Books published by publisher Vanguard

Molly Warner, a sixth-grade student at Robert K. Howard Middle School, had a wide reputation for being a gossip. If something was happening, she knew all about it and would share it with anybody who was within earshot of her. It even led to a new school policy that the teachers privately referred to as ‘The Molly Warner Rule'. Rather than punishing her, the school principal places her on the newspaper staff where she puts her skills to good use. With her journalism teacher's help, she learns the importance of a free press and strives to be a great reporter. When strange things start happening at school, Molly resolves to find the real story behind what is going on and who is to blame. Little did she know what she would uncover and the journey it would take her on.

SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 224 pages. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings present. Reprint Edition with "9th Printing" on copyright page. The novel is based on the author's experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. He was in occupied Indo-China. The book is the basis for the excellent David Lean film which won seven Oscars including best picture, director and actor (Alec Guinness). William Holden and Jack Hawkins also starred in the film.

Certain doors open to grand adventures. Edward opens the first door while traveling on an overnight train to Chicago. Upon entering a private car, he encounters the mysterious Egyptian "M" and Theo, his sphinx-like companion. Both are much more than meets the eye.Edward's second door, hidden away in a Chicago alley, leads into a magical sanctuary. Greeting Edward warmly are M and Theo. A frosty greeting comes from Glenda, a tall, challenging Nordic girl. Theo discloses his true self to Edward and offers him a challenge to join M and Glenda as his allies against an ancient foe.Edward accepts and months of intense study follow as Edward and Glenda develop special abilities. Their abilities are tested in a Chicago museum as a keystone is being lowered into an ancient arch. Reading the arch's hieroglyphs, Glenda declares that the portal is cursed. Could an ancient curse come alive in modern-day Chicago?

Eat, or be eaten. That is the world Yin lives in. Yet, despite her circumstances, Yin is a kind person - if a little restless. When, in a day, her kindness makes way for anger and she kills to protect something that belongs to her, the veneer of her small town life falls away, and her world is exposed as a lie. In one moment, her biggest dream becomes her worst nightmare, and her only family becomes a complete stranger. Yin is thrust into a world of magical creatures and complicated clans where everyone she meets is either trying to kill her, or convince her of a different and more bizarre truth.Not only does she have to decide who she wants to believe, but also who she wants to be. Join Yin on her journey to discover her truth in the fantastical The Lady of the Desert: book one of The Chronicles of Yutae series, where she discovers that family does not need blood, but that blood can change everything.