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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LANDMARK NEW FANTASY SERIES THAT CONTINUES WITH THE POISONED KING “A glorious fantasy adventure . . . Brimming with intelligence, inventiveness and generosity of heart.”—The Wall Street Journal (One of the Best Children’s Books of...

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Impossible Creatures series. Join Christopher and Anya on their next daring adventures in the magical Archipelago! It’s the Midsummer Feast on the Islet of Glimt, and on this magical moonlit evening, the word on...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SECOND BOOK IN THE LANDMARK NEW FANTASY SERIES THAT BEGAN WITH IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES “Rundell is back with a sequel . . . which offers magical thrills for young readers and adults alike.”—The New York Times Return to the magic of the Archipelago in the...

When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he’s dreamed of returning to the Archipelago – the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon’s lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice...

Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can't prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called "a glorious adventure". Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult.

A Most Anticipated Book from Boston Globe, Parade, & Literary Hub From the award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful...

Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, John Donne was incapable of being just one thing. In his myriad lives he was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, a priest, an MP—and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. Along the way he converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, was imprisoned for marrying a sixteen-year old girl without her father’s consent, struggled to feed a family of ten children, and was often ill and in pain.

“The beauty of sky, music, and the belief in ‘extraordinary things’ triumph in this whimsical and magical tale” (Publishers Weekly) about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris. Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other...

Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan.

A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures we tell of in myth live and breed and thrive alongside humans. They have been protected from being discovered for thousands of years; now, terrifyingly, the protection has worn thin, and creatures are breaking through.

From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they're on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.

Esta es una historia que transcurre entre dos mundos. El mundo real, donde nada extraordinario parece suceder. Y el Archipiélago, un territorio plagado de islas donde la magia pervive y los humanos que lo habitan conviven con criaturas mitológicas como dragones, centauros, quimeras, esfinges o unicornios. Esta es la historia de lo que pasó cuando Christopher atravesó la senda entre los dos mundos. Y de cómo conoció a Mal y emprendieron un épico viaje para salvar la magia del Archipiélago y a todas sus criaturas imposibles.

A celebration, in a pocket-sized format, of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Impossible Creatures. Katherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children’s writers, offers an extended essay about...

In difficult times, what children really need is hope. This collection, packed with short stories, poems and essays from the very best children’s authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. ​Here you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy and even extra-terrestrial life. This audio edition has nearly 100 contributions from Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Catherine Johnson, Anthony Horowitz, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Onjali Q. Raúf, Katherine Rundell, Jacqueline Wilson and many more.

A vida de Christopher Forrester dá uma guinada inesperada quando, meio sem vontade, segue para passar uma temporada no campo onde mora seu avô. O que ele não imaginava é que, muito além dos nevoeiros e das lendas de cidades do interior, ali se esconde um portal para o impossível. Num piscar de olhos, ele se vê cara a cara com uma criatura lendária, lançando-o numa aventura que mudará seu destino para sempre.

Der preisgekrönte Bestseller aus Großbritannien: Außergewöhnliches Fantasy-Abenteuer voller Fabelwesen und Action ab 10 Jahren. "Geh auf keinen Fall den Hügel hinauf", hatte Christophers Großvater gesagt. Doch die Ferien sind zu langweilig, um sich an Verbote zu halten. Als Christopher den Hügel erklimmt, bebt plötzlich die Erde. Sprechende Eichhörnchen, ein geflügeltes Pferd und ein Einhorn kommen ihm entgegen. Christopher kann es nicht fassen! Vom Großvater erfährt er, dass sich ein Tor zu einer anderen Welt geöffnet hat.

Everyone tells Sophie that she was orphaned in a shipwreck – found floating in a cello case on the English Channel on her first birthday. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When the Welfare Agency threatens to separate her from her guardian and send her to an orphanage, Sophie takes matters into her own hands, starting with the only clue she has – the address of a cello-maker in Paris.

Cuando Christopher Forrester se despierta inesperadamente con un dragón diminuto mordiéndole la cara, su corazón da un salto de alegría. Durante meses ha soñado con regresar al Archipiélago, el conjunto de islas secretas donde aún habitan todas las criaturas de la mitología. Lo que no esperaba era verse envuelto en una misión de rescate a lomos de una esfinge, ni tener que infiltrarse en la guarida de un dragón.

Fred awoke to find that a snake was watching him and that there was an aeroplane in the trees. It was on fire. Being on fire was a quality it shared with much of the surrounding jungle. After crashing hundreds of miles from civilisation in the Amazon rainforest, Fred, Con, Lila and Max are utterly alone and in grave danger. They have no food, no water and no chance of being rescued. But they are alive, and they have hope. As they negotiate the wild jungle, they begin to find signs that something - someone - has been there before them.

Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, John Donne was incapable of being just one thing. He was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, an MP, a priest, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral—and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. He converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, was imprisoned for marrying a high-born girl without her father's consent, struggled to feed a family of 10 children and was often ill and in pain.