Risultati per "bambini" in Paranormale e urbana

Greta ha poco più di vent’anni e un buco nero nel proprio passato. Da piccola è apparsa dal niente sulla spiaggia di un paese della riviera spezzina e nessuno ha mai capito di chi fosse figlia. L’hanno trovata zuppa e arrabbiata che urlava al mare, poi niente, nessuno l’ha reclamata. Dopo qualche passo falso, ad adottarla e crescerla lontano nell’hinterland milanese è una famiglia con due genitori che sembrano quasi fratelli. Ha studiato, mollato gli studi, si è impiegata e ripiegata sui soliti lavori di chi una strada vera e propria non è riuscito a trovarla.

Pace è una parola che la Bambina non concepisce. La sente usare qualche volta a scuola "quando la Maestra ordina: 'Fate la pace', che vuol dire stringere la mano a un Antipatico o addirittura uno Stronzo che durante l'intervallo ti ha pestato perché hai risposto con un calcio alla sua tirata di trecce. Macché pace. Le Bambine sono fatte per la Guerra". Con questo spirito battagliero e dissacrante, la Bambina affronta il mondo dei Grandi.

Davie was lost and presumed dead. With no choice but to move on without her, Bron, Mallory, and Mickey are forced to prepare for a war they appear incapable of winning. When a young street urchin shows up claiming to have critical information, they may have found salvation. Will they risk everything on the fantasies of a homeless orphan boy? Dragon Oracle Omnibus: Volume 2 contains books 4-6 in the Dragon Oracle urban fantasy series.

Long ago, before humans forgot them for all eternity, monsters and immortals retreated below ground to seek shelter. But what do the Greek gods do when they're bored? They bring back the Olympic Games - only a lethal version. The newest contender in these bigger, deadlier games is a young human girl they kidnapped from the streets above. For Kira Lier, it's kill or be killed as she races against beasts she thought were just myths, to cross the finish line and win a chance to earn her freedom.

In Song of the Ovulum, a fiery battle between dragons and the military helped Matt and Lauren set their father, Billy Bannister, free from a demonic captor. The demon, however, escaped and kidnapped their mother, Bonnie. During the battle, a portal vortex flung Matt into oblivion, and no one knew where he went. Now, in From the Mouth of Elijah, Lauren and Billy set out on a journey to find Bonnie, hoping Lauren's gifted hearing can track down Bonnie's never - ending song.

After successfully finishing his first year at Darkthorn Academy, Jack returns to Sunder with his new friend, Stannerios. Together, Jack and Stann intend to enjoy their summer preparing for their second year. But even in Sunder they aren’t safe, as they deal with street thugs and assassins. When Jack and Stann finally return to Darkthorn Academy and reunite with the rest of the team, they learn that things have changed. A new headmaster has been appointed and the rules for questers have changed drastically.

Does size matter? Is bigger better? That’s no small question to Tom Little - the circus midget with giant dreams. Tom may be king of the midgets, but he’s got far grander ambitions - to become the muscleman at the top, the ringmaster. Now, drawing on some dark ancient secrets and mystic texts, he’s about to get his wish.... Assuming another man’s identity, Tom discovers he must also take on his sins, debts, and enemies. He may be living large - but now there are those who want to make him pay for the big man’s sins.