Books with author James Lailey

Pirates and mermaids face off in this fractured-fairy tale sequel to "Half Upon a Time"! Jack and May are back for another adventure in the world of fairy tales with a twist. Now that they know about May's grandmother's real intentions, they're on the hunt to learn May's true identity. The search for answers leads Jack and May to the world of the Sea King, where they land right in the center of a battle between mermaids and the Pirate Bluebeard. The laughter and action are nonstop in this book from author James Riley--the second in a trilogy!

Jack lives in a fantasy world. Really. He's the son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant, and he's working hard to restore his family's reputation. He finds the perfect opportunity when a "princess" lands in front of him, apparently from the land of Punk, as her Punk Princess sweatshirt implies. May is from our world, and she's utterly confused to find herself in the midst of the fairy tale characters she has read about. But Jack and May have more in common than they realize--and together, they embark on a hilarious and wild adventre in this highly accessible, modern middle grade fantasy novel.

Excerpt from They All Do It; Or Mr. Miggs of Danbury and His Neighbors: Being a Faithful Record of What Befell the Miggses on Several Important; Together With a Full Account of Stirring Events in the Neighborhood in the IntervalsThe contents of the first book were almost entirely selected from the issues of The News in the year immediately preceding, and many of the articles were fresh in the mind of the general reader. This was dreadfully unpleasant 5 but it was unavoidable. Again the volume was largely composed of short paragraphs, which may have been good enough in their way, but, from their brevity, made the reading a trifle hummocky, and tended somewhat to mar the symmetry of the plot.I like to see the plot of a book all right, even if the binding is a little lame.The selections for this volume cover a period of four years. From the abundance of material in that time furnished, a careful and conscientious choice has been made. It is a compilation pf sketches and essays with out paragraphs and, from beginning to end, not one of its fair pages is sullied by _a pun.It is just such a book as I have often awaked in the night and wished the other had been, but which was.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 They All Do It; Or Mr. Miggs of Danbury and His Neighbors: Being a Faithful Record of What Befell the Miggses on Several Important; Together With a Full Account of Stirring Events in the Neighborhood in the IntervalsThe contents of the first book were almost entirely selected from the issues of The News in the year immediately preceding, and many of the articles were fresh in the mind of the general reader. This was dreadfully unpleasant 5 but it was unavoidable. Again the volume was largely composed of short paragraphs, which may have been good enough in their way, but, from their brevity, made the reading a trifle hummocky, and tended somewhat to mar the symmetry of the plot.I like to see the plot of a book all right, even if the binding is a little lame.The selections for this volume cover a period of four years. From the abundance of material in that time furnished, a careful and conscientious choice has been made. It is a compilation pf sketches and essays with out paragraphs and, from beginning to end, not one of its fair pages is sullied by _a pun.It is just such a book as I have often awaked in the night and wished the other had been, but which was.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.

Fort becomes entangled with legendary creatures and foes in this thrilling fourth novel in the fantastical series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves!The future has been saved, but at a cost: Fort Fitzgerald has been expelled from the Oppenheimer School, and some of Fort&;s friends have been lost in time. But time is the one thing Fort, Rachel, and Jia don&;t have, as they&;ll soon be facing one of the eternal Old Ones, the Timeless One, for the fate of the world. If they lose, the Old Ones will return, and humanity is doomed. If they win, the Old Ones will still return, and humanity is doomed. Because the Timeless One can see every possibility, and plan for it. How can Fort and his friends defeat a creature like that? And what does this all have to do with the real-life Merlin, from King Arthur&;s days?

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