Now a scout for the army, Jim Doolen feels trapped between the two worlds he has encountered during his three-year sojourn in the American south-west. Captured by his nemesis Ghost Moon and his band of Apache warriors, Jim is only saved from a slow and torturous death when his friend Wellington adopts him as a son. But now he is fighting on the wrong side. Will he be branded a traitor?
Bridal Train (A Chloe Crandall Adventure, #2)
by Geraldine Burrows
The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. But it s just perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of local inventor Nigel Butler.
THE DOG CRUSOE AND HIS MASTER (A Children's Classic)
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials, #0.5)
by Philip Pullman
When Lyra is studying at Oxford University, she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnisson's first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together. When a young Texan balloonist, Lee Scoresby, comes down to earth in the harbour of an Arctic town in the North, little does he realise that he is about to be embroiled in an out-and-out political brawl. Lee and his daemon, Hester, find themselves the target of political factions trying to...
Did you know that English words come from all over the world and that their meanings have changed along their journey? Our word 'zero' comes from the Arabic word for empty space. 'Companion' is from the Latin for with bread. With simple descriptions and dazzling, evocative and witty illustrations, this is a fascinating introduction to the rich history and cultural diversity of our language. Words included: karaoke (Japanese); zero (Arabic); guru (Sanskrit); ukulele (Hawaiian); jaguar (Tupi);...