Middle Grade

Hele året har halvguderne forberedt sig på kampen mod titanerne, velvidende at udsigterne til sejr er dystre. Kronos' hær er stærkere end nogensinde, og for hver gud og halvgud, han rekrutterer, vokser den onde titans magt kun. Mens olympierne kæmper for at holde det hærgende monster Tyfon i skak, begynder Kronos sin fremmarch mod New York City, hvor Olympen står stort set ubeskyttet. Nu er det op til Percy Jackson og en hær af unge halvguder at standse Tidens Herre. I denne betydningsfulde sidste bog i den New York Times-bestsælgende serie går den længe ventede profeti om Percys sekstenårs fødselsdag i opfyldelse. Og mens kampen om den vestlige civilisation raser i Manhattans gader, står Percy over for den skræmmende mistanke, at han måske kæmper mod sin egen skæbne.

Det er ikke hver dag, man ender i kamp med en, der er halvt løve, halvt menneske. Men når man er søn af en græsk gud, sker det. Og nu er min ven Annabeth forsvundet, en gudinde er lænket, og kun fem halvgudshelte kan tage med på missionen for at besejre dommedagsuhyret. Nå ja, og gæt engang? Oraklet har forudsagt, at ikke alle af os vil overleve...

Percy Jackson forventer ikke, at introduktionen til første år bliver særlig sjov. Men da en mystisk dødelig bekendt dukker op på hans mulige nye skole, efterfulgt af dæmoniske cheerleadere, går tingene hurtigt fra slemt til værre. I denne fjerde del af den populære serie er tiden ved at rinde ud, mens krigen mellem olympierne og den onde titanherre Kronos nærmer sig. Selv det sikre tilflugtssted, Halvblodslejren, bliver mere sårbart for hvert minut, efterhånden som Kronos' hær forbereder sig på at invadere dens engang uigennemtrængelige grænser. For at standse invasionen må Percy og hans halvgudevenner begive sig ud på en mission gennem labyrinten – en vidtstrakt underjordisk verden med fantastiske overraskelser rundt om hvert hjørne.

Poseidons heroiske søn gør et actionfyldt comeback i andet uundværlige bind af Rick Riordans fantastiske serie for unge læsere. Med Percy Jackson i hovedrollen, et »halvblod«, hvis mor er menneske, og hvis far er havets gud, kombinerer Riordans serie spændingsfyldte eventyr med græsk mytologi, hvilket resulterer i ægte pageturnere, der bliver bedre for hvert bind. I dette afsnit, Uhyrernes hav, begiver Percy sig ud for at hente det gyldne skind, før hans sommerlejr bliver ødelagt, overgår dramaet i den første bog og baner vejen for flere spændende oplevelser.

Seit dem Tod seiner Mutter vor sechs Jahren lebt Carter Kane aus dem Koffer und reist mit seinem Vater, dem brillanten Ägyptologen Dr. Julius Kane, um die Welt. Während Carter zu Hause unterrichtet wurde, lebt seine jüngere Schwester Sadie bei ihren Großeltern in London. Sadie hat genau das, was Carter sich wünscht – Schulfreunde und die Chance auf ein „normales“ Leben. Doch Carter hat genau das, wonach Sadie sich sehnt – Zeit mit ihrem Vater. Nachdem sie sechs Jahre getrennt gelebt haben, haben die Geschwister fast nichts gemeinsam. Bis jetzt. An Heiligabend werden Sadie und Carter wieder vereint, als ihr Vater sie ins British Museum bringt und verspricht, dass er „alles wiedergutmachen“ wird. Doch nicht alles läuft nach Plan: Carter und Sadie sehen, wie Julius eine geheimnisvolle Gestalt beschwört, die ihren Vater schnell verbannt und eine feurige Explosion auslöst. Schon bald entdecken Carter und Sadie, dass die Götter des Alten Ägypten erwachen und der schlimmste von ihnen – Set – einen furchterregenden Plan hat. Um ihren Vater zu retten, müssen sie sich auf eine gefährliche Reise begeben – eine Suche, die sie der Wahrheit über ihre Familie und deren Verbindungen zum Haus des Lebens immer näherbringt, einem geheimen Orden, der seit der Zeit der Pharaonen existiert.

