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No sneaking out. No going into Boston alone. Moxie Fleece knows the rules and follows them - that is, until the day she opens her front door to a mysterious stranger. Suddenly, Moxie drops smack into Boston’s biggest unsolved mystery: the Gardner Museum art heist. Moxie has two weeks to find the art, otherwise she - and the people she loves - will be in big-time danger. Her tools? Her best friend, Ollie, a geocaching addict who loves to find stuff; her Alzheimer’s suffering grandfather, Grumps, who knows lots more than he lets on; and a geometry proof that she sets up to sort out the clues.

Abram and Juliette know each other. They've lived down the street from each other their whole lives. But they don't really know each other - at least not until Juliette's mom and Abram's dad have a torrid affair that culminates in a deadly car crash. Later, when they see each other, it's uncomfortable, to say the least. They don't speak.

You would think Petronellas 16th birthday would be cause for celebration. After all, fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London, teas are being served, and her coming out party promises to be a resplendent affair. Everything is falling nicely into place, until, suddenly, it isnt. For Petronella discovers that her guardian, Uncle Augustus T. Percival, has developed a most unVictorian compulsion: He must eat bugs.

It's a rainy day at the beach in Southold and seven energetic siblings are understandably disappointed. When they find out that watching television is not an option to fill their time, chaos ensues. Thankfully, their clever dad and their patient mom create a dynamic solution that allows them to become the real stars of their favorite TV shows!

Scrub isn’t happy about having to spend the summer with his hippie grandmother in “Middle of Nowhere,” Washington. When he arrives at her Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, he’s not surprised by its 1960s-meets-Star Wars decor, but he is surprised by the weird-looking guests. It turns out that each room in the inn is a portal and his grandma is the gate-keeper, allowing aliens to vacation on Earth. She desperately needs Scrub’s help with disguising the tourists as humans. As if that weren’t difficult enough, the town sheriff is already suspicious of Granny.

Avery Dennis is a high school senior and one of the most popular girls in her class. But a majorly public breakup with the guy she's been dating causes some disastrous waves. It is right before prom and Avery no longer has the perfect date. She runs the prom committee; how could she not show up with somebody? Post-breakup, Avery gets to thinking about all of the guys that she has ever dated. How come none of those relationships ever worked out? Could it be her fault? Avery decides to investigate.

Darkus Knightley is used to expecting the unexpected. An extraordinary solver of crimes, with immense powers of deduction, and regularly found bedecked in tweed, Darkus is anything but the average 13-year-old. But he is the person to call when strange goings-on are afoot! Despite trying to leave his detective ways behind to lead a normal teenage life, when his father's loyal housekeeper, Bogna, goes missing, Darkus must return to the family fold and follow the clues to America and the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Jesse is having the worst year. First a race of homicidal (but very polite) aliens invaded Earth, killing pretty much everyone and enslaving the few people left behind, including Jesse; his best friend, Michael; his sort-of girlfriend, Lauren; and the girl of his dreams, Catlin. Then he and the other survivors discovered that they had some sort of latent telepathic abilities that made them dangerous to the aliens, so their only hope for survival was to run away. But not everyone made it out alive.

Lex, a teenage Grim Reaper, has the power to damn souls - and it’s getting out of control. Her boyfriend, Driggs, is dead - sort of. She’s a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of Croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Uncle Mort rounds up the Junior Grims to flee Croak once again, but this time they’re joined by Grotton, the most powerful Grim of all time. Their new mission is clear: Fix his mistakes, or the Afterlife will cease to exist, along with all the souls in it.

Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie gar nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede, Oma Klaudia und die kleine Ella. Aber sie sind etwas besorgt wegen Ture, Ellas großem Bruder. Ture ist nämlich das weiße Schaf der Familie, stibitzt höchst ungern und macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Zum Glück ahnt er nichts davon, dass seine Sippe ihm zum Geburtstag den Riesenlolli aus "Jettes nette Zuckerecke", dem Süßigkeitenladen von Jette Menge-Plomben, stehlen möchte.

