James Riley
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Description
Listed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one. Shipwrecked off the western coast of North Africa in August of 1815, James Riley and his crew had no idea of the trials awaiting them as they gathered their beached belongings. They would be captured by a band of nomadic Arabs, herded across the Sahara Desert,...
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Except for reading the Kiel Gnomenfoot magic adventure series, Owen's life is boring until he sees his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the school library and he learns that Bethany is half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.
Owen's boring life is turned on its head when he sees classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the school library and learns that the half-fictional...
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First published in 1883, this charming book includes many of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, including "Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer" and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin." Also graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's folksy illustrations of farm scenes from our past, this Library of Indiana Classics edition faithfully reproduces the 1905 edition. A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, it offers a warm look at how farm...
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Mysteries abound as memory-erased Owen Conners, boy magician Kiel Gnomenfoot, and their half-fictional friend Bethany confront secrets, stolen memories, hidden clues, surprising twists and endings, and some very familiar faces.
5) Worlds apart
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
481 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
After Nobody destroys the connection between fictional and nonfictional worlds, causing nonfictional people to lose their imaginations, Owen and Bethany must risk everything to save multiple realities.
Author
Series
Revenge of magic volume 1
Formats
Description
"When long-dead magical creatures are discovered all around the world, each with a buried book of magic, the governments of the world want to unlock the power the books, but need the help of kids to harness the magical power"--
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
ix, 367 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Owen is trapped in a time travel plot-your-own-adventure book, controlled by the reader, and a bizarre fellow prisoner, Kara Dox, might be his only hope for escaping to save Bethany.
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Series
Revenge of magic volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
The future has been saved, but at a cost: Fort Fitzgerald has been expelled from the Oppenheimer School, and some of Fort's friends have been lost in time. But time is the one thing Fort, Rachel, and Jia don't have, as they'll soon be facing one of the eternal Old Ones, the Timeless One, for the fate of the world.
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Series
Revenge of magic volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
420 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
When time traveling students from a British magic school warn of a coming world war, Fort and his friends at the Oppenheimer magic school try to change the future without making things worse.
10) The chosen one
Author
Series
Revenge of magic volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
464 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Fort and his friends face more perilous ancient magic as they prepare for the final battle to prevent the Old Ones from returning and destroying humanity.
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Series
Once upon another time volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Now living in peace with all the other humans in the Blessed City after lifting a curse, giant Lena soon discovers this new world isn't right as she searches for Jin while things are at their darkest.
Author
Series
Half upon a time series volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
340 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Jack, of the village of Giant's Hand, is now accompanied by a prince as he continues trying to help a reluctant princess find her family, while also attempting to save a city full of fairies from a nameless curse.
13) Secret origins
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
372, 8 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Owen, Bethany, and their friends try to bring the light back to the comic book world of Jupiter City, work to figure out how the Dark and Bethany's father are linked, and look to solve the mystery of Nobody's identity.
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A must-have for Riley enthusiasts everywhere, this classic book has been faithfully reproduced for Indiana's state bicentennial. Now with an introduction by lifelong Riley enthusiast and former Indiana Poet Laureate Norbert Krapf, this charming book contains 39 of James Whitcomb Riley's signature poems, including "Old Aunt Mary's," "Little Orphant Annie," and "The Raggedy Man." Graced by noted Brown County artist Will Vawter's illustrations of such...
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Famous for his nostalgic poems invoking the people and places of rural Indiana, James Whitcomb Riley (1849—1916) earned himself the nickname "the Hoosier poet." His verse also earned him election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the gold medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and several honorary degrees.
This volume contains a rich selection of his best and most familiar poems - filled with the warmth, humor, and picturesque...
Author
Series
Revenge of magic volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Fort Fitzgerald can't stop having nightmares about the day his father was taken from him in an attack on Washington, DC. In these dreams, an Old One, an evil beyond comprehension, demands the location of the last dragon. But other than some dragon skeletons dug up with the books of magic on Discovery Day, Fort has never seen a dragon before. Could there still be one left alive? And weirdly, Fort's not the only one at the Oppenheimer School having...
18) Walk With Me
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
As Amber braves life after divorce, the young mother must challenge herself to take some personal risks after finding love in an unexpected place. “Walk with Me” addresses the many aspects of what it means to be a woman — motherhood, marriage, family, career, sexuality — and deftly explores how to balance them.