Books with author Elizabeth Dyer

Evyn, a young Welsh serf, has dreamed all his life of becoming a storyteller. But in a cruel twist of fate, Evyn and his father suffer a brutal attack by a group of murderous ruffians. Evyn's tongue is cut off and his father is killed. Here, Evyn chronicles his journey which culminates at the Battle of Hastings. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and recipient of the IRA Children's Book Award in the older reader category.

The story begins in Mr. Smith's grocery store where the mouse family lived happily until the eventful day when the tragedy happened and they had to find a new home. Their adventure in leaving the store and venturing to the forest to find a new home is packed full of exciting events. Cinarella, the high spirited child mouse, is always finding things to do that lead to trouble but end with a well learned lesson. Just as human childen experience the lesons of growing up, so do the animal children. Each chapter in the book relates to an event for a specific time of the year. The forest children also have to go to school to learn many subjects. It is not necessary for a deer to know how a mousetrap is made, or to know about flying. However, for the owls, bats and birds, it is important to learn all about flying and also astronomy. Gymnastic lessons are important for the squirrels. These storeies will delight readers both young and old. Chapters include, Saying Good-bye to their feathered friends, Christmastime in the forest and writing their xmas list, wishing on a star, a bear named Teddy and waiting for signs of spring, The little frog princess. The book includes 2 CDs in which the delightful stories are narrated as well as the parts of the animals. This is an added tool, for children learning to read. They can follow along in the book or just sit back and enjoy.

Who knew a fourteen-year-old could become a hero? Charmaine isn't looking for adventure when she begins her job as a camp counselor in Rochester, New York, but it turns into much more than just summer work. With strange noises, disappearing objects and scares aplenty, this is not your average summer camp. With friendships and her own well being threatened, will Charmaine solve the tower secret before another friend is placed in danger?

When three friends stumble across an old pirate chest they decide to spend their summer solving mysteries and hunting for buried treasure. Things begin to get complicated with the addition of a grumpy mother, a one eyed pirate, and a blue Phantom. Will the teens discover the treasure before it is too late? Read the "Mystery Of Dead Man's Island" to find out.

An unlikely group take on the task of saving the world from itself. Amita is a physicist, a computer hacker, a lover…and 79 years old. Jake is strong, in love with Amita, overprotective of his granddaughters…and 81 years old. Emmy is gentle, yet pragmatic, and has an unusual connection with nature…for an 8-year-old child. Jack is gorgeous, fearless, and powerful. But he’s a dog. These are Rondy’s companions as she ventures into a perilous no-man’s land on a quest to rescue her brother. They are joined by Bear, a boy who makes Rondy feel things she has never felt. It begins when Rondy is arrested for the crime of missing a Dentist appointment. This glitch in Main’s instructions is quickly remedied, but these glitches have been increasing in frequency as Main begins to break down. Rondy learns that Main didn’t always arrange schedules, provide food, health care, education, and entertainment. Fifty years earlier the world’s population traded their frightening and unpredictable lives for the safety, security, and peaceful busyness of the world created by Main. Every trace of the past has been deleted; all information is filtered through Main. As Rondy tries to assimilate information that must be kept secret, her younger brother, Garn, is discovered to be one of the few people left in the world who understands the forbidden art of computer programming. When Garn is kidnapped to join a select group of children who can fix Main, Rondy realizes that everyone in her family is in danger. Main’s ability to track every movement and every conversation of every citizen makes finding a way to escape from their City a dangerous and difficult task. Escape brings them into the Wild, a no-man’s land where Main banishes the most violent criminals. The Wild is a treacherous place and they have no weapons, provisions, or experience taking care of themselves. They must depend on their wits as they encounter the worst mankind has to offer and the best, sometimes in the same people. And Rondy discovers her own weaknesses, her strengths, and is shocked to find herself falling in love with Bear. This is a dystopian novel replete with danger and adventure, humor, and, woven gently throughout, a love story. It is not a book about good vs. evil but rather an exploration into all aspects of what makes us human.

About the Book Satire is a genre of literature where vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings in humans and their institutions are held up to ridicule with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into reform. While satire is generally meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is generally constructive social criticism. Also in this Book Poetry is a literary form that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language (e.g. phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre) to enhance the prosaic ostensible meaning, or generate an alternative meaning. Poetry uses numerous devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects. Poetry's long history dates back to prehistorical times ehen hunting poetry was created in Africa. And in this Book Drama texts refer to the mode of fiction represented in the performance of a play in a theater, on radio or on television. Drama is viewed as a genre of poetry, with the dramatic mode being contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (335 BC). The term "drama" itself derives from the Greek word meaning "action”. In the English language the word "play" or "game" was a standard term used to describe drama until William Shakespeare's time. The enactment of drama in a theater, performed by actors on a stage before an audience is often combined with music and dance. In opera, the drama is generally sung throughout, whilst in musicals it includes both spoken dialogue and songs. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!