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Joe's world is turned upside down when he discovers a shattered compass among the brambles where the Crystal Palace once stood and travels through time back to 1888.

After a merciless winter, spring has sprung in 1880 Stockholm, and the city awaits the arrival of the SS Vega, the first ship to have sailed the Northeast Passage. Life is busy at the orphanage, but twelve-year-old Mika quickly notices that the older orphans are up to something—and it doesn’t look good. When Constable Hoff approaches her with information about thefts around the city, Mika becomes even more concerned about what the other kids are up to—and what they might be planning for the Vega celebration.

TIMES 2020, los 100 mejores libros juveniles de todos los tiempos NOVELA GANADORA DE LA MEDALLA NEWBERY Porque la tierra los mantiene unidos, nada puede apartar a los Logan ¿Por qué es la tierra tan importante para la familia de Cassie? Los acontecimientos de un año agitado —el año de...

Young America, Volume 1 begins in the year 1773. With the continued pressure from England, the Colonists are feeling the heavy hand of King George as he deliberately makes life intolerable with steep taxes on everything. English soldiers are everywhere ensuring the taxes are paid. You can feel the electricity in the air as tensions rise. The Colonists are in agreement that something must be done.

Set during the Great War, the Adventures of Samuel Oliver series follows Samuel Oliver. Born into the dangerous family business of deep sea diving, Samuel seeks to prove himself to his father and uncle amidst a backdrop of mystery, suspense, and danger!

Butter O'Bryan has been told there are ghosts on Howlers Beach, but are there? Howlers Beach, 1932 Butter O'Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three aunts - Aunt Elephant, Aunt Cake and Aunt Peculiar. These aren't their real names, of course, just as Butter's father isn't...

There was once a time when the people of the earth were cave dwellers. In these caves, they knew only what there was around them. Sometimes the elders would speak of a world that existed outside the cave. Many of the cave dwellers longed to see the outside world that their elders had deserted long ago but they were forbidden to do so.

Apassit matkaavat uuteen seikkailuun Viipuriin. Apassit kutsutaan Viipuriin, koska Monrepos'n kartanon kuuluisaa puistoa riivaa öisin iso musta lintu, jota epäillään sielulinnuksi. Sen pelätään hakevan jonkun sielua ja tietävän kuolemaa. Poliisi on jo käynyt paikalla ja paennut sieltä. Heti kättelyssä Apassit joutuvat henki-istuntoon, jossa heidät julistetaan kirotuiksi, ja aamulla he kaikki löytävät ison mustan sulan tyynyltään. Kun vielä kaksi Apassia katoaa kesken vartiovuoron, ovat hyvät neuvot kalliit.

When Becket Bramble is sent to live with his aunt in York, little does he know that it would be the start of a terrifying journey that would take him back to medieval England and the iconic Tower of London. With the aid of his magic Templar pendant, Becket becomes embroiled in a desperate race against time to rescue the infamous "Princes in the Tower" from the sinister Lady Margaret Beaufort and the wicked Duke of Buckingham.

It’s 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial killer the Night Raven is finally off the streets…or is he? Mika is shocked when a newborn baby is left at the orphanage in the middle of the night, by a boy with a cryptic message. Who is he? And who is this “Dark Angel” he speaks of? When a detective shows up, Mika senses something even more sinister is going on.

Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli. Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that...

Jason lives with his big brother, Richie, trying their best to make ends meet so they can stay together. They've got supportive neighbours and some great friends, but there's always the threat that someone will think they can't manage on their own since their parents died. It’s February 1974 and working-class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced power usage means less work, and less money to get by on. Richie is doing his best, but to make enough money, he’s been doing favours for the wrong people.

Durante la Guerra de la Independencia, el convento de fray Perico es atacado. Los franceses roban la imagen de San Francisco y a Calcetín, el burro del simpático fraile. Los monjes se unirán para encontrarles y recibirán ayuda de los personajes más insospechados. ¿Qué puede hacer un pacifista en una guerra que no entiende? Una novela que muestra de nuevo el valor de la paz, la unión y el diálogo.

Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on American history presents the dual perspectives of Claire, a Midwestern girl who longs to enter high school and become a nurse even as she worries for her soldier brother, and Karl, a German POW...

November 18th, 1929. In her small village in Newfoundland, Celia is setting the table for her 13th-birthday celebration when the house starts to shake. It’s an earthquake, rumbling under the Atlantic Ocean. A few hours later, the sea water disappears from the harbor, only to rush back in a wave almost 30 feet high, destroying nearly everything in its path. Buildings, boats, and winter supplies of fish and food are washed away, and Celia and her community are devastated. With their only phone line cut off and no safe route to get help, they are isolated and facing a long, cold, hungry winter.

One of the finest storytellers of her time, Joan Aiken wrote over 100 books for both adults and children. Among her best-known works are the 'Wolves Chronicles', a sequence of novels set in an alternate 19th-century England ruled by Stuart kings. Included here are three tales from that magical, wolf-infested world - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Story of Is.

"Мальчик на вершине горы" - пронзительный, тревожный и невероятно созвучный нашему времени роман Джона Бойна, ставший, по сути, продолжением "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме", хотя герои совсем иные. Это мировой бестселлер, переведенный на множество языков, который может повторить успех "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме". В Париже живет обычный мальчик Пьеро. Родители его обожают, у него есть лучший друг Аншель, с которым он общается на языке жестов.

Es war kalt geworden im Sherwood Wald. Robin und seine Gefährten sehnen den Frühling herbei. Aber der eisige Wind aus dem Norden lässt keine Hoffnung aufkommen. Lady Miriam und ihre Magd Thelma leben mit den Getreuen im Lager. Prinz John, der erbarmungslose Despot hat nach Robins Burg auch jene von Miriams Vater niederbrennen lassen. Die Menschen sehnen König Richards Wiederkehr herbei, aber haben kaum noch Hoffnung, denn der sitzt immer noch im Kerker im fernen Österreich und sein nichtswürdiger Bruder hat das Land mit einem Leichentuch überzogen.

Der schurkische Bruder von König Richard Löwenherz Prinz John, hat den Thron in England bestiegen und mit Hilfe des Sheriffs von Nottingham eine Schreckensherrschaft errichtet. Robin Hood, der Schrecken der Besitzenden, der König der Diebe und der Beschützer der Armen hat sich gemeinsam mit Will in die Wälder zurückgezogen. Eine immer größer werdende Anzahl von Getreuen scharrt sich um die "Treuesten der Treuen". Sie wollen den Kampf gegen die Willkürherrschaft antreten und das Land sowie ihren König Richard aus der österreichischen Gefangenschaft befreien.

Nach dem tollkühnen Überfall, den Robin und seine Männer auf die mächtige Burg von Nottingham gewagt hatten, um das Lösegeld für ihren geliebten König Richard aufzutreiben, war die Geduld von Prinz John am Ende. So drückt es zumindest der Sheriff aus, der blutrünstige Lakaie des Prinzregenten und jüngeren Bruders von Richard Löwenherz. Im ganzen Land wird Jagd auf die Vogelfreien, Robins grüne Schar, gemacht. Aber andererseits schließen sich immer mehr Bauern und Handwerker den Freisassen an, denn sie alle sind der despotischen Herrschaft von Prinz John überdrüssig.