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Gather around the fire for stories, challenges, and games that spark laughter and goosebumps. Unforgettable fun: Turn a quiet evening into the highlight of your trip. These imaginative tales entertain kids and bring everyone together through shared moments of suspense, silliness, and laughter.

Who? What? Where? When? Why? It’s 1942, and the United States is at war. While most of the kids in Henry Hamilton’s class dream of being soldiers and shipping off overseas, Henry wants to contribute in a different way: he dreams of being a reporter. When his city organizes an air raid...

Podnikatel Klement Hrouda se vrací do Prahy, aby se pomstil. Co nevidět davy lidí vyrazí vzhůru temnými uličkami a budou hledat stroj dávného vynálezce Hanuše Nápravníka. Zatímco se v oprýskaných domech a prázdných náměstích v tichosti schyluje k poslednímu střetu, rozhodne se En vzít osud čtvrti do svých rukou. Jirka se vydává v jejích stopách.

Fortune House is a spine-chilling middle-grade mystery that invites young listeners on a suspenseful journey, teeming with restless spirits and hidden dangers. Will Janie and Caroline uncover the truth behind the house's mysteries? Can they outsmart the ghostly forces, or will they be swept up in a whirlwind of suspense?

Aquel atardecer nada me hizo pensar que, apenas unos días más tarde, iba a conocer a la persona más genial de todas las que conozco. Tampoco nada me hizo pensar que iba a tener que dejarla marchar. Cuando nos enteramos del terremoto que había sacudido Japón, no me pareció algo grave. ¡Me equivocaba! El temblor, aparentemente inofensivo, había producido una serie de derrumbes que habían dejado al descubierto un sistema de cuevas donde se esconde una peligrosa arma milenaria. Y, claro, alguien tenía que asegurarse de que no cayera en las manos equivocadas.

One week before All Hallows' Eve, in the tiny mountain town of Nevermore, an unexpected party invitation is issued to an eccentric group of townspeople. Among them is an heiress, a spy, and an alchemist. There is also a thief, an impostor, and a hypnotist. There is a child, too—perhaps like you—who keeps his eyes and ears wide open at all times. Each of them has a story. Each of them knows a secret. But which of them is responsible for the curious vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby?

This is the story of a tiger.Once a helpless ball of fur, Genghis emerges as a mighty predator, the king of the forest. But the jungle isn’t just his kingdom. Soon, Genghis finds himself fighting for his skin against equally powerful predators of a different kind–humans.The very same ones...

Su nombre es Yolimar (Yolanda Martínez) y sólo quiere ser famosa. Por una serie de confusiones en la escuela, es enviada al campamento del AM ORS (Área Militarizada Obligatoria para Rijosos y Sabandijas), donde reeducan niños rebeldes, pero en el camino una naveextraña la rescata. Ahí conoce a Dino y a Rina, quienes escaparon del misterioso campamento un año antes, y le revelan un impactante secreto que tiene que ver con el pueblo, su familia, el mundo entero. Refugios secretos, máquinas mortales, enredos adolescentes y una isla poblada de seres divertidos, pero aterradores.

Ein neues spannendes Abenteuer für Rubina Blackfield! Rubina hat gemeinsam mit ihrem Opa Basil das Bösewicht-Dasein an den Nagel gehängt. Um das gebührend zu feiern, machen Rubina, Jimmy und ihr Großvater Urlaub in Venedig. Doch dort geschieht etwas Merkwürdiges: Nach einem Konzertbesuch will Basil plötzlich die ganze Stadt unter Wasser setzen! Aber ihr Großvater ist doch gar kein Bösewicht mehr, oder? Sie ist sich sicher, dass ihn irgendjemand reingelegt hat. Die Spuren führen zu einer geheimen Organisation, die einen fiesen Plan verfolgt.

