Zeigt Titel in Historische Romane

Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style - with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of weapon comes in handy when Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey stowaway on a train to return their classmate Sidheag to her werewolf pack in Scotland. Because no one would have suspected what - and who - they would find aboard the suspiciously empty train.

What lies beneath? Things are not right at Crowfield Abbey. The building has begun to crumble. And what Will finds beneath the floor of the side chapel is truly terrifying. Is this the end of Crowfield forever? Read by Ric Jerrom.

It's the summer of AD 79 and Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, set sail for the Bay of Naples where they are going to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. Once they arrive, they are soon absorbed in a quest to solve a riddle that may lead to treasure. But then tragedy...

Sixteen-year-old Leinad thought he was a common farmer's son, nothing more. He wondered why his father had trained him for years to master the sword, not exactly a tool of the trade for farmers. But one tragic event initiates a world of revelation. Only then does he begin to understand his calling, a calling no other man in the entire kingdom of Arrethtrae can fulfill - a calling given him by the King himself.

When the proprietor of Leighton’s Mercantile is found dead on the morning his annual Christmas shop display is to be unveiled, it’s clear a killer had revenge in mind. But who would want to kill the local dry-goods merchant? Perhaps someone who remembers the mysterious scandal that destroyed his career as a professor and archaeologist. When the killer strikes again, each time manipulating the figures in the display to foretell the crime, Myrtle finds herself racing to uncover the long-buried facts of a cold case - and the motivations of a modern murderer. 

Wickie ist ein 10-jähriger Junge, der im Wikingerdorf Flake lebt. Alle Wikinger sind groß und stark, nur ausgerechnet Wickie, der Sohn von Halvar, dem mächtigen Wikinger-Chef, ist klein und zart. Was Wickie an Muskelkraft fehlt, gleicht er allerdings mit Intelligenz und Einfallsreichtum aus. Wickie reibt sich die Nase, denkt nach und hat die Lösung. Immer wieder rettet der clevere Wickie seinen Vater und dessen wilde Wikingertruppe mit seinen ungewöhnlichen Einfällen aus scheinbar ausweglosen Situationen.

Zwei neue Abenteuer mit dem "Schwarzen Ritter" Prinz Arco, dem Kämpfer für Recht und Freiheit: "Die Entführung" und "Die Belagerung".

"Leo und das Testament der Medici": Aufregung im Medici-Palast: ein Unbekannter fordert die Herrscherfamilie auf, unverzüglich den Palast zu verlassen. Er selbst erhebt Anspruch darauf und zeigt als Beweis das Testament von Cosimo de Medici. Demnach erbt er als direkter Nachfahre das gesamte Vermögen. Leo glaubt, dass es sich um eine Fälschung handelt. Um dies zu beweisen, muss er allerdings das echte finden - und das gilt seit langer Zeit als verschollen. "Leo und das Eisrennen": Leo hat kleine Räder an Lollos Schuhe angebracht. Und somit die ersten Rollschuhe erfunden!

Die Erde bebt … Unheimliche Prophezeiungen aus dem Mund einer sprechenden Statue … Intrigen, Zorn und Gotteslästerung … Der tödliche Zaubertrank einer alten Hexe … Der Vulkan spuckt Feuer … Nie zuvor wurden die letzten Tage von Pompeji packender erzählt als in diesem Hörspiel.

When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastle’s father, a lawyer, is asked to help prove—or disprove—her identity. Is this truly Ethel Snowcroft, believed to have been lost at sea with her parents, or a con artist chasing a windfall? Mr. Hardcastle’s pursuit of the case takes a detour when he’s hospitalized for a tonsillectomy—only to witness a murder. But where’s the victim? And who at the hospital could be harboring murderous intent? Myrtle is determined to find out before the killer comes after her father.

1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her father, Thomas, promises that Nebraska will be everything the family needs: an opportunity to claim the independence they’ve strived for over generations on their very own plot of land.

Wer hat noch nicht von ihm gehört, dem hünenhaften weißen Jäger, dessen Schluss nie das Ziel verfehlt: Old Firehand ist sein Name. Seine kühnen Taten und gefährlichen Abenteuer werden zu dieser Zeit an allen Lagerfeuern des Westens erzählt. In der Zeit, da unsere Geschichte spielt, befindet er sich mit Old Shatterhand und Winnetou auf der Spur des roten Cornels, der mit seinen Tramps überall Tod und Schrecken verbreitet.

Read by Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Turner, and Matthew Broderick Here are the immortals of Olympus—the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece—as freshly described as if they were alive today. Mighty Zeus with his fistful of thunderbolts; mischievous little Hermes; grey-eyed Athena...

Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl...

Will Everett has always wished for an adventure. Little does he know his adventure starts the moment he boards the Boundless. There is a murder, and now Will protects a key that can unlock the train¹s hidden treasures. Villains are fast on his heels and strange creatures are lurking outside the windows, as the Boundless hurtles across the country. Together with Maren, a gifted escape artist, and Mr. Dorian, a circus ringmaster with amazing abilities, Will must save the Boundless before someone else winds up dead.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner, read by Royce Pierreson. A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard...

Zusammen mit deinem besten Freund, dem Löwenwandler-Jungen Manu, musst du eine wichtige Aufgabe erfüllen: Seine Mutter hat ihr goldenes Fernglas an die Eisfeen auf dem Echoberg verliehen - und was wäre eine berühmte Luftschiffkapitänin ohne ihr goldenes Fernglas? Gemeinsam reist ihr zwei mit der Sanjada-Dampfbahn zum Gipfel des Echobergs. Unterwegs trefft ihr waschechte Eisbären-Sportstars, und die Eisfeen laden euch zum Schlittschuhlaufen auf der brandneuen Eisbahn ein...

Almost a year has passed since Stella and Tom discovered a time tunnel and travelled to early 1900s London, where they befriended Emma, Lucy ,and Jack. The magical moles that made the tunnel and secret lake appear have since vanished, but the children are longing to meet again. Then an illness, which puts Emma’s life in danger, changes everything. The moles reappear, just when needed, and Lucy realizes the only hope of finding a cure lies in the future.

Eine Fülle von Geschichten, die Kinder auf unterhaltsame Weise in die Welt der Ritter entführen und zugleich Hintergrundwissen vermitteln...

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her...