Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/historical/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0004 407392 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/historical/engine/rss.php:0 Diane Magras - Free Library Land Online - Historical https://historical.library.land/ ru Diane Magras - Free Library Land Online - Historical DataLife Engine The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/487159-the_hunt_for_the_mad_wolfs_daughter.html https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/487159-the_hunt_for_the_mad_wolfs_daughter.html The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter
The companion to a New York Times Editors' Choice and Kids' Indie Next List Pick—a heart-pounding adventure starring a strong heroine who is battling the challenges of being a legend—perfect for reading aloud with the whole family.
"Exciting, fast-paced, and beautifully written! The perfect follow-up to the first book, and by the end, readers will be clamoring for more!" —Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times Bestselling Author of The False Prince
In this Scottish medieval adventure, after attempting a daring rescue of her war-band family, Drest learns that Lord Faintree's traitorous uncle has claimed the castle for his own and convinced the knights that the lord has been slain . . . by her hand. Now with a hefty price on her head, Drest must find a way to escape treacherous knights, all the while proving to her father, the "Mad Wolf of the North," and her irrepressible band of brothers that she is...]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:01:41 +0200 Secret of the Shadow Beasts https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/616928-secret_of_the_shadow_beasts.html https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/616928-secret_of_the_shadow_beasts.html Secret of the Shadow Beasts
For fans of Dragon Pearl and the Lockwood & Co. series comes a swift-moving contemporary fantasy about a young girl tasked with destroying deadly shadow creatures.
In Brannland, terrifying beasts called Umbrae roam freely once the sun sets, so venomous that a single bite will kill a full-grown adult—and lately, with each day that passes, their population seems to double. The only people who can destroy them are immune children like Nora, who are recruited at the age of seven to leave their families behind and begin training at a retrofitted castle called Noye’s Hill. But despite her immunity, Nora’s father refused to let her go. Now, years after his death by Umbra attack, Nora is twelve, and sees her mother almost killed by the monsters too. That’s when Nora decides it’s time for her to join the battle. Once she arrives at Noye’s Hill, though, she and her new friends are left with...]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2022 23:16:53 +0300 The Mad Wolf's Daughter https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/181762-the_mad_wolfs_daughter.html https://historical.library.land/diane-magras/181762-the_mad_wolfs_daughter.html The Mad Wolf's Daughter
Arya from Game of Thrones meets an Outlander setting in this middle-grade debut about a fierce girl who attempts to rescue her family from a castle prison with only the help of an injured enemy knight.
In this gorgeously wrought, action-filled, medieval adventure, a resourceful girl and an injured enemy knight must rescue her family from his castle's prison.
One dark night, Drest's sheltered life on a remote Scottish headland is shattered when invading knights capture her family, but leave Drest behind. Her father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers are a fearsome war-band, but now Drest is the only one who can save them. So she starts off on a wild rescue attempt, taking a wounded invader along as a hostage.
Hunted by a bandit with a dark link to her family's past, aided by a witch whom she rescues from the stake, Drest travels through unwelcoming villages, desolate forests, and haunted towns. Every time she's faced with a...]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2018 05:52:51 +0200