It only takes one strike: A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, from bestselling and award-winning creators Emma Carroll and Lauren Child.Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own ...
Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling new novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea.
1962, London during the Cuban Missile CrisisWhat would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end?Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands.
Capture the magic of winters past with this stunning gift for all the family by bestselling author Emma Carroll, and award-winning illustrator, Sam Usher.
Summer 1914
When Fran uncovers a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that Leo breaks his leg, it is just the first in a series of strange and unsettling coincidences.
Fran has to keep Leo company for the rest of the summer, forced to listen to his foolish theories about the looming threat of war in Europe.
Suddenly the garden she has loved all her life seems to hold threatening shadows of the future, and Fran starts to...
Die erfolgreiche Mystery - frostig, gruselig, mysteriös
England, 1881: Beim Schlittschuhlaufen auf dem zugefrorenen See bricht die zwölfjährige Tilly ein und ertrinkt fast. Seit diesem Vorfall erscheint ihr immer wieder ein Junge: Kit Barrington, verstorbener Erbe von Forst Hollow Hall, der auf den Tag genau vor zehn Jahren ums Leben kam - beim Schlittschuhlaufen auf dem zugefrorenen See. Tilly ist sich sicher: Das kann kein Zufall sein. Bei i...
The story of a struggle to survive in the face of natural calamity, superstition and witch-hunting. The ninth novel from the author hailed by "BookTrust" as 'Queen of Historical Fiction'.
Elsa ist eine geschickte Diebin und hat selten Angst. Doch dieser Auftrag ist selbst ihr nicht ganz geheuer. Eine Unbekannte hat ihr viel Geld geboten. Sie soll in eine Villa einbrechen und dort eine Schatulle entwenden. Was Elsa nicht ahnt: In der Schatulle befinden sich Geheimdokumente der Brüder Montgolfier. Niemand weiß, dass die Brüder kurz davor stehen, mit ihrem ersten Heißluftballon Geschichte zu schreiben. Wer in den Besitz der Dokume...
The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon.
1816 sira disi bir yil gibiydi, gökyüzündeki o tuhaf görünümlü yildiz yüzünden...Cenevre Gölü, IsvicreBir yaz günü, sabahin erken saatlerinde usaklik yapan genc Felix bir davetiye teslim eder. O gece, gizemli Diodati Villasinda kan dondurucu olacagi vaadedilen hayalet hikayeleri anlatilacaktir.Karanlik cökerken misafirler gelir, hikayeler baslar. Sonra beklenmedik bir anda kapi calar. Felix, kapinin önünde genc bir kiz bulur. Kiz hikayesini an...
An exploration of the resilience and inventiveness exhibited by children in adverse circumstances, set during the Second World War. Introduces new characters alongside some familiar settings from Emma Carroll's work, taking on the same era as Carroll's popular "Letters From The Lighthouse".
