Margaret Mahy Knihy

Lauru opět potkalo jedno z jejích 'varování' předpovídajících, že se něco stane. Něco neobvyklého. A hrozného. Dívčina matka, Kate, tomu ale nepřikládá význam a pošle Lauru normálně do školy. Na cestě domu se ale Laura a její malý bráška Jacko zatoulají do nového obchodu. Pan Carmody Tique, kterému tenhle obchod patří se ale Jacka dotkne a tím na něm zanechá nějaké znamení.. Od toho dne je Jacko jako vyměněný a zdá se, že se z něj jakoby vytrácí život. Co pro něj Laura může udělat? A jakou roli tu má tajemný Sorry od Laury ze školy?

Michael desperately wants a dog but all he attracts is a big orange leaf that follows him everywhere.

When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into trouble. Soon he's floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! It's up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down.

1976. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over orange cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Let's go down to the sea this summery, Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike – then the wild geese chase them... Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delight readers, young and old.

When Angela May decides to find her father, who left the family before she was born, Tycho Potter, a close friend, worries that she'll be hurt if she succeeds

On the fifth anniversary of his older sister's death, nineteen-year-old Johnny Dart, goes in search of the only other witnesses to the fatal accident.

Reality and the supernatural intertwine in this exciting and chilling novel from an award-winning author As the Hamiltons gather at their holiday beach house, Carnival's Hide, for their Christmas celebrations, the warm, chaotic familty atomosphere is chilled by the unexpected arrival of three sinister brothers. Who are they? Where are they from? Only 17- year-old Harry, the middle daughter, is close to seeing the truth. Are these brothers her own invention, or are they truly descendants of Teddy Carnival who drowned there many years earlier? As the brothers gradually reveal their purpose, long-hidden family secrets are also unfurled. No one emerges unscathed!

Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate! One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins