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Elisabeth Beresford The Wombles
"The Wombles is the first ever Wombles book and introduces the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco, who is particularly fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks; general handyman extraordinaire Tobermory, who can turn almost anything that the Wombles retrieve from Wimbledon Common into something useful; Madame Cholet, who cooks the most delicious and natural foods to keep the Wombles happy and contented; and last but not least, Bungo, one of the youngest and cheekiest Wombles of all,...
Engels | 240 pagina's (1 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Philip Reeve Larklight
"Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful...
Engels | 416 pagina's (10 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Gennifer Choldenko Al Capone does my shirts
"When Moose Flanagan and his family move home, yet again, and become residents of the famous prison island Alcatraz, things get interesting. First of all, they share the island with a few other families and a lot of pretty heavy-duty criminals including Al Capone. And secondly, Moose's sister is starting a new school, which everyone hopes will help her become more integrated with those around her. When Moose comes up with some pretty cunning money-making schemes based on his famous co-residents,...
Engels | 240 pagina's (2,5 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Gennifer Choldenko Al Capone shines my shoes
"Moose's sister has got a place in the perfect school on the mainland, one that will help her deal with her autism. But there is one hitch. She got the place with the help of Al Capone and now it's payback time. Soon Moose is caught up in a terrible cycle of secrets and favours that threatens to destabilise his entire family in this nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat novel."
Engels | 288 pagina's (2,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Babette Cole The ghostly blinkers
"Fetlocks Hall is in trouble! The school is desperately short of funds and, unless some money can be found, it may have to close! The Headmistress is not sure what to do. Penny is determined to help and draws on her magical powers in a nail-biting bid to solve the problem. Soon Penny and the ghosts, as well as many of the school's ponies, are involved in an exciting race to the finish!"
Engels | 128 pagina's (0,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Babette Cole The unicorn princess
"Penny Simms is pony-mad and is thrilled when she wins a scholarship to Fetlocks Hall, an equestrian boarding school. But Fetlocks Hall is no ordinary school - besides schoolwork and riding lessons, Penny has the opportunity to acquire secret knowledge about horses as well as find out about the magical unicorn world of Equitopia. Soon she is caught up in a desperate struggle to help the unicorns combat a terrible plot by the evil Devlipeds, who are plotting to overthrow them. Is Penny the Unicorn...
Engels | 160 pagina's (0,8 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Ma Moosejaw means business
"Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a ruling family with a difference.Book one introduces the two sons of Chief Thunderstruck and MaMoosejaw, Spike Carbuncle and Whiff Eric. Ma Moosejaw wants to leaveGoose Pimple Bay with her husband and travel north to see a white bear.But both sons are useless. Who willlook after things when they are gone? There's only one thing for it:the sons must each find a bride. Whoever...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Spike Carbuncle and the truly enormous egg
"Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure,The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble familywith a difference.Spike Carbuncle is sick of being second in command to his weedybrother. So, when Spike's wife, Fangtrude, comes across a dragon's egg,together they formulate a plan to get rid of Whiff Erik, once and forall. There's just one hitch - dragon training isn't as easy as itsounds. What do you do when your dragon is terrible at breathing fireand prefers...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4,6 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Whiff Erik and the great green thing
"Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a ruling familywith a difference.In book two, Whiff Erik, now ruler of Goose Pimple Bay discovers hisbrother, Spike Carbuncle at sea. He's escaped from his wife's islandand he's taken a rare seed with him. Back at home, Whiff Erik plantsthe seed, but it's not long before a gigantic plan blots out the skyand a great green thing appears in the leaves. Oh dear, Whiff Erikknows...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace The honourable Ratts
"The Honourable Ratts are a distinguished family whose ancestorsappeared at a time when witches were commonplace and giants roamed theland. They built their ancestral home, Clawfoot Hall, and they begancollecting the Great Ratt Hoard - that is, any and every item of goldthey could lay their hands on.At the time of this story, the Ratts are diminished in size and statureand now live under the floorboards of Clawfoot Hall. Then one day,everything changes. The ancient enemies of the Ratts have tracked...
