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What is it really like to own a castle in England? Crisis at the Castle pulls back the tapestries to reveal the dilemma many aristocratic inheritors face today: costly renovations, constant repairs, fading public attention, and crippling debt. Sudeley Castle, Burton Court, and Kelburn Castle have stood for centuries, but will they survive the next generation?
82) Leopards' gold
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Chronicles of the Red King volume 3
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It is years since King Timoken, his sister Zobayda, and his friends settled in the enchanted Red Castle, but now they are all threatened by the evil beyond the castle's protective spells and it will be up to two of Timoken's nine children, Petrello and Tolomeo, to find out which of their siblings is the traitor in their midst, and defeat their enemies.
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The deadly dungeon: While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.
The empty envelope: Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.
The falcon's feathers: Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest.
The goose's gold: When Ruth Rose and her friends, vacationing in Florida,...
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"A castle soaring through the air makes for a fun story, and an even more fun puzzle to solve. Readers of this unique volume will go on an adventure and use their problem-solving skills to find their way through the flying castle. Colorful illustrations and concise, accessible text engage even the most reluctant readers, while clues and keys also help them figure out the assortment of puzzles throughout the book"-- www.rosenpublishing.com
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Scottish bookshop volume 2
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"Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four year old son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night. Hari's dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister Surinder comes to Zoe's aid, hooking her up with a job as far away from the urban crush as possible: a bookshop on...
87) The grave thief
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Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief that gets caught up in a royal heist. long the way, he meets Ember, the queen's niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegon, the queen, a missing king and the mysterious pebble Spade finds in the Wyndhail cemetery.
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"'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons"--
89) Gormenghast
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Gormenghast trilogy volume 2
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A young earl’s future in a sprawling castle could be changed by a feral girl and a cunning servant in this acclaimed gothic fantasy trilogy’s second entry.
Titus Groan is seven years old, lord and heir to the crumbling castle Gormenghast. A gothic labyrinth of roofs and turrets, cloisters and corridors, stairwells and dungeons, it is also the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed
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"San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright and her hunky security-expert husband, Derek Stone, face a locked-room murder mystery during the holidays in Scotland. In the middle of a wonderful Christmas holiday in Dharma, Brooklyn and Derek receive a frantic phone call from their dear friend Claire in Loch Ness, Scotland. The laird of the castle, Cameron MacKinnon, has just proposed to her! They plan to be married on New Year's Day,...
92) The last siege
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Three teenagers who spend the night in a deserted, ruined castle find themselves under siege.
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"Rome, 1965: Aspiring actress Silvia Whitford arrives at Rome's famed Cinecittà Studios from Los Angeles, ready for her big break and a taste of la dolce vita. Instead, she learns that the movie in which she was cast has been canceled. Desperate for money, Silvia has only one choice: seek out the Italian aunt she has never met. Gabriella Conti lives in a crumbling castello on the edge of a volcanic lake. Silvia's mother refuses to explain the rift...
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"Princess Imogen of Goslind has lived a sheltered life for three years at the boarded-up castle--she and the rest of its inhabitants safe from the bloody mori roja plague that's ravaged the kingdom. But Princess Imogen has a secret, and as King Stuart descends further into madness, it's at great risk of being revealed. Rations dwindle each day, and unhappy murmurings threaten to crack the facade of the years-long charade being played within the castle...
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In this volume, which includes over 350 illustrations, John Goodall brings to life the history of the English castle over six centuries. In it he explores the varied architecture of these buildings and describes their changing role in warfare, politics, domestic living, and governance. --from publisher description
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Deverill chronicles volume 3
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1939: Peace has flourished since the Great War ended, but much has changed for the Deverill family as now a new generation is waiting in the wings to make their mark. When Martha Wallace leaves her home in America to search for her birth mother in Dublin, she never imagines that she will completely lose her heart to the impossibly charming JP Deverill. But more surprises are in store for her after she discovers that her mother comes from the same...
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In 1940, during the Blitz, Katherine, Robbie and Amelie Bateson are sent north to a private school in Rookskill Castle in Scotland, a brooding place, haunted by dark magic from the past--but when some of their classmates disappear Katherine has to find out if the cause is hidden in the past or very much in the present.
100) Barbie: Fairytopia
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Come join Elina (Barbie) and see a magical new land filled with fairies, flowers, and enchanting adventures. Come and discover new places such as the Enchantress' Castle, walk through the Wildering Woods, visit Azura's cottage, stop by Laverna's Castle and head on over to the Magic Meadow. Meet new friends along the way.
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