Seit die Götter des Alten Ägypten in der modernen Welt entfesselt wurden, stecken Carter Kane und seine Schwester Sadie in Schwierigkeiten. Als Nachkommen des Hauses des Lebens verfügen die Kanes über einige Kräfte, doch die hinterlistigen Götter haben ihnen nicht viel Zeit gelassen, ihre Fähigkeiten im Brooklyn House zu meistern, das zu einem Ausbildungsort für junge Magier geworden ist. Und nun erhebt sich ihr bislang bedrohlichster Feind – die Chaosschlange Apophis. Wenn sie ihn nicht daran hindern, in wenigen Tagen auszubrechen, wird die Welt untergehen. Mit anderen Worten: eine typische Woche für die Familie Kane. Um überhaupt eine Chance im Kampf gegen die Mächte des Chaos zu haben, müssen die Kanes den Sonnengott Ra wiederbeleben. Doch das wäre eine Leistung, die mächtiger wäre als alles, was je ein Magier vollbracht hat. Zuerst müssen sie die Welt nach den drei Teilen des Buches des Ra durchsuchen, dann müssen sie lernen, seine Zauberformeln zu sprechen. Ach ja, und haben wir erwähnt, dass niemand genau weiß, wo Ra ist? In zwei unterschiedlichen, witzig-frechen Stimmen erzählt, mit einer großen Besetzung neuer und unvergesslicher Figuren und mit Abenteuern rund um den Globus ist dieser zweite Band der Kane-Chroniken nichts weniger als eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt.

Er ist w-w-wieder da! Trotz aller Bemühungen können Carter und Sadie Kane Apophis, die Schlange des Chaos, einfach nicht ausschalten. Nun droht Apophis, die Welt in ewige Dunkelheit zu stürzen, und die Kanes stehen vor der unmöglichen Aufgabe, ihn ein für alle Mal vernichten zu müssen. Leider stehen die Magier des Hauses des Lebens kurz vor einem Bürgerkrieg, die Götter sind zerstritten, und die jungen Eingeweihten des Brooklyn House stehen den Mächten des Chaos nahezu allein gegenüber. Die einzige Hoffnung der Kanes ist ein uralter Zauber, der vielleicht den eigenen Schatten der Schlange in eine Waffe verwandeln kann, doch die Magie ist seit Jahrtausenden verloren. Um die Antwort zu finden, die sie brauchen, müssen die Kanes sich auf den mörderischen Geist eines mächtigen Magiers verlassen, der sie vielleicht zum Schatten der Schlange führen kann … oder sie in den Tiefen der Unterwelt in den Tod führt. Nicht weniger als die Welt der Sterblichen steht auf dem Spiel, als die Familie Kane in diesem spannenden Abschluss der Kane-Chroniken ihr Schicksal erfüllt.

The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own. Only it's different. At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself. Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.

طيار تقطعت به السبل في الصحراء يستيقظ ذات صباح ليرى أمامه شخصًا صغيرًا هو الأكثر غرابة على الإطلاق. يقول الغريب: «من فضلك، ارسم لي خروفًا». ويدرك الطيار أنه حين تكون أحداث الحياة أصعب من أن تُفهم، فلا خيار سوى الاستسلام لأسرارها. فيُخرج قلم رصاص وورقة... وهكذا تبدأ هذه الحكاية الحكيمة الساحرة التي، إذ تعلّم سر ما هو مهم حقًا في الحياة، غيّرت إلى الأبد عالم قرائها. قلّما تحظى قصص بقراءة واسعة وبمحبة عالمية لدى الأطفال والبالغين على حد سواء مثل «الأمير الصغير»، المقدَّم هنا في ترجمة جديدة مدهشة مع رسوم فنية مرممة بعناية. إنها الطبعة النهائية من عمل كلاسيكي عالمي، وستأسر قلوب القراء من جميع الأعمار.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons—and becomes a hero. This action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated novel is a modern classic beloved by millions across the globe.

Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. “My dear,” he said, “let me be clear: You are a young lady. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate.” Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She can tread water for thirty-seven minutes. She can tie a knot faster than a fleet of sailors. She particularly enjoys defying authority, and she already owns a rather pointy sword. There’s only one problem: The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates refuses to let any girl join their ranks of scourges and scallywags. Girls belong at Miss Pimm’s Finishing School for Delicate Ladies, learning to waltz, faint, and cursty. But Hilary and her dearest friend, the gargoyle, have no use for such frivolous lessons—they are pirates! (Or very nearly.) To escape from a life of petticoats and politeness, Hilary answers a curious advertisement for a pirate crew and suddenly finds herself swept up in a seafaring adventure that may or may not involve a map without an X, a magical treasure that likely doesn’t exist, a rogue governess who insists on propriety, a crew of misfit scallywags, and the most treacherous—and unexpected—villain on the High Seas. Will Hilary find the treasure in time? Will she become a true pirate after all? And what will become of the gargoyle?

