Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The king's taster The king's taster Kenneth Oppel The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land's pickiest king. OL11690070W
Starclimber Starclimber Kenneth Oppel "Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly?"A smile soared across my face."As high as I possibly can."Pilot-in-training Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries, expert on high-altitude life-forms, are invited a… OL11690073W
This dark endeavor This dark endeavor Kenneth Oppel When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain que… OL15941999W
The boundless The boundless Kenneth Oppel Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains. OL17872796W
A creepy case of vampires A creepy case of vampires Kenneth Oppel "Giles and Kevin are sure they see a vampire, and take matters into their own hands. The celebrated author is back with another rollicking adventure in this final book in the series" Cf. Our choice, … OL18015074W
Airborn Airborn Kenneth Oppel Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow's nest, being the ship's eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there'd been no weather to speak of so far. I was keeping watch on a dark sta… OL19328W
Firewing Firewing Kenneth Oppel Griffin, a young bat, is sucked into the "Underworld," and his father follows to rescue him. OL19333W
Darkwing Darkwing Kenneth Oppel,Keith Thompson As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . . DuskHe alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned — or worse. As the… OL19337W
Dead water zone Dead water zone Kenneth Oppel For as long as he can remember, Paul has looked after his younger, weaker brother Sam. But when Sam leaves home to work as a research assistant in Watertown, he disappears into the dark folds of the … OL19338W
Every Hidden Thing Every Hidden Thing Kenneth Oppel Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies the skeleton of a massive dinosaur, larger than anything the late nineteenth century world has ever seen. Some legends… OL19356018W
The live-forever machine The live-forever machine Kenneth Oppel Past worlds come crashing into the present of 14 year-old Eric when he witnesses a strange confrontation in the city museum between an aged curator and an eerily intense young man - and suddenly find… OL24717041W
Follow That Star Follow That Star Kenneth Oppel Le périple fantaisiste de Zacharie. Le petit berger se rend à Bethléem pour voir les anges et ce avec ses moutons, les moutons les plus idiots de la terre. [SDM]. OL9808007W