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Después de que su padre se ausentara misteriosamente de casa, Bobbie, Peter y Phyllis se mudan con su madre a una pequeña casa de campo llamada las Tres Chimeneas, al lado de una estación de tren. Pronto los niños descubren cuanta diversion se esconde en ese mundo nuevo para ellos y se hacen amigos de todos, desde el jefe de estacion hasta de un señor mayor que los saluda cada mañana a las 9:15 en punto, cuando pasa el tren en el que viaja. Pero el misterio de la desaparicion de su padre se cierne sobre ellos. ¿Donde estara? ¿Va a volver?Este clasico de Nesbit, de prosa sencilla y lucida, es una de las historias mas entrañables sobre el paso de la infancia a la edad adulta que se han escrito.

From number 1 bestselling, multi-award-winning author, David Solomons, comes a laugh-out-loud new series!When Adam and his friends accidentally reveal the secret location of ex-MI6 quartermaster, Professor Goodspeed, they dont expect supervillains to turn up on their doorstep, looking for his most dangerous invention. Drawn into a dastardly plot, the friends must rescue the Professor and take on evil Dr Toe and all his henchmen to boot.Its going to take buckets of bravery, a truckload of gadgets - including a flying bike, a robot-shark shield and, the deadliest of weapons, a glitter glue grenade - along with A LOT of luck to defeat the bad guys and stop them taking over the world.At least the summer holidays wont be boring . . .The first book in a fast-paced, funny adventure series, packed with illustrations. For readers 9 years and up.

Detective Nosegoode and the Music Box Mystery. When a mysterious man with a fake black beard comes to town and a music box goes missing from the workshop of clockmaker Mr Ignatius Blossom, the two friends begin to investigate.Detective Nosegoode and the Kidnappers. Detective Nosegoode wants to enjoy his well deserved retirement, but it seems the villains of Lower Limewood are determined not to let him rest: Cody has been kidnapped! Will he be returned safe and sound? Never fear, Detective Nosegoode is already on their trail.Detective Nosegoode and the Museum Robbery. A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have a attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.

A hidden garden. An ancient tale. A missing child. This is an addictive mystery with crossing narratives thats impossible to put down.Fran doesnt want to stay with her aunt and uncle and her annoying cousin, Imogen. Imogen is rude and unfriendly and, it turns out, missing... But her parents dont seem to know who Fran means - dont be silly, we dont have a daughter, you know that. So its up to Fran, and Imogens best friend, Bex, to find out whats happened to her.Except Bex doesnt know who Imogen is either. All Fran knows is that its got something to do with the hidden garden at Stillness Hall and the twelve statues that belong there. Could a mysterious old tale, a story of enchantment and death, hold the answers?More brilliant stories by Kirsty Applebaum:The Life and Time of Lonny QuickeThe MiddlerTroofriend

Budding film-maker Jermaine is at his great-great uncles Dead Yard, a service for the deceased that lasts the entire night. Theres music, tons of people and lots of food, so when Jermaine spots a plate of patties - his favourite snack - he digs in immediately.But upon taking a bite he finds himself in big trouble.Turns out that at a Dead Yard, a table is set up under a tent with food for the departed loved one. No one is allowed to eat from it before midnight, which is believed to be the time when the spirit passes through.Jermaine wishes hed known that before 22:53! Now hes got the angry spirit of his Uncle Carl in his life. ALL. THE. TIME. But that isnt the only creepy happening in town. Kids are suffering from a mysterious illness that sounds A LOT like the Jamaican ghost tales his great gran has told him. With cursed cassava seeds in the house and a strange being lurking in the neighbourhood too, Jermaine and Carl will have to work together to keep the people they care about safe.The first in a spook-tastic new series, perfect for fans of GOOSEBUMPS, HIDE AND SEEKER and DREAD WOOD.

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire will whisk you away on a fabulous adventure, full of daring action and delicious cakes!Baker by day, spy by night - Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life!At Frances Olympics training camp, a brilliant young cyclist needs help. Her father has disappeared - along with the machine he invented that creates unbreakable codes. Alice goes to work undercover in the athletes butter-free kitchen, desperate to crack the case. Armed with a light sponge mix and an airy disregard for danger, can Alice serve up a solution before its too late?A Sprinkling of Danger is Alices fourth adventure and can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire series. Look out for Alices other missions - A Recipe for Trouble, A Spoonful of Spying and A Sprinkling of Danger!Perfect for fans of Robin StevensMurder Most Unladylike series and M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgmans Adventures on Trains series.