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You’ve never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change. Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, the princes stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger each of their kingdoms. Now it’s up to them to triumph over their various shortcomings, take on trolls, bandits, dragons, witches, and other assorted terrors, and become the heroes no one ever thought they could be. Christopher Healy’s Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom is a completely original take on the world of fairy tales, the truth about what happens after “happily ever after.” It’s a must-have for middle grade readers who enjoy their fantasy adventures mixed with the humor of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Witty black-and-white drawings by Todd Harris add to the fun.

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses—Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose—to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms. But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long. And when the princes discover that an object of great power might fall into any number of wrong hands, they are going to have to once again band together to stop it from happening—even if no one will ever know it was they who did it. Christopher Healy, author of the acclaimed The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, takes us back to the hilariously fractured fairy-tale world he created for another tale of medieval mischief. Magical gemstones, bladejaw eels, a mysterious Gray Phantom, and two maniacal warlords bent on world domination—it's all in a day's work for the League of Princes.

Before SANTA was SANTA, he was North, Nicholas St. North—a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with double scimitars was legendary. Like any swashbuckling young warrior, North seeks treasure and adventure, leading him to the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen, said to be home to the greatest treasure in all the East, and to an even greater wizard, Ombric Shalazar. But when North arrives, legends of riches have given way to terrors of epic proportions! North must decide whether to seek his fortune…or save the village. When our rebellious hero gets sucked into the chaos (literally), the fight becomes very personal. The Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings are ruling the night, owning the shadows, and sending waves of fear through all of Santoff Clausen. For North, this is a battle worth fighting...and, he's not alone. There are five other Guardians out there. He only has to find them in time.

Pitch, the Nightmare King, and his Fearlings had been soundly driven back by Nicholas St. North and company in the first Guardians’ adventure. But now Pitch has disappeared completely—and out of sight does NOT make for out of mind. It seems certain that he’s plotting a particularly nefarious revenge, and the Guardians suspect he might have gone underground. But how can they find him there? Enter E. Aster Bunnymund, the only emissary of the fabled brotherhood of the Pookas—the league of philosophical warrior rabbits of imposing intellect and size. Highly skilled in martial arts (many of which he invented himself), Bunnymund is brilliant, logical, and a tunnel-digger extraordinaire. If the Guardians need paths near the Earth’s core, he’s their Pooka. He’s also armed with magnificent weapons of an oval-sort, and might just be able to help in the quest for the second piece of the Moonclipper. This second book in The Guardians series is about much more than fixing a few rotten eggs—it brings the Guardians one step closer to defeating Pitch!

The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the Los Angeles Times called "one of the more clever, hilariously successful incarnations of the current literary rage to rip apart and rewrite fairy tales." Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You think you know those guys pretty well by now, don't you? Well, think again. Posters plastered across the thirteen kingdoms are saying that Briar Rose has been murdered—and the four Princes Charming are the prime suspects. Now they're on the run in a desperate attempt to clear their names. Along the way, however, they discover that Briar's murder is just one part of a nefarious plot to take control of all thirteen kingdoms—a plot that will lead to the doorstep of an eerily familiar fortress for a final showdown with an eerily familiar enemy.

Zwei Waisenkinder sind auf der Flucht und verstecken sich zwischen den bröckelnden Kanälen und nebligen Gassen der Stadt Venedig. Befreundet mit einer Bande von Straßenkindern und ihrem geheimnisvollen Anführer, dem Herrn der Diebe, finden sie Unterschlupf in einem alten, stillgelegten Kino. Ihnen auf den Fersen ist ein tollpatschiger Detektiv, der von Verkleidungen und der Gesundheit seiner Haustierschildkröten besessen ist. Doch eine größere Bedrohung für die neu gewonnene Freiheit der Jungen ist etwas aus einer vergessenen Vergangenheit – ein wunderschöner magischer Schatz mit der Macht, die Zeit selbst zu drehen.

