Simon schuster jul 2024 (112 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ?Can Itty fix the mixed-up wishes of Lollyland Find out in this fourth adorable book in the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book series! Perfect for readersaged 5+ and fans of Isadora Moon, Claude and My Little Pony. A star shower is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the residents of Lollyland! As Itty Bitty Princess Kitty learns, a star shower means that everyone has the chance to wish upon a star and release it back into the sky. Then their wish is granted! But things go very wrong when a huge gust of wind causes all the wishes to get mixed up! Will Itty be able to help fix the problem And will Lollyland's wishes ever come true With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Celebrating 10 spud-tasticyears ofSupertato, this special anniversaryedition features bonus material from co-creators, Sue Hendra and PaulLinnet, including a note from the authors and some very funnyouttakes to find at the end of the book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find your voice in the waves in a heartfelt and hopeful story of family, friendship, and learning to accept change from the critically-acclaimed partnership, Sarah Ann Juckes and Sharon King-Chai, selected for Waterstones Children's Book of the Month with The Night Animals. Martha was raised on her nana's stories. Even if no one else believes them, Martha knows that they're magic. Now those stories are helping Martha hold things together when everything around her is falling apart out-of-towners moving into her family's old house, her nana's mysterious illness, and the tourists flooding the town who don't seem to care about the sea or the animals it's home to. But Martha has found one creature who understands a black seal pup that seems to appear whenever Martha needs it most. Could she be the key to fixing everything that's wrong, or will Martha need to fight her way through the storm herself Illustrated by the award-winning Sharon King-Chai, Sarah Ann Juckes' emotional novel follows a young girl trying to protect her family and her community, who must learn that not all changes are bad. For fans ofThe Last BearandJulia and the Shark.Praise for Sarah Ann Juckes 'Will break your heart and mend it together again' ?Piers Torday onThe Hunt for the Nightingale 'Full of hope, beauty & ultimately a healing song to nature' ?Hannah Gold on The Hunt for the Nightingale 'An incredibly moving story of feeling lost and finding your way again'?Lisa Thompson on The Hunt for the Nightingale 'An iridescent story that shines with hope and love' ?Katya Balen onThe Night Animals 'A beautiful story about ghosts, friendship, and the courage it takes to ask for help' ? Emma Carroll onThe Night Animals.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Cordelia, a human girl living with squirrels in Central Park, must protect squirrel Prince Oliver during his quest for the Royal Scepter, but Prince Oliver has other plans and is more interested in finding a shark than a scepter'. Cristofori, Sara (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery: the third book in the laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. There's something growing in Snoops Bay. It started as a lump, then it became a bump, then a mound, then a hill. Now it's a fully-fledged mutant mountain. Young detectives Riz, Olly, Drew and Anton know there's more to the story than meets the eye and are determined to uncover the mystery. Little do they know, the biggest clue is lying a few miles away at Pigtopia, a brand-new pig theme park that's hiding a mutant-sized secret . . .There's always a mystery to solve in Snoops Bay. O'Connell, David (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Mind-expanding and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.'A brainy guide to the barfs, farts and burps of Planet Earth.' The TimesThis hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The 13-Storey Treehouse. Hi, I'm Oliver! I know what you're thinking: what does an 11-year-old kid know about the universe Am I a famous scientist No. Am I a super-genius Not really. I'm just trying to figure out the usual stuff: new school, new friends, how to avoid my annoying sister. But there's one thing that DOES make sense: science! Outer space is totally my thing and I can tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about awesome stuff like: time-bending black holes how the Big Bang is like a fart aliens! (Well, there could be aliens.) From bestselling writer and robotics engineer Jorge Cham, Oliver's Great Big Universe is the first book in a STEM-themed, diary-style series. 'An absolute gem!' Lincoln Peirce, author of the bestselling series BIG NATE. 'A stellar confluence of comic episodes and cosmic information. In addition to brilliantly integrated comic moments - surprising plot twists add narrative pizzazz to a serious raft of data about the universe. An irresistibly entertaining introduction to astrophysics.' - Kirkus starred review. