Résultats pour "The Mister" dans Roman et littérature

Brought to you by Puffin. Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM is of one of the best-loved stories set during the Second World War. 'Everyone's idea of a smash-hit novel: full-blown characters to love and hate, moments of grief and joy, and a marvellous story...

Penguin presents the downloadable audiobook edition of Goodnight Mister Tom, read by Patrick Malahide. Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of World War II. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley , but his newfound happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London.... Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.

Ever since Max's parents were spirited away on a mysterious ship, he has longed to find them. He's solved case after case for other people in his business as "solutioneer." And he's puzzled out the coded messages sent by his father. He doesn't know exactly what's happened, but he knows his parents are in danger - and it's up to Max to save them.

Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they intend to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons.

In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he’s a Solutioneer. His reputation for problem-solving has been spreading - and now even the mayor wants his help. Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city, but the shopkeepers won’t say a word about the culprits. Why are they keeping these thugs’ secrets? When the mayor begs for help, Max agrees to take the case, putting himself in grave danger. It’s a race to catch up with the vandals before they catch him.

Nick and his horse Jazz are best friends forever. And to stay by his side, Nick would go to the ends of the Earth. But when a tragic accident takes both their lives, he's stunned to wake up next to Jazz in horse heaven...Jazz loves Nick with his whole heart. So when he's granted the opportunity to become a guardian unicorn in the hereafter, he turns down the great honor unless his young friend can ride along. But the council of the 12 ancients will only allow such an unusual request if both horse and human can prove they are worthy.

Max Carver's father - a watchmaker and inventor - decides to move his family to a small town on the Atlantic coast, to a house built for a prestigious surgeon, Dr Richard Fleischmann and his wife, that was abandoned when the couple's son drowned in a tragic accident. Behind the house, Max spies an overgrown garden full of statues surrounded by a metal fence topped with a six-pointed star....

Brought to you by Penguin. Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people. They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful. They are the nomes. The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been...

Lina's father had suggested she go "someplace different" for the summer, and she's beginning to wish she hadn't listened. She could be at her grandma's house in Nagano now, instead of trudging through a forest in search of a town that might not even exist. But when a gust of wind carries off her umbrella, it leads Lina down a secret path between the trees to a strange and incredible world. In the hidden village of Misty Valley, centaurs roam the cobblestone streets and gnomes visit shops stuffed with spellbooks and enchanted desserts.

MISTER O'LUI SUCHT DAS GLÜCK Mister O'Lui hat ein schönes Zuhause, ein Käsebrot mit Marmelade und seinen geliebten Kakaobecher. Doch als er eines Tages nach dem Glück gefragt wird, stutzt er. Ist er wirklich rundherum glücklich? Der Biberbär beschließt, das Glück zu suchen! Als das kleine Wildschwein Rupert sich ihm anschließen möchte, winkt er nur ab. Für Schweine hat Mister O'Lui jetzt wirklich keine Zeit, zumal Rupert leider kein Glücksschwein ist. Doch das kleine Ferkel lässt sich so schnell nicht abschütteln und stört bei der Glückssuche, wo es nur kann.

Greg ist entsetzt, als seine Mom für die ganze Stadt ein elektronikfreies Wochenende organisieren will. Zwei Tage ohne Handy, Fernsehen und Computerspiele? Stattdessen gemeinsames Saubermachen im Park, Nachmittage in der freien Natur und ein altmodischer Limonadenstand? "So ein Mist!" findet Greg und hat schon bei dem Gedanken daran die Nase voll. Dabei ist das erst der Anfang seiner Probleme, denn die Klassenfahrt zur Schweiß-und-Fleiß-Farm steht an.

The New York Times Best Seller For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charming treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers. It’s...

Brought to you by Penguin. The multi-million-copy bestseller WONDER showed how choosing kindness and empathy can change the lives of those around you. Now, in AUGGIE & ME, you can discover a new side to the WONDER story in three new chapters from three different characters: Julian: Auggie's...

When thirteen-year-old Glennon McCue, his mom, and his fragile sister are left with their uncle at his lighthouse on Isle Philippeaux, Glennon desperately wants leave the desolate isle and return home. But his father is away, so Glennon is forced to spend his break surrounded by fog, rats, and chilling myths. Nothing seems quite right . . . with the island or with his family.

Bobby Lassiter has some important secrets—but it’s not as if anyone’s paying attention. It’s the middle of the Depression, and while Bobby’s mother and older sister knit all day to make money, Bobby explores the California desert around their home. That’s how Bobby finds Boots...

Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief. Mister Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their relationship begins as pure convenience. But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target . . . Victor Frankenstein.A moving, thrilling story about friendship, trust and betrayal, from bestselling author Chris Priestley. Read by Richard Mitchley.

»Mops, Mies und Mecker gehn uns auf den Wecker! Sind rund, lang und klein, oberfies und gemein!« Bauer Mops hat eine Hühnerfarm, Bauer Mecker eine Enten- und Gänsefarm, Bauer Mies eine Putenfarm. Alle drei sind sehr reich. Und alle drei hassen Mister Fox, den schlauen Fuchs, denn der klaut ihnen Tag für Tag ihr Federvieh. Die leckeren Braten serviert er seiner Gattin und den vier kleinen Füchslein zum Abendessen.

In fact, all the animals laugh when he tries to copy what the other fairies do. So, Mister Fairy travels far from his forest home to another place where, almost by accident, he discovers and shares his special gift. Sometimes your talent is hiding in plain sight; it just takes the right time and place to reveal what was there all along. Mister Fairy is a touching, humorous story about fitting in, self-discovery, and finding one’s place in the world.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Back Home written and read by Michelle Magorian. Back Home tells the story of Rusty, returning to England after being evacuated to America for five years in the Second World War. After five happy years in America, Rusty must return to England: the place...

Brought to you by Puffin. Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. And who better to become a spy than a child? A child can go places, see things and listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can...