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Far from the owls of Ga’Hoole, a war is brewing. A bear cub has been snatched by a wolf - an unthinkable betrayal of the peace that has long existed between the wolves and grizzly bears of the Beyond. The bears are massing, roaring for revenge. The wolves claim to be innocent, but they must either fight back or face total annihilation. For Faolan, a young wolf raised by a grizzly bear mother, the threat of war starts a terrible race. Somewhere in the honorable wolf clans hides a traitor, and Faolan must stop him and rescue the lost bear cub before it’s too late.

Amy is pretty happy living the quiet life at home. She can mine ore, read up on oceanography, hang out with her pet cat, Tuna. What’s not to love? Her brother, on the other hand … Marc is always leaving their village to look for excitement. But when a couple of weeks go by without any word from him, Amy can’t help but worry. Digging around, she discovers Marc has gone off alone in search of someplace called Glory’s Haven, a house deep in the forests where (supposedly) the greatest adventurer their town has ever seen stashed a ton of loot.

Wombat loves digging deep holes and thinking deep thoughts, but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush and he comes up with a great big idea… One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he’s ever dug and crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again, he...

When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, 12-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don't think much of it. After all, tornado warnings are a way of life during the summer in Grand Island, Nebraska. But soon enough things change and little do they know that even if they do survive the storm, their ordeal will have only just begun.

A group of undocumented children with letters for names are stuck living in a refugee camp, with stories to tell but no papers to prove them. As they try to forge a new family amongst themselves, they also long to keep memories of their old identities alive. Will they be heard and believed? And what will happen to them if they aren't?

Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks—and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Owen and his best friend, George, like spotting polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra. But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving?

It was one the most beautiful mountains in America - Mt. St. Helens in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. Eleven-year-old Sally Tanner knew the mountain well, and, like many, she never imagined that this serene wilderness could turn deadly. But on May 10, 1980, Sally finds herself in the middle of the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. MacHale comes STORM—the exhilarating, action-packed sequel to SYLO: "A relentlessly fast-paced, intriguing, expertly-written tale that leaves you breathless and satisfied, yet wanting more. Highly recommended." --James Dashner, New York Times...

Der Adler hat es ihr verraten: Baron von Ratzezahn ist zuletzt am Drachenfels gesehen worden. Da er der Einzige ist, der etwas zu Hildas verschwundenen Eltern weiß, muss Hilda ihn finden. Natürlich ziehen ihre drei Freunde Igromir, Robinius und Eicho mit ihr in dieses neue Abenteuer. Auf einem Floß fahren sie den Fluss hinunter dem Drachenfels entgegen. Dort müssen sie aber feststellen, dass die draufgängerischen Grauhörnchen Fels und Burg fest in ihrer Hand haben. Sie behaupten, die Waldbewohner vor dem Drachen, der in einer Höhle unter der Burg schläft, beschützen zu müssen.

What is happening to the children in Wintermoor? Secret organisation The Night House exposes the bone-chilling truth in this terrifying thriller from master of sci-fi Dan Smith. Tara Fisher’s best friend Zoe is the first to see the lights over Wintermoor – and she’s never the same again...

That was where she needed to be, in a field of purple flowers, where no one could bother her. She would sit there until the confusion left her head and the stink of the camp left her nostrils. Shauzia has a dream. She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp in Pakistan and travelling to...

Brooklynn, Darius, Ben und Yaz sind auf dem Weg zum Biosyn-Hauptquartier. Kenji und Sammy bereiten sich unterdessen auf die Verhandlungen mit Lewis Dodgson vor. Argwohn sorgt für Spannungen zwischen Darius und Brooklynn, während sie versucht, das Vertrauen des Teams zurückzugewinnen. Sammy und Kenji kommen sich näher.

Während Kenji und Sammy ums Überleben in der Wildnis kämpfen, stellt sich die wütende Brooklynn einem alten Feind – mit einer überraschenden Wendung. Die Gruppe zieht von Außenposten zu Außenposten, um Dr. Wus Backup-Server zu finden. Yaz und Sammy kommen sich näher. Brooklynn und Kenji versuchen, sich auszusprechen.

A Netflix Original series! The second book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print! "Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy...

As the second book begins, Winston is a full-fledged member of the Guild of the Wandering Traders. He is now responsible for a baby slime, Slimy, whom he rescued from merciless players at the end of book one. Winston takes his first solo wander, and everything seems to be going well, until a shocking revelation about Wolf threatens to unravel the secrecy of the Guild.

Twelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master falls into debt, he plans to sell both Ann and her younger brother to two different owners. Ann is convinced her family must run away on the Underground Railroad. Will Ann's family survive the dangerous trip to their freedom in the North? This Girls Survive story is supported by a glossary, discussion questions, and nonfiction material on the Underground Railroad, making it a valuable resource for young listeners.

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Children's Blizzard or the Great Blizzard of 1888 caught people completely by surprise and resulted in 235 fatalities, including several children in one-room schoolhouses. What made the storm so deadly was the timing, the suddenness, and the brief spell of warmer weather that preceded it. Lauren Tarshis will place a resilient 11-year-old character in the midst of this deadly blizzard, fighting their way out.

In a national contest, readers voted and decided that the next I Survived topic will be the Great Chicago Fire, 1871! In the next book of the I Survived series, one boy will struggle to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns.

There were warning signs that the molasses tank would break. The steel sides moaned and groaned. Molasses oozed from its seams. But the people of Boston's North End - mostly poor immigrants - were powerless to complain to the big molasses company. On a bright January day in 1919, the tank finally broke and almost three million gallons of molasses rushed the neighborhood. At 15 feet tall, 160 feet wide, and traveling at 35 miles per hour, the gooey wave was more destructive than any flood of water would have been.

A Netflix Original series A collection of the first three audiobooks in the New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth series. The perfect gift for hours of entertainment and nonstop action and laughs! Set includes books 1-3 in the series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and...