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Agneta Ségol

    Grand-père et les loups
    Leopardens öga. English The eye of the leopard
    Secrets in the Fire
    The Murderer's Ape
    • A captivating mystery adventure story, with gorgeously detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout ‘I don't know when I last read a book with such pure and unalloyed pleasure. It's ingenious, it's moving, it's charming, it's beautiful, it's exciting, and most importantly the characters are people I feel I know like old friends. I thank Jakob Wegelius wholeheartedly for giving me several hours of joy." - Philip Pullman Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's turban, this unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking but understanding everything. She and the Chief are devoted comrades who operate a cargo boat. A job they are offered pays big bucks, but the deal ends badly, and the Chief is falsely convicted of murder. For Sally Jones this is the start of a harrowing quest for survival and to clear the Chief's name. Powerful forces are working against her, and they will do anything to protect their secrets.

      The Murderer's Ape2016
      4.4
    • Hans Olofson is the son of a Swedish lumberjack. His early life is isolated and difficult, overshadowed by the disappearance of his mother. When he loses both his best friend, and then his girlfriend in tragic circumstances, his only remaining desire is t

      Leopardens öga. English The eye of the leopard2013
      3.7
    • Grand-père et les loups

      • 132 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Une expédition sur la montagne des trois grottes: voilà la magnifique idée de grand-père ! Les parents ne doivent surtout rien savoir. Ils se font toujours trop de souci ! Le grand écrivain suédois Per Orlov Enquist raconte les aventures d'un grand-père, que tout enfant rêverait d'avoir.

      Grand-père et les loups2007
    • Secrets in the Fire

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      This novel brings to life a girl's experience of civil war, life in a refugee village, the loss of both legs in a landmine accident and her long struggle to survive. schovat popis

      Secrets in the Fire1998
      4.2