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Books with author Marcia Brown

  • Promised Land Lane

    Marcus Brown

    eBook (Junction Publishing, Oct. 19, 2017)
    In 1901, Maisie Whitmore vanished without a trace. Her neighbour David Price was blamed for her disappearance and dealt with swiftly by the village elders.A hundred years later, number six Promised Land Lane is steeped in mystery. Urban legend says the ghost of Maisie Whitmore stalks the grounds, taking revenge on anybody who crosses her path.Sandra Miller is a prominent reporter assigned to investigate the murder of a twelve-year old boy. She has her own history with the house – her sister vanished from there twenty years earlier.Caught up in the mystery of the lane, she meets David, but something about him seems familiar.Who is he?What does he know about the murders?And is Maisie Whitmore more than just an urban legend?5.0 out of 5 stars - Bone Chilling....Spinetingling read...By Kindle Customer on 4 June 20171901 a beautiful child Maisie Whitmore disappears along with her mother ..A neighbour ,kind ,gentle David Price is falsely accused after only trails of blood are found at the scene of the crime..Hunted down by the villagers ,beaten,almost to death he is given a choice.. one that he accepts without hesitation.. Fast forward one hundred years ..there are strange things happening at Promise Land Lane ..,a boy is found dead ,the house abandoned apart from the many cats that dwell there.Sandra a journalist is given the task of finding out what happened there..Sandra though has her own story..her sister disappeared many years ago from this same place...As Sandra gets to the heart of the story more will die . .This is a story of love, death and redemption.. Some parts will make you laugh ,yet some will leave you ree!ing .David Price is the best character... a beautiful ,gentle kind man caught up in a tale of horror, madness and a tortured twisted past..Read in one sitting...I for one wouldn't venture down Promised Land Lane ..would you.?5.0 out of 5 stars - Eerie darknessByMrs. L. A. Stoneon 20 August 2017This puts most wanted to shame.Stories of the haunted house on Promised Land lane have persisted for years and a journalist Sandra is called in to create an article from a recent murder of a young boy.What happens from then on is dark, scary and makes you get shivers up and down your spine.A little girl is responsible and Sandra had lost her own sister to the demon girl in her teens.As she delves deeper she meets all manner of people to give an account and to meet David the man who has taken the responsibility to watch over Maisie this child.Be prepared for nightmares and to never look at old fashioned dolls again in the same light!!
  • Stone Soup

    Marcia Brown

    Paperback (Learning Links, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.
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  • D.W. All Wet

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1991)
    D.W. bosses her brother Arthur into carrying her on his shoulders at the beach because she maintains that she hates the water, until she gets a big wet surprise.
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  • Arthur's Heart Mix-Up

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Cartwheel Books, Nov. 27, 2018)
    Arthur is carefully working on his science fair project -- a model of the human heart -- when an overexcited Pal runs through and ruins it! Will Arthur's friends be able to help -- and in time for the fair?
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  • The blue jackal

    Marcia Brown

    Hardcover (Scribner, March 15, 1977)
    A timid jackal becomes king of the forest by virtue of his extraordinary color.
  • Arthur, Clean Your Room!

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 25, 1999)
    When Arthur's mother orders him to get rid of some of the old junk cluttering his room, Arthur decides to have a garage sale. But when his first customer, Buster, doesn't have enough money for the toy he wants, a trade is worked out. Soon word spreads that Arthur has great stuff to trade, and by the end of the day, Arthur has gotten rid of all his old junk. His mother is pleased, until she finds out that D.W. is in business too--renting out her room to store all of Arthur's new junk! Arthur, Clean Your Room! comes complete with a page of peel-off stickers to place on words throughout the book and another page of colorful garden stickers to get new readers started writing and illustrating their very own stories about Arthur and D.W.
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  • Marc Brown Arthur

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (PBS, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Marc Brown Arthur Books (12): All new titles
  • Dick Whittington and His Cat

    Marcia Brown

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Vintage children's book
  • Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1999)
    At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher that seems to be able to predict the future, in a chapter book for Arthur fans who are ready to read on their own. Simultaneous.
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  • Henry-Fisherman

    Marcia Brown

    Library Binding (Atheneum, June 1, 1949)
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  • D.W.'s Guide to Preschool

    Marc Brown

    Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, July 12, 2006)
    Arthur's sister D.W. offers friendly, no-nonsense advice to help preschoolers get through their first day of school in this "New York Times" bestseller, now in paperback. Full color.
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  • Dick Whittington and His Cat

    Marcia Brown

    Hardcover (Charles Scribner's Sons, Aug. 16, 1950)
    Nicely illustrated children's classic