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It’s the middle of the night. Junior high starts tomorrow. And Madison Kincaid jolts awake to the sound of a phone call from the jailhouse. It’s a new case for her father, a renowned defense attorney: Someone’s been accused of murdering Madison’s second-grade teacher. But no body has turned up. Bent on becoming a lawyer just like her dad, Madison’s determined to help him crack the case.

Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is far more complicated - and dangerous. Before long, Maisie and her friends are led into a web of mystery lurking in the London Underground.

Thirteen-year-old Boli and his friends are deep in the middle of a game of marbles. An older boy named Mosca has won the prized Devil's Fire marble. His pals are jealous and want to win it away from him. This is Izayoc, the place of tears, a small pueblo in a tiny valley west of Mexico City...

Written in free verse, Hidden is a compelling tale about an unlikely friendship between two girls. Darra Monson and Wren Abbott first cross paths when Darra’s deadbeat dad is arrested for theft and kidnapping after he steals a car - unaware that Wren was sitting in the back. Years later, the girls - now teens - attend the same summer camp, and are forced to confront the fateful event that changed their lives.

Becker Drane's still got the coolest job in The World, but it's getting harder and harder to live a normal life outside of The Seems. He's always working, getting pulled out of bed to go Fix, and his Me-2 spends more time with his family than he does. And even though it's completely against the Rules, he can't stop thinking about Jennifer Kaley, the totally cool girl he met during his Mission in Sleep.

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!

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.

Meet Daisy Bauer and her sometimes best friend, Graham, who are determined to break Daisy's dad out of prison in this hilarious middle-grade debut. No one believes her, but Daisy Bauer knows her dad has been wrongfully imprisoned and that it's up to her to break him out of jail (aka Club Fed)...

A "dirty" school election, suspicious state test scores -- Adam Canfield and his star reporters are chasing some red-hot leads. There's only one glitch: the school board has shut down The Slash for exposing the town's most powerful family, and now the staff has to find a way to publish it themselves. Enter the Ameche brothers: two goofy kid entrepreneurs with a knack for refurbishing junk - and a talent for selling ads - but a shaky command of journalistic ethics.

Leni, Paula, Max und Henry sind stinksauer: Ihre Lehrerin Frau Rabe ist strikt gegen ein Schultheaterstück über Piraten! Die Pfotenbande braucht einen tierisch guten Plan, um Frau Rabe umzustimmen.

When 11-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. "If you’re going to do something, make sure you do it with excellence," Gran would say. That was when Gran was feeling talkative, and not brooding for days in her room - as she did after telling Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one thing they know about their father: that he was killed in a fight with an angry man who was sent away.

The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds. Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he's ever seen, and it's...

In this fourth mystery about 12-year-old Maisie, the young detective must solve a crime for her friend, Professor Tobin. The professor travelled all over the world collecting strange and wonderful objects, and the British Museum is opening a special room to house his collection. But before the professor's donation, a thief steals a valuable Amazonian tribal mask! With just a single feather left behind, Maisie doesn't have much to go on, but the stakes in her newest case are higher than ever.

De fem detektivbørn Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets er chokerede, da en eller anden begynder at sende anonyme, hadefulde breve til flere af indbyggerne i deres lille by Peterswood. Det rammer også Pip og Bets familie, da deres unge stuepige Gladys modtager et af brevene, som afslører en hemmelighed. Børnene beslutter, at de er nødt til at finde ud af, hvem der står bag. Men deres ærkerival, politimanden hr. Goon, er også på sagen, så de må skynde sig, hvis de vil løse mysteriet før ham.

Lady Candling holder meget af katte - og især af meget kostbare siameserkatte. En dag bliver hendes allerdyreste kat, "Nattens dronning", stjålet! Børnene Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets beslutter sig for at finde den skyldige. Ikke mindst fordi deres gode ven, gartnerdrengen Lukas, bliver anklaget for tyveriet. Men der venter dem mange overraskelser, før det lykkes dem at komme på det rette spor ... I børnekrimiserien om "De 5 detektiver og sporhunden" følger vi Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke, Bets og den lille skottehund Buster, som sammen løser en masse mystiske sager.

Kiedy Luis Suárez trafił do Barcelony, powstał niesamowity atak MSN! Leo Messi, Luis Suárez i Neymar grają tak, jakby byli braćmi i znali się od zawsze. Jednak droga Luisa na futbolowy szczyt trwała dłużej i była dużo trudniejsza niż jego kolegów z drużyny. Zanim piłkarz osiągnął swój cel, musiał pokonać wiele przeszkód. Jego historia przypomina scenariusz dobrego filmu akcji i tak też czyta się tę emocjonującą książkę! Największym przeciwnikiem, który stał Luisowi na drodze sukcesu był... on sam. "Suárez.

Susanne forsøger at blive mere populær ved at interessere sig for knallerter ligesom de andre unge, men må igen og igen erkende, at hendes hjerte ligger hos hestene. Hun bliver ved med at vende tilbage til stalden, selvom hun godt ved, at hun bliver udnyttet som billig arbejdskraft. Da hun bliver forelsket i den voksne træner, bliver det endnu sværere at holde sig fra stalden. "Susanne og Rasmus" er en uafhængig fortsættelse af bogen "Susanne Stalddreng". Eva Wikander (1947-2002) var en svensk forfatter.

Spannender Kinder-Krimi für kleine Detektive! Für Tim bricht eine Welt zusammen. Seine Eltern haben es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, der Großstadt den Rücken zu kehren und aufs Land zu ziehen. Von einem Tag auf den anderen findet sich Tim in der Eifel wieder, einem Landstrich, wie er scheinbar langweiliger nicht sein könnte. Als er mit seinem Hund Fiete auf Erkundungstour ist, finden sie das alte Forsthaus im Wald, in dem der alte Birkenbusch wohnt. Langsam kommen sie hinter das Geheimnis des alten Knaben, das viel spannender ist als alles, was sie bis jetzt in der Stadt erlebt haben.

Telefonen ringer hos kommissarie Tax. Det är polisdetektiv Kao-Ling som ringer från Indien. Han behöver hjälp med att fånga en hyena som åker omkring i olika förklädnader och lurar av folk deras dyrbarheter. Den snälla kommissarie Tax lovar att han ska hjälpa Kao-Ling att fånga tjuven. Kommissarie Tax är en småfet tax i sina bästa år. Han spelar saxofon och är snäll, men inte alltid så smart. Elsie Petrén, född 1954, är en svensk saxofonist, kompositör och författare. Efter att hennes dotter föddes tog hon sedan en paus från musiken och började istället skriva deckare för barn och unga.

Katastrof! Någon har stulit Kommissarie Tax saxofon. Och det är inte bara kommissarien som råkat illa ut - hans saxofonspelande kollegor har också blivit av med sina instrument. Vem kan ha tagit dem? Kommissarie tax är en småfet tax i sina bästa år. Han spelar saxofon och är snäll, men inte alltid så smart. Elsie Petrén, född 1954, är en svensk saxofonist, kompositör och författare. Hon hade påbörjat en utbildning till kläddesigner när kärleken till saxofonen tog över.