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Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: They are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Leo LOVES Christmas. And this Christmas needs to be absolutely perfect, because it’s the first one without Mum. Only it all keeps going wrong! The fairylights are in a tangle, the tree’s wonky and the Christmas biscuits taste AWFUL. Soon Leo decides he’s had enough – he makes a heartfelt wish that it would all GO AWAY. Then Leo wakes up on Christmas morning – and it’s gone!! All of Christmas! But Leo isn’t going to let it get away that easily. With the help of his best friends, Prisha and Ivan, he sets out on a mission to undo his wish and get Christmas back.

Lucas era de esos chicos que apoyan la cabeza sobre la almohada y adiós: ya están fritos. Así era. Cuando en el desayuno alguien le preguntaban si había dormido bien, él siempre respondía que sí. Pero cuando le preguntaban si había soñado algo lindo, decía que no. Y no porque hubiera soñado algo feo sino, simplemente, porque no sabía. Hasta que un día (o mejor, una noche) empezó una asombrosa aventura.

Zane and Kev, best mates forever. Side by side, they've been through crayon chewing (Kev), nose picking (Kev), and losing their trunks in the public pool (yep, that was Kev too). They even faced the zombie apocalypse together...until Kev got bit. Can their friendship survive if Kev is a zombie? Zane feels guilty and blames himself for Kev's condition. Kev blames him too. But then Kev is kidnapped by invisible stealth-monkeys and taken to an evil government facility to be their next experiment. Will Zane be brave enough to rescue his ex-best buddy and save the friendship?

On Rhodenroode Island, a remote colony of the Homeland, there sits a Mission on the Hill, where boys are taken in and taught the ways of the faith. Darian is the only trainee of his race there, and he doesn’t remember how he came to the Mission. All he remembers are brown hands and the belly of a ship. Life among the other boys and the cantankerous Brothers is not always easy, but Darian is determined to live up to the lofty calling the leaders of the Mission have laid out for him: that one day he will carry the Sacred Word to places it has yet to reach.

The one thing thirteen-year-old Margaret O'Malley is sure of is that her father is innocent. So when the unthinkable happens and he's sentenced to death by the cruel Judge Biggs, Margaret is desperate to save him. She'll do whatever it takes, even if it means using her family's secret - and forbidden - ability to travel through time. Margaret's only hope is to stop the chain of events that turned Lucas Biggs into a corrupt and jaded man.

Lucas, Li-Feng und Ole konnten vorerst die Pläne des finsteren Zauberers Shalamar durchkreuzen, doch der sinnt auf Rache. Mithilfe eines Zaubertranks will er allen Menschen seinen Willen aufzwingen und die Welt ins Chaos stürzen. Lucas und seine Freunde müssen erneut in Nathanaels magischen Zauberschatten treten, um Shalamar auf einer Reise durch die Zeit zuvorzukommen. Vom Hofe König Artus' geht es nun zu den Druiden - den Meistern der Tränke. Doch auf ihrem Weg lauern überall Gefahren.

Plus de 5 heures d'écoute pour redécouvrir et faire découvrir aux enfants les plus beaux contes de notre enfance.

Sappiamo tutti che i grandi maghi Alfa frequentano antiche e famose scuole di magia, come il Merlineum. Ma dove fi niscono quelli che hanno poteri molto meno fenomenali? Come Niko, che può vedere, ma non sentire, nel futuro. La fatiscente Scuola di madame Ibañez è pronta ad accogliere lui e gli altri Omega. Qui, tra una pioggia di liquirizia e un divano volante, il ragazzo allenerà i suoi poteri bislacchi. E farà un’importante scoperta: se uniscono le forze, gli Omega possono persino diventare più bravi di quegli snob del Merlineum!

Ivy, Carrie, and David stay after school to work on a special book project. When the lights suddenly go out, Mrs. Huffity leaves Carrie in charge with instructions to keep everyone inside. Carrie never imagined how hard that could be. Goblins attack and her friends are scattered. Now it's up to Carrie to keep everyone safe, including a baby unicorn that the goblins desperately want to take. Can she protect the unicorn and save the day?

Witches only exist in stories. Everyone knows that. But what if the stories are real? Four friends. Four truths. One nightmare. If you wander into the wood. If you hear scratching sounds from the old quarry. If you go too close to the edge. Watch. Out.

This action-packed story follows the exploits of Dr. Gornam Rand, Astrophysicist with El Cosmos Laboratory, while conducting a routine photoscan from space probe discovers an anomaly that alien beings are using to enter Earth's solar system. This sets in motion a chain of events culminating in the appearance of an ultra-powerful being that unlocks a hidden power in Dr. Rand to deal with this newest threat to the universe.

Transported to another world, five middle school friends become Wielders of magic creatures called phasers. Together they form a league team called the Dreamers to battle other teams using their phasers. Just as the Dreamers are starting to figure out this new world, they have to battle a monstrous phaser to save a terrified little girl. Will the Dreamers have the courage to face such a powerful opponent? And will their new phasers be up to the fight?

Bullies rule in Princess Molly’s town. And Princess Molly is afraid of the bullies. How can scarecrow and road-builder Lucas conquer the bullies in the town? Can they change the town to a kind and caring town? A town where scarecrows are loved and bullies never enter?

Quando o Povo Mágico se revelou para a humanidade, o mundo mudou. Desde então, dragões de estimação e bruxas voando pelos céus são parte do dia o dia. Mas num mundo cheio de objetos mágicos poderosos, é preciso um serviço de confiança para transportá-los!

A little girl wakes up to find she is a statue in a room in a grand house with only a tiger rug for company. Is anything the tiger says to be trusted? Is he a real tiger, a fake or a magic carpet? Is she really just a statue or is she bewitched - was she once turned to stone? Will she ever come to life? By turns comical and lugubrious, the tiger gives the little girl plenty of versions of the truth, but how will she decide what is true, and will it set her free?

Pour la première fois, Rosetta se rend dans le pays voisin. Lucien l'a invitée à passer quelques jours avec lui, chez Opa et Oma, ses grands- parents. Après une première nuit passée à contempler les étoiles, les enfants apprennent que le cours d'eau est à sec. La forêt est menacée, alors ils remontent ensemble le lit du ruisseau qui serpente à travers les bois. Rosetta et Lucien avancent dans leur périple, au gré des airs de Debussy, de Brahms et de Haydn.

Wer in die Fänge der Fee Kräuterweis gerät, hat nichts zu lachen. Jakob muss ihr sieben Jahre dienen und wird obendrein in einen Zwerg verwandelt. Dass er dabei lernt, wie kein zweiter zu kochen, lässt ihn an seinem Schicksal nicht verzweifeln. Es gibt ihm letztlich sogar die Chance, in seine wahre Gestalt zurückzukehren.

Sometime in the near future, Earth is going to end. Fourteen-year old Nick Lyons and his friends fear the deadly geneva virus, live under the ever-watchful eye of the nannydrones, and fight to stay out of the US’ many refugee camps. Nick’s grandfather and his mysterious wheelchair bound friend offer an escape to a better world: Möon.

The Earth Keeper's Challenge is book two of The Earth Keeper Trilogy. It continues the story of Nimue and her fellow Earth Keepers, The Earth Keepers have a unique ability to converse with animals and plants of nature. Join them as they fight against Miss Pharma to heal the planet. It is a magical fantasy adventure sure to delight listeners of all ages.