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Katharina Orgaß

    Intriga entre bastidores
    The Crowfield Demon
    Wie Großvater ein Wikinger wurde
    Soul Eater
    The Journey
    Chronik der dunklen Wälder
    • Wie Großvater ein Wikinger wurde

      • 299 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Als die 13-jährige Carla ihren geliebten Großvater Magnus besuchen will, merkt sie gleich, dass etwas nicht stimmt: Magnus arbeitet nicht wie sonst an seinem Boot, sondern liegt auf dem Sofa in der Ecke: Er ist sanft für immer eingeschlafen. Während die ganze Familie in eine Schockstarre verfällt, erhält Carla einen an sie adressierten Brief von Magnus. Daraus geht hervor, dass er sich eigentlich eine Wikingerbestattung wünscht: Der brennende Sarg soll aufs offene Meer hinausgeschickt werden. Doch wie soll das gehen?

      Wie Großvater ein Wikinger wurde2012
      4.0
    • The Crowfield Demon

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      What lies beneath? Things are not right at Crowfield Abbey. The building has begun to crumble. And what Will finds beneath the floor of the side chapel is truly terrifying. Is this the end of Crowfield forever?

      The Crowfield Demon2012
      4.2
    • It began as a dream. A quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythical place where each night an order of owls rises to perform noble deeds. There Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger hope to find inspiration to fight the evil that dwells in the owl kingdom. The journey is long and harrowing. When Soren and his friends finally arrive at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, they will be tested in ways they never dreamed and face challenges they never imagined. If they can learn from their leaders and from one another, they will soon become true Ga'hoolian owls-honest and brave, wise and true.

      The Journey2012
      4.4
    • Ever since Soren was kidnapped and taken to the St. Aegolius School for Orphaned Owls, he has longed to see his sister, Eglantine, again. Now Eglantine is back in Soren's life, but she's been through an ordeal too terrible for words. And Ezylryb, Soren's mentor, has disappeared. Deep within Soren's gizzard, something more powerful than knowledge tells him there's a connection between these mysterious events. In order to rescue Ezylryb, Soren must embark upon a perilous quest. It will bring him face-to-face with a force more dangerous than anything the rulers of St. Aggie's could have devised-and a truth that threatens to destroy the owl kingdom.

      The Rescue (Guardians of Ga'hoole #3)2012
      4.1
    • A boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The third book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by renowned author Michelle Paver. Torak has survived the summer and his heartstopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together once more. But their reunion is short-lived. As mid winter approaches, Torak learns that Wolf has been snatched. In a desperate bid to rescue him, Torak and Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North and step into a world of deceit, treachery and lies, coming face to face with a terrifying evil. Another step is taken on his quest to destroy the Soul-Eaters, but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his own ... Audio edition also available, read by Sir Ian McKellen.

      Soul Eater2009
      4.3
    • When 16-year-old Lexi is forced to move in with her estranged mother, she thinks she will die of boredom. Yet midnight howlings and regular break-ins convince her otherwise. And when Lexi follows her mother's dog into the woods and discovers the abandoned asyum, it is only too apparent that there is something out there. Something real. Something very shocking indeed. This is the third thrilling teenage novel from award-winning author, Ally Kennen.

      Bedlam2009
      3.3
    • Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.With a foreward by Markus Zusak & interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney

      The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian2009
      4.1
    • Runemarks

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      Master storyteller Joanne Harris has created a magical and epic romp– a fresh, funny, and wonderfully irreverent new take on the old Norse tales, sure to be enjoyed by readers young and old.Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith’s world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours – all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. But Maddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The “ruinmark” she was born with on her palm proves it – and makes the other villagers fearful that she is a witch (though helpful in dealing with the goblins-in-the-cellar problem). But the mysterious traveler One-Eye sees Maddy’s mark not as a defect, but as a destiny. And Maddy will need every scrap of forbidden magic One-Eye can teach her if she is to survive that destiny.

      Runemarks2009
      3.8
    • Chronik der dunklen Wälder

      • 603 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      Die fesselnde Steinzeitsaga »Chronik der dunklen Wälder«: Band 1 und 2 jetzt als limitierte Sonderausgabe Dunkel und gefährlich sind die Wälder vor 6000 Jahren, als der 12-jährige Torak von seinem sterbenden Vater den Auftrag erhält, den Berg des Weltgeistes zu finden. Nur so kann die böse Macht aufgehalten werden, die in den Wäldern für Angst und Schrecken sorgt. Zusammen mit einem Wolf und dem Mädchen Renn macht sich Torak auf den Weg durch die geheimnisvolle und gefährliche Wildnis. Aber dies bleibt nicht das einzige Abenteuer, das Torak und seine Gefährten bestehen müssen … Filmrechte verkauft an die Macher von »Blade Runner«, »Gladiator« und »Alien«.

      Chronik der dunklen Wälder2007
      4.6
    • Intriga entre bastidores

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Hermux Tantamoq es un talentoso relojero y un caballero modesto que disfruta de su tranquila vida en su acogedor hogar con su leal mascota Terfle. Sin embargo, todo cambia cuando la aventurera y piloto Linka Perflinger entra en su tienda y le deja su reloj completamente destrozado. Ella exige que el reloj esté reparado para el día siguiente a las doce en punto, ya que el tiempo exacto es crucial. Hermux logra realizar el milagro, pero Linka no aparece. En su lugar, se enfrenta a un desagradable personaje que lo inquieta y lo hace temer por el bienestar de la dama. Aunque no es un aventurero nato, Hermux decide buscarla, dando inicio a una emocionante carrera contra el tiempo. La historia es ingeniosa y emocionante, ofreciendo tanto a pequeños como a grandes lectores un gran disfrute. El autor logra crear una novela intrigante y entretenida, impregnada de un humor especial y un tono irónico, con descripciones cariñosas de la vida del relojero que invitan a seguir a Hermux en sus aventuras.

      Intriga entre bastidores2006
      4.0