Books with title THE MASQUERADE

BBYA author Amanda Jenkins teams up with Tiffany Trent to give voice to the next Hallowmere heroine...Christina wakes in a new world with no memory of who she is or where she came from. Tasked with solving a riddle that will save the duke and duchess who rescue her and take her in as a changeling, Christina seeks to puzzle out just what she's doing here and why her memory has fled.But the riddle isn't just a key to saving the duke and duchess--it's Christina's key to something far more dire, a mission she knows she must remember, one that involves the strange young man who keeps appearing in odd places. Is the riddle a prophecy or a warning? Acclaimed YA author Amanda M. Jenkins, in partnership with Tiffany Trent, takes on Christina's voice to determine just how much Christina's fate depends upon the answer to that question.

On his way to deliver a splendid necklace to the Sun from the Moon, Jack Hare is diverted by a series of odd characters and when he finally reaches his destination he realizes that the necklace is missing. The reader is invited to answer several riddles and solve the mystery from clues given in the text.An illustrated fantasy full of verbal and visual riddles of magical realism creates the story of Jack Hare who must travel through earth, air, fire, and water with the Moon's gift of love

Halloween is coming and everyone knows what that means: costume party! For Brooklyn Prescott, the best thing about being the new school liaison was supposed to be planning the Halloween dance. Who doesn't want to escape herself, even if it's just for one night? But The Rosewood School for Academic Excellence has banned costumes and now Brooklyn's faced with the possibility of her first event being a total flop. Not to mention that she's planning the dance with Dave, the sexy and neglected boyfriend of her roommate, Emmie. Awkward! It's not like planning the dance is her only concern either. On top of classes she's got equestrian team practice, and Coach Fleming has been acting very oddly. Talked into sneaking out to collect some intel with her friends, Brooklyn may have stumbled onto a huge, juicy secret that could involve the coach in a potentially career-ending scandal. And then there's Jared, who seemed to be into her, but has suddenly disappeared without a trace - not even a text message. Things at Rosewood are getting complicated for Brooklyn, just as she's starting to fit in. The more she tries to uncover the secrets surrounding her, the more she realizes that her friends and even the faculty are all wearing masks. Does she dare look underneath them? Or does she put on one of her own? Masquerade is the second installment of The Rosewoods, an exciting new Young Adult series for readers who love fun, flirty love stories.

Large Format for easy reading. A bestseller for many years, the book was made into a successful play, and has been filmed several times. It tells the story of a distinguished member of Parliament who, through excessive indulgence, has nearly ruined his political career and his homelife and so persuades his cousin to double for him when he can not cope.

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Two incidents, widely different in character yet bound together by results, marked the night of January the twenty-third. On that night the blackest fog within a four years' memory fell upon certain portions of London, and also on that night came the first announcement of the border risings against the Persian government in the province of Khorasan the announcement that, speculated upon, even smiled at, at the time, assumed such significance in the light of after events. At eight o'clock the news spread through the House of Commons; but at nine men in the inner lobbies were gossiping, not so much upon how far Russia, while ostensibly upholding the Shah, had pulled the strings by which the insurgents danced, as upon the manner in which the 'St. Geotge's Gazette', the Tory evening newspaper, had seized upon the incident and shaken it in the faces of the government.

A long-lost Decayer. A Griffin of Fire. A fate changing masquerade.A sequel to The Wishner's Curse, The Wishner's Masquerade brings a new and exciting adventure. After a shocking betrayal, Janet is left alone to stop the Decayers and save her grandfather. As challenges arise, Janet soon discovers a new power that may hold the key into restoring all Wishner hearts. The young enchantress finds allies in the most unexpected places and sets out on a quest to find a long-lost Wishner artifact. Janet encounters a dragon who dwells in the Luminescent Cave, a tribe of nymphs from the Forest of Visions, and other magical creatures on her journey through the Wishner World. With the help of the Griffin of Fire, Janet arrives at Wishdonius for the masquerade. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Decayer and his long lost son plan to overthrow the Wishner kingdom. As Jeffrey's son finds his own Scarab amulet powers, the Decayers get closer to seizing the throne. In a race against time, Janet must save the Wishner Kingdom before the Star of Darkness rises and gives the Decayers great power.Will the Wishner Masquerade end in disaster or victory?