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Robin und der falsche Bischof: Eine abenteuerliche Geschichte um einen Tyrannen, der unberechtigt als Bischof regiert und dem Robin das Handwerk legt. Robin und die seltsamen Kinder: Die spannenden und lustigen Erlebnisse zweier Kinder, die unbedingt "Geächtete" werden wollen.

Wer kennt sie nicht, die Geschichte des geächteten Robin Hood, der sich mit seinen Freunden in die Tiefen des Sherwood Forest zurückgezogen hat, um von dort aus seinen Kampf gegen die Reichen, und vor allen Dingen gegen den unrechtmäßigen König Johann mit seinen Vasallen, zu führen, während der rechtmäßige König Richard auf Kreuzzug ist.

Wer kennt sie nicht, die Geschichte des geächteten Robin Hood, der sich mit seinen Freunden in die Tiefen des Sherwood Forest zurückgezogen hat, um von dort aus seinen Kampf gegen die Reichen, und vor allen Dingen gegen den unrechtmäßigen König Johann mit seinen Vasallen, zu führen, während der rechtmäßige König Richard auf Kreuzzug ist.

Vergeblich hat Marco seine ausgewanderte Mutter in Buenos Aires gesucht. Sie ist mit der Familie, bei der sie im Dienst steht, nach Cordova verzogen. Ein Weg voller Abenteuer und Entbehrungen liegt vor Marco, denn auch in Cordova ist seine Mutter nicht mehr. Er muss sich nach Tucuman durchschlagen.

Marco wird mit dem Alleinsein nicht fertig und beschließt - die Geschichte spielt ja um 1895 und da war Kinderarbeit nicht ungewöhnlich - arbeiten zu gehen, um die Schulden des Vaters abzutragen und so dafür zu sorgen, dass Mutter bald nach Hause kommen kann.

Was nutzt alle Arbeit und alles Glück der Familie, wenn die Postverbindung zur ausgewanderten Mutter abgebrochen ist. Marcos Mutter scheint in Argentinien verschwunden zu sein. Für Marco gibt es nur eines: Auch wenn er erst 10 Jahre alt ist, er muss die Mutter in Argentinien suchen. Durch einen Zufall nimmt ihn ein Schiff mit, aber in Argentinien warten bittere Enttäuschungen.

Zwar hat Marco auf der Suche nach seiner Mutter Tucuman erreicht, aber noch immer findet er sie nicht, denn seine Mutter ist schwer erkrankt. Wieder ist es ein glücklicher Zufall, der Marco endlich zu seiner Mutter führt, doch nun bleibt die Frage, ob das Wiedersehen der Mutter helfen oder sie töten wird.

Marcos Eltern haben Schulden und sehen keinen anderen Ausweg, als dass Marcos Mutter sich als Dienstmädchen nach Argentinien verdingt. Marco muss mit seinen 10 Jahren mit diesem Schicksal fertig werden. Das fällt sehr schwer, zumal damals - die Geschichte spielt um 1895 - die Postverbindungen nach Argentinien umständlich und langwierig sind.

Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Tilley and her family have been waiting for this day for months - the day the Mayflower sets sail from England. The late start means uncertain weather and a long, hard journey for everyone. But the trip seems especially rough for Dorothy Bradford, the frail young wife of William Bradford. One night, Elizabeth discovers Dorothy alone on deck. Thinking the woman wants to be alone, Elizabeth returns to bed. But the next morning, she awakes to the news that Dorothy has disappeared!

The New Treasure Seekers is the third of Edith Nesbit’s delightful books about the six Bastable siblings in search of treasure to restore their family's failed fortune. The best efforts of the well-meaning children - Oswald (a master of the malapropism), Dora, Dickey, Alice, Noël, and Horace Octavius - go spectacularly astray.

Ask him the trickiest question and he will have the answer. Who else could it be but Birbal the wise vizier in Emperor Akbar’s court? When it comes to Birbal, no problem is without a solution. Admired, loved, envied, but always unbeaten, his wit leaves you wondering, “How does he do that?” Emperor Akbar gives a peculiar command to his ministers while on a journey. He wants the long road to be shortened, but none of the ministers can help him. As always, it is the wise Birbal’s turn to make his Emperor happy.

A 10-year-old's new home on an exotic Caribbean island proves so fascinating she quickly forgets she didn't want to leave Texas. After all, where better than a jungle world teeming with voodoo, mystery, and a really pesky zombie, to indulge her favorite pastime: snooping. In this humorous mystery, award-winning author Jinx Schwartz transports the listener to another time and place where rivers, and little girls, ran wild and free.

As the Civil War rages, 15-year-old Thomas Beck longs to fight for his country. He's underage, but his brother, Robert, claims there's another reason he can't fight: There's no such thing as a Chinese Yankee. Assumed a slave because of his odd appearance - including his traditional Chinese queue (long braid) - Thomas soon discovers that giving battle with his regiment isn't enough to shed the Chinese label from his Yankee status.

King Richard is dead, and John is king, a ruler ever-ready for more money in his treasury whether it comes there honestly or not. When the Baron Eric mysteriously disappears, the moody Sir Basil, distant relative and heir, has taken over the castle - and would not be pleased if Eric should ever return. In an unguarded moment of genuine gratitude, Sir Basil invites young Martin to come to the castle as a page and squire. Martin is swiftly drawn into Rosamund's troubles and into a few of his own before the tale reaches its dramatic climax.  

What will one day be known as the French-Eversole Feud (due west of the notorious Hatfields and McCoys) has ignited. Teenager Ezekiel Snopes must recover quickly from the loss of his younger sister - gunned down by a greedy feudist. He must now decide if he wants to live or die, remain at home, or take a stand against such lawlessness in the Appalachian hills.  

Thirteen-year-old Talon is in trouble...again. He didn’t mean to burn down the school library. It just happened. Things like that always happen to Talon. His life is a mixture of the weird and bizarre. No one else he knows can shoot fire from their hands or cause an earthquake...but he can. Every night the same dream haunts Talon: the destruction of an underwater city. He hasn’t a clue what it means but he feels like fate is trying to warn him. 

The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin - Big Piano - and her younger sister, Xiao Qin - Little Piano - live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge. Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn their childhood will be much different than the upbringing their parents experienced.

Thirteen-year-old Andi Carter wants to surprise her mother with the perfect birthday gift. But keeping her plans to earn money a secret from her family is easier said than done. It takes time, but at last, one of Andi's ideas is working out...until the day she witnesses a back-alley crime that places a beloved citizen at the scene.  

Fourteen-year-old Nathan Bannister hoped his family’s new royal rule would bring peace to the magical kingdom of Lashtang, but they’re not there yet. Instead, he must frantically rescue his people after a devastating attack from monstrous wizards. At last, he discovers the magical chain that will bring the rest of his people back; he knows their only chance lies in cutting it. Desperately organizing his defense before his enemy becomes too powerful, another adventure through time throws a wrench in his plans. 

Louis Nolette, a 15-year-old Abenaki Indian from Canada, is recruited to fight in the Northern Irish Brigade in the Civil War. Though he is too young, and neither American nor Irish, he finds the promise of good wages and the fight to end slavery persuasive enough to join up. But war is never what you expect, and as Louis fights his way through battles, he encounters prejudice and acceptance, courage and cowardice, and strong and weak leadership in the most unexpected places.