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Most of us remember The Wizard of Oz as the film starring Judy Garland and Bert Lahr. But the film was based on an immensely popular early 20th century Oz series. In these novels, Oz is the utopian land beyond the rainbow where threats are turned back with valor and ingenuity. Their success is due to the way they induce children to look for the element of wonder in the world around them.

The Rebel Alliance’s elite strike force must join together with Han Solo to take down their old foe, the warlord Zsinj. Wraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance’s ultimate strike force. Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the first in battle, the last line of defense. Now they must find...

The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?

Tag is a medical slave, doomed to spend his life healing his master's injured gladiators. But his warrior's heart yearns to fight in the gladiator ring himself and earn enough money to win his freedom. Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner, doomed by her father's greed to marry a much older Roman man. But she loves studying the natural world around her home in Pompeii, and lately she's been noticing some odd occurrences in the landscape: small lakes disappearing; a sulfurous smell in the air...

This spellbinding and grand adventure tale is populated by a cast of eccentric characters who spring to vibrant life with Kerin McCue's dazzling narration.

In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first bestselling young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jessamy's life is a balance between...

In Dragon Kissby Book Sense 76 Children's Pick author E. D. Baker, Audun the teenage dragon falls for Princess Millie the moment he sees her. Now separated from her and forlorn, he's desperate to find her again.

The vicious Rapscallion army is threatening to batter down the walls of Redwall Abbey. But standing in their way are the brave hares of the Long Patrol and a stout-hearted contingent of forest creatures. And no defender of Redwall is more courageous than young Tammo, an inexperienced but eager hare who dreams of great adventure. Fueled by sumptuous feasting and hearts lifted by stirring ballads, Tammo and his honorable companions raise their swords in a pitched battle for the future of their land.

The nomad clan of Sawney Rath could feel their fortunes changing, much for the better. The Mighty One, the next great leader, has been born within the walls of Redwall Abbey and, at any cost, Sawney Rath is determined to harness the power of this magnificent beast—the deadly Taggerung!

Robert Louis Stevenson's swashbuckling high-seas adventure! Now with waves crashing and swords clashing, a pirate tale like you've never heard before!

In The Princess Plot, Jenna amazes herself by landing the role of a princess in an upcoming movie. But when the producers fly her to the Kingdom of Scandia for the film shoot, she discovers she bears more than a passing resemblance to the real, missing Princess of Scandia - and Jenna realizes that nailing her lines is the least of her concerns

Adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, Ben falls captive to a band of slave traders and their leader, Al Misurata. With his faithful dog, Ned, at his side, Ben must plot escape as the ship of scoundrels sails up the Libyan coastline toward Italy, where a trap awaits. Ruthless enemies and hard times appear around every bend, but Ben and Ned have quick wits to rely on and, just as important, one another.

A mysterious map, pirates, and pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map to pirates' gold, he starts on an adventure that takes him from his English village to a desert island with the murderous Black Dog, half-mad Ben Gunn, and (of course) Long John Silver. Arrr Jim lad!

"I'm youth, I'm joy...I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg." The story of the little boy who refused to grow up has captured the imagination of generations of children (and the adults they grew into) since its publication in 1904. Peter Pan flies in through the bedroom window one night and teaches Wendy, John, and Michael to fly. He takes them away to endless adventures in the magical Neverland, where they meet the wicked Captain Hook and a host of other characters...

Nouveau venu au collège Georges-Brassens, Vladimir, dit Vlad, a les genoux qui se cognent et les mouvements désordonnés d'un pantin désarticulé... Handicapé de naissance, et passionné de cinéma, il est aussi drôle, sensible, généreux et n'a pas la langue dans sa poche.

Hilfe, Kükengespenster! Gruselspaß für Bandenmädchen. Bandentreffen der Wilden Küken! Die Mädchen sinnen auf Rache, nachdem Oberküken Lilli in eine besonders fiese Falle der Grottenolme getappt ist. Während die beiden Banden noch darum wetteifern, wer wem den größten Schrecken einjagen kann, machen die Küken eine aufregende Entdeckung: Im Straßengraben finden sie ein unheimliches Hexenbrett. Ob man damit tatsächlich die Geister aus dem Jenseits anrufen kann?

So geht es ja wohl nicht weiter: alle halten verliebt Händchen, es herrscht echte Bandenflaute. Doch dann taucht eine mysteriöse Schatzkarte auf und die Küken sind Feuer und Flamme, im Keltenwald nach alten Fundstücken zu graben. Alles, wie immer, streng geheim!

Vorhang auf: Die Wilden Küken sind los. An der Schule bricht das Theaterfieber aus. Und natürlich sind die Küken ruckzuck infiziert. Doch welches Stück wird einstudiert? Wer spielt die Hauptrolle neben dem süßen Erik? Und wer kümmert sich um das Bühnenbild? Zwischen all den Proben haben natürlich auch Liebe, Zickenkrieg und Bandenstreiche reichlich Platz.

Sommer, Sonne, Sonnenschein: Als Nadja Lilli auf die Bernsteininsel einlädt, sind ihre Freundinnen dabei. Cool, dass auch Olmboss Ole seine Jungs überzeugen kann. Doch Very hat ganz andere Dinge im Kopf: Sie denkt nur noch an diesen Sänger, den sie im Internet entdeckt hat und auf den sie total steht. Und plötzlich taucht genau der auf! Mitch ist natürlich überhaupt nicht begeistert...

Ho-La-Di-Ho: Die Küken erobern die Berge! Kühe melken ist ein Klacks. Von wegen! Wie schwer das ist, merken die Wilden Küken und die Grottenolme schnell, als sie den Sommer auf der Alm verbringen. Aber natürlich sind die milchverweigernden Tiere nicht die einzige Herausforderung, die in den Bergen auf die beiden Banden wartet: Jede Menge Liebeleien, Eifersucht und witzige Streiche sind ebenfalls dabei!