New Releases by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

This compelling story of adventure, romance, and intrigue, set in ancient Egypt, was written by the three-time Newbery Honor and Edgar Award winning author Eloise Jarvis McGraw. Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom in ancient Egypt, under the rule of Queen Hatshepsut. Mara is not like other slaves; she can read and write, as well as speak the language of Babylonian. So, to barter for her freedom, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies—each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt. Against her will, Mara finds herself falling in love with one of her masters, the noble Sheftu, and she starts to believe in his plans of restoring Thutmose III to the throne. But just when Mara is ready to offer Sheftu her help and her heart, her duplicity is discovered, and a battle ensues in which both Mara’s life and the fate of Egypt are at stake. “Dangerous espionage, an unusual love story, and richly drawn background make this a book to capture quick and lasting interest.”—Horn Book “Thoroughly engrossing.”—Kirkus Reviews

Mara würde alles tun, um aus ihrem Sklavendasein auszubrechen. Deshalb zögert sie nicht, als ihr neuer Herr ihr die Freiheit verspricht, wenn sie einen lebensgefährlichen Auftrag annimmt: Sie soll Thutmosis, den Stiefsohn der herrschenden Pharaonin Hatschepsut, ausspionieren. Doch schon bald gerät Mara in Bedrängnis ... "McGraw erzählt mit viel Gespür für Atmosphäre....fesselnd und glaubwürdig." Nürnberger Nachrichten "Spannend, anschaulich und kritisch schildert McGraw das Regierungssystem der Pharaonen, die Herrschsucht Hatschepsuts und das Klassensystem. Sensibel entwickelt sie die Verliebtheit von Mara und Scheftu." Basler Zeitung "Dieses Buch fesselt selbst die müdeste Leseratte. Ein spannender Roman, den man nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann. (...) Ein Flechtwerk aus Historie, Lebensart im alten Ägypten und persönlichem Schicksal." Main Echo

Poco, a living marionette, is on his own at Witheraway Castle, working for its master, the Whitherd, and must find the mysterious Rundelstone to see his friends again and to keep the hidden kingdom of Fyordi-Zik from darkness.

A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture.

Having no money, a thirteen-year-old begins a series of swaps to get the child he babysits for a pair of cowboy boots.

Victim of both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, a homeless, penniless eleven-year-old must decide what direction his life should take.

A Newbery Honor Award-winning book Jim Keath has lived for six years as a Crow Indian when he learns that his two younger brothers and a sister are journeying west to take up land. Although Jim finds it difficult to fit in with the family he hasn’t seen since childhood, and though they are wary and distrustful of him, Jim feels his duty is at their side. But slowly, as they survive the dangerous trek west, the perils of frontier life, and the kidnapping of their younger brother, Jim and his family realize that the only way to survive is to accept each other and truly reunite the family. “A first-rate adventure story.”—The New York Times “The grueling hardships on the journey to Oregon and in making a home provide exciting reading. Characters are portrayed so fully and sympathetically they might be alive.”—Library Journal

With a great deal of practice and help from an already accomplished magician, Joel perfects his magic act. Afterwards he wonders if it is too perfect.

While staying with relatives who live in an old inn, twelve-year-old Nels finds a secret passageway to a part of the building that no longer exists and meets a strange boy whose family is trapped in a leftover pocket of time.

A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny.

A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny.

The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a spy in the royal palace of Thebes, in the days when Queen Hatshepsut ruled.

French Canadian Chip Ladou loved the Oregon woods where he worked with his father in a logging camp. His terrible temper lost him his job, and it took a year back at school to prove to himself and his friends that he could conquer his temper.