Philippe är en rik och framgångsrik affärsman. Men en dag råkar han ut för en olycka som förändrar hans liv för alltid. Han blir förlamad, hamnar i rullstol, och tappar tron på livet. Philippe behöver någon som kan ta hand om honom. Abdel, som är ny…
Nelson Mandela föddes 1918 i Sydafrika och dog, nästan hundra år senare, i samma land. Han var politikern, advokaten och statsmannen som hela livet kämpade för allas lika rättigheter. Engagemanget kostade honom hans frihet och han satt i fängelse i…
Davey älskar bilar och vill inget hellre än att bli mekaniker. Han vill även börja ta körlektioner men har inte råd. Därför letar han efter ett deltidsjobb. Men alla nya jobb han börjar på får han sparken ifrån. Så får han syn på en annons – e…
Jag väntar långt nere under arenan. Snart är det min tur att kämpa. Jag är gladiator nu. Jag måste döda eller dödas.En krigares berättelse i form av bildroman. Boken ingår i en serie historiska bildromaner skrivna i jag-form. Det gör att böckerna är…
Tom är galet kär i Emma och tycker att hon är den snyggaste tjejen han har sett. Men hur ska han få henne att förstå det? Han skickar ett sms till henne och frågar om hon vill gå på bio. Men av misstag råkar han skicka smset till hennes kompis istäl…
A gripping, easy to read edition, rewritten in accessible clear, modern English Helen Stoner has enlisted the help of Sherlock Holmes to investigate the strange death of her twin sister, Julia. On the night Julia died of fright," Helen had heard a…
Jag föddes som slav. Hela min familj tillhör en slavägare. Men i natt ska jag rymma och jag kommer aldrig tillbaka.En slavs berättelse. Boken ingår i en serie historiska bildromaner skrivna i jag-form. Det gör att böckerna är spännande och dramatisk…
An easy-to-read version of the "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestseller, ideal for readers 18 and up who struggle with ordinary fictionOne evening in Amsterdam, two couples meet for dinner. They need to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have c…
A gripping, easy to read edition, rewritten in accessible clear, modern English Dr. Watson is asked by a female friend of his wife to find her missing husband who is an opium addict. Dr. Watson tracks him down to an opium den, where, to his great s…
London in the 1830s--dirty, dangerous, and no place for a young orphan. Oliver Twist must use all his wits to stay out of the clutches of a gang of pickpockets, thieves, and murderers. Will he stay safe long enough to discover the truth about who he…
James is an ordinary boy, but his best friend Vince is a bit... odd. For one thing, it turns out that Vince is a vampire. His parents are vampires, too. And so are the people who live at Number 38. There are vampires all over the place, it seems, bu…
Young Arden Tregorey's arch enemy, the dastardly Luggole Spain, has escaped from prison. The pirate is determined to recover stolen treasure from the seabed off the island of Hispaniola, and only Arden can stop him. Leaving his father to manage thei…
Can two boys solve a mystery they were never supposed to know about? Karl is on the train going home from school when he sees two men dumping a rolled up carpet into a ditch. Karl notices a scruffy trainer sticking out of one end. After telling the…
Orphan regfugee, Faly, has a dark and troubled past. When she is adopted into a new family, she finds it hard to adjust. So does Jake, whose life of show-jumping and caring for his horse, Thunder, is suddenly interrupted by a new sister that he neve…
Their grandmother is a slave, their mother is a slave. And the 14 year-old twins Kwasi and Maisa are also slaves. In this this book, three generations talk about experiencing slavery as a teenager. Their stories are of misery, sorrow, and pain--but…
When two newcomers arrive at the circus, Remy and Matthias must decide whether they can trust the strangers who everyone else seems to dislikeRemy Brunel loves her life in the circus--riding elephants, practicing tightrope tricks, and dazzling audie…
Gisela, the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon chieftain, is a brave and skillful archer. When her village is attacked by a band of fierce Vikings and her parents are kidnapped, Gisela has a decision to make. Can she trust her uncle, Oswald, who is now in c…
Set in Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and her relationships. It discusses the themes of love, honor and betrayal.
The Time Detectives, Joe and Maya, are exploring a ruined castle in Scotland when they uncover the story of a stolen chalice and a curse that let to the castle's downfall 750 years ago.
When Morcant and his father see a strange ship into the English Channel, they fear the worst. A few days later, Julius Caesar's army fights its way onto the beach nearby--and Morcant's life is soon in dreadful danger.
A classic science fiction adventure about three men who are taken captive by the evil genius Captain Nemo, retold for younger readers First published more than a century ago, Jules Verne's science fiction adventure tells the story of a scientist, Ar…
Jag var kurir i motståndsrörelsen. Hämtade och lämnade hemliga meddelanden. Överallt fanns tyska soldater. Varje dag riskerade jag livet.Det här är en serie historiska bildromaner skrivna i jag-form. Det gör att böckerna är spännande och dramatiska,…
Eric the Red, a boastful and murderous Viking, has discovered Greenland. He mocks his son Leif, telling him he'll never be as famous as his father. But Leif has other ideas. Risking his life, he sets off across the stormy Atlantic for the mysterious…
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The theater club is going to put on a big play, and drama will be happening in more places than just on the stageA group of friends are involved in their local youth drama club at a small city theater. When their leader, the charismatic Mr. Beaven,…
Billy kicks the ball, but not everything is as it seems. . .Billy's in the team, and he's not about to let the side down He runs, he heads, he shoots, he scores Billy is our hero. Have Billy's dreams come true?
At the age of seven, Leon left home to begin military training. His mother is heartbroken by how this has changed him. He is now a Son of Sparta, caring only for honor and glory in the war with Persia . . . and the highest honor is to die in battle.
Here comes a mammoth--a big hairy mammoth What will Cave-baby do?
Jack London's classic novel tells the story of White Fang, part-dog and part-wolf, retold for younger readersWhite Fang, published in 1906, is set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada's Yukon territory. White Fang, a half-breed dog-wolf…
Long Live Mary, Queen of Scots tells how the queen is stripped of her crown, separated from her baby, and imprisoned in a black island castle. There, aided only by her legendary charm, she plans her dramatic escape.
