Showing results for "the clocks" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Eleven-year-old Lila lives in a place known only as Silent Town — where the clocks no longer tick, and no one remembers why. But one midsummer night, as lanterns fade and moonlight spills across the square, the great tower clock begins to sing. Its haunting melody awakens long-buried memories and stirs the hearts of four children who will become its guardians. With her friends Jonas, a gift that returns lost laughter and vanished love, but also revives the pain people tried to forget.

Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum’s boyfriend, too. And she certainly shouldn’t follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree. But then...who does what they’re told. Followed by Marie, Imogen finds herself falling into a magical kingdom where the two sisters are swept up in a thrilling race against time - helped by the spoiled prince of the kingdom, a dancing bear, a very grumpy hunter...and even the stars above them.

Imogen and Marie return through the door in the tree to a whole new Yaroslav. Miro is king but hates it. Anneshka is no longer queen...and hates it. When Anneshka hears a prophecy that she will rule the Greatest Kingdom, she seizes Marie, believing her to be key to fulfilling it, and heads over the mountains. Imogen and Miro chase after them in hot pursuit. But what they find in the lands beyond will change everything again, and see them facing dangers they could never have imagined, both human and otherwise.

When Anneshka’s hunt for the greatest kingdom brings her into our world, Imogen and Marie know it’s bad news. But Anneshka isn’t their only problem. Mum’s boyfriend, Mark, is sick and getting sicker, thanks to the monsters he accidentally carried home. Can the girls escape Anneshka and find a cure for Mark before it’s too late? Their quest will take them through the door in the tree and further than ever before, into the magical lands of Nedobyt beyond. But there is more to this kingdom than meets the eye.

Tara the Terrible. That's what Michael Webster calls his bratty little sister. She loves getting Michael in trouble. Making his life miserable. Things couldn't get any worse. Then Mr. Webster brings home the antique cuckoo clock. It's old. It's expensive. And Mr. Webster won't let anyone touch it. Poor Michael. He should have listened to his dad. Because someone put a spell on the clock. A strange spell. A dangerous spell. And now Michael's life will never be the same again.

A second underwater adventure from the author of The Girl with Gills. Join Scamp Saltbrace on a high-stakes fantasy adventure, with vicious mermaids, evil smugglers and a tidal clock that controls the oceans.

Egan Bagley is a talented clockmaker who is about to create one of the most magnificent clocks the country has ever set its eyes on, but after a visit from a gypsy selling him a bewitched bead, things are about to turn peculiar. With the magical powers of the four faced clock, the little gnome of a man plays havoc with time and is about to become one of the richest men in Chester with upsetting consequences.

Combine the thought-provoking time travel of When You Reach Me with the humorous storytelling of Lemony Snicket, and you get a wholly original journey through time, space, and the depths of the human heart. This is a story of things that are not possible. It's not possible for Amy to see spirits...

Lazy Smurf naps through everything. Can an alarm clock help him stay awake?

Three Smurfs get to go back in time and become little again when they enter Father Time’s big clock. They are not worried or panicky as they enjoy being Smurflings again. Back in Smurf Village, the Smurflings feel bad to see lonely Smurfette sad. She needs a friend, and they decide to get a formula from one of Gargamel’s magic books to create a friend for Smurfette. Gargamel knows of this and starts to devise an evil plan....

Isabella sale emocionada de su refugio para iniciar el viaje más importante de su vida, pero accidentalmente adelanta el Gran Reloj del Universo, y con esto la Naturaleza ha acelerado su ritmo. Hasta una simple semilla se convierte en un gran roble en cuestión de segundos. ¡Es el caos! ¡La niña merece un castigo por tal desorden! Y la Gran Cocodrila, Reina de los Manglares y la máxima autoridad, se encargará de darle una lección que no olvidará.

Tildas mormor ska flytta utomlands och innan hon flyttar vill hon av någon anledning att Tilda ska få hennes nattduksbord och att Tilda ska se till att det inte kommer i orätta händer. Tilda får även en kanin av mormor innna hon flyttar. Efter ett tag märker Tilda att det inte är någon vanlig kanin hon har fått. Dessutom hittar hon en klocka i nattduksbordet som först bara verkar vara en vanlig klocka, men som snart visar sig vara allt annat än vanlig.