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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Joshua Pearl comes from a world that we no longer believe in - a world of fairy tale. He knows that his great love waits for him there, but he is stuck in an unfamiliar time and place - an old-world marshmallow shop in Paris on the eve of World War II. As his memories begin to fade, Joshua seeks out strange objects: tiny fragments of tales that have already been told, trinkets that might possibly help him prove his own story before his love is lost...
Author
Series
Vango volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing dark forces and unfounded accusations across Europe in the years between World Wars, a young man named Vango has been in danger for as long as he can remember. He has spent his life running along rooftops, fleeing to isolated islands, and evading capture across Russia, Paris, New York, and Italy. Narrow escapes, near misses, and a dash of romantic intrigue will rivet adventurous teens to their seats as Vango continues to unravel the mysteries...
Author
Series
Alma (de Fombelle) volume 1
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
It is 1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley. Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself,...
Author
Series
Vango volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a world between wars, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police who blame him for a murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost. As he crisscrosses the continent via train, boat, and even the Graf Zeppelin airship, his adventures take him from Parisian rooftops...
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