Books with author Mary Robinson

Little Hacker Muffet sat on her tuffet destroying her cords and Way. Along came a hacker named Spider, who sat down beside her and frightened his opponent away. When Fet, one of the most skilled hackers in the Legends, discovers her best friend and leader of her group has been abducted and held for ransom, she must escape unnoticed and find Peep before it’s too late. When Spider, a new recruit training to join her hacker ring, slips out with her and claims to have a plan to save her friend, Fet is forced to bring him along. As she discovers he’s not who he claims to be, she faces grave danger and learns just how deadly a spider bite can be.

The Brave Caterpillar shares a story that will inspire children to push through adversity and discover ways to build self esteem and confidence. A brave caterpillar has to face some challenging situations while pursuing his dream. With the odds stacked against him, will he make it? This story includes a noble message and memorable song that are sure to inspire and entertain. It will teach children valuable lessons of having a vision, believing in oneself, and choosing to commit in the midst of opposition. Start a conversation with your kids about the key life principles inside. Purchase your book today!

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Marilynne Robinson has built a sterling reputation as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, not only as a major American novelist, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In When I Was a Child I Read Books she returns to and expands upon the themes which have preoccupied her work with renewed vigor.In "Austerity as Ideology," she tackles the global debt crisis, and the charged political and social political climate in this country that makes finding a solution to our financial troubles so challenging. In "Open Thy Hand Wide" she searches out the deeply embedded role of generosity in Christian faith. And in "When I Was a Child," one of her most personal essays to date, an account of her childhood in Idaho becomes an exploration of individualism and the myth of the American West. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as one of our essential writers.

When a child is learning to read, every word counts! While fishing one day, Jake spots a crocodile in the lake. Is it really a crocodile in the water or does Jake just have an overactive imagination? The Croc by the Rock is an innovative Lighting Reader that features a controlled word count to give readers practice with essential sight words. This leveled reader for grades PreK-K features a 150 words or less and has been professionally leveled by reading experts to ensure that the language and vocabulary are age-appropriate. Word lists and comprehension questions at the back of the book reinforce fundamental reading concepts used in classrooms nationwide! This title is also available in a Spanish version! Children ages 2 to 8 will love to learn to read with our Lighting Readers series! Over 30 titles feature humorous, high-interest stories in a variety of styles including, fantasy, fable, and rhyme, which will appeal to both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Controlled word counts in this one of a kind series help to build the word foundation for a lifetime of reading! Check out our other titles in this series! Each title is available in an English and Spanish version!

Could you survive a fairytale where the technology is smarter than you are and you never know if it’s working for you or against you? Classic fairytales meet techy twists in this advanced-technological retelling collection.CINDRILLCinderella Is An Assassin…But The Prince Is Hunting Her, TooSUGARCOATEDHansel And Gretel’s Witch Was On Their SideVIRTUALLY SLEEPING BEAUTYSleeping Beauty Is Trapped In A Virtual Reality World And Can’t Wake UpALONG CAME A SPIDERCyberpunk Little Miss Muffet and Spider Are Hackers Saving The World And Tormenting Each OtherTHE GOOSE GIRL AND THE ARTIFICIALThe Princess’ Artificially Intelligent Robot Steals Her IdentityGet the full collection of fairytale retelling novellas now and experience these bestsellers from K.M. Robinson, author of The Golden Trilogy.Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, A.G. Howard’s Splintered, Cordelia Castle’s The Magestaff, and Kiera Cass’ The Selection.

When a quirky older woman pawns a fancy seashell necklace at her mother's antique shop on the pier, Cara doesn't think much about the story the woman spins about the wearer turning into a mermaid.On her way home, she accidentally drops the necklace into the ocean and is swept out to sea where she meets Quay--a merman who volunteers to take her to his mother, the sea queen, to help her get her legs back.Cara soon learns that it's Quay's eighteen birthday--a day that has been a curse for his family--and is meant to be one for her too. Now she must fight to survive the sea with Quay at her side.

There are no female dragon shifters in Yan Liu…except Mulan and her family. Only the enemy province has women with scales, so when they attack the Center as Mulan is dropping off her twin brother for his assignment with the army, she’s forced to play the role of a non-existent brother after she shifts and rushes into the battle to protect her real twin.Together, they must lie to their commanding officer—Mulan’s secret boyfriend—and the entire army to protect her from their wrath should they find out and consider her an enemy, but Mulan’s special gift might be too great to keep her secret hidden for long. She may be the only one that can save the kingdom and return the black jade blossom to the emperor.Can Mulan survive the war, navigate two men vying for her attention, and keep her scales hidden long enough to return the province’s life source to her people, or will dark, hidden forces destroy everything and cause her plans to burn hotter than her scale-melting dragon flames?With a swoony love triangle, dark deceptions, deadly dragon shifters, stunning fight scenes, and snarky siblings and friends, this book is perfect for fans of Spin the dawn by Elizabeth Lim, Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson, My Dear Cold-Blooded King by LifeLight, and SubZero by Juneprr.

Jasper - Space Dog is the first in a series of hilarious stories about the ambitions of Charlie Tanner and his dog, Jasper. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, the story cleverly weaves facts about space missions with hilarious ideas about space. In their quest, Jasper and Charlie consult space experts to see if Jasper might make history too. Several considerations regarding the design and layout of Jasper Space Dog have been made including the use of dyslexie font and cream paper stock to assist those who may find some aspects of reading challenging.

In the seventeenth century guardians protected China’s most precious secrets – teachings that could change the course of its history. When the Manchu tribe invade and march to the Great Wall of China, the legends of these secrets send Jun, a young man from the southern Hunan province, to find and protect them.From the first day his mother had held Jun, she wanted to share all that she knew of their province with him, but she died when he was a young boy. His father whispered her words of wisdom to him every night, but hid his family’s knowledge of the ancient teachings, until the Manchu soldiers advanced upon their village.With hope lost, and freedom being surrendered to the murdering Manchu leader, Jun fights with destiny to win back his province, but without an army of men, or weapons, he needs more than just his mother’s wisdom to defeat the enemy. Jun must find the inner strength of a great mountain…

What would you do if your artificially intelligent handmaiden stole your identity? Threatened by her Artificial, Arta, Princess Goselyn is forced to switch places and pretend she isn’t human when she reaches Prince Corinth to negotiate a treaty they both need to be able to take their respective crowns one day. If she doesn’t comply, her Artificial, controlled by her evil cousin, will not only kill Goselyn’s mother, but Prince Corinth and his father as well. Can the quiet princess outsmart a machine created to be more intelligent than she is, all while surviving the other Artificials and robots working against her in the foreign palace, or will Corinth and his father find out and destroy her chance to save them all? Perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Kiera Cass, and Annie Sullivan.