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Soon to be a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky Gervais! Convinced they'd be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family. The Willoughbys is a turn to the hilarious from the award-winning author of The Giver and Number the Stars that will have children and parents laughing.

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports listeners to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.

A church mouse is no ordinary mouse, and Hildegarde - the Mouse Mistress of Saint Bartholemew's - is no ordinary mouse leader. It falls to her to keep all the church mice safe and out of sight. But when a few parishioners report mouse sightings, Hildegarde and the rest of the church mice must face a most dreadful consequence: the Great X. To complicate things, a ceremony called the Blessing of the Animals is fast approaching. Saint Bartholemew's will soon be filled with pets... including cats!

Natalie Armstrong has everything: She's smart and beautiful, has the perfect boyfriend, early acceptance to college, and a loving family. But the summer she turns 17, she finally decides to ask some unanswered questions: Who are her biological parents, and why did they give her up when she was born? These questions take her on a journey from the deep woods of Maine to the streets of New York City, from the pages of old phone books and a tattered yearbook photo to the realization that she might actually meet her biological mother face-to-face.

Bored, bored, bored. It's all Princess Patricia Priscilla can think as her 16th birthday approaches. Its less than a week before the Birthday Ball, where she will choose her husband from a group of unappealing suitors. Boring.... But things around the kingdom get pretty interesting when Princess Patricia Priscilla disguises herself as a peasant and starts attending the village school. And it doesn't hurt that the new schoolmaster is young and handsome.

From two-time Newbery Medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.

The story of young Liz and her father, who has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember. They begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.

Eine atemberaubende Geschichte über das Aufwachsen in einer perfekten, vollkommen durchorganisierten Welt, ohne Schmerzen, ohne Berge, ohne Farben. Jonas aber spürt, dass er anders ist und individuelle Bedürfnisse hat. Ein spannender Entwicklungsroman, in dem Jonas erfährt, dass Freiheit und Individualität hohe Güter sind, aber auch schmerzliche Erfahrungen mit sich bringen. Meisterhaft und mit großem Einfühlungsvermögen gelesen von Monika Bleibtreu.

Listening and conversation with the treasured author of Number the Stars, The Giver, and many other favorite works for kids and teens. Special guest Sean Astin ( The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings) will join Lowry for a celebration of The Newbery Medal-winning Number the Stars 25th anniversary. He and his wife have purchased the film rights and are proud to be adapting Number the Stars for the screen. Fellow author Lauren Oliver ( Panic, Delirium) leads the conversation.

Altmodischer Charme und britischer Humor - Originell und skurril. Die Willoughbys wollen ihre Kinder loswerden. Was die Eltern nicht wissen - umgekehrt ist es nicht anders. Die Chancen der Kinder stehen gut, denn die Eltern haben eine gefährliche Abenteuer-Reise gebucht. Jedoch - sie überleben Erdbeben, Vulkanausbrüche und Krokodile. Zurück nach Hause kommen sie trotzdem nicht. Dafür taucht mit altmodischem Charme das beste Kindermädchen der Welt auf.