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Alan Brown
The city of Hannibal, Missouri, is steeped in history. The boyhood home of Mark Twain, this sleepy town on the western banks of the Mississippi River, holds many stories and…
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Andrew Wolfe
An eerie ghost is believed to haunt Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. She is called the Brown Lady because she wears an old, brown dress and has a glowing face…
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Listener Kids
Featuring fun, cute, and oh-so-fluffy Listener Kids stars Jack and Scarlett, this interactive board book for littles is the perfect way to get kids thinking critically and engaged in this…
Cathy Cassidy
Two families are thrown together when their parents decide to get married. Everything changes for Dino, and his new stepsister Melody who hates her new home. Will the two become…
Melody is determined to dislike the new town and her new school. She tries to make friends using her celebrity status, but doesn't find it easy. Maybe her new stepbrother…
Mari Bolte
Daphne is training to become an emotional support dog in this early graphic novel. She's a small shih tzu puppy, but she has the biggest heart! She is supportive and…
Smart, dependable Rossi is eager to become guide dog in this early graphic novel. This yellow lab is focused and ready to lead the way. But even Rossi is distracted…
Blake Hoena
For more than 400 years, the Flying Dutchman has haunted the high seas. According to legend, the ghoulish ghost ship cannot make port and must roam the waves forever. And…
Luke Rodesiler, Mark A Lewis, Alan Brown
Recommended and award-winning works of young adult literature featuring youth athletes--protagonists who are entangled not only in athletic competition but in the complications of life beyond the arena--offer secure footholds…
International Issues in SEND and Inclusion brings together a collection of cutting-edge researches on approaches to special education needs and disability education, across six continents and within twelve countries.
An epic coast-to-coast cycling trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands, with a personal take on Scotland’s landscape and history.
Contains everything the new or intermediate piano player needs to know to get to grips with making music. Play Piano and Keyboard Made Easy leads you from the basics to…
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A dazzling debut ( People ), Alan Brown’s novel tells the story of 23-year-old Toshi who moves to Tokyo, where he finds a thrilling metropolis full of Americans. Intelligently and…
Before Alan Brown wrote Haunted Places in the American South, only the locals knew what was lurking in these locations. This book collects ghost stories from fifty-five historically haunted sites…
Contains fifty-three accounts from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Balancing the history with the legends of each supernatural locale, Alan…
This work contains a collection of ghostlore from the state of Alabama, USA. The book also includes an analysis of the folk motifs and themes that run through the ghostlore…
Lean back into Louisiana lore with an earful of New Orleans jazz and a bellyful of Cajun cuisine. But when the music dies down and the lights flicker out, hushed…
Kentucky is known primarily for horse racing, bourbon and fried chicken, but the Dark and Bloody Ground has a mysterious side as well. Kentuckians talk about their own Hillbilly Beast…
In early 1966 Alex finds himself out of school and a prime candidate to be drafted. Like many people his age he is in the process of finding out who…
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A modern adaptation and dramatization of the classic tale of a clever cat who gains a fortune for his master.
Alan Brown’s pantomimes recreate those of Victorian times, blending traditional elements - including Harlequin interludes and suggestions for period songs - with subtle updatings to suit modern young audiences.
Alan Brown’s pantomimes recreate those of Victorian times, blending traditional elements - including Harlequin interludes and suggestions for period songs- with subtle updatings to suit modern young audiences.
Ghost stories from the American South have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
The haunted history of cities across the southeast come to life–even when the main…
Ghost stories from the Southwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Southwest comes to life–even when the main players…
The untold, dark but hilarious, history of Guernsey and the West Country, follows the lives of happy Houmits (residents of the piece of land broken away from mainland Dorset, to…
Alabama has a historic and haunted side. This book highlights the most interesting sites and stories, from Auburn and Birmingham to Tuscaloosa and Mobile.
The only collection of ghost stories from the entire Gulf coast of Florida from Pensacola to Key West.
A collection of tales from Georgia’s historic past. It contains stories of phantom pirates from the coast and restless Civil War spirits from Sherman’s March and Andersonville Prison.
Haunted South Carolina: Ghosts & Strange Phenomena of the Palmetto State .
Murder or
Forty-four years after the vanishing of three boys from Hannibal, MO. The mystery has yet to solved. Thousands of hours searching by hundreds of volunteers and professional hunters…
Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement.
A bewitching convocation of Dixie’s most frightening ghost tales. Shadows and Cypress: Southern Ghost Stories is a Dixie seance that summons ghost tales from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana…
The forty-four ghost hunting groups profiled in this book pack cameras, Geiger counters, thermal scanners, oscilloscopes, tape recorders, computers, and dowsing rods to record elusive proof of supernatural activity. With…
A collection of the most frightening and lasting haunts along America’s mighty river
This 320pp new book brings together an impressive range of well-loved masterpieces. Featuring popular pieces like Handel’s ‘Queen of Sheba’ and Grieg’s ‘Morning Mood’ alongside all-time greats by Beethoven, Mozart…
Southerners love the South. And some souls never leave. Savannah, New Orleans and St. Augustine are among the most haunted places in America, and chilling stories abound nearly everywhere below…
Pensacola may boast the world’s whitest beaches, but the sands of time reveal a dark history in America’s first settlement. It’s no surprise that one of the nation’s oldest cities…
The Golden Triangle is an institutional hub, but restless spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers and slaves also wander this region. Tales of a mysterious watchman who patrols the…
Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Alan Brown shines a light in the dark corners…
From Simon & Schuster, Invitation to Sailing is Alan Brown's complete illustrated guide to small boat sailing.
In his guide, Brown takes readers from the first day out racing in…
