The Runaway Peacock

The Runaway Peacock
Author: Niyatee Sharma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9789389203066

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* A fun ' find-it' book with a high-speed chase after a peacock - through a bustling market, onto an umbrella, up on a tree... and find out where else! * Written in short, crisp sentences that children will enjoy reading aloud * Colourful pictures with energy and detail create vibrant scenarios in which children will enjoy spotting the perky peacock * Plays on the idea of the peacock as a motif, common in India. The visuals pick up on that to bring in a range of other motifs.

Runaway

Runaway
Author: Peter May
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623657911

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"MAY IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH... A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION OF JUST HOW GOOD MAY CAN BE." --The Daily Mail "Five of us had run away that fateful night just over a month before. Only three of us would be going home. And nothing, nothing would ever be the same again." Glasgow, 1965. Headstrong teenager Jack Mackay has just one destination on his mind--London--and successfully convinces his four friends, and fellow bandmates, to join him in abandoning their homes to pursue a goal of musical stardom. Glasgow, 2015. Jack Mackay, heavy-hearted sixty-seven-year-old is still haunted by what might have been. His recollections of the terrible events that befell him and his friends some fifty years earlier, and how he did not act when it mattered most is a memory he has tried to escape his entire adult life. London, 2015. A man lies dead in a one-room flat. His killer looks on, remorseless. What started with five teenagers following a dream five decades before has been transformed over the intervening decades into a waking nightmare that might just consume them all.

The Peacock Detectives

The Peacock Detectives
Author: Carly Nugent
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062896725

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Perfect for fans of The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Waiting for Normal, this charming middle grade mystery is full of heart, humor, and more than a few surprises. Eleven-turning-twelve-year-old Cassie is an expert Peacock Detective. Her sharp eye for details is why the Hudsons from across the street call her every time their pet peacocks wander away. But there are some things even the greatest Peacock Detective can’t figure out, like why her best friend is so angry lately; why her older sister is cutting her hair off; or why her parents are acting like they don’t know each other anymore. Cassie is an expert at solving things. But what’s a master detective to do when her whole world is changing, and all the answers are out of reach?

The Runaway Valentine

The Runaway Valentine
Author: Tina Casey
Publisher: Albert Whitman
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Picture books
ISBN: 9780807571781

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Victor, a valentine card eager to be brought home, is overlooked until he marches out of the store and into the street, where he proves helpful to one person after another.

You Were Never Here

You Were Never Here
Author: Kathleen Peacock
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0063002531

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“A page-turner of a thriller with a smart, compelling heroine.” —Kirkus “This novel is more than a murder mystery. It's about self-empowerment, acceptance, and the strength to be found in female friendships.” —School Library Journal “A crafty, well-paced thriller. The novel’s finale is appropriately fiendish—and also unexpectedly uplifting.” —Publishers Weekly Cat hasn’t been to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was twelve years old. Since the summer she discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Since she destroyed their friendship. Now, five years later, she’s back and Riley has disappeared. When Noah, Riley's brother, asks for help in discovering what happened, Cat is torn between wanting to learn the truth and protecting the secret that she’s been guarding ever since that summer she and Riley stopped speaking. Only one choice will put her in a killer’s sights… This engrossing mystery with a hint of the supernatural is perfect for fans of The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas and Bone Gap by Laura Ruby.

Mountain Top Mystery

Mountain Top Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 129
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807596566

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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a hidden cave in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. A rockslide strands the Aldens on a mountain! But being stuck on Old Flat Top isn't all bad. As the children wait for rescue, they discover that a secret cave has opened up—one that just might hold legendary treasure! What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks
Author: Mary Wesley
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-03-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1446443418

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Hebe sits in the darkness and listens to her hypocritical grandparents and her older siblings discuss how her unexpected pregnancy must be terminated to avoid the shame it will bring. Determined to raise her child, she flees into the night with only her mother's jewellery to support her. Twelve years later she is living happily alone in Cornwall, whilst her son attends an expensive private school. Hebe has harnessed her two great talents - cooking and making love - to make a living for herself, but when the separate strands of her life become intangled the even tenor of her days is threatened, and her world changes forever.

The Runaway Heiress

The Runaway Heiress
Author: Meg Tilly
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593201094

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“You'll stay up long past your bedtime to finish this fast-paced thrill ride where a couple runs up against the dark side of human nature and an enemy who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan A brave woman on the run from her vindictive husband faces a dangerous path in the thrilling new romantic suspense novel from Oscar-nominated actress Meg Tilly. Sarah Rainsford has been on the run for more than three years. She's changed identities yet again in hopes of throwing her violent estranged husband, a police lieutenant, off her trail. Since she's still legally married to him, and he is willing to bend any laws to get his hands on her inheritance, he'll stop at nothing to locate her. With a new name and fake ID papers, she lands a job as a personal assistant to none other than Hollywood's golden boy director Mick Talford. He's a difficult client but she senses hidden depths to him. Once Mick and Sarah combine forces in a desperate attempt to keep Sarah out of harm's way, they build a strong bond . . . but with danger trailing them, is it enough to keep them both alive?

The Copper Peacock and Other Stories

The Copper Peacock and Other Stories
Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1993
Genre: Large type books
ISBN: 9780745133836

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The Mating Mind

The Mating Mind
Author: Geoffrey Miller
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2011-12-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0307813746

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At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing—and radical—explanation for how and why the human mind evolved. Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin’ s theory of sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin’ s theory of natural selection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding of our own species.