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My name is Ted Spark. Three months ago, I solved the mystery of how my cousin Salim disappeared from a pod on the London Eye. This is the story of my second mystery. This summer, I went on holiday to New York, to visit Aunt Gloria and Salim. While I was there, a painting was stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works. Then Aunt Gloria was blamed for the theft, and I realised just how important it was to find the painting and discover who really had taken it.

Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this minute! As he drags the toaster across the counter ( screeeeeech) and drops it into his bag ( clannngggg), little does he know that a certain large pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep.

On a foggy night in Amsterdam, a man falls from a rooftop to the wet pavement below. It's Archibald McQuinn, the notorious cat burglar, and he's dying. As sirens wail in the distance, Archie manages to get out two last words to his young son, March: "Find jewels." But March learns that his father is not talking about hidden loot. He's talking about Jules, the twin sister March never knew he had. No sooner than the two find each other, they're picked up by the police and sent to the world's worst orphanage. It's not hard time, but it feels like it.

Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of suspicion, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot outside their front door in 17 years, since she escaped from her kidnappers. Kelsey knows she's supposed to keep a low profile and stay off the grid for their protection, but that plan is shattered when her dramatic car accident and rescue by volunteer firefighter and classmate Ryan Baker sparks media coverage. A few days later, she arrives home to find her mother missing.

When a dog training school opens in Greenfield, the Boxcar Children bring Watch in to learn some new tricks! But at the very first class, a Dalmatian goes missing - did the dog run away, or was he stolen? And when a second dog vanishes at the next class, it’s clear that the Aldens have a dog-gone mystery to solve!

For 500 years, the Cahills have been the most powerful family in the world. For 500 years, they've protected the source of their power - the 39 Clues. And for 500 years, they've kept their secrets silent. Until now. This extraordinary stand-alone novel cracks open the Cahill vault to tell the story of the most coveted piece of artwork in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of seven separate theft attempts: Jan van Eyck’s altarpiece at Ghent.

Someone's run off with Junie B.'s new black furry mittens and didn't return them to the Lost and Found! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right?

Guillermo Barea, un adolescente ciego con una gran personalidad, se convertirá en un detective espontáneo a raíz de un extraño suceso. Todo comienza cuando Rodrigo, un vecino de Guillermo, periodista y amigo de la familia, es hallado muerto en su piso. Debido al afecto que los unía, Guillermo se siente obligado a esclarecer lo ocurrido. Junto a su amigo Zebra y a su vecina Carlota, que vive pared con pared y a la que acaba de conocer, Guillermo forma un equipo improvisado con el objetivo de averiguar la verdad.

Guillermo Barea, un adolescente ciego con una gran personalidad, se convertirá en un detective espontáneo a raíz de un extraño suceso. Todo comienza cuando Rodrigo, un vecino de Guillermo, periodista y amigo de la familia, es hallado muerto en su piso. Debido al afecto que los unía, Guillermo se siente obligado a esclarecer lo ocurrido. Junto a su amigo Zebra y a su vecina Carlota, que vive pared con pared y a la que acaba de conocer, Guillermo forma un equipo improvisado con el objetivo de averiguar la verdad.

Fleeing across a roof on a dark night in Victorian London, a thief crashes through a glass skylight to almost certain death. But an ambitious young doctor revives and reconstructs his shattered body, proudly showing off his handiwork at the Scientific Society where the city's intelligentsia meet. It is there that the robber picks up the key to a new existence, and on his release from prison begins to lead a double life.

Suspense organique en milieu contrôléVictor pose un geste terrible qui l’oblige à fuir loin de chez lui. Il trouve refuge en forêt dans une curieuse communauté composée d’adolescents dysfonctionnels, souvent cruels. Mais qui sont ces jeunes? Qu’est-ce qui les unit? Et surtout, pourquoi Victor fait-il ces rêves étranges et si réels depuis qu’il est arrivé? Petit à petit, l’adolescent obtient des réponses… et souhaite aussitôt ne jamais avoir posé de questions.

