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"Once upon a time there was a village child who was so pretty - so pretty as never was seen . . ." So begins Beatrix Potter's retelling of Red Riding Hood. Filled with the delicious darkness of the original classic fairy tale - and some trademark Potter wit and flourishes - this book is...

I dream about the world my parents described, where music and song are allowed. I was happiest when they sang with me. But now they are gone. And my brother has no voice. Who will sing with me now? When twelve-year-old Garlan and his mute brother Cadell are forced to run from their abusive guardians, they plan to find the land beyond their own, a place where they’re allowed to sing, unlike the laws that banish all forms of music in their home in Elatha.

For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Lois Duncan, and Daphne Du Maurier comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best writers of YA thrillers and horror A host of the smartest young adult authors come together in this collection of scary stories and psychological thrillers curated by...

Verrückt, verhext und voller Tempo. Emma Charming hat dreizehn Jahre lang darauf gewartet, endlich eine Schule besuchen zu dürfen. Als junge Hexe darf sie erst unter normale Menschen, wenn sie ihre magischen Kräfte völlig unter Kontrolle hat. Das hat sie natürlich! Hofft Emma jedenfalls. Hoch und heilig verspricht sie, in der Schule auf jegliche Magie zu verzichten. Doch schon am ersten Tag geht alles schief - so wird sie nie Freunde finden!

Auch Hexen-Teenager haben's nicht leicht. Emma Charming hat hoch und heilig versprochen, in der Schule kein bisschen Magie mehr anzuwenden, und sie ist auch guten Mutes, das durchzuhalten. Bis ihr Zaubererfreund Oscar sie so auf die Palme bringt, dass sie gar nicht anders kann, als ihm einen ordentlichen Hexenstreich zu spielen. Oscar rächt sich mit einem geheimen Zauber – und gegen ihren Willen muss Emma plötzlich an einem großen Schulwettbewerb teilnehmen. Und wäre das nicht schlimm genug, trifft sie dabei auf ein anderes Hexenmädchen aus der Nachbarschule, die gar nichts Gutes im Schilde führt.

Horrid Grizelda keeps trying to get in the way of the animals' important jobs! Can tiny goat Emma Littleleap help return the power to Magic Mountain before it's too late?

Twelve-year-old Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem. Two problems. Okay, three: 1. She has a crush on her best friend, Avangeline, that she hasn’t been able to share. 2. Avangeline now has to move out of their town because her parents are getting a divorce. 3. Oh, and Emma is a secret witch who can’t really control her powers. It’s a complicated summer between sixth and seventh grade. Emma’s parents made her promise that she’d keep her powers a secret and never, ever use them. But if Avangeline’s parents fell back in love, it would fix everything.

Listeners of all ages will laugh out loud at the antics of Emma and Rusty, as they are transported to a world where age is just a number. Mr. Musk is the hilarious but naughty parrot who knows all their secrets. When he accidentally creates a mysterious elixir, the magic begins to happen. Old Emma and Rusty become young again, and chaos ensues. The duo gets a second chance to appreciate the joys of childhood and the importance of friendship and family while holding on to their old souls.

Die Freundinnen Lili und Jessi lieben Tiere über alles. Als sie den magischen Wald der Freundschaft entdecken, geht ein Traum in Erfüllung: Denn dort können alle Tiere sprechen! Im Wald der Freundschaft sind alle Tiere gutmütig und hilfsbereit – dafür sorgt der Zauberbaum. Doch die Hexe Griselda zerstört den Baum und von nun an sind alle Waldtiere schrecklich gemein zueinander. Nur Emma Eule kann Griseldas Zauber entkommen. Gemeinsam mit der herzensguten Emma müssen Lili und Jessi sich dringend etwas einfallen lassen.

When Alice’s brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly off to her estranged grandmother’s house. There’s nothing good about staying with Nell except for beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden - but Nell wants to have it cut down. Alice feels at home there, at peace, and even finds a friend, Flo. But Flo doesn’t seem to go to the local school, and no one has heard of a girl with that name. When Flo shows Alice the surprising secrets of Darkling Wood, Alice starts to wonder, what is real?

In the hustle and bustle of Witch City, Mirabelle and best friend Carlotta get separated from their school group. What are they going to do? Make mischief, of course! Bright lights, big city, here they come.

Twelve-year old twins Mika and Ellie live in a future behind a wall - safe from the plague animals beyond. Or so they've been told. But when one of them disappears, and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they begin to discover their concrete world is built on lies. Determined to find each other again, they go in search of the truth. And as a strange sound in their heads grows to a roar, they find out that children and the planet have never mattered more.

Emma staunt nicht schlecht, als sie bemerkt, dass die Puppe, die ihr Eliza Goldschatz zum Abschied geschenkt hat, keine gewöhnliche Puppe ist. Ihr Name ist Peggy. Ganz gewöhnlich. Sie hat kohlschwarzes, lockiges Haar, froschgrüne Augen und rosa Apfelbäckchen. Auch ganz gewöhnlich. Aber die Puppe Peggy kann sprechen, springen und zaubern! Und Letzteres tut sie am allerliebsten. Orchideen sprießen aus dem Parkett im Wohnzimmer, Schuhe führen wilde Tänze auf, Stofftiere sind quicklebendig und Emmas Eltern werden kurzerhand geschrumpft. Wo soll das noch hinführen?

Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation, where nothing is what it seems: Ancient relics emit technologically advanced powers, members of the old Order are hunted by the governing Watch yet revered by the people, and the great energy that connects all seems to also be...

Jurassic World meets Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in this epic new middle grade series full of heart-pounding action and breathtaking chills! ""Amazing adventures!"" raves Brightly.com as they recommend Edge of Extinction as a Holiday Gift for Tween Readers. One hundred and fifty years ago...

"Du willst mir also sagen, dass all meine Rentiere in Wahrheit verzauberte Weihnachtsmänner sind?" Als das Christkind Besuch vom Weihnachtsmann bekommt, erschrickt es. Der sonst so fröhliche Mann sieht müde aus und zeigt erste Anzeichen einer drohenden Rentierverwandlung. Um dieses Schicksal zu verhindern und Weihnachten zu retten, schickt ihn das Christkind zu den Menschen, um einen Nachfolger zu finden. Doch was er wirklich bei den Menschen entdeckt, ist noch viel wichtiger.

It’s 2032 and Britain is facing yet another heatwave. Temperatures are breaking all records, and now government curfews are in place to ensure people stay indoors out of the sun. But it’s also the school holidays and Polly Carraway is fed up. When a late night beach swim goes horribly wrong, she’s relieved to be sent away, with her troubled brother Joel, to stay with their aunt, whose house is on the banks of a reservoir. On arriving Polly’s shocked to see Truthwater Lake is drying up. As the water level drops, a lost village emerges.

When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets.

Book 2 of “Emma Puff’s Secrets Series” continues the adventures and antics of Emma Puff and friends along with Rusty, her talking puppy that only Emma and her friend George can hear, and Mr. Musk, the mischievous talking parrot. Once a 90-year-old woman and now a nine-year-old girl, Emma, her old dog Rusty, and her lifelong best friend, George, were transported to their youth by the same purple potion that Mr. Musk meddled with. Puppy Rusty serves as the award-winning series’ narrator. Now Emma, George, Rusty and Mr. Musk all live with the Goldhearts, a loving foster family.

What would you wish for? In this young middle-grade novel by the Newbery Medal– and Newbery Honor–winning author, four kids in the same town are each granted two wishes. Full of magic, adventure, friendship, family, surprises, and lots of dogs, this is for readers who love Katherine...