An extraordinary tale of unity and friendship from the award-winning, internationally-bestselling author of The House With Chicken Legs The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts -- the bird-people -- live on the other. But it wasn't always this way... Linnet wishes she could sing magic, like her father, Nightingale -- and bring the two sides of her island together again. For her land has been divided by a terrible tragedy, and Linnet has been banished with her father to the deepest swamps, leaving behind her best friends, Hero and Silver. So when her father is captured, Linnet must be brave and embark on a treacherous journey. Through alligator pools and sinking sands, she finds new friends. Yet without her singing magic, Linnet discovers something even more powerful. Something that could save her father, and heal the broken heart of her island once more...
The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it." Sibéal Pounder "Mesmerizing." Hilary McKay From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventure through a winter wonderland. The perfect read for the whole family this Christmas. I wish the snow girl would come to life. Then I would have a friend, a real friend I could trust, and I wouldn't feel so alone. When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real. If only wishes on snow could come true... Then Tasha meets Alyana, a friend made of wishes, starlight, snowfall and magic. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes?
The newest heart-expanding, magical adventure from Sophie Anderson, author of the critically acclaimed House with Chicken Legs. "They call me Yanka the Bear. Not because of where I was found. Only a few people know about that. They call me Yanka the Bear because I am so big and strong."Discovered in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka dreams of knowing who she really is. Although Yanka is happy at home with her loving foster mother, she feels out of place in the village where the other children mock her for her unusual size and strength.So when Yanka wakes up one morning to find her legs have become bear legs, she knows she has no choice but to leave her village. She has to find somewhere she truly belongs, so she ventures into the Snow Forest with her pet weasel, Mousetrap, in search of the truth about her past.But deep in the forest there are many dangers and Yanka discovers that even the most fantastic stories she grew up hearing are true. And just as she draws close to discovering who she really is, something terrifying happens that could trap her in the forest . . . forever.
Magic and whimsy meet in this Howl’s Moving Castle for a new generation from the critically adored Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs. Twelve-year-old Olia knows a thing or two about secrets. Her parents are the caretakers of Castle Mila, a soaring palace with golden domes, lush gardens, and countless room. Literally countless rooms. There are rooms that appear and disappear, and rooms that have been hiding themselves for centuries. The only person who can access them is Olia. She has a special bond with the castle, and it seems to trust her with its secrets. But then a violent storm rolls in . . . a storm that skips over the village and surrounds the castle, threatening to tear it apart. While taking cover in a rarely-used room, Olia stumbles down a secret passage that leads to a part of Castle Mila she’s never seen before. A strange network of rooms that hide the secret to the castle’s past . . . and the truth about who’s trying to destroy it.
An extraordinary retelling of the Baba Yaga myth, this debut novel will wrap itself around your heart and never let go. All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. That means no school, no parties -- and no playmates that stick around for more than a day. So when Marinka stumbles across the chance to make a real friend, she breaks all the rules . . . with devastating consequences. Her beloved grandmother mysteriously disappears, and it's up to Marinka to find her -- even if it means making a dangerous journey to the afterlife.With a mix of whimsy, humor, and adventure, this debut novel will wrap itself around your heart and never let go.
The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the films of Wes Anderson, from Bottle Rocket to Isle of Dogs. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Vampire Movies Close-Ups: New York Movies
The story of a woman's life, from childhood to death, somewhere in provincial France, from the 1950s to just shy of 2025. She has doting parents, does well at school, finds a loving husband after one abortive attempt at passion, buys a big house with a moonlit terrace, makes decent money, has children, changes jobs, retires, grows old and dies. All in the comfort that the middle-classes have grown accustomed to. But she's bored. She takes up all sorts of outlets to try to make something happen in her life: adultery, charity work, esotericism, manic house-cleaning, motherhood and various hobbies - each one abandoned faster than the last. But no matter what she does, her life remains unfocussed and unfulfilled. Nothing truly satisfies her, because deep down - just like the town where she lives - the landscape is non-descript, flat, horizontal. Sophie Divry dramatises the philosophical conflict between freedom and comfort that marks women's lives in a materialistic world. Our heroine is an endearing, contemporary Emma Bovary, and Divry's prose will remind readers of the best of Houellebecq, the cold, implacable historian who paints a precise portrait of an era and those who inhabit it and in doing so renders existence indelibly absurd. Translated from the French by Alison Anderson
Snowed in with the Billionaire Caught in a blizzard, Georgia Beckett is forced down a narrow lane she hoped to avoid...and not just because of the snow! The road takes her past the beautiful abandoned house of her youth, the new residence of her childhood sweetheart.
