Showing results for "Operations" in Literature & Fiction

Jakey's brothers have an elaborate plan for rescuing a trapped possum, but Jakey finds a much simpler solution.

Club Tome Book Award Winner, 2025-2026 2025 Children’s Book Council Teacher’s Favorites Winner As World War II enters her backyard, a young girl tries to cope with the war and keep her family together by completing a bucket list with her best friend: her dog Happy. Featuring a dog’s POV...

Summer, 1941: London evacuees Harry and Rosie Morton are looking forward to a summer exploring the Lancashire coast with their new friends – and learning to tango as a surprise for Mum’s birthday. Until the twins learn two things: their awful cousin, Jasper, is coming to stay. Worse still: Dad is returning to the Western Front.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Restart. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin...

Offiziell gibt es sie gar nicht. Und doch leben sie mitten unter uns: die YOUNG AGENTS – topausgebildete Geheimagenten, die nicht älter sind als du! So wie Billy, der mit seinen Eltern in einer Hamburger Hochhaussiedlung wohnt. Zusammen mit Naomi aus Paris und Charles aus London ist er in seinem ersten Fall einem der mächtigsten Mafiosi der Welt auf der Spur: dem »Boss«. Die YOUNG AGENTS schmieden einen genialen Plan: Sie freunden sich mit der Tochter eines der wichtigsten Hintermänner vom »Boss« an. Im Undercovereinsatz erfahren sie, dass die Gangster einen großen Waffendeal im Hafen planen.

No one in her sixth-grade class knows quite what to make of Ms. Loupe, with her short hair, her taped square "stage" on the floor, and her interest in improvisational theatre. After all, their school is on an Air Force base - a place that values discipline more than improv. But her students soon come to love her fresh approach; and when her dear brother goes missing in Afghanistan, and Ms. Loupe herself breaks down, they band together to support their teacher.

X-Men meets Spy Kids in the fifth installment of The Forgotten Five middle-grade fantasy/adventure series by the New York Times bestselling author of The Unwanteds. The Forgotten Five and their friends are reeling in the aftermath of the raid on Magdalia Palacio's campaign rally—an attack...

Sandy Fin lives in the Museum of Seaside Stories with the famous explorer Emile du Pont and their collection of treasures. Sandy and his best friend Lily are being taught the art of ocean exploration by Emile, aided by his ingenious inventions. When the museum's future is in peril, it is up to Sandy and Lily to save it. But then Albo Start arrives! Start plans to turn Portwhistle Bay into a Seaworld-style theme park named Splash Landing, locking up Portwhistle’s cherished marine life in tiny tanks.

Told in alternating points of view, this middle grade novel, following best friends Ronny and Jo, is about anxiety, being in over your head, and learning to accept help—even if you don’t know how to ask Eight hundred seventy-eight dollars. That’s how much Ronny needs by January 4th to make...

Lauren, Jack, Ruby and Billy live by the seaside with their mum and dad. But their parents are always arguing, and then their dad moves out. Lauren and Jack decide they have to get them together again. And so begins Operation Eiffel Tower... in which the four children try to raise money to give their mum and dad a treat in an attempt to make them happier.

If one small act can create a ripple across the universe . . . what happens when a whole group of kids join together and act? Told in eight perspectives, Operation Frog Effect is perfect for fans of Andrew Clements, Rob Buyea, and Sarah Weeks, and for anyone who wants to make a difference...

Beans calls her dad 'Gadgetman' because of the weird and wonderful gadgets he comes up with - everything from exploding biscuits to Spy Kits. But when Gadgetman accidentally invents a device that could be used to steal millions of pounds, the wrong people find out and Gadgetman is kidnapped! With the help of her friends - and her special Gadgetman Spy Kit - Beans is determined to track down the kidnappers and rescue her dad.

For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now. This extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks open the Cahill vault to tell the story of the most coveted piece of artwork in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of seven separate theft attempts: Jan van Eyck’s altarpiece at Ghent.

Je viens à peine d'arriver à Ballon que je me retrouve à la tête d'une mission secrète! Il paraît même que c'est le destin qui m'a mené vers le village! Imagine-toi que les habitants m'attendaient afin de lancer LA grande opération. L'Opération Phénix, comme l'oiseau qui peut renaître de ses cendres. On me dit que je suis l'ÉLU, un genre de sauveur qui trouvera une façon de ramener le soccer au village.

Da 8-årige Agnes bliver headhuntet til OBISTA (Organisationen til Beskyttelse af Imponerende Sjældne og Truede Arter), aner hun ikke, hvad der venter hende! Hun kommer i intens træningslejr hos et hold seje dyreagenter, fx en kalkun, en panda og en blæksprutte, og bliver sammen med Attie, hendes elefantspidsmuse-læremester, sendt ud på sin første mission, hvor hun skal bevise, at hun er en ægte OBISTA-agent.

Tag med Agnes og de seje og skøre dyreagenter ud for at redde truede dyrearter - denne gang i ørkenen! Da en flamingo braser gennem Agnes´ vindue med en besked fra OBISTA (Organisationen til Beskyttelse af Imponerende Sjældne og Truede Arter), som Agnes arbejder for som hemmelig agent, er hun straks klar til at tage af sted på mission igen sammen med sin partner, den talende elefantspidsmus Attie. Denne gang går turen til Saharas ørken for at redde en flok klippegrævlingeunger, der er forsvundet på mystisk vis.

Tag med på endnu en mission med 8-årige Agnes og de vilde dyreagenter! Da OBISTA (Organisationen til Beskyttelse af Imponerende Sjældne og Truede Arter) modtager nødopkald fra deres marinestation på Antarktis, må Agnes og hendes elefantspidsmus-læremester Attie igen afsted på mission. Hvad er det for mystiske rystelser, der truer redningscenteret? Hvorfor opfører de lokale Adelie-pingviner sig så bizart? Og hvad laver celebrity-naturprogram-tv-værten Cynthia Steelsharp midt ude på issletterne?!

Pauvre Milo ! Lui qui déteste l'aventure, il est obligé de faire du camping en pleine nature. En plus, tous ces bruits étranges, la nuit, ce n'est vraiment pas rassurant.

Julie reçoit une lettre très étrange de son papa : il lui confie un médaillon sur lequel est gravée une date. Aidée par son copain Léo, elle tente de comprendre... Et si son papa était en danger ?

À bord de sa Chouchoute Volante, Lewis, le lapin de lune, s'envole vers la Terre. Sa mission : affronter le Goulou-Glouton ! Une comédie galactique.