Matt Haig
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Stell dir vor, auf dem Weg ins Jenseits gäbe es eine riesige Bibliothek, gesäumt mit all den Leben, die du hättest führen können. Buch für Buch gefüllt mit den Wegen, die deiner hätten sein können. Hier findet sich Nora Seed wieder, nachdem sie aus lauter Verzweiflung beschlossen hat, sich das Leben zu nehmen. An diesem Ort, an dem die Uhrzeiger immer auf Mitternacht stehen, eröffnet sich für Nora plötzlich die Möglichkeit herauszufinden,...
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2018 Odyssey Honor
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
Roald Dahl meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper about the boy who would one day be Santa Claus, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed "Christmas"—has received only one toy...
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
Roald Dahl meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper about the boy who would one day be Santa Claus, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
Eleven-year-old Nikolas—nicknamed "Christmas"—has received only one toy...
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A TRULY WILD ADVENTURE! Twelve-year-old Evie has a talent. She can HEAR what animals are thinking and she can TALK to them with her mind. When Evie goes on a trip to the Amazon rainforest, her powers are put to the test. She makes friends with pink river dolphins, must save an injured sloth, and discovers the secret life of a jaguar. Soon she sees that the jungle is in serious and deadly danger, and comes up with a rather risky plan to help save it...
4) Die Radleys
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Die Radleys
gelesen von Sascha Rotermund
Auf den ersten Blick wirken sie wie eine ganz normale Familie: Vater Peter ist Arzt, Mutter Helen kümmert sich um ihre beiden pubertierenden Kinder Clara und Rowan. Doch warum erstickt Peter fast am thailändischen Salat, warum nimmt jedes Tier vor Clara Reißaus und warum kann Rowan nachts nicht schlafen und hat trotz Lichtschutzfaktor 60 Probleme mit der Haut? Das Geheimnis der Radleys ist so unfassbar...
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Wie weit geht ein Vater, um seine Tochter zu beschützen?
Nach dem tragischen Tod seines Sohnes Reuben scheint es dem Antiquitätenhändler Terence Cave endgültig, als sei seine Liebe verflucht: Seine Mutter hat den Freitod gewählt, seine Frau starb als Mordopfer. Einzig Reubens Zwillingsschwester Bryony ist noch übrig - und Terence schwört sich, seine wunderschöne Tochter mit all seiner Kraft vor den Gefahren dieser Welt zu schützen. Koste...
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Wie weit geht ein Vater, um seine Tochter zu beschützen?
Nach dem tragischen Tod seines Sohnes Reuben scheint es dem Antiquitätenhändler Terence Cave endgültig, als sei seine Liebe verflucht: Seine Mutter hat den Freitod gewählt, seine Frau starb als Mordopfer. Einzig Reubens Zwillingsschwester Bryony ist noch übrig - und Terence schwört sich, seine wunderschöne Tochter mit all seiner Kraft vor den Gefahren dieser Welt zu schützen. Koste...
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Die hier versammelte Gedanken, Erinnerungen und Beobachtungen sind mal Ausdruck von Verzweiflung, mal voller Hoffnung - den Autor selbst haben sie durch die schwere Zeit seiner Depression getragen und ihm Halt gegeben. Dabei zeugen sie nicht nur von einem tiefen Verständnis seiner eigenen Gefühlswelt, sondern sind zugleich so berührende wie anregende Erkenntnisse darüber, was uns alle in unserem Innersten verbindet.
Matt Haigs Hörbuch ist ein...
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Grace Winters is a widow and retired math teacher whose life seems to be getting smaller and smaller. She keeps out of the way of people and passes time watching the birds in her garden and doing crossword puzzles. But when a long-lost friend dies in strange circumstances and leaves her a house on the Spanish island of Ibiza, Grace’s solitary existence drastically changes. The Life Impossible is a story of wild adventure, deep transformation and...
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Boy called Christmas volume 1
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Celebrate the Holidays - YOUTH
Cozy Winter Reads for Middle Grades
OBD Christmas Chapter/ Nonfiction Books - Youth
Cozy Winter Reads for Middle Grades
OBD Christmas Chapter/ Nonfiction Books - Youth
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"What was Santa Claus like as a kid? Eleven-year-old Nikolas--nicknamed "Christmas"-- has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll and the simple life he leads in a cottage with his father. When his father goes missing, Nikolas races to the North Pole to save him. Along the way, he befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen...
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Amelia Wishart's Christmas spirit helped Santa get the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. When she's sent to the workhouse, now-orphaned Amelia's hope begins to drain away. Santa sets out to find her with the help of his reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens.
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A ghost story with a twist, from Matt Haig, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
"Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories." —Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods
Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing...
"Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories." —Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods
Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it?
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.
The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it?
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.
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The story of a family in crisis and the loyal dog that holds them together, from the witty, imaginative author of The Dead Fathers Club. The Hunters - Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte - are a typical family, with typical concerns: work, money, love, the trials of adolescence. What sets them apart is Prince, their black labrador. Prince is an earnest and determined young dog. He strives to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact:...
16) The truth pixie
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A very special edition of Matt Haig's bestselling children's story, read by Olivia Colman. Proceeds from the sale of this exclusive Audible edition will be donated to Unicef UK. From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious and heartwarming story. Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only say things that are true. A very funny and lovable...
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Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT. A talent that can let her HEAR the thoughts of an elephant, and make friends with a dog and a sparrow. The only problem is, this talent is dangerous. VERY dangerous. That's what her dad says. So when she frees the school rabbit from its tiny hutch, she vows to keep her talent a secret. But after a face-to-face encounter with a lion, things start to go very wrong. Her dad - and every animal in town...
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Grace Winters is a widow and retired math teacher whose life seems to be getting smaller and smaller. She keeps out of the way of people and passes time watching the birds in her garden and doing crossword puzzles. But when a long-lost friend dies in strange circumstances and leaves her a house on the Spanish island of Ibiza, Grace's solitary existence drastically changes.