A Stranger Came Ashore
10 best books like A Stranger Came Ashore (Mollie Hunter): The River at Green Knowe, The Ghost Belonged to Me, The Glass Slipper, The Ghosts, The Nargun and the Stars, Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation, A Stitch In Time, The Guardian of Isis, Mirror of Danger, A Mermaid's Tale: A Personal Search for Love and Lore
L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions.
The spooky original...
| Author | Richard Peck |
| ISBN | 0140386718 |
"More death! More, if you do not stop it. Others lost, like me in the black water. Save them!"When Alexander first sees the eerie glow in the dormer window of the barn, it sets his heart pounding. And when he ventures into the barn in the dark of night, his breath catches in his throat. Suddenly Blossom Culp's...
| Author | Eleanor Farjeon |
| ISBN | 0064405613 |
The Glass Slipper' is one of the books that began my lifelong fascination with fairytale retellings, and with tales of magic and marvel, one which drives my writing today. It is told simply, but with such wit and humour, charm and playfulness, that it is far fresher than any other version of the old tale...
| Author | Antonia Barber |
| ISBN | 0671707140 |
When Lucy sat in the attic, she thought she heard the sound of voices calling...
That's when she started to believe the rumors in the village that the old house was haunted. But no ghosts appeared - until the day Lucy and her brother Jamie stood in the garden and watched two pale figures, a girl and a boy,...
Few books had as profound an impact on me when I was growing up. This haunting tale of a lonely boy discovering an ancient stone Nargun, a creature straight from Aboriginal mythology, on his uncle's rural property had me spellbound. It still does. Wrightson, who died in 2010, was criticised for using...
| Author | Yoshiko Uchida |
| ISBN | 1890771910 |
My son was reading this as an assignment in his 5th grade class. The description caught my attention since I know very little about Japanese-Americans being sent to internment camps, and I wanted to be more informed so I could discuss the book with my son. We both enjoyed the book and had some great discussions...
| Author | Penelope Lively |
| ISBN | 0749707895 |
Always, since she was quite small, Maria had been extremely confused between what she had imagined and what was real, so much so that she had learned to keep quiet about a good many things in case they turned out... to be part of the imaginings... Perhaps this is why she doesn't tell anyone about the mysterious...
| Author | Monica Hughes |
| ISBN | 0887765092 |
Years have passed on Isis, but life has gone backward, not forward. Under their leader, Mark London, the settlers have abandoned the technological knowledge of their forefathers. Upper Isis is now a forbidden zone, and the history of the first inhabitants from Earth has been replaced by myth. But one...
| Author | Pamela Sykes |
| ISBN | 0671411349 |
Originally published in Britain as Come Back, Lucy.
The mirror looked ordinary. It had a heavy gold frame and leaned against the wall in the attic. But when Lucy first looked into the mirror, a strange thing happened. Another girl's face appeared beside hers, laughing. Whirling around in surprise...
| Author | Amanda Adams |
| ISBN | 1553651170 |
Elusive, seductive, otherworldly, the mermaid is one of the most resonant of female archetypes, persisting across cultures and eras. In this singular study, Amanda Adams uses poetic language and invokes a wide range of representations and disciplines — from literature, poetry, and mythology...
The dramatic and gripping conclusion to Katherine Langrish’s highly-acclaimed TROLL trilogy.
When seafaring traders, Gunnar, and his sword-wielding son, Harald Silkenhair, land in Trollsvik, looking for crew to join their journey to Vinland (North America), Hilde is desperate...
| Author | Jackie French Koller |
Living in a rough Puritan missionary settlement that borders an Indian village, sixteen-year-old Rebekah is forced to choose between two cultures when she falls in love with a defiant Pawtucket medicine man. “Issues about separation of church and state, the scandalous idea of thinking for oneself,...
| Author | Joy Chant |
| ISBN | 0345021789 |
When I was a young girl Joy Chant was part of the triarchy from whom I bought and read everything I could get my hands on (the other two being Joan D. Vinge and Elizabeth A. Lynn). So I thought it was about time after all those years to get re-acquainted with my childhood dreams.
As things turned out...
| Author | Kara Dalkey |
| ISBN | 0064408094 |
Genre: fantasy
Summary: This story continues the journey of Nia who is trying to save her hometown of Atlantis from a power-hungry, mad mermyd and his companion Farworlder. This sequel, however, is told from the viewpoint of Corwin, an urchin who lives on land. He was collecting by the seashore...
| Author | Sean Williams |
| ISBN | 0732269954 |
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.
Sal and his father have been on the run from something for as long as Sal can remember. Now they’ve come to the seaside town of Fundelry and it seems like Sal’s father may finally be giving up. Sal doesn’t know what they’ve been running from, or...
| Author | Harry Mazer |
| ISBN | 0440947979 |
In 1944, as World War II is raging across Europe, fifteen-year-old Jack Raab dreams of being a hero. Leaving New York City, his family, and his boyhood behind, Jack uses a false I.D. and lies his way into the U.S. Air Force.From their base in England, he and his crew fly twenty-four treacherous bombing...
What harm can one little spell do? Plenty if you're not a witch.
Ruby Parker is a singer in an all-girl band. When she dies in a car crash and returns as a ghost, she uses magic to be with her boyfriend. Everyone except Ruby knows that magic comes with a price. Magic is meant to fix her problems, instead...
| Author | Robert Newton Peck |
| ISBN | 0679886966 |
In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Robert Newton Peck's bestselling classic, A Day No Pigs Would Die, here is the eagerly anticipated sequel. This must for schools, libraries, and summer reading lists is now available for the first time in paperback. Times are difficult...
| Author | George Shannon |
| ISBN | 0380732602 |
How can a thirsty crow drink from an almost-empty pitcher? How does arresting a stone help a judge find a boy's stolen money? This artfully illustrated book presents fourteen intriguing mysteries from world folklore. Each brain-teasing tale is followed by a simple explanation of the solution, while...
| Author | Nicholas Stuart Gray |
| ISBN | 0441759556 |
The background of this tale of adventure is 16th century Scotland, in the Highlands of the clan feuds and cattle-reiving days, and it has a sinister undertone of witchcraft and sorcery. Most of us are familiar with Hans Christian Anderson's great story, The Wild Swans, but how many have wondered what...
| Author | Sandra Kynes |
| ISBN | 0738713538 |
Invoke the Power of the Sea and Transform Your Life
Purifying, mesmerizing, and transformative--the sea has long been celebrated for its beauty and mysterious power. By connecting to the ocean's energies, you can deepen your experience of the natural world and enrich your life.
Whether...
| Author | Marie Darrieussecq |
| ISBN | 2818043662 |
« Il faut que je raconte cette histoire. Il faut que j’essaie de comprendre en mettant les choses bout à bout. En rameutant les morceaux. Parce que ça ne va pas. C’est pas bon, là, tout ça. Pas bon du tout. »
Ces mots sont parmi les premiers du nouveau roman de Marie Darrieussecq (roman...
Persimmon Polidori is a fine young lady, but within her is a rebel. She must follow her heart's desire, even if it means her family will reject her for the choices she makes. These choices bring her adventure and a world she never knew existed - they also bring her loneliness...
Along the way, Persimmon...
