Risultati per "La famiglia" in Fantascienza e fantasy

C'era una volta una famiglia povera che non desiderava altro che avere un figlio, anche uno piccolo come un pollice. E sapete che è successo? Finalmente hanno avuto un figlio ed era davvero piccolo come un pollice. Nonostante le sue dimensioni il ragazzino era così avventuroso che convinse il padre a lasciarlo andare via con due sconosciuti. Il suo viaggio continuò poi con alcuni ladri. Poi fu anche ingoiato da una mucca. Pensi che questa storia possa finire bene per il povero Pollicino o che i continui rischi gli costeranno la vita?

Dovremmo stare molto attenti agli accordi che facciamo perché sapete cosa succede in "L'ondina nello stagno"? Un uomo ricco ha fatto un patto con una fatina: la fatina avrebbe fatto in modo che la ricchezza della famiglia non finisse, mentre in cambio avrebbe potuto prendere tutto quello che fosse appena nato in casa. E purtroppo si trattava del figlio dell'uomo.

Papà, mamma, figlio, figlia, un cane o un gatto. Il tutto tenuto insieme da una colla invisibile. È questa la famiglia terrestre secondo gli abitanti del fluorescente pianeta Ottta, che vivono immersi nella tristezza e sono destinati a completa solitudine. Decisi a salvare la loro civiltà dal declino, gli Otttiani mandano in missione il giovane Lotsi sulla Terra, durante la notte di Halloween, quando il suo aspetto da alieno passa del tutto inosservato. Lotsi si aggrega a due sorelle, Luna e Clio, e insieme a loro passa di casa in casa per chiedere: "Dolcetto o scherzetto?".

In their fifth exploit, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are on their own while investigating the theft of enchanted items from the Ever Afters. And if they don't solve the case, the villain behind the crimes will unleash chaos upon the residents of Ferryport Landing.

C'erano una volta tre sorelle non ordinarie. La prima aveva un solo occhio (potete indovinare come si chiamava) La seconda, la più normale delle tre, aveva due occhi. La più giovane aveva tre occhi. Biocchiolina era una ragazza generosa e di buon cuore, ma le sue sorelle e la sua mamma la disprezzavano, a tal punto da cacciarla. Biocchiolina vagava nel bosco quando una fata buona la vide e decise di aiutarla.

Gordy’s grandfather, Mezzarix, who is a powerful, evil elixirist, stole the Vessel, the source of power for all potion masters. He fled to Florida to establish a headquarters, declare his manifesto - No More Prisons. No More Rulers. No More Secrets - and launch his final attack. Gordy, an apprentice elixirist, has been hiding in a safe house with his family and friends, but his mom has become increasingly concerned for their safety. Despite her worries, Gordy and his friends enter the underground network known as the Swigs, a haven for renegade potion masters.

Lucy Bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half brother, though she's certain the only place she'll ever belong is with her father on a ship of war as part of the crew. She doesn't care that living in a house is safer and the proper place for a 12-year-old girl; it's boring. But then two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need to enact an evil plan, and it will take all Lucy's fighting instincts to keep her family together.

In early 20th-century Vienna, Annika is raised by Ellie and Sigrid, a cook and housemaid for a household of three professors. Abandoned when she was a baby, Annika dreams of the day her mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens. A glamorous woman arrives and sweeps Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this new woman than meets the eye - and none of it is good.

Acclaimed author Jennifer Allison’s popular Gilda Joyce mysteries have been recognized with an Edgar Award nomination and starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist. In The Bones of the Holy, the 13-year-old psychic sleuth is in St. Augustine, Florida, to solve two truly puzzling mysteries: Why has her mother suddenly decided to marry an antiques dealer who looks like a walrus? And who is the woman in white haunting the man’s house?

This spellbinding and grand adventure tale is populated by a cast of eccentric characters who spring to vibrant life with Kerin McCue's dazzling narration.

