Books with author Madeleine Rosca

Meet Priscilla, a marvellously mischievous pet pig. Priscilla is the Farmers' pet pig and lives at Autumnvale Farm, in the Highlands. Priscilla was a tiny piglet, the runt of her litter but as Mrs. Farmer feeds her, she grows and grows until she becomes a really enormous pig! One day a gate is left open and Priscilla goes exploring. She meets the other farm animals but when she gets lost, they cannot tell her how to get home. Will the Farmers find her soon? This charmingly illustrated story will appeal to young children everywhere.

Sometimes the past is better off buried.Senior year is finally over. After all they’ve been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, to visit Jordan’s uncle in New Orleans. But on the way, the three friends notice that someone appears to be following them. Then Dan starts receiving phone messages from someone he didn’t expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween.As the strange occurrences escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past. Now Dan’s only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.In this third installment of the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, found photographs help tell the story of three teens who exist on the line between past and present, genius and insanity.Read all the mind-bending books in the Asylum series.

Five birds – a flamingo, owl, hummingbird, albatross and pelican – are explored through rhyme, pictures and pull-out cards to construct into 3D figures. With two spreads dedicated to each bird, adults will be able to read the short playful rhyme on each spread to children and look at the bright illustrations to teach them about their habits and environment. Children will then be able to pop out the card birds from the perforated pages contained in a pocket at the back of the book and create 3D figures simply by folding and adding a few dabs of glue. The inside of the dust jacket is printed full color with a graphical representation of the birds’ environment. Children have the option of using this as a backdrop for the birds, and there are also accessories to make and add to the scene. This activity will help develop their motor skills and encourage imaginative play and conversation

Teach your children about the animals of the forest with this fun and educational book. Five animals - a brown bear, wolf, squirrel, otter and deer - are explored through rhyme, pictures and pull-out cards to construct into 3D figures. With two spreads dedicated to each animal, adults will be able to read the short playful rhyme on each spread to children and look at the bright illustrations to teach them about their habits and environment. The inside of the dust jacket is printed full colour with a graphical representation of the animals' environment.

In the chilling second book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, three teens must return to the asylum that still haunts their dreams to end the nightmare once and for all. With the page-turning suspense and horror that made Asylum such a standout, and featuring found photographs from real vintage carnivals, Sanctum is a mind-bending reading experience that's perfect for fans of the smash hit Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.Dan, Abby, and Jordan remain traumatized by the summer they shared in the Brookline asylum. Much as they'd love to move on, many questions remain, and someone is determined to keep the terror alive, sending the teens photos of an old-timey carnival, with no note and no name. Forsaking their plan never to go back, the teens return to New Hampshire College under the guise of a weekend for prospective students, and there they realize that the carnival from the photos is not only real, it's here on campus, apparently for the first time in many years.Sneaking away from sample classes and college parties, Dan and his friends lead a tour of their own—one through the abandoned houses and hidden places of a surrounding town. Camford is hiding a terrible past, and the truth behind Dan's connection to the asylum's evil warden is more terrifying than Dan ever imagined.Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new gothic horror novel, House of Furies.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the second book in an all-new gothic horror series praised as ''darkly delightful.'' (Publishers Weekly)In this second book of Madeleine Roux's expansive gothic horror series, illustrations from artist Iris Compiet and chilling photographs help bring to life a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.After the frightful events of last autumn, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton has settled into her role as a maid at Coldthistle House, but she has not settled into what that means for her humanity.As Louisa struggles to figure out whether she is worthy of redemption, the devilish Mr. Morningside plans a fete -- one that will bring new guests to Coldthistle House. From wicked humans to Upworlders, angelic beings who look down upon Mr. Morningside's monstrous staff, all are armed with their own brand of self-righteous justice.Even a man claiming to be Louisa's father has a role to play, though what his true motive is, Louisa cannot tell. The conflicts will eventually come to a head on the grounds of Coldthistle House -- and the stakes include Louisa's very soul.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12 - 17)]Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they're being followed and photographed. Then Dan starts receiving phone messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from again-someone who died last Halloween. As the strange occurrences escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may tie him to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past. Now Dan's only hope is to make it out of his senior trip alive.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]Ricky Desmond has been through this all before. If he could just get through to his mother, he could convince her that he doesn't belong at Brookline. From the man who thinks he can fly to the woman who killed her husband, the other patients are nothing like him; all he did was lose his temper just a little bit, just once. But when Ricky is selected by the sinister Warden Crawford for a very special program-- a program that the warden claims will not cure him but perfect him-- Ricky realizes that he may not be able to wait for his mom a second longer. With the help of a sympathetic nurse and a fellow patient, Ricky needs to escape now.

Teach your children about the animals of the savannah with this fun and educational book that is part of a new series alongside two other titles: Rainforest and Polar Regions. Five animals are explored through rhyme, pictures and pull-out 2D figures to construct into 3D: leopard, giraffe, elephant, lion and zebra. With two spreads dedicated to each animal, adults will be able to read the short playful rhyme on each spread to children and look at the bright illustrations to teach them about the animal and its environment. Children will then be able to pop out the paper animals from the perforated pages contained in an pocket in the back of the book and create 3D figures by simple folding and a few dabs of glue. This will help develop their motor skills and encourage imaginative play and conversation.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the second book in an all-new gothic horror series praised as ''darkly delightful.'' (Publishers Weekly)In this second book of Madeleine Roux's expansive gothic horror series, illustrations from artist Iris Compiet and chilling photographs help bring to life a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.After the frightful events of last autumn, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton has settled into her role as a maid at Coldthistle House, but she has not settled into what that means for her humanity.As Louisa struggles to figure out whether she is worthy of redemption, the devilish Mr. Morningside plans a fete -- one that will bring new guests to Coldthistle House. From wicked humans to Upworlders, angelic beings who look down upon Mr. Morningside's monstrous staff, all are armed with their own brand of self-righteous justice.Even a man claiming to be Louisa's father has a role to play, though what his true motive is, Louisa cannot tell. The conflicts will eventually come to a head on the grounds of Coldthistle House -- and the stakes include Louisa's very soul.

Teach your children about our feathered friends with this fun and educational book, which is part of a series alongside three existing titles, 'The Safari Set', 'The Polar Pack' and 'The Jungle Crew', and two new titles exploring sea creatures and forest animals. Five birds - a flamingo, owl, hummingbird, albatross and pelican - are explored through rhyme, pictures and pull-out cards to construct into 3D figures. With two spreads dedicated to each bird, adults will be able to read the short playful rhyme on each spread to children and look at the bright illustrations to teach them about their habits and environment. Children will then be able to pop out the card birds from the perforated pages contained in a pocket at the back of the book and create 3D figures simply by folding and adding a few dabs of glue. The inside of the dust jacket is printed in full colour, with a graphical representation of the birds environment. Children have the option of using this as a backdrop for the birds and there are also accessories to make and add to the scene. This activity will help develop their motor skills and encourage imaginative play and conversation.

An all-new creepy fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum.Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring the story to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin.After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house s mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure who to trust?