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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Fantasy & magical realism
The first in a new madcap, hilarious series about Bridget
Vanderpuff, whipsmart inventor and amateur sleuth with a taste for
adventure. It's a recipe for fun with mystery, villainy, cake and
sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Bridget Baxter is the very
last orphan at the Orphanage for Errant Childs, left at the mercy
of the awful Miss Acrid and her foul-smelling fish sandwiches. Miss
Acrid's mission is to make Bridget's life a misery. But Bridget is
more than a match for her. When kindly Mr Vanderpuff arrives at the
Orphanage in search of a child to care for, Bridget thinks her luck
has finally turned. Mr Vanderpuff is the village baker, and his
shop is a world of wonders. But they soon discover that Bridget is
absolutely terrible at baking. When Miss Acrid returns for the
ultimate revenge, Bridget must open the Locked and Secret Door,
navigate Miss Acrid's spiderweb of booby traps and use her unique
baking skills to save herself - and Mr Vanderpuff - from certain
disaster. Join Bridget as she dons her chef whites and gets the
kwassongs at the ready... Baking isn't such a piece of cake.
Prince Siyabulela’s passion for fashion clashes with his father’s warrior expectations. Transformed into a dragonfly by a wicked witch, he is captured by blacksmith’s daughter Ndiliswa.
As the kingdom searches for him, they form an unlikely friendship. Together, they must overcome treachery and darkness.
Will they triumph and find their true places?
Vir twee dekades reeds swaai Lillie die heksie haar towerstaffie
oor kinderboekrakke dwarsoor die wereld. Met totale wereldwye
verkope van meer as 20 miljoen eksemplare en vertalings in 40 tale
is geen towerformule nodig om te voorspel dat sy ook Afrikaanse
harte gaan verower nie! Die selfleesboekies is gemik om agtjariges
en ouer. Lillie is uit haar vel uit van blydskap toe sy ’n
mikroskoop vir haar verjaarsdag kry. Sy wil dit al so lank he!
Wanneer sy ’n sneeuvlokkie onder die lens plaas, is sy stomgeslaan
oor die prag en wil noodgedwonge ’n land van sneeu en ys besoek.
Met die heksesprong beland sy in Wonderland. Maar iets is daar nie
pluis nie. Die koning het vermis geraak en Somer- en Lenteland word
stadig maar seker al hoe kouer. Winter neem oor. En gerugte van ’n
wrede vors doen die rondte. Lillie en Hektor, haar draakvriendjie,
gaan ondersoek instel.
Harwarrus Horribalus Heldehelm die Derde was 'n swaardvegter,
draak¬fluisteraar en die grootste Wiking-held wat nog ooit gelewe
het. Maar die reeks gaan oor toe hy nog gesukkel het om 'n held te
wees. Kinders wat DreamWorks se film How To Train your Dragon uit
2010 onthou, kan Hiccup (oftewel Harwarrus) se avonture nou in
Afrikaans lees!. Harwarrus moet die koning van die Wilderweste
word. Kan hy die heks se Vampier-spioendrake uitoorle en boonop
voor Joelfees se Dag van Doem die koning se verlore toebehore by
Alvin terugsteel? En is daar 'n bedrieer in Harwarrus se kamp wat
hulle almal op die ou end gaan verraai?
Ada Goth is die enigste kind van Lord Goth. Hulle woon saam in die reusagtige Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth glo dat kinders gehoor maar nie gesien mag word nie, en laat Ada groot lomp stewels dra sodat hy haar altyd kan hoor wanneer sy naderkom. Dit maak dir vir haar moeilik om vriende te maak en sy is eintlik baie eensaam. Een dag kom Emily en William Cabbage by hulle bly, en saam met ’n spookagtige muis met die naam Ishmael begin hulle om agter die kap van die byl te kom van dit wat die geheimsinnige opsigter Maltravers probeer konkel. Ada en haar vriende moet saamwerk om ’n stokkie voor sy nare planne te steek voordat dit te laat is!
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New Moon
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Stephenie Meyer
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For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined.
Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning . . .
Passionate, riveting and deeply moving, New Moon, the compelling sequel to Twilight, irresistibly combines romance and suspense with a supernatural twist.
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