Emma is staying with her cranky Uncle Hubert and strict Aunt Mechthild during the holiday. At first it appears that this will be a long and dull visit, filled with lonely activities. However, Emma soon discovers that her aunt and uncle have countless rooms, each designated with their very own quirky collection. There is a room just for snail-shells and another for perfume samples. One evening Emma stumbles upon the Button Room, and suddenly a big gold button starts talking to her! When Emma touches it, she shrinks to button size and finds herself in the magical Buttonland. No sooner has she arrived than the Button Police are after her in hot pursuit—it is their job, after all, to persecute all Non-Buttons. Luckily for Emma, she meets Louise, a silver button, and Gustav, a mother-of-pearl button. Together they try to help Emma back to the human world. That marks the beginning of a thrilling journey through the land of buttons. Emma in Buttonland is for any child with a love for magical worlds full of adventure, and for any parent who fondly remembers classic stories such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels.
Emma is staying with her cranky Uncle Hubert and strict Aunt Mechthild during the holiday. At first it appears that this will be a long and dull visit, filled with lonely activities. However, Emma soon discovers that her aunt and uncle have countless rooms, each designated with their very own quirky collection. There is a room just for snail-shells and another for perfume samples. One evening Emma stumbles upon the Button Room, and suddenly a big gold button starts talking to her! When Emma touches it, she shrinks to button size and finds herself in the magical Buttonland. No sooner has she arrived than the Button Police are after her in hot pursuit—it is their job, after all, to persecute all Non-Buttons. Luckily for Emma, she meets Louise, a silver button, and Gustav, a mother-of-pearl button. Together they try to help Emma back to the human world. That marks the beginning of a thrilling journey through the land of buttons. Emma in Buttonland is for any child with a love for magical worlds full of adventure, and for any parent who fondly remembers classic stories such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels.
Hinter den Fassaden der alten Villa lauern tödliche Geheimnisse Der fesselnde Jugendthriller der dich nicht mehr loslässt Nina Bachmann kann es kaum erwarten, ihr Traum-Praktikum bei einer Anwaltskanzlei in Leipzig zu beginnen und endlich unabhängig von ihren Eltern zu sein. Um der chaotischen Wohnung ihrer Tante und deren nervigen Zwillingen zu entkommen, zieht sie in ein preisgünstiges WG-Zimmer in einer alten Villa. Doch schon bald merkt Nina, dass in der Villa nichts mit rechten Dingen zugeht und ihre Mitbewohner Geheimnisse vor ihr haben. Immer mehr merkwürdige Ereignisse geschehen – Unbekannte hinterlassen ihr Schokolade und Liebesgedichte. Doch dann verwandeln sich die harmlosen Geschenke in Albträume, als Nina eines Nachts ihren geliebten Gecko Billy tot im Garten findet. Als dann auch noch die Freundin eines Mitbewohners nach einer Party tot im Treppenaufgang entdeckt wird, beginnt Nina Fragen zu stellen – und gerät selbst in tödliche Gefahr. Wird sie das Geheimnis lüften, bevor es zu spät ist? Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuausgabe des bereits erschienenen Titels Villa des Schweigens Erste Leser:innenstimmen „Die Atmosphäre der alten Villa, die mysteriösen Mitbewohner und die ständig steigende Spannung haben mich regelrecht an diesen Thriller gefesselt.“ „Die Charaktere sind vielschichtig und glaubwürdig, und die ständigen Überraschungen sorgen für permanente Spannung.“ „Die unheimlichen Vorfälle und die dunklen Geheimnisse der Villa sind perfekt inszeniert, und das Ende hat mich vollkommen überrascht.“ „Perfekte Mischung aus Spannung und Nervenkitzel!“
The Race is a novel about the discovery of fifteen Supermarine Spitfire airplanes buried in Burma at the end of World War II and their subsequent excavation, acquisition, and transformation into state-of-the-art floatplanes, capable of traveling long distances and landing at sea. Fifteen women of different backgrounds are ultimately chosen to pilot the planes in a trans-Pacific race from Tokyo to San Francisco. Beyond their private narratives, each woman experiences a larger dialogue about culture and gender issues, the moral and ecological state of our planet, the human condition, and the universal need for compassion. Evolving around stories and narrative fictions seen as photographic fact, The Race is a logical extension of Nagatani's visual campaigns. His lifelong interests in Buddhism, fiction and poetry, alternative medicine, indigenous cultures, identity, and self-examination all play a prominent part in this epic tale of adventure.
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