AUF DER HAZIENDA DES SCHICKSALS von JACKIE ASHENDEN Es war verbotene Leidenschaft auf den ersten Blick, als Alice den spanischen Herzog Sebastián Castellano traf. Damals waren sie beide nicht frei – im Gegensatz zu jetzt! Was nicht heißt, dass Alice auf seinen Vorschlag eingeht: eine Vernunftehe zum Wohl seines kleinen Sohnes ... DER TYCOON UND DIE SCHÖNE NONNE von CAITLIN CREWS Er soll heiraten? Vielleicht ist es ja wirklich an der Zeit, dass er sein Junggesellendasein aufgibt, beschließt der griechische Tycoon Asterion Teras. Und Brita Martis, die sich seine Großmutter für ihn wünscht, ist betörend schön. Doch leider auch unerreichbar: Sie will Nonne werden! DIE RÜCKKEHR DES KRONPRINZEN von NATALIE ANDERSON Seine eisblauen Augen blicken ihr direkt in die Seele: Prinzessin Zara erschaudert! Sie ahnt, warum Kronprinz Lucian aus dem Exil zurückgekehrt ist: Um selbst den Thron zu besteigen – und um ihre Hochzeit mit seinem Widersacher zu verhindern. Doch was hat er nun mit ihr vor? SPÜRST DU NICHT, DASS ICH DICH LIEBE? von SOPHIE PEMBROKE Plötzlich Supermodel! Um ihrer Zwillingsschwester zu helfen, gibt die schüchterne Rowan sich in New York als diese aus. Alles geht gut – bis Rowan sich in den sexy CEO Eli O’Donnell verliebt, der sie für ihre Schwester hält. Denn sie versäumt leider, ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen ...
IN DEN ARMEN DES ITALIENISCHEN MILLIONÄRS von ANDERSON, NATALIE Auf frischer Tat ertappt? Der neue Besitzer der Villa Rosetta hält Gracie für eine Einbrecherin! Dabei kümmert sie sich doch nur um seinen Rosengarten! Arrogant besteht Rafael Vitale auf einem Date, angeblich, um sich von ihrer Unschuld zu überzeugen. Ein Spiel mit dem Feuer beginnt ... KARIBISCHER URLAUBSFLIRT MIT DEM SEXY BOSS von SINGH, NINA Milliardär Cabe Jordan lädt Jenna ein, mit ihm in die Karibik zu fliegen. Natürlich rein geschäftlich! Jenna weiß, dass er auf ihre Fähigkeiten als Sekretärin vertraut. Aber kann sie Cabe unter der tropischen Sonne endlich davon überzeugen, dass sie noch ganz andere Vorzüge besitzt? SAG ENDLICH JA UND KÜSS MICH! von FRANCES, BELLA Als Tycoon Matteo Rossini erfährt, dass er Vater wird, macht er Ruby ein Angebot: Sie werden heiraten! Damit ist die schöne Tänzerin abgesichert - und er wird sein Playboy-Image los. Auf seiner Jacht versucht er, sie von dem Deal zu überzeugen. Doch Rubys Herz lässt sich nicht kaufen ... SÜßE VERSUCHUNG AUF DER INSEL DER LIEBE von PEMBROKE, SOPHIE Rosa ist entsetzt, als ihr Ex vor ihr steht! Sie ist nur auf die Isla Marina zurückgekehrt, um in einer Familienangelegenheit auszuhelfen. Dass auch Jude da sein wird, hat ihre Mutter ihr verschwiegen. Mit Absicht? Schon bald facht die Mittelmeersonne die alte Leidenschaft wieder an ...
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