Books with title The secret of the Gorge

Thomas the Tank Engine must be as brave as a knight in shining armor in this 48-page Thomas & Friends coloring book that includes more than 50 bonus glow-in-the dark stickers! As they color their way through the movie-based story, King of the Railway, train-obsessed boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will be thrilled to see Thomas come to the rescue when his new friend Stephen is lost in a dark, boarded-up mine.

Dear DiaryKerry O’Brien has a hot new boyfriend! Yay!His name is Tommy. He’s a biker and he’s gorgeous. He seems to like me too. He makes me feel good about myself and it’s been a long time since anyone has paid me that much attention. I also have a monster for a stepfather.But I’m scared, scared Bill will find out about him and scared he will find out about Bill. Tommy’s very protective of me and if he ever found out my secret, I think he would murder Bill.Bill started again last night. Jodie and I hid under the bed. I don’t want him to ever touch her. Secrets like mine are only whispered about. But the bruises are getting harder to cover and I know once Tommy finds out the truth, He’ll hate me and I’m afraid I might lose him.˃˃˃ Everyone needs a guy like Tommy in their life."The author brings to light a lot of issues young people go through. Karen Mossman, I applaud you on this one, you've written it with the utmost respect and didn't make it sleazy."˃˃˃ A charming, heart-warming love story."The story has many twists and turns, each time you think you know the secret there is another twist that has you wondering again.”"The Secret is a very sweet, engaging book about how Kerry and Tommy learn to trust one another, and together find a way to unburden her of the secret that is crushing her.”Order and start reading now

While hunting, a 10-year-old Eskimo boy befriends a seal pup. "When Kyo learns that his uncle is hunting for a seal to take to the zoo, he must use every bit of resourcefulness he can muster to save his vulnerable playmate. Readers are not hit over the head with the theme of animals being best left in the wild. Kyo's transformation from hunter to conservationist is plausible and touching. A welcome addition for younger readers."—School Library Journal.

A young man's journey to find four fallen stars.After watching the stars falling to earth, he is whisked into the land of dreams where he is told that the discovery of each star will also reveal one of life's many secrets. A voyage that takes him across distant lands, into the realm of dreams, and back again. Ultimately the young man begins to understand the deeper purpose of why he was put on this pathand what finding all the stars truly means.A story about the wondrous places your dreams can take you.

Within a few months of moving to an American military base in the Philippines, thirteen-year-old Zack Stewart faces the challenge of his life. Soon after a classmate gives him a wooden rice god, he discovers the idol was stolen from a tribe of headhunters, by a crooked American exporter. Determined to retrieve the valuable artifact, the man sends his henchmen to steal it from Zack. When all attempts fail, the exporter follows Zack to a final confrontation revealing the true secret of the rice god.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Book of 2016When Trina and her father move into Goldenrod, an abandoned Victorian mansion, Trina hopes she will finally have a place to call home and a chance to make friends at her new school. But school doesn't go as planned, and Goldenrod might be haunted. Then Trina discovers Augustine, a tiny and very unusual porcelain doll that belonged to the little girl who lived at Goldenrod a century ago. With help from Augustine, Trina realizes Goldenrod is trying to tell her an important secret, one that may just change her life.

Within a few months of moving to an American military base in the Philippines, thirteen-year-old Zack Stewart faces the challenge of his life. Soon after a classmate gives him a wooden rice god, he discovers the idol was stolen from a tribe of headhunters, by a crooked American exporter. Determined to retrieve the valuable artifact, the man sends his henchmen to steal it from Zack. When all attempts fail, the exporter follows Zack to a final confrontation revealing the true secret of the rice god.

This debut young adult novel from Alaskan author Althea Hughes tells the story of fifteen-year old Jeff Nickerson who is thrilled to be camping at Tanada Lake in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska with his scientist father, Larry. Along with wildlife-filled adventure and new friendships, the wilderness hands out some serious setbacks to father and son. An old prospector moves in and out of the Nickersons' back-country adventures, introducing a compelling mystery. Sven appears with many a friendly howdy-do then suddenly retreats into himself or vanishes to his remote mountain cabin. Jeff ponders the puzzle of Prospector Sven as his Alaskan summer brings a swirl of unexpected encounters. The fate of a swan family and a special friendship with an Athabaskan boy his own age lead Jeff to new knowledge about himself and a fascinating, life-changing surprise. Author Hughes' extensive knowledge of her story setting's human and natural history, as well as her compassionate understanding of a young man's journey toward wisdom, make this an informative and entertaining story for young readers and others who enjoy coming-of-age tales.

A secretive company keeps itself off the radar and out of the news for over fifty years. What kind of power does it take to command that kind of privacy? What secrets is it trying to hide? Billy Roth doesn't know and doesn't really care. His blue collar job collecting garbage for the company pays very well. The last thing he wants to do is risk his position by asking questions, but his coworkers start disappearing and things get really strange, really fast. "Invited" into the company by a couple of thuggish looking bodyguards, Billy is awed by the high level of security and rather impressed to learn the company's motto: Make every person the best they can be. That sounds like a pretty noble objective, but Billy soon realizes that motto might not be one hundred percent correct. Eliminate every person who's not the best they can be is starting to sound much more accurate. Christian suspense supernatural The Scinegue Series: The Secret The Pledge The Forest and Bradley and Nicole, a novella best read after The Pledge and before The Forest.

For 12,000 years a dark and deadly secret has been hidden deep below the Great Sphinx of Giza. In present day Egypt, a frightening, yet awe-inspiring story unravels as archaeologists race against time to decipher an ancient truth... SECRET OF THE SANDS is a BEST-SELLING and AWARD-WINNING mystery novel that opens a window into the past, bringing a previously unknown and startling civilization to life.