Vergleichsweise harmlos: ein Geldautomat, der mehr Geld ausspuckt, als er fassen kann. Schon gefährlicher: das ständige Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden. Alarmierend: Immer mehr Kinder verschwinden, aber niemand scheint sich dafür zu interessieren. Unwahrscheinlich, dass es da einen Zusammenhang gibt? Anton und Marlene machen ihrem Ruf als Weltretter alle Ehre und kommen den tatsächlichen Tatsachen auf die Spur.
Nach oben fallende Regentropfen? Atmende Steine? Eiskaltes Feuer? Unmöglich? Nicht im Universum der Unwahrscheinlichkeiten! Dorthin werden Anton und Marlene mit einer wichtigen Mission geschickt: Die Grenze zwischen den Universen hat ein Leck, und durchsickernde Unwahrscheinlichkeiten bringen die normale Welt in Gefahr. Anton und Marlene müssen die Welt retten. Zum Glück sind die beiden ein super Team!
Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves in surprising ways!
Jake Simmons hates his new home.
The Regency is nothing more than floor after floor of peeling wallpaper and faded glory. Jake misses his old life. He misses the time when his mother was employed. He misses living in a house where the wind doesn’t make the windows whistle.
Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartment of an elderly lady, then to the bowels of the building and then to a part-time job assisting Larry the custodian. With each passing day, the building reveals more of its mysteries to Jake. The occupants grow on him too.
Unfortunately, Jake’s feeling of belonging is short-lived: the city plans to demolish the Regency. Jake feels powerless. And then fate throws him a curveball. He’s summoned to apartment 713. An apartment he’s been told is off-limits. But when he opens the door . . . he travels to the past!
Alongside Beth, his new friend and guide, Jake begins searching for any clue that might help him save the Regency. As their friendship blooms, the mystery around the building’s makers deepens. The Regency’s own storied past will give Jake the key to saving his own future—if only he knows where to look.
A brand new Skulduggery Pleasant novella for World Book Day: a hilarious and thrilling standalone story in the internationally bestselling series – perfect for new readers, and essential for Skulduggery fans…
Three ancient gods are freed from their prison with only one desire: to destroy the planet and everyone on it.
To save us all, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must go undercover in a Dublin school. Skulduggery has to blend in with the teaching staff, while Valkyrie has to pass for an ordinary schoolgirl. Above all else, no matter what happens, they both must act completely and utterly normal.
We are so dead.
Pokemon Go meets The Goonies in this exciting new adventure series!
Monsters. Aliens. What's next? Use your BRAINS and figure it out!
In their third exciting adventure, Bex and Charlie battle the living dead-ZOMBIES.
After all they've gone through, Bex and Charlie have no intention of playing the new zombie game that Veratrum Games Corp just released. But everyone else in town is hooked, and when a flu sweeps the school, turning teachers and students into the undead, it turns out that only non-players are immune. Now, Charlie and Bex have to find a way to save their friends and neighbors-and stop the company from unleashing more of their deadly games.
Fans of E.B. White and Dick King-Smith will adore this heartwarming and funny animal adventure by the award-winning author of Counting by 7s
Mama has trained up her baby possums in the ways of their breed, and now it's time for all of them, even little Appleblossom, to make their way in the world. Appleblossom knows the rules: she must never be seen during the day, and she must avoid cars, humans, and the dreaded hairies (sometimes known as dogs). Even so, Appleblossom decides to spy on a human family, and accidentally falls down their chimney! The curious Appleblossom, her faithful brothers, who launch a hilarious rescue mission, and even the little girl in the house have no idea how fascinatingthe big world can be. But they're about to find out!
With dynamic illustrations, a tight-knit family, and a glimpse at the world from a charming little marsupial's point of view, this cozy animal story is a perfect read-aloud and a classic in the making.
Historical novelist Howard Fast brings the past colorfully to life with his powerful stories. In his best-selling April Morning, he portrays a young man's introduction to the harsh realities of war during our nation's fight for independence. Fifteen-year-old Adam Cooper is anxcious to join the excitement and action of the Revolutionary War. On the morning of April 19, 1775, he stands beside his Massachusetts farmer father to face the redcoats marching out of Boston. But suddenly, his father falls on the village green, and Adam's hands are shaking as he shoots at columns of marching men. With realistic drama and riveting suspense, Howard Fast brings the glory and the agony of the colonial battlefield vividly to life.