Buried treasure. Hidden secrets. One golden chance.Legend says the cliffs by the seaside town of Edge are riddled with smugglers tunnels, and that gold is stashed in their caves. Freya and her best friend, Lin, love searching for treasure on the beach, but they steer clear of the dark and twisting tunnels. Itd be easy to get lost in there, and Freyas sure she can hear voices echoing from them when the wind blows.Then a mysterious woman moves into Freyas grannys B&B and soon everything that Freya loves about Edge is under threat. Its time for Freya to face her fears. Can she strike gold before time runs out for her town?A gripping, contemporary adventure with brilliant twists and turns, from the author of Looking for Emily.

Some secrets are just too dangerous to know... A gripping World War II story about how two girls foil an aristocratic plot to bring down the government and hand the country to the Nazis...When Sidney Dashworths school is evacuated to a huge stately home in the countryside, she thinks shes going to spend the war being very bored. At least her brother must be having fun, flying his Spitfire all over France! But soon Sidney and a housemaid called Nancy discover that the Earl is up to no good. He has secret nighttime meetings with mysterious men from the government, is hiding something sinister on his land and is connected to the bombing of a munitions factory. At first its all terribly thrilling, investigating by creeping about at night and finding secret passageways, but soon everything takes a deadly turn. Sidneys brother goes missing over France and the war hits home with a terrible reality. The Earl and his evil plotters must be stopped, or nothing will ever be the same again...

A British traveller in France stops in a remote French hill town with some very unusual inhabitants and soon finds himself unable to leave; a scholar staying in a lodging house feels himself observed by a malevolent presence; two friends on a canoeing trip spend a night on a lonely willow-covered island in the middle of the Danube, haunted by the strange trees and sinister shapes in the water...Algernon Blackwood is one of Britains greatest ever proponents of weird and supernatural stories. This collection contains four of his most unnervingly curious tales: Ancient Sorceries, The Listener, The Sea Fit and The Willows.

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire will whisk you away on a fabulous adventure, full of daring action and delicious cakes!Baker by day, spy by night - Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life!A mysterious message sends Alice on a mission aboard Frances most glamorous train, The Sapphire Express. Alice must sneak on board disguised as a pastry chef and discover which passenger is an enemy agent before they reach their final stop. But everyone on the train seems to be hiding something...Armed with her whisk, her wits and her will to succeed, Alice has a spy to catch.A Recipe for Trouble can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire series. Look out for A Spoonful of Spying!

With a beautifully fluffy tail and a keen nose for adventure, Max the Detective Cat is ready for any mystery...Max, chief mouse hunter at the Theatre Royal, is up to his whiskers in his first mystery! Max notices that famous singer Madame Emerald is acting strangely. Why is her maid so terrified? And what kind of singer doesnt like to sing in public? Soon Max is trapped in a complicated web of crime, dashing round dancers legs and over the rooftops of London in a race to catch a clever thief...Beautifully illustrated throughout by Nicola Kinnear, Max the Detective Cat is perfect for readers aged 7+.Check out all of Maxs adventures! The Disappearing Diva, The Phantom Portrait and The Catnap Caper.

Sitting on the top deck of a bus days before Christmas, Maya sees a couple arguing violently in the middle of a crowded Regent Street. They see her watching, she looks away, and the woman disappears. Maya goes to the police, who shrug and send her away. Then a body turns up... Now convinced she is a vital witness to a crime, the police send Maya into hiding in rural Wales. She resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery. Then the snow comes and no one can get out. But what if someone can still get in?From the author of Dear Scarlett and Saving Sophia."Fleur Hitchcock... has cornered the market in hard-boilers for beginners." - Alex OConnell, The Times"A taut and exciting thriller. Fleur Hitchcock beautifully captures Mayas sense of unreality and fear as she untangles family relationships along with the mystery." - Scotsman"For a young readership, this is surprisingly no-holds-barred, but it handles a potentially traumatising subject with just the right balance of tenderness and gusto." - The School Librarian

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire will whisk you away on a fabulous adventure, full of daring action and delicious cakes!Baker by day, spy by night - Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life!On a glamorous movie set at the Palace of Versailles, someone is leaking national secrets. Is it the American director with the shady past, or the flamboyant lead actress whose Renaissance wig is full of secrets? Or is it someone so devious, Alice hasnt even noticed them? Whoever it is, this person has a deadly plan...Armed with a light sponge mix and an airy disregard for danger, Alice Eclair is on the case! And shell need to use every trick in her recipe book to survive this mission...A Sprinkling of Danger is Alices third adventure and can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire series. Look out for Alices other missions, A Recipe for Trouble and A Spoonful of Spying!Perfect for fans of Robin StevensMurder Most Unladylike series and M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgmans Adventures on Trains series.