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there's no getting away from it - they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there's so much more to them - did you realise they are also tent poles for dens that are wonky, dustbins for bits you don't want to eat up and grandstands to make you grow tall Discover all the wonderful things that parents do in this glorious new edition of Peter Bently and Sara Ogilvie's beloved picture book. Sara Ogilvie (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third book in theNew York Timesbestseller Middle School and Other Disasters series, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck struggles to keep a secret alongside magical mishaps and everyday mayhem at her new boarding school. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and doodles throughout and perfect for fans of Dork Diaries,The Worst Witchand Harper Drew! Heidi is making new friends at Broomsfield Academyin particular, a popular girl named Isabelle. But it turns out Isabelle has a big secret that Heidi discovers by accident! Heidi promises to keep the secret, but as more time goes by, it becomes more and more difficultespecially with nosy Melanie Maplethorpe snooping around. This secret ishuge. Will Heidi be able to keep her promise Join Heidi and her friends for pranks, potions and magical misahaps in this bestselling series.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Charlie is a shy and introspective teenage boy, a wallflower always standing on the edge of the action. We learn about him through the letters he writes to someone of an undisclosed name, age and gender, a stylistic technique which adds to the heart-wrenching earnestness of the story. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. Charlie encounters many of the struggles familiar to everybody from their school days, from making friends, first crushes, experimenting with drugs and sexuality, but he must also deal with his best friend's suicide and a shocking realisation about his beloved late Aunt Helen which challenges his very grip on reality. This is a funny, touching, memorable first novel which captures with resounding accuracy the voice of a boy teetering on the brink of adulthood.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 'There is laughter and joy to be found in these pages, along with the kind of laughter that sets two women over 50 rolling in the snow with tears streaming down their frozen cheeks and the aurora borealis dancing above them.' The Observer 'A thought-provoking, nuanced read' Sarah Manning, Red 'Dazzling prose' Elle Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again. Written in Cho Nam-Joo's masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged 10 to 80. Contained in each of these biographies is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from childhood to old age. As with Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, the fates of these eight women are the fates of women the world over. And under Cho Nam-Joo's precise, unveiled gaze, nothing and nobody escapes scrutiny--not even herself.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The film tie-in edition of the multi-million-copy global bestseller It Ends with Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, from the author of the global phenomenon VERITY, a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.'The reigning queen of BookTok' GUARDIAN 'One of the most influential voices of the last decade' ELLE'One of the world's most successful writers' DAILY MAIL'In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.'Lily has worked hard to leave her difficult past behind and build a new life in Boston. When she meets Ryle Kincaid, a brilliant and gorgeous neurosurgeon, everything seems too good to be true.Despite his aversion to relationships, Lily soon becomes the exception to his 'no dating' rule. But as their relationship deepens, she begins to question what made Ryle so determined to avoid love.Then Atlas Corrigan - Lily's first love and a link to the past she left behind - suddenly reappears. And everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.Don't miss IT STARTS WITH US, the sequel to IT ENDS WITH US. Available now.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception comes something new to fall in love with. Josie Moore has given the opposite sex--and love--plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include the absentee father who kept her existence a secret until very recently. So when her father decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece about the family, Josie realizes her romantic history is a complicated PR issue. Matthew Flanagan is the mud, literally. Not only has he been fired from his job, but also the tires of his car are stuck in the muck after taking a wrong turn as he enters Green Oak, North Carolina. So, he grabs a duffel with his essentials and goes in search of a place to crash until he gets his life back on track. But instead, he finds his best friend's sister, Josie, greeting him as her fiancé. What starts as a big messy misunderstanding quickly turns into an arrangement with Matthew playing a new role as doting fiancé. A fifth engagement--and a stunt, at that--makes Josie's stomach turn, but every dilemma requires a choice between equally undesirable alternatives, and Matthew doesn't seem to mind becoming one more number in a colourful list of grooms-that-never-were. Despite the ring on her finger, Josie knows this is only temporary, even if the rest of the small town believes that the fifth time's the charm.