Engels | 96 pagina's (3,1 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace King Cudgel's challenge
"Pity King Cudgel! His twin children - Prince Marvin the Meek and Princess Gusty Ox - fight all the time. And ever since his wife, Queen Carrion, disappeared after going out dragon hunting, no one has been able to stop them. As a last resort he devises a challenge for them with the help of Cackle the court magician. If the twins fail, King Cudgel will hand over the kingdom to their soppy cousin, Godric, the Geek - an unbearable thought! King Cudgel's Challenge follows the painful and hilarious process...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4,9 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Prince Marvin's great moment
"Poor Prince Marvin, the Meek! His twin sister, Princess Gusty Ox may bebuilt like a battle ship but Marvin has always been a bit...physicallyfeeble. It's not surprising his sister bullies him. But, when hisfather King Cudgel's best suits are ruined by mysterious globs of greengloop, things get even worse. It seems that Harry the Hairy Green Gianthas caught a cold and the King orders Prince Marvin to sort him out. IfPrince Marvin can cure the giant and prove himself, his sister won't beable to bully...
Engels | 64 pagina's (5 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Princess Gusty Ox's strange change
"Gusty Ox is not your typical princess. She's more interested in wrestling crocodiles and hunting dragons than in tiaras and princes. That is, until she looks into Crackel's magic mirror and decides things have got to change. But it isn't easy being a proper princess and things only get worse when her rival, Princess Lulu the Luscious, comes to stay. This is the third riotous romp in The Crunchbone Castle Chronicles."
Engels | 64 pagina's (4,4 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Karen Wallace Chief Thunderstruck and the big bad bear
"Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, TheGoose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble family witha difference.In the final book of the quartet, a message reaches Goose PimpleBay that Chief Thunderstruck is introuble. He's been trapped in a cave on an ice flow by a fiercepolar bear, who has a nasty glint in his eye when he looks at ChiefThunderstruck's bearskin coat. Together Whiff Erik, Spike Carbuncle andFangtrudesail off to therescue. But it's up to...
Engels | 64 pagina's (4,3 MB) | A&C Black Childrens & Educational, [London] | 2014
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Michael Grant Messenger of Fear
Michael Grant's Messenger of Fear is a haunting narrative that examines the nature of good and evil in every human. Fans of Michelle Hodkin's Mara Dyer trilogy and Stephen King will love this satisfyingly twisted series.Mara Todd wakes in a field of dead grass, a heavy mist pressing down on her. She is terrified, afraid that she is dead. She can't remember who she is or anything about her past. Is it because of the boy who appears? He calls himself the Messenger of Fear. If the world does not bring...
Engels | ePub2, 1,3 MB | Katherine Tegen Books, [Nederland] | 2014
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Michael Grant The Power
Sometimes one hero isn''t enough – sometimes you need a full dozen. Mack’s search for his dazzling dozen continues in the fourth instalment of this funny, action-packed fantasy series by the New York Times bestselling author of GONE.Time is running out for Mack MacAvoy and the magnifica! It seems the only way they can defeat the Pale Queen and her evil daughter Risky is to learn the magical language of Vargran. So Mack, Jarrah, Xiao, Dietmar and Stephan travel to Europe to find the Key, an...
Engels | ePub2, 1,7 MB | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, [Nederland] | 2014
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Ian Beck Pastworld
"Figure stopped play-acting and really started killing people?For Caleb, a tourist from the present day, his visit goes terribly wrong when his father is kidnapped and he finds himself accused of murder. Then Caleb meets Eve, a Pastworld inhabitant who has no idea the modern world exists. Both Caleb and Eve have roles to play in the murderer's diabolical plans - roles that reveal disturbing truths about their origins."
Engels | 368 pagina's (0,9 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Celia Rees Pirates!
"When two young women meet under extraordinary circumstances in the eighteenth-century West Indies, they are unified in their desire to escape their oppressive lives. The first is a slave, forced to work in a plantation mansion and subjected to terrible cruelty at the hands of the plantation manager. The second is a spirited and rebellious English girl, sent to the West Indies to marry well and combine the wealth of two respectable families. But fate ensures that one night the two young women have...
Engels | 384 pagina's (0,7 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Celia Rees Sorceress
"As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary's life, but Mary has disappeared into the forests and Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne, Alison encounters the person who is going to tell her all about Mary's life after she leaves Beulah. Agnes is a descendant of Mary's and has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with...
Engels | 304 pagina's (1,4 MB) | Bloomsbury Childrens, [London] | 2014
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Marie Lu The Young Elites
I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina''s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family''s good name and standing in the way...
Engels | ePub3, 3 MB | Penguin, [Nederland] | 2014
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