Es knarrt und knistert nachts in Paul Eisigs Haus. Deswegen möchte der Polizist nicht mehr zu Hause schlafen, weil er glaubt, dass es bei ihm spukt. Aber zum Glück hat er ja noch Familie von Stibitz als Nachbarn. Als er der kleinen Ella von seinen gruseligen Erlebnissen erzählt, macht sie sich auf die geheimnisvolle Suche nach dem Ursprung des Spuks. Doch sie entdeckt etwas ganz anderes: Auf dem Nachttisch des Polizisten liegt ein großer Golddiamant!

Die netteste Außenseiter-Familie seit Die Unglaublichen Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede und die kleine Ella. Bloß Ture macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Als der knallharte Polizist Klaus in die Stadt kommt, sorgt Ture sich natürlich besonders. Vor allem um Schnüffler, den Familienhund. Denn Klaus will sämtliche Einwohner überprüfen, und alle Hunde, die nicht ordnungsgemäß mit Quittung gekauft wurden, zum Nordpol schicken. Wurde Schnüffler etwa - wie alles, was die von Stibitz besitzen - geklaut?

Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie gar nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede, Oma Klaudia und die kleine Ella. Aber sie sind etwas besorgt wegen Ture, Ellas großem Bruder. Ture ist nämlich das weiße Schaf der Familie, stibitzt höchst ungern und macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Und dass er nicht lügen kann, wird zum großen Problem, als seine Eltern die große Diamanten-Ausstellung besuchen, um dort etwas mitgehenzulassen.

Seamos realistas: Greg Heffley nunca va a dejar de ser un renacuajo y alguien debería explicárselo a su papá. Resulta que Frank Heffley cree que su hijo puede cambiar. Y para que se haga más fuerte, decide inscribirlo en todo tipo de deportes de competencia y otras actividades “varoniles”.

When Horrid Henry gets nits and his little brother Peter Perfect doesn't, he makes sure that everyone else gets them too. After that, he can turn his attention to sabotaging the school trip, ruining his parents' dinner party, and terrorizing Peter.

Campus Chronicles will inspire you, amuse you, and support you through your college years. Whether you are a high-school student just leaving for college, or a college senior who has seen it all, these stories will illuminate the college experience for you.

Farrah "Digit" Higgins may be going to MIT in the fall, but this L.A. high school genius has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with the popular crowd at Santa Monica High and actually enjoy her senior year. But when Farrah, the daughter of a UCLA math professor, unknowingly cracks a terrorist group's number sequence, her laid-back senior year gets a lot more interesting. Soon she is personally investigating the case, on the run from terrorists, and faking her own kidnapping - all while trying to convince a young, hot FBI agent to take her seriously.

Hercules Quick wants to be a magnificent magician. He just needs a special box of magic tricks. But the box is expensive, and Hercules doesn't have any money. Luckily, Hercules lives in a big apartment block with Aunt Alligator and his tadpole friend, Sylvie, and he has plenty of neighbours who are willing to pay for his help. Whether it's babysitting for the Elks, spring-cleaning for Queen Claude or helping Professor Calamari choose the perfect bow tie, no job is too odd for Hercules Quick!

This is the art box of my DREAMS. Earning extra pocket money to buy it will be TRICKY. I’ll need to HELP OUT a LOT. Wash Delia’s clothes? Why not. Clean Dad’s shed? Yes, please! Sweep up the leaves? No problem! But when a HUGE STORM hits Oakfield Town and wrecks the library roof, a big campaign begins to FIX IT FAST. Can our school reach the target before the kids from Great Manor? Hmmm...eventually.

Ein langer Sommer im Freibad liegt hinter den Bukowski- Geschwistern. Die Tage werden kürzer - aber nicht weniger aufregend für die drei! Für Alf, den Erzähler, der endlich mit dem Boxen anfängt und noch immer an die schöne Johanna denkt. (So oft, dass er beim Boxen schon mal die Deckung vergisst und das tut weh!) Für Katinka, seine taffe Schwester, die "ei-sen-hart" ihre Karriere als "Manneköng" in Paris vorbereitet und sogar für den verträumten Robbie, der ein bisschen anders tickt als andere Kinder und in diesem Winter alle überraschen wird.