Young Adult Animals

Martha Pennydrop is ten, and desperate to grow up. But growing up is a tricky business. It means turning your back on imagination, fun and magic, because those were the things that led to the Terrible Day when something awful nearly happened to Martha's younger brother, Scruff, which would have been All Her Fault. But when Martha and Scruff discover a drawer full of mysterious gold dust in the bedroom of their new house - along with a window that's seemingly impossible to close - it's the start of an incredible adventure to a magical world: Neverland!

Author Kathleen Van Cleve delivers a promising debut with this magical novel. Eleven-year-old Polly Peabody lives on a farm like no other. It rains every Monday at 1:00 p.m., the crops taste like chocolate, the bugs can communicate, and Polly’s best friend is a rhubarb plant named Harry. But when the weekly downpours stop, and Polly’s brother grows ill, she must figure out how to make it rain again—or her family’s future could be destroyed.

Seit unzähligen Monden lebt ein Katzenstamm in den Bergen. Die Nahrung ist rar, die Winter lang und kalt. Halber Mond, die weise, alte Sagerin, hat eine Vision von einem besseren Ort, wo es genug Beute für alle gibt. Eine Gruppe mutiger Katzen bricht auf zu einer gefährlichen Reise in das unbekannte Land. Grauer Flug ist gegen die gefährliche Mission, doch als sein kleiner Bruder Zackiger Berg verschwindet, ist auch er gezwungen, die Berge zu verlassen. Ein Abenteuer voller unbekannter Gefahren, über Freundschaft, Liebe und Loyalität.

Die Blattleere bedroht die Katzen mit Hunger und Kälte. Wolkenhimmel erkennt, dass sich alle Katzen verbünden müssen, um sich vor feindlichen Angriffen zu schützen - und um wachsen zu können, wie die Geisterkatzen es vorausgesagt haben. Aber nur wenige sind bereit, sich wieder mit ihm einzulassen. Für Großer Schatten steht fest, dass sie ihr eigenes Lager im Kiefernwald gründen wird, und Strömender Fluss fühlt sich in der Nähe des Wassers besonders wohl. Die Streunerin Windläufer hat sich mit ihrer Familie im Moor niedergelassen.

Ein Familiendrama und epische Kämpfe: Der junge Kater Donner steht zwischen den Fronten. Die Katzen haben endlich eine neue Heimat gefunden. Doch das Zerwürfnis der Brüder Wolkenhimmel und Grauer Flug hat die Gruppe in zwei feindliche Lager gespalten. Wolkenhimmel verstößt sogar seinen eigenen Sohn Donner, der nun ausgerechnet bei Grauer Flug im Moor aufwächst.

Grauer Flug steht unter Schock. Er hat immer fest daran geglaubt, dass Wald- und Moorkatzen in Frieden zusammenleben können. Doch nun wird sein Bruder Wolkenhimmel tatsächlich den Moorkatzen den Krieg erklären? Auch der junge Kater Donner lehnt das skrupellose Verhalten von Wolkenhimmel ab und kehrt kurzentschlossen zu den Moorkatzen zurück. Grauer Flug ist sich nun sicher: Er muss Wolkenhimmel aufsuchen, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern. Doch was als Missverständnis zwischen den beiden Brüdern beginnt, endet in einer Katastrophe.

Nach mondelangen Auseinandersetzungen haben sich die Katzen in fünf Lager aufgeteilt. Das neue Bündnis wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt, als der gefährliche Streuner Schlitzer eine Kätzin aus dem Waldlager entführt. Wolkenhimmel versucht verzweifelt, die Gefangene aus den Klauen des brutalen Streuners Schlitzer zu befreien. Doch dafür braucht er die Hilfe der Anführer aus den anderen Lagern. Großer Schatten, Windläufer, Donner und Strömender Fluss wollen Wolkenhimmel zunächst nicht unterstützen - denn Schlitzer stellt immer dreistere Forderungen.

Nach der großen Schlacht an den vier Eichen sind die Wald- und Moorkatzen tief erschüttert und entscheiden, die Lagergrenzen aufzuheben. Grauer Flug fällt es schwer, an ein friedliches Zusammenleben mit Wolkenhimmel zu glauben. Als plötzlich eine verheerende Krankheit in beiden Lagern ausbricht, sind die Katzen völlig hilflos. Bis sie begreifen, dass sie nur überleben können, wenn sie zusammenhalten. Als sie eine mysteriöse Nachricht ihrer Kriegerahnen erhalten, gibt es Hoffnung: Sie müssen wachsen und sich ausbreiten wie der Leuchtende Stern.

