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Books four, five and six in the official Minecraft fiction series for listeners aged seven and above. Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po and Jodi return for three more adventures in the world of Minecraft. Includes: Ghast in the Machine, Dungeon Crawl, Last Block Standing.

The Magic Library: Yeti Search takes young readers on a thrilling journey through the Himalayan mountains, where sisters Amelia and Bethany set out on a daring adventure. Guided by a young Sherpa friend, the girls explore Sherpa culture, encounter rare wildlife, and confront the mysteries of the mountains, all while searching for the elusive yeti. Along the way, they learn invaluable lessons on bravery, friendship, and the importance of respecting nature. This book blends history, culture, and fantasy to spark curiosity and inspire adventure in readers who love mystery and discovery.

When a mysterious customer tells Adam great things await him in the attic of his uncle’s bakery, he brushes off the exchange. It’s 1999 in New York City—and Adam has already met his fair share of oddballs and eccentrics. But days later, in the attic, Adam makes a discovery that quickly sets him off on a whirlwind adventure. And Adam soon suspects he may not be the only one aware of his extraordinary secret when a tall man with long eyebrows and a thin mustache appears to be following his every move. …

The Chronicles of Imagination Book #1 - Finn's Adventures in Time A time-traveling adventure where young Finn visits different eras and civilizations, gaining knowledge of each period in history and overcoming challenges along the way. In a quiet corner of Finn's new house, a hidden door beckoned, urging him to explore the secrets beyond. Venturing into the depths of the basement, a kingdom of shadows and forgotten treasures, Finn's gaze fell upon an old, weathered book. But this was no ordinary book. With each turn of the heavy pages of the "The Chronicles of Imagination" an ethereal glow ...

For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be - proud, fearless and defiant. But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.

We fight crime across time. Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift - the ability to leap through time. Elle Bíbi-Imbelé Ifíè has The Gift, but she's never used it. Until now. On her 12th birthday, Elle and her best friend, Big Ben, travel to the Time Squad Centre in 2048. Elle has received a mysterious warning from the future.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Book One in the TimeRiders series, read by Trevor White. Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2029. Yet moments before death, someone mysteriously appeared and said, "Take my hand..." But Liam, Maddy and Sal aren't rescued. They are recruited by an agency that no one knows exists, with only one purpose - to fix broken history.

Sam's cosy life as daughter of the deputy prime minister is about to end. These are turbulent times. Borders have closed, and protests are turning violent. The government blames the country's youth and is cracking down hard. Mobile phones are blocked; gatherings are banned, and dissent is brutally crushed. Sam is torn between family loyalty and doing what is right. When she meets Ava and Lucas, her mind is made up.

What if your wildest imagination... wasn’t imagination at all? Jacob and Isaac are just two curious brothers growing up in Darwin, Australia—until the night strange lights flash across the sky and a glowing crystal appears in their backyard. With the help of their wise grandmother and a set of forgotten journals, the boys uncover a secret that links them to an ancient race of star travelers—and a mother they barely remember. When they discover a hidden alien ship deep in the bush, their lives take a thrilling turn that rockets them beyond Earth and into the stars. But with discovery ...

Annie Nobody thought she was, well, nobody, living in a nowhere town where nothing goes her way. Day one at her newest foster home proves to be dreadful, too...and things get even worse when she's chased by something big and scary that definitely wants to eat her. Luckily for Annie, not everything is what it seems, and she gets swept up - literally - by a sassy dwarf on a hovercraft snowmobile and taken to Aurora, a hidden magical town on the coast of Maine.

Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st-century American town. Ben Franklin is, well, Ben Franklin - Founding Father, inventor of the lightning rod and bifocals and more. When, through a bizarre set of circumstances, Nolan and his little sister, Olive, find Ben in their house, chaos isn't far behind. From introducing him to the toaster to taking him to the public library (another Ben invention) to preventing a nosy neighbor from blowing Ben's cover, Nolan does his best to be Ben's tour guide to the new world he helped form.