Superagenten gegen Superbösewichte. Rubina Blackfield liebt es, mit ihrem Großvater auf dessen Vulkaninsel böse Pläne zu schmieden. Ihr Opa ist nämlich ein Superbösewicht! Als er eines Tages beschließt, dass sie im "Camp der Spione" die Tricks der neuen Agentengeneration auskundschaften soll, kann Rubina es kaum erwarten. Die Spionage-Ausbildung verlangt Rubina jedoch alles ab. Nicht zuletzt, da Beatrice – eines der anderen Kinder im Camp – mehr als einmal versucht, ihr Steine in den Weg zu legen. Zum Glück ist da Jimmy, mit dem sie gemeinsam fast alle Prüfungen bestehen kann.

When science-obsessed teenager Itch discovers a powerful new radioactive element, he’s forced to go on the run to protect it from Greencorp, a sinister organisation seeking to weaponize it. But when the rock gives Itch radiation poisoning, and his closest friend betrays him, Itch risks losing the rock, putting the entire planet in danger.

The secret is now out about the Ghost Network's identities . . . and everything is in danger of going up in smoke. With evil tech icon, Roy Lykos, on the prowl, John and the gang head to a top secret center in the Sahara desert to prepare for battle. This center is a bit different though—every student has the same special implants and the competition is sky high. As the day of reckoning approaches, the Ghost Network gang will need every bit of help they can get from their extraordinary classmates if they are to wrestle back control of their minds and bodies.

The gang are back in the Wolf's Den and are finally ready to put their abilities toward forces for good. The threat of Roy Lykos has finally been put to rest . . .or has it? His tentacles of power may stretch further than John had initially thought.

Despite coming from different ends of the world, John, Slack, Akane, and Salome, age 12, have plenty in common. They love computers, coding, hacking, gaming—it literally flows through their veins. One more thing: they are all technically dead. The group comes together at the Wolf's Den in deepest Alaska, one of several top-secret schools for technological excellence around the globe. The place seems like a coder's dream come true at first, but things take a dark turn when the group realizes they are not like the other kids there.

Set in a quiet backstreet in a small English town, there is a beautiful vintage store selling curious discs which contain music from bygone days. Strange as this may seem, there are yet stranger happenings beyond the frontage of this charming old-world shop.

Try as they might, the McGinn family can't seem to escape from the clutches of the EXIT 13 Motel. Other guests come and go, totally unaware of the fact that Ash, Willow, and the rest of their family aren't able to leave, no matter how hard they try. But as they attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Motel, things only seem to get more bizarre. Ash is hearing and seeing strange things almost every night, and Willow's attempts to learn more about Kristoff - the dark and brooding Motel receptionist - uncover a massive secret that has so far remained hidden underneath the Motel itself.

Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night. With the Infected hot on their heels and growing in number, a small band of survivors must come together and try to stop their island from being overrun. But is there really a cure for whatever is turning people into mindless monsters? Or are they too late to save anyone at all?

Ojalá todo hubiese sucedido de otra manera. No sé si me venció el orgullo o el mal humor por mi discusión con Eric y Esme. Lo que sí sé es que todo se ha liado. ¡Pero bien! El director Lennon, el líder de una misteriosa organización secreta, se presentó hace unos días con una tentadora misión para mí: recuperar una vara vikinga que permite ver el futuro de las manos de Molrovia, un país liderado por una banda de criminales. Por primera vez, iba a trabajar para alguien que no éramos nosotros mismos. Y sin la ayuda de mi mejor amigo. Esperaba no estar cometiendo el mayor error de mi vida.

"Open the box," says Lucas. "Bet there's a body in it." Ruby doesn't want to open the abandoned grey cabinet partially hidden by falling snow but she does. And immediately wishes she hadn't. A grisly discovery starts a chilling chain of events. Can Ruby and Lucas stay one step ahead? Or will they be thrown to the wolves. When Lucas and Ruby find an abandoned trunk covered in snow, Lucas says there's bound to be a body inside. Ruby laughs but what if he's right? Nervously she starts to open it, and immediately wishes she hadn't.

Angelo and his friends know that together they can handle any pretty much anything – including giant mutant spiders or snake-like parasites that burrow into your brain. But when a terrifying new enemy attacks from above it seems they have met their ultimate match...how can they defeat giant vampire birds With summer term in full force – and sports day and prom night on the horizon – the whole school is in danger. The gang need a plan to bring safety to the skies once more.