Books with title The Secret of Mermaid Island

Jules Verne (1828-1905) is one of the most recognizable names in Western literature, coming to be known as one of the Fathers of Science-Fiction. Although he studied to be a lawyer and held stock trading jobs, he quickly learned that he had a knack for weaving adventurous stories of travels and expeditions. It didn’t hurt that one of his teachers may have been inventor Brutus de Villeroi, who created the first submarine for the U.S. Navy. Verne wrote about air travel and space travel 50 years before either was possible.

The Secret of the Mermaid's TreasureA mysterious riddle. A Cornish mermaid. And hidden treasure.With new-found friends in Penzance, the Lawrences try to solve a mysterious riddle they stumbled upon on their way to a camping holiday in Cornwall. But they soon realise that there are enemies about, and they must fight to outwit the opposition, as the treasure hunt hots up.˃˃˃ Clues lead them through a chain of Cornish villages; standing stones; amazing coastlines and sandy beaches...But the race is on to reach the treasure first...if they can only solve the riddle and outwit their enemies. ˃˃˃ This is going to be a holiday that Jo, Sarah and Andrew Lawrence are never going to forget! This children’s’ holiday adventure is set in modern times but draws on a classic genre of teen adventure book. The action takes place in real places you can visit for yourself.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

THE SECRET OF THE ISLAND is the third book in the 'Mysterious Island' trilogy (THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, and ABANDONED), and is related to 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and THE SEARCH FOR THE CASTAWAYS. In THE SECRET OF THE ISLAND, a party of British ballooners have crashed on a remote Pacific island. There they must contend with both pirates and escaped convicts as they struggle to survive. However, as in the earlier 'Island' novels, they come to realize that someone or something is looking after them.

Five years ago, Nick lost his brother, Josh, to the sea. But he never forgot him. Suddenly, a sandcastle-building, sand-spitting crab appears in Nick's life and takes him on a wondrous journey to a hidden island with beautiful creatures and the chance to get his family all together again. the crab share a secret with Nick, and tells him to never give up on what you want. He also shows him The Secret of Mermaid Island!

The Secret of Ghost Island was a finalist for AuthorU's National "Draft To Dream" Book Competition Award.Also a finalist for Florida's Writers Association in Juvenile Fiction.This is the story of eleven-year old Hannah Haviland, whose parents have a station on the Underground Railroad in Ohio, helping slaves escape into Canada.One slave, Elijah, who has come through their station, makes Hannah promise that she will keep an eye out for his two daughters, also on the run. Hannah promises to watch for them but soon feels compelled to actively search for the girls. When wanted posters of the girls appear in town, and bounty hunters come to the Haviland house looking for runaways, Hannah and Jonathan, her Quaker friend, begin a race against time to find the girls and help them flee to Canada. But how do you find someone who is hiding? And how do convince them you are on their side; you will not hand them over to bounty hunters?

Peggy Arnold, and younger twin siblings Mike and Nora, are living with a harsh aunt and uncle after their parents are thought to have been killed in a plane crash. In this first adventure, aided by an orphan boy, Jack, they have befriended, they run away to an island on a nearby lake, and together they make a new home constructed with the branches of a willow tree, this much-loved "living house" being one of the highlights of the story.However, living on one's own turns out to be far more difficult than they thought, and, along with a lot of fun and happiness, they also suffer a lot of hardship—especially when winter sets in. It does not help that the police are looking out for them, too, and Jack has to be very careful when he ventures ashore to sell produce at a market, and has one or two narrow escapes from being detained by them.

Peggy Arnold, and younger twin siblings Mike and Nora, are living with a harsh aunt and uncle after their parents are thought to have been killed in a plane crash. Aided by Jack, an orphan boy they have befriended, they run away to an island on a nearby lake, and together they make a new home constructed with the branches of a willow tree, this much-loved "living house" being one of the highlights of the story. However, living on one's own turns out to be far more difficult than they thought, and, along with a lot of fun and happiness, they also suffer a lot of hardship – especially when winter sets in.