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire will whisk you away on a fabulous adventure, full of daring action and delicious cakes!Baker by day, spy by night - Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life!Inventors and artists from all nations have gathered in Paris for the World Fair. All eyes are on the aeroplane exhibition - these incredible machines will take humanity to new heights! Alice suspects that some of these inventors are in terrible danger, but no one will believe her. Surrounded by enemy spies, Alice will need to use every trick in the recipe book if shes to keep her friends safe and stop Frances greatest invention from falling into the wrong hands.With a half-baked plan and a dash of daring, Alice must foil the enemys plot before the whole thing boils over...A Spoonful of Spying is Alices second adventure and can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire series. Look out for Alices first mission, A Recipe for Trouble!Perfect for fans of Robin StevensMurder Most Unladylike series and M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgmans Adventures on Trains series.

This atmospheric thriller, full of daring stunts and sinister villains, is perfect escapism for 9+ readers.Mouse, a foundling, loves her pieced-together family at the Moth Theatre fiercely. When their leading man, Walter, is wrongly arrested for murder, Mouse swears shell free him. But another member of the cast has a secret identity - as a ruthless killer. As Mouses investigation leads her ever closer to their true, deadly nature, can she outwit them without losing everything she holds dear?A masterfully told adventure from the acclaimed author of The Boy Who Flew and Murder in Midwinter, Mouse Heart is ideal for fans of Philip Pullman, Katherine Rundell and Philip Reeve.

A gripping story of myth and mystery about a legendary mermaid and her dark power. When the truth comes out, will it bring freedom or a terrible retribution?Viviens never going to win the Mermaid Crown and she knows it. Does she care? Who wants to be rewarded just for being pretty anyway? So she joins Alice on her quest to find the mermaid of the lake instead. But as the legend starts to unravel, it reveals an ugly truth. And leads the girls into terrible, watery danger...Cover illustrations by Kathrin Honesta.

Iasmin Tordesilhas, a tímida estudante do colégio, desapareceu. Vanessa e Alexandre, seus amigos queridos, nada sabem dela e começam uma busca desesperada pela amiga. O pessoal que fazia bullying e perseguiço na escola, por outro lado, parece saber de muita coisa... As pistas começam a surgir e uma trama intrincada e complexa, digna dos melhores thrillers, vai conduzir o leitor por uma verdadeira montanha-russa de descobertas. Suspeitos no faltam. Suspense tambem no. Desvende ja esse misterio escondido a 7 chaves!

For Aiden, Chloe, Ava and Josh, holidays at their grandparents cottage mean wild beaches, no curfew, Bella the dog, and most of all - adventure!Everyone is really excited about the autumn Fire Festival. Bonfires, barrel rolling, music and fireworks! But with suspicious blazes breaking out across town, the cousins realise that something sinister is going on. Can they uncover the secret of Fire Bay before things go up in flames?Fleur Hitchcock is famous for her excellent "thrillers for beginners". This action-packed series takes 7+ readers on fantastic, realistic adventures.Cover illustration by Tom Clohosy Cole.Dont miss the other Clifftoppers adventures!The Arrowhead Moor AdventureThe Thorn Island AdventureThe Frost Castle AdventureLook out for Fleur Hitchcocks stories for older readers:Dear ScarlettSaving SophiaMurder In MidwinterMurder At TwilightThe Boy Who Flew

For Aiden, Chloe, Ava and Josh, holidays at their grandparents cottage mean wild beaches, no curfew, Bella the dog, and most of all - adventure!A picnic at a stately home takes a suspicious turn when the cousins discover a jewel heist unfolding around them. But how can they take down a gang of clever thieves when all theyve got is their bikes and a very risky plan? By being braver, smarter, and sneakier than the villains theyre chasing. . .Fleur Hitchcock is famous for her excellent "thrillers for beginners". This action-packed series takes 7+ readers on fantastic, realistic adventures.Cover illustration by Tom Clohosy Cole.Dont miss the other Clifftoppers adventures!The Thorn Island AdventureThe Fire Bay AdventureThe Frost Castle AdventureLook out for Fleur Hitchcocks stories for older readers:Dear ScarlettSaving SophiaMurder In MidwinterMurder At TwilightThe Boy Who Flew

Step into the past in this spine-tingling historical adventure from award-winning author Christopher Edge."A writer of genuine originality" - GuardianPenelope Tredwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old orphan heiress of the bestselling magazine, The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre are gripping Victorian Britain, even if no one knows shes the author. Its 1902. London is looking forward to the new Kings coronation and ignoring the threat of war from across the sea.Penelope, is cursed with writers block and needs a sensational new story or her magazine will go under. So when a mysterious letter arrives, confessing to an impossible crime, Penny thinks she has found a plot to enthral her readers: the theft of the Crown Jewels by the diabolical Black Crow.Ghostly apparitions, kidnap and treason - this is the stuff of great stories. But what if its all true?A suspenseful historical adventure series with a supernatural twist!"The feisty and courageous Penelope makes the perfect heroine for an adventure packed with exciting twists and turns" - BookTrustCheck out these other brilliant books from Christopher Edge:- Black Hole Cinema Club- Escape Room- Twelve Minutes to Midnight- The Jamie Drake Equation