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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Twelve Angels Weeping written by Dave Rudden, and read by the author, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Nicholas Briggs. Twelve extraordinary Doctor Who stories, each featuring a monstrous villain from the Doctor Who world. On every planet that has existed or...

A charming re-telling of the Christmas story from the legendary Michael Morpurgo. Who looks after the sheep when the shepherds rush off to see the new baby Jesus?...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at...

Otto and Leni have escaped to England from Nazi Germany. They thought they were safe, but now the British want them to go back. Dropped behind enemy lines, they embark on a secret operation codenamed Wolfsangel. Their mission is to find and kidnap a girl who could bring down Hitler. And so begins their bravest journey yet.

An original tall tale about Angelica Longstrider, better known as Swamp Angel, the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee history.

We follow our friends, the giants and children, as they return to Magairlin Island from the barren, black sand land. With Skarrg’s family reunited, will his children settle on the island after all this time? Will Flayre follow them? Do giant traders still roam the seas? What new adventures await Rayne and the others? What lies at the heart of SilverAngel Wood?

A story about Blanco Polo, the great-nephew of Marco Polo, and his journey from Venice to Spain to build flying machines with the villainous Count Maleficio. Along the way he meets Eva, also bound for Spain - for an arranged marriage.

The adventures of Rafael le Marre and his friends continue. Catherine Ayre and her cousin Giles come to Letzenstein in the summer of 1849. Raf is settled in Xandeln with a crowd of orphans-but Giles, at least, is not impressed with his unconventional ways. After a terrorist bombing in which the Grand Duke is thought to be killed, Julius Varenshalt tries to take political control. Catherine, and even Giles, fear for Raf's life-and indeed it has never more precariously hung in the balance.

ôIn his exciting debut novel, Jerel Law transports readers to a place where supernatural forces of good and evil collide. Young readers will be entertained and inspired by Spirit Fighter. I heartily recommend it.ö ùRobert Whitlow, bestselling author of the Tides of Truth seriesPercy Jackson...

Joss Morgan barely survived the summer after eighth grade, in spite of - or maybe because of - his superpowers. Now, in the last few days before starting high school, he has a commitment to keep, but he'll have to defy his parents to do it. After convincing himself he's not really being dishonest, Joss gets to work helping a friend in trouble. Unfortunately, Joss's other superpower kicks into high gear - his ability to create utter chaos for himself and his family. Before long, Joss is wondering if he'll be alive when high school starts.

In this first book of The Guardian Angel series, the story's narrator, Pelagius the angel, introduces us to life in 1364 A.D. and to Brin, a teenage gypsy who is despised by his people because his mother died of the plague and his father was a follower of God. This powerless teen's future seems hopeless until a hooded stranger presents him with a challenge and also a warning to beware of "the enemy". Thrown into a dangerous adventure, Brin must choose good over evil in order to find his earthly father's love and his heavenly Father's will.

Pumuckl und Eder gehen angeln. Doch eine laute Hundebesitzerin, ein Taucher in Eders Angelschnur, ein hungriger Hund und streitende Kinder trüben die Idylle auf dem Land. Als Pumuckl dann plötzlich einen Fisch am Haken hat, gerät er auch noch in Lebensgefahr. Eder muss ihn retten. Sie haben den Fisch gefangen, doch Pumuckl zweifelt, als Eder erklärt, was er mit dem Fisch jetzt vorhat.

Die kleine Glü will einmal eine richtige Geschichten-Fee werden. Doch dazu muss sie im Geschichten-Labyrinth 514 Tore öffnen. Hinter jedem Tor wartet eine spannende Geschichte. Erst wenn sie alle 514 Geschichten miterlebt hat, bekommt Glü ihre Feen-Flügel. Glü ist froh, dass sie der große Zauberer Wolkulus durch das Labyrinth begleitet. Mit einem starken Zauberer an ihrer Seite ist das Geschichten-Erleben für die kleine Fee leichter und macht richtig Spaß!

See how one cave girl overcomes the odds! Shelly is a 15-year old cave girl who dreams of adventure. But when a selfish cave man named Kukumanha takes over her village, she soon realizes she must set out and find the mystical Land of Knowledge to free her people from his grip. Will she find the Land of Knowledge and discover the answers she needs? Or will she stumble upon a greater threat to not only her village, but to all of caveman and dinosaur kind?

For Jonah, the second term of Angel School seems much more difficult than the first. He and the other quarterlings are gearing up for their mid-term exams, a series of tests that will challenge each part angel in his or her abilities. To make matters worse, a mysterious, shadowy figure finds its way to the Angel School, forcing Jonah to make tough decisions about his life, loved ones, and his relationship with Elohim. As his life comes to resemble a modern-day Job, will Jonah stay faithful to Elohim as he faces his most difficult battle yet?

Swamp Angel can lasso a tornado, and drink an entire lake dry. She single-handedly defeats the fearsome bear known as Thundering Tarnation, wrestling him from the top of the Great Smoky Mountains to the bottom of a deep lake. A Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A Time magazine Best Book...

In this audiobook, The Fragile Angel author Stanley G. Buford describes a tragic event experienced by an adventurous young girl. She breaks a cherished heirloom; a small angel figurine, while playing with it without consent of her parents. She runs away from home and realizes her mistake through the love of an adoring neighbor; whose daughter just happens to be her best friend, and learns a valuable lesson. This episode in her life changes the way she sees herself and her relationships with those she loves.

Gary Paulsen’s slapstick tales capture the “wonderful madness” of growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, when high spirits, showing off for girls, and general idiocy led Gary and his pals to attempt some amazing stunts! Wacky, daring, just plain nuts - extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new stories from Gary’s boyhood.

This series is the first Christian answer to popular books like Percy Jackson and other middle grade series packed with action and adventure. Truth Runner, the fourth audiobook in the highly acclaimed Son of Angels series, picks up with Jonah, Eliza, and Jeremiah Stone after the most difficult six months of their lives. Jonah doesn’t want all the responsibility that comes with being a quarterling - the child of a human and a nephilim, a creature found in the Bible (Genesis 6:4).

What if you could actually see angels and fallen angels engaging in battle? Would you have the courage to join the fight? A year ago, Jonah Stone and his sister, Eliza, discovered that their mother is a nephilim, the child of a union between a human and a fallen angel, which makes them and their little brother, Jeremiah, quarterlings, or one-quarter angel. When Jonah and Eliza are attacked by fallen angels at school, they learn that quarterlings are being targeted all over the world. The kids undergo special training to help them discover their own unique angelic gifts