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Roy J. Snell The Purple Flame
Published two years after the conclusion of Roy J. Snell’s earlier novel ‘The Blue Envelope’ we re-join the plucky Marian in ‘The Purple Flame’ as she and her cousin Patsy work together to care for the family reindeer herd after Marian’s father was taken ill. The girls are faced with a range of challenges – from blizzards to poachers, and hungry wolves to treacherous mountain passes, and must overcome them all in order to survive. How will the girls cope with so many odds stacked against them? A...
Engels | 4 uur 22 minuten (196 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures
"'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...
Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Booth Tarkington Penrod
Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. "Penrod" (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: "Penrod and Sam" (1916) and "Penrod Jashber" (1929). Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American...
Engels | 5 uur 58 minuten (264 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Louis Sachar Gaten
Stanley komt onschuldig terecht in een strafkamp voor criminele jongens die elke dag een groot gat moeten graven en ontdekt langzaam aan dat dit zware werk iets te maken heeft met de avonturen van zijn overgrootvader. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar
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Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2007
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Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam
"During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...
Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Rudyard Kipling Captain Courageous
Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel, by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen year old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon. The novel originally appeared as a serialization in McClure's, beginning with the November 1896 edition. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author, journalist, poet, and novelist. His most famous work is "The Jungle Book" (1894), inspiring two Disney adaptations; the 1967 animated feature and the 2016 live-action...
Engels | 5 uur 55 minuten (272 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Laura Lee Hope The Moving Picture Girls
Ruth and Alice DeVere and their father Hosmer struggle to make ends meet in New York City - times are hard, even for a talented actor like Mr. DeVere. Just as he successfully auditions for a new play, an old voice affliction renders him terribly hoarse and he loses the role. Despite voice rest and medical treatment, Mr. DeVere's voice fails to improve, and it is impossible to find theatre work. A friend and neighbour in their apartment building suggests that Mr. DeVere tries acting in the moving...
Engels | 4 uur 29 minuten (206 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings De jaarling
Nadat Jody tegen het eind van de 19e eeuw in Florida vriendschap heeft gesloten met een hertenjong, voelt hij zich veel minder eenzaam.
Fictie | Dierenleven | Historische roman
Nederlands | 447 pagina's | Facet, Antwerpen | 2003
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Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy
"It had never occurred to his honest, simple little mind that there were people who could forget kindnesses." Shortly after his father’s death, the sweet and optimistic boy, Cedric, and his American mother discover that he is a lord and heir to a large fortune. His grandfather invites them to stay with him in England but wants nothing whatsoever to do with them. It does not take long for the loving boy to warm his grandfather’s bitter heart, however, but conflict lurks just around the corner. Someone...
Engels | 5 uur 56 minuten (270 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Girl Next Door
Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother’s death, but she doesn’t know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell...
Engels | 4 uur 12 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Louisa May Alcott Onder moeders vleugels
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Het leven van de vier zusjes March tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog (1861-1865) en de tijd daarna, waarin zij hun weg in de maatschappij zoeken.
Fictie | Familieroman | Historische roman
Nederlands | 250 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Fictie, Utrecht | 2019
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Christopher Healy 'A dastardly plot'
Molly (12) heeft met haar moeder Cassandra een winkel. Cassandra is vooral een uitvindster, maar ze wordt niet erkend omdat ze een vrouw is. Cassandra wil haar uitvindingen toch tonen, en wel tijdens de Wereld Tentoonstelling in 1883 in New York. Zal het haar lukken? Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
Fictie | Historische roman
Engels | 372 pagina's | Walden Pond Press, New York | 2018
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Victor Appleton Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, The Speediest Car on the Road, is Volume 5 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. Tom Swift enters an upcoming race with his specially designed prototype electric race car. But as he makes the final preparations and adjustments, days before the race, he discovers a plot that would bankrupt not only his family, but also everyone else that relies on the local bank (which is the target of a nefarious bank run scheme). Tom must solve...
Engels | 4 uur 40 minuten (209 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Slipper-Point Mystery
When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discovered on Slipper Point with her new friend Doris Craig, she couldn't possibly imagine where the solution to this intriguing mystery will lead them! Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of children's literature. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 3 uur 11 minuten (143 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Charles Miner Thompson The Calico Cat
Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her away, but with no luck. As he tries once more to get rid of the cat, he triggers a vicious series of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and a guilty conscience. Charles Miner Thompson (1864-1941) was an American author and journalist, who worked as an editor at the Youth’s Companion, a children’s magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929. Thompson is mostly remembered...
Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (110 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Jennifer Donnelly These shallow graves
Josephine Monfort behoort tot de hoge sociale klasse van New York rond 1890. Wanneer haar vader dood wordt teruggevonden, treedt Josephine buiten de normen en verwachtingen die horen bij haar klasse en gaat op zoek naar de dader. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Detectiveroman | Historische roman
Engels | 487 pagina's | Delacorte Press, [New York] | 2015
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Jennifer Brown Hate list
Valerie (16, ik-figuur) is gewond geraakt bij een schietpartij op school. Haar vriend Nick heeft onverwacht iedereen neergeschoten die op hun geheime 'hate list' stond. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Psychologische roman | Schoolverhaal
Engels | 405 pagina's | Little, Brown and Company, New York | 2010
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Kelly Yang Parachutes
Claire (17, ik-persoon) is enig kind van rijke Chinese ouders. Als ze haar schooltest niet haalt, wordt ze naar de VS gestuurd. Ze komt in een Filipijns gastgezin terecht en raakt bevriend met de dochter Dani die op dezelfde school zit. Beide meisjes krijgen te maken met racisme en opdringerige jongens en mannen. Vanaf ca. 16 jaar.
Fictie | Schoolverhaal | Sociale roman
Engels | 476 pagina's | Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York | 2020
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Ruta Sepetys Out of the Easy
Josie woont in een arme wijk van New Orleans. Ze droomt ervan om te gaan studeren aan een prestigieuze universiteit. Maar ze raakt betrokken bij een onderzoek naar de moord op een rijke zakenman. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 346 pagina's | Penguin Books, London [etc.] | 2013
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Cass R. Sandak Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Informatie in korte hoofdstukken met kleurenfoto's. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Non-fictie
Nederlands | 48 pagina's | Corona, Harmelen | 1998
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