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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Crime & mystery
From Saving Lucas Biggs authors Marisa de los Santos and David
Teague comes a heartwarming middle grade adventure about two
misfits discovering the importance of just being themselves. When
thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Audrey meet at a wilderness camp in
the desert, they think their quirks are enough to prevent them from
ever having friends. But as they trek through the challenging and
unforgiving landscape, they learn that they each have what it takes
to make the other whole. Luminous and clever, Connect the Stars
takes on some hefty topics of the day-bullying, understanding where
you fit in, and learning to live with physical and mental
challenges-all in a joyous adventure kids will love!
Another page-turning time travel adventure for ages 8-12 set
between 1900s and present-day London. The long-awaited sequel to
the international best-seller The Secret Lake. Almost a year has
passed since Stella and Tom discovered a time tunnel and travelled
to early 1900s London, where they befriended Emma, Lucy and Jack.
The magical moles that made the tunnel and secret lake appear have
since vanished, but the children are longing to meet again. Then an
illness, which leaves Emma's life in danger, changes everything.
The moles reappear, and Lucy realises the only hope of finding a
cure lies in the future. So unfolds a thrilling tale of time
travel, rekindled friendships and new threats that no one could
have foreseen... The original Secret Lake mystery adventure has now
been enjoyed by almost half a million young readers and is in
translation around the world. This sequel does not disappoint!
Waldo is seker Connie is in groot gevaar. Wat anders beteken die vreemde gedagteflits wat hy gesien het? En wie is die meisie met die geel reënjas wat Waldo ’n ruk lank agtervolg het? Gaan sy weer haar opwagting maak? En wat wil sy he? Die antwoorde op hierdie vrae gaan Waldo se lewe vir ewig verander …
Die vierde en laaste boek in die reeks.
Watter seun wat sy bendenaam waardig is, sal net staan en toekyk
wanneer honderde duisende rande se diamante na 'n boot gesmokkel
word? Toe Jorsie se ouers sy vier vriende saam see toe nooi, het
hulle geweet dit sal nie 'n rustige vakansie wees nie. Maar die
gevaar en opwinding wat sou volg, kon hulle nooit voorsien nie. Dit
beteken natuurlik nie dat Jorsie, Philip, Vaatjie, Berrie en Hennie
– wat hulleself die Uile noem – na moeilikheid soek nie, maar...
Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling,
prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger at Dead Man's
Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck
investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains.
Illustrated in black-and-white throughout by Elisa Paganelli. A
mysterious letter from an old friend asks Hal and Uncle Nat to help
investigate a spooky supernatural mystery. Legend has it the
Kratzensteins, a family of rich and powerful railway tycoons, are
cursed, but there is no such thing as a curse, is there . . .? Hal
and Nat take the night train to Berlin and go undercover. From a
creaking spooky old house at the foot of the Harz mountains, they
take the Kratzenstein family's funeral train to the peak of the
Brocken Mountain. Can Hal uncover the secrets of the Brocken
railway and the family curse before disaster strikes? Danger at
Dead Man's Pass can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as
part of the Adventures on Trains series. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on
more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon
Thief, Kidnap on the California Comet, Murder on the Safari Star
and Sabotage on the Solar Express. Praise for the Series: 'Like
Murder on the Orient Express but better!' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce on
The Highland Falcon Thief 'A thrilling and hugely entertaining
adventure story' - David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief 'A
first class choo-choo-dunnit!' - David Solomons on Kidnap on the
California Comet 'A high-speed train journey worth catching . .
.The best yet' - The Times on Murder on the Safari Star 'This
series just gets better and better' - Maz Evans on Danger at Dead
Man's Pass
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