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Pochi giorni dopo che i Jedi di stanza sul mondo oceanico di Eiram sembrano aver neutralizzato ogni minaccia per la popolazione locale, misteriose formazioni cominciano a invadere la città. Quando i Jedi collegano il fenomeno al relitto sommerso del Faro Starlight, sono costretti a intraprendere un’avvincente avventura sottomarina, dove negli oscuri abissi si celano orrori a ogni angolo.

Eleven-year-old stuttering Darby believes she's supposed to be perfect, just like her mother demands. But summer away at camp promises temporary escape. There, she befriends twelve-year-old Justin, who hasn't uttered a word since his dad died, and ten-year-old Naz, who is struggling to learn English. When mysterious calliope music from a nearby warehouse grants the trio power to communicate without words, they sneak inside to find out why.

Il quinto anno a Hogwarts si annuncia carico di sfide difficili. Harry non è mai stato così irrequieto: Lord Voldemort è tornato. Che cosa succederà ora che il Signore Oscuro è di nuovo in pieno possesso dei suoi terrificanti poteri? Al contrario di Silente, il Ministro della Magia sembra non prendere sul serio questa spaventosa minaccia. Toccherà a Harry organizzare la resistenza, con l'aiuto degli amici di sempre e il tumultuoso coraggio dell'adolescenza.

Quando la popolazione comincia a scomparire sul mondo oceanico di Eiram, un Maestro Jedi e tre padawan sono gli unici che l’Ordine dei Jedi riesce a mandare a indagare. Una volta arrivati, i Jedi si rendono subito conto che la posta in gioco è molto più alta di quanto potessero immaginare. Una minaccia pericolosa è emersa dal Faro Starlight precipitato negli abissi dell’oceano, e nessuno può dirsi al sicuro, nemmeno i Jedi...

L'école de sorcellerie Poudlard n'a plus rien de secret pour Harry Potter. Mais il est très anxieux... L'adolescence, les examens, la présence des membres de l'Ordre du Phénix et ces étranges cauchemars... Car Voldemort est bel et bien de retour. Le ministère de la Magie semble ne pas prendre la menace au sérieux, contrairement à Dumbledore. La résistance s'organise autour d'Harry Potter qui va devoir compter sur ses amis Ron et Hermione pour affronter de nouvelles épreuves.

Une prophétie fatale. Sept demi-dieux héroïques. Une quête pour refermer les Portes de la Mort. « Annabeth eut l'impression que quelqu'un venait de poser une main glaciale sur sa nuque. De nouveau ce rire étouffé, comme si la présence l'avait suivie depuis qu'elle avait quitté le vaisseau. Une partie d'elle avait envie de kidnapper Percy immédiatement, remonter à bord avec lui et s'enfuir, maintenant. Annabeth ne pourrait supporter de perdre Percy une fois encore. »

A few weeks have passed since the standoff against the Murk. Thirteen-year-old Sheena Meyer is hopeful that her world is normal again, but it isn’t. She hears a cry for help that no one else can and learns that evil doesn’t disappear; it finds a hiding place. It knows Sheena’s weakness and has set a trap for her. But Sheena has a secret that changes everything. In this fourth installment of the Sheena Meyer series, Sheena learns of the connected gleamers and the mystery surrounding them.

Thirteen-year-old Sheena Meyer and her friends were victorious in rescuing her guardian angel. They even gained a new member to the team, Logan. There is something mysterious about the boy, and Sheena is determined to find out what he’s hiding. In this fifth installment of the Sheena Meyer series, Sheena must unravel the mystery of the City of Gleamers. Muskegon was once filled with gleamers like her. Those who glowed and had special gifts. But what happened to them?

Quando una spia della Repubblica scompare sulle Lune di Varl, il Consiglio dei Jedi incarica Obi-Wan e Anakin di infiltrarsi in un circuito clandestino di corse degli sgusci gestito da un boss del crimine, ritenuto responsabile della cattura della spia. Con Anakin sotto copertura nei panni di un pilota spericolato e Obi-Wan come suo assistente, le tensioni tra i due rischiano di salire più che mai.

