![]() However, Rielle’s story is not as one-dimensional as it seems. Forced into magical trials, built for an inevitable death, Rielle must prevail throughout all tests and claim her rightful title as the Sun Queen. ![]() When Rielle saves Prince Audric, she exposes her suppressed magical powers and she is put on trial by her own extended family. The threat of the rebellion, the Red Crown and the dreadful powers of the infamous Emperor. Her childhood best friend is now the crown Prince and her father, the right-hand man to the king, Rielle has always been sheltered from the looming dangers beyond the castle walls. Rielle Dardenne has always lived amongst royalty. ![]() Two Queens with inexplicable power, fighting in a cosmic war between humans and angels, that will determine the remains of the world in which they reside. Time hopping, thousands of years apart, Claire Legrand connects her two leading heroines through an ancient prophecy, the Sun and Blood Queens. If you want a book that will have you cringing and clinging to the pages all at the same time, Furyborn is for you. Assassins, ghouls, magical trials, and suspense all packed in to one book. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, he’s met a shadow child like himself. Then, one day Luke sees a girl’s face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Among The Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix Among The Hidden Mass Market Paperbound Margaret Peterson Haddix Among The Hidden Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among. He’s lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family’s farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. ![]() He’s never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend’s house for an overnight. Book Summary: Among the Hidden (6th grade) ![]() ![]() There he traded military intelligence for safety until, suspected of seducing a Spartan queen, he was forced to flee again-this time to Greece's long-term foes, the Persians. ![]() Eventually, facing a capital charge of impiety, Alcibiades escaped to the enemy, Sparta. ![]() Outraged by Alcibiades' celebrity lifestyle, his enemies sought every chance to undermine him. Nemesis tells the story of this extraordinary life and the turbulent world that Alcibiades set out to conquer.ĭavid Stuttard recreates ancient Athens at the height of its glory as he follows Alcibiades from childhood to political power. He was also a serial traitor, infamous for his dizzying changes of loyalty in the Peloponnesian War. A ward of Pericles and a friend of Socrates, he was spectacularly rich, bewitchingly handsome and charismatic, a skilled general, and a ruthless politician. ![]() Alcibiades was one of the most dazzling figures of the Golden Age of Athens. ![]() ![]() COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() ![]() Shields has also written three other installments in the series: Betrayal, Eternal, and Destiny. ![]() Fans praised the book for its mixing of supernatural, thriller, and romance. Immortal was well-received by the public. However, she soon begins to suspect Sebastian is more than he seems, and strange events begin to happen in her life that seem to tie them inexorably together. Although she dislikes the gloomy, autocratic atmosphere of the school, as well as her elitist classmates, she feels an undeniable attraction towards a young man named Sebastian whom she has a serendipitous encounter with one day. The protagonist of Immortal is Evie Johnson, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl who is sent on a scholarship to a high society boarding school called Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies. It is the first book in the Immortal series, introducing the character of Evie Johnson, a teenage girl shipped to an elite boarding school who soon finds that there are supernatural forces tying her to a certain boy there. Immortal is a Young Adult novel by British author and teacher Gillian Shields. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() One night, after arguing with Rose, David hears his mother’s voice calling to him from the sunken garden outside his room. He also experiences many blackouts and “waking dreams” (48), in which he hears his mother’s voice and sees a dark forest, a castle, and a hunched figure he calls the Crooked Man. Since his mother’s death, David has heard his books whispering to him. ![]() Jonathan and his younger adopted sister, Anna, both disappeared as children. David learns from Rose that Jonathan used to live in the same room that David now occupies. When his half-brother, Georgie, is born, David feels neglected by his father and resentful of the attention Rose and Georgie have taken away from him.ĭavid turns to books as a means of comfort and escape, and in his attic room, discovers a collection of old fairytale stories that once belonged to a boy named Jonathan Tulvey. Amid World War II, they move into Rose’s country house to escape the wartime dangers of London and prepare for the arrival of the baby. ![]() His father starts dating a woman named Rose, and he soon tells David that Rose is pregnant. When 12-year-old David’s mother dies, he struggles to accept her death as well as the many changes it brings to his life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It doesn’t take him long to adjust as people welcome him with open arms, however, especially after he meets Sohrab, his grandparents’ teenaged neighbor, who invites him to play soccer and quickly becomes Darius’s first real friend ever. Suffering from chronic depression and bullied at school in America, Darius isn’t sure how he’ll fare in a country he’s never seen. After learning that her Iranian father is ailing, high school sophomore Darius’s mother decides to take the family to visit her father and relatives in Iran. ![]() First-time author Khorram’s coming-of-age novel brings to life the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of a culture steeped in tradition. ![]() ![]() Chamovitz shows how plants know up from down, how they know when a neighbor has been infested by a group of hungry beetles, and whether they appreciate the Led Zeppelin you’ve been playing for them or if they’re more partial to the melodic riffs of Bach. Highlighting the latest research in genetics and more, he takes us into the inner lives of plants and draws parallels with the human senses to reveal that we have much more in common with sunflowers and oak trees than we may realize. But now, in What a Plant Knows, the renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents an intriguing and scrupulous look at how plants themselves experience the world-from the colors they see to the schedules they keep. ![]() ![]() ![]() How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it actually feel an insect’s tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather?įor centuries we have collectively marveled at plant diversity and form-from Charles Darwin’s early fascination with stems to Seymour Krelborn’s distorted doting in Little Shop of Horrors. ![]() ![]() Although this was a place that caused much strife for humans, it was essential in the plot of Nightfall. There are also multiple rooms and levels for the occupants. Nightfall is the first book in Keeper of the Lost Cities series to have a Barnes and Nobles special edition Playlist Video Shannon Messenger talks NIGHTFALL About the Series Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Categories Languages Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. It serves to confuse intruders and to taunt them. The inside is covered in mirrors that can project the same image, as well as hide hidden rooms or spaces. This Nightfall has the symbol (her signature) carved onto the statue to mark it. Her Nightfall later inspired Gisela's, which had the same purpose, however, it was built in a different place that was only opened with Keefe's blood. This is later recognized as why the humans plotted to overthrow the elves. ![]() ![]() She experimented on humans to see how they could do horrible things without breaking their minds. ![]() It was created by Vespera, an extremely powerful Empath whose emotions became numb, so she couldn't feel guilt. Human Experimentation Vespera's Nightfall was located beneath the gold statue of an elf and human at Atlantis, which is incredibly ironic due to the fact that the statue depicts friendship, while the laboratory underneath depicts a far more horrifying image. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sheridan awakens in Westmoreland’s mansion with no memory of who she is the only hint of her past is the puzzling fact that everyone calls her Miss Lancaster. And just as the young woman is about to speak, she steps into the path of a cargo net loaded with crates. Standing on the pier, Stephen Westmoreland, the Earl of Langford, assumes the young woman coming toward him is Charise Lancaster and reluctantly informs her of his inadvertent role in a fatal accident involving Lord Burleton the night before. ![]() ![]() But when her charge elopes with a stranger, Sheridan wonders how she will ever explain it to Charise’s intended, Lord Burleton. Sheridan Bromleigh is hired to accompany one of her students, heiress Charise Lancaster, to England to meet her fiancé. In this unforgettable romantic adventure, a teacher of wealthy young ladies finds her life changed forever when she travels from the wilds of America to elegant London. Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who “is in a class by herself” ( USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spellbinding historical romance classics, featuring her “unique magic” ( RT Book Reviews). ![]() |