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In this breathtaking adventure, Zélie and Jules face a deadly race to solve a family mystery and a vicious crime that stretches from the jungles of Calcutta to the sewers of Paris. Zélie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn't believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up from the reeking...

Natürlich wollen Mats, Martha und Mikkel viel lieber bei Oma Inge ihre Osterferien verbringen, als mit Mama und Papa nach Mallorca zu fliegen. Vor allem Mikkel kann es nicht abwarten, bei Oma Inge anzukommen. Denn sie hat ihm eine Überraschung versprochen! Und wie immer ist auch sonst viel los: Mats verbirgt vor allen ein Geheimnis. Und Martha hilft eifrig in der Schnasselbude, denn Enes kann ja nicht helfen, er ist zum Schüleraustausch in den USA. Was Martha noch vor ganz andere Schwierigkeiten stellt; welche, die man eben hat, wenn der erste feste Freund am anderen Ende der Welt ist.

After rowing out to an island near their seaside home, Tulsi and Satchen discover a whale that has been trapped in a fishing net. Determined to try to free the poor creature, they repeatedly dive down into the freezing sea to cut the netting, but eventually, exhausted and with a storm rolling in, they have to admit defeat. As they head for home to seek help, their boat capsizes in the storm and they’re left clinging to it, dangerously adrift. Just as they think all is lost, help arrives from an unexpected source.

A tween's foreign exchange experience lands her in London luxury-and some hot water as well! Twelve-year-old Jordan isn't unhappy, but she's definitely bored. So when she gets the chance to take part in a London exchange program, she's thrilled to ditch her small town in Delaware and see the...

Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The Christmas Pine is based on a true story. It celebrates a special tradition that stretches back over seventy years. Every year, the Mayor of Oslo in Norway presents the British people with a spectacular Christmas tree. The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's support during World War II.

12-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions nobody can answer. Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And why must she keep her mysterious birthmark hidden? Everything is about to change when the Scareground returns to Greenwich. Nancy is convinced it holds the answers to her parents' disappearance. She and her best friend Arthur Green meet Skelter, the fair's spooky owner, and discover a world full of dark magic and mystery.

Die Sensler sind Deutschfreiburger. Sie leben zwischen Deutsch- und Welschschweiz und gehen leicht vergessen. Ständig gibt es Grabenkämpfe und Missverständnisse mit Nachbarn jenseits von Saane und Sense. Doch Hilfe naht. Die neue "Sensler Hotline" mit Berater Toni Schöpfer soll den Einheimischen Selbstvertrauen und Auftrieb verleihen. Doch Toni ahnt zunächst nicht, dass einflussreiche Mächte im Hintergrund die Fäden ziehen. Er muss die Sensler vor der Verschwörung retten.

Ein Dieb stiehlt eine goldene Statue, die Mama Lupa! Er flüchtet auf dem Fahrrad. Die Hündin der Zwillinge Romy und Remo nimmt die Fährte auf. Währenddessen erwacht Globi in einem kleinen Albergo und will den Tag beginnen. Da wird er auf dem Trottoir von einem großen Hund über den Haufen gerannt. Dahinter kommen die Zwillinge... So beginnt eine wilde, spektakuläre Verfolgungsjagd zu Fuß und per Vespa, bei der ganz nebenbei die Stadt Rom entdeckt werden kann. Globi trifft auch auf die Schweizer Gardisten. Sie lassen es sich nicht nehmen, ihn einzuladen und herumzuführen.

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür und so wollen Papagallo & Gollo für Ihre Freunde Geschenke einkaufen gehen. So besuchen die zwei Abenteurer die Altstadt von Bern, wo sie kurzerhand in den vielen Leuten die Orientierung leicht verlieren. Glücklicherweise treffen die beiden auf Frau Iseli vom Fernsehen, die sich in Bern bestens auskennt. Sie führt unsere 2 Helden zum bekannten Loebschaufenster, dass auch dieses Jahr ein echter Hingucker ist.

Learn the incredible untold stories of the people, places and journeys that shaped Britain, and be inspired to continue learning beyond the audiobook. In The Black Curriculum Legacies listeners will hear inspiring stories about key figures from Britain's Black STEM heroes, musicians, sports stars and activists. In The Black Curriculum Migration learn about how migration has shaped Black British History. In The Black Curriculum Places, learn about the important places that define Black British History.

