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Sarah Porter is a genius. Her language is lush and dangerous, and her books burn with the beautiful, ferocious intensity of a bonfire in the darkest night."-Brittany Cavallaro, New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Charlotte From critically-acclaimed author Sarah Porter comes Never-Contented Things: a standalone surreal young adult fantasy of teenagers ensorcelled into a wicked bargain with otherworldly beings...Every moment of the n...

Title: The royal penitent: in three parts: to which is added, David's lamentation over Saul and Jonathan.Author: Sarah PorterPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accou...

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Excerpt from Alfred Dudley, or the Australian SettlersJudicious parents, however, are always desirous of ascertaining how far truth is blended with fiction, and what accurate ideas their children may obtain from the perusal of any work which may fall into their hands.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important histor...

From the acclaimed author of "Vassa in the Night" comes a new standalone novel about dark faeries. "Eerie, edgy, and filled with mystery, Porter takes us to the depths of the magical and psychological."--Danielle Paige, "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Dorothy Must Die.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Excerpt from Musical Vibrations for the DeafThe band performs most satisfactorily to the listener, the phrasing and time being absolutely perfect. The pupils enjoy the music, and, as you will see from the chart, the various sensations about which you ask are gained. They want to practice, which is not generally the case with hearing children.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more...

Excerpt from The Life and Times of Anne RoyallLed by psychological, rather than by historical, interest, I began a search for Mrs. Royall's maiden name and other primary biographical facts concern ing her which had long been missing. Searching for those facts has been like hunting for a dozen needles, each hidden in a different haystack. Ancient re cords of the District of Columbia, of five states, and of more than a score of cities have been ...

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There Ada meets kids of many different shapes, stripes, and appendages, such as a girl with dragonfly wings and a seal-boy. As she adjusts to her new life, Ada senses that the facility is keeping a secret that could upend everything the world knows about Chimeras. But will someone put a stop to her efforts to uncover the truth?

From the acclaimed author of "Vassa in the Night"--a haunting tale of possession, loss, and longing in which a teenage girl calls her beloved brother back from the grave, with disastrous consequences.

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Fourteen-year-old Luce has had a tough life, but she reaches the depths of despair when she is assaulted on the cliffs outside a grim Alaskan village. She expects to die when she falls into the icy waves below but instead undergoes an astonishing transformation: she becomes a mermaid. A tribe of mermaids finds and welcomes Luce inall of them, like her, lost girls who surrendered their humanity in their darkest moments. Luce is thrilled with he...

In the exciting final installment of the Lost Voices trilogy, the mermaid Luceswims to the San FranciscoBay, where she finds a group of renegade mermaids who unite become an army under her leadershipwhenwarbreaks out betweenhumans and mermaids.

A dark, thoroughly modern fairy tale crackling with wit and magical mayhem." --Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of the Grisha Trilogy In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they've arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now--but not Vassa's working-class neighborhood. In Vassa's neighborhood, where she l...

When fourteen-year-old Luce is assaulted on the cliffs near an Alaskan village, she expects to die when she tumbles into the icy water below. Instead, she transforms into a mermaid. Luce is thrilled with her new lifeuntil she discovers the catch.