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Still trapped in Victorian London, FBI agent Chevie Savano is determined to help her friend, Riley, find his long-lost brother. But the WARP wormhole has other ideas.... Pulled two centuries into the past, Chevie and Riley find themselves in the village of Mandrake. Under siege from prowling monsters that have escaped from the wormhole, the village's only protector is the sinister Witchfinder - a man with a hidden past and deadly powers.

Once I have hair I'll be happy.' At least that's what Irish ex-army sergeant Daniel McEvoy tells himself.As a doorman at a seedy New Jersey casino, dealing with unpleasant customers, a neighbour and a receeding hairline are all part of Dan's daily grind. Then he has a particularly bad day. Not only does his one friend, dodgy doctor Zeb Kronski, mysteriously disappear, but Dan's sometime-girlfriend, casino hostess Connie, is found with a hole in her head.

The superb follow-up to Eoin Colfer's highly acclaimed Plugged, written with the warmth and wit of his Artemis Fowl series. Dan McEvoy doesn't set out to get into violent confrontations with New Jersey's gangster overlords but he's long since found that once you're on their radar, there's only one way to slip off it. So he's learned his own way to fight back, aiming to outwit rather than kill unless he really has no choice. But when Dan's glam step-gran Edit shows up on the hunt for his dishevelled aunt Evelyn, it quickly becomes clear that family can provide the deadliest threat of all.

Artemis Fowl est un impitoyable génie du crime. Il a douze ans. Artemis a un plan pour rétablir la fortune de sa famille. Il a découvert l'existence du peuple des fées et avec l'aide de Butler, son majordome, s'apprête à kidnapper leur capitaine Holly Short pour exiger une rançon. Seul bémol : les fées sont armées, puissantes, terriblement dangereuses et Artemis semble avoir quelque peu sous-estimé leurs pouvoirs. Au moins, il peut se réjouir d'avoir enfin trouvé un adversaire digne de ce nom.

It’s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious Niko, who lives in her local London park surrounded by Christmas trees and reindeer that can fly, she steps into a Christmas story like no other. When Juniper’s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper enlists Niko, who is surely Santa Claus, to help. As the countdown to Christmas begins, Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit, bring to life the true magic of the season and learn to ride her very own reindeer.

'In my old school, we had fighting, no pool and there'd be vicious matches against the other schools...I miss all that stuff!' Moving to Africa is the worst thing that has ever happened to Benny Shaw. No one plays hurling (the best game on the planet) and the local school is run by hippies who like to talk about feelings. As if. But when Benny meets wisecracking Omar (the name's Bond, James Bond Omar) who only speaks English in TV catchphrases, he decides that maybe life in this new country can be fun after all.

Chi è Artemis Fowl? Un genio? Certo non c'è altro modo di definire un dodicenne con un quoziente intellettivo che sfugge a qualsiasi classificazione. Un criminale? Senza dubbio, discende da una stirpe di illustri malfattori, e non ci pensa due volte a mettere la sua mente brillante al servizio dell'illecito. E infatti, per rimpinguare il patrimonio di famiglia, Artemis ha ideato il colpo più insolito e audace del secolo: impadronirsi dell'oro che il Piccolo Popolo custodisce gelosamente da millenni. Peccato che gli ostacoli siano tanti, e imprevedibili.

'Benny glowered at her. Babe by name, but most certainly not by nature'....A summer in the Irish countryside is not Benny Shaw's idea of a good time. Especially since the people of Duncade don't appreciate him as the sporting prodigy that he is. All he gets is teasing, which is a favourite pastime of annoying tomboy Babe Meara. Streetwise Benny has met his match and he doesn't know the rules of this particular game. And when Babe turns from a real pain into a real girl, the trouble well and truly begins.

Ebo's sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared, too, and Ebo knows that to see them again, he must follow in their footsteps and make the hazardous voyage from Ghana to a safe haven in Europe. So the 12-year-old sets off on an epic journey that takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli and finally out to the merciless sea. Powerful and timely, this novel brings to life Ebo's unquenchable hope for a new life in the face of daunting and perilous obstacles.

Artemis Fowl is een twaalfjarig crimineel meesterbrein, belust op macht en geld en immer in gezelschap van zijn boomlange bodyguard Butler. Wanneer Artemis erachter komt dat iedere elf een magisch boek bezit, steelt hij een exemplaar, fotografeert het en mailt het naar zijn Mac. Op ingenieuze wijze kraakt hij de code van het magische boek en ontdekt zo een manier om de elfen hun befaamde goud afhandig te maken.

