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Billie Bright's family is pretty big, especially for one that's got somebody missing. There's Billie, who is 11, and then there are her three big brothers and her dad. Life is loud, but Billie likes it, even without her mum there anymore. But with a new school comes having to make new friends, and at home it feels like all her brothers are keeping secrets. When she decides to do a project on her mum, she ends up finding out all kinds of things she doesn't expect to....

Meet Billie B Brown! Do you know what the B stands for? It's for Brave, Brilliant, and Bold! The Billie B misadventures have quickly become favourites for girls all over the world. This audio collection brings together five favourite Billie B Brown audiobooks in one volume.

Billie B Brown is back! Do you remember what the B stands for? It’s for brave, brilliant and bold! The Billie B stories have quickly become favourites for girls all over the world. This audio collection brings together five favourite Billie B Brown books in one volume, including The Beautiful Haircut, The Perfect Present, The Secret Message, The Big Sister and The Birthday Mix-Up.

Billie est trop contente! Sa meilleure amie Maya est admise au sein de Danse-Élite! Avec le beau Julien, la danseuse est convaincue qu'ils sauront monter des numéros du tonnerre. Mais, alors, que la troupe se prépare pour sa première compétition, Billie s'inquiète pour son entraîneuse.

Enfin, c'est la rentrée! Bonne nouvelle: Danse-Élite va présenter le numéro d'ouverture du Grand spectacle des Étoiles! Wow! Billie a déjà hâte de monter sur scène! Mais pour cela, elle devra s'entraîner fort malgré les mauvais coups de Victoria, les incertitudes de Maya et le mystérieux secret de son ami Julien.

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This volume features Billie Jean King, the world champion tennis player who fought successfully for women's rights.

The island of Ramoa was once luscious and populated with mighty beasts. Now though, it is home to barren and tamed cities, where nature is locked out and trouble is brewing. When Kayla's beloved animal companion, a rare winged pangron, is stolen, she's determined to get him back. But to do so, she'll have to leave her city and journey into the wild and forbidden Beastlands. There, she meets Rustus, an exiled young warrior, and Alethea, a healer desperately seeking a cure for a mysterious disease. As their quests unite them, they'll adventure across the lands they know so little about.

The fourth collection including five stories from the internationally best-selling series about the bright, funny and lovable Billie B Brown! Billie B Brown is brave, brilliant and bold and the star of her very own super-dooper series. Whether she’s playing soccer, learning ballet with her best friend Jack or getting used to a new baby brother, fun and feisty Billie B Brown always has a creative way to save the day.

The adventure begins.... Raised as a slave, Kiri dreams of one day living a better life. That day comes when her barbarian captors are attacked by the noble Stormcast Eternals. Seizing her chance, Kiri flees through a mysterious Realmgate to the fabled city of Lifestone. There she meets a special group of children: Thanis the fighter, Alish the inventor, Kaspar the sneak and Elio the healer. Together they must lift a terrible curse and save the city from darkness.

Bess has always loved her grandfather’s collection of curiosities. So she’s delighted when she’s handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she’ll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all–the ghostly gobstopper.

Billie B Brown is brave, brilliant and bold and the star of her very own super-dooper series. Whether she’s playing soccer, learning ballet with her best friend, Jack, or getting used to a new baby brother, fun and feisty Billie B Brown always has a creative way to save the day. This audio collection brings together five favourite Billie B Brown books in one volume including The Little Lie, The Best Project, The Spotty Holiday, The Cutest Pet Ever and The Copycat Kid.

Orphan. Thief. Witch. Twelve-year-old Quicksilver lives as a thief in the sleepy town of Willow-on-the-River. Her only companions are her faithful dog and partner in crime, Fox - and Sly Boots, the shy boy who lets her live in his attic when it’s too cold to sleep on the rooftops. It’s a lonesome life, but Quicksilver is used to being alone. When you are alone, no one can hurt you. No one can abandon you. Then one day Quicksilver discovers that she can perform magic. Real magic. The kind that isn’t supposed to exist anymore.

Arthur is your ordinary everyday cat except for one thing - he has a very special cat-flap. It allows him to rewind time! He discovers this by accident one day, when his friend Griffin is hit by a car right in front of his house. He doesn’t realize at first that he has returned to that morning. But once he works out what has happened to him, he uses this second chance to prevent Griffin’s death. Not long after this, Arthur’s niece Harley disappears, leaving his sister Mirabelle and nephew Oscar very upset and worried.

Schluss mit GÄHN-ÄTZ-NERV. Mein erstes Wachbleiben-oder-Was-Tagebuch ist voll, aber zum Glück habe ich schon ein neues, denn es gibt so viel zu erzählen! Zum Beispiel lernen wir in der Schule alles über PIPI (kein Witz, aber nicht, was ihr jetzt denkt) und außerdem gehe ich auf eine aufregende Schatzsuche. Aber wisst ihr, was das Allerbeste ist? Ich komme ins Fernsehen! Alles wäre super, wenn meine beiden Mamas nicht irgendein Geheimnis hätten, mit dem sie einfach nicht herausrücken wollen.

On a quest to find their missing master, Alish, Kiri, Thanis, Kaspar and Elio are captured by the sky-faring Kharadron Overlords. They are taken to a shadowy city above the clouds, a place of marvels, of airships and flying wonders! Alish and the others are offered their freedom by the cunning duardin - but only if they have nerve enough to steal a heavily guarded treasure first.

Billie just knows she's going to be teased to death about her boring, bald stepdad. But worse than that, with a posh new stepsister and a mum who hardly seems to notice her now, Billie doesn't feel she belongs in her own family any more. So she comes up with a great idea: The Parent Plan. All she needs is to get adopted into a new family - easy! Or not.

Billie muss die Ferien bei ihrer Oma auf dem Land verbringen. Dabei möchte sie das überhaupt nicht. Ihr scheinen die langweiligsten Ferien der Welt bevorzustehen. Doch dann kommt alles anders als gedacht. In der ersten Nacht auf Omas Hof steht plötzlich ein Pony im Apfelgarten. Billie und Stüx verstehen sich auf Anhieb und werden unzertrennlich. Aber wie ist Stüx in den Apfelgarten gekommen? Und wo kommt das Pony überhaupt her? Das Hörbuch für Kinder ab 7 Jahren über zwei Freundinnen, eine Oma und ein herrenloses Pony wird ponystark von Katrin Gerken gesprochen.

When Nazi bombs begin to destroy Bess Walder’s hometown of East London, Bess convinces her parents to evacuate her and her younger brother, Louis, to Canada aboard the SS City of Benares. On the journey, she meets another evacuee, Beth Cummings. Bess and Beth have a lot in common—both strong and athletic, both named for Queen Elizabeth, both among the older kids on the ship, and both excited about life in Canada. On the fifth day at sea, everyone starts to relax, but trouble is right behind them. That night, a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the Benares.

Join Billie B Brown and the Secret Mystery Club as they solve three spooky Billie B mysteries! The fabulous Billie and her pals in the Secret Mystery Club solve three neighbourhood whodunits in their own special way!

This collection of Billie's super dooper adventures includes Billie's Great Desert Adventure, Billie's Underwater Adventure, Billie B Brown's Animal Hospital Adventure, Billie's Outer Space Adventure, Billie's Wild Jungle Adventure and Billie's Yummy Bakery Adventure.