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Read by actress Ruth Jones, Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for listeners young and old. In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the Alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. They take her home, and Annika grows up in the servants'...

World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi Germany with his parents. Like the other boys in his school, Michael is a member of the Hitler Youth. But Michael has a secret. He and his parents are spies. Michael despises everything the Nazis stand for. But he joins in the Hitler Youth's horrific games and book burnings, playing the part so he can gain insider knowledge. When Michael learns about Projekt 1065, a secret Nazi war mission, things get even more complicated.

It's the end of August 2005, and a big hurricane is blowing in to New Orleans, Louisiana. Barry's family plans to evacuate the Ninth Ward with everyone else, but when Barry's little sister gets violently ill, they must return to their home and stick out the storm. At first, everything seems fine. But then the levees break, the water rises, Barry is swept out of his home, and everything changes. Stranded in the floodwaters with no idea where he is and only a stranded dog by his side, Barry must find the courage to survive the storm of the century.

ALL ABOARD THE TRAIN TO PARIS! It’s 1911, and the young detectives of TAYLOR & ROSE are turning their talents to ESPIONAGE. On a case for the mysterious SECRET SERVICE BUREAU, the daring MISS SOPHIE TAYLOR and MISS LILIAN ROSE must leave London for the boulevards and grand hotels of Paris. But...

D'Artagnan findet eine Karikatur von Rochefort und klebt sie ihm auf dem Markt an den Rücken. Rochefort hält den laut lachenden Alex für den Schuldigen und lässt ihn in den Kerker werfen. Die Beleidigung eines Hauptmanns des Königs gilt als Majestätsbeleidigung und wird schwer bestraft. Die drei Musketiere müssen schnell herausfinden, wer die Karikatur Rocheforts gezeichnet hat, um Alex' Unschuld zu beweisen und ihn vor der Verurteilung zu bewahren.

Die Geister des Louvre Ein Geist streift nachts durch den Louvre und versetzt die Wächter vor dem Zimmer des Königs in Angst. Die drei Musketiere und D'Artagnan gehen mit Unterstützung ihres Freundes Alex und seines Geisterpendels im Louvre auf Geistersuche. Richelieu wird entführt. Die Erpresser fordern hohes Lösegeld, das der König allein und ohne Bewachung überbringen soll. Der König ist alleine und langweilt sich im Louvre.

A wickedly entertaining supernatural story about three siblings finding their way in the world as ghosts from the bestselling author of the Ivy and Bean series, Annie Barrows. Everyone at the Ghost Guild knows how the afterlife is supposed to work. But something is amiss with the case of three...

When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake.

A SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK From the author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure, set in Roman London - where past meets present. Billionaire Solomon Daisy is obsessed with the skeleton of a blue eyed African girl from Roman London. When his tech guys...

Since the opening of Glacier National Park in 1910, there were no reported fatal bear attacks until one summer night in 1967, when two grizzlies attacked campers and killed two young women. Inspired by the dramatic and tragic story of that night, and how it eventually influenced the fate of the grizzly bear in the continental United States, Lauren Tarshis has crafted yet another gripping novel in the I Survived series that is sure to shine a light on a terrifying and mostly unknown moment in US history.

Milady verbündet sich mit dem König eines winzigen Königreichs, um endlich einen Adelstitel zu erhalten. Durch den Diebstahl einer geheimen Militärkarte will dieser König Frankreich einnehmen. D'Artagnan soll einen Dieb fangen, der in Paris sein Unwesen treibt. Richelieu ist genervt von König Louis XIII. Er will einen Ersatz finden, der ihm zu Diensten ist.

København lige efter Befrielsen i maj 1945. Under krigen har Freja arbejdet som rengøringskone for tyskerne, og Toke har sladret om danske frihedskæmpere til Gestapo. Begge bliver tilbageholdt, men slipper fri ved et tilfælde. Toke er rædselsslagen for igen at blive fanget, og han beslutter...

Året er 1731, og Frejas far, er en stenrig skibsreder, som sælger sin forretning. Han flytter til den danske slaveø Sankt Jan i Caribien, hvor han vil tilbringe sin sidste tid. På Sankt Jan frelser en ældre slave Frejas liv. Som tak køber Freja slavens søn, Toka, for at sætte ham fri...

I den lille landsby Ravnholt samler Toke sten for at forsørge sin familie, mens hans far ligger syg. I Jelling arbejder den berømte Roahl Runemester på kong Haralds store sten, og da Roahls egen søn viser sig at være ”runeblind”, bliver Toke uventet udvalgt som lærling. Det vækker...

Året er 1363, og Danmarks konge, Valdemar Atterdag gider ikke regere sit kongerige. Han er knuget af sorg over sin døde elskerinde, den smukke Tovelil, som han ikke vil lade begrave. I stedet har hende med sig overalt i en blykiste. Den 10-årige prinsesse Margrethe overtaler Freja og Toke til...

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.

Bloomsbury presents Where The River Takes Us by Lesley Parr, read by Scott Arthur. From the author of The Valley of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling adventure about the power of friendship, set in a Welsh valley in the 1970s, for readers of 9+. Shortlisted for the 2024 Tir na n-Og Awards. Jason...

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to the African savanna! Jack and Annie are on the playground at recess when they feel the magic tree house calling them. They sneak away and are whisked off on an adventure in...

Join 11-year-old Josh as he leaves his affluent New Jersey home for the rural Northern California town where his mother was born and raised. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle. Josh and his cousin Eleanor bond during an overnight camping trip. But they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness.

The plot has been enacted, but there's been a problem. Now dire consequences await the would-be assassins.