Luis & Lea gehen mit ihrem Opa Balduin und seiner Freundin Fanny auf große Abenteuerreise. Die beiden Geschwister sind zum ersten Mal ohne ihre Eltern unterwegs und entdecken vier spannende Länder. Ihr Opa war früher Seefahrer und hat überall auf der Welt Freunde, die er mit seinen Enkeln und Fanny besuchen möchte. In dieser spannenden, lustigen und turbulenten Geschichte reisen Luis & Lea nach Spanien, Finnland, Schweden und Dänemark.

Maisie’s summer can finally start when she’s whisked away from a boring music camp by her bandit family, the Robbersons. Bring on a summer of screeching down country lanes, camping out on lakeshores and devouring sweets – Maisie can’t wait! The Robbersons are equally happy to have Maisie and her sharp skills back just in time for the robbers’ summer festival. This year, a new Bandit Leader will be appointed – and with the bandit clans out for revenge, the Robbersons need all the help they can get…

Thirteen-year-old Dirk has been the man of the house since his papa disappeared while fighting against the Nazis with the Dutch Resistance. When the Gestapo arrests Dirk's older sister, who is also a Resistance fighter, Dirk fears that he and his little sister, Anna, might be next. With only pockets full of food and his sister asleep in his arms, Dirk runs away to find his father. As Dirk leads Anna across the war-torn Netherlands, from farmyards to work camps, he must rely on his wits and his father's teaching to find his way.

Winicker Wallace was forced to move to Paris, France, with her family. At first, she hates everything about Paris. It rains too much, Winicker's neighbor is irritatingly perfect, and there is a mean girl in class who makes Winicker want to jet right back to her old house in Massachusetts. It takes a few mishaps for Winicker to warm up to her new home.

Bloomsbury presents The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City by Katya Balen, read by Salima Saxton. An exciting new adventure series for young readers from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen, author of October, October and The Light in Everything Clem and her friends Ash and Zara are members of...

Les vacances d’été viennent tout juste de débuter quand Juliette et sa mère s’envolent vers Paris. Même si elle aurait préféré passer ses après-midi au bord de la piscine avec son amie Gina, Juliette est plutôt contente de contempler la ville du haut de la tour Eiffel, de se promener en bateau-mouche sur la Seine, de faire du magasinage aux Galeries Lafayette, et de se lier d’amitié avec trois garçons ! Et pourtant, dans les plus ténébreux souterrains de la Ville Lumière, l’adolescente vivra une aventure terrifiante…

"Мальчик на вершине горы" - пронзительный, тревожный и невероятно созвучный нашему времени роман Джона Бойна, ставший, по сути, продолжением "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме", хотя герои совсем иные. Это мировой бестселлер, переведенный на множество языков, который может повторить успех "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме". В Париже живет обычный мальчик Пьеро. Родители его обожают, у него есть лучший друг Аншель, с которым он общается на языке жестов.

Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it's cold and even the Jamaican food doesn't taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town. But his parents have brought him here to try to make a better life, so Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends, to do well at school - even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists. How can a boy so far from home learn to enjoy his new life when so many things count against him?

After a tumultuous term in Paris, Libby and Connie are looking forward to a quiet Christmas. Along with Libby's aunt, Miss Mousedale, they are to spend the holiday at the Highland estate of Connie's family. But before long they find themselves caught up in strange events. Missing paintings. Lights in the woods in the early hours of the morning. A hidden room behind a wall tapestry. And Connie's parents seem to be keeping an unhappy secret. Can the friends untangle the clues and solve the mystery?

Alex Kaminsky, a fourteen-year-old Ukrainian immigrant boy, suffers burns to his hands and face when his uncle’s farmhouse burns down. Rescued by a neighbour, he is tended to by a backcountry midwife before being taken in by a local postmaster. Determined to search for his older brother, an itinerant farm worker (and talented artist) who has disappeared, Alex follows Marco’s trail from a Vegreville farm to Edmonton. From there he is on the run from officials to Calgary and finally Banff, where he finds his brother close to death in the Castle Mountain Internment Camp.