Search Results: Authors starting with P from Trolls Treasure

Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1987. Paperback. Near Fine. Book is near fine with mild edge wear and a slight curve to the front cover's leading edge. There is a private inscription on the title page.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin /Sandpiper. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Includes Linda Sue Park's 2002 Newberry Award acceptance speech. An SLJ Best Book of the Year. Book is in very good condition with very light edge wear. There is a crease down the back cover.

New York: Ballantine Books, 2005. 1st Ballantine Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paper. Very Good +. “Truth arrives in microscopic increments, and when enough has accumulated–in a moment of recognition, you just know. You know because the truth fits. I was the only member of my family to lack the gene for numbers, but I do need things to add up. Approaching midlife, I became aware of a darkening feeling–was it something heavy on my heart, or was something missing? Grateful as I am for the opportunities I’ve had, and especially for the people who came into my life as a result, I couldn’t ignore this feeling. I had the impulse to begin a conversation with myself, through writing, as if to see if my fingers could get to the bottom of it. It was a Saturday morning eight or ten years ago when I began following this impulse to find the answers to unformed questions. Skywriting is what I call my personal process of discovery.”And so begins this beautiful and surprising… Read More

New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Fine/near fine. Small-time private investigator Ray Lovell veers between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed. But before the accident that landed him there, he'd been hired to find Rose Janko, the wife of a charismatic son of a traveling Gypsy family, who went missing seven years earlier. Half Romany himself, Ray is well aware that he's been chosen more for his blood than his investigative skills. Still, he's surprised by the intense hostility he encounters from the Jankos, who haven't had an easy past. Touched by tragedy, they're either cursed or hiding a terrible secret-whose discovery Ray can't help suspecting is connected to Rose's disappearance. . . . Book is fine with little edge wear. The dust jacket, not clipped, is near fine with lightly rubbed edges and bumped corners.

New York: Hyperion, 2007. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Winner or washout?When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game—okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics. She doesn’t sing or dance or play an instrument. She can’t even hop with finesse. And as if she didn't feel bad enough, her perfect best friend, Margaret, has so many talents, she has to alphebetize them to keep them straight…As the night of the big "Talent-palooza" draws closer, Clementine is desperate for an act, any act. But the unexpected talent she demonstrates at the show surprises everyone--most of all herself. This next Clementine book is sure to bring the house down! Book and jacket are fine with little edge wear, but there is a remainder mark on the lower page block.

Sterling Publishing, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 11.25 x 8.5 inches; 224 p. Illustrated by Shelia Wright with black & white drawings plus 8 color plates. The book is in very good condition with minor edge wear. There is some discoloration, spotting, to the page block. Also, there's an inscription on the inside of the cover accompanied by a small black ink drawing of a house. The dust jacket, not clipped, is in very good condition, with a closed tear on the front cover by the spine, taped from inside, and a small closed tear on back. It has some soiling, especially along the flap bends. The picture is a scan of the actual book.

New York: Scholastic / Blue Sky Press, 2000. First printing, stated. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book is near fine with little edge wear, but the back corners are a little bumped. The dust jacket, not clipped is very good with moderate wear, rubbed along the edges and bumped at corners and spine ends.

New York: Pocket Books, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. Sometimes finding your own voice is a matter of listening to the heart. Jodi Picoult's powerful novel portrays an emotionally charged marriage that changes course in one explosive moment. For years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter, Rebecca, for a cross-country odyssey charted by letters from her brother Joley, guiding them to his Massachusetts apple farm, where surprising self-discoveries await. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking humpback whales across vast oceans, will search for his wife across a continent -- and find a new way to see the world, his family, and himself: through her eyes. -- from the cover of the book. Book is near fine with mild edge wear, doesn't appear to have been read.

Chicago: Academy Mystery, 1986. Paperback. Very Good +. This is a story filled with surprising twists and a generous dash of class-conscious comedy. Evelyn Piper, the author of many mysteries, including Bunny Lake is Missing and The Nanny, has dished up a clever concoction. -- From the back cover of the book. "Miss Piper has drawn at least three amazingly convincing characters; she has written throughout from the point of view of a savage and inarticulate mind.... One of the year's best." -- New York Times Book Review. Book is in very good condition with minor edge wear. Lower front corner has a crease. There is a faint stain on the lower page block, otherwise, pages are clean and the binding is tight. The picture is a scan of the actual book.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Paperback. Near Fine. Near fine condition with slight edge wear, tiny crease on spine and light creasing on back cover. The picture is a scan of the actual book.

Sherman Oaks, CA: Sierra Sunrise Publishing, 1996. Second edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Index. 158 p. Find out why three million Americans have started using Kombucha since 1993. "Betsy is the person who brought the Kombucha into the United States in the early 90's. She's the expert. In her book she tells you all about it. She gives instructions exactly how to do it safely and how to get the best "tea" possible. The text is comfortable to read. Kombucha is not for smokers though as it tries to "houseclean" the body so smokers can't use it. Kombucha is something you slowly build up on so start with 1/8 cup and then slowly build to 1.5 cups a day over a period of a couple of weeks. Muscle tone, skin tone, energy, etc. will be much improved. A person feels better with it as it is nutrition in a glass. Generally you drink it on an empty stomach like mornings. You "process" it for a length of time (a week+)until the solution has "developed" to the ph needed. You need to use it up before it has gone… Read More

New York: MJFBooks, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Book and jacket are fine, mildest edge wear, but there is a remainder mark on the lower page block. I assume the book is a Book Club Edition as there is no price on the dust jacket, but there is a full number line on the copyright page.