Ergebnis für "Hand in Hand" in Literatur & Belletristik

Deutschland 2052: Die Menschen leiden unter heißen, trockenen Sommern. Um die Wasserknappheit zu lindern, arbeitet Vega als Wettermacherin - sie beeinflusst die Wolken und lässt es regnen. Doch sie hütet ein Geheimnis: Anders als ihre Kollegen benutzt sie dazu keine Chemikalien und Drohnen. Denn Vega kann mit der Kraft ihrer Gedanken Wind und Regen rufen. Als bei einem rätselhaften Wetterunfall Kinder verletzt werden, wird Vega zur Zielscheibe.

New York Times and USA Today bestseller! New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years. Ellingham Academy must be cursed...

His mom engineered habitats for colonists on Mars and Europa. His dad ended a long war. But 13-year-old Dax Zander spends his days surfing Kawela Bay with his brothers, hitching rides with whales and exploring the reefs around his family's undersea home. Life's sweet, the future's bright. Then one morning in 2077, three aliens arrive pleading for humanity's help against a horrific threat to their distant oceanic homeworld. As Earth's leaders ponder a risky mission of mercy, Dax feels a stirring in his gut to leave behind childhood thrills and embrace a greater, more dangerous destiny.

Warring Brothers, Manipulating Advisors, and Secrets in the Shadows. Whispers of a silent civil war swirl through the halls of Endor. In the wake of King Hadrian's attack, Tridan and his friends are now being exalted as heroes. But can these thirteen-year-olds save the kingdom from itself? As Prince Altholos' coronation approaches, Prince Oliver starts his campaign to take his brother's place on the throne. Noble families are forced to choose sides and covert battles rage throughout the land. However, the next generation of conquerors longs to do more.

These wickedly funny, wickedly realistic stories are set inside schools where chaos is the name of the game. 'Time and the Hour' takes place in a boys’ school, where one class decide to conduct some research and have a bit of fun on the subject of how much time is wasted during each school day. 'Chutzpah', on the other hand, is set in a mixed comprehensive school, where Eileen seems bent on causing as much disruption as possible on the first day of term, in the interests of democracy and women’s rights.

A celebration of love from the author of Ottoline, Poems to Fall in Love With sees Chris Riddell select his very favourite classic and modern poems about love. This beautiful collection explores love in all its guises, from silent admiration through passion to tearful resignation. These poems...