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Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Fiction with a Sense of Place Award. Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. 'Remarkable . . . her characters glow with life and humour' Ian McEwan 2003. Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the shadow of her mother Amisa, once a...

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Fiction with a Sense of Place Award. Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. 'Remarkable . . . her characters glow with life and humour' Ian McEwan 2003. Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the shadow of her mother Amisa, once a...

An award-winning novel about the value of friendships in present-day Singapore—a “stirring debut…relatable yet unsettling [that] smartly captures earnest teenage myopathy through a tumultuous high school relationship” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “I am Miss Frankenstein, I am...

Let bestselling author T.A. Williams whisk you away to gorgeous Tuscany in this cozy murder mystery featuring a retired DCI and his loyal companion, Oscar. 🐶 It really is murder in paradise! An iconic bridge... 🌉 Private investigator, Dan Armstrong, lives and works in Florence and knows...

Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time - well, that's just crazy. But that doesn't stop Florian Bates! Get to know the only kid on the FBI director's speed dial - and several international criminals' most wanted lists - in this adventurous series that School Library Journal says combines "elements of Alex Rider, James Bond, and Sherlock Holmes". 

In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After thwarting a notorious villain at an...

In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies works to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. The City Spies are...

A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! “Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight.” —People “Will keep young readers glued to the page…So when do I get the sequel?” —Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls In this thrilling...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. Codename Kathmandu, better known...

In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies helps a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After...

Det är inte vilka pensionärer som helst som hamnar i kampen mot extrem och ytterst välorganiserad brottslighet. Den ene är journalistveteranen Erik Ponti, den andre hans gamle vän från förr, den forne underrättelseofficeren Carl Hamilton. Till synes ett mycket omaka par, som det dock vore oklokt att underskatta. De hamnar snart i ett mycket händelserikt äventyr där inte bara livet står på spel.

In this eighth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the spies head to the land down under as they race to stop a nefarious cybercriminal from wreaking havoc. London’s not sure she made the right choice in joining the City Spies, but she...

In this sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies stages a rescue in Rome in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. Cairo, the newest member of the City Spies, takes the...

In this fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies takes on New York City in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. The City Spies head to the Big Apple when a credible...

Lara é uma princesa treinada para ser uma espiã letal. Ela tem duas certezas: 1) o rei Aren de Ithicana é seu maior inimigo; 2) ela será a responsável por destruí-lo. Por ser a única rota possível num mundo assolado por tempestades, a ponte de Ithicana gera poder e riqueza—e a miséria dos territórios vizinhos, entre eles a terra natal de Lara. Então, quando é enviada para cumprir um acordo de paz e se casar com Aren, Lara está decidida a descobrir todas as fraquezas desse reino impenetrável.

Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time, well that's just crazy. But that doesn't stop Florian Bates! Along with his best friend, and Watson to his Sherlock, Margaret, Florian's making the case that kids can do anything. When Florian and Margaret's FBI supervisor, Marcus Rivers, is accused of a crime, it's up to this mystery-solving duo to jump into action and clear his name because Marcus is more than their boss - he's family.

Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time—well that's just crazy. But that doesn't stop Florian Bates! After helping the FBI solve an art theft at the National Gallery and uncovering a DC spy ring, Florian's finding life at Alice Deal Middle...

Florian is 12 years old and has just moved to Washington. He's learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things. It's a technique he invented to solve life's little mysteries. But when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn't little. In fact, it's huge, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL. Can Florian decipher the clues and finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case?

Sono iniziate le vacanze di Natale e nel casolare della famiglia di Marco regna il caos: Anna, sua sorella, continua a frequentare Attila Brusa mentre il padre Giuseppe subisce le insistenze di Luzio Brusa che vuole a tutti i costi i suoi terreni. Dopo qualche esitazione, Marco decide di indagare sulla morte di don Silvio – l’origine di tutta la faccenda – partendo da un crocifisso nero con un Cristo filiforme dagli occhi dipinti di rosso. Raduna così gli amici per far luce sulle vicende che affliggono Fossosecco da decenni, tra cui il suicidio di Pillari.

Most kids have enough to deal with between school, homework, extracurricular activities, and friends, but Molly Bigelow isn't your typical tween. By day, Molly attends MIST - the Metropolitan Institute of Science and Technology - but it's what she's learning outside of school that sets her apart from her classmates. Molly is a zombie hunter, just like her mother.