Books with author F. L. MORTIMER

Boarding schools aren't for the faint of heart.Neither are fairy tales.Orphaned at a young age, stuck in the foster care system, thrown into a new, magical school where I'm the only ordinary human? My life has been the epitome of "difficult." It's been the very definition of strange. I didn't expect to start the year at an enchanted academy full of magical beings or fairytale creatures, but that's exactly where I find myself in the middle of September.My new school has all the usual players.There's Snow White: Queen of Everything. She's the most popular girl in school, but she's got a dark side.There's the Beast: the jock who can't lose, but who also can't seem to catch a break when it comes to love.Then there's me.I'm no one special.In fact, I'm not from a fairy tale and I don't have any special powers or skills. I'm just a kid who won a scholarship to the weirdest school in town. I'm just trying to keep my head down, mind my own business, and stay out of the drama.But then Belle disappears, and all hell breaks loose.

Excerpt from Confessions of a Book AgentWhy it was called The Rookery I never learned, and I am still at a loss to know, as I never saw crow or rook within fifty miles of it; in fact the only birds I ever did see near it were sparrows which were sadly off color, and pigeons against which Noah would have shut his dove cote in dis gust, if they had attempted to board the ark, with or without evidences of dry land.The dusky hue of the building itself may have had something to do with its nomenclature, per haps, but any self-respecting rook would feel deep chagrin at the comparison.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Ice Rangers is the second book in The Cinder Chronicles. When Treghan, Corilai, Marni and Fletcher travel to the icy mountain city of Windwall to study under the city's rangers, they find themselves thrust into the mystery of a rumoured gang of criminals hiding in the blizzard covered peaks. Children have been kidnapped, young people are disappearing, and there have been a string of brazen thefts from the local landholders. With the situation looking perilous, the four are ordered to remain inside the city walls. Sometimes, things happen that force a person's hand. And when those orders must be broken, it results in a perilous journey through ice and wind into the heart of the Everwinter Highlands. Can they save those who have been taken, before it is too late?

A vast city is being constructed by enemies of The Inspector, a time traveller. But the enemies, namely The Company, a group spanning galaxies and thinking up darker threats every time the Inspector encounters them, aren't happy with their alien assistance. They want one thing more - the most important part of the city.Meanwhile. The Inspector and his friend, James Dark, are travelling to Earth - and their trip isn't going quite as expected. The Inspector's already had James teasing him relentlessly, he's missed the opportunity of asking someone out, and has had to deal with more than a disco inferno at the visiting circus. And there's one person linking all of these events. Sophie Newman.

Excerpt from The Village Comedy, Vol. 3 of 3I am compelled to be away from home for some little time, so your anxiety regard ing your son may be allayed so far as my daughter is concerned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Golden CrocodileThe evening shadows have settled deep upon the little mining-camp, whose buildings are congre gated Ou the flat down there, near the bottom of the Hollow, where rush the tumbling waters Of Roaring Fork Creek, here the joint volume of a dozen smaller streams meeting at the upper end of the Hollow, after pouring down the steep mountain-sides from the melting snows Of the peaks above.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Golden CrocodileThe evening shadows have settled deep upon the little mining-camp, whose buildings are congre gated Ou the flat down there, near the bottom of the Hollow, where rush the tumbling waters Of Roaring Fork Creek, here the joint volume of a dozen smaller streams meeting at the upper end of the Hollow, after pouring down the steep mountain-sides from the melting snows Of the peaks above.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Confessions of a Book AgentWhy it was called The Rookery I never learned, and I am still at a loss to know, as I never saw crow or rook within fifty miles of it; in fact the only birds I ever did see near it were sparrows which were sadly off color, and pigeons against which Noah would have shut his dove cote in dis gust, if they had attempted to board the ark, with or without evidences of dry land.The dusky hue of the building itself may have had something to do with its nomenclature, per haps, but any self-respecting rook would feel deep chagrin at the comparison.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.