Tato autorka se proslavila svými poutavými příběhy, které se často noří do témat dospívání a nebezpečí. Její styl se vyznačuje silným citem pro napětí a spletité zápletky, které čtenáře drží v napětí až do samého konce. S nedávno nabytou jistotou v oblasti plánování děje a s pochopením, že nejlepší příběhy vznikají, když se odpoutá od vlastních zkušeností, nyní autorka tvoří díla, která rezonují s hlubšími lidskými emocemi a jedinečnými situacemi.
In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, Eliot Schrefer presents a genre-bending epic love story set across time and space. Seventeen years after a crash on an exoplanet, Ambrose and Kodiak face internal threats to their family. Meanwhile, Ambrose grapples with betrayal on Earth, leading to a race against time to uncover their intertwined fates.
From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentleman’s Gide to Vice and Virtue.They say Léon Delafosse will be France’s next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris Conservatory, there’s no way an impoverished musician can make his way in 1890s Paris without an outside patron.Young gossip columnist Marcel Proust takes Léon under his wing, and the boys game their way through an extravagant new world. When the larger-than-life Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fézensac offers his patronage, Léon’s dreams are made real. But the closer he gets to becoming France’s next great thing, the further he strays from his old country life he shared with his family and his best friend Félix . . . a boy he might love.With each choice Léon makes, he must navigate a fine line between two worlds—or risk losing them both.
New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer's second installment in the middle grade Animal Rescue Agency series sends your favorite fox and chicken duo on a tropical adventure to save the world's biggest pangolin pop star. After a frigid arctic rescue, Esquire and Mr. Pepper get the perfect opportunity to warm up--an invitation to Beatle the Pangolin's private island concert. Sun and sand await! But when Esquire and Mr. Pepper arrive, the island is in chaos. Field agent Alphonse delivers the bad news: due to an incident during dress rehearsal, Beatle is trapped underground, and foul play is likely. The worst news: There's no way to reach Beatle and there are multiple suspects: Jewel, Beatle's sister and backup dancer Arabella, the monkey stage manager Butch, a vengeful wildcat Finding the culprit and saving Beatle before it's too late--this might be the Animal Rescue Agency's most challenging case yet!
This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world--from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs.In sharp and witty prose--aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg--Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. Interviews with researchers in the field offer additional insights for readers and aspiring scientists.Queer behavior in animals is as diverse and complex--and as natural--as it is in our own species. It doesn't set us apart from animals--it bonds us even closer to our animal selves.
New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer introduces a delightful and dynamic animal duo in a race against time to save a polar bear cub in the first book of this hilarious and heartwarming middle grade series about friendship and conservation. When an animal is in trouble, there's only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue Agency! Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world's most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe. Esquire and her unlikely chicken business manager coordinate their far-flung agents to get them to the Arctic. In that frozen land they learn that what happened to the polar bear cub was no accident--and that saving him will pit them against the scariest predator in the world: a human. --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil series
Two boys, alone in space.After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship.Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: Evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust one another… especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
Inspired by the beloved classic Mr. Popper's Penguins comes a new penguin- tastic adventure written by two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer.
The action-packed conclusion to the Lost Rainforest series by award-winning and bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers one last thrilling adventure as the shadowwalkers are pushed to the limit to protect Caldera.
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The second book in New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer's Lost Rainforest series will thrill fans of Warriors and Spirit Animals with action and humor as the shadowwalkers battle to save their magical rainforest home. Caldera always existed in harmony between the creatures who walk by day and those who walk by night--until an ancient evil awakened. In the year since the shadowwalkers' narrow escape from the Ant Queen, the ants' destruction has only spread. Gogi, a shadowwalker monkey still learning to wield his fire powers, embarks on a quest with his friends--including a healing bat, an invisible panther, and a tree frog who controls the winds--for a powerful object that can harness the magic of the eclipse to defeat the Ant Queen. But with just weeks before the next eclipse, Gogi must race to prove that he can control the mighty depths of his talent if he is to protect his friends, save the rainforest, and return home unsinged.
Fictionalizes the first encounters between apes and early humans by following Snub, a young gorilla who is forced by a natural disaster and human violence to become the guardian of her younger brother and a young human.
Zvířata v Caldeře se odjakživa dělila na noční a denní. Noční tvorové se obávali zvířat lovících přes den a naopak. Navzájem se vnímali jako nestvůry z legend a mýtů, se kterými si není radno zahrávat. Když mladá panteřice Mau zjistí, že má neuvěřitelnou schopnost, a jako zvíře noci dokáže být vzhůru i přes den, změní jí to život. Protože je jiná než ostatní, smečka ji vyžene a ona se ocitne sama uprostřed pralesa. Brzy ale najde kamarády, se kterými ji spojuje stejné nadání. Mau, hroznýš Auriel, netopýřice Lima, žabák Rumi a opičák Gogi brzy přijdou na to, že jejich setkání není dílem náhody. V pralese se totiž začala probouzet zlá Mravenčí královna, po léta vězněná ve staré pyramidě, a chystá se ovládnout svět. Dokážou ji zastavit?
From two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer comes an unbelievable story of survival.
Conor, Abeke, Mej-lin a Rolan patří mezi hrstku vyvolených, kterým se podařilo přivolat legendární zvířata – Velké strážce, kteří se znovuzrodili, aby chránili svět. Nyní se v různých koutech Erdasu začala objevovat další spojení mezi dětmi a spirituálními zvířaty. Zároveň se ale začala probouzet temnota. Má moc přetrhnout pouto se spirituálním zvířetem a rozpoutává řádění, které se šíří po celém světě
When he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the "mock men" living in the trees by their home -- chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night.
Set against the backdrop of a bonobo sanctuary, a teen girl finds herself thrust into a perilous situation when a revolution erupts. Accompanying her mother, an advocate for the sanctuary, she must navigate the dangers of the jungle while participating in a daring rescue mission for the bonobos. The story explores themes of survival, the bond between humans and animals, and the courage needed to confront unexpected challenges.
Spirit Animals aneb máš také své spirituální zvíře? Hluboko v poušti je nádherná oáza, které vládne výjimečný panovník. Je to lev, král říše zvířat, a jeden z Velkých strážců. Na jeho území ještě nikdy žádný člověk nevkročil a dostat se do oázy, ve které střeží svůj zlatý talisman, je prý nemožné. Conor, Abeke, Mej-lin, Rolan a jejich zvířata už při honu za talismany překonali nejedno nebezpečí. Nyní však jejich společenstvo rozdělila zákeřná zrada. Obětovali mnohé, ale ta největší oběť je teprve čeká. Erdas se totiž otřásá v základech a krutý nepřítel nepřestává hatit jejich plány…
