Books

10 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Enter three witches Enter three witches Caroline B. Cooney In this story based on the Shakespeare play, "Macbeth," and set in eleventh-century Scotland, Lady Mary, the fourteen-year-old ward of Lord and Lady Macbeth, is sent to live with Lady Macbeth to lear… OL14921173W
Kidnapped! Kidnapped! Thomas, Roy Retells, in comic book format, Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of sixteen-year-old David Balfour who, after being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the … OL15010916W
Twilight child Twilight child Sally Warner Taken from eighteenth-century Finland by her father, teenager Eleni eventually finds a home in Scotland, receiving help along the way from brounies, fairies, and other creatures she has the ability t… OL15211188W
The runaway's gold The runaway's gold Emilie Christie Burack "The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christopher Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant … OL17868090W
In Freedom's Cause In Freedom's Cause G. A. Henty At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule. OL1794681W
Where the World Ends Where the World Ends Geraldine McCaughrean 316 pages : 21 cm OL19350653W
Thistle Downe Thistle Downe Molly Whitney Despite obstacles, a young troll, living in the Orkney Islands of Scotland in the mid-nineteenth century, tries to win the heart of Amelia, a lovely fairy, and achieve success making sticky toffee pu… OL22073280W
The master of Ballantrae The master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is one of Stevenson's darker, more political novels. Two brothers are brought into conflict by the Jacobite rising of 1745, which tears their family apart. OL24164W
Macbeth Macbeth John F. McDonald A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about Macbeth, the eleventh-century king of Scotland, and of the tragedy of prophecy and royal murder. Includes biographical and historical no… OL26195979W
Dungeon Dungeon Lynne Reid Banks Driven by his grief over the loss of his family and by his longing for adventure, Bruce MacLennan sets out from Scotland for China, where he buys a young girl, who tries to ease his pain but instead … OL27315861W