Funny Business is based around the theme of - what else? - humor, and if you’re familiar with Jon and the Guys Read Library, you already know what you’re in store for: 10 hilarious stories from some of the funniest writers around. Before you’re through, you’ll meet a teenage mummy; a kid desperate to take a dip in the world’s largest pool of chocolate milk; a homicidal turkey; parents who hand over their son’s room to a biker; and more.

Artemis Fowl erstmals ungekürzt. Artemis Fowl, der jüngste Spross einer alten irischen Gangsterdynastie, möchte mit einem unglaublichen Plan den finanziellen Ruin seiner Familie aufhalten. Mit Hilfe des in seinen Besitz gelangten Buchs der Elfen deckt er ein Geheimnis auf, von dem bisher kein Mensch etwas ahnte. Tief unter der Erde hütet das Elfen-Volk einen legendären Goldschatz. Artemis ist zwar erst zwölf, aber hochbegabt und mit Hilfe seines schlagkräftigen Butlers macht er sich auf, das Gold zu rauben.

Verschwörung in der Elfen-Welt: Auf geheimen Wegen gelangt Artemis Fowl in das eisige Murmansk, wo er seinen Vater vermutet, der sich in der Gewalt einer skrupellosen Erpresserbande befinden soll. Zum Glück hat er mit den Unterirdischen Verbündete auf seiner Seite, die ihn im Kampf gegen Kobolde unterstützen. Über die Serie: "Artemis Fowl" ist eine Fantasyserie des irischen Autors Eoin Colfer. Colfer erzählt darin die Lebensgeschichte des hochintelligenten Jungen Artemis Fowl, der immer wieder mit dem Erdvolk aneinandergerät.

Ein braver Junge werden? Undenkbar für den Meisterdieb Artemis Fowl. Deshalb plant er einen letzten großen Coup: logisch, trickreich und mit vollem Risiko. Er will einen neuartigen Computer - gespickt mit geklauter Elfentechnik - an den skrupellosen Milliardär Jon Spiro verkaufen. Doch damit bringt er nicht nur sich und seine Freunde, sondern auch das Reich der Unterirdischen in höchste Gefahr ... Über die Serie: "Artemis Fowl" ist eine Fantasyserie des irischen Autors Eoin Colfer.

Stavolta Artemis Fowl ha combinato davvero un grosso guaio! La sua ultima invenzione, il Cubo, un minicomputer costruito usando la tecnologia fatata sottratta al Popolo e in grado di localizzarne il rifugio sotterraneo, è caduta nelle mani sbagliate. Quelle di Jon Spiro, un avido miliardario pronto a tutto pur di dominare il mondo. D'accordo, il Cubo è protetto dal Codice Eternità, impossibile da decifrare, almeno in teoria... ma in pratica?

Zwei neue, spannend und rasant erzählte Abenteuer mit Artemis und den Unterirdischen von Erdland. Wie Holly Short mit Mut, Eigensinn und Ungehorsam als einzige Frau die Prüfung zum Aufklärungsoffizier besteht, und wie Artemis Fowl, der Meisterdieb, mit Hilfe von Zwerg Mulch Diggums das wertvollste Diadem der Welt stiehlt.

After his father's death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the grumpy dragon. However, neither prince nor dragon have bargained on the dark magic which manipulates them both, and it may be left to maiden herself to save them all…

Artemis Fowl è davvero un genio criminale? Sì, visto che a dodici anni è riuscito a impadronirsi dell'oro custodito dal Popolo delle creature fatate e a beffarsi della magia grazie al proprio stupefacente Q.I. Cinico, senza scrupoli e provvisto di una schiacciante superiorità intellettuale, Artemis ha tuttavia un punto debole: l'amore per la madre, che pretende di mandarlo a scuola come un moccioso qualunque, e per il padre, misteriosamente scomparso fra i ghiacci dell'Artico.

Sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one. An imaginary friend like Fred. Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him and found a friendship like no other.

Artemis Fowl tiene doce años, una mente privilegiada y un plan perfecto: robar el oro de las criaturas mágicas para financiar su pequeño imperio criminal. Lo que todavía no sabe es que los duendes, elfos y hadas del mundo subterráneo poco se parecen a los de los cuentos infantiles...Equipados con la tecnología más puntera y armados hasta los dientes, están más que preparados para la lucha. Pero Artemis también.