Nicola Barber
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"A new telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet's nurse. In Verona, a city ravaged by plague and political rivalries, a mother mourning the death of her day-old infant enters the household of the powerful Cappelletti family to become the wet-nurse to their newborn baby. As she serves her beloved Juliet over the next fourteen years, the nurse learns the Cappelletti's darkest secrets. Those secrets -- and the nurse's...
183) Heroes of history
Author
Language
English
Description
History doesn't just happen. It is made by amazing and extraordinary people! Explore the lives of twenty-four of the world's most outstanding individuals through engaging narratives, entertaining fictionalized diary entries, and informative timelines.
184) Stormspeaker
Author
Language
English
Description
Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan - once Heroes of Erdas - are now wanted fugitives. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, they've been hunted across the globe by the ruthless mercenaries, the Oathbound.
The four friends have traveled to the deserts of Nilo seeking answers, along with an ancient and powerful relic that's connected to the history of their world. There they discover a vast, secret library dedicated to preserving the wisdom of Erdas.
But...
Language
English
Description
The very fairy princess: Geraldine knows deep down that she is a very fairy princess, but she doesn't mind getting a little messy in order to have the perfect day.
Extra yarn: A modern fairy tale about how a young girl and her magical yarn transform a community.
The amazing bone: A lonely pig named Pearl dawdles long enough in a field of dandelions to meet a bone who speaks to her.
My garden: A girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate...