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Marisa and Lorenzo Conchito and their friends want to make an old-fashioned vampire movie. Luckily their friend Jeff knows just the place to film it. His uncle Felix was an actor in several old horror movies, and his creepy old mansion is the perfect location. Felix is happy to let them film their movie at his house. He has just one rule: “Don’t go in the basement!”

The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow...and other things too scary to mention.

Fox kit O-370 hungers for a life of adventure, like those lived long ago by Mia and Uly. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens and the promise of eternal happiness in the White Barn. Or so they’re told. When O-370 gets free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all the Farm’s foxes and narrowly escapes with his life. In a nearby suburb, young Cozy and her skulk are facing an unknown danger, one that hunts foxes.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are helping out at a pizzeria that is run by their old friends the Piccolos, who have been having lots of trouble keeping their business going. Working at the little restaurant is lots of fun, but the children wonder...is someone deliberately trying to shut down the Piccolos' pizzeria?

Dans un monde peuplé d’animaux curieux, Moustache, chat espiègle au grand cœur, adore raconter des histoires… parfois un peu exagérées. Les auditeurs rient, s’étonnent et lui accordent un soupçon de confiance, car derrière chaque récit se dévoilent bienveillance et imagination débordante. Entre fantaisie assumée et délicates leçons de sincérité, cette aventure célèbre le plaisir d’écouter et la magie de raconter. Une parenthèse tendre et malicieuse à savourer à l’oreille, pour rêver, sourire et croire—ne serait-ce qu’un peu—aux plus belles histoires.

Mystery and danger are abound in book two of The Inkwell Chronicles, featuring magic Ink, a secret society, and siblings on a quest to protect the world's source of creativity from those who wish to blot it out for good. In book two of The Inkwell Chronicles, Everett and his little sister Bea...

The best mysteries can only be solved with your best friends. The perfect summer read for fans of Stuart Gibbs. Paul Marconi has always thought that Bellwood was a strange town, but also a boring one. Not much for an eleven-year-old to do. Fires are burning nearby, Paul's parents are obsessed...

Mats und Mathilde setzen ihre abenteuerliche Reise fort. Auf der Suche nach dem Ort, wo die Sonne untergeht, entdecken sie neue Freundschaften und meistern gemeinsam unglaubliche Abenteuer: Ob die Fahrt auf einem Geschichtenschiff, dessen Segel sich aufblähen, sobald der verrückte Kapitän seinen Seemannsgarn erzählt. Die wilde Jagd nach Sternen in einem fliegenden Himmelbett. Ein atemloser Lauf durch den Dschungel der 999 1/2 Gefahren und die Begegnung mit einem fauchenden Föhn in der Wüste Sahaara. Mats und Mathilde müssen einander ein ums andere Mal retten, doch sie verlieren nie den Mut.

“Open the cover, fasten your seat belt, and get ready for a rip-roaring ride!” —Ridley Pearson, author of the New York Times bestselling series Kingdom Keepers Will Wilder is back to protect the town of Perilous Falls from another ancient evil—the fearsome demon, Amon, in this series...

Wo eine Mama ist, da ist ein Zuhause. Und Mathilde weiß, ihre Mama – das Mädchen, das sie zum Leben erweckt hat – lebt an dem Ort, an dem die Sonne untergeht. So macht sich die Vogelscheuche abenteuerlustig auf den Weg, gemeinsam mit Mats Piep. Mats ist ein Schwatz (halb Schwalbe, halb Spatz) und hat wegen seiner Flugangst den Vogelzug gen Süden verpasst. Auf ihrer Reise erleben die beiden viele bunte Abenteuer an fantastischen Orten, und bald werden der Vogel und die Vogelscheuche die allerbesten Freunde.

Open the cupboard door to this action-packed fantasy that will take readers to the very beginning of the bestselling 100 Cupboards series! 100 Cupboards, 100 Worlds of Adventure! When Hyacinth finds an unusual door, two boys in search of vengeance, and a witch intent on destroying the world, the...

