Books with title Sleeping

Hitchhiking is a bad idea but desperate times call for desperate measures, and Caden is desperate if nothing else. When she accepts a ride from the first car to come by she meets Gabriel. He's her age, hot, and the closest thing she has to a savior. Problem is, he is a total jerk. With nowhere to go, Caden convinces him to let her stay with him for one night. Gabriel reluctantly lends a couch. That night Caden wakes up to strange noises. Concerned, she rushes into Gabriel’s room, already anticipating his bad temper. Instead, he’s kind, sweet, and suspiciously harmless—nothing like the man who gave her a ride. He seems like a different person altogether, and claims he is. It is only a matter of time before Caden realizes he suffers from sleep walking, or maybe even something more serious. She doesn’t know yet but by night he is Tom, and by day he is Gabriel. Caden finds herself drawn to Tom and the mystery of who he is. For Gabriel, Caden is an annoying mistake. One night turns into many, and despite all his anger towards her, she stays. She even seems to accept him and his flaws, but he still doesn’t trust her—she knows too much about him, even though he hasn’t shared anything. When he drops his guard and kisses her, she calls him Tom. Furious and hurt, he demands an explanation. When she explains that he becomes Tom at night, Gabriel realizes that Caden has stayed for Tom, not him. Crushed, he kicks her out, knowing—hoping—she'll return. But if she does, will it be for him? Or will she come with a different agenda? One that may destroy him.

A long-awaited baby is born in the palace and the kingdom rejoices! The princess, Aurora, is the pride and joy of the king and queen, but she has been cursed by a wicked fairy. She will prick her finger on a spinning wheel on her sixteenth birthday and will fall into a sleep that will last a hundred years. Aurora is hidden away in the forest and raised by three good fairies, where she blossoms into grace and beauty. She secretly falls in love with a handsome prince. But will their love be strong enough to break the curse? Beautifully illustrated, this beloved fairy tale will delight the young and the young at heart.

"It would be difficult to find a novel more unusual or more original. That it is beautifully written, full of poetic passages, and contains many fascinating descriptions [...] will be regarded as a matter of course by those who have read any of [his] preceding books, and therefore know that John Trevena is unquestionably one of the most notable of living writers." - New York Times, Jan. 10, 1915 "The construction of the book is very artistic and is difficult to accomplish, but apart from its structural merits 'Sleeping Waters' has high value. [...] Our admiration for this author has been expressed over and over again. There is grasp and reach and power in [his] books [...] and they are books that place their author among the foremost of the English novelists." - Los Angeles Times, Feb. 21, 1915 "The story is magnificently told. . . . The vividness and monstrosity of the characters remind one of the Brontës." - Chicago Tribune, Jan. 13, 1915 "Sleeping Waters is a unique novel, and it discloses still further and more emphatically the genius of John Trevena." - Boston Transcript, Jan. 13, 1915 Father John Anger is worn down from a hard life as a Catholic priest ministering to the poor of London's slums. He travels to a remote village in Dartmoor seeking to recover his health by means of the salubrious air and medicinal waters, and he anticipates a long and tedious convalescence in the sleepy place. But Anger soon finds that despite the village's rustic appearance, it holds as much drama and tragedy as even London. Curgenven, a humpbacked dwarf and scheming attorney, has a diabolical plot to steal the ignorant villagers' land and resell it at a huge profit. Anger resolves to thwart the lawyer's plan, but he is not prepared for the dangerous secrets he will uncover, or the violent climax that his interference will provoke. . . . Ernest G. Henham (1870-1946) published melodramatic popular novels as a young man before moving to Dartmoor for his health and reinventing himself as "John Trevena." Trevena was regarded as one of the finest novelists of his time, but today he has fallen into total neglect, and his books are all but unobtainable. This 100th anniversary edition of Sleeping Waters (1913) includes a new introduction by Prof. Gerald Monsman, who argues for reconsideration of Trevena as an important Edwardian writer and regional novelist as significant as Thomas Hardy.

Everyone agrees that Cutie LaRue is a perfect child . . . except at bedtime. She just isn't tired. Cutie's parents try absolutely everything to get her to bed--with disastrous results. But finally they discover Night Owl, a wondrous toy that takes Cutie on a fantastic journey to Dreamland.The award-winning author and illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney have created a world of magic and music, perfect for children who just can't seem to fall asleep--and for the sleepless parents who help them through the ordeal. With Cutie LaRue and Night Owl for company, bedtime will never be the same.

There once lived a good king and a gentle queen who ruled a rich and happy land. They wished for a child for many years. Finally, a princess is born to the king and queen. The good fairies are called to give the baby a gift. An old fairy is hurt that she is not invited and puts a curse on the child. The princess pricks her finger with a spindle and falls asleep for one hundred years. When she awakes a handsome Prince awaits.Optimized for Kindle devices and featuring Panel Zoom facility. Lovingly created from 1953 to 1969, Classics Illustrated Junior continues to bring joy and wonder to young children through beautifully-illustrated adaptations of the world’s most beloved fairy tales and stories by the world’s greatest authors.A collection of Classics Illustrated Junior books is a great way to encourage reading and adventure in any young child.

Soon after getting married, Gwenda Reed moves into a new home, intent on fixing it up before her husband joins her there. But odd things start to happen as she begins to make changes. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeds in dredging up its past. Gwenda seems to be having some deja-vu intimations of what took place there eighteen years ago. Worse, she feels an irrational sense of terror every time she climbs the stairs . . .