Showing results for "The Saga" in Growing Up & Facts of Life

George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree house and play video games all day - then they switch! But it turns out there's something rotten in the state of Ohio, and it's smellier than a pile of putrid gym socks. The boys' malicious gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, has created a method of mind control that transforms their fellow students into attentive, obedient, perfect children.

Leif is not unlucky. Yes, he does split his trousers at least once a week. And yes, he's always tripping up. But he's determined to become a true Viking hero, just like his father. Can he unravel the riddles of a witch to find a magical shard of rock that has fallen from a shooting star and wield its magical powers? He will have to journey deep into the heart of polar bear country, outwitting all kinds of mythological creatures along the way.

Tall, gangly, and tomboyish Katy was badly injured in an accident which has left her partially paralysed. This has been tough on the wild girl, who is no longer able to play with her siblings or roam around nature the way she used to. But Katy has now regained some feelings in her legs, and can finally start to slowly walk again. Her father feels she is healthy enough to start school, so he sends her off to be educated. It is with mixed emotions that Katy goes. Starting school will be exciting, but won’t she miss her siblings too much to learn anything?

"Et souviens-toi : ne t'approche pas de Serpy. Il est différent de nous." La mère surveille anxieusement Moinelle lorsqu'elle quitte la maison pour aller à l'école. Moinelle est déçue par maman. Serpy est son meilleur ami et elle est contrariée quand maman dit que "les moineaux et les serpents ne peuvent pas être amis". Mais ni Moinelle ni Serpy ne laisseront leurs parents fermés d'esprit faire obstacle à leur amitié. Ils leur montreront que l'on peut être ami avec n'importe qui ! Peu importe où ils se trouvent dans la chaîne alimentaire.

When the shy, sheltered Rose Campbell is orphaned and sent to live at "The Aunt-hill," she expects a life of quiet gloom. Instead, she finds herself swept up in a whirlwind of masculine energy, courtesy of her seven boisterous male cousins and her eccentric, forward-thinking Uncle Alec. In this...

First in the super-funny classic series The Bagthorpe Saga, starring the totally unforgettable Bagthorpe family - from best-loved author Helen Cresswell. Jack's fed up of living in the shadow of his brilliant siblings. He and his trusty dog Zero are completely ordinary while the rest of them are annoyingly gifted. So when Uncle Parker comes up with a plan to make Jack stand out, he's more than a little excited. =

It's 1972 in Gibber's Creek, and across the nation, the catchcry is, 'It's time'. As political ideals drift from disaster to the dismissal, it's also time for Jed Kelly to choose between past love, Nicholas, the local Labor member, and Sam from the Halfway to Eternity commune. It's time too for...

Eli must embrace his unique heritage and make an impossible decision about his future, and the future of Misewa, in this thrilling last adventure in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. Eli, Morgan and Emily manage to free themselves from captivity as the...

Het leven van Hens is zwaar: net als zijn vader, moeder en zus werkt hij van vroeg tot laat in de smerige, gevaarlijke fabriek voor een hongerloon. Het enige lichtpuntje is Walm, zijn broertje dat niet helemaal met de rest kan meekomen. Op een ochtend heeft Hens er genoeg van. Hij loopt weg. Alleen loopt Walm achter hem aan en sluit er zich al snel een lastig, eigenwijs meisje bij hen aan, dat luistert naar de merkwaardige naam Vijf.

Ties heeft een probleem. Tenminste… dat vinden de meeste mensen. Ties vindt dat niet: hij heeft een vriend. Gozert. De tofste, leukste, stoerste, coolste vriend die je je kunt voorstellen. Alleen is Ties de enige die Gozert ziet en hoort.

Mød Saga Louise Larsen i små og store øjeblikke. Fem historier om at tabe sin første tand, fødselsdagsfester, en hjemmelavet forhindringsbane og om at blive væk i et stort varehus. "Saga på eventyr" er en varm og sjov lydbog for de 5-8-årige. Svenske Josefine Sundström (f. 1976) er uddannet klassisk balletdanser, men hun er mest kendt som sanger, tv-vært og forfatter. I 1999 deltog hun i det svenske Melodi Grand Prix som en del af pigegruppen Ai, og samme år blev hun vært på musikvideoprogrammet "Voxpop" på SVT.

Mød Saga Louise Larsen i små og store øjeblikke. Fem historier om trampolinspring, badedragtkatastrofer, godnatslik og om at sove for længe. "Saga på eventyr" er en varm og sjov lydbog for de 5-8 årige. Svenske Josefine Sundström (f. 1976) er uddannet klassisk balletdanser, men hun er mest kendt som sanger, tv-vært og forfatter. I 1999 deltog hun i det svenske Melodi Grand Prix som en del af pigegruppen Ai, og samme år blev hun vært på musikvideoprogrammet "Voxpop" på SVT.

From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping story Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's...

Mit Emmy ist immer was los! Nach den Ferien wartet in der Schule eine Überraschung auf Emmy: eine neue Klassenkameradin! Emmys Freude ist allerdings nur von kurzer Dauer, denn Gesine erweist sich als kratzbürstig und findet Pferde albern. Und da ist noch etwas, das Emmy zu schaffen macht: Im Stall gibt es einen heimlichen Besucher - Türen stehen halb offen und Bonbonpapiere liegen in der Stallgasse. Ob das etwas mit den Pferdediebstählen im Nachbarland zu tun hat?

Prinzessin Emmy und ihrem besten Freund David ist sooo langweilig. Zum Glück kommt König Karl von Kandis auf die Idee, im Schloss eine Schnitzeljagd für seine Tochter zu veranstalten. Und die wird ganz unerwartet noch viel spannender, als Emmy und David auf einen uralten Hinweis stoßen, der zu einem Schatz führen soll. Mit Feuereifer machen sich die beiden zusammen mit Emmys Pferden auf die Suche.

Als ein Schönheitswettbewerb für Pferde angekündigt wird, ist Prinzessin Emmy sofort klar: Eines ihrer Pferde muss unbedingt mitmachen. Doch Emmy stellt schnell fest, dass die Welt der Reichen und Schönen nichts für sie ist. Da herrscht ihr viel zu viel Eitelkeit und Hochnäsigkeit. Obendrein droht sich der Zickenkrieg sogar auf ihre eigenen Pferde zu übertragen. Wie wird dieser Wettbewerb wohl ausgehen?

The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to...

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...

It's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help —...

Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time, in this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at...