With feudal wars raging through the Japanese countryside, it is no place for children, particularly homeless orphans like six-year-old Saru, who grow up fast and hard in the cold city. When begging does not fill his stomach, stealing and cunning do the trick. The only warmth Saru knows is from a kindly priest who allows him to sleep under his little Shinto shrine in the winter, and Neko, his adopted kitten. Living day-by-day, Saru gives little thought to the future or the course his life might take.

Den ukueligt optimistiske Anna begiver sig ud på en episk rejse for at finde sin søster Elsa, hvis isnende kræfter har fanget kongeriget Arendal i evig vinter. Anna får selskab af bjergvandreren Kristoffer og hans trofaste rensdyr Sven. De strider sig gennem snedækkede bjerglandskaber, møder mystiske trolde og en sjov snemand ved navn Olaf i deres kamp mod både tiden og elementerne for at redde riget.

Under normal circumstances, a Time Fetch sends out its foragers to collect only those moments that will never be missed or regretted. It then rests, waiting to be called back by the Keeper, who distributes the gathered time where it is needed in our world and others. When eighth grader Edward innocently mistakes a sleeping Fetch for an ordinary rock, he wakes its foragers too early, and they begin to multiply and gobble up too much time. Soon the bell rings to end class just as it's begun. Buses race down streets, too far behind schedule to stop for passengers. Buildings and sidewalks begin to disappear as the whole fabric of the universe starts to unravel.

For fans of Brandon Mull and Rick Riordan comes William Shivering and Newbery Honor-winning author of Scary Stories for Young Foxes Christian McKay Heidicker's Thieves of Weirdwood, a brand-new illustrated fantasy series about two kid thieves who are plunged into a battle between the Real and...

In this second book in the Prince Warriors trilogy, the Prince Warriors face new challenges on Earth and in the unseen realm of Ahoratos. The enemy, angry about his last defeat, is targeting them with weapons and tactics they had never imagined, including the flaming Olethron. The kids must turn to Ruwach and the Source, who can give them more pieces of armor to help them stand strong against this deadly threat.

In this third book of The Prince Warriors trilogy, the Prince Warriors finally receive their last piece of armor - the swords they were promised when they began their adventure in the unseen realm of Ahoratos. And none too soon, for they must face the ultimate enemy, one who is gathering his Forgers and creating unthinkable new evil to stop the Prince Warriors from winning any battle ever again.

Pete and his friends hunt for his missing Easter basket in this storybook—complete with a fold-out poster, stickers, and cards perfect for Easter celebrations! It’s Easter morning, and Pete's Easter basket is nowhere to be found! Who could’ve taken it? Readers will love helping Pete and...

Das Abenteuer geht weiter – Kali das Erzähl-Kamel, Sem der Esel und Bruni die Goldfischdame sind weiterhin auf dem Weg zum Mittelmeer, um dort für Bruni ein Schiff zu finden, welches sie zurück zu Jörn auf dessen Kutter bringen soll, nachdem sie bei einem Sturm über Bord gegangen ist, … da war doch schon mal jemand, der bei einem Sturm ins Meer gefallen ist … und Kali beginnt zu erzählen von Jona und dem Wal und wie sein Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Großvater Kali Babba das miterlebte. Klar, Wale sind groß und auch Jörns Kutter sollte besser nicht auf einen Wal treffen.

Die Grundschul-Superhelden sind mit Frau Kleinitz, Mrs Jeffers und ein paar anderen Kindern der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule auf einer aufregenden Sprachreise in London. Kaum angekommen, werden sie mit der schockierenden Nachricht konfrontiert, dass die berühmte St. Edwards-Krone, ein herausragendes Stück der englischen Kronjuwelen, aus dem Tower of London gestohlen wurde. Über eine riesige Videoleinwand wendet sich der Dieb an die Öffentlichkeit und offenbart sich als der wahre Sherlock Holmes.