Boys Adventure

Step into the warm, sunlit hills of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, where young Nicc lives in the vibrant community of Coker. Join Nicc and his brothers as they explore the joys of childhood, from playing cricket on dusty fields to helping their father on the family farm.

Dustin Crayne, high school junior. He’s got the driving talent. He’s got NASCAR dreams. What he doesn’t have is a rich daddy. Hell, half the time his dad is locked up. Low on money, with a race coming up that could be his big break, Dustin is desperate enough to take a shortcut (okay, to steal an engine). That’s when things get complicated. While committing this felony, Dustin rescues another racer - a greyhound named after Dale Earnhardt and tangles with a pair of seriously bad dudes. Can Dustin hang on to the sweet dog that changes his life?

A cute blond runaway boy stumbles upon a cottage in the woods, unawares it is inhabited by three incredibly handsome young men: the Boys brothers. Marlon, Paulo, and Babe live harmoniously together, but all of them long for something missing from their lives...when the gorgeous guy in the red hoodie faints on their doorstep, they all want to help him and hope maybe this Blondielocks can bring them the extra joy they crave.

In questo romanzo, della più pura tradizione del romanzo d’avventura, ritroviamo Jim Hawkins una decina di anni dopo la sua fuga dall’isola del tesoro. Costretto dalla sorte a riprendere il mare, Jim incrocia ancora una volta i suoi passi con quelli del terribile e spietato Long John Silver e dei suoi uomini, sulle tracce del vero, favoloso tesoro del capitano Jack Flint. Golette, tempeste, arrembaggi, navi negriere, incontri sorprendenti, colpi di scena sono gli ingredienti di un romanzo che ci riporta nel clima cupo e inquietante dell’isola del tesoro di Stevenson.

"Мальчик на вершине горы" - пронзительный, тревожный и невероятно созвучный нашему времени роман Джона Бойна, ставший, по сути, продолжением "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме", хотя герои совсем иные. Это мировой бестселлер, переведенный на множество языков, который может повторить успех "Мальчика в полосатой пижаме". В Париже живет обычный мальчик Пьеро. Родители его обожают, у него есть лучший друг Аншель, с которым он общается на языке жестов.

In the sixth book of this series, Sherlock Sam encounters his most important mystery yet! His classmate has gone missing at MacRitchie Reservoir, and no one can find him. Fearing the worst, Officer Siva refuses to let the Supper Club help, but there's never been a mystery Sherlock, Watson and their friends could ignore!

The Adventures of Fawn is not just an exciting, award-winning coming-of-age series, it's also a quality introduction to novels for children who have graduated beyond the Diary of a Wimpy Kid level. And it's also great listening for any age group. The first installment 'Til the Last Snowflake Falls follows the exploits of Fawn, the daughter of legendary reindeer Comet and Vixen. The young reindeer spends far too many days alone in the stable at Santa's Village, with no friends and nothing to do.

Fletcher is the “World’s Worst Boyfriend” and I have the trophy to prove it—along with the consolation gift card I’ve already spent. Entering him into the anonymous contest was cathartic and eye opening. It’s obvious I need to end this farce of a relationship… so, I do. Too bad I’m still comparing every man I meet to Fletcher. Too bad I can’t get him out of my mind—or my house, for that matter, with the way he’s always stopping by to ‘fix’ something. And it’s especially too bad that I’m learning not everything is as it seems.

Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a still small hand hanging over the side. Inside is Zheng, who’s escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating escapade in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all.

An astronaut’s gloved hand lowering a thin wire into a hole cut in ice. We hear the howling alien wind reveal: Michael Thompson (40's) in a full spacesuit, kneeling at a 20 foot hole in the icy surface of Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon. The planet is white, glass-smooth, desolate. He continues lowering the wire. We don’t really know what he’s doing, and whatever’s attached to the wire can’t be very heavy or this wire would break.

War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning. Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference....

Luke Fine is almost a teenager when he makes a decision that will change everything. He decides to get his very own Bernese mountain dog. But Luke discovers his dog has a few troubles, just like he does. Can they master obedience school? Will Luke be able to save his dog from a huge mistake? A story about family, courage, and canine companionship.

In Belle Valley, little league baseball is the biggest sport in town. For years, Benny Warren dreamed of pitching on a little league team and striking out the school bully Mitch. One summer, he finally gets his chance when he plays for a new team called the Tigers, who are coached in an unorthodox manner by Benny's musician father Harry. Follow Benny and his teammates as they learn about baseball, friendship and winning. And Benny becomes known as the boy with the golden arm.

The land is defeated and in despair. Alfred is magically transported there after saying the name of his father, whom he never knew. He is aided by an amnesiac wizard and a faithless cleric! The peasants are hiding. They have lost the ways of farming, their health is failing, they have no army, no knights, and the goblin raiders will return very soon!

Jungs machen nur Chaos und Ärger und man kann sehr gut ohne sie auskommen. Das steht fest für Lia, die mit ihren beiden jüngeren Brüdern so einiges mitmacht. Ihre besten Freundinnen Neri und Karola sehen das auch so. Erst als Emma neu in die Klasse kommt, gibt es erste Zweifel. Sind Jungs etwa doch nicht nur blöd?

Ken Holt is the son of a world-famous foreign correspondent named Richard Holt. Holt travels the world and is home infrequently. Ken's mother is no longer alive and Ken lives with the Allen family. One of his closest friends is Sandy Allen. Sandy and Ken both at the Brentwood Advance, a local newspaper. Things start off innocently enough as Ken's father comes to stay with the Allen's for the Christmas holiday. Naturally he brings gifts. For Mom Allen, he has brought an ornate iron box. The box is old but apparently, not very valuable.

Buried Treasure. Ruthless Gansters. An Ancient Clue. Tom Trelawney was looking for excitement. Now he's found it. With his dodgy Uncle Harvey, he's travelling to South America on a quest for hidden gold. But Uncle Harvey has some dangerous enemies and they want the treasure too. Who will be the first to uncover the secrets of the mysterious island?

Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. The speed, as though he can text-message himself across miles. The confidence and the strange need to patrol Central Park at night. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Billy. What Billy never knew was that his father was no ordinary man - he was a superhero.

When magic came to Milo Speck, it came in the form of a sock. "Figures," said Milo. So begins Milo's adventure in Ogregon, a place populated by hungry ogres, dino-sized turkeys, kidnapped kids, and - Dad? What's Milo's regular old salesman father doing in Ogregon? For that matter, how did a shrimp like Milo end up there? He's no hero. He can't help those kids. Right? But there's no time for Milo to get the answers.

The president's retreat, Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a raging wildfire, causing a chain reaction that wreaks havoc at Camp David, they are suddenly on their own. Now Luke needs a plan....