Showing results for "Portals" in Literature & Fiction

Mystery and adventure collide in this humorous and heartfelt multiverse adventure from beloved, award-winning authors Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh Baskin. Twelve-year-old Piper’s life has always been unusual: her parents are clockmakers whose inventions are anything but ordinary, and she’s...

Italien, Catania: Die dreizehnjährige Lucia führt ein ganz normales Leben, bis sich plötzlich eine brennende Flamme in ihrem Inneren regt und aus ihren Händen im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes Funken sprühen. Das allein wäre schon problematisch genug, denn Feuermagie ist schon lange verboten, aber zusätzlich jagen sie nun auch noch unheimliche Nebelwesen. Gemeinsam mit ihrem altklugen Feuersalamander Yuki und dem geheimnisvollen Finn flieht sie durch ein verborgenes Portal nach Flammaris, dem einst leuchtenden Feuerland, das inzwischen von dichtem Nebel verschluckt wird.

Camelot is becoming increasingly dangerous for dragons and their allies. When a fear-inducing toxin seeps into the water supply, Merlin, Hawk, and Sabina suspect sorcery. Could this be Lady Morgan’s doing? But when Lady Morgan pleads innocent and offers a truce to save her poisoned sister, the trio hesitantly believes her. Using a supernatural device called the memory stone, the team splits up to embark on an epic journey to Dragon’s Rest and portals beyond to uncover the mystery.

Eli and Morgan experience life-changing revelations in this new adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. While exploring World’s End, an area in Aski they've just discovered, Morgan and Emily delight in their developing relationship, while Eli...

'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s brilliant humour.' - David Walliams Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals. This second title in the funny, exciting adventure series for boys and girls of 8 to 12 fizzes with...

"Der Baum, unter dessen Blättern Will und Charlotte verschwunden waren, wuchs noch ein Stück weiter. Und unter ihm, eingewoben in seine Wurzeln, öffnete etwas ein Auge. Schläfrig. Träumend. Es hatte eine Stimme gehört. Eine, auf die es gewartet hatte. Eine, die es geweckt hatte." Bei einem Schulausflug in den Central Park machen die Zwillinge Will und Charlotte eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Um einen Baum mit silbernen Blättern schwirrt ein kleines Wesen mit fast durchsichtigen Flügeln - eine Elfe, wie sich bald herausstellt.

Grace’s family are wardens of the incredible Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Right now, it’s all systems go at Griffin HQ, where Grace, her mum and her brother have their hands full answering a huge number of calls for help. They could really do with another warden on the team - but Mum believes their important work should be kept inside the family. Meanwhile, Grace is investigating a series of puzzling petty thefts. The clues lead her to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, where the mystery only deepens.

The Portal in the Park is a modern day Siddhartha with an urban multicultural edge for a multitasking generation of young listeners ages 6 to 10. It is a musical fantasy adventure that takes its 11-year-old hero - hero and audience - into another dimension, a world where magical creatures introduce the boy to new awakenings of his body and mind.

In the third book of Ted Sanders’ Keepers series, Horace and his friends discover their talismans of power may be dying out. Now the race is on to save their way of life—and the world as we know it. Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will...

Into the Portal is a family-focused podcast that tells an exciting adventure. After finding a mysterious bracelet, Dex is transported to a strange world alongside a young girl named River. Together, they must escape danger and solve the mysteries that reveal themselves once they travel Into the Portal. Join Dex and River as they hunt down the Portal Stars and uncover the secrets behind the universe’s biggest mysteries. Into the Portal is the first chapter in the story of the StarKeepers Saga, a sweeping story of intergalactic heroism, bravery, and adventure.

When Anna’s dirt bike pulled up alongside late one summer’s evening, Harry grasped the opportunity to escape the city and his troubles, but he never imagined the mysterious girl would lead him across the galaxy to another world.

The second volume in an epic fantasy trilogy that will thrill everyone who loves rich stories of wonder and magic. Together, they have unimaginable power. But unless they part, that power may destroy them. As the dark lord Thoth raises a monstrous army, Sylas and Naeo discover that their...

“Kathryn Lasky’s latest is a sleight-of-hand that will have you clapping your hands. With the brio and big-heart that characterizes all of Lasky’s work, this opening salvo of a new series can be heralded with trumpet fanfares and clouds of rose petals.” —Gregory Maguire, author of...

Join Jennifer and Daniel in a thrilling journey back to 1631, where they meet Galileo, witness his astronomical discoveries, test their problem-solving skills, and explore the cosmos.

Preorder now and receive the gorgeous DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring stenciled designed sprayed edges, as well as a foil case stamp and designed endpapers. This must-have special edition is only available on a limited first print run while supplies last in the US and...

Celeste, Esme, Logan and Ferd are summoned to the Realm of Mountains to answer for the part they've played in the growing rebellion, and Celeste soon finds herself in a brand-new kind of trouble. Separated from her cousin and forced to work with the trickster Pan, Celeste must navigate the wild landscape, dodge dangerous creatures, find Ferd, save a Guardian, recover a hagstone and rescue a friend. No pressure. And this adventure is just the beginning.

Bongo is confused and alone following the death of Grann, the elder DragonFly Kin who raised him. He never learned from her who his is, other than a baby she found in the Turquoise Forest. He spends his time brooding and looking for storms to challenge his flying skills. But soon he faces a bigger challenge and forbidding mystery. Night after night, he experiences vivid nightmares where he appears in a world of monsters bursting out of the sky like lightning sparks, burning great trees in their path. His nightmares warn of a secret portal and a forgotten enemy, Beetle Kin from the Ruby Forest.

The fourth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of a magic gateway between our world and the Shadow Woods. She must keep the human...