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When Magicternia castle is chosen to be the set for the Harvey Totter film franchise, Jerry Copperpot is sure that he's in for a fantastic summer! But life on a movie set is nothing like he expects, and he soon finds himself wishing he could get away from it all. He gets his wish when a hidden computer program reveals directions to a mysterious island in another universe—a place where discarded ideas and fictional plot tropes come to life!

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw. Zach Harriman knew that his dad was something of a hero, a man trusted by the president to solve international crises at a moment's notice. Suddenly people are telling him he has powers - people who know much more...

When siblings Casey and Kiley reunite with their alien friend Tuttle—a robotic bird and observer for an advanced civilization known as the Monitors—they are transported back to Trinity County during the height of the California Gold Rush. What begins as a mission to observe the environmental impact of early mining quickly turns into a dangerous rescue operation when local children begin disappearing. As the siblings navigate frontier towns, stagecoach robberies, and lawless mining camps, they uncover a chilling secret behind the legend of Bigfoot.

Cuando los hermanos Casey y Kiley se reencuentran con su amigo alienígena Tuttle—un ave robótica y observador de una civilización avanzada conocida como los Monitores—son transportados al condado de Trinity en pleno apogeo de la Fiebre del Oro de California. Lo que comienza como una misión para observar el impacto ambiental de la minería temprana se convierte rápidamente en una peligrosa operación de rescate cuando empiezan a desaparecer niños de la zona.

Casey and Kiley think they’re heading out for an ordinary walk in the woods—until Tuttle, their bright blue metallic bird friend, calls them into another mission. One step through his glowing portal sends them tumbling into the scorching sands of ancient Egypt, where a young boy named Akhom is hiding from the very people who should be protecting him.

Steven (Slim) Pickings is on the edge of a breakdown - but then, it always feels like Slim is teetering on the edge of something. The difference this time is that something’s caused Slim’s worries to come alive! He’s set loose a bunch of annoying, pesky, outrageously contagious creatures - and they’re infecting everyone they meet and massing to take over the town! To stop them, Slim will have to do more than just team up with his family and friends - he’ll have to face his fears, literally.

My name is Kyle Straker and I don’t exist any more.' So begins the story of Kyle Straker, recorded on old audio tapes. You might think these tapes are a hoax. But perhaps they contain the history of a past world.... If what the tapes say are true, it means that everything we think we know is a lie. And if everything is a lie, does that mean that we are, too? A gripping, fabulously imaginative sci-fi story for older children from debut author Mike Lancaster.

The Darker Side of Wight is a thrilling audiobook collection of twelve spine-chilling stories by Peter J. Murray, set in the hauntingly atmospheric Isle of Wight—or as Peter calls it, 'The Isle of Fright!'

Nachdem die Menschen vergessen hatten, dass es tatsächlich einmal Drachen gegeben - und der letzte Drache seine Höhle im Drachenstein verlassen hatte - wurde ganz genau an dieser Stelle, viele hundert Jahre später, auf diesen Steinen eine Schule erbaut. Es war und ist eine ganz besondere Schule - aus vielerlei Gründen: unter anderem, weil östlich der Schule in einem Wald ein paar Zombies leben und westlich der Schule einige Elben. Nun: Diese Zombies sind recht harmlos - sie meiden Sonnenlicht und ernähren sich von Pilzen und Moosen.

Space is a fun and scary place. Join Sparky and his fellow spacers as he goes on his first space adventure to help Professor Hubble, the orbiting space telescope. Will the Debris Brothers, the space rubbish pranksters, mess up the mission? Will Sparky make it through the extremely hot and dangerous reentry window?

Ten Little Superheroes are on a mission to save the city ... But do they have the super-powers to defeat evil villain Monstro and his dastardly League of Bad Guys? Count along with the Ten Little Superheroes in this action-packed, counting rhyme adventure! The Ten Little series has sold over a...

Ten Little Robots are exploring a fantastical factory . . . But with neee-naaahing sirens, ker-boooming engines, and plenty of gadgets and levers, chaos soon ensues! Count along with the Ten Little Robots in this action-packed, rhyming adventure. The bestselling Ten Little books are part...

Penguin presents the audio download edition of Doctor Who: Tales of Terror read by Sophie Aldred, Adjoa Andoh, Rachael Stirling, David Bailie and Derek Jacobi. A new spine-chilling collection of twelve illustrated adventures packed with terrifying Doctor Who monsters and villains, just in time...

Das magische Abenteuer der vier Hexenfreundinnen bricht an – das Filmhörspiel zum Kinofilm. Als Willow sich eines Tages tief in den geheimnisvollen Wald hineinwagt, den sie von ihrer Großtante Alwina geerbt hat, ahnt sie nicht, was sie dort erfährt: Willow ist eine Hexe! Um jedoch ihre ganze Hexenkraft des Feuers zu entfachen, muss sie zunächst drei weitere Junghexen ausfindig machen. Nur wo? Und vor allem, wie? Zum Glück ist Willow nicht allein, denn Rufus, der Fuchs, weicht nicht mehr von ihrer Seite.

The Armstrongs are both predator and prey, hunting for clues to help them fight the Darkening King while constantly watching their backs. This time it’s not just the world of the Hidden searching for them: the Josser world is intent on capturing the family, too. Leading the search is the curious Mr Fox and his agents in grey, and they’ve found an ally who knows Ned’s every move.

Ned and his family are trying to be ordinary except for the small fact that they aren't. At all. Because on the run-up to Christmas, everything is ruined when all the world's gold goes missing along with its leading scientists. Which doesn't really have anything to do with Ned...until it does. When an oily thief and his pet monster turn up at Ned's door, Ned finds himself on the run again...and racing to find out what this new villain wants.

Prinzessin Laya ist eine kleine Prinzessin mit einer knallroten Strähne und verschiedenfarbigen Augen. Ihre Krone rutscht ständig, aber das ist ihr egal. Viel wichtiger sind ihr der kleine Hund Fluffi, ihre Königinmama, die Buchhaltung liebt, gerne regiert und ihr Königpapa, der stattdessen viel lieber für alle kocht. Das große Fest im königlichen Schloss steht kurz bevor, auf dem Laya gerne mittanzen würde. Aber sie hat ein wenig Angst, sich zu blamieren. Was ist, wenn sie über ihre eigenen Füße stolpert? Das wäre ihr zu peinlich.

Edith Nesbit's trilogy about a group of children who encounter a sand fairy and, through his intercession, embark on a wild round of adventures has been a staple of juvenile literature since the first volume was published in 1902. The three books are Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904), and The Story of the Amulet (1906).

Volume seven of the Tom Swift series brings our hero, Tom Swift, to Phantom Mountain, somewhere in Colorado, in search of a band of rascals who use the power generated in a flash of lightning to create diamonds. Tom Swift encounters Barcoe Jenks, an eccentric character we met in the previous volume, who enlists Tom's aid to get the secret of making perfect diamonds from the sinister gang of Diamond Makers. Once again our hero, Tom Swift, saves his companions from many a disaster.

A young boy named Woot encounters The Tin Woodman and The Scarecrow, who are sharing stories of the past. Woot inquires how the Tin Woodman came to be made of tin. The Tin Woodman, known as Nick Chopper, was in love with a girl named Nimmie Amee, who also happened to be the Wicked Witch of the East's ward. The Witch enchanted the Tin Woodman's axe, which caused him to chop off all his limbs.