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Edwin really doesn't want to be a big brother. Forced to move house, start a new school and make way for this unwelcome interloper in his parents' affections, he feels like everything is chaos. But things might not be as bad as he fears, as Edwin makes an unusual pen-pal, Lanthorne, who introduces him to a strange world filled with dark secrets and thrilling adventures. This excitement seems safe until those secrets and adventures start to intrude on Edwin's life and, more worryingly, on the life of his baby sister.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what...

Le richissime Kin-Fo se retrouve soudainement ruiné. Il demande à son ami, le fidéle Wang de l'assassiner, mais à l'improviste, au moment où il s'y attends le moins.

Join 12-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam in a story of adventure, survival and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India. Filled with friendship, love and courage, this young girl's thrilling journey to save her parents is an ideal read for children aged 9-12. There are...

When mysterious footprints appear in the Stockholm snow, 10-year-old Kara must discover where they've come from - and who they belong to. They lead Kara to Rebecca, a 13-year-old Jewish girl, and her younger brother, Samuel. Kara realises they are refugees - from another time, World War Two - and are trying to find their way home. The grief and loneliness that Rebecca and Samuel have endured is something Kara can relate to - feeling like you're always on the outside looking in - and she finds herself compelled to help them. 

At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As he sails out with the First Fleet, Tom sadly realises that he will never set foot on English ground again. Luckily, not long after Tom’s arrival in the colony, the fair and kind Sergeant Stanley decides to take on Tom as a servant. Together, Tom, Sergeant Stanley and his son, Rob, build a house, set up an orchard and a vegetable garden for themselves - and thrive, unlike many others in the new colony.

Victoria Secord, a 14-year-old Alaskan dogsled racer, loses her way on a routine outing with her dogs. With food gone and temperatures dropping, her survival and that of her dogs and the mysterious boy she meets in the woods is entirely up to her. The author Terry Lynn Johnson is a musher herself, and her crackling writing puts listeners at the reins as Victoria and Chris experience setbacks, mistakes, and small triumphs in their wilderness adventure.

Brought to you by Puffin. The bestselling Frostheart trilogy concludes in this epic story of bravery, loyalty and friendship. Ash faces his greatest challenge yet as the evil Wraith leader Shaard unleashes the dreaded Devourer from its centuries-long imprisonment. Only by uniting can the peoples...

Als sich Brände ausbreiten, trennen sich Sammy und Yaz von der Gruppe, um Bumpy und Smoothie in Sicherheit zu bringen. Brooklynn und Darius suchen nach einem Transport. Ein umfassender Stromausfall erschwert die Flucht des Teams. Unterdessen bricht Panik aus, als Ben zunehmend an Kraft verliert. Die Zeit läuft ab. Doch die entschlossenen glorreichen Sechs schöpfen neue Kraft, um einen Plan zu schmieden, der das Unmögliche möglich machen könnte.

Brooklynn, Darius, Ben und Yaz sind auf dem Weg zum Biosyn-Hauptquartier. Kenji und Sammy bereiten sich unterdessen auf die Verhandlungen mit Lewis Dodgson vor. Argwohn sorgt für Spannungen zwischen Darius und Brooklynn, während sie versucht, das Vertrauen des Teams zurückzugewinnen. Sammy und Kenji kommen sich näher.

Während Kenji und Sammy ums Überleben in der Wildnis kämpfen, stellt sich die wütende Brooklynn einem alten Feind – mit einer überraschenden Wendung. Die Gruppe zieht von Außenposten zu Außenposten, um Dr. Wus Backup-Server zu finden. Yaz und Sammy kommen sich näher. Brooklynn und Kenji versuchen, sich auszusprechen.

December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes.