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Estamos en el Antiguo Egipto, en el año 2170 a.C. Ka El Eterno, un faraón de solo 11 años, gobierna a su pueblo según sus caprichos. Pero los egipcios están cansados de guerras, de esclavitud y de sacrificios y una gran conspiración, encabezada por el Ejército de la Noche se está fraguando... En medio de este panorama, aparecen los Balbuena y sus vecinas en el momento más inoportuno. ¿Sobrevivirán nuestros héroes a los designios del faraón? ¿Se harán amigos? ¿Conseguirán por fin regresar a Moratalaz?

La familia Balbuena y sus vecinas nunca han vivido una aventura tan emocionante ni tan peligrosa. Acaban de aterrizar en el cretácico. La naturaleza está más salvaje que nunca. Los dinosaurios pueblan la Tierra. Y ellos solo pueden hacer una cosa... ¡huir! Incluye unas gafas de realidad virtual para que puedas viajar en el tiempo con los Balbuena.

Paris, 1942. When thirteen-year-old Amelie Dreyfus goes into her mother's wardrobe to hide, it's a game. When she comes out, it's a matter of life and death. For Amelie is Jewish, and her parents and brother have been taken by the authorities. With her apartment too dangerous to remain in, Amelie must survive alone on the streets of Paris. Determined to avenge her family and defend her country, she joins the French Resistance. But Amelie will discover that in war, everyone becomes a new person, and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Even your friends may betray you.

A dark river under the world. An Ibis Mummy with an upside-down head. And the whole of Mumphis in peril…from six talking shoes. Boy Pharaoh Bab Sharkey returns to the magic city of the Animal Mummies. Only this time, he faces the grossest weapon ever devised—a giant mummified moth possessed by the spirit of the Unpharaoh herself! Can Bab and his smelly friends defeat this ancient evil?

Travis, el hermano menor de Callie, sigue adoptando y llevando a casa innumerables perros callejeros así como un sinfin de improbables mascotas abandonadas. Y Callie continua haciéndose cargo de todos ellos, procurando no ser descubiertos por la mirada crítica de su madre. Cuando llega el doctor Pritker, un veterinario que revoluciona la ciudad Fentress, Callie descubre no solo una nueva vida, sino también su vocación, que quiere llevar a cabo desesperadamente. Sin embargo la sociedad espera otra cosa de ella.

Do Camelotu przybywa Galahad i ostatnie miejsce przy okrągłym stole nareszcie zostaje obsadzone. Gdy oczom zebranych ukazuje się podobizna Świętego Graala, wszyscy rycerze króla Artura wyruszają w drogę, by udowodnić, że są go warci. Nie mają pojęcia, że próbie nie zostaną poddane ich siły czy umiejętności, lecz dusze.

'A hugely entertaining mystery' – Fiona Noble, The Bookseller Children's Previews 'One to Watch' Greenwich, London, 15th February 1894. Luna thinks that an evening at her aunt's butterfly club sounds deathly boring. But it turns out that the meeting, held in the Butterfly Room at the Greenwich...

Would you risk the future to change the past? Greenwich, London, 1894. Luna, Konstantin and Aidan are time-travelling thieves, stealing artefacts from the future to bring progress forward. And they are about to venture on their most treacherous mission. For The Butterfly Club have their eyes on...

1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley. Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself, her family, and the memory of her people. 

February 1948. Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of long-buried treasure with her mother. But at the farmhouse, she finds secrets lurk around every corner. Joe, the farmer's son, is hiding something about the treasure, while land girl Audrey watches their every move. But before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen. With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all their lives are changed forever.

Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba. As the threat of war grows, Anna's behaviour becomes more mysterious.

A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. But just one of the girls has a chance at survival. Arrested by the Gestapo, 'Verity' is given a choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. They’ll get the truth out of her. Only, it won’t be what they expect.

It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to sea far from the forest and his pack. The ocean, too, teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground. Torak and Renn must race to save their pack-brother, battling the harsh icy waves and merciless torrents. If they can't find Wolf in time, the bond between them will be severed forever....

1945. War has ended, but for sisters Isobel and Flora, the struggles still continue. They've lost their father, had their home destroyed in a bombing raid and now they must go to live with their aunt and her awful husband, Mr Godfrey, in their ancestral home of Splint Hall. From the moment of their arrival, it seems that this is a place shrouded in mysteries and secrets. Who are the strange men who arrive with packages at night? What is the source of the strange blue sparks coming from the ground? And why do the locals seem to hate their family so much?

Deux petits orphelins sont recueillis par un brave sergent, Moutier et son chien Capitaine. Toute cette gentille équipe trouve refuge chez Mme Blidot qui tient avec sa sœur Elfy l'auberge de l'Ange-gardien. Commence alors une aventure qui mêlera un général excentrique mais généreux, un soldat à la recherche de ses enfants disparus et un petit garçon maltraité par son maître. Cette version sonore des aventures de Jacques, Paul et de leurs amis est animée par dix voix et accompagnée de près de trente morceaux de musique classique.

Nell and Cave Bear are safe in the company of the animal-loving Sea Clan. But when the Woodland Clan begin causing trouble, the two friends are separated. This time, the Woodland hunters are determined not to return home empty-handed. Can Nell and Cave Bear escape the greatest danger yet?

Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and charioteers compete in a race to the death, and one girl dreams of glory. Ben Hur meets National Velvet in the ultimate 9-12 adventure story by debut children's author, Annelise Gray.

Amunet es una niña que vive en El Cairo con sus padres y su perrito Bisu. Una mañana cuando va a dar de comer a su cachorro, en vez de a su perrito se encuentra con un señor gordito y calvo con bigote que le dice: -Mi nombre es Bes, aunque tú y tu familia me llamáis Bisu. En realidad, no soy ningún perro, soy un dios menor que desde hace siglos tiene como misión proteger a los niños de todo mal. Me envía Isis la diosa egipcia, que necesita que la ayudes a proteger a su marido Osiris de una conspiración para matarle.

The First World War has ended, but it hasn’t gone away. When Natty has to move to a new village, she meets two young soldiers who are still battling the effects of war. Huw can’t forget the terrible things he’s seen, but Johnny doesn’t even remember who he is. As Natty tries to keep a secret and unravel a mystery, she finds her own way to fight for what she believes in - and learns that some things should never be forgotten....

It's 1940, and Britain is on the brink of invasion. Londoner George has been sent to live in the countryside while his brother and guardian, Charlie, trains to be a pilot - but he's very far from safe. An ancient burial ground nearby contains a priceless treasure, a magical Anglo-Saxon crown Hitler is desperate to possess. Alongside Kitty, the granddaughter of a Jewish archaeologist, George must find and protect the crown from the Nazi invaders before it’s too late.