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A full moon rises above a castle's crumbling stone walls. Many believe that unspeakable terrors have occurred inside. Is it true that people have been beheaded there? Is there a bloodsucking vampire in the castle's dungeon? Get ready to read four spine-chilling stories about creaky castles! This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky...
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Amid the ashes of Nazi Germany's defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husband's ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband's brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows. First Marianne...
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Other side (Amy Ephron) volume 1
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English
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In the tradition of Edward Eager and E.L. Konigsburg, a novel about the excitement—and the dangers—of wishing.
Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt’s sleepy village in the English countryside, where excitement is as rare as a good wifi signal. So when Tess stumbles upon an old brass key that unlocks an ornately carved gate, attached to a strangely invisible wall, she jumps at the chance for adventure....
Tess and her brother, Max, are sent for the summer to their aunt’s sleepy village in the English countryside, where excitement is as rare as a good wifi signal. So when Tess stumbles upon an old brass key that unlocks an ornately carved gate, attached to a strangely invisible wall, she jumps at the chance for adventure....
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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[2016]
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English
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In a classic English story, Cassandra Mortmain chronicles in her diary what happens to her eccentric family when a young American man inherits the local estate. The bittersweet love story that ensues is far more complicated than she ever imagines.
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Magic tree house fact trackers volume 2
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Random House
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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Jack and Annie look at knights, armor, and life in a castle.
12) Spooky stakeout
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MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Four young friends are hired to solve the particularly vexing mystery of an ancient haunted castle. Having cut their teeth on previous cases, 'Team Spooky' is surprised to find a common thread behind all three mysteries. Each of the friends is driven by different motivations. But finding the real ghost is their ultimate goal.
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Deverill chronicles volume 2
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English
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In the green hills of West Cork, Ireland, Castle Deverill has burned to the ground. But young Celia Deverill is determined to see her ruined ancestral home restored to its former glory -- to the years when Celia ran through its vast halls with her cousin Kitty and their childhood friend Bridie Doyle. Kitty herself is raising a young family, but she longs for Jack O'Leary -- the long-ago sweetheart she cannot have. And soon Kitty must make a heartbreaking...
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Thomas & Mercer
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[2015]
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English
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"Truth is rarely pure and never simple...Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past. Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester. The Castle's faded grandeur hides a web of secrets and scandals--the Earl has been missing for seven years, lost without a trace since the night he...
15) Castles
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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An introduction to life in a medieval castle explains how and why castles were built, and discusses castle towns, life within the castle walls, defenses, sieges, and famous castles in history.
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Dragonsitter volume 3
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Dragonsitting isn't getting any easier for Eddie. When he has to take Uncle Morton's dragons, Ziggy and baby Arthur, away with him on a trip to his dad's place -- a real castle! -- it's not long before they're causing all sorts of mischeif again. A castle, a sneezing dragon, and a big box of fireworks. Looks like this story is going to end with a bang!" -- From dustjacket.
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[Publisher not identified]
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[2015]
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English
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Even when his friends throw him a surprise party, boy detective Jupiter Jones refuses to attend, instead choosing to investigate the case of a mysterious intruder. But when the case leads straight to Terror Castle, Jupiter must enlist the help of his friends, Pete and Bob, so that they can investigate the secrets that like within the castle together. However, Jupiter may find more than he bargained for when the case begins to lead back to the disappearance...
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