Charlie is a young boy with a real talent for writing, but one day he notices that words have appeared in his notebook that arent his. What is the story his notebook seems so desperate to tell? Why does his creepy headmaster seem so desperate to get the notebook from him? This chilling book will keep readers guessing until the last page.

Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory. Little does he know the surprises that are in store for him! (back cover)

A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity—and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+ Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out—under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes—for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body. But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her. In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity—and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world... For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centered parents who ever lived. Then there's the large, busty nightmare of a school principal, Miss ("The") Trunchbull, a former hammer-throwing champion who flings children at will, and is approximately as sympathetic as a bulldozer. Fortunately for Matilda, she has the inner resources to deal with such annoyances: astonishing intelligence, saintly patience, and an innate predilection for revenge. Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian, and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World's No. 1 Storyteller.

The first gripping, Agatha Christie-style mystery starring a brilliant new double act: feisty, funny schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't, really.) But then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She thinks it must all have been a terrible accident—but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls know a murder must have taken place... and there's more than one person at Deepdean with a motive. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove a murder happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning, scheming and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test?

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill—and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. Not a single person present is what they seem—and everyone has a secret or two. And when someone very close to Daisy looks suspicious, the Detective Society must do everything they can to reveal the truth... no matter the consequences.

Daisy Wells és Hazel Wong vakációra indulnak a világhírű Orient Expresszel. Az első pillanattól kezdve világos számukra, hogy minden szomszédos utastársuknak van valami rejtegetnivalója. Sőt, az sem kizárt, hogy egy kém is van közöttük! Aztán egy alkalommal vacsora közben vérfagyasztó sikoly hallatszik. Az egyik utast meggyilkolták, és a csodálatos, rubinköves nyaklánca is eltűnt. A fülkéjébe nyíló ajtók mind belülről voltak bezárva - vajon hogyan menekülhetett el a gyilkos? A lányok nyomozni kezdenek, ám nem ők az egyetlenek, akik szeretnék elkapni a tettest...

Cassidy Blake's parents are The Inspecters, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one. When The Inspecters head to ultra-haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, for their new TV show, Cass—and Jacob—come along. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead. But Lara tells Cassidy that as an In-betweener, their job is to send ghosts permanently beyond the Veil. Cass isn't sure about her new mission, but she does know the sinister Red Raven haunting the city doesn't belong in her world. Cassidy's powers will draw her into an epic fight that stretches through the worlds of the living and the dead, in order to save herself.

Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual. She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass' parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs. When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter—and turn to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. But time is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger. And if Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.

Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows ... unless it's the other way around? Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have survived two haunted cities while travelling for her parents' TV show. But nothing can prepare Cass for New Orleans, which wears all of its hauntings on its sleeve. In a city of ghost tours and tombs, raucous music and all kinds of magic, Cass could get lost in all the colourful, grisly local legends. And the city's biggest surprise is a foe Cass never expected to face: a servant of Death itself. Cass takes on her most dangerous challenge yet...

Скъпи читателю, Съжалявам да кажа, че книгата, която държите в ръцете си, е изключително неприятна. Тя разказва тъжна история за три много нещастни деца. Макар да са очарователни и умни, братята и сестра Бодлер водят живот, изпълнен с мизерия и страдания. Още от първата страница на тази книга, когато децата са на плажа и получават ужасна новина, та чак до края на цялата история, бедствието ги следва по петите. Може да се каже, че са магнити за нещастия. Само в тази кратка книга трите деца се сблъскват с алчен и отвратителен злодей, сърбящи дрехи, катастрофален пожар, заговор да бъде откраднато наследството им и студена каша за закуска. Тъжното ми задължение е да запиша тези неприятни истории, но нищо не ви пречи веднага да оставите тази книга и да прочетете нещо весело, ако предпочитате такива неща. С цялото ми уважение, Лемъни Сникет

