In 1767, 11-year-old Nicholas Young stowed away on Captain James Cook’s "Endeavour." Cook’s three-year mission was secret: he was charged by the British Navy to search for a lost continent, believed to be located between the southern tip of South America and New Zealand. Young’s journal charts the voyage and with every port of call a new adventure awaits. This is the story of a great voyage of discovery seen through the eyes of a boy who was actually there.
This “clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in the New York Times bestselling series from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.
Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world’s homework and chores.
But everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen—his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. It turns out Bethany’s half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.
Bethany can’t let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owen’s favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and he’ll never say a word. Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her father…
…Or it might just destroy the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, reveal Bethany’s secret to the entire world, and force Owen to live out Kiel Gnomenfoot’s final (very final) adventure.
The journey of a true hero!
The life of Rufus the knight is slow but satisfying until he finds out he could do better. Looking for answers to help him improve his talents, he seeks out the commander of the protecting knight army, who simply asks him if he is ready to face some of the most severe tests in the country. Focused on his goal to become a true hero, Rufus ventures for excellence as he come across mean creatures and vile monsters before he can call himself a Knight of Honor. He has to deal with dangerous crows, slithering snakes, and challenging puzzles. Will he be able to prove himself? Quickly start listening and find out!
Der berühmt-berüchtigte Klaus Störtebeker war ein Seeräuber. Doch heute ist man sich gar nicht mehr so sicher, ob er wirklich und vor allem unter diesem Namen existiert hat. Seine Legende aber ist unsterblich: Sie erzählt von vielen Überfällen auf die Hamburger Hanseschiffe, welche die reichen Kaufleute, die Pfeffersäcke, in Angst und Schrecken versetzten. Der furchtlose Pirat Störtebeker war der Kopf einer Seeräuberbande, die die gesamte Ost- und Nordsee unsicher machte. Als er jedoch den schlauen Kaufmannssohn Lars entführt, geht er zu weit. Er zieht vollends den Zorn der Kaufleute auf sich, die nur auf eine Gelegenheit gewartet haben, ihn zur Strecke zu bringen, nehmen die Verfolgung auf. In dem spannenden Hörkrimi können Kinder ab acht Jahren mitraten, um das Geheimnis des berühmten Seeräubers zu lüften. Nebenbei erfahren sie viel über die Hanse, das Leben der Piraten und die Seefahrt.-
Step to the Edge and enter a thrilling new fantasy series filled with amazing characters and unimaginable adventures–and see for yourself what lies beyond!
Far, far away, jutting out into the emptiness beyond, lies the Edge. Both the land and the air are filled with strange peoples and terrifying creatures; action–and danger–await at every turn. On board the famous sky ship Stormchaser, Twig eagerly looks forward to the adventure and excitement that lie ahead in his new life as a sky pirate. The crew’s quest: to collect stormphrax–the precious substance created at the heart of a Storm the very moment it unleashes its most intense power. Only a sky ship as powerful as the Stormchaser, piloted by a man as brave and fearless as Cloud Wolf, could risk entering such a storm. . . .
The second book in a YA quartet filled with intrigue, mystery, and romance, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory.
The year is 1453, and the end of the world is closer than ever.
As Luca and Isolde continue their journey, their attraction grows with each passing day. Even as they try to remain focused on the mysteries they’ve been ordered to investigate, the tension between them builds.
Their budding, illicit relationship is put on hold when a boy, Johann, and his army of children arrive in town. Johann claims to have divine orders to lead the children across Europe to the Holy Land, and the townspeople readily accept his claims. Luca wants to believe, but his training tells him to question everything...but when Johann’s prophecy begins to come true, Luca wonders if they have finally stumbled upon a real miracle.
Yet even the greatest miracles have the potential for darkness…and the chaos that follows Johann is unlike anything anyone could have imagined.
The second in Philippa Gregory’s four-book series delves further into a forbidden romance and an epic quest as secrets about The Order of Darkness are finally revealed...
From #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale comes STORM, the exhilarating, action-packed sequel to SYLO:
'A relentlessly fast-paced, intriguing, expertly-written tale that leaves you breathless and satisfied, yet wanting more. Highly recommended.' --James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series
'Absolutely un-put-downable, more exciting than an X-box and roller coaster combined.', Kirkus, starred review
'If you're a fan of The Maze Runner and Alex Rider, you might want to pick up SYLO... A fast-paced read and a huge cliffhanger.' --EW.com
'With this extremely high-octane story that's the equivalent to a summer movie blockbuster, MacHale kicks off an apocalyptic trilogy sure to leave readers demanding the next installment.', Booklist
'This action-filled, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it adventure... should leave teen readers clamoring for the next installment.' --VOYA
'An entertaining and creepy tale.', Publishers Weekly
'MacHale pens some terrific and unique action scenes... will leave readers hungry for the next installment.' --School Library Journal
STORM is a gadget-packed, high-adrenaline adventure-a middlegrade spy audiobook sure to leave readers white-knuckled and breathless. It's also the name of the ambitious organization formed by the story's three brainiac kids: Will, the loner, inventive genius, and creator of cutting-edge gadgets. Andrew, the software whiz-kid, millionaire, and fashion disaster. Gaia, the brilliant and mysterious teen chemist, fluent in French, Italian, Mandarin, and blowing stuff up. Will first scoffs at STORM's grand plans to combat global strife. But when the group uncovers a plot to create a deadly revolutionary weapon, the three race from England to Russia, determined not only to find and dismantle the weapon, but to confront the psychopathic scientist behind it all.
The adventures aren't over yet for Chase Masters and his dad. In this third installment, Chase heads south of the border with his friend Nicole Rossi to track down the Rossi Brothers Circus lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes and all after a massive earthquake hits Mexico. With a volcano threatening to erupt as a result of the disaster, Chase has never faced such a serious threat to his survival!
Chase and his friends Nicole and Rashawn made it to the safety of Nicole's family's farm, the winter home of the Rossi Brothers Circus, but the flood waters are rising and they need to reach higher ground. The lions have escaped their cages and an unpredictable jaguar is on the loose. Have chase and his friends lived through a terrifying night only to face a new danger?
Thirteen yearold Chase and his dad are "storm runners", traveling across the country chasing hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. When disaster strikes, Chase's dad is always ready to lend a hand. . . Or so it seems. In the aftermath of the hurricane of the century, chase realizes his "disaster hunter" dad isn't the hero he makes himself out to be. It's up to Chase to do the right thing and rescue the father he once knew.
With his mother missing and his father dead, 12-year-old Flip's new home is a remote storm-tossed Dutch island. Menaced by the local bullies and with a shadowy mute girl as his only friend, Flip tries to adapt to life on his uncle's farm - but his whole life changes when a sunken transport ship leaves a drowning stallion floundering in the waves.
