Books with author Anna Browne

This contemporary biography series profiles the lives of some of today's most prominent newsmakers; whether covering contributions and achievements or notorious deeds, books in this series examine why these well-known people garner public attention.; ; Offering insight into the lives of people who have made an impact in the modern era, People in the News volumes are sure to be of interest to students researching current topics and popular culture. Through quotations from the individual profiled as well

This contemporary biography series profiles the lives of some of today's most prominent newsmakers; whether covering contributions and achievements or notorious deeds, books in this series examine why these well-known people garner public attention.; ; Offering insight into the lives of people who have made an impact in the modern era, People in the News volumes are sure to be of interest to students researching current topics and popular culture. Through quotations from the individual profiled as well

Fifteen-year-old Moira Fitzgerald is a punk—rebellious, obnoxious, rude. She also happens to be a witch—but doesn’t want to be. So why do evil magicals think she may be the new Dumari? And why have she and her twin cousins, Braidy and Brody Attinson, been kidnapped? What is the Dumari, anyway? Thanks to some quick thinking on feisty Moira's part—and a fair smattering of luck - the three teens manage to elude their captors. They find themselves cast adrift in New York City, far from their homes near Boston, with few resources and little money. Forced to work together, in spite of their differences, they wend their way north through the city, hoping that their families will find them before the bad magicals do. Join Moira, Braidy and Brody on their adventure as they escape from their kidnappers, explore New York City, and eventually find their way home—with a little help from some unexpected friends.

Mark and Jake are the best of friends until Mark's fatherinherits an old house. When the distance threatens totear their friendship apart, the old house pulls them backtogether. In order to discover the mystery of the housethey must travel back in time, but there's a catch. When they get to their destination, they find themselves in thebodies of their ancestors. Now, can they solve the mystery, right an old wrong, and stay alive long enough to figureout how to get back?

The birth of the Internet revolutionized communication, information, social networking, shopping and crime. Thieves, predators, and bullies have all made the Internet their new pipeline to find victims. Part of the What’s the Issue? series, Virtual Danger Keeping Safe Online explores the tricks that criminals use to prey on unsuspecting Web users and identifies ways to avoid becoming a victim. Personal stories, quizzes, and places to get help are included.

Aquarius, a handsome Indian Blue peacock, just wants to live the bird's life. And he does... At least until a previously doomed-to-be-dinner beetle, warns him about a new threat. An evil so deadly, it threatens to take his peachick son, Mocha, away.Now Aquarius must lead a group of peacocks to fight and save everything they love most, but the problem is--will this make them the SunBirds, or will this simply tear Aquarius apart? And all of the time, Aquarius knows the clock is ticking, and the time to save his peachick Mocha, may be up...