Books with title The Staircase

At the stately home Penhallow Hall, where magical objects come to life, Polly and Rex find a new dog to wake - a toy dog on the nursery shelf. But to their surprise it seems this dog doesn't want to be woken! Polly learns that Skip was left behind by his owners, two children evacuated to Penhallow during World War II. But it's not just at Penhallow that adventures have a way of finding Polly. Her new friend at school, Lucy, is behaving oddly. When Lucy goes missing after school one day Polly has an idea where she may be hiding - but Polly needs Skip's help to find her.

First serialized in 1907 and then published as a book in 1908, Mary Roberts Rinehart’s “The Circular Staircase” is the popular mystery story about the dowager Rachel Innes as she reveals and prevents a series of strange crimes at the home she has rented for the summer. “The Circular Staircase” was Rinehart’s first bestseller and was the originator of the popular “had I but known” genre of mystery writing, where the main character narrates the tale and foreshadows impending doom and tragedy while reflecting on what they might have done differently if only they had known what was to come. Rinehart was inspired to write this tale after visiting a Gothic revival castle in Virginia and sets her story in a similarly mysterious older house in the country. The main character, Rachel, is an older woman who has raised her niece and nephew, who are now adults and have convinced her to leave her city home behind for the summer and vacation with them in the country. What follows is a masterfully written and suspenseful tale of murder, arson, kidnapping, and mysterious intruders sneaking about in the night that continues to thrill readers over a century later. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Nine-year-old Alex Carter is just an average kid who loves video games and karate. When he discovers the mysterious Glass Staircase leading to a magical world, he suddenly finds himself in the midst of adventure, excitement, and downright peril. Readers of all ages will enjoy joining Alex, as he meets strange creatures, a mysterious new friend, and a Wumperschniffle, all while trying to get a decent grade in math class!

How could Lizzy Enders's father abandon her at a girls school run by nuns? She's surrounded by Catholics--but she's Methodist! Shunned by the other boarders, Lizzy befriends a wandering carpenter named José, who with just three tools--and unflagging faith--builds an elaborate spiral staircase in the new chapel in mere weeks. When he disappears without a trace, Lizzy realizes that the way she sees things is not always the way they are. Inspired by the legend of the "miraculous" staircase in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, Ann Rinaldi skillfully blends the mystery surrounding the staircase's builder with the daily trials of a spunky thirteen-year-old girl growing up in the 1870s.

Nine-year-old Alex Carter is just an average kid who loves video games and karate. When he discovers the mysterious Glass Staircase leading to a magical world, he suddenly finds himself in the midst of adventure, excitement, and downright peril. Readers of all ages will enjoy joining Alex, as he meets strange creatures, a mysterious new friend, and a Wumperschniffle, all while trying to get a decent grade in math class!