Preparati ad entrare in un magico mondo di racconti straordinari: Storie di Strane Avventure è un affascinante audiolibro che ti trasporterà in mondi fantastici e straripanti di fantasia. Ogni storia è una nuova sorpresa un enigma da risolvere e un'incredibile lezione da imparare. Racconti fantastici di viaggi sogni e burle Grazie alla magistrale e coinvolgente interpretazione di Gaetano Marino scoprirete la storia delle due regine la sorte di Crisponzio Stregospaventa di Monsiuer Pigolò di Arehia e il giardiniere dei sogni del cucù nella notte tempestosa di Crisponziella.

Snub is a young gorilla, living in the heart of what will eventually be known as Africa. She is jealous of her mother's new baby and restless in her need to explore. When a natural disaster shakes up her family, Snub finds herself as the guardian of her young sibling and lost in a reshaped world. Snub may feel orphaned, but she's not alone. There are other creatures stalking through the woods - a new form of predator, walking on two legs.

More nonstop action in the sequel to Z. Rex! Thirteen-year-old Adam Adlar used to have a normal life. Then his father created the most advanced video-game technology ever, and scientists stole this technology to create dinosaurs with a human's ability to learn...and a beast's ability to kill. Now hyper-evolved species of raptors battle in clans for supremacy on a deserted island where the only law is survival, and it's up to Adam to make sure the raptors don't get to the next level.

Tim Flannery's international best seller The Weather Makers changed minds and hearts about global warming. We Are the Weather Makers is a concise and revised edition that allows listeners of all ages to learn the facts about climate change. In this passionate book Tim Flannery writes about cyclones and droughts, about coral reefs and polar bears, about wind energy and nuclear power. He reminds us that climate connects us all, from the Arctic to the Outback. And our climate is influenced by how we choose to live - how we use our fuels, our water and our land.

Thirteen-year-old Nandu lives in the newly established Royal Elephant Breeding Center on the edge of the jungle. Here, the King's elephants are to be raised under the protective watch of the stable. Nandu - along with his adoptive father Subba-sahib, his mentors, friends, and the rest of the elephant drivers - is tested by man and nature as earthquakes, drought, wild herds, and rumors of poachers threaten the center.

Raffa Santana is a healer, not a fighter. As a gifted apothecary, he has amazing instincts for unleashing the potential of magical-seeming plants. But his skills have failed to free the animals that the heartless Chancellor captured and turned against the people of Obsidia—directly threatening Raffa’s friends and family.

At fifteen, Iris is a hobo of sorts - no home, no family, no plan. Her mother died when she was six, and her selfish father hires her out as a companion to a country doctor's elderly mother. Iris, stuck in the middle of 1920s rural Missouri, discovers that "hobo" is short for "homeward bound," and cultivates an eccentric cast of folks into family, creating the home she never had. But when she learns that a neighboring tenant farmer may have had more than his hands on his pregnant daughter, Iris must intervene to save the girl and her unborn baby.

Three very different, heartwarming stories about man's best friend. "Dollypogs" by David Thorn, "Brown Wolf" by Jack London and "His Dog" by Albert Payson Terhune. Dog lovers will love the variety of stories, each touching the heart in a different way.

A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.

Jo lives in the same Appalachian town where her mother disappeared 15 years ago. Everyone knows what happened to Jo's mom. She was wild, and bad things happen to girls like that. Now people are starting to talk about Jo. She's barely passing her classes and falls asleep at her desk every day. She's following in her mom's footsteps. Jo does have a secret. It's not what people think, though. Not a boy or a drug habit. Jo has a twin sister. Jo's sister is not like most people. She lives in the woods - catches rabbits with her bare hands and eats them raw.

At an elite summer program, a teen girl gets sucked into a secret society, with deadly consequences. Protect the girls. Arlee Gold has always lived in the shadow of her successful mom; even after everything Arlee’s been through, her mother still expects nothing but the best. In an effort to get her daughter back on track after a less-than-stellar few school years, she’s enrolled Arlee as a legacy at Camp Rockaway, an elite college prep summer camp deep in the North Carolina wilderness.

Zoe named the kitten Pipsqueak, because she was so tiny, and promised to always take care of her. Then the kitten grew. And grew. Now she’s bigger than a horse - and talking as well! Fleeing into the woods to escape the curious eyes of the internet, Zoe and her best friend, Harrison, must keep the giant cat hidden as they desperately search for a way to return her to normal size. If they don’t succeed, Pipsqueak may never be safe again. But why did she grow so large in the first place? And what if trying to change her back leads to even greater danger?