L'hiver et son manteau se sont posés sur la forêt, et le jeune Bartholomé Renard ne saurait être plus impatient : dans quelques jours, ses parents, Pimprenelle et Séraphin, reviendront de leur périple dans le Grand Nord pour les festivités de Yule ! Mais, une fois sur le quai de la gare et la foule dispersée, nulle trace du couple d'explorateurs. Déterminés à les retrouver, Bartholomé et son oncle Archibald s'embarquent à bord du mythique train à vapeur l'Étoile de Bellécorce.

Narnia... Un royaume merveilleux condamné à un hiver éternel, un pays qui attend d'être libéré d'une emprise maléfique. L'arrivée extraordinaire de quatre enfants fait renaître l'espoir. S'ils trouvent Aslan, le grand Lion, les pouvoirs de la Sorcière Blanche pourraient enfin être anéantis... Enregistré avec le soutien du CNL.

BOUM, CRAC, PATOW: des feux d’artifice déchaînent la panique et Ricco sème la pagaille. Au milieu des étincelles, d’une pluie de pop-corn et de braises à maîtriser, d’étranges pierres scintillent—les Féeries. Bientôt, une forêt aux secrets anciens appelle, inquiétante, changeante: la forêt de Mélisande. Et derrière les branches, un nom chuchoté comme une promesse de lumière et de vertige: Lumenstria.

Une nouvelle saga épique de Rick Riordan qui nous entraîne de nouveau dans le fabuleux univers de Percy Jackson, aux côtés de nouveaux personnages hauts en couleur !

Les incroyables épopées de Tomek et Hannah sur les traces de l'eau de la rivière qui rend immortel enfin réunies dans une intégrale ! La Forêt de l'Oubli, le village des Parfumeurs, l'Île Inexistante... C'est un voyage fabuleux qui va entraîner Tomek et Hannah, deux jeunes orphelins, jusqu'au bout du monde. Trouveront-ils cette rivière qui coule à l'envers et dont l'eau empêche de mourir ? Ou bien autre chose qu'ils ne cherchaient pas ? Prix Astrid Lindgren 2021

Arun, Donna and Sam are hauled out of Science at 10:42 to be briefed on their next S.T.E.A.L.T.H. mission. They must rescue two British Intelligence operatives who are trapped on a train in an Austrian tunnel. By 11:41, the kids have activated MANDROID and are heading at hypersonic speed for the Alps. But at 12:55 comes the avalanche. S.T.E.A.L.T.H.'s mission just got a whole lot more complicated. And a whole lot colder.

Janie estelle vraiment une descendante de la belle princesse aux yeux d'ébène? L'escarboucle cette gemme rarissime au pouvoir grandiose atelle appartenu à sa famille? Dans cette odyssée, sa Clef du paradis perdue lui fera découvrir le Monde mystérieux de la NooSphère. Ketchouille, son mai imaginaire de sa petite enfance seratil du voyage? Son odyssée l'amènera sur un chemin exceptionnellement fréquenté sur lequel peu de gens osent s'aventurer L'Univers de la Magie Blanche.

Thaddeus F. Whiskers is a pampered palace pet, a kitten enchanted to never become a cat. Princess Clarice loves him, for in the entire kingdom, for there is no other kitten as cute or as clever. He leads a life of cushions and cream until a wizard's "gift" results in his banishment. Determined to make it back to the princess he loves, he escapes into the wilderness where he discovers the lair of a dragon.

When his dad disappears, Arun Lal is amazed to discover that he was secretly working on a classified project and has been kidnapped by people intent on stealing it. Along with his geeky best friend, Sam, and tough-talking Donna, Arun is plunged into a race to rescue his father and find his creation before the thieves can turn it into a destructive global weapon.

Cora's a young girl with two dreams: to be a dragon jockey when she grows up and to own a pet dragon now. She constantly buys "egg packs" at the dragon emporium in hopes that one will hatch into a rare pet-sized dragon, but only gets short-lived mayflies. However, when an unexpected egg does develop into something new, Cora may be over her head.

Like clockwork, the past always comes back around. When larceny is the family business, it's hard to make a clean break. Reformed cat-burglar Nyssa Glass has finally gotten her life back together. She has her own electrical repair shop, a boyfriend who adores her, and for once, no one is trying to have her arrested. When the shop door rings, though, a man she hoped to never see again threatens to ruin everything.