Скъпи читателю, Ако си взел тази книга с надеждата да откриеш проста и весела история, боя се, че изобщо си взел погрешната книга. Историята може да изглежда весела отначало, когато децата Бодлер прекарват време в компанията на някои интересни влечуги и един замаян чичо, но не се заблуждавай. Ако изобщо знаеш нещо за нещастните деца Бодлер, вече знаеш, че дори приятните събития водят по един и същ път към нещастието. Всъщност на страниците, които сега държиш в ръцете си, тримата братя и сестра преживяват автомобилна катастрофа, ужасна миризма, смъртоносна змия, дълъг нож, голяма месингова лампа за четене и появата на човек, когото са се надявали никога повече да не видят. Длъжен съм да запиша тези трагични събития, но ти си свободен да върнеш тази книга на рафта и да потърсиш нещо по-леко. С цялото ми уважение, Лемъни Сникет

Скъпи читателю, Ако не сте чели нищо за сираците Бодлер, тогава, преди да прочетете дори още едно изречение, трябва да знаете следното: Вайълет, Клаус и Съни са добросърдечни и съобразителни; но животът им, със съжаление трябва да кажа, е изпълнен с лош късмет и нещастия. Всички истории за тези три деца са нещастни и печални, а тази може би е най-лошата от всички. Ако нямате стомах за история, която включва ураган, сигнално устройство, гладни пиявици, студена супа от краставици, ужасен злодей и кукла на име Хубавата Пени, тогава тази книга вероятно ще ви изпълни с отчаяние. Ще продължа да записвам тези трагични разкази, защото това правя. Вие обаче трябва сами да решите дали изобщо можете да понесете тази ужасна история. С цялото ми уважение, Лемъни Сникет

Скъпи читателю, Надявам се, за твое добро, че не си избрал да прочетеш тази книга, защото си в настроение за приятно преживяване. Ако случаят е такъв, съветвам те незабавно да оставиш тази книга, защото от всички книги, описващи нещастния живот на сираците Бодлер, „Дяволската дъскорезница“ може би е най-нещастната досега. Вайълет, Клаус и Съни Бодлер са изпратени в Палтивил да работят в дъскорезница и откриват, че бедствия и нещастия дебнат зад всяка дъска. Страниците на тази книга, със съжаление те уведомявам, съдържат такива неприятности като огромна машина с клещи, лоша запеканка, човек с облак дим там, където би трябвало да е главата му, хипнотизатор, ужасна злополука, довела до нараняване, и купони. Обещах да запиша цялата история на тези три бедни деца, но ти не си, така че ако предпочиташ по-сърдечни истории, не се колебай да избереш нещо друго. С цялото ми уважение, Лемъни Сникет

عزيزي القارئ، إذا كنت تبحث عن قصة عن صغار مرحين يقضون وقتًا ممتعًا في مدرسة داخلية، فابحث في مكان آخر. فيوليت وكلاوس وصني بودلير أطفال أذكياء وواسعو الحيلة، وقد تتوقع أن يبلوا بلاءً حسنًا جدًا في المدرسة. لا تفعل. فبالنسبة إلى آل بودلير، تبيّن المدرسة أنها حلقة بائسة أخرى في حياتهم المنحوسة. والحقيقة أنه، ضمن الفصول التي تتألف منها هذه القصة المروعة، سيواجه الأطفال سرطانات بحرية تقرص، وعقوبات صارمة، وفطرًا يقطر، وامتحانات شاملة، وحفلات عزف كمان، وS.O.R.E.، والنظام المتري. إن من واجبي الرسمي أن أسهر طوال الليل باحثًا وكاتبًا تاريخ هؤلاء الصغار الثلاثة التعساء، لكن قد يكون نوم هانئ طوال الليل أريح لك. في هذه الحالة، ينبغي لك على الأرجح أن تختار كتابًا آخر. مع خالص الاحترام، ليموني سنيكت

Скъпи читателю, Ако току-що сте взели тази книга, все още не е твърде късно да я оставите обратно. Подобно на предишните книги от „Поредица от злополучия“, на тези страници няма да намерите нищо освен нещастие, отчаяние и неудобство, а все още имате време да изберете нещо друго за четене. В главите на тази история Вайълет, Клаус и Съни Бодлер се сблъскват с тъмно стълбище, лъжлива следа, няколко приятели в ужасно положение, три загадъчни инициала, лъжец със зъл план, таен проход и газирана напитка с магданоз. Заклех се да запиша тези разкази за сираците Бодлер, за да може широката публика да узнае за всяко ужасно нещо, което им се е случило, но ако решите вместо това да прочетете нещо друго, ще си спестите купчина ужас и скръб. С цялото ми уважение, Лемъни Сникет

Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages. I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to open a book containing such unpleasant matters as migrating crows, an angry mob, a newspaper headline, the arrest of innocent people, the Deluxe Cell, and some very strange hats. It is my solemn and sacred occupation to research each detail of the Baudelaire children's lives and write them all down, but you may prefer to do some other solemn and sacred thing, such as reading another book instead. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...The Hostile Hospital - There are many pleasant things to read about, but this book contains none of them. Within its pages are such burdensome details as a suspicious shopkeeper, unnecessary surgery, heartshaped balloons, and some very starling news about a fire. Clearly you do not want to read about such things.

