Allegiances are shifting among the Clans of warrior cats that roam the forest. With tensions so delicately balanced, former friends can become enemies overnight, and some cats are willing to kill to get what they want.Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of brave ThunderClan warrior Redtail. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers secrets that some believe would be better left hidden.
Within the pages of this omnibus, readers will discover all three books upon which the movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is based: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window. Like the movie, this thick volume tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children, who despite being perfectly well-mannered are perfectly ill-fated. From the very beginning of Book the First, when the children learn of aterrible fire, continuing on to the last page of Book the Third, disaster lurks at their heels. Unlike the movie, however, this book can be hidden under a bed where no one will ever see it again.
Winnie wordt ontvoerd door mensen die het eeuwige leven hebben, maar ze leert dat daar ook nare kanten aan zitten. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...In The Bad Beginning the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast. Then again, why trouble yourself with the unfortunate resolutions? With 5 million copies sold in the UK alone, one might consider Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events to make him one of the most successful children's authors of the past decade. We, however, consider these miserable so-called adventure stories and the Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake.
Beware. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. But they are not ordinary. They are always plotting and scheming with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts - and they hate children. The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of YOU disappear. Only one boy and his grandmother can stop her, but if their plan fails the Grand High Witch will frizzle them like fritters, and then what . . . ?
Sensing that her new classmate, Jarrod, has supernatural powers similar to her own, Kate Warren tries to inform Jarrod of the gift he possesses, but he does not believe her until his power reaches a dangerous level.
Een meisje droomt een droom vol tegenstellingen waarin ze twee vechtende katten wil redden van de verdrinkingsdood. Prentenboek met fantastische illustraties in kleur en tekst op rijm. Vanaf ca. 6 jaar.
Vijf scholieren van gescheiden ouders vertellen elkaar hun belevenissen met ouders en stieffamilie. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.
Selda heeft zich erg verheugd op de verhuizing van Turkije naar Zwitserland, maar ze vindt het heel moeilijk om in het nieuwe land te wennen aan de andere leefgewoonten, de taal en de school. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
A diary of babyhood which confirms what every parent suspects - that within every little bundle of joy lies a manipulative, relentless tyrant. It demonstrates that every stage of babyhood is merely a means of creating demoralization sufficient to achieve total subjugation of the adult world.
Ellen vindt het moeilijk te aanvaarden dat haar vader een dief zou zijn, en zij moet ook erg wennen aan haar nieuwe huisgenoten in het huis van haar tante. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
Als een voddenman zijn dinosaurus wil ruilen voor vodden, proberen alle kinderen uit het dorp de grootste baal met de beste kleding te verzamelen om de dino te bemachtigen.
The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia. It affects only his speech, and he doesn't realize he's doing it, but the parishioners of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by his seemingly outrageous comments. At last a cure is found and the mild-mannered vicar can resume normal service. Or at least as normal as is possible for a man who must walk backwards to be sure of talking forwards! A highly comic tale in the best Dahl tradition of craziness, written for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute.
The second part of Roald Dahl's autobiography creates a world as bizarre and unnerving as any one will find in his fiction. An evocation of his wartime exploits, it tells of African safaris and deadly snakes; of fighter planes and air battles with the enemy during World War II.
Adrian begins this diary at the age of fifteen suffering from a humiliating accident involving his nose, a model aeroplane and some glue. Life in the Mole household through Adrian's appalled eyes is still as turbulent and full of surprises. Suggested level: senior secondary.
Presents humourous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
