Beatrice Masini is an Italian journalist, translator, and writer whose works often focus on female characters and their narratives. Her prose is characterized by depth and an understanding of the complexities of human relationships, frequently imbued with a touch of melancholy and introspection. Through her stories, she explores themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning. Her distinctive style is poetic and evocative, adept at drawing readers into the inner lives of her characters.
A courageous little girl is determined to show her bravery to all the people who laugh at her tiny size by venturing out alone to face a dragon, a sorcerer's magic spell, and a flock of hungry vultures.
A mystery and coming-of-age novel set in a grand house in nineteenth-century Italy - Kate Morton meets the Brontes.
Zoe is happy to be back at Ballet Academy after the holidays & looks forward to starting work on her character dance, where she can give free reign to her creativity. Outside lessons she has to put up with best friend Leda's up and down moods, but she consoles herself with shopping trips with new friend Bianca.
A squirrel wakes from hibernation feeling something is wrong with his home, and after consulting his forest friends realizes that their community is what makes a place right.
This Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is packed with more great Hufflepuff moments and characters not least the heroism and valour of Hogwarts champion Cedric Diggory in the thrilling Triwizard Tournament.
Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves ... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...
Harry has yet again spent the summer holidays at the Dursleys'. He has had plenty to think about, though - from the death of his beloved godfather Sirius Black, to the terrifying chase through the Ministry of Magic by the Death Eaters, to the fierce duel he witnessed between Professor Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort. It is the middle of the summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry is waiting nervously for a visit from Professor Dumbledore himself. He can't quite believe that Professor Dumbledore will actually appear at the Dursleys' of all places. Why is the Professor coming to visit him now? What is it that cannot wait until Harry returns to Hogwarts in a few weeks' time? Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts has already got off to an unusual start, as the worlds of Muggle and magic start to intertwine J.K. Rowling charts Harry Potter's adventures in his sixth year at Hogwarts with a mix of detail and humour that is unsurpassed, pace that is breathless and above all a flair that is magical.
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold. . . . It begins in the most boring place in the world: Chickentown, U.S.A. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold. When the answer comes, it's not one she expects. Welcome to the Abarat.
All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. To succeed at the Iron Trial and be admitted into the vaunted Magisterium school would bring bad things. But he fails at failing. Only hard work, loyal friends, danger, and a puppy await.