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pixar's Coco meets Neil Gaiman in this "terrifically eerie and atmospherica skillful mix of scary, sweet, and silly" (Booklist) middle grade novel about a girl whose quest to ensure her deceased grandmother is resting peacefully leads her to the magical and perilous kingdoms of the underworld.Everyone in Whispering Pines knows their town is full of ghosts, but Helena Novak hasn't seen a trace of her late grandmother, Babi. Helena and her best friend, Ben, spend most of their free time in the cemetery, yet no amount of gifts on Babi's grave has lured her spirit out. But someone else has been paying attention. Helena feels she's being followed, and one day, all Babi's grave gifts disappear. When Helena and Ben investigate, they find a secret door in a crypt that leads to the underworld itself. The sprawling subterranean world is a maze of eerie kingdoms, piercing castles, creepy forests, swirling seas, and crowded marketplaces full of unsavory characters. While the living can visit, if they get lostor taken by the mysterious Nightmarethey won't be able to leave. Despite the danger, Helena is set on finding her grandmother and seeing for herself that Babi is doing well in this strange place. So when eccentric underworld guide Grumbones offers to help Helena and Ben find their way, they think it's their lucky break. Sure, he looks like Santa's skinny evil brother and some of the memento mori spilling out of his pockets look awfully familiar, but better a slightly suspicious helper than none at allright.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When he fails his exams, 16-year-old Frieder is forced to stay with his grandparents for the summer, leading to an unforgettable and profound series of experiences that will change him forever. 'Ewald Arenz writes with gentle joy' Iona Gray 'A tender and profound coming-of-age story that's also a gripping page-turner. Gorgeously written . an absolute tour de force' Louisa Treger 'A summer of joys and sadness . funny, touching, troubling' Saga magazine \*\*German Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year\*\* \*\*Tasting Sunlight is a BBC World Service WORLD BOOK CLUB PICK\*\* _____ Sixteen-year-old Frieder's plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. In order to move up to the next school year in the Autumn, he must resit his exams. So, instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents' house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather. On the bright side, he'll spend time with his grandmother Nana, his sister Alma and his best friend Johann. And he meets Beate, the girl in the beautiful green swimsuit. The next few weeks will bring friendship, fear and first love - one grand summer that will change and shape his entire life. Heartbreaking, poignant and warmly funny, One Grand Summer is an unforgettable, tender novel that captures those exquisite and painful moments that make us who we are. For readers who loved Sarah Winman's When God Was a Rabbit __________ Praise for Ewald Arenz 'Profound in its simplicity . a remarkable, exquisitely written debut' Irish Times 'Hopeful and poignant and lyrically told. A truly compassionate and heartening book' Culturefly 'Poetic in places and highly sensory . a genuinely hopeful and open-hearted novel' Irish Times 'This reminded me of reading Sally Rooney's Normal People. It takes a writer of immeasurable talent to make you feel that intensely' Elizabeth Haynes 'Powerful, original and engaging' Susie Boyt 'Written with beautiful simplicity' Doug Johnstone 'A triumph. Don't miss it' Louisa Treger 'Powerful, lyrical and profoundly affecting' Miranda Dickinson 'An exquisitely written, heart-warming story' Gill Paul 'Moving and heart-wrenching, but ultimately uplifting' Carol Lovekin.