give (2017). Her second young adult novel, On the Come Up, was released on February 25, 2019.
Bravelands is a children's novel series written by Rosie Best and formerly Gillian Philip under the pseudonym Erin Hunter. The series has overall been well received, with critics praising the realistic behavior of the characters, the excitement in the novels, and the description of the Bravelands, though also criticizing it for its similarities to The Lion King.
The Blondes is a satirical horror novel by Emily Schultz that was published in 2012 by St. Martin's Press. The novel was later adapted into a television series and podcast of the same name.
Bronze and Sunflower is a Chinese children's novel written by Cao Wenxuan and was first published in 2005. The novel is set in the Cultural Revolution. It is a story of friendship between Bronze, a mute peasant boy, and Sunflower, the young daughter of an artist sent to a May Seventh Cadre School.
Jenny Pearson is a British teacher and children's author. She is best known for her books The SuperMiraculous Journey of Freddie Yates (2020) and The Incredible Record Smashers (2021).
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