Bold, crazy and a little bit creepy, Call Me Drog is an unforgettable coming of age story
Parker is a quiet, introverted eleven-year-old boy, stuck in the middle of his parents' divorce, when he stumbles upon Drog, an ugly green puppet left in the rubbish. But Drog is no ordinary puppet; he's a talking, sarcastic, obnoxious puppet...who won't let go of Parker's hand! Worst of all, no one believes that Drog - not Parker - is saying all of the outrageous things that get Parker into trouble...
When his dad threatens to sign him up to the Bradley Military Academy however, Parker finds that Drog is the only one he can talk to - and discovers that some of the things he says aren't all so obnoxious after all.
What has the whiskers of a walrus, the eyes of a mole, the wrinkles of an elephant, the tail of a beaver, and the gentle nature of a sloth? A slow-moving, water-loving, plant-eating, gentle giant called a manatee. The manatee has been swimming the oceans for ages. But today this ancient animal faces an uncertain future. Stephen Swinburne takes young readers into the underwater world of manatees as he assists marine biologists who monitor the health of manatees in Homosassa Springs, Florida, and snorkels in the Crystal River with a dozen fourth-graders to observe manatees in the wild.
Meet the Salty Splashes—a cast of cartoons characters loaded with spunk and personality. They have a knack for finding comical adventure all around their cool, beachy world—a fictional version of the magical coast of central California, America’s Riviera. Hear their lyrical, rhyming stories come to life with surf music, animated dialogue, and funny cartoon sound effects. It’s the most fun you can have in one hour without getting into trouble!
The first three books in the Salty Splashes Collection are packaged in one audiobook for an exciting, fully dramatized hour of humor, action, and adventure. Colorful narrative and voice-overs by Shawn Willms, accompanied by author J. Z. Bingham, bring this cartoon world to life with character acting, continuous sound effects, and music. Dreamy Drums: Trouble in Paradise introduces our cartoon cast as Sammy the spunky puppy is delivered to his waiting family and their sunny village by the sea. Sammy soon instigates a series of antics that lead to an unexpected adventure at sea. Isle of Mystery: Eyes of the King finds our cartoon cast stranded on a seemingly deserted island, where they have spooky encounters with yellow-eyed island denizens before making a friend and settling down for the night with a warm campfire. Gansevort: The King and His Court steps up the action as the cast’s plan to sail back home is interrupted by an unexpected meeting with the island’s ornery king and his tribe. Their clever plan of escape is loaded with humor and a climactic ending.
Det här är den fjärde delen i Katarina Mazettis spännande och mycket populära bokserie om kusinerna Karlsson.
Det är höstlov och de fyra kusinerna Humlan, Julia, George och Alex ska för första gången vara tillsammans med sin moster Frida på hennes skärgårdsö på hösten. De tänker sig en mysig vecka med mycket slappande framför brasan med god mat, roliga spel och bra böcker. Men de hinner knappt komma ut till ön innan de får syn på ett spöklikt vitt ansikte i mörkret utanför fönstret. Och det är inte den sista ruskiga figuren som dyker upp på ön...
Tidigare titlar i serien:
Kusinerna Karlsson Spöken och spioner
Kusinerna Karlsson Vildingar och vombater
Kusinerna Karlsson Vikingar och vampyrer
Based on a true story, Prisoner 88 is the story of ten-year-old Jake, sent to the Old Idaho Penitentiary in 1885 to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter. Issues of racism, justice, literacy, and frontier life inform James s story, with a compelling first-person voice that instantly transports the reader to the 19th-century American West.
An einem ganz normalen Tag treffen sich Feuer, Wasser, Erde und Luft und beginnen miteinander zu streiten, wer von ihnen der Beste und Wichtigste sei. Dabei werden sie von einer kleinen Fee belauscht, die schon bald einen Plan zum Schlichten des Streites...
This heartwarming fictionalized autobiography tells a story of what it is like for a little girl to be growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. During this time, foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular, and evacuation at a moment’s notice was imminent. Although Jean appreciated the beauty of China—the mountains, the countryside, the sea—she knew she belonged in America, and longed to make her home there.
“Rich in the telling observations of sights, sounds, and people.”—Publishers Weekly
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered, fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.
But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature, and of herself, while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of fans in Divergent and Insurgent.
Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent and Insurgent, the first two books in the Divergent trilogy. Now a full-time writer, Ms. Roth and her husband live in Chicago. You can visit her online at Twitter, Tumblr, her blog, and her website.
Growing up without parents and without schooling, 14-year-old Cloyd is trouble-trouble to himself and everyone else. Sent by his tribe to a home for Indian boys, he is alone and half-wild in remote Utah canyons. As his feeling of isolation turns to desperation, he runs away to find even more trouble. When Cloyd is found and taken to live with an old rancher, he begins to explore the countryside. High in the majestic Colorado mountains, he finds a small carved turquoise bear in an Indian burial cave. Secretly renaming himself Lone Bear, Cloyd calls upon his ancient ancestors to give him the courage to accept an old man's love and friendship. Bearstone is an IRA/CBC Teachers Choice Book, and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of Social Studies. It also won the Mountain & Plains Booksellers Association Children's Book Award. Veteran narrator George Guidall masterfully grasps Will Hobbs' award-winning story.
Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi.
One day, Teb and Pontsho’s family’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.
The virus has spread... and four teens are infected.
This new life isn't what I asked for. And if I can't learn to protect myself, it will destroy me.
My mission is clear. My enemies will fall. And nothing will stand in my way.
I knew there was something wrong with me. But maybe I can be more than just a freak.
People always underestimate me. They only see a pretty face. And that mistake is going to cost them.
Robison Wells is the author of the YA science-fiction thrillers Variant and Feedback. Variant was a Publishers Weekly Best Book and a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Robison lives in the Rocky Mountains in a house not too far from elk pastures. His wife, Erin, is a better person than he will ever be, and their three kids cause mischief and/or joy.
An all-consuming love affair.
A family torn apart by scandal.
A young author on the brink of greatness.
Hideous Love is the fascinating story of gothic novelist Mary Shelley, who as a teen girl fled her restrictive home only to find herself in the shadow of a brilliant but moody boyfriend, famed poet Percy Shelley. It is the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature: a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.
Mary wrote Frankenstein at the age of nineteen, but inspiration for the monster came from her life,the atmospheric European settings she visited, the dramas swirling around her, and the stimulating philosophical discussions with the greatest minds of the period, like her close friend Lord Byron.
This luminous verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.
Stephanie Hemphill is also the award-winning author of Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book; Sisters of Glass; and Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.
