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    Once
    The Ogress and the orphans
    After
    Joseph Anton. Vzpomínky
    The Lost Year
    Warren Trinásty a šepkajúci les
    • The Lost Year

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      A brilliant survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s.

      The Lost Year2023
      4.5
    • A new fantasy classic from the Newbery Medal winning and New York Times bestselling author of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON.

      The Ogress and the orphans2022
      4.3
    • Deacon King Kong

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      From the author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird comes a wise and witty novel exploring the aftermath of a shooting. In September 1969, Sportcoat, a cranky old church deacon, enters the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in Brooklyn and shoots the local drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons behind this act of violence and its consequences form the core of the narrative. McBride vividly portrays the lives of those impacted by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx witnesses, white neighbors, local cops, members of the Five Ends Baptist Church, Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story unfolds, the interconnectedness of the characters’ lives amidst the tumult of 1960s New York becomes apparent. When the truth finally surfaces, McBride reveals that not all secrets should remain hidden, emphasizing the importance of facing change without fear and highlighting that love can flourish through hope and compassion. With masterful storytelling and a deep faith in humanity, McBride delivers a novel that is as engaging as his previous works, showcasing that love and faith reside within us all.

      Deacon King Kong2022
      4.1
    • The explorer

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ..._______________Winner of the Children's Book PrizeWinner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017Winner of the London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year_______________'I loved The Explorer' - Jacqueline Wilson'Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK' - Philip Pullman'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail_______________From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small.Except, it seems, someone has been there before them ...

      The explorer2020
      4.2
    • The Witch's Boy

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      “This spellbinding fantasy begs for a cozy chair and several hours of uninterrupted reading time.” —The Washington Post When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. Across the forest that borders Ned’s village, Áine, the daughter of the Bandit King, is haunted by her mother’s last words: “The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.” When the Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned’s mother, a witch, is meant to protect, Áine and Ned meet. Can they trust each other long enough to cross a dangerous enchanted forest and stop the war about to boil over between their two kingdoms? “Barnhill is a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “[The Witch’s Boy] should open young readers’ eyes to something that is all around them in the very world we live in: the magic of words.” —The New York Times “This is a book to treasure.” —Nerdy Book Club A Washington Post Best Book of 2014 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2014 A Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best” 2014

      The Witch's Boy2019
      3.8
    • After

      • 209 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      After is the fourth shocking, funny and heartbreaking book in Morris Gleitzman's Second World War series. After The Nazis took my parents I was scared After They killed my best friend I was angry After They ruined my thirteenth birthday I was determined to get to the forest, to join forces with Gabriek and Yuli, to be a family, to defeat the Nazis after all 'Haunting . . . dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope' - Guardian 'You will laugh . . . prepare for shock and tears' - Sunday Times After is the fourth in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Two Weeks with the Queen. The other books in the series, Once, Then and Now are also available from Puffin.

      After2019
      4.4
    • Warren Trinásty a šepkajúci les

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Warren Trinásty je späť! Titul je dostupný aj v kolekcii za skvelú cenu! Warren a jeho slávny „cestujúci hotel“ vozí hostí na potulkách vidiekom. Keď ich však neočakávaná havária zavedie do nebezpečného lesa, Warren sa stretáva zoči-voči s nebezpečným dvojníkom – zlomyseľným „Worrinom“, ktorý je odhodlaný ovládnuť hotel! Ak chce Warren hotel a jeho návštevníkov zachrániť, musí najprv rozlúštiť niekoľko záhad: Kto je Worrin a aké je jeho pravé meno?1 Prečo v lese šepkajú tajomné hlasy?2 A čo, dopekla, je šťavožrút?3 Warren Trinásty a šepkajúci les je plný hádaniek, tajných kódov, výnimočných dobrodružstiev a stoviek zložitých ilustrácií, a poteší aj ohromí čitateľov každého veku.

      Warren Trinásty a šepkajúci les2018
      4.6
    • The Girl Who Drank the Moon

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Winner of the 2017 Newbery Award The New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016 Named to KirkusReviews’ Best Books of 2016 2017 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna’s thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge—with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth’s surface. And the woman with the Tiger’s heart is on the prowl . . .

      The Girl Who Drank the Moon2018
      4.2
    • Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Warren the 13th is the lone bellhop, valet, waiter, groundskeeper, and errand boy of his family’s ancient hotel. It’s a strange, shadowy mansion full of crooked corridors and mysterious riddles—and it just might be home to a magical object known as the All-Seeing Eye. Can Warren decipher the clues and find the treasure before his sinister Aunt Annaconda (and a slew of greedy hotel guests) beats him to it? This middle-grade adventure features gorgeous two-color illustrations on every page and a lavish two-column Victorian design that will pull young readers into a spooky and delightful mystery.

      Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye2017
      4.1
    • Originální dílo „fan fiction“ Kdes byla včera v noci, napsané emocionálně evokativním jazykem Lynn Crosbieové, je imaginativním, dojemným a černohumorným románem o neústupnosti lásky. Evelyn Grayová je osamělá šestnáctiletá holka z maloměsta nedaleko Seattlu. Spolužáci ji šikanují, a tak většinu času tráví ve svém pokoji a povídá si s plakátem Kurta Cobaina. Její matka je alkoholová troska seattleské grungeové scény, jejíž vzpomínky, knihy a hudba podnítí Evelynin zájem o Kurta Cobaina – lásku tak hrozně silnou, že mrtvého zpěváka přivolá zpět mezi živé. Ti dva rychle propadnou jeden druhému a drogám. Proslaví se jako hudebníci, které provázejí skandály, navzdory vzájemné oddanosti je sžírá vášeň, žárlivost a násilí.

      Kdes byla včera v noci2017
      2.9