Boys Adventure

In a high-energy, adventure-filled romp across four countries and two continents, Four Borders to Freedom follows the adventures of a teenage boy as he escapes the confining political and social system of Iran to freedom.

In questo romanzo, della più pura tradizione del romanzo d’avventura, ritroviamo Jim Hawkins una decina di anni dopo la sua fuga dall’isola del tesoro. Costretto dalla sorte a riprendere il mare, Jim incrocia ancora una volta i suoi passi con quelli del terribile e spietato Long John Silver e dei suoi uomini, sulle tracce del vero, favoloso tesoro del capitano Jack Flint. Golette, tempeste, arrembaggi, navi negriere, incontri sorprendenti, colpi di scena sono gli ingredienti di un romanzo che ci riporta nel clima cupo e inquietante dell’isola del tesoro di Stevenson.

Little Buck, an 8-year-old cowboy, dreams of becoming the greatest cowboy in the Wild West. When a mysterious letter arrives, he embarks on a journey to save Eagle Pass from a looming danger. Alongside his trusty horse Blaze, Buck faces numerous challenges that test his bravery and determination. Will Little Buck find the courage to save the day?

Billy Byrne is a low class American born in Chicago's ghetto. He grows up a thief and a mugger. "Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough." He is not chivalrous nor kind, and has only meager ethics - never giving evidence against a friend or leaving someone behind. When falsely accused of murder, he flees to San Francisco and is shanghaied aboard a ship. The ship's secret mission is soon enacted - the hijacking of a specific yacht to take a millionaire's daughter, Barbara Harding, for ransom.

A school field trip to the local Wetlands Unlimited marsh just outside the small prairie town of Milligan Creek, SK, gives best friends Matt, Chad, Dean, and Andrew a brilliant idea: hijacking the radio signal that transmits a recorded message about the marsh and using it to launch their own pirate radio station. Broadcasting late at night, mostly for their own amusement, their show quickly becomes an underground sensation.

Fakten sind alles für den elfjährigen Freddie Yates. Und so beschließt er nach dem Tod seiner Großmutter, den Fakten zu folgen und seinen leiblichen Vater aufzuspüren. Gemeinsam mit seinen besten Freunden Ben und Charlie begibt er sich auf einen irrwitzigen Fahrrad-Trip kreuz und quer durch Wales. Freddie erwartet keine Wunder - die gibt es schließlich nicht.

September, 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn’t be more different from London. Green, quiet and full of strangers, he instantly feels out of place. But then he finds a skull hidden in a tree, and suddenly the valley is more frightening than the war. Who can Jimmy trust? His brother is too little; his best friend has changed. Finding an ally in someone he never expects, they set out together to uncover the secrets that lie with the skull. What they discover will change Jimmy - and the village - forever.

Herein are eight of the sweetest children’s stories you’ve ever heard - and the most complete guide to what really goes on in the world of chipmunks ever written! His father named him Aloysius Ebenezer William Charles Munk, but his mother called him Fluff. (which stuck). In these adventures, Fluff faces down a forest fire, a flash flood, attends his own funeral, and even goes to the moon! (Sort of.) Grab a birchroot lollipop, fix some acorn pancakes with hazelnut syrup, and get ready to experience a magical world....

"Мальчик на вершине горы" - пронзительный, тревожный и невероятно созвучный нашему времени роман Джона Бойна, ставший, по сути, продолжением "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме", хотя герои совсем иные. Это мировой бестселлер, переведенный на множество языков, который может повторить успех "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме". В Париже живет обычный мальчик Пьеро. Родители его обожают, у него есть лучший друг Аншель, с которым он общается на языке жестов.

The land is defeated and in despair. Alfred is magically transported there after saying the name of his father, whom he never knew. He is aided by an amnesiac wizard and a faithless cleric! The peasants are hiding. They have lost the ways of farming, their health is failing, they have no army, no knights, and the goblin raiders will return very soon!

War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning. Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference....

Luke Fine is almost a teenager when he makes a decision that will change everything. He decides to get his very own Bernese mountain dog. But Luke discovers his dog has a few troubles, just like he does. Can they master obedience school? Will Luke be able to save his dog from a huge mistake? A story about family, courage, and canine companionship.

In Belle Valley, little league baseball is the biggest sport in town. For years, Benny Warren dreamed of pitching on a little league team and striking out the school bully Mitch. One summer, he finally gets his chance when he plays for a new team called the Tigers, who are coached in an unorthodox manner by Benny's musician father Harry. Follow Benny and his teammates as they learn about baseball, friendship and winning. And Benny becomes known as the boy with the golden arm.

An astronaut’s gloved hand lowering a thin wire into a hole cut in ice. We hear the howling alien wind reveal: Michael Thompson (40's) in a full spacesuit, kneeling at a 20 foot hole in the icy surface of Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon. The planet is white, glass-smooth, desolate. He continues lowering the wire. We don’t really know what he’s doing, and whatever’s attached to the wire can’t be very heavy or this wire would break.

Ken Holt is the son of a world-famous foreign correspondent named Richard Holt. Holt travels the world and is home infrequently. Ken's mother is no longer alive and Ken lives with the Allen family. One of his closest friends is Sandy Allen. Sandy and Ken both at the Brentwood Advance, a local newspaper. Things start off innocently enough as Ken's father comes to stay with the Allen's for the Christmas holiday. Naturally he brings gifts. For Mom Allen, he has brought an ornate iron box. The box is old but apparently, not very valuable.

Buried Treasure. Ruthless Gansters. An Ancient Clue. Tom Trelawney was looking for excitement. Now he's found it. With his dodgy Uncle Harvey, he's travelling to South America on a quest for hidden gold. But Uncle Harvey has some dangerous enemies and they want the treasure too. Who will be the first to uncover the secrets of the mysterious island?

When magic came to Milo Speck, it came in the form of a sock. "Figures," said Milo. So begins Milo's adventure in Ogregon, a place populated by hungry ogres, dino-sized turkeys, kidnapped kids, and - Dad? What's Milo's regular old salesman father doing in Ogregon? For that matter, how did a shrimp like Milo end up there? He's no hero. He can't help those kids. Right? But there's no time for Milo to get the answers.

Tommy Klopt and his family are starting fresh on the straight and narrow. With their new crew member, Cosette, who they saved from a sea witch, the Klopts are building a life in New England. The ever-present ghost pirate, Francois l'Olonnais, has grown quite a reputation in the ghostly realm since meeting the family. He's garnered respect for acquiring a new crew of mortals, the Klopt family, at his beck and call.

The president's retreat, Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a raging wildfire, causing a chain reaction that wreaks havoc at Camp David, they are suddenly on their own. Now Luke needs a plan....

Congratulations! By turning this audiobook over, you have effectively snuck up on the two ninjas on the front cover. STRIKE NOW! Find your own inner ninja, and release the five-headed hydra palm, or perform the spinning ax-kick of one thousand band-aids. Go ahead - you could use the training. I can tell. Perhaps I will let you take their places at my school, Kick Foot Academy. There you will learn the secret ways of the ninja.