Set in 1786, the story follows thirteen-year-old Alma, who embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her brother after he discovers a path out of their secluded African valley. Confronted by the horrors of the slave trade, her quest becomes a fight for survival and the preservation of her family's legacy. Meanwhile, in Lisbon, orphan Joseph Mars, a petty thief, seeks treasure aboard a slave ship, The Sweet Amelie, only to realize he must confront the darker motives of those around him. Both characters face profound challenges that reshape their destinies.
Alexandre è medio. Giusto medio. A scuola, a casa, con i suoi amici o con la sua famiglia, non si distingue in nulla. E questo potrebbe continuare così, fino alla fine dei tempi... Ma Alexandre non è soddisfatto, vorrebbe davvero posizionarsi un po' al di sopra della media. Un giorno, una "COSSA" arriva nel suo appartamento, offerta dal suo padrino. La COSSA ha una tastiera bianca e nera, pesa trecentocinquanta chili e non se ne andrà più. Grazie a lei, la vita di Alexandre cambierà.
London is a city on wheels - a future city like you've never known before. In the terrible aftermath of the Sixty Minute War, cities which survived the apocalypse became predators, chasing and feeding on smaller towns. Now London is hunting down its prey, getting ready to feed. But as the chase begins, Tom uncovers a secret - a secret full of deadly consequences. Soon he is plunged into a world of unkillable enemies, threatened by a weapon that will tear his life apart...
11 stories with comic-strip illustrations about immortal warlock Magnus Bane from Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter novelsThe perfect gift for Shadowhunters everywhere. Eleven stories and comic-strip illustrations featuring immortal warlock Magnus Bane. A fan-favourite character from Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles, Magnus features in The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Dark Artifices and the movie and TV series of City of Bones. Magnus will never be able to tell all of his tales. No one would believe him. But these stories shed a little light on his often inscrutable character. They are stories he probably wishes had never got out.
Theodosia Throckmorton has an extraordinary ability: she can sense ancient magic. This is most useful, as she spends her life fighting curses in the London Museum of Legends and Antiquities, where her father is head curator of a vast collection of Egyptian artefacts and mummies. When Theo's mother returns from an archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt, a legendary amulet from a long-lost tomb, Theo soon realises it holds a powerful curse which could threaten all of Britain with war. Worse, there are sinister forces who wish to capture the amulet's power for themselves. Theo must summon all her courage and cunning to fight the rising chaos and restore the amulet to its rightful place..
De elfjarige Sam heeft leukemie en weet dat hij niet lang meer te leven heeft. Op 7 januari begint hij op advies van zijn lerares aan een boek waarin hij de laatste maanden van zijn leven beschrijft. Hierin stelt hij vragen waar niemand antwoord op weet, bijvoorbeeld: Hoe weet je dat je bent gestorven? en Doet sterven pijn? Ook maakt Sam een lijst van dingen die hij nog wil doen voor hij doodgaat, zoals een wereldrecord verbreken en een vriendin hebben. Samen met zijn vriend Felix, een 'ervaren' en relativerende lotgenoot uit het ziekenhuis, probeert hij deze wensen uit te laten komen. Het plezier is eindig, want algauw overlijdt Felix. Maar Sams wensen zijn nog niet allemaal vervuld.
It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Its closing lines: "We just want people to know about this. The stuff that has happened to us could happen to anyone." Little could they imagine the remarkable adventure that awaited them as they followed Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and a fantastical menagerie of other creatures. The oddest part is in entering that world, they didn't leave this one! Five captivating books! One thrilling adventure! The Spiderwick Chronicles
Arthur ima deset godina i muči ga jako puno briga, a pomoći niotkuda. Na svoje roditelje ne može se previše osloniti jer su prezaposleni pa su ga poslali da živi s bakom i ne upliću se previše u njihov život. Baka je jako draga i simpatična, njezina stara kuća prepuna je iznenađenja i očaravajućih suvenira, ali ona ima svojih briga i ne može prestati misliti na djeda koji je prije četiri godine nestao pod tajanstvenim okolnostima. Arthuru preostaje njegov jedini prijatelj, pas Alfred, no nažalost on nije na visini zadatka. A crni oblak u vidu staroga, neplaćenog duga sve se jače nadvija nad Arthurovo djetinjstvo i ugrožava sigurnost njegova novog doma. I kada se čini da nema načina da spasi bakinu kuću, u djedovoj biblioteci ukazat će se tračak nade: stara, prašna knjiga koja govori o narodu Minimejaca i o velikom blagu koje je skriveno u njihovoj zemlji. No gdje žive Minimejci? Jesu li dobri ili zli? I najvažnije, kako ih pronaći? Teško breme za krhka ramena desetogodišnjaka, ali Arthur jednostavno nema drugog izbora. Želi li spasiti bakinu kuću morat će se upustiti u opasnu avanturu i krenuti u potragu.
Surviving and finding a safe place to lay her eggs is difficult for
Hypsilophodon with dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex around. When she falls
into a mysterious pool and finds herself on a modern farm there are still
problems. Finally she finds a safe place to hatch her babies, but how can she
keep thirteen baby dinosaurs safe and secret?
Questa volta Scooby Doo e i suoi amici si trovano in un'isolata capanna nel bosco. Sembra che nei dintorni si aggiri uno spaventoso cavaliere senza testa... Riusciranno a risolvere il mistero?
Scooby-Doo and his companions travel to Big Pine Ski Lodge for a fun-filled ski weekend, but they soon discover that the resort is threatened by rumors of a snow monster terrorizing the slopes. Original.
Nella famiglia di Ivy Breedlove tutti sono avvocati o giudici e, secondo suo padre, anche lei dovrebbe studiare legge. Ma Ivy sogna di diventare una storica e, incoraggiata dalla prozia Tib, si impegna in una puntigliosa ricostruzione delle vicende di famiglia, a partire dai primi Breedlove giunti in America con la Mayflower. Un lavoro difficile, che però le permette di scoprire strordinarie figure di donne (le sue antenate pioniere e suffragette) e soprattutto di capire che vuole essere prima se stessa e poi una Breedlove. Ecco perché decide di andare in cerca di Jo, la zia "strana", che anni prima si è allontanata dalla famiglia per vivere da eremita tra le montagne... Un romanzo allegro e intelligente sull'importanza di credere in se stesse e di non lasciarsi condizionare da chi ci pretende diverse.
