Jessica Lawson

Eleven-year-old Tabitha Crum, whose parents were just about to abandon her, is invited to the country estate of a wealthy countess along with five other children and told that one of them will become her heir.

Nooks & Crannies

In 1860, eleven-year-old Becky Thatcher, new to St. Petersburg, Missouri, joins the boys at school in a bet to steal from the Widow Douglas in hopes of meeting a promise to have adventures that she made her brother, Jon, before he died.

The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher

In early 1960s Alabama, eleven-year-old Ben, carrying an urn with his father's ashes, sets out on an eventful journey to the Augusta National, "the Sistine Chapel of golf courses," to make peace with his father.

Waiting for Augusta

Natalie Andrewson

Nooks and Crannies

Life has been cruel yet quiet for orphaned, twelve-year-old Stub, but now, charged with ferring a tiny wizard, Orlen, to the country's capital, Maradon Cross, to protect the queendom, her life is suddenly filled with adventure.

How to Save a Queendom

Twelve-year-old woodcraft legacy Minna Treat hopes the mysterious messages she finds in bottles under the bridge her mother died on will lead her to her unknown biological father.

Under the Bottle Bridge

Sweet, shy Tabitha Crum, the neglected only child of two parents straight out of a Roald Dahl book, doesn't have a friend in the world--except for her pet mouse, Pemberley, whom she loves dearly. But on the day she receives one of six invitations to t

Hotels tend to be thought of as cold places. Maybe it is because they are often made up of characterless impersonal atmospheres. In Cozy Hotels, we present 18 hotels that have been decorated with a great deal of care with the intention of transmitting a hospitable atmosphere. Of course, the warmth of this is not only measured by the size of the installations. It all depends on the interrelationship of a series of elements which are difficult to break down such as, for example, the philosophy of the landlord or the treatment received by the guests from individual employees. This book takes us to different countries on a tour of the rooms and gardens of hotels which, for their charm, stand out. These hotels have succeeded in the difficult task of having their guests feel at home, but with the great difference of them being in an exceptional place. We will see atmospheres of a diversity of idiosyncrasies. Some are full of magic, as it they were scenes from fairytales, inhabited by elves and paper butterflies. There are those impregnated with poetry or flooded with color, with dreamy corners. Others are an accomplishment in refinement and luxury, exquisitely and elegantly decorated. Fingering through the pages of these chapters will be like traveling in time, back to the origins of humanity, to the warmth of the fire reflected on the stone walls of prehistory, to the mysterious feudal period or to the palaces of hundreds and hundreds of years ago, a source of history and heritage, music for our eyes. Book jacket.

Cozy Hotels

From the author of The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher and Nooks & Crannies comes a “whimsical, heartwarming,” (Kirkus Reviews) and profound tale of love, loss, and family. Eleven-year-old Benjamin Putter has a lump in his throat, and he’s certain it’s a golf ball. He knows it sounds crazy, but everything’s been topsy-turvy since his father died last month. And he doesn’t know how to fix it. Then, one day, something starts tugging at Ben, telling him to hurry to Augusta, Georgia—home of the most famous golf course in the world. Ben might be going a little crazy, but escaping Hilltop, Alabama, sounds like a darn good idea. (And just maybe it will make that lump go away.) As he makes his way to Augusta, Ben partners up with a mysterious runaway named Noni, and they embark on a journey full of strange and wonderful surprises—and possibly magic—at every turn.

From critically acclaimed author Jessica Lawson comes a “wonderfully enchanting adventure” (Booklist) about an orphaned twelve-year-old girl who is called upon to save her queendom when she finds a tiny wizard in her pocket. Life’s never been kind to twelve-year-old Stub. Orphaned and left in the care of the cruel Matron Tratte, Stub’s learned that the best way to keep the peace is to do as she’s told. No matter that she’s bullied and that her only friend is her pet chicken, Peck, Stub’s accepted the fact that her life just isn’t made for adventure. Then she finds a tiny wizard in her pocket. Orlen, the royal wizard to Maradon’s queen, is magically bound to Stub. And it’s up to her to ferry Orlen back to Maradon Cross, the country’s capital, or else the delicate peace of the queendom will crumble under the power of an evil wizard queen. Suddenly Stub’s unexciting life is chock-full of adventure. But how can one orphan girl possibly save the entire queendom?

Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer. Huckleberry Finn. Becky Thatcher. Three sets of unforgettable, illustrated adventures are available in one collectible boxed set! This collectors’ quality boxed set features brand-new hardcover editions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as well a new addition to Mark Twain’s beloved folklore: The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher by Jessica Lawson.

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