Books with title Dark Mirror

The Alien Detective Agency series of reading books, featuring Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar, are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest. Mirror Mirror - Wanda is trapped inside a mirror by a villainous Venusian vampire. Jack must travel to Venus to the vampire’s castle to rescue Wanda and save the world.

This exuberant, sixth installment of the Fortune Teller's Club Series focuses on Gena, the wise-cracking tomboy of their group. She needs to buy a fancy dress for a ball and dreads the shopping trip, but not because she hates wearing frilly dresses. Gena's afraid to look in the mirror. When she does, a strange girl with pigtails and a unibrow peers back at her. Anne and Juniper, Gena's best friends, help her by trying mirror scrying and Ouija . . . to no avail. Gena's only comfort is a stray cat she's been sneaking into her bedroom at night. But one day she finds her secret kitty with someone else--the girl in Gena's mirror!

Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book. This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously - one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we experience the lives of two little boys - one from an urban family in Sydney, Australia, the other from Morocco. From busy motorways to desert landscapes, these worlds couldn't be further apart. Yet with the journey of a homemade Moroccan carpet into the Australian boy's home, we can see how these separate lives become intertwined. At the book's conclusion, the family in Sydney can be seen enjoying their new purchase together while the Moroccan family are surfing the internet. A powerful book, "Mirror" illustrates how our lives reflect each other and that we are all, even in some small way, connected. It features innovative dual-book format, effectively communicating the way people's experiences and values are shared, despite geographical and cultural differences. The essential story is conveyed wordlessly, while the short introduction and author's note appear in both English and Arabic. There is a keystone in the vital bridge across the East-West gap.

Thane Amulet TalesThe Mirror of Darkness Book ThreeThe Thane Amulet is missing. Tri Earth world is about to be torn apart because of one thoughtless deed. Its perpetrator the one and only PascalDarkness gathers strength in the third book of the Thane Amulet series and time grows short in the search for the purple crystal. Kyle and his conversational Dragon join forces with Grumbleman Forkbeard, the beautiful Shimra and wild Dark Duncan. Can they stop Necrov or will the hunters find Connor and Alex first?

The book centers around a young boy who enters this world as a product of lust. From the start, life is hard as he experiences severe abuse from his mother, and a father who's excessive adulterous affairs only adds to the turmoil. Eventually he is old enough that he can take care of himself and no longer take the abuse from his mother. He also confronts his father about his consorted past and directs that it must stop. While he is successful in sports and academics, he is surrounded by friends that only care for prescription medication. He tries his best to not enter this world of prescription medication, but eventually, he does, and becomes one of the biggest dealers of prescription medication. He will go down a path that will take a toll on him physically, emotionally and mentally. Dealt to the underworld of prescription medication, he will try his hardest to climb out the perplexing rabbit hole of lies.

Bridei is a young nobleman, a fosterling of one of the most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. All of Bridei’s earliest memories are of this dark and mysterious man he trusts above all others. Broichan seems to have plans for Bridei, seems to be training him for a special purpose the older man will not divulge. One bitter Midwinter’s Eve, everything changes when Bridei finds a child on their doorstep - a child abandoned by the Fair Folk. It is the height of ill fortune to have truck with the Fair Folk, and all in the area counsel the babe’s death. But Bridei sees an old and precious magic at work and, heedless of the danger, fights to save the child. Broichan is wary but relents, for Bridei must grow to be his own man and make his own decisions. As Bridei comes to manhood, he watches the shy girl Tuala blossom into a beautiful woman, and feels things he didn’t know were possible. Broichan sees the same process and feels only danger, for Tuala could be a key part in Bridei’s future…or could spell his doom.

Move over J.Lo! Thanks to Gordo’s latest student film project, Lizzie and Miranda are about to star in their own music video. That’s until Gordo shows the girls some photos he took of them during a rehearsal and Miranda totally freaks, claiming she looks way too fat. Can Lizzie help her friend come back to reality before Miranda starves herself? Plus, Gordo gets a complex of his own, when he starts thinking he’s not tall enough.

Bridei is a young nobleman, a fosterling of one of the most powerful druids in the land, Broichan. All of Bridei’s earliest memories are of this dark and mysterious man he trusts above all others. Broichan seems to have plans for Bridei, seems to be training him for a special purpose the older man will not divulge. One bitter Midwinter’s Eve, everything changes when Bridei finds a child on their doorstep - a child abandoned by the Fair Folk. It is the height of ill fortune to have truck with the Fair Folk, and all in the area counsel the babe’s death. But Bridei sees an old and precious magic at work and, heedless of the danger, fights to save the child. Broichan is wary but relents, for Bridei must grow to be his own man and make his own decisions. As Bridei comes to manhood, he watches the shy girl Tuala blossom into a beautiful woman, and feels things he didn’t know were possible. Broichan sees the same process and feels only danger, for Tuala could be a key part in Bridei’s future…or could spell his doom.