Hüte dich vor dem Meer! Das hat man Saha beigebracht. Eine seltsame Verletzung verbietet der Sechzehnjährigen jede Wasserberührung. In Seahaven ist Saha deshalb eine Außenseiterin. Die Stadt an der Küste Australiens vergöttert das Meer. Wer hier nicht taucht oder schwimmt, gehört nicht dazu. So wie Saha. Doch ein schrecklicher Vorfall stellt alles in Frage. Zum ersten Mal wagt sich Saha in den Ozean. Dort entdeckt sie Unglaubliches. Sie besitzt eine Gabe, die nicht sein darf - nicht sein kann. Nicht in Seahaven, nicht im Rest der Welt. Wer oder was ist sie? Die Suche nach Antworten führt Saha in die dunkelsten Abgründe einer blauschimmernden Welt ...
Aquiles está en peligro. Su madre lo sabe e intenta protegerlo ocultándolo tras una apariencia diferente... y DE NIÑA. ¿Conseguirá su objetivo? ¿Disfrutará Aquiles con su nueva imagen? ¿Durante cuánto tiempo? ¿Conseguirá esquivar su destino? Todas estas preguntas, y otras muchas, quedan resueltas en esta recreación infantil del mito de Aquiles.
VALORES IMPLÍCITOS:
Esta recreación consigue varios objetivos: posibilitar un primer acercamiento en edades tempranas al mito de Aquiles; fomentar la empatía en las niñas y niños, es decir, aprender a situarse en un rol ajeno y asumirlo con naturalidad y complicidad; educar en valores de igualdad y respeto, para ayudarlos a ser libres de escoger lo que les haga felices.
Todo ello con la sensibilidad literaria de Ana Rosetti y las bellísimas ilustraciones de Beatriz I. Bustamante
Arabel Jones and her pet raven, Mortimer, find adventure wherever they go. In this silly sequel to "Arabel's Raven," when they take a cruise, Mortimer floats out to sea on a grand piano. When they go to the zoo, Mortimer tries to get even with three giraffes that stole his doughnuts. Even at home, there's an excitement when the rambunctious raven flies away with a priceless treasure that was buried at their local park--King Arthur's sword! Arabel tries to keep her peculiar pet under control, but sometimes that's just impossible! One thing is for sure: Life is never dull with Mortimer around!
Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!" and causes chaos wherever he goes--but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer. Chaos follows Mortimer, the zany and impulsive raven, wherever he goes and the Jones family is not the same after young Arabel Jones discovers Mortimer in the family's fridge early one morning. The Jones family's affection for this odd pet is silly and outrageous, making for ridiculous adventures and wacky situations between a quirky but loving family and their outrageous black pet raven. Set in a small quaint village outside London more than half a century ago, readers will enjoy the old-fashioned British dialogue and wonderful descriptions of the place Mortimer quickly calls home in Rumbury Borough. A typical English supper at the Jones' house is mince pies, cheese patties, tomatoes, and chips. Arabel's weight is measured in stones. Mrs. Jones considers her nieces and nephews to be "a spoiled lot." Babies are pushed about in prams, and soot from the family's heating system falls into the hearth whenever Mortimer flies up into the chimney. Children (and their adult reading partners) will find great pleasure in these high-spirited engaging stories because the text is rich with wonderfully descriptive phrases as well as uniquely hilarious and witty situations. Fans of this classic story will picture a hairy-beaked raven squawking "nevermore" every time they hear a phone ring, and the thought of this crazy bird will be a delightful reminder of this fabulous story.
What does the last T on the Triple T Token stand for? Where did it come from? What did Arcade's mom do with the token when she had it? And why does Arcade have it now? Arcade and Zoe Livingston have been on a quest for truth ever since the mysterious lady gave Arcade the token, said "Happy Travels," and then vanished. Now, Arcade Livingston has just one wish on his twelfth birthday: to experience the ests of life. From the highest, lowest, deepest, coldest, and hottest places on Earth to some of the greatest, most influential moments in history, Arcade will get his wish and much more than he could ever dream as the Triple T Token takes him and Zoe back in time and to the top (and bottom!) of the world. It's a whirlwind journey of self-discovery in some of the most exciting and unusual places on the planet. So hang on tight because these final Arcade adventures are filled with magic elevator rides you'll never ever forget.
