Sliabh na bhFian it is called - the Mountain of Warriors. Those who dwell in its shadow live in fear of the robber band who come raiding and burning from its crags. Their leader known only as 'An Beitheach' - The Beast. Béibhinn Uí Bhriain has lost two brothers to An Beitheach. Now she seeks only to destroy his reign and bring peace to her clan and lands. But sixth century Ireland is a place of magic and duplicity, and soon Béibhinn finds herself imprisoned in An Beitheach's fortress. Can her spirit and principles remain unbroken, when An Beitheach seems determined to take not only her family and freedom, but also her honor and heart?

AN EERIE TWIN-TOWERED CASTLE of white stone on an ice-bound island on a frozen winter lake, a nearby English manor house haunted by a flute playing ghost who roams the halls at night accompanied by a wolf, and a mysterious kidnapped girl from the past all come together in one of the most thrilling Dana Girls cases ever! THE DANA GIRLS were a sister-series to NANCY DREW and THE HARDY BOYS from the same publishers and writers from the 1930s to the 1970s. This is a FANFICTION MYSTERY, written in the same style as the original Danas from the 1930s, and set in that era. There were 30 Dana Girls mystery stories written and published by the creators of the original Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books in the 1930s - 1970s. This book is representative of the early volumes in the series. The Dana Girls have also appeared in some of the recent Nancy Drew graphic novels.

Silvia is the daughter of a poor shepherd in the troubled land of Elonia. He does everything within his power to show her he loves her, and she is happy. She has little, but as long as her father is there to protect her she has more than enough. But nothing is permanent, and one day she finds herself with nothing. With little to lose and much to gain, she accepts a quest to find truth and joy once more.

"I shall never tell," the Queen replied. Without another word the man thrust the dagger into her and Adrastea let out an involuntary scream, quickly covering her mouth. But it was too late. The Human snapped his head around and looked at the door. His face was square and dirty, with a scruffy blond beard and a long scar across his forehead, nose, and cheek. Adrastea stared with wide eyes at the horrid thing, still covering her mouth. The man leaped for the door and the Princess jumped back as it swung open, running as fast as her legs would carry her back down the hall. "GUARDS!" she screamed hoarsely, dashing up the stairs. She could hear the man's footsteps right behind her but did not dare look back. "GUARDS!" Adrastea yelled again. Reaching the top of the stairs the young Princess halted, looking down the empty hall. The guards were gone.

(This story belongs to Frances Hodgson Burnett. I don't own anything.) Marco's father, Stefan, is a patriot working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom of Samavia. Marco and his father come to London where Marco befriends a street urchin known as The Rat.

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Nine of the Goode children go to spend the summer with their Aunt in the small town of Blakewood where their parents grew up. The oldest, Bethany, takes a summer job with their Uncle Dean in the General Store, using her free time to catch up on school work. Gwen, the towns Miss Popular, immediately takes a disliking to Bethany on account of their family history. Everything seems perfectly normal until a week after they arrive, and that's when the animals start attacking. Everyone from the age of ten and up are getting attacked by all sorts of animals. All except the Goode kids and Liam Finnigan, a young groundskeeper for the Blakewood Mansion. Rumors start spreading that Bethany and her siblings are the reason behind it all and people start to turn against them. Liam and Bethany both know the only way to save not only their families but the rest of the town is to get to the bottom of it all, which means uncovering the deep secrets of the bitter connection between three families and hundreds of years of dust. What secrets does the Blakewood Mansion hold?..........

A fairy tale about an enchanted hole in the wall, in which the mice live and work exactly as the people outside the hole.

"When you look in the mirror, you see your reflection, right?" I asked, snapping a cracker in half. "Um, yeah?" Lacey replied, razing one eyebrow. "What if that reflection wasn't there?" "That would be...Weird," Joey answered logically. "Even more weird, what if it started singing?"

Chapter One