Oliver Latsch
1) Ghost knight
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Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes.
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Language
English
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When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds.
4) Ruffleclaw
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"An earth monster decides to move in with a human family"--
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Publisher
Arctis, W1-Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Exiled from his homeland of Norway as a boy, Erik Thorvaldsson wants nothing more than to honor his father's legacy and to figure out where he belongs in the world. Navigating natural disasters, violent clashes, and banishment, he seeks his fortunes in an Iceland on the brink of change. When a conflict over property erupts into violence, Erik is outlawed from the country for three years and sets off on his greatest challenge of all: sailing west into...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pushkin Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a collision course as the two worlds become connected. Who is driving these two worlds together and why is he always a step ahead? This new force isn't limiting its...
Author
Series
Reckless volume 4
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The fourth adventure through the Mirror leads to the Far East, where Jacob and Fox finally track down Will, who is travelling with rival hunter Nerron. In spite of his misgivings, Jacob agrees to go with them to the Island of the Foxes, in quest of another magical Mirror. But their search quickly leads them into more peril, and as Jacob seeks security for himself and Fox, he is reminded of a disturbing promise he once made that now threatens everything....
Author
Series
Reckless volume 1
Publisher
Pushkin Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Jacob has uncovered the doorway to another world, hidden behind a mirror. It is a place of dark magic and enchanted objects, scheming dwarves and fearsome ogres, fairies born from water and men born from stone. Here, he hunts for treasure and seeks adventure in the company of Fox - a beautiful, shapeshifting girl, who guides and guards him. But now Jacob's younger brother has followed him into the mirrored world, and all that was freedom has turned...
12) Living shadows
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Series
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jacob carries the curse of a moth on his body after saving his brother's life. At any time, the moth will lift off him and fly back to her mistress and so release a death sentence on him. In a race against time, Jacob embarks on the hunt for a dead king's head and a magic weapon which could save him. He joins forces with the beautiful shape-shifter, Fox, who makes him realise that he could be fighting for more than just his life. Ages 13+
Author
Publisher
Arctis
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"John Little knew poaching deer would be a risk, but under heel of their Norman lords, the Saxon peasants are starving. When the Sheriff of Nottingham's men destroy John's village for his crime, he flees into the tangle of Sherwood Forest with the only other survivor, a young girl named Marian. But dangers lurk there, too: the outlaw Robin Hood soon takes them prisoner. Robin is all dazzling bravado, dashing looks, and clever tricks--but John discovers...
Publisher
Pushkin Children's
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
International bestselling children's author Cornelia Funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. This wonderful anthology is Funke's personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world - not just from her native Germany but from Russia, Japan and the Native American tradition. It's the perfect Christmas gift for any young reader wishing to discover the wider world of fairy tales. -- from Amazon.
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