Maria Bastanzetti Book order (chronological)

"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea."The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold.Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely daughter, Katherine, are down in The Gut when the young assassin with the black scarf strikes toward his heart, saved by the quick intervention of Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice. Racing after the fleeing girl, Tom suddenly glimpses her hideous face: scarred from forehead to jaw, nose a smashed stump, a single eye glaring back at him. "Look at what your Valentine did to me!" she screams. "Ask him! Ask him what he did to Hester Shaw!" And with that she jumps down the waste chute to her death. Minutes later Tom finds himself tumbling down the same chute and stranded in the Out-Country, a sea of mud scored by the huge caterpillar tracks of cities like the one now steaming off over the horizon.In a stunning literary debut, Philip Reeve has created a painful dangerous unforgettable adventure story of surprises, set in a dark and utterly original world fueled by Municipal Darwinism -- and betrayal.

Ever wanted to know why Magnus Bane is banned from Peru? Or what he got up to during the French Revolution? Or what he bought Shadowhunter Alec Lightwood as a birthday present? Read this book and find out

Join Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace in a captivating box set featuring five books of their adventures in a world of elves, goblins, and trolls.

English: In search of a stolen treasure and his missing grandfather, ten-year-old Arthur travels to the land of the Minimoys, a tribe of tiny people whom he must save from destruction. Français: Il a beau n'avoir que 10 ans, Arthur est en proie à une foule de problèmes : un méchant commerçant veut faire démolir la maison de sa grand-mère, celle où il passe ses vacances, et Arthur n'a personne pour l'aider. Ses parents ne se sont jamais préoccupés de lui, son grand-père a disparu il y a quatre ans... le seul appui sur lequel il puisse compter est celui d'Alfred, son chien fidèle. Mais une découverte dans la bibliothèque de son grand-père va peut-être lui permettre de passer de l'autre côté et d'obtenir l'aide des Minimoys.

Surviving and finding a safe place to lay her eggs is difficult for Hypsilophodon with dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex around. When she falls into a mysterious pool and finds herself on a modern farm there are still problems. Finally she finds a safe place to hatch her babies, but how can she keep thirteen baby dinosaurs safe and secret?

Questa volta Scooby Doo e i suoi amici si trovano in un'isolata capanna nel bosco. Sembra che nei dintorni si aggiri uno spaventoso cavaliere senza testa... Riusciranno a risolvere il mistero?

Scooby-Doo and his companions travel to Big Pine Ski Lodge for a fun-filled ski weekend, but they soon discover that the resort is threatened by rumors of a snow monster terrorizing the slopes. Original.

Nella famiglia di Ivy Breedlove tutti sono avvocati o giudici e, secondo suo padre, anche lei dovrebbe studiare legge. Ma Ivy sogna di diventare una storica e, incoraggiata dalla prozia Tib, si impegna in una puntigliosa ricostruzione delle vicende di famiglia, a partire dai primi Breedlove giunti in America con la Mayflower. Un lavoro difficile, che però le permette di scoprire strordinarie figure di donne (le sue antenate pioniere e suffragette) e soprattutto di capire che vuole essere prima se stessa e poi una Breedlove. Ecco perché decide di andare in cerca di Jo, la zia "strana", che anni prima si è allontanata dalla famiglia per vivere da eremita tra le montagne... Un romanzo allegro e intelligente sull'importanza di credere in se stesse e di non lasciarsi condizionare da chi ci pretende diverse.