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When his village is hit with a desperate drought, adventure-loving Tom volunteers to travel to the City, to ask for the King’s help, only to discover an amazing secret about his home kingdom. In the deepest, most secret corners of the kingdom are six Good Beasts, sworn to protect the people, but now under the spell of the Evil Wizard Malvel. Brave Tom volunteers to undertake the dangerous Quest to restore the magical balance of the kingdom, making friends a girl called Elenna—a wanderer with a sharp-shot and a brave wolf companion.

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...

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...

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.

The robot Adam-2 has been locked in the basement of a lost building for over 200 years - until one day he is discovered by two children, and emerges into a world ruined by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. Hunted by both sides, Adam discovers that he holds the key to the war, and the power to end it - to destroy one side and save the other. But which side is right? Surrounded by enemies who want to use him, and allies who mistrust him, Adam must decide who - and what - he really is.

When fifteen year-old Gladius Oldmont is thrust from his peaceful home into the dangerous Longwood Forest he finds himself pitted against a tyrant who has been terrorizing the lands in search of answers to an ancient secret that could unlock absolute power. From the shadows of Longwood Forest to the Hills of the Moon, Gladius must survive encounters with a near extinct scimitar cat, an ornery dragon, a horde of death bats and a tumultuous underground river which leads to a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels.

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.

With their magic book, Jade and Adam shrink to the size of an insect and spend a fascinating day with the animals: the Bees, the Butterflies, the Ants and the Ladybirds.

When Madge receives a moonstone necklace on her sixteenth birthday, she discovers she is not only a mermaid, but also a witch. Problem is, she never knew either existed in the first place. As if wrapping her head around the fact that she's a mermaid-witch isn't enough, it also turns out her parents were royalty to her kind and didn't die as she's been told her entire life. Instead, they were murdered by her estranged aunt Viviane, who is now after her. If Madge is to prove herself fit to lead her kind, she'll have to hone her newfound Vala and unravel clues from her mother's tome.

Kann man die Vergangenheit ändern? Adam findet eine verstaubte Schneekugel, mit der er durch die Zeit in die Jahre 1922, 1935 und 1967 reisen kann. Und überall trifft er auf Menschen, deren Schicksale ihn berühren und ist Zeuge von erschreckenden Ereignissen. Die Ziele seiner Reisen scheinen mit einer alten Legende zu tun zu haben: Drei magische Gegenstände machen es möglich, Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft zu beeinflussen. Einer davon ist seine Kugel und die anderen beiden muss er finden, bevor sie in die Hände gefährlicher Gegenspieler fallen und Unheil anrichten können.

Two years ago, Cassidy's father died in a tragic accident under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, she has struggled to find ways to connect to the world around her. Now, as Cassidy approaches the end of her eighth grade year, she cannot help but feel a little lost. Cassidy has always loved books and history. But next year, she will begin high school and her mother worries that her math scores will not be strong enough to get into a prestigious magnet school.

Young Rip Van Winkle never shies away from adventure, but when he sneaks into a graveyard, he finds himself at the center of an unimaginable dilemma. The ghost of Boston's first settler reveals disturbing news about the fate of the city he so loves and tasks him with saving the city. But before the harrowing quest begins, the young would-be hero finds himself the target of not one, but two active threats.

Richard Harrison was the last person to see his friend Melanie alive. She vanished when they were six, and while the police never found her, a part of her remained - a living shadow that became Richard’s closest friend. For 10 years, Richard has never questioned the shadow that keeps him company...until a new girl moves to town, claiming to be Melanie. All Those Broken Angels is a story of buried bones and shadowy secrets and the freedom that can only come from a journey through darkness.

As they journey into the wastelands, the remnants of a once thriving civilization lay before them, a haunting testament to the world's turbulent history. With every step, they inch closer to answers, but they also confront the harsh realities of a world ravaged by chaos. The siblings must grapple with their newfound freedom, the challenges of survival, and the nagging uncertainty of whether they will encounter the very enemies they were warned about their entire lives or find a Utopic existence?

In a world ravaged by disaster, Alex and Caleb are the only hope for their community. Crippled by a society divided by class and governed by strict rules, the twins must navigate a dangerous landscape full of unknowns as they race against time to stop a deadly epidemic from spreading. With no help from the adults in charge, they must band together to uncover the truth and fight for their survival. Will they be able to save their fellow citizens, or will they too succumb to the horrors of this post-apocalyptic world?

WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR. Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened-till now. Time is getting twisted, and it's up to two kids to...

A stroll on the beach became the adventure of a lifetime when Dylan and his dad were unexpectedly transported to a mysterious world filled with exploding bomb fires, carnivorous vegetation, and deadly cave creatures.

In the electrifying conclusion to the Defiant series, the gripping saga of Alex, Caleb and friends, reaches its thrilling end. In a world ravaged by untold devastation—battles, floods, fires, and relentless despair—they've left their family and isolated, totalitarian settlement of over five decades. As they embark on this final leg of their journey, the question looms: will their quest lead to the discovery of a magnificent city and a brighter future, or will they find only the echoes of a shattered past?

In the riveting third installment of the Defiant Young Adult dystopian series, the courageous journey of seventeen-year-old twins, Alex and Caleb, takes an electrifying turn after they abandoned their oppressive family encampment, plunging headlong into a desolate world shattered by half a century of isolation, wars, and natural disasters. Their quest for answers leads them into the unforgiving ruins of what once was the United States, a land scarred by the haunting echoes of its past. As they traverse the treacherous wastelands, a burning question consumes their thoughts

No longer plagued by the wild beasts and tyrants faced during his Bartlett Trial, 15-year-old Gladius looks forward to returning with his new friend, Elle, to her family home. Good food, great stories and a much needed rest await them – at least that is what they believe until they discover their homes burned to the ground and their families missing. Something, or someone, is not only collecting bodies all over the countryside, but also snatching their souls.