Classic For Adults

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: BLACK AS NIGHT: THE SEQUEL: Norman's two sons disappeared on Halloween; the same night, a masked rider carries a screaming woman in a burlap sack from the abandoned house next door. DISTURBING ELEMENTS: A chemistry prof has a phobia of seeking vengeance on any student who reminds him of the jocks who bullied him in college. CHARLEY REVISITED: Mandy's new book about an invisible playmate jeopardizes her marriage and her life. THE NECKLACE: Hazel inherits her grandma's ...

Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now, a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown and her obsession to fight for both.

В трактире "Адмирал Бенбоу", расположенном неподалеку от английского городка Бристоль появляется таинственный незнакомец Билли Бонс. Знакомство с ним в корне меняет жизнь Джима Хокинса - сына хозяина таверны.

A collection of horror/thriller stories for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! The creepers include:BLOOD AND SNOW: Members of a team sent to the Scandinavian mountains to develop a new ski resort are disappearing one by one. THE LAST WISH: Tom buys a strange blue bottle from a flea market and discovers a genie inside who grants three wishes. DINNER AT LUGOSI: A vicious food critic receives an invitation from a renowned restaurant whose ...

Something has awakened in the land of Tul. In this third installment of the Moonrise saga, characters new and familiar collide in the aftermath of the great Crucible disaster that has pushed the northern realms to the brink of chaos. A mutineered ship captain finds a desperate woman lost at sea. An incognito Wolf sentinel reunites with an old friend. A tribune uncovers a dark and insidious plot pointing to the very top of the Ehlronian military. And an Eskan noblewoman navigates the Diamond Court and the dark politics lurking therein. The pieces are moving and the board will soon be set. ...

When is a death a murder? There’s trouble brewing in the idyllic town of Faukon Abbey. The main employer, Gwedrow Glassworks plans big layoffs and tempers flare. When Marion Rivers, a pillar of the community, is found lifeless in her bathtub, it becomes a case for DI Peter Greene and DC Terry Ford. Their efforts are compounded by one injured cyclist and another cyclist who has disappeared. As secrets emerge, yet another chilling death further shatters the peace. Meanwhile, Jimmy Carter from the Faukon Abbey Chronicle, digs in to unravel the twisted web of lies and motives. Will Greene’s...

Scientist Dr Jekyll discovers a way of changing his personality and becoming the violent and aggressive Mr Hyde. At the start, moving from one to the other is easy. But not for long. Both a psychological investigation and a thrilling story, the double nature of the hero has made him an iconic figure in literature. The tempestuous nature of the tale makes it an ideal title for Young Adult Classics, the introductory series for the 13-17 age range.

HE'S WANTED FOR TREASON. SHE'S ON THE RUN FOR MURDER. IN A WORLD WHERE CHOICE IS BLASPHEMOUS, CAN TWO TRAITORS FIND SALVATION BEFORE A HIT SQUAD TAKES THEIR HEADS? Tyson dreads his upcoming birthday. When he turns twenty-three, he must participate in the Marriage Lottery… or face execution. Committing treason, he unthinkably rips out his tracking chip to attempt the impossible… escape Soteria. Brie Kallas is searching for the same desperate freedom. On the run for murder, she faces the toxic syndrome and barbaric vigilantes of the Earth’s surface, while trying to outwit the ruthless ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone: The creepers include: THE SLASHER: Ben discovers the author of a novel about a serial killer looks just like him. LAST CALL: A stranger claiming to be the devil wants to exchange a wish for a bartender's soul and won't take no for an answer. THE DIARY: Billy doesn’t know why his mother's diary does not mention him after a particular year. ANTLERS: After a horrific accident involving a deer, Martha can't understand how her parents survived catastrophic injuries. THE WIZARD: A billionaire ...

Princess Snow has been sheltered since birth, raised in a secret garden at her terrified father's behest. But when her father dies, and her brother grants Snow's freedom, life seems ready to finally begin... just in time for her brother's new wife to reveal a heart of jealousy and fear. Barely escaping the castle alive, Snow stumbles upon a group of kind-hearted mountain men—and the aggravatingly handsome prince who claims her brother asked him to find her.

Alex ha quindici anni. La malattia della madre lo costringe a lasciare una tranquilla cittadina californiana per seguire l'eccentrica nonna Kate, reporter di professione, in una spedizione nel centro dell'Amazzonia. Bisogna cercare una Bestia mostruosa e gigantesca che paralizza con il suo odore chi la incontra. Alex si trova così ad affrontare eventi e situazioni eccezionali, dalle banali punture d'insetti all'incontro con animali feroci, come l'affascinante giaguaro.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. These are my latest stories The creepers include: SCARY NIGHTS: A serial killer goes to an amusement park and kills people for the fun of it. WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY GRAVE: A son visiting gravesites purchased years ago for his father, mother, and himself discovers a stranger buried in his plot. BOGEYMAN: Ben's elation from moving to a new state is shortlived when he discovers the bogeyman has followed him and is still sleeping under his bed. KILL THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET: Charles puts a ...

The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming.... This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.

"The Return of Tarzan" is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine New Story Magazine in the issues for June through December 1913; the first book edition was published in 1915 by A. C. McClurg.

On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his friends are in grave danger.

Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairytales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of magic. Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them.

Written after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S. Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel, with its story of time travel, sorcery, and magic rings, is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch.

Armies are gathering from distant lands. In the midst of imminent war, two orphaned brothers, Dougray and Robbie, and their travelling companion Belle, have sought shelter with the elves. But even in their idyllic world, peace is short-lived when monstrous shrieks are unleashed into their treetop homes and destroy everything in their paths. The brothers are forced to flee with Navarre, the healer that once knew their parents. On the way to Twendlemark to obtain horses for their journey, they are given a cryptic prophecy about their future and narrowly escape Morgranus, an evil demon hunting...

Combined for great value! The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Peel away the layers of Priestley's complex drama to appreciate this powerful warning, wrapped up in the genre of a gripping detective story, and truly understand that "We don't live alone. We are members of one body."

Die weltbekannte Geschichte von Jules Verne erzählt die Abenteuer von Professor Aronnax, seinem Assistenten Conseil und dem Harpunier Ned Land auf der Nautilus, dem phantastischen Unterseeboot des rätselhaften Kapitän Nemo. Eine gefährliche Reise durch die unbekannte Tiefsee, in der ungeahnte Gefahren lauern...