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Margaret Mahy

    21 maart 1936 – 23 juli 2012

    Margaret Mahy was een gevierde auteur wiens verhalen vaak het bovennatuurlijke verkenden om zich te verdiepen in de diepgaande complexiteit van menselijke relaties en de reis van het opgroeien. Haar suggestieve proza en haar onderscheidende vermogen om het innerlijke leven van haar personages vast te leggen, onderscheiden haar als een belangrijke stem in de kinder- en jeugdliteratuur. Mahy verweefde behendig fantastische elementen met universele thema's als liefde, verlies en zelfontdekking, en creëerde zo verhalen die zowel boeiend als tot nadenken stemmend waren. Haar nalatenschap leeft voort door haar blijvende invloed op generaties lezers en de tijdloze kwaliteit van haar verhalen, die zowel jonge als oudere lezers blijven aanspreken.

    Margaret Mahy
    A Summery Saturday Morning
    The Wind Between the Stars
    Bubble Trouble
    Leaf Magic
    Lees dit niet! en andere griezelverhalen
    De grote zeerover-knalfuif en andere verhalen
    • Verzamelboek: - "De grote zeerover-knalfuif" door Margaret Mahy - "De laatste vogel" door Paul van Loon - "Groeimiddel gezocht!" door Janet en Allan Ahlberg

      De grote zeerover-knalfuif en andere verhalen
    • Michael desperately wants a dog but all he attracts is a big orange leaf that follows him everywhere.

      Leaf Magic
      4,5
    • Bubble Trouble

      • 39bladzijden
      • 2 uur lezen

      When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into trouble. Soon he's floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! It's up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down.

      Bubble Trouble
      5,0
    • The Wind Between the Stars

      • 24bladzijden
      • 1 uur lezen

      1976. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over orange cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

      The Wind Between the Stars
      4,2
    • A Summery Saturday Morning

      • 32bladzijden
      • 2 uur lezen

      Let's go down to the sea this summery, Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike – then the wild geese chase them... Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delight readers, young and old.

      A Summery Saturday Morning
      4,0
    • The catalogue of the universe

      • 228bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      When Angela May decides to find her father, who left the family before she was born, Tycho Potter, a close friend, worries that she'll be hurt if she succeeds

      The catalogue of the universe
      3,5
    • The changeover

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      From the moment she saw the face in the mirror, Laura Chant knew that something dreadful was going to happen. The horrifyingly evil Carmody Braque touched and branded her little brother - and now Jacko was very ill, getting steadily worse. There was only one way to save him. Laura had to change over: had to release her supernatural powers.

      The changeover
      4,1
    • Plus: Memory

      • 240bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      On the fifth anniversary of his older sister's death, nineteen-year-old Johnny Dart, goes in search of the only other witnesses to the fatal accident.

      Plus: Memory
      3,9
    • The Tricksters

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Reality and the supernatural intertwine in this exciting and chilling novel from an award-winning author As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three sinister brothers. Who are they? Where are they from? Only 17- year-old Harry, the middle daughter, is close to seeing the truth. Are these brothers her own invention, or are they truly descendants of Teddy Carnival who drowned there many years earlier? As the brothers gradually reveal their purpose, long-hidden family secrets are also unfurled. No one emerges unscathed!

      The Tricksters
      4,0