Titoli in Crescita e fatti della vita

La guerra tra Custodi e Mangiacemento, nella Palermo degli Anni Ottanta.

Tommaso Biondo è salito su Pizzo Sella e non è sceso più. Da allora, quella montagna spelacchiata e sfregiata dall’abusivismo ha preso a rinverdirsi. Un miracolo? Quando suo fratello Andrea, trent’anni dopo, ritira una targa per i servizi resi da Tommaso alla città, dalle sue parole riprendono vita la Banda dell'Orto Botanico, la straordinaria avventura estiva di cinque ragazzi di periferia, e la guerra tra Custodi e Mangiacemento, tra senso civico e avidità, tra chi pianta alberi e chi invece palazzi.

Lester e Bob sono inseparabili. Lester è chiassoso, parla in continuazione e sforna sempre nuove idee. Bob, al contrario, è molto calmo, di poche parole. E prepara torte meravigliose. Loro non hanno nulla in comune. Quale sarà, allora, la ricetta della loro amicizia?

A New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat holiday picture book! Spend the holidays with your favorite blue cat! In this rockin' spin on the traditional tale The Night Before Christmas, Pete the Cat proves that giving your all in the spirit of Christmas is the totally groovy thing to do. The fun...

A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of...

Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or well-meaning parents. But he knows enough to record his daily thoughts in a manly journal - not some girly diary. In a unique novel brimming with laugh-out-loud moments, Greg chronicles his first turbulent year of middle school.

Tonja è l'unica bambina in Val di Luce ed è anche la ragazzina più scapicollata e in gamba che la valle abbia mai visto. Il suo migliore amico è il burbero Gunnvald, di 74 anni, e i due non hanno segreti l'uno per l'altra. Ma quando l'uomo finisce all'ospedale con un femore rotto, Tonja scopre che le aveva tenuto nascosto qualcosa di importante. Mentre la primavera è in arrivo, il piccolo bolide della Val di Luce lotta per proteggere la felicità di Gunnvald…

A casa di Marianna sta per arrivare una ragazza che si chiama Amy. Ma chi è Amy? Viziata e un po' stupida, oppure… Amy è appena arrivata, e subito scompare. Dov'è finita Amy? Che cosa ha trovato sulla sua strada quando ha deciso di vivere la sua prima vera avventura? L'amore di un ragazzo senza passato e forse senza futuro, o… la paura? Ma Amy ha quattro amici pronti a tutto. Loro non l'abbandoneranno.

Alle können was, aber was kann Lars? Der Vierjährige verkriecht sich im Kindergarten hinter einem Buch. Kann Lars BUTNOT etwa wirklich schon lesen, wie er standhaft behauptet? ABER NEIN! BUT NOT!

Doch der phantasievolle Junge entdeckt schnell, was alles in ihm steckt: ein wahrer Schatz... Die Geschichten um den empfindsamen Lars BUTNOT bestärken Kinder in ihrem Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstwertgefühl jenseits von vermeintlicher Coolness. Behutsam regen sie dazu an, mit Neugierde dem Flüstern der eigenen Bedürfnisse zu lauschen.

Zusammen durch dick und dünn. Emma und Lore sind allerbeste Freundinnen und verbringen jede freie Minute zusammen. Doch dann zieht Emma von Kiel nach Rosenheim um, und Lore baut so großen Mist, dass sie von ihrer Mutter bis Weihnachten striktes Computer- und Handyverbot bekommt. Absolute Katastrophe! Da bleibt den beiden Freundinnen nur noch eines übrig, um sich auszutauschen: Briefe zu schreiben! Ausgerechnet! Briefe über Schmetterlinge im Bauch, Liebeszauber, chaotische Patchworkfamilien, interessante Jungs und erste Partys.

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we knew it, including New York City. Now, three years later, Noah, his hardcore survivalist father, and a ragtag group of survivors are barely scraping by in this new reality. Kids scavenge not only for materials in abandoned homes but also for leftover books at the library. Adults spend their time establishing a make-shift society and defending their shelter… with any means available. At least for the few months the dragons are hibernating, until it’s no longer safe aboveground.

Das beliebteste Kindermädchen seit Mary Poppins endlich zum Hören. Elsa Honig ist Kindermädchen aus Leidenschaft. Ihre Lieblingsfarbe ist Gelb, daher trägt sie ausschließlich gelbe Kleider, Röcke und Strumpfhosen, dazu meist einen sehr besonderen Hut. Und Frau Honig steckt voller Überraschungen: Sie ist eine wahre Meisterin im Spielen, Erfinden und Geschichtenerzählen. Den Tisch deckt sie, indem sie die Teller wie Frisbee-Scheiben wirft, und überall, wo sie auftaucht, lässt sie Blumen wachsen.

Zauberhaft und magisch – das ist Frau Honig! Wo das Kindermädchen auftaucht, dauert es nicht lange, bis etwas Ungewöhnliches passiert! Auch die Kinder der Familie Sommerfeld staunen nicht schlecht, als von einer Sekunde auf die andere der Kühlschrank mit den feinsten Köstlichkeiten gefüllt ist oder alle bösen Worte schwuppdiwupps in einer Schublade verschwinden. Doch den größten Spaß, den haben sie abends, wenn sie auf einem fliegenden Teppich ins Bett gebracht werden.

Vier Mädchen und ein Zauberwald. Willow hat von ihrer Großtante Alwina einen Wald geerbt. Und noch mehr: Alwina hat Willow auch ein windschiefes Häuschen hinterlassen und ihre Hexenkraft. Doch ob Willow dieses Erbe wirklich annehmen möchte? Und dann soll sie auch noch drei Mädchen finden, die ebenfalls die Gabe des Hexens in sich tragen. Nur wo? Und vor allem wie? Zum Glück ist Willow nicht allein: Der treue Fuchs Rufus weicht nicht von ihrer Seite.

The World’s Worst Teachers, from Children's author David Walliams. Think your teachers are bad? Wait until you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster!...

The Boxcar Children stumble across a 100-year-old time capsule with a mysterious journal inside. It contains clues that lead the children around Greenfield and through the history books in search of a lost treasure. But questions remain. Who wrote the journal? And after 100 years, will there be enough evidence to find the hidden treasure?

Billionaire Boy, from Children's author David Walliams. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest...

A moving musical score helps bring to life this unforgettable story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

Books 17–24 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most...

Two boys - one white, one Indian American - gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family, and friendships.

Daring mission or deadly mistake? Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right - if only he can find her.