Dear reader, The word "carnivorous," which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating," and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further. This carnivorous volume contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. To avoid causing discomfort, it would be best if I didn't mention any of the unnerving ingredients of this story, particularly a confusing map, an ambidextrous person, an unruly crowd, a wooden plank, and Chabo the Wolf Baby. Sadly for me, my time is filled with researching and recording the displeasing and disenchanting lives of the Baudelaire orphans. But your time might be better filled with something more palatable, such as eating your vegetables, or feeding them to someone else. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up—and down—a range of strange and distressing mountains.In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be best not to mention any of the unpleasant details of this story, particularly a secret message, a toboggan, a deceitful map, a swarm of snow gnats, a scheming villain, a troupe of organized youngsters, a covered casserole dish, and a surprising survivor of a terrible fire. Unfortunately, I have dedicated my life to researching and recording the sad tale of the Baudelaire orphans. There is no reason for you to dedicate your-self to such things, and you might instead dedicate yourself to letting this slippery book slip from your hands into a nearby trash receptacle, or deep pit. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer not to read this book, in which the Baudelaire siblings encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depths of despair, underwater. In fact, the horrors they encounter are too numerous to list, and you wouldn't want me even to mention the worst of it, which includes mushrooms, a desperate search for something lost, a mechanical monster, a distressing message from a lost friend, and tap dancing. As a dedicated author who has pledged to keep recording the depressing story of the Baudelaires, I must continue to delve deep into the cavernous depths of the orphans' lives. You, on the other hand, may delve into some happier book in order to keep your eyes and your spirits from being dampened. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Dear Reader, If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the first thing you should know is that this next-to-last book is what you should put down first. Sadly, this book presents the next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, and it is next-to-first in its supply of misery, despair, and unpleasantness. Probably the next-to-last thing you would like to read about are a harpoon gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain, and an unsavory curry. Next-to-last things are the first thing to be avoided, and so allow me to recommend that you put this next-to-last book down first, and find something else to read next at last, such as the next-to-last book in another chronicle, or a chronicle containing other next-to-last things, so that this next-to-last book does not become the last book you will read. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

The last volume of the fabulously popular A Series of Unfortunate Events series, in which the history of the Baudelaire orphans is brought to its end. You are presumably looking at the back of this book, or the end of the end. The end of the end is the best place to begin the end, because if you read the end from the beginning of the beginning of the end to the end of the end of the end, you will arrive at the end of the end of your rope. This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even if you braved the previous twelve volumes, you probably can't stand such unpleasantries as a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, an enormous bird cage, and a truly haunting secret about the Baudelaire parents. It has been my solemn occupation to complete the history of the Baudelaire orphans, and at last I am finished. You likely have some other occupation, so if I were you I would drop this book at once, so the end does not finish you. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal? Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever knew. He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside, if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate. Amari must compete against some of the nation’s wealthiest kids—who’ve known about the supernatural world their whole lives and are able to easily answer questions like which two Great Beasts reside in the Atlantic Ocean and how old is Merlin? Just getting around the Bureau is a lesson alone for Amari with signs like ‘Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it?’ If that all wasn’t enough, every Bureau trainee has a talent enhanced to supernatural levels to help them do their jobs – but Amari is given an illegal ability. As if she needed something else to make her stand out. With an evil magican threatening the whole supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she is an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t pass the three tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.

Alternativní obálku k tomuto ISBN naleznete zde. Sophie má velkou smůlu, že je nejstarší ze tří dcer, protože pokud by někdy opustila domov a vydala se hledat své štěstí, je jí souzeno žalostně selhat. Když však nechtěně přivolá hněv Čarodějnice z Pustin, Sophie se ocitne pod strašlivým kouzlem, které ji promění ve starou ženu. Jediná šance, jak ho zlomit, spočívá v neustále se pohybujícím zámku v kopcích: zámku čaroděje Howla. Aby rozpletla kouzlo, musí si Sophie poradit s bezcitným Howlem, uzavřít dohodu s ohnivým démonem a postavit se Čarodějnici z Pustin tváří v tvář. Cestou zjistí, že Howl — i ona sama — skrývají mnohem víc, než se na první pohled zdá.

