Showing results for "The Trap" in Literature & Fiction

Luise has ringlets. Lottie has braids. Apart from that they look exactly the same. But they are sure that they have never set eyes on each other in their lives. When the two girls meet at a summer camp and discover the secret behind their similarity, they decide to switch places. Everyone is fooled (apart from the dog) and, despite a few mistakes and misadventures, everything goes to plan for Luise as Lottie and Lottie as Luise – until their father meets a young, beautiful woman and things start to unravel....

Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States in the year 1850 when the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. The Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...

When Claude's little sister, Amity, runs off in forbidden Badwell Woods—where children disappear—Deliah, Sam and Claude follow her to a mysterious mansion. Inside, time has frozen in the 1930s and an invitation promises a devious party game. Not long after they find a terrified Amity, hiding from 'ghosts', the floor beneath their feet starts to twist and turn: the rooms are changing places. The house has rearranged itself like a giant Rubik's cube. To escape, they must solve the puzzle—and the century-old mystery of a girl who disappeared.

Norman and Mandy are at the beach when they spot a penguin! Realising it must have escaped from the Zoo, Mandy wants to return it, but Norman has other ideas and decides to take it home. He soon discovers that looking after a penguin is more work than he realised though, and trouble starts when the penguin goes missing after he tries to take it to the swimming pool. Luckily, Fireman Sam and the firefighting team are soon on their way to the rescue!

Teammates Lucas, Miles, and Jasmine—known as the Wild Crows—have been summoned by the wizard Gamemaster, Hob, to play another magical, adventurous game of Champion’s Quest. When the three friends are ambushed and forced into their second game, Lucas and his friends are ill-prepared to face what feels like an impossible quest—confront an evil centaur and outsmart a villainous, shapeshifting Questmaster to rescue a powerful magical ally.

In Pontypandy the town is preparing for the sports event of the year - the annual football match between the firefighters and the bus drivers! No one is more excited than young Norman, though he had forgotten that he promised to help Rosalia with her pizza stand at the stadium and will miss the match. Whilst the game gets underway, Norman has all kinds of problems in the kitchen, but luckily Sam, Elvis and Penny are all nearby to lend a hand!

Norman has been practising his magic tricks and decides to make a movie of them up in the Pontypandy mountains. Mandy, James and Sarah all go to the mountains with Norman to help film his tricks, but when Norman flies his kite out of the train window en route to the location and gets it stuck, Gareth the train conductor has to call for Fireman Sam to come quickly and help rescue Norman!

When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal - return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health - Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face a tiger.

Johnny's grandfather has taken far too much time to check his trap lines in the Alaskan snow. The old man is proud and stubborn, and determined to be as independent as ever. But Johnny is right to worry - his grandfather is caught in his own trap. Wolves, plummeting temperatures, and sheer hunger all menace him. Does he have enough wilderness craft, strength, and survival instinct to stay alive? Will Johnny find him in time?

It’s a beautiful summers day in Pontypandy, and there is going to be a big picnic on the beach, with a sandcastle competition. Everyone is invited, but Elvis must stay at the fire station with Radar the dalmatian in case there is an emergency. On the beach, Norman is annoyed that young Lily keeps following him everywhere while he’s trying to concentrate on building the biggest sandcastle, but when the tide starts to rise and Lily goes missing the beachgoers must call on Elvis and Radar to help them find her.

It’s the day of the great Pontypandy Canoe Race, and Ben and Hannah will be racing each other to the Harbour. Hannah is determined to win and sets off quickly, with Ben not far behind. Mandy and Norman meanwhile are distributing posters to ensure there will be a big crowd at the finish line to watch them cross the line. But Hannah and Ben don’t appear at the finish line when they should, and darkness is falling. Something is wrong - and Fireman Sam, Elvis and Penny are quickly on the case.

Stewart's breasts speak to him every single day. They make fun of him and tell him he's not good enough. And although they are always there, Stewart feels very alone. But everything changes the day he sees Sylvie sitting on a bench behind the school. Sylvie with the red hair and the many freckles.

The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them - a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things right...

Trevor Evans has been teaching the children a useful skill - how to read a map. To test out their new skills, the children separate into teams to race each other to the top of Mount Pontypandy. James and Sarah are on one team, and Mandy and Norman are on the other. When Norman decides he doesn’t need to use the map though his team runs into trouble, and Fireman Sam and the fire department are soon on their way to the rescue!

The rockstars of Pontypandy Mike and Elvis are busy practising for their big concert in the harbour. When Fireman Sam pops over to hear them play, however, he finds the pair during a heated argument! The band decides to split up, and Mike and Elvis must both find new ways to entertain the crowd at the concert - but it’s hard to learn a new skill or to find a replacement in time. When sparks start flying at the concert, it’s up to Fireman Sam and his trusty firefighting crew to save the day and help Mike and Elvis become friends again.

It’s the day of the Giant Vegetable Competition in Pontypandy and the children are sure they will win, thanks to Hannah’s enormous pumpkin! All they have to do now is get the giant pumpkin to the fair - but it’s going to be tricky as it’s so huge and heavy! Meanwhile, a mysterious creature is causing havoc at the vegetable competition. Can Fireman Sam help get to the bottom of the mystery?

Someone has been stealing feed out of the feed shed, and Hank knows that it's his job to do whatever he can do to help nab the culprit. So when Slim sets a live-animal trap in the shed, Hank takes it upon himself to check it in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, the trap is a little trickier than Hank anticipated, and in the process of his investigation Hank manages to get himself...well...trapped.

Join Lily, Max, and Sophie on an unforgettable journey into the heart of mystery and adventure in "The Trap Door Kids Stories Book". Set in the picturesque town of Willowbrook, this enchanting tale follows three best friends as they stumble upon an ancient map hidden in the attic of Max's great-grandmother's mansion. What begins as a curious exploration soon unfolds into a thrilling quest to uncover the mansion's deepest secrets.

Cuando eran niñas, la abuela de Lily les contaba a ella y a su hermana Sam leyendas mágicas de su país natal, Corea, y a ella siempre le fascinó el cuento que hablaba de dos hermanas y un tigre. Cuando ella y su familia se mudan para cuidar de su abuela enferma, Lily comienza a tener visiones de un tigre mágico que parece venir directamente de los mismos cuentos que su abuela le contaba. Pero lo que Lily piensa que es sólo producto de su imaginación tiene que ver con un secreto de su familia.

Alton Barnes loves maps. He's loved them ever since he was little, and not just for the geography. Because maps contain more information than just locations, and that's why he likes to draw maps as well as read them. Regular "point A to point B" ones, sure, but also maps that explain a whole lot more - like what he really thinks about his friends. And teachers. Even the principal. So when Alton's maps are stolen from his locker, there's serious trouble on the horizon - and he'll need some mad cartographic skills to escape it.