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The Accidental Minecraft Family has one mission: Find a way to get back home. Dad insists a a witch will be able to help them, but it's not like they can just spawn one. After traveling the perilous journey to the closest village, what will they find? Friend or foe?

Last semester, Zoe and Zak returned the first lost Noble Truth to its rightful home. Now, the seventh graders are back in India for their second semester at Moonstock, their boarding school high in the Himalayan mountains where impossible things seem to happen on a regular basis. School kicks off with the Activity Week Challenge in the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan where the students must deliver medical supplies.

The adventure continues when Abby and Derick begin their second semester at Cragbridge Hall, the most prestigious secondary school in the world. But when Grandpa Cragbridge admits them to the Council of Keys - a secret group of people who have keys to travel back in time - strange things begin to happen. One by one, members are found unconscious and unable to wake, their keys stolen. Now Abby and Derick must scramble to figure out who is behind the attacks before they become the next victims, which would give their enemy the power to change the past forever.

As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the same mountain where his two older brothers died. When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers. What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.

When a bullying incident sends 12-year-old Nico Holland over the edge of a cliff into the icy waters of Still Cove, where no one ever goes, friends Tyler and Ella - and even 'cool kid' Opal - rush to his rescue...only to discover an island hidden in the swirling mists below. Shrouded by dense trees and murky tides, the island appears uninhabited, although the kids can't quite shake the feeling that something about it is off.

Do you wonder where courage and resilience are born? These capture the essence of heroes who are just ordinary individuals, embarking on the most extraordinary journeys of bravery and determination. "Unleash the Power Within" is a collection that celebrates the triumphs of spirit over adversity.

After camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, Jake and his friends travel to the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. Exploring the heart of the dunes, they stumble upon something both unexpected and dangerous. Through more twists and turns, Jake’s friendships and integrity are tested by choices that will demand smarts and courage.

Coded Boy and The Elite Team return to save the world against Destroyable Boy and Co. But, unfortunately, things don't go as planned this time around because the British prime minister and Captain Browbottom take them, as they were blamed for the American president’s demise. The timing couldn't be worse as Quashcain, Ralph Mischief, President Dump, and Destroyable Boy begin destroying buildings looking for codes, so they can find Crisco Island. A big rectangular green beast with spots all over, called Yachatal, rises from the empty river to help the team and to help save Earth.

Brothers Steve and Chris must fight their way out of an avalanche while on a Rocky Mountains ski trail.

The Campground Kids get their feet wet on this oceanic adventure as they explore Acadia National Park. After their whale-watching expedition on the Unsinkable II, the family picks up Noah, Ethan’s smug cousin, as they head to Duck Harbor Campground. The next day, the group returns from an early morning hike to find the campground completely deserted! Noah uses his trusty amateur radio to signal for help only to find that a hurricane is bearing down on their location.

ينطلق المغامرون الأربعة إلى سوريا للمشاركة في معسكر صيفي وفي أثناء إقلاعهم بالطائرة تعرفوا إلى تلك الفتاة اليتيمة البريئة الخائفة الثرية زينب وهي في طريقها إلى سوريا لمقابلة جدتها بعد أن توفى والداها تاركين لها ثروة ضخمة. كانت زينب فتاة وحيدة تسافر في رحلة إلى بلد لم تزره من قبل بدعوة من سيدة لا تعرف عنها غير اسمها، لكن تلقي بها الأقدار في دوامة من الغموض والشك.

It was supposed to be a simple rite of passage, not a test of Echo's wilderness survival skills. Will his handmade hickory bow and lessons from his Native American teacher keep him alive? Alone in the wilderness and badly injured, Echo fights for his life along the gurgling waters of Young Woman's Creek. To survive Echo relies on lessons from his backwoods teacher, a part Native American woman named Luna Woapalanne. Hidden deep in the forest, Echo secretly follows clues to solve a Native American mystery that will complete a missing link in old Luna's murky past.

Caleb and Ronan are best friends. It doesn't matter that Ronan is a dog and Caleb is a middle-school kid. They've been together their entire lives. Nothing can keep them apart. Even when Caleb's family moved overseas, he chose to stay behind and live with his poppy because Ronan was too old to travel that far. When tragedy strikes Poppy and he's rushed to the hospital, the safe little world that Caleb has built collapses. He is sent to stay with other family, and Ronan is left behind in the chaos. Not about to wait to be found (or fed), Ronan takes off after Caleb only to end up lost.

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 2001, everything changes. Molly and her younger sister, Adeline, are at school when the first plane hits the World Trade Center. When the Twin Towers fall, the city is thrown into chaos. Papa, a pilot, is flying, Dad can't be reached, and Gran, an EMT with the New York Fire Department, is at Ground Zero. It's up to Molly to find her sister and navigate a city she no longer recognizes.

En skæbnesvanger nat bliver alle de historier Mormor har fortalt August, siden han var lille, virkelige. Kaptajnen der sejlede på De Syv Have, Den fede dame der lokkede skibene på grund. Og spøgelsespigen Rikke, der altid har drømt om at få en legekammerat som August.

Men hvor er Augusts mormor? Hvad er det for en mærkelig billet, August tager imod? Og hvad sker der med folk når de dør? Sammen med Rikke begiver August sig ud på en rejse gennem natten og sneen med både nervepirrende spænding og morsomme optrin undervejs.

En selvstændig fortsættelse til August går i Glemmebogen.

Josephus "Thatch-hut" Thomas was familiar with a different Christmas story, before he knew of Santa Claus. Before he knew of a Christmas tree, he knew the story of another Christmas tree. His mother, Amelia, entertained him every holiday season with a story of joy and hope. Josephus' troubled and fascinating journey to his mother's homeland, in the Caribbean, will fill the listener with a passion for happiness.

Voice of the Wing-Bone Whistle is a story about courage and determination, but mostly comradery and friendship. It's 1938. Twelve-year-old twin sisters, Mireille and Ottilie find themselves away from their English comforts in remote East Africa where they are being hunted down by an experienced gang of criminals. Not only do the girls have to look out for each other, but they also have to tread carefully as around every corner, there is an animal or other creepy crawly slithery creature that wants to bite, sting or eat them alive.

Lucas Adebayo grew up on a small mining ship in the asteroid belt but wants to join the Navy and become the best pilot in the galaxy. The Navy has never accepted a Belter cadet before, but Lucas’ skills secure him a place on the training ship, the Orpheus. Life in the Navy couldn’t be more different than life in the Belt, and Lucas struggles to find his place. As a Belter, he’s an outsider among his peers; as a Navy cadet, he doesn’t quite fit in at home anymore, either.

Fifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates - Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite - are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them. Which is lucky, because a category 5 hurricane is coming, and everyone will have to work together to survive! Kate Beasley outdoes herself in this hilarious, whip-smart tale of brotherhood, survival, and what it really means to be a friend.

One month has passed since Valor broke her twin sister, Sasha, out of jail. But the girl who imprisoned her there to begin with - Princess Anastasia - has gone missing. The queen, desperate to find her daughter, asks Valor and Sasha to track Anastasia down and bring her home. But just as the girls and their friends embark on the search, the queen also vanishes, throwing the realm into utter chaos.