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time'Emotional and illuminating' BookPageIn 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths. According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. She begins her training in medicine with her grandmother and, as she navigates the male world of medicine, requiring tact and diplomacy, she struggles against the confining world of her class. From a young age, Yunxian learns about women's illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose - despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it - and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other's joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of tradition, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts Lady Tan's Circle of Women is a captivating story of women helping other women. It is also a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.Praise for Lisa See 'This novel spans wars and generations, but at its heart is a beautifully rendered story of two women whose individual choices become inextricably tangled' Jodi Picoult 'No one writes about female friendship, the dark and the light of it, with more insight and depth than Lisa See' Sue Monk Kidd 'See's thoughtful and empathetic book sheds necessary attention on this largely ignored event' New York Times 'A powerful and essential story of humanity' Los Angeles Review of Books 'A spellbinding portrait of a time burning with opportunity and mystery' O: The Oprah Magazine 'A lush tale infused with clear-eyed compassion' The Washington Post.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - She's loved by all who meet herBut someone wants her gone.Alec Salter doesn't seem worried when his wife, Charlotte, fails to attend his 50th birthday party and, with most of their small village in attendance, it's hours before anyone realises she's missing. As the days pass and still no sight, Charlotte's daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to understand her disappearance. Left in limbo with no answers, the Salter children try and go on with their lives, all the while suspecting their mother's potential killer could be very close to home.Thirty years later, Etty helps move Alec, stricken with dementia, into an elder care facility. But when her childhood friends, Greg and Morgan Ackerley, start a surprisingly popular true crime podcast investigating Charlotte's presumed death, the town's buried secrets - and the Salters' - might finally come to light.With the podcast turning the case into national news, Inspector Maud O'Connor is dispatched to investigate. Frustrated by the sexism and incompetence of her colleagues, Maud will stop at nothing to uncover the terrible truth of what really happened to Charlotte Salter.A nerve-tingling and atmospheric thriller from master of suspense Nicci French about families shattered by tragedy and the secrets that have been waiting decades to be revealed.PRAISE FOR NICCI FRENCH: 'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French' LEE CHILD'Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' LOUISE CANDLISH 'One of their very best. Compelling, moving, and beautifully written . an absolute winner' OBSERVER'Perfection' SOPHIE HANNAH'Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that's also a searing examination of family, memory and grief . Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff' ERIN KELLY'No-one does the dark distortion of good intentions like Nicci French' CARA HUNTER'An absolute masterclass of crime writing' KATE RHODES'As well as a fantastic mystery, Nicci French has written a powerful, moving and wise story about the damage that loss does to families, with characters you can't forget. I loved it' JO CALLAGHAN.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if you could write your own perfect storyline. The heartwarming, feelgood novel about second chances and finding happiness from the much-loved Sunday Times bestselling author, Milly Johnson.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Extraordinary'Heidi Swain'Life-affirming'Hazel Prior'Big-hearted'Caroline Day'Beautiful'Julietta Henderson'Heartwarming'Daily Mail'Unputdownable'My Weekly'A joy'Good Housekeeping Joe loves predictability. But his life is about to become a surprising adventure. Joe-Nathan likes the two parts of his name separate, just like his dinner and dessert. Mean Charlie at work sometimes calls him Joe-Nuthin. But Joe is far from nothing. Joe is a good friend, he's good at his job, good at making things and good at following the rules, and he's learning how to do lots of things by himself. Joe's mother knows there are a million things in life he isn't prepared for. While she helps guide him every day, she's also writing not Elektronisches Buch full of advice about the things she hasn't told Joe yet, things he might forget and answers to questions he hasn't yet asked. Following her wisdom applying it in his own unique way this next part of Joe's life is more of a surprise than he expects. Because he's about to learn that remarkable things can happen when you leave your comfort zone, and that you can do even the hardest things with a little help from your friends. Praise for Helen Fisher 'I really enjoyedSpace Hopper. It's such an unusual, intriguing novel'Marian Keyes 'A magical story of love, loss and the ways that grief changes us forever'Margo Rabb 'A lovely, deeply moving story of loss and love and memory made real'Diana Gabaldon 'This story will bounce joyfully through your heart, leaving you with a fresh belief in second chances'Anstey Harris 'Tender, mesmerising and original'Lucy Clarke 'Charming and powerful'Marjan Kamali 'Beautiful' Stylist 'An unputdownable debut from a writer to watch'Bustle 'A quirky story, full of love and laughter'Best 'Will draw you in and keep you hooked until the last page'Heat 'Magical'Platinum 'Amazing'Daily Mail. