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England, 1585: Queen Elizabeth’s spies lurk everywhere, searching out Catholics who refuse to attend the non-Catholic services of the State religion. Officers of the law hunt down and kill Catholic priests, and imprison those who shelter them. In these perilous times, fifteen-year-old Nicholas Thorpe discovers that his widowed mother has become Catholic, and he soon joins the Church she has come to love.

Inside one of America's most troubled periods of economic crisis, The Road From Nowhere, from master storyteller and Newbery medalist Avi, is both a tightly plotted adventure and a big-hearted tale of boyhood that explores what it means to put a name to the feelings we're taught to push down far into the earth.

Amid the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany, a twelve-year-old boy and his friends confront rising Nazi threats during a family trip to Austria in this third book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided. It’s the summer of 1931 and...

Colette only wants three things: to prove she isn't weak, to get a job, and to uncover the mystery surrounding her father. All her life she's heard that he died in a factory accident, but she's haunted by dreams of bitter cold and a sea of stars—and part of her knows it's somehow connected to him. Colette is not to work, is not to leave the house, and is to never speak of her father. But when Colette secretly gets a job, she becomes fascinated by the stories that Walter, the store owner, tells.

When the evil Emperor Domitian sends soldiers to a Roman townhouse in the middle of the night, twelve-year-old Juba must escape with his brother and sisters, and journey to distant Britannia on the edge of the known world. His task: To avoid capture and death. His quest: To find a safe haven in Britain. His destiny: To save the children.

In this exciting first adventure of the Curiosity Quest educational series for kids, young listeners aged five and up will meet Curio — short for Curious — a bold time-traveling explorer with a passion for discovery. When Curio activates a mysterious device, he’s transported to the Viking Age, where he experiences life in an authentic Viking village. Kids will learn fun, age-appropriate facts about Viking culture, longships, daily life, and ancient traditions.

When Mrs. Lee opens a letter that Zoe, Harvey and Lassie bring her, she learns that she is the last living heir to a former mining concession. When Mrs. Lee lets them read her journal from the period, the kids and Lassie set out in search of the abandoned mine to discover the "magnificent treasure" that the journal hints is hidden there.

Llenas de imaginación y aventura, las historias de Julio Verne siguen enganchando a los lectores de todas las edades. En este audiolibro hemos reunido tres de sus mayores clásicos adaptados a los pequeños lectores.

Prepárate para viajar en globo por el continente africano, salir despedido en un cohete hacia la Luna, o embarcarte en una travesía transoceánica en busca de un náufrago perdido. Disfruta de las mejores aventuras de Julio Verne con esta increíble recopilación de tres de sus novelas más famosas, en una versión especialmente pensada para niños.

12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn’t be more different. Dariia is outgoing and chatty while Rada is quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family—Dariia is with her mom and Rada with her dad.

When Cora leaves her house in the early morning hours of April 18th, she expects trouble to find her, like it somehow always does. But as she makes her way to the San Francisco docks to look for her father, the earth begins to shake and suddenly, Cora realizes that she's not just in trouble—she's in danger. Soon after, the last thing Cora remembers seeing is a tall building swaying overhead, before everything goes dark.

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks's latest quest is to return a sack of stolen Egyptian gold back to its right owner, one Elfie Corrie. Join our hero and his faithful friends as their adventure leads them through the desert to a one-horse town and into a race against a not-too-friendly fellow.

A boy called George had a brilliant idea, To be like the heroes of old. He would go off and search for a dragon. Join George, a young and courageous explorer with all the pluck of a little Indiana Jones, as he zooms back in time to track down a dragon! George climbs in his time machine with only a scooter, some cakes and tasty doughnuts to aid him in his quest. When he arrives in long, long ago he spies a dragon straight away! Or does he ...?

Globi findet ein seltsames Schmuckstück und gerät in die Welt der Kelten. Spannung ist garantiert! Die Geschichten spielen zur Zeit der Sage von König Artus der durch Zauberkraft das Schwert Excalibur aus dem Amboss zog.

Globi besucht eine China-Ausstellung. Beim Betrachten eines Drachenbilds döst er ein und träumt sich ins alte China. Er begegnet einem kleinen Drachen, der seine Mutter verloren hat. Globi will ihm helfen, sie wiederzufinden. Und schon sind die beiden mitten in einem spannenden Abenteuer. Auf ihrer Suche durchstreifen sie faszinierende Landschaften, überlisten einen Tiger, werden von einem Panda gerettet, und geraten einmal sogar in Gefangenschaft. Wieder können die Kinder mit Globi in eine faszinierende Welt eintauchen.

Ein großer gelber Schnabel, eine schwarzrot karierte Hose, eine Baskenmütze auf dem Kopf – das ist Globi. Ein witziger und fröhlicher Lausbub mit einem großen Herz. Der pfiffige Erfinder findet eine Lösung für fast jedes Problem (auch wenn die nicht immer so ganz funktioniert). Globi ist erfinderisch und fantasievoll, hilfsbereit und authentisch. Er ist aber auch temperamentvoll und kann manchmal wütend werden. Durch seine Neugier erlebt er immer wieder neue Abenteuer, reist an ungewöhnliche Orte und begegnet interessanten Menschen und Tieren.

It's the early 1980s, and a group of rag-tag Boy Scouts on a remote Washington State Island find what they think is a floating Russian spy device. Authorities initially ridicule their find, but when the device goes missing, ferry service is soon disrupted, and power and phones get cut off, the Scouts are threatened and pursued as spies shut down the island to get it back. What chance do Boy Scouts have against armed spy-thugs?

A young Jewish girl and her family face immense adversity and must flee for their lives during World War II. They embark on a journey to find safety and freedom after being forced to leave behind their dearest friend, whom they have known since infancy. Will they be able to overcome the challenges that confront them? Will they be able to reunite with their beloved companion after the war? Listen on to learn what transpired in this inspiring story.

The story of Oklahoma and the invaders is a story of bravery against all odds. Oklahoma was a proud warrior woman from the Kingdom of Ba Sing Se. A land of peace and prosperity located in the heart of the great Japanese islands. This is the story of how she fought to protect her land.

When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that, but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding and her wild behaviour getting her into trouble as soon as she walks through the door, Caro is only going to find herself in deeper water. In the lining of her suitcase is a small but extraordinary painting of a starling – a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down!