Die große Pfadfinderprüfung steht an! Niklas, Linus und Melissa sollen als Team eine Reihe schwieriger Aufgaben meistern. Doch sie wären nicht die 'Pollution Police', wenn sie dabei nicht geradewegs in ein neues Abenteuer stolpern würden. Was hat es mit den geheimnisvollen Transportern auf sich, die nachts durch die Eifel fahren? Und warum geben die Fahrer sich so große Mühe, ihre Fahrtenschreiber zu fälschen? Unsere kleinen Hobby-Detektive kommen einem bösen Umweltverbrechen auf die Spur - denn irgendwas stinkt hier ganz gewaltig!
“A full-on delight: funny, gripping, warm-hearted, and beautifully written—it made me cheer. Read it!” —Madeline Miller, award-winning author of Circe
'Tender and fierce, witty and wise, this is a tale of the route we take when we grow up and into the love we deserve.' —Judy Blundell, National Book Award-winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied
'There's magic in this novel's quirky, sweet world. I want to live in its gardens and cheer Lucy on while she finds her heart’s loves!' —Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of Graceling
“A delightfully offbeat mystery that is also about the mystery of becoming yourself.” —Rebecca Stead, New York Times bestselling author
In this witty and whimsical story by award-winning author Margo Rabb, a sixteen-year-old girl is suspended from boarding school and sent to New York City, where she must take care of an unconventional woman entangled in a mystery.
Lucy Clark has had it. After being bullied one too many times, Lucy retaliates. But when the fallout is far worse than she meant it to be, she gets sent to Manhattan to serve as a full-time companion to the eccentric Edith Fox.
Edith is glamorous and mysterious—nothing like Lucy expected. Though Edith’s world of hidden gardens and afternoon teas is beguiling, there’s one other thing about her that makes her unlike anyone Lucy has ever met...she thinks someone is trying to kill her.
And it’s up to Lucy to find out who it is.
“Przepełniona akcją powieść z gatunku fantasy, która z pewnością zadowoli zarówno fanów dotychczasowej twórczości Morgan Rice, jak i entuzjastów powieści takich jak The Inheritance Cycle Christophera Paolini.... Najnowsza powieść Rice wciągnie bez reszty wszystkich miłośników literatury dla młodzieży.”
Either Rosie Columbia can predict the future, or she’s insane.One thing’s for certain, Carlos Alvarez has fallen for her hard. As they race around Seattle vandalizing one building after another attempting to send a signal to Rosie’s father, Rosie struggles to convince Carlos she’s not crazy.
Rosie must figure out a way to return to the future – and somehow bring Carlos with her. But Carlos, unconvinced of Rosie’s memories, has had enough of her drama. He’s looking for a way out.
Fifty-six years in the future, Rosie’s father David Columbia chooses an unlikely hero to send back to the past to rescue Rosie, unaware that there’s a traitor matching him move for move. A bold act of courage and the discovery of a mysterious underground bunker may save Rosie and Carlos from the assassin’s crosshairs, but for how long? And at what cost?
Nicholas V. Landrew's life as emperor of the universe is off to a terrible start! He's been cloned for some nefarious purpose, old enemies are after him, and his parents want him to take out the garbage! Will Nicholas even survive his first year? Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe.
Meet RORY BRANAGAN – he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Sixth in a hilarious comedy-crime series for readers of 8+.
Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am actually a detective.
My dad disappeared seven years ago and I am SO CLOSE to finding him. But then my best friend Cat and I get stuck in the DEADLIEST of DEADLY DANGERS. There are bad guys, a secret room and lethal creatures with sharp, venomous teeth! To find Dad, we must solve our BIGGEST CRIME YET. I’ll tell you the whole story…
There are seven books in the RORY BRANAGAN (DETECTIVE) series and this is the sixth.
DEEP IN THE OCEAN, A SECRET WORLD AWAITS ... Kaya, raised in the oceanic, high-tech world of Atlantis, has always been fascinated by the legends about life above the water. Despite her father's insistence that they're only stories, she can't help but dream about the Sun People. When a group of shadowy officials known as Erasers moves to bury those legends for good, Kaya sets out to the surface to uncover the truth once and for all. In the world above, where climate change and mysterious tsunamis threaten life on the surface, all Lewis wants is to spend more time with his scientist father. But when he stows away on his dad's top-secret research trip, he finds himself thrown headfirst into an adventure much bigger than he bargained for.
A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great-Grammy has a plan. The bad news is, she's the dead body Rosie and Baker's great-grandmother made them promise to pretend she's alive until they get her will into the right hands. Otherwise, their greedy grandmother might sell the family house and ship Rosie and Baker off to separate boarding schools. They've already lost their parents and Great-Grammy ... they can't lose each other, too. The siblings kick it into high gear to find the will, keep their neighbors from prying, and safeguard the house. Rosie has no time to cope with her grief as disasters pop up around every carefully planned corner. She can't even bring herself to read her last-ever letter from Great-Grammy. But the lies get bigger and bigger as Rosie and Baker try to convince everyone that their great-grandmother is still around, and they'll need more than a sixmonth supply of frozen noodle casserole and mountains of toilet paper once their wicked grandmother shows up! With humor, suspense, and a testament to loyalty, Ena Jones takes two brave kids on an unforgettable journey. Recipes for Great-Grammy's survival treats are included.
Perfect for tweens who enjoy mysteries and puzzles and books like Chasing Vermeer, this page-turning debut novel is filled with adventure, intrigue, and heart.
After their father, a video-game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids find they hate their new life. They move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. They have no friends, a nanny who takes the place of their parents, and a school year looming ahead that promises to be miserable.
And then, one day, Brid, CJ, and Patrick discover an astonishing secret about their apartment: The original owner, the deceased multimillionaire Mr. Post, long ago turned the apartment itself into a giant puzzle containing a mysterious book and hidden panels-a puzzle that, with some luck, courage, and brainpower, will lead to discovering the Post family fortune.
Unraveling the mystery causes them to race through today's New York City-and to uncover some long-hidden secrets of the past.
Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am a DETECTIVE, and the time has come for me to solve the BIGGEST and most IMPORTANT mystery in my life: where is my Dad?
The seventh and final book in the hilarious and action-packed comedy-crime book series for kids, RORY BRANAGAN (DETECTIVE). Highly illustrated on every page by Happiness Is creator Ralph Lazar, this book series is perfect for children aged 8 and up, and all children at heart.