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge from the author of The Things We Never Say, shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate, and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as Olive grows older, she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her, their triumphs and tragedies. A penetrating, vibrant exploration of the human soul, the story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two. 'As perfect a novel as you will ever read'Evening Standard'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'Hilary Mantel. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'DEVASTATING'Daily Mail'FASCINATING'Daily Telegraph'POIGNANT' TLSThe extraordinary story of Bep Voskuijl, Anne Frank's closest friend during the 761 days she spent in the Secret Annex. Bep Voskuijl was just twenty-three when the Franks went into hiding and she risked her life to protect them, sourcing food and medicine under the noses of German soldiers and Dutch spies. But while Bep's friendship with Anne blossomed, Bep's sister Nelly whose name was scrubbed from Anne's published diary was collaborating with the Nazis. Long after the war, haunted by the loss of Anne, Bep is unable to put to rest the horrifying suspicion that she had been betrayed by her own flesh and blood. Written by Bep's son, The Last Secret of the Secret Annex is a captivating story of heroism, betrayal and the devastating, destructive power of a secret. ____________________________________________________________________'Not only conveys the quiet heroism of what his mother contributed to Anne Frank's story, but a sad playing-out of a family's dysfunction, of the pain of survival, of the ripples of trauma flowing into succeeding generations'Daily Telegraph'Intimate, engrossing, and heartrending'Booklist 'Gripping. I read it in one gulp as will you' Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From award-winning Australian author Chloe Wilson comes Hold Your Fire, a debut short story collection that will haunt you long after you turn the page. A steely mother doubts her husband's guts and her son's capability, until a playground incident dramatically escalates. A young couple move into a house in which there's been a recent murder, and fall under the spell of their peculiar, commanding neighbours. Two sisters are determined to detoxify themselves into perfection. A diver pushes herself and those around her to dangerous heights. Interspersed with these stories are lightning strikes of flash fiction: we glimpse a leopard in the apartment next door; plants grown out of a strange and miraculous soil; the spirit of a girl who's been thrown down a well. Needle-sharp, effortlessly surprising and beautifully controlled, Hold Your Fire is a debut collection that introduces a fierce new talent.At each turn, Chloe Wilson offers a unique insight, a tear in the veil of our moral certainties. Her stories strip away the varnish of our decency to reveal the raw, fascinating truth beneath.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I tore through the pages. A book I'll read over and over again' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'Illuminating' OBSERVER We've all had our share of mould, dodgy landlords and awkward house shares.But Kieran Yates has had more than most: by the age of twenty-five she'd lived in twenty different houses across the country. In her coming-of-age memoir, she charts the heartbreaks and joys of a life spent searching for home.Sparkling with warmth and wit, this is a story of finding beauty in our interiors, friendships in cramped flats, and home even in the most fragile circumstances. All the Houses I've Ever Lived In is at once a rallying cry for change and a love letter to home in all its forms.'A beautiful exposition of home. Stunning'BOLU BABALOLA'So incisive it's hard to put down'PANDORA SYKES'Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny'i.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A ruthlessly efficient, consistently surprising whodunnit. The depiction of the glowering inferno is so realistic you're surprised to find your eyebrows aren't singed' Mark Sanderson, The TimesA town under fire. A detective with something to prove. A killer hiding in plain sight. The small town of Rislake in the picturesque Blue Mountains is about to be engulfed by a major bushfire. The order has been given for the residents to clear out. But a last sweep uncovers one person is missing: Tracey Hilmeyer, wife of one of the firefighters tackling the blaze. Detective Kennard is in town to help with crowd control, but instead he finds himself driving straight towards the inferno to look for Tracey at the Hilmeyer home. When he gets there, he finds her dead at the bottom of the stairs, and it's clear she was murdered. With the evacuation almost complete there is barely