Child Law

As a pizza detective, Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, has survived murderous criminals, bloodthirsty henchmen and some questionable modes of transport. He now has a much more worrying problem: his younger sister is working as his apprentice. Coaching seven-year-old Alicia for her exams to join the Golden Spatula League would be challenging enough. But the siblings must head to Japan to track down the missing English eccentric Lord Bobo - former host of the hit '90s gameshow Battered by the Butler - before he winds up dead.

Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he's sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime - he's good at it, and it's more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin' Mary, a stronghearted Irish girl who's determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change.

Melody Bird has discovered an old, abandoned building on the edge of town.... It's a dark, creepy place, but she can't resist its pull. When she goes to explore, she finds a boy hiding out there. Hal tells Melody that he is a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a nearby suspected criminal. He's very secretive about the details, but Melody trusts him and starts bringing him blankets and sneaking him food. She confides in her friends Matthew and Jake about Hal - they immediately question the likelihood of a 12-year-old spy.

"Open the box," says Lucas. "Bet there's a body in it." Ruby doesn't want to open the abandoned grey cabinet partially hidden by falling snow but she does. And immediately wishes she hadn't. A grisly discovery starts a chilling chain of events. Can Ruby and Lucas stay one step ahead? Or will they be thrown to the wolves. When Lucas and Ruby find an abandoned trunk covered in snow, Lucas says there's bound to be a body inside. Ruby laughs but what if he's right? Nervously she starts to open it, and immediately wishes she hadn't.

Twelve-year-olds Lizzie Sancho and Dido Belle are from different worlds – Lizzie lives in Westminster in her dad’s tea shop, while Belle is an heiress being brought up by her aunt and uncle at grand Kenwood House – but they both share a love of solving mysteries. And after saving Lizzie’s father from attempted murder surely there is no threat too dangerous for the detective duo?

Matty is sick, and very sad because he’s too sick to go to the Queen’s birthday party! But when he gets an unexpected visitor, it seems that Matty might not miss out after all…

Adam and his sister, Leila, are Nons—second-class citizens, living under the Permitted ruling class. Though their life in the Stone City is filled with family, stories, and music, they must carefully follow the rules, have all paperwork on hand, and never, ever do anything to anger a Permitted. When their father unexpectedly dies, they are even restricted in how they are allowed to grieve.

Adam Canfield's friend Jennifer talks him into being co-editor of the Slash. Between supervising know-it-all cub reporters and arguing with Principal Marris about which articles will "propel the Good Ship Harris forward," Adam worries he might lose it altogether. But then a third grader delivers a scoop bigger than any of Adam's career, and only Adam can dig deep enough to crack through a cover-up that will rock the very foundations of Harris itself.

For sixth grader Sam Warren and his friends Catalina, Alistair, Jaesang, and Zoe, the effects of climate change are too pressing to ignore. Adults don’t seem to be up to the challenge of taking action to make real change, but kids know it’s their futures on the line. If their parents, teachers, and government officials won’t step up well, then, they will!

Hans store drøm er et almindeligt liv. Med job, kone, børn og bil. Det er lidt derfor, han forelsker sig i den kønne pige med de indtrængende blå øjne. Hun kommer fra alt det. Hun er ikke særlig gammel og den stille type, men hun fascinerer ham. Han er selv 24 år og allerede en af politiets gamle kendinge. Han handler med hash og hårde stoffer og bruger selv af varerne. Pigen og han kan godt lide at ryge en pibe hash sammen. Det er sådan, de bliver kærester.

Hajer og småsten ... det er en besynderlig blanding. Og en besynderlig fangst, som fiskekutteren Moby Dick bringer ind på stranden. For slet ikke at tale om de mystiske ting, der ved nattetid foregår i den tilsandede bunker! Og den blinde mand! Peter og Rasmus møder Janus fra Samsø, og på Rasmus‘ gamle knallert forfølger de manden i den hvide BMW, den eneste, som rockergruppen West Angels har respekt for.

