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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.

Durante décadas, muchos se han preguntado: “¿Dónde está Carmen Sandiego?”. Pero ¿quién es en realidad esta tristemente famosa y escurridiza delincuente trotamundos? A Carmen Sandiego, una ladrona hábil en una misión misteriosa, la persiguen de manera permanente ACME e Interpol. ¡Y la dama de rojo siempre está un paso adelante! En esta emocionante aventura, basada en la serie animada de Netflix, Carmen cuenta por primera vez su propia historia, fascinante y llena de acción. Ahora, es tiempo de averiguar... ¿Quién es Carmen Sandiego?

In this high-interest novel, four young teens find themselves in serious danger during a role-playing game in a supposedly abandoned hospital.

Set in a quiet backstreet in a small English town, there is a beautiful vintage store selling curious discs which contain music from bygone days. Strange as this may seem, there are yet stranger happenings beyond the frontage of this charming old-world shop.

Dawson wants to try out for the basketball team, but he gets bullied into being the mascot instead. And to make matters worse, the suit is possessed by a spooky spirit!

According to local legend, a ghost train passes through Albany at midnight every April 26th, the anniversary of the day President Lincoln's funeral train stopped in the town in 1865.

Hace cien años, la poderosa Organización ayudó a proteger el mundo y erradicar el mal. O eso creían… cuando Mordred, el malvado hijo del Rey Arturo, vuelve de entre las sombras para intentar controlar el mundo, el Director Lennon reclutará a adolescentes que llevan en sus venas la sangre de los grandes héroes del pasado para luchar contra las fuerzas del mal.

The adventure of Brian Parker's dreams has just become a nightmare. While on a school trip to Europe, Brian hopes for just a taste of the glamour and excitement from his favorite spy novels. Yet he gets way more than he bargained for when he stumbles across a wounded spy in a Lucerne alley.

Après avoir vu un film sur les Illuminati, Michaël devient obsédé par cette organisation secrète qui contrôlerait le monde entier. À force de se documenter, l’adolescent apprend à reconnaître leurs symboles distinctifs. Il commence même à remarquer la présence de ceux-ci partout autour de lui. Les Illuminati seraient-ils actifs dans sa petite ville de banlieue ? Pour en avoir le cœur net, Michaël et ses amis tentent d’entrer en contact avec eux en produisant une vidéo qu’ils diffusent en ligne.

The Hidden Staircase (1930) by Carolyn Keene.

Fast hätten Finn und Milo es geschafft, den Microraptor Arty in Sicherheit zu bringen. Doch im letzten Moment ist es Colonel Red Harrington und seinen Männern gelungen, sie inmitten des Schwarzwalds aufzuspüren und ins SapientEx-Geheimversteck zu verschleppen. Wie sollen sie von hier nur...

In Band 2 gehen Till und Wilma auf Mission! Mit einer Rikscha geht's ab in die Großstadt. Till und Wilma staunen nicht schlecht: Sie landen in einem riesigen Garten auf dem Dach eines Hochhauses. Hoch über dem Erdboden wachsen die ungewöhnlichsten Gemüsesorten – sogar ein gigantischer...

寒さの凍てつく1月の朝。実話に基づく『猫の誘拐』は、勇気と希望、そして一心同体の猫の兄妹が持つ固く結ばれた絆を描く、心をつかんで離さないリアルな冒険物語です。

Podnikatel Klement Hrouda se vrací do Prahy, aby se pomstil. Co nevidět davy lidí vyrazí vzhůru temnými uličkami a budou hledat stroj dávného vynálezce Hanuše Nápravníka. Zatímco se v oprýskaných domech a prázdných náměstích v tichosti schyluje k poslednímu střetu, rozhodne se En vzít osud čtvrti do svých rukou. Jirka se vydává v jejích stopách.

Swallowtail Island is hosting the Swallowtales Writer’s Conference. Lark’s ecstatic to be chosen as a “page” for her favorite author, Ann E. Keyhart. But they say you should never meet your idols. When Keyhart arrives with her personal assistant in tow, she is nothing but a terror. And within a few hours, the assistant is dead! But the explanation isn’t sitting well. Not when lots of people had reasons to want to be rid of Keyhart, and especially not after it’s revealed the assistant recently completed a hot new novel and the file’s vanished from her computer.

Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: He is the ghoul who haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume not only to scare travelers away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps, but also to keep them from discovering Windydown Vale’s best-kept secret. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature, one that could not have been Copper, her accusation threatens Copper’s secret, his closest friendship, and the fate of all Windydown.

Gary was flicking beany gunge on my flawless new Ellesse top - I was yelling at him. What a pillock! Mum was dead, well - fatally injured - she died later in hospital. We just didn't know it at the time. Gary, John and Dad, too, are lost without Mum. Gary is only 14 and goes seriously off the...

Lewis is sure that Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky coin is really a magic talisman in disguise. With its power, he could do anything he wanted - like get back at bully Woody Mingo. But as soon as he begins wearing the coin around his neck, strange things start to happen. Mysterious letters arrive in the dead of night. A strange, shadowy figure seems to be tracking him. And when Lewis finally gets his revenge on Woody, he feels as if someone else is inside his body, urging him to go even further. Has Lewis awakened a force beyond his control?

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by...

Paris, 1942. When thirteen-year-old Amelie Dreyfus goes into her mother's wardrobe to hide, it's a game. When she comes out, it's a matter of life and death. For Amelie is Jewish, and her parents and brother have been taken by the authorities. With her apartment too dangerous to remain in, Amelie must survive alone on the streets of Paris. Determined to avenge her family and defend her country, she joins the French Resistance. But Amelie will discover that in war, everyone becomes a new person, and some seem to shed their old skin entirely. Even your friends may betray you.