enough time to save the living never mind the dead. But Detective Kennard has something to prove and cannot let this one go.Can he solve her murder before the crime scene, and the entire town, turns to ash 'Faster than a raging bushfire, Delargy paints a terrifying portrait of a town under siege, and the traumatized detective tracking down a murderer in its midst. Blistering stuff!' SAM HOLLAND 'With his trademark immersive writing, James Delargy drops you into the Australian bush amid scorching flames, choking soot and your own pounding pulse. A blistering narrative delivered with cool prose this book is on fire!'JO FURNISS 'Delargy ratchets the tension masterfully . . . Packed with atmosphere and as unpredictable as a bushfire, this is a searingly good thriller'HEATHER CRITCHLOW 'A terrific read, the best yet from a rising star in the world of crime writing'KATE RHODES 'Brilliantly menacing and evocative, the heat is set to high' ELEANOR RAY 'Intense, fierce and with a violence to match the fire itself. I couldn't put it down, James Delargy writes with a grip on character and plot which will pin you to the page' RACHEL WOLF 'An absolute scorcher that'll be seared into your brain long after you put it down. Simply superb. I felt every lungful of smoke and every lick of flame as I tore through it in two sittings!' ROBERT RUTHERFORD.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Return to Kat Howard's Alex Award-winning world begun in An Unkindness of Magicians as Sydney struggles with the reality of losing her powers-and the lengths she'll go to get her magic back.After taking down the source of corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as one of the world's most dangerous magicians. Unfortunately, she needs to do this quickly: the House of Shadows, the hell on earth that shaped her into who she was, the place she sacrificed everything to destroy, is rebuilding itself. 'The House of Shadows sits on Bones. All of the sacrifices, all of the magicians who died in Shadows, they're buried beneath the foundations. Bones hold magic.' The magic of the Unseen World is acting strangely, faltering, bleeding out from the edges. Determined to keep the House of Shadows from returning to power and to defeat the magicians who want nothing more than to have it back, Sydney turns to extremes in a desperate attempt to regain her sacrificed magic. She is forced to decide what she will give up and what she will lose and whether what must be destroyed is not on the House of Shadows, but the Unseen World itself. World Fantasy Award finalist Kat Howard has written a sequel that asks how you have a happily ever after in a world that doesn't want it, where the cost of that happiness may be too much to bear.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A time travel story like never before! Get ready for time travelling adventures in this epic graphic novel as heroic robot soldier Steel Commando battles his way across past, present, and future to stop the forces of evil and save the day! Invented by Professor Brayne, The Steel Commando is a robot created at the height of World War II. Fighting giant bats whilst riding a missile above London the story only gets more awesome from there, with the nefarious Doktor Von Hoffman sending his minions after Professor Brayne's new secret weapon plans! Together with his friends, Ernie and Penny, Steel Commando will have to travel into the future, the past and modern day London, battling the powerful Mark II Robot and the villainous Maxine Von Klorr in order to stop Von Hoffman from winning the war. Heavy metal mayhem awaits! Part of the Monster Fun Collection, spinning from the pages of the hit UK comic, this brilliant range of books aims to inspire children to love reading through incredible stories and cool characters.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Encompassing nature writing, life writing, poetry, and magical memoir from a working-class woman's perspective whilst drawing from history, science, mythology and folklore, Bog Witch is a lyrical, semi-mystical immersion into wild wetland areas. From fens to peatlands, mires to marshes, swamps to lagoons, these diverse habitats are more than just mud?, ?offer?ing? a richesse of flora and fauna, herbs and healing plants, as well as an unusual opportunity for our own inner healing and spiritual growth. With a structure inspired by the chant of the three witches in Macbeth - which features a host of native wetland flora and fauna - Bog Witch will lead its readers into the gloam of these seemingly gloomy spots, enlightening them?,? endeavouring to entertain, explore, explain, and enrich. Join poet Mab Jones on her journey into the wilds and learn how brightness and beauty, birdsong and brilliance, exist even in the darkest, most misunderstood places.