When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the northeast coast of Greenland, Thora is hired to investigate. Is there any connection with the disappearance of a woman from the site some months earlier? And why are the locals so hostile? Already an international bestseller, this fourth book to feature Th?ra Gudmundsd?ttir ('a delight' - Guardian) is chilling, unsettling and compulsively readable.
Grade 5-8 - A fine addition to a series that will find a home with fans of British fantasy. The first three volumes recount the escapades of young Twig in the Edge in a flat world with floating sky ships and a vast array of often deadly creatures. This fourth book goes back in time to tell the story of Twig's parents, Quint and Maris.
The Write Start: Sentences to Paragraphs with Professional and Student Readings, Fourth Edition
Clear, simple, and straightforward, this developmental writing book includes thorough coverage of the writing process, numerous opportunities for grammar practice, a variety of writing opportunities, and contemporary, interesting readings.
The fourth edition of the Environmental Encyclopedia, updated by a team of scientists and scholars, attempts to preserve the structure and relationships established in the third edition with updated information and resources that articulate concerns about global warming, climate change and other environmental perils that have become overwhelmingly clearer since the publication of the third edition in 2002.
