Showing results for "The Magic Ring" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

When nine-year-old Paul explores the hole dug for his backyard swimming pool, he unearths a box containing a magic ring that grants wishes. He soon learns the hard way that wishes don't always turn out as expected!

A brave and daring Bubble Puppy must go on a quest to return a magical ring to its rightful owner.

Fourteen-year-old Jade feels like a freak of nature when she finally gets her first period in the mall. It gets worse when she runs into handsome Luke Martin in the feminine products aisle while her dad Googles menstruation on his phone. But freak takes on a whole new meaning when hormones bring on another metamorphosis, complete with scales and a tail.

What marvels and mysteries await Dak, Sera, and Riq in the Golden Age of Baghdad? Europe is in the grip of the Dark Ages, but there is a light in the dark: Baghdad. The great city has become a center of learning, populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers from all across the known world. But danger lurks in the desert...and Dark, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library from utter destruction.

A mysterious cosmic force the Ring of Fire has hurled the town of Grantville from 20th century West Virginia back to 17th century Europe, and into the heart of the Thirty Years War. With their seemingly magical technology, and their radical ideas of freedom and justice, the time-lost West Virginians have allied with Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, to form the Confederated Principalities of Europe, changing the course of history in ways both small and large.

“Look into the tiger’s eyes. I wish to show you lives different from your own,” Soma-Nandi tells the boy-king Tamar. When you join Tamar on his enchanted journey, you too can look into the tiger’s eyes. But beware, for along the way, nothing is as it appears to be: Forest creatures speak and populate hidden kingdoms, hacked-down vines regenerate before your very eyes, and holy men spring up from ant hills.

Lea og Rune, der begge er 12 år, går på opdagelse på en gammel gasværksgrund, hvor et stort medicinalfirma har planer om at opføre en gensplejsningsfabrik. Inde i gastårnet ser de en kutteklædt skikkelse med et dampende sværd - og pludselig befinder de sig i en helt anden verden, der er befolket af sære dyr og mærkelige væsner. Da de til sidst når frem til ridder Taketes borg, må de tage kampen op, hvis de vil undgå at blive dræbt af hans flammesværd ... Søren Vagn Jacobsen (f. 1946) er dansk børne- og ungdomsbogsforfatter.

When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel - a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring - they're swept up in a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind. Recruited by the Hystorians, a secret society that dates back to Aristotle, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it's up to Dak, Sera, and teenage Hystorian-in-training Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks . . . and to save Dak's missing parents while they're at it.

Kalle får et chok, da han en dag opdager, at hans mor og far slet ikke er hans rigtige forældre. De fandt ham i en kurv i haven, da han var helt lille. Men hvor kommer han fra? Og hvem er det, der hvert år på hans fødselsdag lægger en guldring i haven? Sammen med sin bedste ven, Anita, går han på jagt efter sandheden om, hvem han er. Efterforskningen fører dem langt ud i skoven og dybt ind i en fremmed verden fuld af sære væsner. Svaret viser sig at være mere fantastisk, end Kalle nogensinde kunne have forestillet sig.

Jade Sands has been Brynn Finley's best friend since they were wee mer-babies. But when Jade's mother thinks Brynn has stolen her cherished pearls, she forbids the two mermaids to see one another. Determined to get her best friend back, Brynn sets out to find Phaedra the sea witch and solve the mystery of the missing jewelry. On her quest, Brynn makes new friends, learns new mer-magic, and discovers what it really means to be a friend.

IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE? As the mighty alien fleet from the latest computer game thunders across the screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that! They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't...

Dak, Sera, and Riq involve themselves in one of the most bizarre spy missions in history…and the outcome of World War II hangs in the balance.

Sera has a secret. She’s seen the future, and it is terrifying. Unfortunately, she can’t do anything to prevent the Cataclysm while stranded with Dak and Riq thousands of years in the past. Their only hope lies with the ancient Maya, a mysterious people who claim to know a great deal about the future. Is there more to these ancients than meets the eye?

Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States in the year 1850 when the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. The Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...

Dak, Sera, and Riq might be in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion! Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of warriors are laying siege to medieval Paris. The Parisians are holding their own, but the stalemate can only last so long. And that's bad news - especially since Dak has been captured, forced to work alongside the Vikings while Sera and Riq defend Paris from within. No matter which side wins, the kids lose!

Luisa kann es kaum fassen: In ihrem Plastikring aus dem Kaugummi-Automaten wohnt tatsächlich ein echter Dschinn. Normalerweise könnte sie sich glücklich schätzen, denn so ein Dschinn ist verpflichtet, seinem Meister jeden Tag drei Wünsche zu erfüllen. Doch Luisas Dschinn ist kein normaler Dschinn. Er ist nicht nur etwas eingerostet was das Zaubern angeht, er verfolgt auch noch ganz eigene Pläne.

Kennst du schon Petronella Apfelmus? Sie ist eine Hexe. Genauer gesagt eine Apfelhexe. Zusammen mit dem Hirschkäfer Lucius und den Apfelmännchen kümmert sie sich um den Garten der Familie Kuchenbrand und erlebt dabei so einige Abenteuer. Aber das ist natürlich ein Geheimnis. Nur die Zwillinge Lea und Luis Kuchenbrand wissen, dass es Petronella gibt. Und nun auch du! Lass dich verzaubern, Rapp Zapp!

The New York Times best-selling series returns - and so does Matt de la Peña! Dak, Sera, and Riq have fixed the Great Breaks in history - but the SQ isn't beaten yet, and the biggest, boldest Infinity Ring adventure of all time has just begun!

Il nemico degli Elfi, il Re Vanaglorius, continua imperterrito ad attaccare le difese degli Elfi a Gola dell'Aquila. È lì che Bellis e il suo esercito tentano con tutte le loro forze di respingere i soldati nemici. Ma la speranza degli Elfi è riposta in Tiromancino e Rubus, che insieme ad altri tre compagni, si sono addentrati nelle grotte attraverso le montagne alla ricerca della bacchetta da rabdomante, un'arma leggendaria che potrebbe sconfiggere una volta per tutte lo spietato invasore.

La Terra degli Elfi è ancora sotto pericolo. Bellis e la sua compagnia sono appena giunti a Valle dell'Aquila, dove pensano di essere più al sicuro. I Pugni d’Acciaio, guidati dal loro Re, stanno provando a far breccia attraverso la Gola dell'Aquila, un passaggio nelle montagne che un gruppo di valorosi guerrieri difende eroicamente. Rubus, il fratello minore di Bellis, farà la conoscenza di Tiromancino, un giovane Troll spericolato come lui. Insieme, decideranno di addentrarsi nell'accampamento del nemico per dare una svolta alla guerra.