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Brought to you by Puffin. *The number-one bestselling final novel in the award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series* Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is...

It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom Summer. Meanwhile, Sunny can't help but feel like her...

Die geraubten Kinder von Abyaneh. Shi La ist spurlos verschwunden. Marco, Luigi und Shi La haben auf ihren Dromedaren gerade Abbyaneh in Persien erreicht, als ein wilder Wüstensturm plötzlich durch den Ort fegt und Shi La mitreißt. So war es auch allen anderen Kindern in Abyaneh schon ergangen. Der rätselhafte Sturm der Sandteufel hat die Kinder geraubt, eines nach dem anderen. Marco und Luigi lassen sich nicht schrecken und machen sich auf die Suche nach der Freundin.

At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As he sails out with the First Fleet, Tom sadly realises that he will never set foot on English ground again. Luckily, not long after Tom’s arrival in the colony, the fair and kind Sergeant Stanley decides to take on Tom as a servant. Together, Tom, Sergeant Stanley and his son, Rob, build a house, set up an orchard and a vegetable garden for themselves - and thrive, unlike many others in the new colony.

A boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The sixth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by renowned author Michelle Paver. Audio edition read by Sir Ian McKellen. As winter approaches and Souls' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the...

Will dares Tilly to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the place these days. Ten years ago the young heir, Kit Barrington, drowned there in the lake. Rumour has it that the house is haunted ... But Tilly never turns down a dare. Then it goes horribly wrong. The ice breaks, Tilly falls through and almost drowns. At the point of death, a beautiful angel appears and saves her. Kit Barrington’s ghost. Kit needs Tilly to solve the mystery of his death, so that his spirit can rest in peace.

Max Bretzfeld is back in Berlin—as a British spy. His most dangerous mission is about to begin in the much-anticipated sequel to Adam Gidwitz’s instant bestseller Max in the House of Spies. Max is on a mission. Well, two missions. One has been assigned by his British spymasters: Infiltrate...

A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth about the murder of the last Russian royal family. All too soon, the treasure hunt starts to smell like a Lucian trap. But the bait might just be irresistible . . . what will Amy and Dan risk to find out what really happened on the night their parents died?

Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, head to the Land Down Under to discover what their own mother and father knew about the hunt for the 39 Clues. But following in their parents' footsteps brings up lost memories for Amy so awful that she can't share them . . . even with Dan. Haunted by the ghosts of their past, chased by deadly competitors, Dan and Amy can't see who is an enemy and who is a friend. Their blindness leads to a terrible mistake . . and the death of a hidden ally.

Die Höllenwinde von Hormuz. Einem Hitzesturm können Marco, Shi La und Luigi gerade noch entkommen. Die Wassernot in Hormuz aber lässt sie nicht los. In den Ab Anbars, wie die Zisternen hier heißen, rieselt nur noch Sand. Die einst blühende Stadt leidet darunter, dass alle Kanäle nur noch den Palast auf dem Berg mit Wasser versorgen. Marco und seine Freunde provozieren einen Wettbewerb für orientalische Wassergärten und wollen so das Wasser zurück in die Stadt bringen. Der fliegende Teppich von Kerman.

Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must...

Auf einer Reise nach China lernen David, Jonas und Emma nicht nur dieses faszinierende Land näher kennen, sie treffen auch auf den mächtigsten Piraten aller Zeiten – und der war eine Frau. Sie erleben mit, wie die kluge und gerissene Zheng Yisao die Macht über eine riesige Piratenflotte an sich reißt, in gefährlichen Seeschlachten kämpft und sogar den Plan schmiedet, den chinesischen Kaiser vom Thron zu stoßen. Die Ereignisse, in die David, Jonas und Emma durch ihr Zauberbuch hineingeraten, sind mehr als 200 Jahre her.

Der Ritter Don Quijote kämpft gegen Windmühlen, weil er sie für Riesen hält. In Wirklichkeit ist er ein armer Dorfjunker, der wenig zu tun hat, dafür aber viele aufregende Ritterromane liest. Mit seinem klapprigen Gaul Rosinante und seinem Nachbarn Sancho Pansa bricht der Traumtänzer zu heldenhaften Kämpfen auf.

Gestrandet auf dem Peloponnes. Ein Sturm stoppt Marcos Reise nach China. Die schweren Schatzkisten durchschlagen die Bordwand und Marco und seine Freunde werden ins Meer gespült. Das Schiff strandet an der Küste des Peloponnes und auch Luigi und Shi La können sich retten. Aber wo ist Marco? Ist er in die Hände der Strandrüber gefallen, die von dem Despoten Blasius angeführt werden? Zum Glück lässt der sich von der chinesischen Prinzessin und Ihren Drohungen beeindrucken.

A middle school must-read that exposes the antisemitism in our country today! From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together—and then torn apart—by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2. There's a new...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever...

In 1707, eight-year-old Sarah travels with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness. Sarah is afraid when she hears animals in the night. She is afraid when she meets her Indian neighbors. She is especially afraid when she is left with an Indian family while her father goes back to get the rest of their family. But when Sarah remembers her mother’s parting words, “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” she learns to be brave even when she’s afraid.

Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more interesting place than Tally ever imagined, and an exciting school trip to the beautiful and luscious kingdom of Bergania whisks Tally into an unexpected adventure . . . Will she be able to save her new friend, Prince Karil, from terrible danger before it's too late?

Durch die holprige Straße hat sich die Bremse in Leos Gefährt gelöst. In der Nähe des nächsten Dorfes hört er Geräusche, die aus einer Höhle dringen. Leo und seine Freunde erreichen die Stadt Mirandola, wo sie Antonio, einen Freund Leos zu finden erhoffen. Die Spur führt zu einem venezianischen Kloster. Doch nicht nur Leo, auch der Rote und der Blaue Pirat sind dem legendären Rubin Marco Polos auf der Spur. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt.

Award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin weaves together their stories into an unforgettable novel about that seemingly perfect September day - the day our world changed forever.