Teen Classics

Das Tessin in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Not leidenden Bergbauern verkaufen ihre Kinder nach Mailand. Zwanzig Franken bekommen Giorgios Eltern dafür, dass ihr Sohn als "spazzacamino", als lebender Kehrbesen, durch die Kamine kriecht. Von der Familie seines Meisters wird er gequält, von anderen verspottet. Vor allem eine Straßenkinderbande macht es den Kaminkehrerburschen schwer. Doch die wehren sich und gründen den Bund der "Schwarzen Brüder".

Recently relocated to middle-of-nowhere Greenville and starting at a new school, Anne has a tendency to A) fall in love quickly, deeply, and effervescently and B) fly off the handle in the face of jerks. Both personality quirks quickly come into play when the soccer team boos the premiere of her disco performance, which—in a roundabout way—introduces her to her new BFF, Berry, and she soon after meets the girl of her dreams, Gilly.

Der Klassiker der Fantasy als großes Ohrenkino! Seit Tagen liegt Kims Schwester bewusstlos im Krankenhaus. Die Ärzte sind ratlos. Da erscheint der Magier Themistokles bei Kim und offenbart ihm, wie er seiner Schwester helfen kann. Kim muss ins Land Märchenmond reisen, wo Boraas, der Herr des Schattenreichs, Rebekkas Seele gefangen hält. Auf seinem gefährlichen Weg gewinnt Kim viele Freunde und dennoch scheint der Sieg von Boraas' Schwarzen Rittern unabwendbar... Wolfgang und Heike Hohlbein schufen mit der Märchenmond-Saga ein epochales Werk der Fantasy, das zum Klassiker wurde.

Paddington Bear always manages to find himself in tricky situations, sometimes extraordinary situations. Like the time he had a difficult encounter with a policeman or when he found himself in deep water with a newspaper reporter. But since arriving from his native Peru after an earthquake Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family who found him on Paddington station.

When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-sur-Mer to meet their client Paul Renauld, they learn from the police that he has been found that morning stabbed in the back with a letter opener and left in a newly-dug grave adjacent to a local golf course. Among the plausible suspects are Renauld's wife Eloise, his son Jack, Renauld's immediate neighbor Madame Daubreuil, the mysterious "Cinderella" of Hasting's recent acquaintance, and some unknown visitor of the previous day—all of whom Poirot has reason to suspect.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE LAST HIT: A hitman plans to retire after fullfilling a contract on a notorious bad guy for his biggest payday. SCHEHERAZADE: Some degerates are killing cats in the neighborhood, and Josh's son is a suspect. THE CAVE: Four college students find the best cave ever, but someone wearing a Scream costume is trying to scare them. DOUBLE IDENTITY: A criminally insane patient claims her twin sister was actually the person responsible for the murders SOMETHING IS COMING:...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The horrors include: IT LURKS ON THE MOUNTAIN: Three hunters are missing and bloody body parts of headless torsos have been found at Widow’s Peak. Is there really a hairy monster on the mountain or is Bubba Rexrode up to his old tricks? FALLING: A woman fears her unfaithful husband may try to kill her for her inheritance and solicits the services of a hit man to kill him first POWDERPUFF: A couple and their dog seek refuge on a desolate mountaintop when zombies run amok in the city where...

Jim Hawkins (who narrates the tale) discovers the long-lost Treasure Map, on which X marks the spot, in the belongings of a dead pirate. He takes it to the local Doctor and Squire who determine to buy a ship, set sail, and recover the treasure from the Island. In a masterstroke of plot, Stevenson has the excited but gullible Squire recruit a crew made up, mostly, of the very crew of Buccaneers and Pirates who plundered this treasure in the first place, under the Captaincy of Flint! They are now led by the one-legged, cunning, and charismatic, Long John Silver.

El protagonista de la historia es la estatua dorada de un príncipe que fue feliz, y que se encuentra en lo alto de una columna donde puede ver toda la ciudad. Cuando una golondrina se posa sobre ella y ve que el príncipe está llorando a causa de las injusticias y las miserias de su ciudad, retrasa su migración a África y le ayuda a hacer justicia.

