Showing results for "Adam" in Literature & Fiction

Brought to you by Puffin. It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different. He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology. And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital. Despite a loving...

Brought to you by Puffin. Dexter Procter, the world's youngest-ever doctor, is back for a follow-up medical mystery! All is not well in Dexter's world. His granny has broken her leg, his friends Rupi and Otto have been expelled from school, there's an asthma epidemic he can't get on top of, and...

Bloomsbury presents Adam Destroys the Internet written and read by Adam B. The second PHENOMENALLY FUNNY out-of-this-world adventure from YouTube sensation and TV presenter Adam B is perfect for fans of David Baddiel and Ben MIller! Thirteen-year-old Adam has made a lot of mistakes in his life...

Bloomsbury presents Adam Wins the Internet written and read by Adam B. The SPECTACULAR debut children's book from TV presenter and YouTube star Adam B! Everybody dreams of becoming a superstar YouTube sensation, but for Adam – a penniless, cameraless nobody, with only one friend – it isn’t...

Adam and Thomas is the story of two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II by banding together in the forest. They are alone, visited only furtively every few days by Mina, a mercurial girl who herself has found refuge from the war by living with a peasant family. She makes secret journeys and brings the boys parcels of food at her own risk. 

With Avantia’s Beasts restored to Good, the Dark Wizard Malvel brings Evil Beasts to the kingdom, to guard the six stolen pieces of The Golden Armour—which Tom must reclaim if he is to truly become Avantia’s ‘Master of the Beasts’.

Brought to you by Puffin. The laugh-out-loud funny children's book from the number-one-bestselling Ross O'Carroll Kelly author, Paul Howard. Aldrin Adams is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary superpower. When he eats cheese, just before he goes to sleep at night, he can enter into other...

Brought to you by Puffin. An ordinary boy. The most EXTRAORDINARY, stinkiest superpower! Some months have past since Aldrin Adams discovered his extraordinary SUPERPOWER. When he eats CHEESE, just before he goes to sleep, he can enter into other people's dreams . . . and their nightmares! He's...

Brought to you by Puffin. A fabulously funny debut novel from comedian Adam Hills featuring a young detective dream team, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and David O'Doherty. When a priceless painting goes missing, Charley - a 12-year-old viral singing sensation...

An updated version of The Cricket in Times Square, the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new afterword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all...

După zeci și zeci de ani petrecuți pe Pământ alături de Sânziana și de urmașele ei Drăgaice, Rocky se trezește la loc în Universul Învățătorilor de Grijă, pe regim intensiv de vitamine verde-brotăcel. Tata Mare îi sughite îngrijorat la căpătâi – de data asta, pericolul pare mai mare ca niciodată. Iar ca să intervină, Rocky va trebui să călătorească într-un oraș din viitor! Acolo, clădirile arată toate la fel, pământul e lipsit de vegetație, toate sarcinile sunt îndeplinite de roboți, bărbații, femeile și copiii se hrănesc cu pastă alimentară, trăiesc fantasme în realitatea virtuală și sunt purtați de colo-colo în fotolii-drone.

A Newbery Medal Winner Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication. "A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair...

Adam sometimes gets angry and loses his cool, he shouts out loud and gets told off at home and at school. He kicks, he stomps and he screams, he smashes things up to let off some steam. Follow Adam throughout his day, to find ways to make his anger go away.

Adam bor på Æblevej med sine forældre og hunden Puk, som han kalder for Bronto, fordi han er vild med dinosaurer. Adam hedder egentlig slet ikke Adam. Han hedder Hans-Ole. Men alle kalder ham for Adam. Han fik først sit navn, da han var med sin klasse på lejrskole, og hans mor og far kalder ham også Adam. Sådan vendes der op og ned på de fleste ting i denne fortælling, der er den første i Kurt Juuls serien om drengen Adam. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige.

Two remarkable tales featuring Cymbeline Igoo from the bestselling and Carnegie shortlisted author Adam Baron. BOY UNDERWATER Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimming. Not ever. Not once. But how hard can it be? He’s Googled front crawl and he’s found his dad’s old pair of...

Adam, the not-so-mighty super-mouse, goes on an adventure to take on the humans to get his favorite snack: cheese! However, through a series of misadventures, he finds his true value is not acting as a superhero, but in being himself. He also comes to realize his family loves him just the way he is.

From Hispanic author Hailey Alcaraz, this historical tale of arson, sleuthing, and finding friendship in unlikely places is based on the real Hotel Adams fire of 1910. It's up to two Latina girls to turn their knack for being overlooked and underestimated into their greatest strength as they...

Step aboard for an unforgettable journey through the wonders of our solar system in Commander Adam and the Spaceship. Told as a heartfelt bedtime adventure between a father and son, this story blends imagination, science, and family bonds into a magical voyage across the stars. From the fiery heat of Mercury to the icy beauty of Neptune, young listeners will travel alongside Adam, the bravest astronaut of them all, as he discovers the planets, the mysteries of space, and the joy of dreaming big.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

Solving crime in record time! One knock-out perfume, an underground hideout and a string of bogus bank robberies. From the canals of Venice to the mountains of China, detective Wily Fox is on a mission to sniff out the thief of a precious perfume recipe. But the crafty villain is involved in some stinky business and it's getting right up Wily's nose....