Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a job as George Washington's housekeeper, but her real job is to work as a spy. She listens and watches very carefully, and she meets her father every day to tell him what she has learned. One day Phoebe's father tells her that Washington is planning to leave town in a few days, and the person plotting against him will act before then. Phoebe is very frightened, but she is determined to figure out who is after Washington before it's too late. . . .
Scarlet and Ivy are back at Rookwood school for what could be their final term...
The sixth and final book in the SCARLET AND IVY series is perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE.
When Scarlet and Ivy return to school after the holidays, they quickly realise that the school is in danger. The twins will need to confront enemies from their past and their present if they are to have any chance of it surviving. Could the last secret at Rookwood be the one that brings it down? Or will Scarlet and Ivy be able to untangle the trails of clues and red herrings in time to save it?
What does it mean to save yourself? Nina Idi -- a third child in a society where families are allowed only two children -- has been betrayed by the boy she loved, and arrested by the Population Police for exposing other alleged third children. Angry and confused, Nina knows only one thing for sure: She is innocent of the charges. But now she is faced with the most difficult choice of her life: Get three other prisoners to admit they are shadow children and be spared herself, or refuse to cooperate and be killed. The options are clear. The choice, Nina discovers, is not....
Luke Garner, an illegal third child, spent his first twelve years in hiding. For the past four months Luke has lived among others, using the identity of Lee Grant, at the Hendricks School for Boys. But just as things are finally starting to go right, Lee's little brother Smits arrives at the school and Luke finds himself caught in a tangle of lies that gets more complex with every passing day. Can Luke trust Smits to keep his secret? And can he trust Smits's menacing bodyguard, Oscar?
La quinta entrega del diario más tronchante y desternillante, Diario de Greg. Un auténtico fenómeno mundial.
Greg Heffley siempre ha tenido prisa por crecer. Pero, ahora que empieza a hacerse mayor, ¿de veras resulta todo tan divertido?
De pronto Greg se descubre a sí mismo inmerso en la tensión de las fiestas de los chicos y chicas, tiene mayores responsabilidades y sufre los cambios fisiológicos propios de la edad. Todo ello sin poder contar con su inseparable mejor amigo, Rowley.
¿Podrá Greg salir adelante por sus propios medios? ¿O tendrá que rendirse ante «LA CRUDA REALIDAD»?
Reseñas:
«Niveles de perfección en los detalles literarios y artísticos».
Publishers Weekly
«Diario de Greg amenaza con conquistar el mundo».
Time magazine
«Una de las series infantiles de mayor éxito de todos los tiempos».
Washington Post
«Tanto si a sus hijos les gusta leer... como si tienen odio a la lectura, éste es su libro.»
Whoopi Goldberg, The View
La sexta entrega del diario más tronchante y desternillante, Diario de Greg. Un auténtico fenómeno mundial.
Greg Heffley está en apuros. Alguien ha causado desperfectos en el cole, y Greg es el principal sospechoso. Aunque, por una vez, es inocente... o algo parecido.
Parece que la policía anda tras la pista de Greg, pero una tormenta de nieve inesperada deja encerrada a la familia Heffley en casa. Greg sabe que cuando la nieve se derrita le tocará dar explicaciones, pero... ¿hay algún castigo peor que quedarse atrapado en casa con la familia en vacaciones?
Reseñas:
«El humor llega de la mano de Greg, con su hilarante (y lúcida) crítica del mundo de los mayores».
La Vanguardia
«Diario de Greg amenaza con conquistar el mundo».
Time magazine
«Una de las series infantiles de mayor éxito de todos los tiempos».
Washington Post
«Una novela bastante ilustrada, una mezcla muy divertida que se devora en poco más de una hora y que está causando furor».
El País
Morgen geht es los zum Fußball-Camp. Lina, Theo und Oskar sind aufgeregt! Der Höhepunkt des Zeltlagers ist das große Fußballturnier und der Gewinner bekommt Eintrittskarten für den Freizeitpark 'Soccerworld'. Pepe glaubt, dass sein Team gegen die anderen keine Chance haben wird und meldet sich deswegen gar nicht erst zum Zeltlager an. Aber Lina, Theo und Oskar finden eine Ersatzspielerin: Adriana. Doch dann entdecken die Freunde am Abend vor dem Turnier, dass Adrianas Zelt leer ist. Wo ist Adriana? Ist sie weggelaufen oder wurde sie sogar entführt? Ein kniffliger Fall für die Bolzplatzhelden, bei dem natürlich auch Pepe sofort zur Stelle ist.
Coole Geschichten über Fußball, Freundschaft und Glauben!
Was ist das? In der Gemeinde von Grace hat ein Unbekannter auf dem Altar ein Paket abgelegt. Darin ist eine hohe Summe Bargeld enthalten. Leonie, Tiffy und Grace bringen den Fund sofort zu Sheriff Connor. Doch dann wird es immer rätselhafter. Das Geld stammt aus einem Bankraub, der bereits vor über 50 Jahren stattgefunden hat! Anschließend erscheinen aus heiterem Himmel geheimnisvolle Nachrichten an Wänden und Mauern: Auszüge aus der Bibel, die von Reichtum und Geld handeln. Haben diese Botschaften etwas mit dem Paket zu tun? Und wer hat das Geld auf dem Altar platziert?
Donnerpups ist völlig aus dem Häuschen, als er im Radio hört, dass die Donnershausener Windmühle abgerissen werden soll. Denn irgendwo dort hat sein Großonkel einst seine hart erarbeitete Beute vergraben. Gold macht glücklich, findet der wilde Räuber, keine Frage also, dass er den Schatz bergen muss, bevor die Bauarbeiten beginnen. An der Mühle warten allerdings schon die Brüder Grumaldo, um ihnen das Gold abzuluchsen. Doch so leicht gibt sich ein waschechter Räuberhauptmann natürlich nicht geschlagen ...
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he is devastated, but slowly, with patience and imagination, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he lives with no human companionship - until one fateful day, when he discovers he is not alone...
Lightly abridged for Puffin Classics.
In Turbo Racers: Trailblazer, twelve-year-old Mace Blazer gets the chance to pilot a state-of-the-art vehicle that transforms at the touch of a button from race car to jet plane to single-person sub, in the biggest race in the world.
The roar of the crowd, the glow of the spotlight, the thrill of the race—Mace Blazer dreams of going TURBO.
TURBOnaunts thrive on the thrum of trimorphers’s rocket engines as the vehicles morph from super-powered race cars to speeding jet aircrafts to torpedo-fast submarines, while they race full-throttle around every bend. And Mace believes he’s got what it takes to join their ranks—he only needs the chance to prove it.
So when a reclusive retired racer chooses Mace to try out to be part of the next generation of TURBOnauts, Mace knows that this is his moment to show what he can do. But the path to his big shot means facing down the best and the brightest from around the world. Mace will have to live more fearlessly, hone quicker reflexes, be revolutionary—but will it be enough?
Mace quickly realizes that everything he’s ever hoped for comes at a price. He’ll have to decide between what is right and what is easy. Every morph counts in the first book in this exhilarating new adventure series by the acclaimed author of The Islands at the End of the World, Austin Aslan.
This is the first title in a high-stakes middle-grade two-book series!
Having uncovered the secrets that lay behind the spookily pristine town of Perfect, Violet and the townsfolk are enjoying their new freedom from the maniacal rule of the evil Archer twins. But have they really seen the last of Edward Archer? Why is Boy acting strangely? And who is masterminding a scary zombie army?
