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When the Demon Queen shows up in her bedroom, smelling of acid and surrounded by evil-looking bees, 12-year-old Kiranmala is uninterested. After all, it's been weeks since she last heard from her friends in the Kingdom Beyond, the alternate dimension where she was born as an Indian princess. But after a call to action over an interdimensional television station and a visit with some all-seeing birds, Kiran decides that she has to once again return to her homeland, where society is fraying, a terrible game show reigns supreme, and friends and foes alike are in danger.

Pollyanna, an expert at her favorite "Glad Game" of always looking at the bright side in her numerous trials, is one of the most popular and enduring characters in all of children's literature. As Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she exclaims, "Oh, Aunt Polly, I don't know how to be glad enough that you let me come to live with you!"

I'm Tracy Beaker, the Great Inventor of Extremely Outrageous Dares – and I dare YOU not to say this is the most brilliant story ever! I've bought a big fat purple notebook for writing down all my mega-manic ultra-scary stories in. But especially for my own story. Of how my foster-mum, Cam, has turned out to be a real meanie. No designer clothes, when I really need them. A pokey flat, and a horrible new school. No wonder I keep bunking off ... Still, it will have to do until my real mum comes and gets me. And until then, no-one is going to be better at the Dare Game than me!

On the far northwest coast of Tasmania at Cape Grimm lies the isolated and idiosyncratic community of Skye, which practises a religion that reveres the imagination. One clear evening in 1992 all the inhabitants enter the church hall, where they are locked in and burned alive. They have been persuaded to do this by a young man called Caleb Mean - also known as El Nino, the Christ Child.

Slå ørerne ud og tag på eventyr med Mickey, Minnie, Fedtmule, Pluto, Anders, Andersine og resten af Andeby. Flyv med Mickey på rumrejse, vær med, når Fedtmule fanger en kæmpefisk og bliver konge, og kæmp imod superskurke med Magiske Minnie og Power-Pluto. Tag med, når Mickey er på rafting i en gummibåd ned ad en fossende flod og finder en bjørneunge, når han lærer at surfe ved stranden, er i tivoli og meget mere.

Gil Goodson has been studying, training, and preparing for months to compete in the Gollywhopper Games. Everything is at stake. Once Gil makes it through the tricky preliminary rounds and meets his teammates in the fantastical Golly Toy and Game Company, the competition gets tougher. Brainteasers, obstacle courses, mazes, and increasingly difficult puzzles and decisions - not to mention temptations, dilemmas, and new friends (and enemies) - are all that separate Gil from ultimate victory. An interactive and inventive audiobook perfect for young listeners who love to solve puzzles!

Mike Lupica presents the third book in his New York Times best-selling Game Changers series! Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season, Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben's known Justin for a while and they're friendly, but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys."

You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for ourselves? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration for kids ages 10 and up to help them succeed on and off the court.

Dylan Rudee's life is an epic fail. He's bullied at school and the aunt who has raised him since he was orphaned as a child just lost her job and their apartment. Dylan's one chance to help his family is the only thing he's good at: video games. The multibillion-dollar company Mee Corp. has announced a televised tournament to find the Game-Changers: the 44 kids who are the best in the world at playing Xamaica, a role-playing fantasy game that's sweeping the planet. If Dylan can win the top prize, he just might be able to change his life.

I Arendal er slottets porte blevet åbnet, og Anna og Elsa glæder sig til endelig at skulle lære deres kongerige at kende. Anna bobler af glæde over alle de ting, de skal lave, og alle de nye mennesker, de skal møde, og Elsa elsker at bruge sin magi til at hjælpe dem, som bor i Arendal. Men det kan være hårdt at regere et kongerige, og for søstrene er det allervigtigste at have tid til at være sammen! Nogle gange har selv en dronning brug for en fridag.

My grandad was a hero. He was a fighter pilot in World War II. I loved hearing his stories about the war, and I even started to write them all down. He was really brave. But then I found out a secret I wish had stayed hidden forever. Things are never going to be the same. One question is hammering in my brain: can you do something awful and still be a hero?

The Golly Toy and Game Company is hosting the regional rounds for the next Gollywhopper Games, and this time it's brother against brother in the physical challenges and mental puzzles. The companion to the popular The Gollywhopper Games will appeal to fans of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Chasing Vermeer. Chock-full of puzzles, riddles, and challenges for the listener to solve along with the main characters, this fast-paced companion to The Gollywhopper Games is bigger, bolder, and braver!

When a new store called The Game Spot opens in their town, the Aldens are thrilled. But it’s not fun and games when the other shops at Crossroads Mall are robbed. What’s more, letters are disappearing from the sign in front of the shopping center! It all seems to spell a new mystery for the Boxcar Children....

It’s bad enough that Mom and Dad are going on a trip without Judy and Stink and leaving them in the care of Aunt Awful (er, Opal). Now two of Judy’s friends are going Splitsville, too! Just when it looks like her summer is going to be the boringest, snoringest ever, Judy concocts a THRILL-a-delic plan. Judy Moody and Frank Pearl dive headlong into nonstop action in pursuit of the Judy Moodiest summer ever! Based on a screenplay by Megan McDonald and Kathy Waugh, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer will take listeners on a totally awesome adventure – RARE!

Vær med, når Mickey, Minnie og Fedtmule er i lære som cowboys. Hør historien om den gamle brandbil, der skal gøres klar til parade. Flyv med Mickey på rumrejse, vær med, når Fedtmule fanger en kæmpefisk og bliver konge, og kæmp imod superskurke med Magiske Minnie og Power-Pluto. Bliv fortryllet af Disneys fantastiske verden. Tag med på eventyr og oplev magien med Mickey, Minnie, Anders, Fedtmule, Aladdin, Dumbo, Lynet McQueen, Anna, Elsa, Peter Plys, Snehvide, Løvernes Garde, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Vaiana og alle de andre fra Disneys skatkammer.

When the Boxcar Children uncover a strange puzzle in a friend’s backyard, it’s just the beginning of the “spy game” - a search for clues leading to gold! The children must make sense of a mysterious old photo and a riddle. But soon the children begin to suspect that there’s a mystery inside the mystery. Just who is behind the spy game, anyway?

Bob Aggiustatutto annuncia agli amici l'arrivo del sindaco Madison al Parco dei Dinosauri previsto per la sera stessa. Visiterà in anteprima le attrazioni esposte, precedendo il pubblico vero e proprio. Quando notano la verosimiglianza dei cinque modelli di dinosauri, i ragazzi decidono di fare credere a tutti che il triceratopo sia vero. Muck, spaventato, spinge la scultura, facendola precipitare da una scarpata. L'evento è alle porte, riusciranno a recuperare il triceratopo senza che nessuno se ne accorga?

Il sole splende su Spring City. Saffi, Wendy e la squadra hanno un'idea geniale: costruire una casetta sull'albero destinata a diventare la prima sede degli Spring City Rockets! Peccato che il bel progetto sia davvero difficile da realizzare, anche per Bob Aggiustatutto. Ma Wendy, Bob e i loro amici non si danno per vinti e si mettono subito al lavoro. Le fasi della costruzione sono tante, ma i ragazzi sembrano armati di ottime intenzioni. Riusciranno a realizzare la deliziosa casetta?