| Author | : Sarah Masters Buckey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : JUVENILE FICTION |
| ISBN | : 9781609587246 |
When an archaeologist's priceless jewel goes missing during a 1906 ocean liner voyage to Europe, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover which of the first-class passengers is the thief. Includes French glossary and historical information on travel and archaeology in the early twentieth century.
| Author | : Sarah Masters Buckey |
| Publisher | : American Girl Publishing Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781593690991 |
Samantha investigates when a valuable jewel is stolen during an ocean liner's transatlantic crossing to Europe.
| Author | : Sarah Masters Buckey |
| Publisher | : American Girl Publishing Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : JUVENILE FICTION |
| ISBN | : 9781593691004 |
Samantha and Nellie set sail for Europe in 1906. Also aboard the ship is a world-famous archaeologist and the legendary sapphire he is carrying to a London museum. When his priceless jewel disappears, Samantha realizes that every one of the first-class passengers is a suspect--and one of them must be the thief!
| Author | : Lucy Christopher |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2014-01-07 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0545361117 |
A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
| Author | : Sarah Masters Buckey |
| Publisher | : American Girl Publishing Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Castles |
| ISBN | : 9781593697525 |
On a trip to England, Samantha and Nellie visit an ancient manor house - next to a castle that's rumored to be haunted. The visit turns spooky when the girls see odd and eerie lights in the castle tower at night . . . and learn that valuable books are disappearing from the manor's library. Can the girls find out who - or what - is behind the strange happenings? Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" essay about Americans traveling abroad at the turn of the last century.
| Author | : R. J. Koreto |
| Publisher | : Crooked Lane Books |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2016-06-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1629536741 |
An extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times, Lady Frances Ffolkes is an Edwardian-era suffragette who has an uncanny ability to attract danger and romance. When Major Colcombe, a family friend and war veteran, dies under mysterious circumstances, the good Lady Frances discovers that he was working on a manuscript about South Africa’s bloody Boer War, which reportedly revealed a scandalous mistake that cost many innocent lives. Now, it’s up to Frances and her loyal lady's maid, June Mallow, to track down the missing manuscript and bring the killer to justice. Despite clashes with Scotland Yard and the British Secret Service, Frances never backs down and finds herself in several very unfortunate positions--and one very fortunate love triangle. Death on the Sapphire, R. J. Koreto's witty and winsome series debut, is sure to delight fans of historical mysteries for years to come.
| Author | : Carol Townend |
| Publisher | : eBook Partnership |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2014-01-11 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1783012994 |
KIDNAPPED BY THE ENEMY...1066. Beatrice Giffard - a Norman - is captured by the fierce Saxon warrior, Edmund of Lindsey. His brother has been killed and he wants vengeance!Edmund plans to use Beatrice as a pawn to get close to his enemies, but he's unprepared for his attraction to her and must choose between protecting his family and loving her.
| Author | : Kerstin Gier |
| Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2012-10-30 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0805096353 |
Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she's been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean. At least Gwen has plenty of help. Her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the Internet. James the ghost teaches Gwen how to fit in at an eighteenth century party. And Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following Gwen since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. Oh, yes. And of course there is Gideon, the Diamond. One minute he's very warm indeed; the next he's freezing cold. Gwen's not sure what's going on there, but she's pretty much destined to find out.
| Author | : Sarah Masters Buckey |
| Publisher | : American Girl Publishing Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : JUVENILE FICTION |
| ISBN | : 9781609589103 |
Traveling to Paris in 1907 with Grandmary and the Admiral, Samantha and her adopted sister Nellie suspect that someone is trying to harm their beloved grandfather and stop his secret government mission. Includes a glossary of French words and an "Inside Samantha's World" essay about tourism and international tensions in Europe in the early 1900s.
