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Kaya’s adventure begins in the first book in her series. Kaya knows in her heart that her beautiful Appaloosa mare, Steps High, is the fastest horse in the herd. But when boasting leads to a daring bareback race, Kaya pushes Steps High too hard. She puts herself and the horse in danger and...

Kaya’s adventure continues in the second book in her series. Kaya’s beloved horse, Steps High, has been captured by enemy raiders. Kaya fears she’ll never see Steps High again, until she hears of a herd of spotted horses running wild in the mountains. As she travels with a hunting party...

Spring-Heeled Jack: The name evoked awe from both criminals and upstanding citizens alike. Some thought he was the devil, but he was actually the original superhero—leaping over the buildings of Victorian England with the help of springs in the heels of his shoes. The story begins as three...

Året är 1943. Sickan och hennes storebror Kurt åker till mormor och morfar i Skåne under höstlovet. Då får de höra en skrämmande nyhet. Judar i Danmark jagas. Sickans och Kurts släktingar är i livsfara. Syskonen bestämmer sig för att hjälpa till. Under en mörk natt ger sig...

Stockholm år 1944. Sickan och hennes storebror Kurt driver en egen agentbyrå. Deras uppdrag är att avslöja hemligheter som vuxna försöker dölja. De spanar på misstänkta personer och antecknar allt som verkar skumt. När en kraftig smäll plötsligt skakar staden kastas syskonen in i ett...

Ännu en sommar på Rantatalo, den gamla släktgården utanför Överkalix, som funnits i Johns familj i fyra generationer. Han älskar att komma dit, och att få hänga en hel sommar med Julia och William. Samtidigt som han vet vad det gör med hans mamma, hur ledsen det gör henne. Det finns...

Gotland, hösten år 1944. Sickan och hennes bror Kurt hjälper till på sin släkting Malins pensionat vid kusten. En eftermiddag kommer två båtar med estniska flyktingar in över Östersjöns vatten. Bland dem finns en kvinna som berättar att en båt saknas. Den som hennes son var med på...

גל, שייט מפרשיות בן 13 , מתקשה להבין: מדוע גיורא, מדריך השיט הנערץ עליו, מתייחס לחברו דוד באופן כה גס רוח? האם ייתכן שלגיורא יש משהו נגד אתיופים? בהדרגה, מתגלה לדוד...

The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track – and history needs them – a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it’s up to them...

ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Your favourite duo are back… MURRAY AND BUN! Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the...

A thrilling novelization that takes listeners back inside the world of Walt Disney Studios' live-action Mulan film to relive the adventures with their favorite characters, old and new. Loyal. Brave. True. Curious and drawn to adventure, Mulan struggles to meet her village's traditional standards...

Bloomsbury presents TimeRiders: The Doomsday Code by Alex Scarrow, read by Trevor White When a British computer hacker finds his name coded into a centuries-old manuscript, TimeRider Maddy recognizes it as the same message she had also been sent. Sure it must be communication from other...

Bloomsbury presents TimeRiders: Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow, read by Trevor White Liam O'Connor, Maddy Carter, and Sal Vikram all should have died. But instead, they have been given a second chance-to work for an agency that no one knows exists. The TimeRiders' mission: to prevent time...

Bloomsbury presents TimeRiders: The Eternal War by Alex Scarrow, read by Trevor White Continuing the heart-pounding, time-bending action of the TimeRiders series, The Eternal War brings readers back to a pivotal time period in American history: the Civil War. Only this alternate history is one...

Bloomsbury presents TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow, read by Trevor White Maddy should have died in a plane crash. Liam should have died at sea when the Titanic sank. Sal should have died in a tragic fire. But a mysterious man whisked them away to safety. Maddy, Liam, and Sal quickly learn that time...

Three young people’s bravery is seriously put to the test in these gripping stories about real-life crash landings. The Hindenburg, 1937 United Airlines Flight 173, 1978 US Airways Flight 1549, 2009 This book is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional - but...

A thrilling novelization that takes listeners back inside the world of Walt Disney Studios’ live action Mulan film to relive the adventures with their favorite characters, old and new. LOYAL. BRAVE. TRUE. Curious and drawn to adventure, Mulan struggles to meet her village’s traditional...

Family is important to Hua Mulan—even if her parents don’t understand why she would rather ride her horse, Black Wind, than weave, or how her notorious clumsiness can be so different from the graceful demeanor of her younger sister, Xiu. But despite their differences, Mulan has a deep love...

A laugh-out-loud, edge-of-your-seat time-travel adventure perfect for fans of The Last Last-Day-of-Summer and City Spies from New York Times bestseller, Krystal Sutherland. Twins Pearl and Patrick are no ordinary twelve-year-olds. They’re geniuses, hiding in plain sight, who pull heists all...

The Timekeepers are a secret organization of kids who keep the course of history on track – and history needs them – a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it’s up to them...