Kirjahaku

A wealthy kid becomes a Civil War soldier in this epic coming-of-age novel. When Daniel Stuart finishes his Harvard freshman term in June 1862, he learns life at home isn't as fun as college. He squabbles with his brother Erik, rejects a future in law, and escapes to his garden. A pretty maid named Mary sympathizes, but his three school friends have 'got their skirts on fire' and dream of battlefield glory. Against his family's wishes, Daniel enlists as a private in the Civil War. Join Daniel and his friends - brash Andrew, scholar Matthew, and gentle David - as they train at Fort Ellsworth, fight at Second Bull Run, skirmish in Fredericksburg, and battle Confederates in Chancellorsville. This memoir-esque Civil War account is a gripping story of love, loss, sacrifice, and friendship. For Daniel can never return to his garden, but his friendships and his love for Mary are worth fighting for.

A sexy magician entices an innocent young girl to his magical, dangerous theatre. Trapped beneath her mother's control, Olivia longs to be an actress and live a magical life. In her little world, she's a star upon the stage. Yet her dreams stay locked in her head - until a mysterious stranger gifts to her an enchanted ticket. What wonders it will unleash Olivia goes to the theatre, where glowing gaslights, strange voices, and golden mirrors are controlled by a masterful magician. What is the deadly secret behind his powers? Olivia had better be careful, or she could get trapped in his theatre forever ...

I only wanted to be cured That's what I told Adam Damon. Cure me. Save me. I've been sick for years. My doctor told me I'm going to die in a matter of weeks. No one can heal me. Only you ... His solution was to strap me to his miracle invention: the Damon Machine. Electrodes on my skin pumped hundreds of volts right into my body. Buzzing and zapping like I was filled with wasps. That cure almost killed me. But I lived through it - and I woke up into the nightmare of what he'd done He didn't heal me. He made me into something much, much worse. Lightning in my hands High velocity electric voltage coursing through my veins. I can kill people with just one touch. And now I've got to work with the madman who transformed me. Because if I don't control these dangerous powers, I'll be a menace to society. And if I can control them? Then the world needs me like it's never needed anyone before. Join me, Charlotte Poole, on my unbelievable journey of transformation from a regular teenage girl into one of the most influential - and powerful - people of the 1880s. It's all here, in the "Charlotte Poole" series.