Books with title The Princess Bride

A Parable in the truest sense, this story teaches children the meaning of Jesus' words, "Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant". The concept of royalty pervades the Bible, and this book offers an opportunity for parents and teachers to teach children about being royalty in God's family. Full-color illustrations. **Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion nominee 1993

Widely commended for its appeal to reluctant readers, Choose Your Own Adventure is the 4th bestselling book series for children of all time. Written in the second-person, the reader is the hero of the story, and at the bottom of each page, there is a decision point. By reading and choosing, kids become more engaged, making the Choose Your Own Adventure series a stealth reading program for reluctant readers. For readers aged 5-8, this Dragonlark gamebook pack is filled with princess adventures and summer camp fun! Contains 3 books from the Dragonlarks series: Princess Island by Shannon Gilligan: Meet Princess Peregrine Yvette (aka Princess Dirt ), who has the manners of a gentlelady but the kneecaps of a troll. Princess Perri's mother sends her off to princess camp on Princess Island for a bit of polishing up on her royal skills, but Princess Dirt s heart is in the wilds of nature. Princess Perri and the Second Summer by Shannon Gilligan: Your second summer on Princess Island is finally here. You might meet the ghost of Violet Grimm or compete for the archery medal. Will you find the Cabin Cup that's been missing since your mom, the Queen, was a camper? Or will your brother ruin everything? Unicorn Princess by Shannon Gilligan: You've returned to Princess Island camp for a summer of adventure. When the Head of Camp disappears and a new camper needs your help, you can save the camp from a menacing ghost, make a new best friend, and meet lots of magical creatures from unicorns, to mermaids, to talking fish. 252 total pages, full-color art, 26 total endings

First published in 1976, this great literary classic follows a young Nigerian woman who rejects the patriarchal traditions of her culture to find love and happiness in the western world. With pure honesty and subtle protest, Buchi Emecheta chronicles the unfair pressure and ultimate demise that women often suffer in Nigerian lore.The Bride Price is the poignant love story of Aku-nna, a young Igbo woman, and her teacher, Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. As their tribe begins to welcome western education and culture, these two are drawn together despite the traditions that forbid them to marry. Aku-nna flees an unwanted and forced marriage to join Chike, only to have her uncle refuse the required bride price from her lover's family. Frustrated and abandoned by their people, Aku-naa and Chike escape to a modern world unlike any they've ever experienced. Despite their joy, Aku-nna is plagued by the fear the she will die in childbirth--the fate, according to tribal lore, awaiting every young mother whose bride price is left unpaid.This second edition includes a new introduction by Dr. Marie Linton Umeh, author of Emerging Perspectives on Buchi Emecheta (Africa World Press).

The American debut of internationally bestselling Swedish writer Camilla Lackberg’s haunting first novel. Returning to her hometown of Fjallbacka after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a book about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their own shared past. While her interest grows into an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about a small town with a deeply disturbing past.