Grieving the tragic loss of her young husband and trying to piece together the mystery of his death, Kit McHennessy is determined to confront the man who holds the key to the past and to her future.
King of the Castle examines closely many of the unquestioned assumptions by which we live our lives, comparing them with the beliefs that have shaped and guided human life in...
I'm the King of the Castle
She could have turned and run. But Dallas Lawson knew when she set eyes on the King of the Castle, the handsome Comte, that she would never leave willingly.
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, this tale is linked in its poignancy and humour to Lord the the Flies. This edition is part of a series of pre- and post-1914 works chosen especially for 14-18 year olds.
Except that they are almost certainly richer and without a doubt more secretive, the Bronfmans have become the Rothschilds of the New World, and here at last is the extraordinary story of their lives, times and turbulent fortunes, ...
Age range 3 to 8 When a creative young boy goes to the beach, he sees it as a blank canvas for imagination and adventure. What starts as a sand castle becomes much, much more... Teachers notes available here
Inspired by his grandchildren and by children he sees at school, Mr. Elliot, the school custodian, decides to learn how to read.
It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
After using materials from the hill where he and his forest friends live to turn his house into a castle, Mr. King realizes that he has lost his beautiful view and has destroyed his friends' living spaces.
George wants to build a sand castle that would turn any monster green, but when he meets the strangest creature he has ever seen, the night takes an unexpected turn.