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The highly-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Milton's epic poem telling the story of the fall of man, and also its sequel, "Paradise Regained". Out of chaos shall come order and out of darkness shall come light. Paradise is lost - and then regained. John Milton's epic, biblically inspired...

From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale set during a devastating wild fire. Haunted by a tragic fire that killed her parents and best friend, Addy has grown up in the Bronx with her grandmother, who enrolls her in a summer...

Eleven year old Marcus loves video games and hates the beach. So he is not happy when his mum Holly drags him to Diamond Beach, the place she loved as a child. Once there, Holly meets Coco, her friend from her childhood. She is there with her electronics-obsessed husband, Sterling Huckstepp, and...

Welcome to Parfumia, a sweet-smelling island paradise where flowers bloom, laughter echoes, and… something stinky is in the air. When a mysterious aroma begins to overpower the island’s famous fragrances, suspicion, drama, and flatulent fun follow! Callie Cabbage, a cheerful flower shop owner with an unusual condition—uncontrollable puffs of gas—becomes the unlikely heroine of this hilariously heartfelt tale.

A thrilling new adventure series for children: what would the world look like if dinosaurs had never died out? Imagine a world where dinosaurs have survived and evolved as...supersaurs! This is the world that Bea Kingsley lives in, a world where humans live side by side with supersaurs, sometimes in peace but often in conflict. Bea is the daughter of explorer parents who went missing when she was just a baby.

From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.​ Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Years later, Addy’s...

Eichhörnchenjunge Salty träumt davon, eines Tages den Schatz zu suchen, der auf der Karte seiner verschollenen Eltern markiert ist. Doch dann wird seine Freundin Ozeane von einer Crew aus Füchsen entführt. Sie fordern Saltys Schatzkarte im Austausch gegen Ozeane! Ihm bleiben drei Tage, um seine Freundin zu retten. Dafür braucht Salty jedoch ein Schiff und eine Besatzung, die es mit dem Fuchspack aufnehmen kann. Seine Hoffnung ist die berüchtigte Menagerie, die einzige Crew weit und breit, die aus mehreren Tierarten besteht.

Martin longs to be a musician. But a piano wouldn't fit in his mobile home, even if his father would let him have one. Martin's father wants him to play baseball and forget about all that "sissy" music stuff. If it weren't for the harmonica he plays when he's out of the house, and the music he creates in his head when his father is yelling at him, Martin would have no music at all. Then he sees a violin for sale for $50 in a pawn shop window, and he can think of nothing else. There's just one problem: he only has $12.78.

Read the book that Ali Standish (author of The Ethan I Was Before) calls "a heartwarming story" and Melissa Roske (author of Kat Greene Comes Clean) calls "a joyful, heartfelt debut!" Thirteen-year-old Jamie Bunn made a mistake at the end of the school year. A big one. And every kid in her...

Die Paradise Pirates haben von einer glücksbringenden Perle gehört und beschließen, diesen geheimnisvollen Schatz zu ergattern. Doch bevor die Crew aufbrechen kann, wird Captain Scratch von der Schildkröten-Marine festgenommen. Schuld daran ist ausgerechnet Salty, der zuvor in einer Taverne damit angegeben hat, dass er den berüchtigten Piraten persönlich kennt und sein Schiff im Hafen ankert. Salty und die restliche Crew setzen alles daran, um Scratch von der Gefängnisinsel zu retten. Denn echte Piraten halten zusammen!

Zach Darlington saved the world and hardly anyone knows about it. Aside from his best friend, Sandra; his annoying little sister, Naomi; and his friend Ash (who, by the way, is the King of Demons). Somehow, they’ve all managed to keep last summer’s fights against the Behemoth, the Leviathan...

Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson's life turns upside down the day her mother's boyfriend holds up a convenience store and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby and her pet pig, Bunny, find their way to her estranged Aunt Eleanor's home. Aunt Eleanor is an ornery nun who lives in the midst of a peach orchard on Paradise Ranch. With a little patience, she and Ruby begin to get along. But Eleanor has secrets of her own - secrets that might mean more hard times for Ruby.

In a seemingly dull neighborhood, two curious girls embark on an intriguing adventure to uncover the secrets surrounding the enigmatic guardian of one of their friends. Join them as they delve into mystery and friendship. (Summary by Natalia)

In Jennifer L. Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all...

There was once a king's son, no one had so many beautiful books as he. In them he could read of everything that had ever happened in this world, and he could see it all pictured in fine illustrations. He could find out about every race of people and every country, but there was not a single word about where to find the Garden of Paradise, and this, just this, was the very thing that he thought most about.

Embark on a whimsical journey with Robin, a creative young girl living on Paradise Earth, where every day unfolds like a joyous extravaganza of beauty and wonder! Her eyes sparkle like the sequins on a dancing duck, bringing boundless joy and curiosity to each moment. Join Robin as she springs out of bed before sunrise, ready for thrilling escapades with her critter crew. From playful encounters with mischievous dolphins to dancing among lime trees whose fragrant blossoms make her cheeks smell like sweet citrus, Robin's adventures are filled with laughter and surprises.

Harte Landung: Die Freunde aus dem Camp Kreidezeit sind nun zwar im Besitz von Bumpys Ei. Brooklynns Handlungen wirken aber noch immer nach. Die Crew trifft auf einen Agenten namens Barry Sembène, den Darius von früher zu kennen glaubt. In seinem Flugzeug machen sich die Jugendlichen auf den Weg nach München. Ein Zwischenfall mit einem Dinosaurier zieht eine Bruchlandung nach sich. Die Gruppe fasst eine neuen Plan.

Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland folktales, is worried about his parents. They aren’t getting any younger; in fact, they’re really quite old. So, Jack and his brothers Bill and Tom decide to set out and find a magic fruit that will make the old young again. Told with the humor, warmth, and sly wit that have made Andy Jones one of Newfoundland’s finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise’s Garden follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, three miles this side of the end of the world.

Pequeños Gigantes del Paraíso es un poema épico que muestra el talento de Jaime Bedoya Martínez para crear historias fantásticas basadas en lo mundano, lo visceral, es decir, el mundo natural de los insectos, y los rituales y jerarquías sociales sorprendentemente sofisticados que dominan su existencia.

Living in Hawaii for three years was a grand adventure for free-spirited fourth grader Sarah, daughter of a Navy officer who was often deployed on missions overseas. On her way home from school one day, she goes beachcombing and finds an old abandoned cemetery on the shoreline, where she is drawn to the headstone that reads “Henry”. She continues to visit the cemetery playing tic tac toe with little sticks and rocks, and even throws Henry a birthday party complete with cake.