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A dark power called the Talisman has risen in the land, born of ignorance and persecution. Led by a man known only known as the One-eyed Preacher, it is a cruel and terrifying movement bent on world domination - a superstitious patriarchy that suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. And it is growing. But there are those who fight the Talisman's spread, including the Companions of Hira, a diverse group of influential women whose power derives from the Claim.

The important thing is that my daughter and son are safe after the fire that ripped apart their world as they knew it. And we’re trying to move forward together. Except there’s something I can’t let go of. My frustration at being ripped off with most of what I owned and taken for a fool. Going after the person responsible risks exposing the dark secrets I’ve been forced to keep, yet I can’t seem to stop myself.

Wayne McLair und sein Team sind nach einer turbulenten Flucht aus Smokestack in der irischen Hauptstadt Dublin angekommen. Der Meisterdieb zögert keine Sekunde und konzentriert sich umgehend auf sein nächstes Ziel: das Gold der Bank of Ireland! Natürlich mit Ankündigung. Dabei trifft das Team McLair auf Gestalten aus Waynes Vergangenheit und ein neuer Dieb macht unserem Helden Konkurrenz ...

Im Anwesen von Lady Huntington spukt es. Millie und Eliza ermitteln als Haushaltshilfen getarnt. Der Geist stellt sich rasch als irdisches Wesen heraus, stößt die Detektivinnen aber auf ein neues Rätsel: Eine Mutter ist verschwunden. Eine geheimnisvolle Spieluhr enthält wertvolle Hinweise, die spannende Suche enthüllt eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte.

Something bad is happening at Little Strangehaven Primary. What are the peculiar SHIVERS that keep striking the school, bringing Strangeness in their wake—from uncontrollable ballroom dancing to an attack by military chickens? Spy-detective Agatha Topps is determined to find out. She's the only person who doesn't forget the Strangeness as soon as it's over. At least, until new boy Lenny Tuchus turns up and remembers, too. Their spy-detectoring leads them to the Book of Chaos, an ancient text which has been hidden away in the Room of Forbidden and Dangerous Books.

When Beth, Koo and Lulu wake up in the same hotel room in Bath, wearing each other's hen night attire, they are extremely confused - especially as they have never met before. But what begins that night is just the start of a week of surprises. Beth has followed the traditional path in her relationship with Dale, and now their wedding is just days away - but is it really what she wants? Koo's relationship with Judd has been anything but expected. For Lulu, the big day approaching signifies nothing but heartache as the man she loves is marrying another.

Was kann es Schlimmeres geben als Weihnachten? Nicht viel, glaubt Laura und fährt deswegen zur Adventszeit immer weit, weit weg von dem ganzen rührseligen Tamtam. Aber dieses Jahr wird alles anders: Sie muss ihre Mutter vertreten, die auf der verschneiten Schwäbischen Alb ein Café führt. Umgeben von Lebkuchen, Mistelzweigen und Pulverschnee wird Laura plötzlich doch warm ums Herz. Allerdings könnte das auch an Niklas liegen, dem ortsansässigen Hotelier mit einer Schwäche für Weihnachten - und für Laura ...

Hurra! Max fährt in den Ferien mit Mama und Papa, seiner Freundin Pauline und ihrer Mutter auf einen Bauernhof. Bald ist das Auto voll beladen und die Reise beginnt. Sie fahren Kanu, machen eine Radtour, übernachten im Zelt und viel zu schnell sind die Ferien auch schon wieder vorbei... Und dann erfahren wir, wie Max seine Taschenlampe bekam. Als Max nämlich einmal ganz dringend nachts Pipi muss, ist das Flurlicht, das nachts sonst immer an ist, aus! Es ist stockfinster im Flur. Und der Lichtschalter ist so weit weg. Max hat Angst.

