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Laura's brother, Johnny, and his pals have great fun clearing the local tidal pool of some unwelcome visitors; and Laura gets to grips with some strange "goings-on" while camping with her friends on an Island just a few miles off the coast from her favourite beach. Could the unexplained events on the island be linked to the arrival of two mysterious birdwatchers in Stokey's Woods? Strangers in the Woods is the second book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series for kids, teenagers and grown-ups alike.

Laura tiene diez años y medio y es aprendiz chef. Le encanta cocinar, cuidar de su gato Curry y escribir sus recetas y aventuras en su cuaderno. Empieza una nueva aventura para Laura. La famosísima actriz Anastasia Shine está a punto de comenzar un tour mundial por los parques de atracciones...

Laura McBean lives in the middle cottage of three with her brother Johnny and her mum on the edge of Stokey's Woods. Laura was quite a mischievous girl when she was growing up, and that is how she got the nickname of Laura McNaughty. She doesn't get into as much mischief now because she is that little bit older; but if she finds out that someone has been cruel to animals then that person, whoever he or she maybe, will have Laura and her friends to contend with.

Warum verliebt sich kein Mädchen in Robbi Ziegler? Kurz gesagt: Ich bin zu mickrig. Die Muskeln fehlen. Da kann ich meine Arme tausendmal anspannen, es will einfach kein Bizeps hervortreten. Vermutlich hab ich gar keinen. Alles an mir ist irgendwie zu lang und zu dünn, sogar die Finger. Robbi beschließt sein Leben völlig unzukrempeln. Ab sofort will er jeden Tag Liegestütze machen. Und seine blonden Locken müssen auch ab! Ob es dann mit den Mädchen klappt?

Mouse celebrates the holidays in this picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give... series! If you take a mouse to the movies, he'll ask you for some popcorn. If you give him the popcorn, he'll want to string it all together. Then he'll want to hang it on a Christmas...

Laura and her friends meet Mystic Marge, the barge lady, at the local canal festival. One of Big Sue’s llamas becomes ill, and Blackjack, the travelers’ horse doctor, is called into action to save him. The bad-tempered canal lock keeper gets more than he bargained for when Laura and her friends get their revenge in the dark, cold waters of the harbor. And what ghostly phantom lurks above the organ in the village church?

Lord Arkus of Blackriver Castle readily admits that he is a villain and sees no reason why it should stop him from being the protagonist of this book. After all, Prince Kellemar, an aspiring hero, has defeated him in a rather questionable way.

Laura and Mila from I Hate Love are back in this birthday comedy by Foxglove Lee! It’s a comedy of errors when Laura prepares a romantic dinner for Mila’s birthday. Laura isn't the world's best cook to begin with, but everything goes wrong in the immaculate home Mila's house-sitting for her aunt. The cat escapes, the Parmesan explodes, the fire alarm blares, and the trouble's only just begun! Laura and Mila wanted to share an evening of domestic bliss. Will their glimpse at adult life drive them into each other's arms, or drive them apart completely?

In the first of this series, Jazz’s older brother plays the straight man during the evening’s antics in Book of Bad Manners. Jazz and her Uncle Mark one up each other’s bad manners during Uncle Mark’s dinner while her older brother stews over the full report expected by their mom. Culminating in the best worst bad manner, this book is sure to be either the most refreshing or most raucous story on the bookshelf.

In book two of the series, Book of Bad Bargains, Jazz tries to convince her older brother to trade his beloved blue marble with increasingly peculiar bargains.