Books with title The Traveller

The continuation of the powerful story of a young man's search for belonging, acceptance, and dignity in a cold, unforgiving time.The World Traveler is book two in the Clarence Duval Series. It is based on the true story of homeless orphan Clarence Duval.January, 1889. In the moving sequel to My Australian Adventure, homeless orphan Clarence Duval continues his journey around the globe, traveling from Australia home to Chicago. Along the way, Clarence meets an extraordinary variety of characters: snake charmers, Italian anarchists, even the Prince of Wales, heir to the throne of Great Britain. He visits the Great Pyramids, the Vatican, the Roman Catacombs, and the Paris Carnival for adventures ranging from comic to deadly.Clarence's own party contains an intriguing group of travelers as well: the all-American golden boy, the Irish nationalist, men who howl like wolves, and a lushing monkey, just to name a few. Together, they make their way from Australia home to the United States.But Clarence faces special challenges. As a homeless orphan, what will he do even if he survives his adventures and makes it home alive? Will his trip around the world propel him to greatness on his return to the United States, or will he fall back into the despair of homelessness and poverty?

Trapped in a cafe that travels to seven dimensions on an infinite loop, Jaz Contra serves coffee while trying to locate the mysterious white-haired man who put her there. When a young shapechanger named Bracken--whose search for his missing aunt leads him to this very cafe--stows away in her basement, Jaz must help him survive until he can return to his own world. Through a series of bizarre encounters with talking tigers, polymorphs, alchemists, thieves and the occasional grim reaper, Bracken's efforts to locate his aunt create daily chaos, threatening Jaz's chances of ever escaping--not to mention the stability of seven universes.

Dagny lives a dangerous life. Pursued by an unknown enemy, Dagny and her family are always on the run and must use magic to stay hidden and safe. When Dagny meets Marc, everything changes. For the first time, she can imagine a future that doesn’t involve constantly changing her life. Despite the risk, Dagny vows to stop running. But as their enemies start closing in, Dagny wonders if she can ever really live a normal life and if she can actually trust Marc.

Twelve-year-old Tommy Andrews is on a journey to find his long-lost father, but he never expected that it would send him back to the year 1540! Join him and his friend, Nick, as they journey through time and come face-to-face with the infamous King Henry VIII while on their search for Tommy's dad. Along the way, they meet new friends... and foes, including a villain who wants to rule the world. It's an adventure through time that you'll never forget!

Stories aren’t real ... or are they?Fifteen-year-old Haley Spade is enrolled in an exclusive boarding school in Connecticut. This school has a grim mythology: Everyone believes that the angry ghosts of six students who committed suicide decades ago still haunt its halls.On a dare, Haley spends a night wandering through the “haunted” building. But she takes a wrong turn into a dizzying adventure of stories made real, stories within stories, worlds within worlds. She encounters magical creatures like the King of the Cats, a shapeshifting crow, elves—and a menace far more terrifying than any ghost.Suspenseful, fast and rooted in several fairy tales, The Story Traveler captures our yearning to be more than what we are. Haley’s bizarre journey will leave her and the reader wondering: What is reality?Genre: Middle Grade / Young Adult adventure.

Moggie, the general, knocked at Mr. Gammon's door, and was answered by a sleepy "Hallo?" "Mrs. Bubb wants to know if you know what time it is, sir? 'Cos it's half-past eight an' more." "All right!" sounded cheerfully from within. "Any letters for me?" "Yes, sir; a 'eap." "Bring 'em up, and put 'em under the door. And tell Mrs. Bubb I'll have breakfast in bed; you can put it down outside and shout. And I say, Moggie, ask somebody to run across and get me a 'Police News' and 'Clippings' and 'The Kennel'—understand? Two eggs, Moggie, and three rashers, toasted crisp—understand?" As the girl turned to descend a voice called to her from another room on the same floor, a voice very distinctly feminine, rather shrill, and a trifle imperative. "Moggie, I want my hot water-sharp!"

With over 200 illustrations, The Travellers' Rest, is a humorous and magical tale of a community, in which the many staff and customers of the inn, defend it from the dangers brought them by three despicable and conniving citylings. This tale of fire, flood, poison and a hostile takeover bid, takes place one glorious summer’s eve. This first title sets the scene and introduces some of the many characters in The Travellers' Rest series. Set in the Great Elfish Forest, at a time when fairies brew the mead, a wizard walks the woods and tankards make mischief, it sees a small community take on the might of a corporate giant, the Bar Stool Thump Inn and Pub Company.

Jill suffers from teenage angst, boy troubles, and a backstabbing brother. Just when she thinks her problems cannot get any worse, a couple cavemen arrive on her modern, suburban block. Tasked with assisting Tijula and her father Chockaw, Jill discovers that there is more to life than she had ever imagined. Dinosaurs, space ships, an evil, plasmoid creature from the future and other adventures keeps Jill busy as she tries to fix her high school life and get the boy of her dreams. What secrets lie behind the time traveling cube and the mysterious, old books found in the library? Jill and Tijula struggle against crazy school administrators and rival clan tribesmen as they try to solve the puzzle and return the cavemen back home.

Ali has two lives. In our world she is a typical ten year old, but when she goes to sleep each night she wakes in another world. Here she is part of a tribe who travel with horses and speak with them mind to mind. Ali's life becomes more dangerous and exciting when she finds herself, with fellow travellers Mark and Will, racing between a chain of worlds to rescue an imprisoned child. Horses and wolves risk their lives to help, but will they be able to defeat the High Ones who hold power?