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Provides access to the printed True Book series in the form of eBooks. There are also accompanying videos and other activities to supplement the books. This is a great resource for elementary students, in grades 3 to 6, doing research on science or social studies topics.
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Crème de la Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Jack Blackjack disobeys the orders of his spymaster, he enters dangerous waters in this lively Tudor mystery. London, 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain - and not everyone is happy about the alliance. The kingdom is divided between those loyal to Catholic Mary and those who support her half-sister, Lady Elizabeth. Former cutpurse turned paid assassin Jack Blackjack has more immediate matters to worry about. Having been ordered...
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Series
Publisher
Crème de la Crime, an imprint of Severn House Publishers, Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
January 1554. Light-fingered Jack Blackjack knows he's not going to have a good day when he wakes with a sore head next to a dead body in a tavern's yard. That would be bad enough -- but when he discovers what's in the dead man's purse, the one he'd stolen, his day is set to get much worse. The purse explains why the mysterious man with the broad-brimmed hat wants to catch him. But so does the Lord Chancellor, as does the enigmatic Henry. In fact,...
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
July, 1556. En route to France and escape from Queen Mary's men, Jack Blackjack decides to spend the night at a Devon tavern, agrees to a game of dice - and ends up accused of murder. To make matters worse, the dead man turns out to have been the leader of the all-powerful miners who rule the surrounding moors - and they have no intention of waiting for the official court verdict to determine Jack's guilt. But who would frame Jack for murder . . ....
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
March 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life. After his treacherous voyage back to his beloved city the previous year, he desires nothing more than women, wine, beer and more women. But his new parish of St Helen's has different ideas for him... A week after first laying eyes on the tempting Miss Rachel Nailor, she turns up dead on the church vestry floor... and someone is trying to frame him for her murder! Rachel was...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
August, 1556. Jack Blackjack is in Exeter, trying to make his way to London, when he's faced with a dead priest, ruthless thieves, and a devious Dean. A wealthy merchant offers him passage on one of his ships and Jack gladly leaves town. Unfortunately for Jack, he doesn't leave danger behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crème de la Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott, one of the city's most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour - and now he's come to collect his dues. Hal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son and, although Jack believes he's been set an impossible task, he's in no position to refuse. But when Jack's search draws him to the attention of a ruthless nobleman, a dead priest's vengeful brother and finally to a bloodstained body in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crème do la Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the roadside - and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder. As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest - but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crème de la Crime, an imprint of Severn House Publishers, Ltd
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jack Blackjack is ordered to eliminate a spy in Princess Elizabeth's household in this engaging Tudor mystery. June, 1554. Former cutpurse and now professional assassin Jack Blackjack has deep misgivings about his latest assignment. He has been despatched to the Palace of Woodstock, where Queen Mary's half-sister Princess Elizabeth is being kept under close guard. Jack's employer has reason to believe that a spy has been installed within the princess's...
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Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock were to have received the prestigious gloves of honour in a special ceremony, but first the murder of the cathedral's glovemaker then another murder lead them into an investigation that involves many of Exeter's leading citizens.
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Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2000, ©1999
Language
English
Description
"Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, arrive at Lord Hugh de Courtenay's castle at Tiverton for the feast. When a messenger arrives calling for the Coroner, Baldwin and Simon accompany him to view the body of Sir Gilbert of Carlisle, Despenser's ambassador to Lord Hugh. Not far off lies a second corpse; the decapitated figure of Dyne."--Jacket.
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Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
1325: There is turmoil in England. But could the Prophecy of St Thomas's Holy Oil save King Edward? It is believed that the king who is anointed with it will be a lion among men: he will conquer France, unite Christendom and throw the heathens from the Holy Land. King Edward II has rejected his wife, Queen Isabella, confiscated her income, exiled her servants and taken away her children. Yet even now she is in France to negotiate peace with her brother,...
13) City of fiends
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
It's 1327 and England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne and his son installed in his place. The old man's rule had proved a disaster for the realm and many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to England's cities. Keeper of the King's Peace, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II, but they have failed in their task and now ride fast to Exeter...
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Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
It's January 1325 and England is a hotbed of paranoia under the reign of the increasingly unpredictable King Edward II and his lover, Sir Hugh le Despenser. When the Queen's lady-in-waiting is slaughtered and the hideously mutilated body of a man is found behind the throne, Edward demands to be avenged. Despenser appoints experienced investigator Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, to track down the killer. In an age of...
16) The oath
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Sir Roger Mortimer calls on baliff Simon Puttock to investigate the murder of Bristol merchant Arthur Capon and his family in the midst of dramatic events swirling around Edward II, his queen, Isabella, and Sir Hugh le Despenser in the tumultuous year 1326.
18) King's gold
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is held prisoner, and the mercenaries and rebels led by the vengeful Queen Isabella and her lover, Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. While the richest in the kingdom fight over the spoils of the invasion, the Bardi family, bankers who once funded the King, are in a quandary. They must look to their own future with the Queen as the mob rampages over the city, steering a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
While King Edward's estranged wife, Queen Isabella, refuses to return from France, the Treasurer of England is threatened with death at the hand of one of his many political enemies, and Sir Baldwin and Simon must stop the potential assassin.
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