Teen Classics

Anna ist neun Jahre alt, als die Reichstagswahl von 1933 Adolf Hitler an die Macht bringt...

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

Alice's adventures, funny, inventive, and disturbing, have fascinated and delighted children and adults alike since their publication. The fantasy worlds in which she finds herself introduce her to characters as varied and well-known as the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat.

Esta es la historia de la señora March y sus cuatro hijas, Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy, quienes desde la inocencia de la niñez experimentan el despertar de la juventud. Con la guerra civil estadounidense de trasfondo, la novela sigue la vida de las cuatro hermanas, con sus enamoramientos, sus aspiraciones intelectuales, sus alegrías y complicaciones.

Since its publication in 1883, Treasure Island has remained one of the great tales of the sea. The story is told through the eyes of young Jim Hawkins, who first hears the tales of buried pirate treasure while working in his father's tavern. Once he actually meets some of those pirates, the action moves from the tavern, to the the high seas, and then to a secret island. A true adventure classic.

Adaptées au cinéma, les "Lettres de mon moulin" doivent autant à Marcel Pagnol qu'à Alphonse Daudet. Aussi, les œuvres sonores présentées ici sont-elles doublement originales. En premier lieu par la réécriture des œuvres de Daudet par Pagnol, adaptées à sa mise en scène et à sa science de la direction d'acteurs.

Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happened between them at school one summer during the early years of World War II is the subject of A Separate Peace. A great bestseller for over thirty years--one of the most...

Il seguito di Piccole donne. Un punto di vista ancora attuale sulle relazioni e sul matrimonio.Musica di Tchaikowski.

Follow young Mary's journey from India to the mysterious grand house in Yorkshire, England. Packed with interesting characters, positive thinking, and bursting with nature, The Secret Garden continues to enthrall and educate children and adults alike. Subtle sound effects, along with evenly paced reading, makes this adaptation a delight to listen to.

Hundreds of kilometres without a car, a house, or a person in sight. The dome of clear blue above and the occasional group of roos startling off into the scrub. Then emus, bolting off in a mad panic on the other side. I was finding something that had been lost inside me and I wanted to weave in and out on that straight white ribbon of road for the joy of having found it again. Cross My Heart is the story of Mick and Michelle, chasing a dream, crossing their hearts for the future; a vibrant, passionate, sprawling novel set in outback Australia.

In diesem Hörbuch sind acht Abenteuergeschichten berühmter Autoren vereint - in diesem Paket noch billiger als einzeln gekauft! Geschichten von Seeräubern, Hexen, einsamen Inseln, gefährlichen Räubern und noch viel mehr werden von Meistern der Dichtkunst wie Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Klabund, Jack London, Karl May, Robert Louis Stevenson und Jules Verne beschrieben...

Tredje delen i serien om "Anne på Grönkulla" tar vid när Anne flyttar till Kingsport för att studera. I sin nya stad finner hon både nya bekantskaper och vänner från förr. Annes liv är fyllt av äventyr, uppvaktande kavaljerer och studier. Hon brottas med farhågor inför framtiden då hjärtats frågor är inte alltid så lätta att lösa. I originalöversättning av Karin Lidforss Jensen Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) växte upp på en ö i Kanada, i samma område som böckerna om Anne utspelar sig.

Jean Lehoulier doit fuir, avec sa famille, pour le Canada, car il a tué, dans une rixe, l'un de ses amis, Pierre Noël. Un jour, arrive un nouveau voisin, qui n'est autre que la veuve Noël et ses trois enfants. Les familles s'entraident, le fils Lehoulier, Arthur, tombe amoureux de la fille de Mme Noël, Suzanne. Le cousin d'Arthur, Gaspard, homme rustre, et méchant, est jaloux d'Arthur : il cherche à se débarrasser de lui et convoite Suzanne. Un jour, les deux jeunes gens partent pour une chasse aux phoques.

В трактире "Адмирал Бенбоу", расположенном неподалеку от английского городка Бристоль появляется таинственный незнакомец Билли Бонс. Знакомство с ним в корне меняет жизнь Джима Хокинса - сына хозяина таверны.

Unbeschwert lebt der siebenjährige Cedric Errol mit seiner Mutter in New York, bis er eines Tages völlig überraschend nach England bestellt wird, weil er der letzte Erbe eines alten Adelsgeschlechtes ist.

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the "Rose of Devon," a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland. Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea soon win him his...

Cast off on a raft with a runaway slave down the great Mississippi and a boy who couldn't dream of a greater adventure. With each bend of the river, each town, comes a chance encounter, perhaps with a king or duke wrapped in the schemes of scoundrels or a young girl caught amidst a family feud. On a journey with a friend dreaming of freedom, it's full of mischief, full of fun, and the adventures of a lifetime.

Two and a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the eyes of Alexi, a fifteen-year-old Trojan boy. Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend.

As John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars said, “King Dork will rock your world.” The cult favorite from Frank Portman, aka Dr. Frank of the Mr. T. Experience, is a book like nothing ever done before--King Dork literally has something for everyone: At least a...

Each year along the Eastern seacoast, the wild ponies of Assateague Island are driven across a narrow strip of ocean to Chincoteague. There the shaggy, untamed ponies are sold. When young Paul and Maureen Beebe rescue a drowning newborn foal, they take her home to nearby Pony Farm. Now the foal has grown into their free-spirited pony, Misty, and has been the subject of a popular children's book.