Una nueva aventura de los Balbuena, esta vez en las antiguas olimpiadas. Los Balbuena caen en la antigua Grecia justo cuando están a punto de dar comienzo los juegos olímpicos. Sebas es elegido para participar en una de las pruebas más difíciles y peligrosas: la carrera de cuádrigas. Lo que no sabe es que su papel en la competición será decisivo para iniciar una revolución que podría cambiar el rumbo de la historia.

Elf and Troll encounter a strange town with strange creatures, a goblin, false players, and dancing girls. They are waiting waiting for the message to come from the King of the North. It arrives on wings. The giant Eagle messenger and his half-elf rider Baldrik fly in and save Elf and Troll from evil magic. When the message is given to the Queen of the South, along with it comes a gift for Elf. And the surprises inside change the lives of all. The remembrance box with secrets of love must go back to the King. Yoing read, but still relevant for adults.

Lorsqu’un espion de la République disparaît sur les lunes de Varl, le Conseil Jedi demande à Obi-Wan et Anakin d’infiltrer un circuit clandestin de courses de modules dirigé par un caïd du crime soupçonné de retenir prisonnier ledit espion. Anakin tenant le rôle d’un pilote d’élite et Obi-Wan étant relégué à celui d’assistant, les tensions habituelles entre les deux menacent à tout instant de monter d’un cran.

Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains, and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. He won't run with scissors, he always finishes his peas, and he can't stand to be messy. Hopeless! As a last-ditch effort before they give up and let him be a - gasp! - civilian, Victor's exasperated parents send him to apprentice under a disgraced supervillain called The Smear.

Ten-year-old Thomas Smith and his two best friends never imagined that playing outside could lead to befriending a young visitor not of this planet, especially one that was accidentally stranded. The children suddenly find themselves trying to evade capture from soldiers as they attempt to help their new friend reunite with his out-of-this-world family. Join the fourth grade classmates as they embark on this exciting adventure, full of strange encounters, moral dilemmas, and life lessons that all children must eventually learn. The UFO and an Alien is a children’s science fiction book ...

Victor Shmud has been many things: knuckle doctor, a hunter of ghost bears, a tattoo artist, the guy at the restaurant who puts the sugar in those little envelopes, a computer scientist, an octopus wrestler, and a wedding planner. In fact he's been nearly everything (definitely not a guy who cleans up bedrooms yet). But his newest gig is beautifuller (yes, that's a word. He's also a licensed wordmaker). He can make anyone gorgeous with a gob of his beauty treatment (complete with mustard molecules).

In this instalment, the Timekeepers travel back to the 1889 World's Fair to see the unveiling of the newly built Eiffel Tower. However, things don't go as planned when they discover that the villainous DeLay is up to his old tricks and has stolen the blueprints! Monsieur Eiffel and the organizers of the fair are dismayed. No one has ever built a tower so tall, and if they fail, maybe no one will be so ambitious again. It's up to The Timekeepers to stop DeLay and save the day!

¿Qué hace un niño de once años enfrentándose a más de cien soldados asesinos? Para contestar, tendría que hablar un poco del castillo de Barlovento. Del Bosque Maldito. De la Real Orden de los caballeros. Y de los Dragones Durmientes. No, no estoy loco. Yo soy de Moratalaz, que es un barrio de Madrid, y allí no tenemos arqueros asesinos, ni castillos, ni bosques malditos, ni dragones de ninguna clase. Pero ahora estoy muy lejos de mi casa. He viajado en el tiempo y en el espacio con mis hermanos, mis vecinas y mi padre. Ahora estamos en la Edad Media.

Recruitment Day is here...if you fail, a loved one will die. For Lucian "Lucky" Spark, Recruitment Day means the Establishment, a totalitarian government, will force him to become one of five Recruits competing to join the ruthless Imposer task force. Each Recruit participates in increasingly difficult and violent military training for a chance to advance to the next level. Those who fail must choose an "Incentive" - a family member - to be brutally killed. If Lucky fails, he'll have to choose death for his only living relative: Cole, his four-year-old brother.