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Peregrine Quinn has always loved hearing her godfather Daedalus Bloom's stories about his life as an immortal, but that's all they were - stories. That is, until the portals that connect the Terran Realm with the Cosmic Realm mysteriously shut down and Daedalus, the only one who can fix them, is kidnapped.
Peregrine is then swept into a nail-biting adventure, racing through the streets of Oxford, down the riverways of London and into the Under-Underground. She soon realises that not only are the creatures from her godfather's stories real, but they're shooting at her with laser blasters.
Fortunately she has help from dryad librarian Rowan Strong and Olympus Inc. liaison (and faun) Callimachus Thorn. Together they must fix the portals and rescue Daedalus before an ancient evil rises and chaos takes over. Time is running out and the fate of all the realms is now in Peregrine's hands . . .
The Magician's Daughter is a wondrous story about the power of
community and giving everyone a chance to shine, by the
award-winning Caryl Lewis. After one disastrous magic show too
many, Abby's dad decides to give up showbiz and get a proper job at
the local care home. Abby's mum had been the true magician, but
after they lost her, the act went downhill. But it's hard to let go
of magic, and so, when Abby finds her mum's dusty old magic book,
they decide to put on one final show for the residents of the care
home. And slowly, as Abby discovers three special spells in the
magical book, everything begins to change: First, an old lady feels
young again when a spell allows her to dance for the first time in
years. Second, two children discover that anything is possible when
they fly. Finally, after a recording of their second magical spell
goes viral, Abby, her dad and their friends plan one last grand
illusion in London. The whole village comes together and discovers
the meaning of true magic.
Wrede kewermodebaas Lucretia Cutter het ’n plan om die wêreld voor haar kewerkloue te laat buig. Hierdie keer behels dit ’n besoek aan die jaarlikse Filmtoekennings in Los Angeles, ’n stel pragtige maar gevaarlike kewerrokke vir bekende aktrises en ’n weermag van bose lieweheersbesies. Darkus, Virginia en Bertold is vasbeslote om ’n stokkie voor haar planne te steek, maar Darkus se pa het hom verbied om verder ondersoek in te stel, die gruwelike skelms, Humphrey en Pickering is weer uit die tronk en die kewers van Kewerberg se lewens word ernstig bedreig.
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob's
brilliant humour.' - David Walliams on Peanut Jones and the
Illustrated City Some legends are born, some are drawn . . . Famous
works of art are disappearing from all over the world. One moment
they are there, the next, they have crumbled to dust. Peanut Jones,
artist and adventurer, and her friends suspect it might have
something to do with the magical world of Chroma and the wicked Mr
White's plot to wipe out colour, art and creativity. It's time to
head back to the Illustrated City and help the resistance fight
back. . . Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in
Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals. This second title in the
hilarious adventure series for boys and girls aged 8 to 12 fizzes
with magic, danger, friendship and art. It is fully illustrated
throughout by Rob, the creative genius behind #DrawWithRob. Praise
for the first title in the series Peanut Jones and the Illustrated
City: 'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. I loved this book from start to
finish - the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob's
illustrations are full of wit and warmth . . . I need to know what
happens next!' - Nadia Shireen 'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted
celebration of creativity' - Anna James, author of the Pages &
Co series 'Look at this utter beauty . . . This book is EPIC' -
Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang series
It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy
called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he
witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the
hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the
guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a
place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where
all the creatures we tell of in myth live and breed and thrive
alongside humans. They have been protected from being discovered
for thousands of years; now, terrifyingly, the protection has worn
thin, and creatures are breaking through. Then a girl, Mal, appears
in Christopher’s world. She is in possession of a flying coat, is
being pursued by a killer and is herself in pursuit of a baby
griffin. Mal, Christopher and the griffin embark on an urgent quest
across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold
secrets and centaurs do murder, to find the truth – with
unimaginable consequences for both their worlds. Together the two
must face the problem of power, and of knowledge, and of what love
demands of us.
Hierdie storie gaan oor ’n jong towenaarseun en ’n jong krygermeisie wat van geboorte af geleer is om mekaar soos gif te haat.
Die storie begin met die ontdekking van 'n reusagtige swart veer.
Is die towenaars en krygers dalk so besig om teen mekaar te baklei dat hulle nie agterkom dat ’n oeroue bose mag teruggekeer het nie? Is daardie veer dalk regtig ’n hekseveer?
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