"Treasure Island" is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Treasure Island is traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is also noted as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality unusual for children’s literature. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels.

Louison n'a que dix ans quand Molière la choisit pour jouer dans sa dernière pièce. Fille de comédiens, la fillette va enfin pouvoir réaliser son plus beau rêve : être actrice. Et pas n'importe où! À la Comédie-Française, devant la cour du Roi-Soleil, Louis XIV... "Quand tu seras grande, tu vas devenir une de ces actrices indispensables dont les directeurs ont toujours besoin. Ta voix est belle. Et tes yeux rayonnent." Avec tendresse et énergie, Élodie Huber anime un texte personnel et vivant, qui se prête magnifiquement à une adaptation audio.

Sie sind längst mythische Figuren: der weiße Wal und Kapitän Ahab, sein von unauslöschlichem Hass getriebener Jäger. Aber Herman Melvilles Bericht von diesem ungeheuerlichen Abenteuer kann man immer wieder entdecken. Die neue Hörspielproduktion des Moby-Dick wurde schon mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit dem Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik als "künstlerisch herausragende" Neuveröffentlichung.

>Little Women, closely based on Louisa M. Alcott’s own experience of family life, was first published in 1869 and has never lost its extraordinary power to move and delight - from the heartrending story of gentle Beth to the humorous adventures of tomboyish Jo, and Meg’s vain attempts to cut a fashionable figure in "society".

First written in 1902, this is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved children's stories. It all begins when a group of five children – Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent. While playing in a gravel pit, they discover a rather grumpy, ugly and occasionally malevolent sand-fairy known as the Psammead who is compelled to grant one wish of theirs per day. The effects of each wish last until sundown. All the wishes granted to the children go hilariously wrong.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE PARTY: A man crashes a Halloween party mysteriously held in a dilapidated mansion unoccupied for decades. ABSOLUTELY NO FISHING: Two friends from the poor side of town trespass on a community of luxury estates to fish on a beautiful lake despite the posted warning forbidding fishing. THE CANNIBAL: Linda's cat, Bluetooth, and her cocker spaniel, Dinky, are missing. She suspects three juvenile delinquents may be responsible in a neighborhood terrorized by The ...

Das Vermächtnis des Inka ist das Ziel des Rittes, zu dem "Vater Jaguar" und seine Gefährten in Buenos Aires aufbrechen. Sie folgen dem Stierkämpfer Antonio Perillo, der sich verbrecherisch in den Besitz des Geheimnisses gebracht hat, hinauf in die Anden. Wird in der finsteren "Mordschlucht" endlich die Gerechtigkeit siegen?

Accanto al mitico Ottavo Distretto di Budapest, tra le viuzze strette che lambiscono il vecchio quartiere ebraico, c'e ancora la piccola via Pàl che fu teatro, nella fantasia di Molnàr, della più memorabile battaglia tra ragazzini che la letteratura abbia mai raccontato. "I ragazzi di via Pàl" (1907) è infatti la lotta tra due gruppi di ragazzi per il predominio su un terreno libero per i giochi, attorno a una segheria. Due "eserciti" composti soltanto da generali e ufficiali.

Kathryn Barker's Waking Romeo is a spectacularly genre-bending retelling of Romeo & Juliet asking the big questions about true love, fate, and time travel.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The nightmares include: THE AX: A warlock has sworn to return on the anniversary of his burning at the stake three hundred years ago. WORLD DOMINATION: Barry believes a young man in the window seat is orchestrating Armageddon on his laptop computer game. RED HATS MASQUERADE BALL: A retired psychopath's favorite past time is wreaking havoc on people she doesn't know. She can't wait to blind and disfigure a group of ladies with an exploding gag gift at their upcoming Halloween party. THE ...

New England is best known for its covered bridges, immaculate town greens, and Revolutionary War history. Yet an evil presence has hidden behind the 17th-century stone walls and clap-boarded homes of CT, Mass., and Rhode Island for centuries. New York Times best-selling author M. William Phelps takes a look at some of the most terrifyingly true stories in New England history.