Bøger af Katherine Factor

"Spend your spring vacation with the legendary Bigfoot, either camping in the mountains in the Pacific Northwest or surfing in Hawaii. Big Bigfoot's Secret Vacation takes you on a magical adventure through the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and the beaches of Hawaii. You are finally on spring break after a rainy winter. All you wanted was to spend your school vacation in Hawaii on the beach, but your parents have other plans. You're going camping at Bigfoot Research Camp in the rainy Pacific Northwest. You are afraid you will die of boredom until a real, live Bigfoot shows up. Maybe this camping trip won't turn out to be so boring after all?"--Back cover.

"It is circa 400 A.D. and you are a young person living in ancient Greece. You are studying with the powerful philosopher and mathematician, Hypatia. Hypatia's formulas and inventions will change the course of history, but she can't let go of an event from the past. She needs you to travel back in time to the age of Cleopatra in order to change history so the Library of Alexandria can be saved from destruction by fire. Can you do what's needed to preserve the world's most important knowledge?"--

"YOU are America's first celebrity superhero, Harry Houdini, "The King of Cuffs." You have enchanted audiences across the United States with your death-defying live escapes ... But one follower of your act has a serious request: with all of your sleight of hand and feats of strength and intelligence, will you, Harry Houdini, become a spy to learn information abroad and help the United States?"--

"The year is 1915, and YOU are young Margaretha Zelle, a world-famous dancer from the Netherlands. You have just arrived in Bali, Indonesia with your dance troupe when your best friend Althea goes missing. As a master of tongues and disguises, who better to save her? Your trek through the mysterious Balinese jungle might lead you to a top secret spy school, but if you leave now, you will miss your chance to audition for the performance of a lifetime"--Provided by publisher.

With fearless and playful language, Katherine Factor's debut collection reveals agony, humour, and the necessary voices of the female oracle through time. The oracle's message is apparent - she is not dead. Her words are cryptic but contemporary, offering caution along with guidance to a society interested only in using prophecy for profit.