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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!”

Dozens of kids sign up to compete in a citywide scavenger hunt. The winning team will receive a historic prize, the team's likeness sculpted into a statue for the local park. Unfortunately, most players quickly become bad sports, resorting to some not-so-nice trickery, sabotage, and booby-traps to gain the upper hand. Will the best team win or the worst? Find out in this side-splitting, rip-roaring chapter book, with an introduction by bestselling author Michael Dahl.

In search of some summertime spending money, a young boy and his friend agree to paint a neighbor's garage. The neighbor allows the boys to come into her house for drinks and bathroom breaks. There's just one rule: don't let her high-energy, low-obedience puppy, Yorgy, out of the house. Unfortunately, that's exactly what they do!

Vinny needs support from his agony-aunt mum, but she’s too busy helping other people to notice in this empathetic tale about family and mental health by bestseller Helen Rutter. Vinny’s got problems – lots of them. His family's falling apart, and his best mates have dumped him for some...

The arrival of a mysterious new neighbor inspires a kid to write her own poetry in this humorous and unforgettable new middle-grade novel by award-winning author Cary Fagan. Andie Gladman is your typical kid — she lives in a small town, doesn't have many friends and quietly puts up with taunts...

Havfruen Ariel lever i havet med sin familie og sine venner, men hun kan ikke lade være med at drømme om, hvordan det må være at leve på land. Da hun redder en flot prins fra at drukne, bliver hendes ønske endnu stærkere, og hun kontakter den eneste, der kan hjælpe hende: havheksen Ursula. I et kapløb med tiden må Ariel nu både vinde prinsens kærlighed og redde sin fars kongerige.

A sweetly humorous middle grade novel packed with action, basketball, and a dash of magical realism about friendship and family, first crushes, and belonging, from acclaimed author Gary Soto. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza has a huge crush on his classmate, Sierra, but he’s never going to...

Da Herman endelig trillede ud på vejen og ned mod os, gloede vi med store øjne og åbne munde efter ham. Nana, som vi jo gik i klasse med, sad en dag foran ham på tanken - mellem hans ben og så vigtig ud. Hendes fletninger stod ud til siden på grund af farten. Herman havde hænderne på ryggen. Det var hende, Nana, der styrede motorcyklen - gashåndtag og det hele. Vi så på hinanden og mærkede en irritation over, at hun blandede sig i det, som vi havde sammen med Herman.

The adventures of our toys when they are free, while kids in school or doing sports. Do you think they just wait for you? No, they have their friends and meet at the stairwell of your house. And explore their own secret world of magic fantasy. Meet Benny the bear, Flat Jack and Henny Hopsi as they have fun in their free time. And maybe you learn more about your toys, and the world you leave them.

Two swindlers pose as tailors and offer to supply an emperor with beautiful clothes that are woven from fabric so fine, you can only see it if you're smart enough. The emperor hires them to create a magnificent new garment for him so they set about working... but the swindlers don't plan to make anything at all.

Die Sensler sind Deutschfreiburger. Sie leben zwischen Deutsch- und Welschschweiz und gehen leicht vergessen. Ständig gibt es Grabenkämpfe und Missverständnisse mit Nachbarn jenseits von Saane und Sense. Doch Hilfe naht. Die neue "Sensler Hotline" mit Berater Toni Schöpfer soll den Einheimischen Selbstvertrauen und Auftrieb verleihen. Doch Toni ahnt zunächst nicht, dass einflussreiche Mächte im Hintergrund die Fäden ziehen. Er muss die Sensler vor der Verschwörung retten.

Det er ikke altid lige nemt at gå i skole. Slet ikke når nogen laver graffiti på skolen og skriver grimme ting om Jonas fra 7. klasse. Og når Jonas så tror, at det er Mads og hans venner, der har gjort det, kan det næsten ikke blive værre. Hans Chr. Hansens bog om Mads fortæller om de problemer, som den 9-årige dreng står overfor. Hvordan skal han fortælle Sofie, at hun er sød? Hvad sker der, når man får for mange sedler med hjem fra skole? Og hvornår går en aprilsnar over grænsen? Hans Chr. Hansen (f.

Zunächst sieht es nach einem geruhsamen Job aus: Dada und Welf sollen im Auftrag von Herrn Erdmann ein neuartiges Fortbewegungsmittel testen. Dieses von einem neuartigen System namens „Magical Intelligence" geschaffene Gefährt entpuppt sich allerdings als höchst eigenwillig und die Testfahrt droht zu einer gefährlichen Falle zu werden.

Genial sein ist auch keine Lösung. Sam hat keine allzu großen Ansprüche an sein Teenagerleben. Er hat kaum Follower auf Instagram, sein Freundeskreis ist überschaubar, er schreibt mittelmäßige Noten und das Wichtigste: Er ist mit seiner Durchschnittlichkeit voll und ganz zufrieden. Doch als seine Familie in ein schickes Londoner Viertel zieht, fangen für Sam die Probleme an: Seine Mutter meldet ihn an der "Nord-London-Akademie für Begabte und Talentierte" an, einer Elite-Schule für künstlerisch interessierte und hochbegabte Kinder, die allesamt damit beschäftigt zu sein scheinen, irgendwelche Elektro-Wave-Emo-Crossover-Bands zu gründen oder eines Tages Hollywood zu erobern.

In this delightful and hilarious holiday picture book, can a troop of unicorns really save Christmas? It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's reindeer are sick with the chicken pox. They can't pull his sleigh, so Santa needs some serious help. Will the unicorns save Christmas despite coming down with a...

Otto ist verzweifelt: Seine Eltern sitzen immer noch in Qualcatraz fest. Doch dann schlägt SBI-Boss Darko ihm einen Deal vor: Darko wird Ottos Eltern begnadigen, wenn er dafür seinen Freund Scary Harry verrät. Otto und Harold schmieden heimlich einen eigenen Plan, um Darko zu täuschen. Als Darko ihnen auf die Schliche kommt, droht die Situation zu eskalieren. Kann Onkel Archibalds neue Erfindung ihnen helfen und die Macht von Darkos goldener Sense überwinden?

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A whimsical children's book from New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado, Where'd My Giggle Go? helps your kids process their emotions in a fun, healthy way so they can transform from grumpy to laugh-out-loud happy. "I felt kind of cranky. I felt kind of sad. I can't tell you why, but I...

Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Great Eggscape! The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost...

Brought to you by Ladybird. It is opening night of Miss Patel's Nativity play. The children have been rehearsing all December and the audience are taking their seats for this year's hilarious school performance. Mary is getting her costume on, the Star is putting on his face paint and everyone...

Pelle Hermanni kaipaa taukoa sirkuksen hetkisestä arjesta ja lähtee lomalle. Lomallaan hän päättää kiivetä huikean korkeaan näkötorniin, mutta huomaa pian, ettei pääse sieltä enää alas! Kirja sisältää 14 tarinaa Pelle Hermannin hulvattomasta lomasta.