George and his family are celebrating Christmas by the sea. But when a body washes up on the beach, George can't stop thinking about the strange lights he saw on the cliff top... Neither can his cousin, Isla. Together, they follow the clues, and as they draw nearer to the truth, they step further into danger. On land, or at sea, someone is desperate to stop them, whatever it takes. And that someone may be closer to home than they realise...

Now that Tera and Kalo have been defeated the Minecraft world is at peace again. Calvin can’t wait to have his vacation while Peter is excited to be back working as a detective at Crimson City Police Department in the Nether. But a letter from an ally is asking for help with capturing the seven most wanted criminals of the Overworld. For someone who has just returned to his home, Calvin isn’t eager to go back to the Overworld so soon. But the threat of evil humans roaming Minecraft is something he cannot ignore.

Marcel, quattordici anni, è il promettente portiere del Saint-Denis, una piccola squadra della periferia di Parigi. Quando per errore si trova a partecipare, invece che a uno stage sul calcio, a uno per giovani ambientalisti, per lui non è una bella sorpresa. Ma è troppo tardi per tornare indietro: Marcel e i suoi motivatissimi compagni di corso si trovano al Nido del falco, un forte nelle Alpi dove cominciano a succedere fatti strani.

A Collerotondo la vita scorre tranquilla - troppo tranquilla - direbbe subito Zoe, mescolando disgusto e sarcasmo sul suo volto di quattordicenne che ha fretta di crescere. Poche case, molti vecchietti, e come sola attrattiva un ristorante stellato, La lupa e la luna, che suo fratello Achille, undici anni e un (presunto) futuro da chef, ha subito dichiarato di dover assolutamente provare. Quando però il proprietario del ristorante viene trovato morto, ucciso con un colpo di pistola, il noioso paese di provincia diventa il teatro di un mistero.

Minis storebror Mads bliver beskyldt for at stjæle en pung, men Mini ved, at han er uskyldig. Hun kan se på Mads, når han lyver, og det gør han ikke nu. Men hvordan skal hun bevise det? Mini og hendes veninde Maxi beslutter sig for at opklare sagen.

Molly og Mikkel er blevet tvunget på højskole i sommerferien med deres far. Noget, især Molly ikke ser frem til. Efter hendes mors kræftsygdom og død har hun lukket sig helt inde i sig selv. Men på højskolen møder Molly og Mikkel de to søskende Aksel og Tilde og deres hund Molli. Og snart er den lille gruppe viklet ind i et uhyggeligt spil om liv og død. "Buskene bevæger sig. Ud kommer Molli. Men hun har ikke tennisbolden i munden. "Er det pinden fra før?" spørger Aksel. "Den der?" siger Mikkel. "Det er ikke nogen pind." "Nej," siger Tilde.

Sofie går hjem fra skole. Hun stopper ved en butik. Så kommer pigebanden. De stiller sig rundt om hende. Sofie skal til at råbe om hjælp. Men hun bliver holdt for munden. Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer. I sin tid som skolelærer mødte Jørn Jensen mange børn med læsevanskeligheder og fandt, at der var mangel på læsemateriale til de små nye læsere, der kunne vække ægte læseglæde.

Simone går i den mørke kælder. Kenzo følger lige efter hende. En lyd inde fra mørket afslører, at de ikke er alene. Er det Tobias? Pludselig springer en mand frem og griber hende. Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer. I sin tid som skolelærer mødte Jørn Jensen mange børn med læsevanskeligheder og fandt, at der var mangel på læsemateriale til de små nye læsere, der kunne vække ægte læseglæde.

Tobias og Oliver er på vej ind i Evalds hus for at lede efter Laura. Hun har nu været forsvundet i to dage. Pludselig brøler Evald: "Stå stille, eller jeg skyder." Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer. I sin tid som skolelærer mødte Jørn Jensen mange børn med læsevanskeligheder og fandt, at der var mangel på læsemateriale til de små nye læsere, der kunne vække ægte læseglæde.