Books with title Sparrowhawk

After a young woman is kidnapped by an evil Faerie Queen and trapped in a far off realm, she must survive teen Victorian fairy fight club in order to get back home."An imaginative contemporary tale reminiscent of the Brothers Grimm." - Kirkus Reviews As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemisia has never fit in with her father’s family, nor the high class world to which they belong. However, when she is targeted by the Faerie Queen and pulled into another realm, she has no choice but to fight her way back home, amongst evil fairies who want her head, and untrustworthy allies that claim solidarity but have ulterior motives. New York Times bestselling author Delilah S. Dawson (Ladycastle, Star Wars: Phasma) and illustrator Matias Basla (The Claw and Fang) present a gripping dark fantasy tale of a young woman claiming her time and her agency.

As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemisia has never fit in with her father’s family, nor the high class world to which they belong. However, when she is targeted by the Faerie Queen and pulled into another realm, she has no choice but to fight her way back home, amongst evil fairies who want her head, and untrustworthy allies that claim solidarity but have ulterior motives. New York Times bestselling author Delilah S. Dawson (Ladycastle, Star Wars: Phasma) and illustrator Matias Basla (The Claw and Fang) present a gripping dark fantasy tale of a young woman claiming her time and her agency.

First published to critical acclaim by Alfred Knopf in 1950, this evocative prose account of the lives of two young adults, on Indian and one white, has been reillustrated and made available in a paperback format. Set against the turbulent background of the 1830’s Black Hawk War along the Iowa-Illinois border frontier, we witness the friendship of Sparrow Hawk and Huck as they share the joy of discovery and the tragedy of swift mindless change. "Meridel Le Sueur has accomplished a major writing miracle…"—from the forward by Vine Deloria, Jr.Meridel Le Sueur (1900-1996) was a storyteller, poet, and activist who lived in Hudson, Wisconsin.Also available by Meridel Le SueurLittle Brother of the WildernessPB $7.95, 0-930100-71-9 • CUSANancy Hanks of Wilderness RoadPB $7.95, 0-930100-73-5 • CUSAThe River RoadPB $7.95, 0-930100-77-8 • CUSAChanticleer of Wilderness RoadPB $10.95, 0-930100-87-5 • CUSA

"Familiar hands tossed him gently into the winter air. Hawk flapped his wings and skimmed the earth. Then he beat his wings harder, rose, and flew over the trees. And straight as an arrow, Hawk soared into the wild."The story of an injured red-tailed hawk's survival and freedomA hungry red-tailed hawk sits near a fence post and devours his catch. Out of nowhere a poacher's arrow pierces his body, seriously injuring him and leaving him to fend for himself.This is the courageous true story of Arrowhawk-an endangered bird of prey who, with sheer determination and will, survives eight weeks in the wild with a poacher's arrow through his thigh and tail. Stunning illustrations capture his remarkable journey from peril and rescue to eventual freedom."Arrowhawk" is a 2005 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.