Abi and her two step-brothers, Max and Louis, find that strange things happen when they are alone in their eerie, ivy-covered new house. Abi, reading alone, finds herself tumbling deep into books, while Louis summons a startling guest through his bedroom window. Even Max has started to see shapes in the shadows....Their busy parents see none of it - but Louis' secret visitor is growing too alarming to keep secret, and he finds he cannot manage without Max and Abi's help. Can they find out where the mysterious creature has come from - and how to get it back there?

La madre de Gabriel, un chico de Costa Rica, acaba de morir, y él ha quedado al cuidado de Vicente y Beatriz, una pareja española. Pero el matrimonio tiene otro hijo, Adrián, un muchacho consentido que no para de meterse con Gabriel. Una noche, Adrián es secuestrado por la bruja Ulula, que captura a niños caprichosos para colgarlos como frutos en su bosque del No. Gabriel no duda en emprender una peligrosa búsqueda por lugares mágicos y enfrentarse a la bruja para recuperar a su hermano.

When 12-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house. Prince Lev is the only one who can set them free. Will he be the hero his family needs?

Book 2 of “Emma Puff’s Secrets Series” continues the adventures and antics of Emma Puff and friends along with Rusty, her talking puppy that only Emma and her friend George can hear, and Mr. Musk, the mischievous talking parrot. Once a 90-year-old woman and now a nine-year-old girl, Emma, her old dog Rusty, and her lifelong best friend, George, were transported to their youth by the same purple potion that Mr. Musk meddled with. Puppy Rusty serves as the award-winning series’ narrator. Now Emma, George, Rusty and Mr. Musk all live with the Goldhearts, a loving foster family.

Eleven-year-old Roxie was excited to start sixth grade... until a mortifying incident at a pool party turns her into a middle school laughingstock. Roxie can't imagine enduring a full year of bullying and body shaming, so when her country music star Granny invites Roxie to join her on tour, she jumps at the chance to leave her troubles behind. But then Granny—who's been struggling with memory loss—goes missing, leaving Roxie without an escape plan... and without her best friend.

Twelve-year-old Bertie Blount is great at causing trouble. When she’s forced to leave behind her dad and friends in North Carolina so her mom can marry the most boring optometrist in the world, Bertie has a chance at a fresh start. But when Bertie arrives in Pennsylvania, she doesn’t just bring trouble; she brings disaster. In a moment of anger, Bertie unwittingly triggers an accident that puts her future stepbrother in a coma.

Maggie is finding it harder and harder to get along with her stepmother and stepsiblings while her father is away. It doesn't help that every time Maggie finishes cleaning laundry, flying pigs swoop in to muddy everything up and get her into trouble! One day while she's out collecting berries and her stepbrother is fishing, Maggie catches a magical fish herself. The fish promises to make one of her wishes come true, but only if she frees him. Maggie wants a new family more than anything, but how much faith can she put into a talking fish?

El joven Thomas Blackpole es huérfano y desea con todas sus fuerzas librarse de su condena en Panópticon, la infame cárcel de Lundenwich. Tras unos meses durísimos entre rejas, la oferta de empleo de la misteriosa señora Wickfield pondrá patas arriba su vida y su percepción de cuanto le rodea.

Disa känner hjärtat hoppa över ett slag och gråten fastnar som en klump i halsen. Det är sista gången hon ser sina vänner. Hon är på väg till Island, där hon inte känner en enda människa. Men i norrskenslandet blir Disa lyckligtvis vän med pojken Kamban. Disa ska hitta den magiska svavelranunkeln. Det kan hon bara göra om hon har förmågan att komma i kontakt med de osynliga. I serien om Disa finns också: Disa i norrskenslandet Disa och det dolda folket Disas kamp Marianne Gade (f. 1945) har under en lång författarkarriär skrivit böcker för både barn, unga och vuxna.

When Chantella's mother died, she thought it couldn't get much worse. But now she is bullied by her stepfamily, and her dad has done nothing about it! Her one chance out is a singing competition. Chantella has a beautiful singing voice, but her stepsiblings are jealous.