Wie ein bescheidener junger Teppichhändler die Prinzessin seiner Träume gewinnt und dann wieder verliert Weit im Süden des Landes Ingary, in den Sultanaten von Raschpuht, lebte in der Stadt Zanzib ein junger, nicht sehr wohlhabender Teppichhändler namens Abdullah, der seine Zeit gern mit Tagträumen verbrachte. Er war mit seinem Leben und seinen Tagträumen zufrieden, bis ihm eines Tages ein Fremder einen fliegenden Teppich verkaufte. Noch in derselben Nacht flog ihn der Teppich in einen verzauberten Garten. Dort traf er die wunderschöne Prinzessin Blumen-in-der-Nacht, in die er sich verliebte, nur um mit ansehen zu müssen, wie sie ihm direkt vor der Nase von einem bösen Dschinn entrissen wurde. Nur mit seinem fliegenden Teppich und seinem Verstand macht sich Abdullah auf, um seine Prinzessin zu retten …

Charmain Baker ist überfordert. Sich um das winzige Cottage ihres Großonkels William zu kümmern, während er krank ist, hätte leicht sein sollen. Doch Großonkel William ist besser als der königliche Zauberer Norland bekannt, und sein Haus verbiegt Raum und Zeit. Seine einzige Tür führt an eine ganze Reihe von Orten – in die Schlafzimmer, die Küche, die Höhlen unter den Bergen, in die Vergangenheit und in den Königspalast, um nur einige zu nennen. Indem sie diese Tür geöffnet hat, ist Charmain nicht nur für das Haus verantwortlich geworden, sondern auch für einen äußerst magischen zugelaufenen Hund, einen verwirrten jungen Zauberlehrling und eine Kiste mit den wertvollsten Dokumenten des Königs. Sie ist einem furchterregenden Wesen namens Lubbock begegnet, hat einen Clan kleiner blauer Geschöpfe verärgert und ist mitten in einer dringenden Suche gelandet. Der König und seine Tochter wollen verzweifelt die verlorene, sagenumwobene Elfengabe finden – so verzweifelt, dass sie sogar eine einschüchternde Zauberin namens Sophie um Hilfe gebeten haben. Und wo Sophie ist, können der Zauberer Howl und der Feuerdämon Calcifer da weit sein? Natürlich muss es mit dieser magischen Familie zu Chaos und unerwarteten Enthüllungen kommen. Niemand wird überraschter sein als Charmain über das, was Howl und Sophie entdecken.

The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child—and the ice dragon who loved her—could save her world from utter destruction. The Ice Dragon marks the highly anticipated children's book debut of George R.R. Martin, the award-winning author of the New York Times best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire and is set in the same world. Illustrated with lush, exquisitely detailed pencil drawings by acclaimed artist Yvonne Gilbert, The Ice Dragon is an unforgettable tale of courage, love, and sacrifice by one of the most honored fantasists of all time.

Et alternativt omslag til dette ISBN kan findes her Percy Jackson er en god dreng, men han kan tilsyneladende ikke koncentrere sig om skolearbejdet eller styre sit temperament. Og på det seneste er det kun blevet værre at være væk på kostskole – Percy kunne have svoret, at hans lærer i grundlæggende algebra forvandlede sig til et monster og forsøgte at dræbe ham. Da Percys mor finder ud af det, ved hun, at det er på tide, at han får sandheden at vide om, hvor han kommer fra, og at han kommer hen til det ene sted, hvor han vil være sikker. Hun sender Percy til Camp Half Blood, en sommerlejr for halvguder (på Long Island), hvor han lærer, at den far, han aldrig kendte, er Poseidon, havets gud. Snart udfolder et mysterium sig, og sammen med sine venner – den ene en satyr og den anden den halvgudelige datter af Athene – begiver Percy sig ud på en rejse tværs over USA for at nå portene til underverdenen (som ligger i et lydstudie i Hollywood) og forhindre en katastrofal krig mellem guderne.