Max baut mit Pauline ein Piratenschiff, und zwar ein echtes! Das ist gar nicht so einfach. Zum Glück findet Max zwischen all dem Gerümpel in der Garage wertvolles Baumaterial für den Schrecken der Meere... "Ich bin schon bald vier!", ruft Max. Und wer so alt ist, der kann auch ein Kaninchen zum Geburtstag bekommen. Leider sind seine Eltern da ganz anderer Meinung. Aber Max weiß schon, wie er sie umstimmen kann. Doch er muss sich beeilen, sonst wird das süßeste schwarze Kaninchen der Welt an jemand anderen verkauft.

A truly powerful multigenerational novel from international best seller Jenny Downham that celebrates life in a way no other book has done before.

Mary Russell, assistant and protégée of the great Sherlock Holmes, finds herself and her partner once more mired in mystery. When Mary is given a scrap of papyrus by an old archaeologist friend, she has no inkling of what it contains. Written in Greek, it could be a letter from a previously unknown apostle - who just happens to be female. However, the situation moves from being curiously exciting to chillingly perilous as the archaeologist is murdered and Mary and Sherlock's home is ransacked.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So opens this famous novel which has become Jane Austen's best loved and best known work.

Heidi is the story of a five-year-old orphan who goes to live with her grandfather in the mountains. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi soon wins his heart. She loves her life and her friendship with the young goatherd, Peter. But one terrible day her aunt takes her to the city to help take care of a sickly child, Clara. Heidi can't bear to be away from her grandfather and finally, she brings Clara back to her Alpine home, where a miracle of healing occurs. Retold from the original by Sally Grindley.

The town's psychic cat, Irene Peggledrip, is being visited by a band of malevolent spirits who all claim to be murderers. The stage is set for Hettie and Tilly to solve an old murder mystery, where all the cats involved appear to be dead. Will our feline sleuths finally lay the ghosts to rest? Can Molly Bloom’s new cafe survive the seance? And will the moving claw give up its secrets before the gravy congeals? Join Hettie and Tilly for another spirited adventure.

Christina Rossetti's poignant wish that she could capture the elusive memory of the first time she met her love, read by Jenny Agutter.

When her mother died, Brown ran as far away from yoga as she could until a running injury left her needing the very thing she was running from. It was there - on the mat - that she processed her grief and found her mother again. As she went deeper into the poses, she discovered she was more like her mother than she thought. Through it all, she found a deeper understanding of the practice, of the breath, and of the life her mother lost too young.

Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter’s growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outdoor activity. What could go wrong? Well, among other things, it turns out that Angie loves hiking but Katie doesn’t. Hilarious, poignant, and deeply felt, This One Wild Life explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unexpected outcomes and growth for both mother and daughter.

It's 1925. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive home to find a stone. The stone is inscribed with the same name that they last saw in the Tokyo garden of the future emperor of Japan. It is the first indication that the investigation they did for him a year ago might not be as complete as they had thought. In Japan there were spies; in Oxford there are dreams, and in both places there is danger....

To see the world through Jenny Slate's eyes is to see it as though for the first time, shimmering with strangeness and possibility. As she will remind you, we live on an ancient ball that rotates around a bigger ball made up of lights and gases that are science gases, not farts (don't be immature). Heartbreak, confusion and misogyny stalk this blue-green sphere, yes, but it is also a place of wild delight and unconstrained vitality, a place where we can start living as soon as we are born, and we can be born at any time.

Schon kommt das nächste Päckchen bei Nemo und seinen Freunden an. Diesmal ist sogar Fred davon überzeugt, dass nichts Übles drin ist. Schließlich steht dick und fett Winzig! auf dem Deckel. Das muss ja ein ganz harmloses Spielzeug sein. Doch kaum hat Nemo das Paket geöffnet, schießen jede Menge kleine Wesen heraus. Oh nein, die Maipupus sind los und in Windeseile über die ganze Stadt verteilt! Wie sollen Nemo, Oda und Fred es nur schaffen, alle hundert Stück wieder einzusammeln? Die Bestsellerserie für Kinder ab 6 Jahren - Vielstimmig inszeniert mit Musik, Geräuschen und tollem Titelsong.