Child Law

Did you know that a long time ago, kids had to do hard labor? It was the only means to bring food to the table. This audiobook will reveal the sad truths about child labor in history. Looking back to the darkest periods of humanity will help kids realize how lucky they are to be living in the present.

Life as the foremost feline at the world famous Tower of London is not as glamorous as it sounds. The governor wants him out, the ravens are tricking his whiskers, and there are more scheming Royal ghosts than is healthy for anyone. Teufel has his paws pretty full already, but deep within this ancient landmark are mysteries darker and more frightening than he could ever imagine.

As an American, you have laws and responsibilities. Do you know what they are? This book will talk about the origin of the laws that dictate your rights and responsibilities as a citizen of your country. It will also include information on how you can be a good citizen.

The secrets of the past meet the shocks of the present. Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature, and language - but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be. When Aslaug’s mother dies unexpectedly, everything changes. For Aslaug is a suspect in her mother’s death. And the more her story unravels, the more questions unfold. About the nature of Aslaug’s birth. About what she should do next. About whether divine miracles have truly happened.

For 15-year-old Ricki, there's only one thing to know about her bounty hunter dad: he's never been there for her. But when her mother leaves, Dad suddenly appears and pulls her along on the road, hunting for criminals who've skipped bail. Ricki is sure she wants nothing to do with her father. She's much more interested in Ian Burnham, the 17-year-old skip Dad's chasing. Ian is confident and powerful and into her, everything that Ricki's family isn't. But Dad seems to think he can tell her what to do after all these years - and he says, stay away from Ian.

Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson's life turns upside down the day her mother's boyfriend holds up a convenience store and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby and her pet pig, Bunny, find their way to her estranged Aunt Eleanor's home. Aunt Eleanor is an ornery nun who lives in the midst of a peach orchard on Paradise Ranch. With a little patience, she and Ruby begin to get along. But Eleanor has secrets of her own - secrets that might mean more hard times for Ruby.

The world's most lethal computer virus has been unleashed into cyberspace, and now the Urban Outlaws - five tough kids dedicated to justice - must destroy it. Leader Jack knows that they have to shut it down before it throws the world into chaos. But how can he find a virus that might be anywhere, and everywhere?

In a bunker hidden deep beneath London live five extraordinary kids: meet world-famous hacker Jack, gadget geek Charlie, free runner Slink, comms chief Obi, and decoy diva Wren. They're not just friends; they're URBAN OUTLAWS. They outsmart London's crime gangs and hand out their dirty money through Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s). Their latest mission - hacking the bank account of criminal mastermind Del Sarto - has landed them in serious trouble.

It's 1914, and Darleen Darling's film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America’s largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?

Murder made him a prisoner. Truth can set him free. In a distant future, all criminals of violent crimes are sentenced to life in the Arena where they must battle against both man and beast in a fight to the death. When 16-year-old Calvin Sawyer is wrongly convicted of his father’s murder, his charmed life as the son of a senator is changed forever...It’s kill or be killed.

No sneaking out. No going into Boston alone. Moxie Fleece knows the rules and follows them - that is, until the day she opens her front door to a mysterious stranger. Suddenly, Moxie drops smack into Boston’s biggest unsolved mystery: the Gardner Museum art heist. Moxie has two weeks to find the art, otherwise she - and the people she loves - will be in big-time danger. Her tools? Her best friend, Ollie, a geocaching addict who loves to find stuff; her Alzheimer’s suffering grandfather, Grumps, who knows lots more than he lets on; and a geometry proof that she sets up to sort out the clues.

In a future London, Concentr8 is a prescription drug intended to help kids with ADD. Soon every troubled teen is on it. It makes sense, doesn't it? Keep the undesirable elements in line. Keep people like us safe from people like them. What's good for society is good for everyone. Troy, Femi, Lee, Karen, and Blaze have been taking Concentr8 as long as they can remember. They're not exactly a gang, but Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet, watchful sidekick - the only one Blaze really trusts.

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.

""Jeg er vred på klovnen." Josephine vendte sig mod ham. De vandblå øjne stirrede intenst på Arthur. Havde hun gennemskuet ham? Vidste hun, at han var den superklovn, der havde reddet hende fra en brændende bygning, men samtidig også den klovn, der havde fået hendes far i fængsel? "Øh, klovnen?" "Ja, det er hans skyld, det hele. Uden ham ville far aldrig være kommet i fængsel.

Sammen med sine forældre og en ven er Lars på ferie ved Vesterhavet. Dagen igennem har det øsregnet, og de to drenge er halvsure. Om aftenen holder regnen op, og sammen slentrer de en tur ud til en cementbunker fra 2. verdenskrig. Det er buldrende mørkt, og tunge, natsorte skyer driver ind fra sydvest. Pludselig standser drengene op. Ude over vandet er mørket et kort sekund blevet flænset af et par skarpe lysskær. Intenst stirrer begge drenge ud i natten. Der går et gys igennem dem, da de opdager, at lysglimtene åbenbart besvares fra bunkeren.

Privatdetektiv Vic Baskerstreet bliver inviteret ud på et slot, hvis ejer er hunderæd. Han siger, at slottet bliver hjemsøgt af et genfærd, og at han er bange for, at det vil ham til livs. Vic og hans trofaste hjælper Edgar går straks i gang med den uhyggelige opgave at finde ud af, hvad genfærdet vil have, hvis det da overhovedet er virkeligt! Mesterdetektiv Vic Baskerstreet er byens bedste sporhund. Hans assistent, Edgar Poulardrovsky, er godmodig og pligtopfyldende, men måske ikke lige "den skarpeste kniv i skuffen"...

Det er blevet sommerferie, men i den lille by Peterswood forløber den så roligt, at de fem detektivbørn Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets keder sig bravt. Lige indtil de kommer på sporet af en bande smykketyve, som tilsyneladende bruger byen som hovedkvarter. De små detektiver beslutter sig for at opklare sagen, men som sædvanligt ligger de i skarp konkurrence med deres ærkerival, politibetjent Goon ...

Mens fritidsfiskernes net fyldes med blanke, sølvfarvede sild, jagter Peter og Rasmus, der begge har efterårsferie, den sorte kuffert, for de er helt besat af nysgerrighed efter at kende dens hemmelighed. Men netop som den er der, er den der ikke alligevel. Det lykkes dog til sidst - takket være rockergruppen West Angels. Handlingen udspiller sig omkring Løkken og akkompagneres af Vesterhavets brusen samt Anna Tangloppes temperamentsfulde klaverspil.

Lars er et smut inde i supermarkedet på Algade. Her kort før jul er der virkelig trængsel. Pludselig afbrydes hverdagen af hvinende bilhjul og sirener. Bilerne er standset uden for Sparekassen på den anden side af gaden. Lars skynder sig ud af butikken. Udenfor får han fat i nogle enkelte oplysninger: Der er begået et fantastisk bankkup, og politiet står uden spor af forbryderne. Da Lars senere på dagen sidder sammen med sine venner, går det op for ham, at han selv sidder inde med et afgørende spor.

Landbetjent Goon fra Peterswood er godt sur, for det vrimler med frække, anonyme breve i hans hus, og det er umuligt for ham at finde ud af, hvem det er, der render og lægger dem alle vegne. Og hvad de egentlig skal betyde, for hvordan skal man bære sig ad med at smide en, der hedder Smith, ud af et hus, der hedder Vedbendhuset, når sådan et hus slet ikke findes i hele byen? Det er en hårdere nød, end Goon er i stand til at knække, men heldigvis findes der jo en kvik fyr, der hedder Tykke.