Wild Robert
8 best books like Wild Robert (Diana Wynne Jones): The Raging Quiet, The Absolute Sandman, Volume One, David and the Phoenix, Meet Samantha: An American Girl, After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory, Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story, Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story, Samantha Saves the Day: A Summer Story
| Author | Sherryl Jordan |
| ISBN | 0689870043 |
A newcomer to the tiny village of Tocurra befriends a young man whose deafness has left him isolated from his fellow villagers. Marnie and Raver learn to communicate through a series of hand gestures, but when a death shakes the village, their special, silent bond causes the two to fall under suspicion...
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| ISBN | 1401210821 |
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed comic book titles of all time,
New York Times
best-selling author Neil Gaiman's masterpiece
The Sandman
set new standards for mature, lyrical fantasy and graphic narrative. Now, Vertigo and DC Comics are proud to present the first of four definitive...
| Author | Edward Ormondroyd |
| ISBN | 1930900139 |
With a tremendous surge of its wings, the Phoenix managed to seize a branch. David's legs slipped from the bird's back, and he dangled over the abyss.
Thus ends the near-disaster of their first flight together. But don't underestimate the Phoenix! Failure only makes David's new-found friend determinded...
Meet Samantha: An American Girl
| Author | Susan S. Adler |
| ISBN | 0937295809 |
Samantha Parkington is a bright Victorian beauty being raised by her wealthy grandmother in 1904. Samantha's stories describe her life during this important period of change. Her own world is filled with frills and finery, parties and play. But Samantha sees that times are not good for everybody....
After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory
| Author | Alasdair MacIntyre |
| ISBN | 0268006113 |
When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosophy. Newsweek called it “a stunning new study of ethics by one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world.” Since that time,...
Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story
| Author | Susan S. Adler |
| ISBN | 0937295132 |
Samantha attends Miss Crampton's Academy, a private school for proper young ladies. Samantha wants to win the gold medal in the speaking contest, but she's worried about Nellie, the poor servant girl who has become her friend. If she can teach Nellie to read, maybe the boys and girls at school will stop...
Changes for Samantha: A Winter Story
| Author | Valerie Tripp |
| ISBN | 0937295957 |
Times change for Samantha when she moves to New York City to live with Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia. They change for Nellie, Samantha's servant friend in Mount Bedford, too. But Nellie's changes aren't as happy as Samantha's and Nellie has to find work again. When her friend disappears, Samantha thinks...
Samantha Saves the Day: A Summer Story
| Author | Valerie Tripp |
| ISBN | 0937295922 |
Samantha Parkington is a bright Victorian beauty being raised by her wealthy grandmother in 1904. Samantha's stories describe her life during this important period of change. Her own world is filled with frills and finery, parties and play. But Samantha sees that times are not good for everybody....