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the creator of Morning Person, one of Substack's most popular newsletters, comes a complex, reality-bending debut novel about love, AI, and motherhood. Set in the near future, not so far off from our current state, it's a prophetic mix of THE CIRCLE meets THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fast-paced, high-kicking debut that's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meets Stand Up, Yumi Chung as a young taekwondo artist uses an ancient book to help save her dreamsand her father.Twelve-year-old Modesty "Mo" Seto dreams of being a taekwondo champion. Even though her mom disapproves, Mo can always count on her dad, who is her number one fan and biggest supporter. Lately, Mo has been on a losing streak, and it doesn't help that she keeps losing to her archnemesis, Dax, who's much bigger than her. If only she were faster, stronger, not so petite. Mo can't even lean on her dad like usual with how distracted he's been lately. When Mo learns about the chance to audition to star alongside her idol and legendary martial artist and movie star Cody Kwok, she knows this her chance to prove to her dad, to the world, and to herself that she can compete with anyone, no matter her size. Unfortunately, Dax is auditioning, too. As Mo and her nemesis progress to callbacks, someone attempts to sabotage the movie set and Mo's dad disappearsand both events seem linked to a mysterious book, the Book of Joy. The book contains information on Xiaoxi Fu, a secret dance-like martial art developed by Mo's ancestral grandmother. Armed with these secret moves and an unexpected ally, Mo embarks on a high-octane adventure to rescue her father, save the movie, and discover an unexpected joy in being small.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stunning, lyrical picture book exploration of the nuances of friendship as two best friends experience jealousy for the first time when one of them receives a beautiful gift of rainbow bangles from her mom.Selvi's best friend in the whole world is Divya. She and Divya are alike in so many ways: they love biking to school; they love to play dress up; and they both miss their ammas, who work overseas and only come home once a year. It's hard not having their moms home all the time, but it's okay because they have each other. But when Divya's amma returns home early and gifts Divya with a beautiful set of rainbow bangles, Selvi starts to feel jealous of her friend. Why is Divya's amma home and not hers Does Divya even need Selvi anymore now that she has her mom back As their friendship is tested, Selvi and Divya learn the real treasure they have to cherish is each other. Joshi, Maithili (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Impeccably researchedcaptivating!" Elin Hilderbrand \* "A well-paced history." The New York Times Book Review \* "Fascinatingwith new details and well-sourced reporting." Associated Press NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The intimate, multigenerational story of the Kennedy family as seen through their Hyannis Port compound on Cape Codthe iconic place where they've celebrated, mourned, and bondedbased on more than a hundred in-depth interviews by a Rolling Stone editor and journalist Kate Storey.Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, is synonymous with the Kennedy family. It is where, for a hundred years, America's most storied political family has come to celebrate, bond, play, and grieve. It is also the setting of so many events we remember: JFK giving his presidential acceptance speech, Jackie speaking with a Life magazine reporter just days after her husband's assassination, Senator Edward Kennedy seeking refuge after the Chappaquiddick crash, Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger tying the knotand even Conor Kennedy courting pop star Taylor Swift. Anyone who has lived in, worked at, or visited the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port has had a front-row view to history. Now, with extraordinary access to the Kennedy familyand featuring more than fifty rarely-seen imagesjournalist Kate Storey gives us a remarkably intimate and poignant look at the rhythms of an American dynasty. Drawing from a wealth of conversations with family members, friends, neighbors, household and security staff, Storey presents a rich and textured account of the Kennedys' lives in their summer refuge. From the 1920s, when Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy rented then bought a home known as The Malcolm Cottage, to today, when many Kennedys have purchased their own homes surrounding what's now called The Big House, this book delivers many surprising revelations across the decades, including what matriarch Rose considered the family's greatest tragedy, the rivalrous relationship between brothers Jack and Joe, details about Jackie's life at the compound, and previously unknown glimpses into JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's loving and ill-fated relationship. "Engaging andintimate anecdotes that often stand in contrast to predominant, media-created perceptions.Readers will come away with new insights and due appreciation for this uniquely American dynasty" (Booklist, starred review).…