Dream Master Arabian Nights

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Every dream has a Dream Master to control it. But Cy has such a vivid imagination that he has met his Dream Master and can travel with him through Time and Space to actually live his dreams. But what would happen if a character from Cy's dream decided to come and live in his Time and Space? Well Cy's about to find out. He's accidentally conjured up the Princess Shahr-Azad from Ancient Arabia - creator of the 1001 tales of Arabian Nights. Cy and the Dream Master are keen to return the Princess back to her home, before she is discovered. Trouble is, the princess isn't keen to go back. She'd much rather stay and enter the upcoming TV talent contest and she's prepared to go to great lengths to get her own way. So begins a battle of wills (and imaginations) between the greatest storyteller of all time, and the timid but determined Cy. With flying carpets, Arabian dungeons and a trouble-making genie Cy's fourth adventure with his Dream Master is as fast and funny as before.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-03-30
File : 178 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446451915


Dream Master Gladiator

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Cy has the ability to control his own dreams and knows his own, personal Dream Master. But sometimes Cy's own imagination is so strong that he can run his own dream. Or so he thinks. For there's plenty of mishap and adventure ahead when Cy and the Dream Master travel back to Pompeii - on the eve of the eruption of Vesuvius. Not only does the Dream Master have to face a lion in the gladiatorial ring, but Cy must rescue him - and drive a chariot to escape from the volanic lava and dust . . . The third in a fantastic fantasy series.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-03-31
File : 178 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446452615


The Dream Master

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'There are always rules . . . I am the Dream Master. Not you. What I say goes. And I say this dream is gone, so beat it.' There are good dreams and there are rotten dreams, but once they're over, they're over. Or are they? For one morning, as Cy is about to wake up from a terrific dream about Ancient Egypt, he discovers that he can get back into his dream world. There's just one problem: the Dream Master, who isn't used to stroppy boys standing up to him and wanting to break all the rules. And as Cy moves back and forth between the present day and the land of the pharaohs - sorting out all kinds of problems with schoolwork and bullies - dream life and real life become ingeniously intertwined!

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-08-31
File : 178 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446495056


Dream Master Nightmare

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When Cy visits a special Viking exhibition in York and looks at a glorious Viking helmet, he is horrified to suddenly find a face in the helmet - his Dream Master! The Dream Master is in terrible trouble, a prisoner of Eric Bloodaxe - a fearsome Viking chief. Only Cy can rescue him. But first he must enter his dreams again . . . This is the second terrific adventure involving Cy and the Dream Master and is just as packed with action and wit as the first title.

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-08-31
File : 98 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446495049


The Dream Master

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The book is a multi-generational historical novel. The story is about the Nash family's rise to power and wealth in Iraq during the 1920's, 30's and 40's. Then losing it all in the late 1940's and moving to America. Struggling in America to make ends meet. The next generation of brothers and sisters growing up in America takes different directions. Michael the youngest son forms M. Nash Investments to invest and put deals together. Michael's story involves corporate takeovers, proxy battles, legal issues, Court room and Board room intrigue and drama.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Joseph Mazin
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Release : 2011-06-24
File : 307 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781463419608


Divided City

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A gripping and powerful story of two boys from rival backgrounds, for fans of The Hate U Give and The Upper World. Glasgow is a divided city. Catholics and Protestants; Celtic and Rangers. Stumble down the wrong street at night, and you might not find your way home again. Joe and Graham should never have become friends, but football brings them together. They don't want to get involved in the conflict and rivalry. They just want to talk, play, live and breathe the beautiful game. But the Orange Walks are beginning - the annual marches that bring the city's tensions to the surface. And Joe and Graham have to decide where their loyalties lie. A powerful, gripping story about friendship, prejudice and tolerance from multi-award-winning author Theresa Breslin. 'An outstanding writer . . . Superb' Independent

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-03-30
File : 258 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446450260


Spy For The Queen Of Scots

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As lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Ginette - known as Jenny - is the young queen's closest childhood friend. Growing up in the elegant but ruthless French court, surrounded by enemies and traitors - not least the jealous, manipulative Catherine de Medici, and Mary's own scheming half-brother, James - Jenny has always been fiercely loyal to her mistress. But when she overhears a mysterious whispered plot, closely followed by several unexplained deaths at court, she puts her own life in danger and turns spy for Mary. Jenny quickly realises not a soul at court can be trusted, and when she and Mary return to their Scottish homeland for Mary to claim her throne, they face even greater peril. Desperate to protect her friend from those who would slit her throat to steal her crown, while battling her feelings for the charismatic nobleman Duncan Alexander, Jenny becomes embroiled in a dangerous web of secrets, betrayals and lies.

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Genre : Young Adult Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2012-08-02
File : 419 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781407075723


Saskia S Journey

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Saskia Granton is intrigued by an invitation to visit her reclusive great-aunt Alessandra, who lives on the Scottish coast. It's a chance to rediscover her lifelong love of the sea - and to forget, if only for a few weeks, the boring career her parents have mapped out for her. Swept immediately into the rhythm of life in a fishing community, Saskia slowly begins to realize how little she really knows about her roots. Somehow, she needs to understand the past if she is to find the direction she needs for her future - a future that may or may not include her new friend Ben. Just as the sea gives up its bounty, so too her great-aunt must reveal the secrets of the past - the terrible toll of lives lost, and the very personal tragedy that left Alessandra herself so isolated. Only then can Saskia break free . . .

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2011-02-28
File : 244 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446452035


Kezzie At War

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During the 1930s Depression in Scotland, Kezzie and her young sister Lucy are luckier than most. Following their father's death, they manage to stay together and live on the little work Kezzie and Grandad are able to find. But life turns sour when Lucy goes missing. Without hesitation, Kezzie sets off alone to find her sister, a difficult journey which takes her over the Atlantic to Canada . . . In the second story, Kezzie and Lucy are reunited with Grandad in Clydebank. The Second World War breaks out, and the family spirit is put to the test. Kezzie's strength is needed by so many - she must save an Italian family from the racial hatred they encounter, and rescue her old school friend Peg. As Clydebank is bombed and becomes a burning inferno, will Kezzie be strong enough to turn a tragedy into a triumph?

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2012-03-29
File : 433 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446479902


Prisoner Of The Inquisition

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Zarita, only daughter of the town magistrate, lives a life of wealth and privilege. Indulged by her parents, she is free to spend her days as she pleases, enjoying herself in the company of an eligible young nobleman, horse riding, or leisurely studying the arts. Saulo, son of a family reduced by circumstances to begging, witnesses his father wrongfully arrested and dealt with in the most horrifying way. Hauled off to be a slave at sea and pursued by pirates he encounters the ambitious mariner explorer, Christopher Columbus. Throughout his hardships Saulo is determined to survive - for he has sworn vengeance on the magistrate and his family. As Zarita's life also undergoes harsh changes the formidable and frightening Inquisition arrives in the area, bringing menacing shadows of suspicion with acts of cruel brutality - and ultimately, amid the intrigues of the court of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand in the splendid Moorish city of Grenada, betrayal and revenge . . .

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Theresa Breslin
Publisher : Random House
Release : 2010-04-01
File : 322 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781409096979