Bridget Collins
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In the tradition of Sarah Waters, Helene Wecker, and Jessie Burton, an atmospheric and mystery-laden historical novel set within a magical world where books are not stories but the repository of individual lives"--Provided by publisher.
Emmett Farmer is summoned away from his family to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder-- a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice, but which neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. Books...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
At Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, the best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu: an arcane and mysterious contest. Léo Martin was once a student there, but lost his passion for the grand jeu following a violent tragedy. Now he returns in disgrace, exiled to his old place of learning with his political career in tatters. But this rarified world of learning Léo once loved is not the same place he...
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
26 wooden letter blocks, 1 hardcover Alpha block book, 1 Alphabet floor puzzle (24 pieces), 1 softcover Alpha Oops: the day z went first, 1 hardcover ABC, 1 Alphabet matching cards game :: demco clear backpack with black trim ; 18"H x 13"W x 6"D
Language
English
Description
Description for Alpha oops: Chaos ensues when Z thinks that its time for him to go first in the alphabet for a change.
Description to Alpha block: "Features thick pages cut into the shape of each letter, creating a sort of peek-through guessing game around the letter form itself. As children interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the 26 letters and associated words,but also with each letter's physicality--angles,...
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition of supernatural horror, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a spooky tale. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors-- all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre-- bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling...
