Books with author Ellie Alexander

Desperate to get away from a home where she no longer feels wanted, twelve-year-old Emma Higsby is elated when she wins a scholarship to the prestigious Dinswood Academy boarding school. Emma quickly falls in love with the renovated castle nestled in the heart of the mountains. But when rumors surface that her new school is having financial problems and may have to close, she begins to search for a way to save her new home.When she discovers a riddle of buried treasure left by the eccentric school’s founder, Lord Dinswood, she and her friends must use their courage and intelligence to solve each clue.But someone else is searching for the treasure as well. Emma and her friends will have to race against time and discover the secret of Dinswood first!

Annabelle, the 12-year-old princess of the Yellow Kingdom, has just heard a tremendous noise from deep within the surrounding forest. Upon investigating, she has discovered that a dragon has crash landed in a small patch of land and the ones who hunted him are nearby. Now she's faced with a choice: help the menacing dragon escape, or help the hunters find it? What will the young princess do?The Frumpy Princess and the Fallen Dragon is a 3900 word short story by Ellie Alexandre and is also available in Tales of the Frumpy Princess.

Twelve Year old Spanelli McQuillen works at The Museum of Oddities, the family owned antiques shop. When her mother purchases Hamley House, an abandoned home that sits on a hill at the edge of their small neighborhood, Spanelli gets the feeling that something isn't right with the grand, old estate. After she discovers an eerie letter tucked between the pages of an old book, her fears are confirmed and she is taken on a wild adventure as she discovers the frightful mysteries of the old house.

Here, from the award-winning writer and historian Alexander Eliot, is the dramatic story of the rise of ancient Greece to the fall of the Greek Empire – from the city-states of Athens and Sparta to the empire of Alexander the Great and the power of Constantine, from myths of gods and goddesses to the foundations of Orthodox Christianity and from Herodotus and Homer to Aristotle and Euclid. The history of Greece - the birthplace of Western civilization, democracy, mathematics, philosophy, and theater - unfolds in vivid detail in these pages.

Annabelle and her bodyguard are in search of a company of dwarves who are rumored to be carving a path through the kingdom's forest. Dwarves haven't been seen for over a hundred years, so why their sudden reappearance?The Frumpy Princess and the Company of Dwarves is a 4800 word short story fantasy written by Ellie Alexandre and is also available in The Frumpy Princess Collection.

Jane Worthington is miserable indeed. Losing her parents at the tender age of eight, she is sent to live at the dreadful orphanage, The Rudorf Home For Foundlings, where she is forced to bed without supper, made to clean with little rest and, when she's very naughty, locked away in the red room. One day, her fortune changes when she discovers a door to another world through which she escapes and starts down a journey that will grant her the chance for wicked revenge.

Cute Kittens is a collection of 62 pictures of cute and fuzzy kittens and cats. These cuddly kitten pictures are so adorable you'll want to pet the kitties right on your kindle. These little four legged animals will warm your hearts and put a smile on your face.---An Amazon Bestseller on Pets, Animals, and Cats.---"The pictures in this ebook are wonderful and are a fine addition to the pictures we already have----highly recommended." - George B.

Desperate to get away from a home where she no longer feels wanted, twelve-year-old Emma Higsby is elated when she wins a scholarship to the prestigious Dinswood Academy boarding school. Emma quickly falls in love with the renovated castle nestled in the heart of the mountains. But when rumors surface that her new school is having financial problems and may have to close, she begins to search for a way to save her new home.When she discovers a riddle of buried treasure left by the eccentric school’s founder, Lord Dinswood, she and her friends must use their courage and intelligence to solve each clue.But someone else is searching for the treasure as well. Emma and her friends will have to race against time and discover the secret of Dinswood first!

Jane Worthington is miserable indeed. Losing her parents at the tender age of eight, she is sent to live at the dreadful orphanage, The Rudorf Home For Foundlings, where she is forced to bed without supper, made to clean with little rest and, when she's very naughty, locked away in the red room. One day, her fortune changes when she discovers a door to another world through which she escapes and starts down a journey that will grant her the chance for wicked revenge. But, at what cost?