Flemming og Palle, der også bliver kaldt Flimmer og Frynsen, har startet deres eget detektivbureau! Deres første opgave bliver at finde ud af, hvem der stjæler kakaolikør fra Susis fars kiosk. Men året er 1962, og hele verden holder vejret på grund af krisen mellem USA og Sovjetunionen og missilerne på Cuba, og pludselig bliver de to detektiver rodet ind i en historie, der handler om meget mere end kakaolikør ... Anders Johansen (f. 1953) er en dansk forfatter, digter og freelancejournalist. Han er cand.phil.

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Eine hinreißend verrückte Kriminalkomödie. Papas gibt es in allen Formen und Größen – es gibt dicke und dünne, große und kleine, dumme und schlaue, laute und leise Papas. Aber keiner ist so wie Franks Papa Gilbert. Denn der ist ein berühmter Rennfahrer, der König der Straße, der Champion der Rennstrecke, von allen nur Gilbert der Große genannt! Doch nach einem schlimmen Unfall ist alles anders: Papa darf keine Rennen mehr fahren, und auf einmal sind Frank und Gilbert arm.

What do you get when you mix some albino terrier fur and sand from Alum Bay? Timothy Pinkerton knows, and he’ll do anything to get his grubby hands on more of what he needs for his secret formula. Anything, including hypnotising the town’s residents and stealing their homes.

Ahoi! Florentine Blix ermittelt auf hoher See: Am Fördegymnasium wird eine Segel-AG angeboten. Bo ist begeistert und selbst Maja will teilnehmen - doch Florentine Blix kann sich kaum etwas Schlimmeres vorstellen. Sie hat sowieso keine Zeit, denn an der Küste wurde eine Flaschenpost angespült. Ein neuer mysteriöser Fall? Im Brief scheint es um einen Raub zu gehen und um einen Schatz auf einer Schatzinsel! Sogar ein Plan ist dabei - auch wenn er fast unleserlich ist. Liegt die Diebesbeute etwa auf der Ochseninsel vergraben, die die Segel-AG am Wochenende ansteuern will?

Ibland händer det riktigt mystiska saker i Stockholms skärgård - fråga bara Tonya. När hon är ute på segeltur med lillebror Stefan och mammas pojkvän PeO så dyker det upp en ö från tomma intet. På den lilla ön står det två män och plötsligt drar den ena upp en pistol och skjuter den andre! Har Tonya och Stefan precis blivit vittnen till ett mord? Innan de hinner förstå vad som hänt så försvinner ön lika snabbt som den dykt upp. Men en ö kan väl inte bara sluta existera? Vad är det egentligen som händer i skärgården?

A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the whole school. Right in front of Jackson Jones. But Mr. Joseph was a good man - people liked him, respected him. How could those boys stab him and jog away like nothing had happened? Unable to process what he has seen, Jackson begins his own investigation: everyone knows who did it, but as Jackson uncovers more about the boys, he becomes convinced that people need to understand why.

Molly og Mikkel er blevet tvunget på højskole i sommerferien med deres far. Noget, især Molly ikke ser frem til. Efter hendes mors kræftsygdom og død har hun lukket sig helt inde i sig selv. Men på højskolen møder Molly og Mikkel de to søskende Aksel og Tilde og deres hund Molli. Og snart er den lille gruppe viklet ind i et uhyggeligt spil om liv og død. "Buskene bevæger sig. Ud kommer Molli. Men hun har ikke tennisbolden i munden. "Er det pinden fra før?" spørger Aksel. "Den der?" siger Mikkel. "Det er ikke nogen pind." "Nej," siger Tilde.

Detektivklubben har samlet sig om dagens avis, som Harry læser højt for de andre. Forsiden er dedikeret til dagens helt store historie om røveriet, og avisen skriver om tre bevæbnede mænd, der har truet sig til kassebeholdningen i Handelsbanken og er sluppet afsted med et bytte til en værdi af 350.000 kroner! Tørt må Detektivklubben konstaterere, at de hellere må komme på sagen - for det viser sig, at de ved mere end selv politiet.