A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher's bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of WWII.
Young mouse Pip Hanway is in France as she continues fighting for the French Resistance group Noah's Ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate France and secure the victory of the Allies. Determined to reach her ancestral home of the Umbrella Museum in Italy, Pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a home. But as Pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friends.
Beautifully illustrated by Sam Usher, Pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures.
What began with a reimagining of Peter Pan and Wendy now twists into a stunning version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass!
Gwen, Pete, and the others have escaped from Everland. But the safe haven they hoped to find at Alnwick Castle doesn't exist. With the Queen of England on her deathbed, Duchess Alyssa has stepped in to lead, but things have gotten worse as the cure Doc created for the Horologia virus has mutated, accelerating the disease. The only possible solution he can think of is to go back to the virus's origin: an extinct poisonous apple.
Legend has it a tree bearing the apple might be found at the center of a deadly labyrinth hidden deep within Germany. A place that no one in their right mind enters. Leaving Pete in charge of the survivors, Alyssa sets out with only her sword, her wits, and the help of Maddox Hadder, a wild boy who oversees the castle gardens. To get to the center of the maze, she'll be forced to battle monsters more terrifying than her darkest nightmares.
But can anyone truly survive the madness of the maze? And what if there's no apple to be found there?
Jason, Julia, and Rick have crossed through the Door to Time into ancient Egypt, a land of labyrinths, riddles, and secrets. But when the passageway collapses around them, Julia ends up back at home, in the present - with the door shut tight behind her. Now the boys are trapped in the past, and there's just one way to get back to Argo Manor. They must find the long-lost map of Kilmore Cove hidden somewhere in Egypt's Land of Punt. And to do so, they'll have to solve more puzzles left by the enigmatic Ulysses Moore. But before long, Rick and Jason realize that they are not the only travelers from the present in search of the mysterious map. Can they be the first to find it?
Jason, Rick, and Julia know that Kilmore Cove's famous inventor, Peter Dedalus, holds the key to the mystery of the Doors to Time. It's a secret so dangerous he could only conceal it in the past. A trail of extraordinary clues and codes leads the kids to eighteenth-century Venice, where Dedalus's inventions are scattered throughout the city. But the inventor seems to have melted into Venice's world of masks and shadows. And Jason, Rick, and Julia are not the only ones trying to find him... Praise for the Ulysses Moore series "Full of action...paced like a Hollywood thriller...Recommended for students who have worn out their copies of Lemony Snicket's books and [The] Spiderwick Chronicles." - School Library Journal
Everyone in Kilmore Cove is hiding something. That's what Jason, Rick, and Julia realize when they first hear about Mirror House and its creator, the eccentric inventor Peter Dedalus. A close friend of Ulysses Moore, Dedalus has been missing for many years. But before he disappeared, he concealed a dangerous secret about the Doors to Time inside his extraordinary home. And it's up to Jason, Rick, and Julia to match wits with the elusive inventor and discover what it is - before Oblivia Newton does.... Praise for the Ulysses Moore series "Full of action....paced like a Hollywood thriller...Recommended for students who have worn out their copies of Lemony Snicket's books and [The] Spiderwick Chronicles." - School Library Journal
In a house on the coast of England, there is a door. It hides unimaginable mysteries, unavoidable danger, and unbelievable surprises. When eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia move into the old mansion with their family, the door is a secret - locked and hidden behind an old wardrobe. But Jason, Julia, and their friend Rick are about to discover what lies behind it...
100 short stories in 1 book!!!
This book contains 100 stories about princesses, monsters, heroes, ghosts, ninjas, gangsters, kings, zombies, fights, adventures, enemies, skeletons, witches, elves, orcs, chickens, cows, vampires, dragons, detectives, bats, sheep, and much, much more!
Don't skip out on this steal of a deal and get the 100 stories for only about one ninth of the price compared to if you were to buy all of them separately!
Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an 'Ugly' into a 'Pretty'. She is on the eve of this important event, and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time. But then she meets Shay, who is also fifteen - but with a very different outlook on life. Shay isn't sure she wants to be Pretty and plans to escape to a community in the forest - the Rusty Ruins - where Uglies go to escape ' turning'. Tally won't be persuaded to join her, as this would involve sacrificing everything she's ever wanted for a lot of uncertainty. When she is taken in for questioning on her birthday, however, Tally gets sent to the Ruins anyway - against her will. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she could ever imagine: find her friend Shay and turn her in, or never turn Pretty at all. What she discovers in the Ruins reveals that there is nothing 'pretty' about the transformations... And the choice Tally makes will change her world forever.
Talented children's author Kersten Hamilton pens this thrilling tale, the first in her Goblin Wars series. Tyger Tyger introduces Teagan Wyllston-a 16-year-old whose world is about to change forever. Despite her best friend's crazy dreams that goblins are after her, Teagan's only focus at the moment is getting into college. But that's before Finn Mac Cumhaill shows up on her doorstep-sporting a dreamy Irish accent and a mysterious past. ". the plot grabs readers from the start ."-Kirkus Reviews
Chris Conlan is the coolest kid in sixth grade, the golden-armed quarterback of the football team and the boy all the others look up to. Scott Parry is the new kid, the boy with the huge brain, but with feet that trip over themselves. These two boys may seem like an odd couple, but each has a secret that draws them together, and proves that the will to succeed is even more important than raw talent
This is a true and exciting story about two children, two countries and one friendship.
'Zhao Yang was born in a great and mysterious country – China.
He lived there with his family, in all kinds of weather.
Shahar was born in a small and unique country – Israel.
He traveled to China with his parents to study, tour and enjoy. One day, they encountered each other on a street in China. Both were licking sweet, pink ice cream. They looked at each other silently and curiously, for not only did they not know each other, but they could see that they really did not look alike – they were so very different. They liked playing the same games, and they cried the same tears when saying goodbye, but they lived in worlds so far apart from each other, worlds in which children live who are so dissimilar and yet so very similar.
'Two Worlds, One Child’s Heart' was Nominated for DBW18 Award at the category Interactive Fiction.
This is a book describing friendship between children from different cultures. Even though seemingly they are different it turns out there are similarities. Gradually their friendship is interwoven between them and along that, we learn some Chinese. The beautiful drawings actually carry us to the Far East': Ran Yagil, 'Maariv'.
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