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After the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of 1870-71, the St Clair family return to Paris, seeking refuge and security, only to be swept up into the terrible cruelties and violence of the Commune. Here their young daughter, Hélène, falls ill and, in an unlucky twist of fate, becomes separated from her family. Alone and frightened, she has to fend for herself on the war-torn streets. Meanwhile, her two brothers face each other as mortal enemies across the barricades.

Soren's beloved mentor, Ezylryb, is finally back at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. But all is not well. There's a war between good and evil in the owl kingdom. On one side is a group led by Soren's fearsome brother, Kludd, who wears a terrifying metal mask to cover his battle-scarred face. On the other side are the owls of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, who must fight to protect their legendary tree from Kludd's attacks.

As the St Clair family prepare for the wedding of their daughter, Clarice, at the great country house of Montmichel, trouble is brewing. Their younger daughter, Helene, became friends with orphaned Annette during the terrible events of the 1871 siege of Paris. Now they are reunited, with Annette working below stairs for Helene's parents. But Annette is hiding a dangerous secret, which Helene has promised to keep at all costs.

Medieval knights were like armoured tanks in combat. They often made quick work of their enemies. They may not have realized it, but they owed their success to science. Learn how science helped medieval knights win victory!

In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history - almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943 - 1944. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens - the Leningrad Symphony.

In this riveting sequel, Neff expands on the world of his first novel and pens a work of even greater scope and complexity. When evil forces conspire to wield the Book of Toth, chaos breaks out - leaving the only hope for the future in the hands of the Rowan Academy's Max McDaniels and his trusted friend David Menlo.

Arabella’s life was boring until strange things began to happen to her. One day, she is out eating pizza and then suddenly she finds herself with her brother, Tom, in the middle of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 when the Knights of St. John showed great courage and fortitude in fighting off an invasion from the Turkish Empire. Will they join Grandmaster Valette in battle?

A top-secret government programme needs a crack team of undercover military operators. They must have awesome levels of determination, endurance and fitness. They must be able to think on their feet. The recruits undergo the most rigorous and testing selection process the modern military can devise. And in order to operate in circumstances where adult forces would be compromised, the recruits must be under 16. Only a few are tough enough and smart enough to make it.

Auf einem alten Fischkutter steuert die "Bar-Bolz-Bande" Küsten in ganz Europa an, um an Beach-Soccer-Wettbewerben teilzunehmen...

The year is 1870. The elderly Colonel Jouve has suffered a medical collapse and is confined to his bed. It is uncertain whether or not he will pull through. His granddaughter takes over his care. Then one day, news reaches Paris of military successes in the war against Prussia. Colonel Jouve senses the optimism in the air and his health begins to improve. Almost immediately further news reaches Paris. The previous news was wrong - in fact the French are being beaten back.

Kinder hören heute viele verschiedene Meinungen darüber, wer oder was Gott ist. Wie können sie sicher sein, was stimmt? Dieses Hörbuch erzählt von zwei außergewöhnlichen Ereignissen in der Menschheitsgeschichte, bei denen sich der Gott der Bibel als der einzig wahre Gott erwiesen hat. Zunächst führt es die Kinder zurück in die Zeit von Elia und dem packenden »Wettkampf« zwischen dem Gott der Bibel und dem falschen Gott Baal, um dann einen Sprung zu einem anderen Berg und einem weiteren »Wettkampf« an einem leeren Grab zu machen.

"Die schönsten Märchen" - in Folge 20 dieser zauberhaften Hörspielreihe hört ihr "Der Däumling" und "Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen" nach den Gebrüdern Grimm.

Der Bauer Campriano benötigt dringend Geld für die Aussteuer seiner sechs Töchter. Er geht mit seinem Esel auf den Markt und behauptet, dass dieser Geldstücke macht. Zwei Kaufleute glauben ihm und geben ihm 50 Dukaten. Am nächsten Tag haben die Kaufleute den Schwindel erkannt und möchten ihr Geld wieder. Doch der Bauer ersinnt eine weitere List und dreht Ihnen einen "selbstkochenden" Kochtopf und einen "Hasenboten" an.

"Ich kann sie sehen! Wirklich sehen! Geister, Dämonen, Gespenster. Sie lauern in dunklen Nischen und Ecken, treiben ihr Unwesen... überall. Doch ich stelle mich ihnen entgegen und mache dem Spuk ein Ende. Ich bin Johnny. Johnny Sinclair. Ich bin Geisterjäger." Johnny Sinclairs Klassenkameradin Millie Edwards wurde mit "Pustelfieber" ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert - kurz nachdem sie Johnny seinen ersten offiziellen Geisterjäger-Auftrag erteilt hat!