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Join Geronimo Stilton on his nice quiet vacation in the sun, in Surf's Up, Geronimo! Geronimo finds himself in a showdown with the wickedest rat in all of Cactus City in The Wild, Wild West.

It just may be the perfect day to let loose and go hog wild!

Miles and Niles find themselves marooned for the summer at Camp Good Times, which is all about peace and good vibes. (Can you say boring?) With no clear prank-ortunities, the Terrible Two fail to see what about all of this is so good. But when kids from the nearby Yawnee Valley Yelling and Push-Ups Camp raid Good Times' super-secret candy stash, the campers look to Miles and Niles for help.

In book two of the House of Robots series, it's 'bot brains versus 'bot brawn in an all-out war! Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his 'bro-bot' E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be...

Als sich das Meermädchen Elli die Hand verstaucht, ist sie sehr traurig: Jetzt kann sie nicht mehr mit ihrer Wasserball-Mannschaft trainieren. Elli gelingt es, mit Stormi Freundschaft zu schließen. Noch nie hat sie sich so glücklich gefühlt wie auf dem Rücken des süßen Seepferdchens.

Red is thrilled when he discovers that he can do magic! But is he really magic, or is something even more incredible going on? Noodle is an arty twig, and today, she's decorating the Big Tree. But her friends joined in – and now the Big Tree is a mess! Can she find a way to make art she loves and share the fun with her friends?

When Skeleton Keys discovers newly unimagined Lucky all alone, he’s determined to reunite the little creature with the boy who imagined him. But Stanley is nowhere to be found. The search leads them to the Kingdom - a hidden world for unimaginaries. As they scour the streets for any sign of Stanley, the Kingdom comes under attack from a rampaging gorilla. Lucky is convinced it’s the work of Stanley’s wild imaginings. But what is Stanley up to, and can Skeleton Keys track him down before the entire place is reduced to rubble?

Twins Burt and Cameron are in competition with each other about everything. When they hear the Queen wants moose cheese – which is near-impossible to make – they embark on a dangerous world-wide venture to collect the ingredients for the Queen. Only they are so busy being in competition with each other, they don’t even notice Dr X, another competitor, steal all their ingredients to claim the prize himself. And worse, the twins uncover Dr X’s plot to poison the Queen with his moose cheese!

The Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse has gone wild! Grampa Bender is temporarily caring for a wounded Canada goose, a cranky old muskrat, and two starving fox kits. Luckily Ernest, Grampa’s capable mini-pig, is there to encourage the other animals to be good hosts. But the visiting creatures are wild, not tame, and they all just want to go home! Despite the chaos, Ernest also takes on the training of Sir Walter the Scottie, the newest addition to Grampa’s blended animal family.

Mucker, Boogster, Cheesy, and Bob, also known as The Abominators, are the most mischievous characters you will ever have come across. Their interests include: chaos, mayhem, and filling the school toilets with strawberry jelly. Their interests definitely do not include: making friends with panty-wanty-woowearing new boy, Cecil Trumpington-Potts. Cecil, however, is certain he can change their minds.... Will an adventure involving baked beans, a midnight quest, and an escaped bear help to change their minds? There’s only one way to find out....

Head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt thinks 4B is the worst class in the world. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or fun. It is about learning and it is high time 4B tried harder to excel at it. But best friends Stanley and Manjit didn’t literally mean to swap Killer for a War of Wizard’s playing card and set him loose in school. And they really didn’t literally mean to explode fizzy foam all over the classroom and all over Mrs Bottomley-Blunt.

Something’s out of control in the classroom! Jake and his class are going to the opening of Wilf’s Wild Adventure Theme Park. Things get a bit too wild, though, when Jake’s teacher - Mr Hyde - ends up turning into Creature and causing chaos! Jake and his friends will have to find Creature and get him to turn back into Mr Hyde before the truth about their teacher gets out. It’s going to be a rollercoaster of an adventure!

When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Jake and Jess are on their way to Scotland to visit Robin, who’s been hiding out near a remote loch with Grandma. Jake can’t wait to see his favourite robot, but is shocked by how much he’s changed. Robin now spends most of his time camouflaged in bushes and can light a fire with a click of his fingers - he’s gone wild! But when Grandma ropes the trio into a plan to catch a local gang of thieves in the act, it looks like Robin’s new skills might just save the day....

Schluss mit brav - jetzt beginnt das wilde Leben! "Otto hat gesagt, wir sind viel zu brav, und seitdem denke ich über das wilde Leben nach. Und ob er Recht hat. Und was wir tun sollen, falls er Recht hat. Denn falls ja, kann es nicht so bleiben." Matti und Otto kennen sich schon ihr ganzes Leben, minus drei Wochen. Sie wohnen da, wo andere Urlaub machen - mitten in Berlin. Sie gehen zum Yoga und spielen Klavier. Matti hat die Lachsucht, und Otto kann nicht singen.

Average Joe takes to the wilderness to track down Bigfoot and become a school legend in this brilliantly funny adventure from Lollie Award winning author Jenny Pearson. Joe is tired of being called average and feeling completely forgettable at school. So when he hears that a Bigfoot-like beast...

Rupert Jefferson ist zurück. Doch sein neuestes Buch ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Denn diesmal hat Rupert eine fantastische Abenteuergeschichte geschrieben, die es in sich hat. Nehmt also all euren Mut zusammen und begleitet Roland und seinen besten Freund Garg, den Barbaren, auf eine wahre Heldenreise. Werden die beiden es schaffen, Rolands Mom aus den Fängen des Weißen Zauberers zu befreien? Und was noch viel wichtiger ist: Werden sie am Ende überleben?

Frankie Fish has a hunch that a famous Medicine Man from the Wild West holds the answer to his grandad’s forgetfulness, so he and Drew pack their cowboy hats and spurs and take the Sonic Suitcase for another spin. But when they arrive, gold fever has struck, and Frankie and Drew must take on some sneaky outlaws and clear their new friend’s name. Can Frankie Fish and Drew Bird yee-haw their way into the history books?

He won't let the children play in his garden. What can give him a change of heart?

If Kevin the Vampire was already beside himself with excitement at visiting the Festival of Fear, he's now even more so. His new best friend Susie and an extremely rare draffin called Gerald have joined his family's carnival. It's going to be better than ever! They might even win Carnival of the Year...But because they are running late, Kevin's family need to take a shortcut through the perilous Wild Woods, where no one ever goes because of the extremely wicked witch who lives there. But that should be fine as long as no one gets out and no one eats anything ... right?

Once Upon a Wild Wood is a richly imagined story packed full of familiar fairy tale characters as you've never heard them before. A fabulously funny adventure, full of warmth and wit – this is Chris Riddell at his best! Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild...