Titoli in Storiche

Arabella’s life was boring until strange things began to happen to her. One day, she is out eating pizza and then suddenly she finds herself with her brother, Tom, in the middle of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 when the Knights of St. John showed great courage and fortitude in fighting off an invasion from the Turkish Empire. Will they join Grandmaster Valette in battle?

One day, when Arabella looks for some clothes in the cupboard under the stairs, she finds Stuart Whynniard in hiding, who tells her that his father's house is rented out to a group of Englishmen who are planning to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The lead conspirator is Guido (Guy) Fawkes, who has the dangerous job of lighting the fuses to the gunpowder.

De nieuwe Vriens over een reizend theater. Rosa reist samen met haar familie het land door om op kermissen in theatervoorstellingen te spelen. Maar eigenlijk vindt Rosa toneelspelen verschrikkelijk. Als kleuter moest ze al meedoen en stond ze te huilen op het podium. Nu ze ouder is, speelt ze braaf haar rolletjes, maar ze zou liever bij de draaimolen helpen of achter de kassa zitten. Gelukkig heeft Rosa Teunis, de zeventienjarige jongen die de sterren van de hemel speelt in hun toneelstukken, vooral in de vrouwenrollen.

Naeli longs to know her English father but all she has is his name – and his precious violin. Her chance comes when a ticket to England arrives. Leaving behind her beloved India, Naeli embarks on an adventure that will take her from the streets of Victorian London to the wilds of Northumberland to discover the truth of her musical inheritance.

England, 1645. Merriweather Pryce is the daughter of a nobleman fighting for King Charles I in a war that divides the country. When her home is besieged by Cromwell's army, Merri sets out to get help. But in a land full of enemy soldiers, turncoats, and spies, who can she really trust?

In this fifth and final book in The Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and that she, too, will change the world. Ming has travelled through history to meet girls who have changed the world. However, this time is different as Herstory, History's sister, promises...

After months away at boarding school, Lulu Davenport was looking forward to summer vacation at her home on the southwest Florida coast, especially since her best friend, Algie Emsworth, will be spending his vacation with the Davenport family. But since his widowed mother has fallen on hard times, he’s gotten a job nearby that keeps him away from the house most of the day. And Frankie, Lulu’s sister and usual companion, is out of commission after injuring herself while sailing.

Ленинград освобожден, Шурка и Бобка вернулись из эвакуации, дядя Яша с немой девочкой Сарой — с фронта. И вроде бы можно снова жить: ходить в школу, работать, восстанавливать семью и город, — но не получается. Будто что-то важное сломалось — и в городе, и в людях: дядя Яша вдруг стал как другие взрослые, Сара накрепко закрылась в своей немоте, а бедному Бобке все время смешно — по поводу и без... Шурка понимает, что нужно во что бы то ни стало вернуть Таню, пусть даже с помощью Короля игрушек, — но какую цену он готов за это заплатить?

When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals is also staying at the hotel, and the new species is threatened by his very presence.

Invited to Pharaoh's newest city, Renni, Mahu and Balaal are hoping for some peace after the defeat of Paser. However, Renni silently worries about the three of them going down different paths: Renni to his painting, Mahu to his apprenticeship under a ship captain and Balaal to the home she longs for. But, among the shimmering stones and lavish palaces of Per Ramessu, shadowed figures are plotting something. Will Renni, Mahu and Balaal solve the cryptic messages in time or will chaos be unleashed?

Renni, Mahu and Balaal are enjoying the summer after thwarting the evil vizier, Paser, and returning the heart scarab to General Tatia. When new adventures call, the children set off up the flooded Nile to the mystical city of Shedet to see its glorious temples dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god. But things are not as they appear, and the wicked never rest for long...

Renni and Mahu are brothers, but they are complete opposites. When Mahu hatches a plot to rob the tomb of a long-dead general in the Valley of the Kings, Renni is swept into the crime to help his family. But taking the general's heart scarab sets a much greater chain of events into motion, which are governed by dark and mysterious powers. Will the brothers and their friend Balaal manage to return it before Anubis, the god of death, comes to collect their souls? Or will they, and the general, be cast into the Great Darkness forever?

After foiling the plot against Prince Khaem, Renni hopes life will return to normal. Except, when Balaal's father sends a message calling her home, Renni must face the reality that the lives of him and his friends are no longer entwined. As the group splits onto their separate paths, darker forces move in the shadows, intent on claiming the world as their own. Will Renni, Mahu and Balaal discover who are their friends and who are foes, or will the world be plunged into eternal night? Join Renni in the spectacular finale of the Nile Adventures series.

The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859. When a robbery goes wrong, Tigg must flee in disguise as one of the tens of thousands of Chinese men...

Mai 1915. Sur une île au Sud de l'Angleterre, un pêcheur et son fils découvrent une jeune fille blessée, à bout de force et à peine capable de parler. D'où vient-elle? Est-elle une sirène? Le bruit court que c'est une espionne au service des Allemands... De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, le paquebot ""Lusitania"" quitte New York. La jeune Merry s'est embarquée sur le géant des mers pour rejoindre son père blessé au combat et hospitalisé en Angleterre.

Britain, 1940, the world is at war and 10-year-old twins Harry and Sophie are evacuated from London to live with their Great Uncle. The twins immediately miss home and perhaps most of all for Harry, the tearoom where their mum works, and Harry spends hours watching the professional dancers – secretly dreaming of the day he might do the same.

Serafina and the Black Cloak meets The Little Mermaid in this enchanting sequel to The Frost Fair, where best friends Thomasina and Anne must face a new magical threat to London. After facing down Father Winter and escaping the Frost Fair, Thomasina and Anne have achieved their dream. Without...

Newbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain. When Santo’s father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their family...

Torak, Renn y Lobo viven unos días apacibles tras superar las azarosas peripecias de su última aventura. Sin embargo, cuando por fin han logrado reunirse, muy pronto se ven enfrentados a la peor pesadilla imaginable: durante una rutinaria partida de caza, los Devoradores de Almas secuestran a Lobo con malévolos designios.

Niemand kann den Schatten entkommen. Der König der Finsternis ist verbannt, sein Angriff auf das Königreich Lunis wurde vereitelt. Doch in der Stadt Nubis, Mias Heimat, ist noch keine Ruhe eingekehrt. Mia muss lernen, mit ihren neuen Kräften umzugehen und sich als Zähmerin zu beweisen. Nachts wird sie von schrecklichen Albträumen geplagt.