Madeleine Roux: Asylum

Asylum


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Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place." Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm formerly a psychiatric hospital. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on here . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary mental hospital, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried."

Award-winning archaeologists and "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear begin the stunning saga of the North American equivalent of ancient Asylum download epub Rome in "People of the Morning Star. " 100 Facts Arms and Armour is bursting with exactly 100 amazing facts, fascinating images and fun activities to help children aged 6-10 years learn everything they need to know about the history of combat. Covers arms and armour from ancient times to modern-day warfare. Quizzes throughout help your child to recall facts they've learned. Fascinating facts add amazement and humour to learning for kids. Synopsis - Product details100 Facts Arms and Armour covers key topics about the art of attack and defence with exciting numbered facts for young learners. Each fact is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photographs, which add visual meaning to the information for kids aged 6-10 years. Topics covered in 100 Facts Arms and Armour: Changes through the ages in the function of armour and materials for arms. The difference in appearance of knights and warriors from around the world. Modern developments on the battlefield such as chemical weapons. 'I don't believe it' fascinating facts: The oldest signs of warfare come from Krapina, Croatia. Human bones over 120,000 years old have been found there that show marks caused by stone spearheads. At the Battle of Agincourt in France in 1415, the English killed 10,000 Frenchmen, but only about 100 Englishmen lost their lives. In the Fiji Islands, warriors would often use a wooden club shaped like a pineapple to attack their victims! Activities to make learning accessible and interactive: Make Zulu puppets using card, ice-lolly sticks and crayons. Quiz question: How was leather armour treated to make it tough? Create Sashimono flags using just paper and string."


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Author: Madeleine Roux
Number of Pages: 336 pages
Published Date: 26 Aug 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780062220974
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