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Osm příběhů o nejodpornějších a bezcitných zloduších. Určeno pro nejmenší, ilustrace z dílny Walta Disneye. V knize se dočteme o zlé královně, která chtěla zničit život mladičké Sněhurce, o bezcitné Cruelle De Vil, která chce zlikvidovat malé dalmatiny, o zlé víle, které se podaří uspat Šípkovou Růženku na několik let, o čarodějnici Uršule, která chce zničit vílu Arielu a mnoho dalších. Příběhy doplňují básničky, které si vymýšlejí zloduchové, s jejich výstižným portrétem.... celý text

Jeden den v životě Kevina McCallistra začal hrozně špatně. Nešťastnou náhodou ho jeho rodiče zapomněli doma a odjeli na vánoční svátky do Paříže. Nejdříve si myslel, že za to může on, vždyť se mu splnilo přání být sám. Pomyslel si, že by to mohlo být príma, nikdo ho nebude napomínat, že baští různé laskominy... Jenže v okolí se potloukají zloději. Kevin ví, že je jen na něm, aby svůj domov ubránil. Ale jak to má udělat? Je mu jen sedm roků a je ... SÁM DOMA!!

In the Frederick Douglass Project where DeShawn lives, daily life is ruled by drugs and gang violence. Dropping out of school and joining a gang is the norm and every kid knows someone who's died. Gunshots ring out on a regular basis. DeShawn is smart enough to know he should stay in school and keep away from the gangs. But while his friends have drug money to buy anything they want, DeShawn's family can barely afford food for the month. How can he stick to his principles when his family is hungry? In this gritty novel about growing up in the inner-city projects, award-winning author Todd Strasser opens a window into the life of a teenager struggling with right and wrong under the ever-present shadow of gangs.

Her street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens -- runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they struggle against the cold, hunger, and constant danger. With the frigid winds of January comes a new girl: Tears, a twelve-year-old whose mother doesn't believe Tears's stepfather abuses her. As the other kids start to disappear -- victims of violence, addiction, and exposure -- Maybe tries to help Tears get off the streets...if it's not already too late.

The Tardy Boys show up at school on a warm winter morning to get ready for hockey practice, discover that the rink has been taken over by penguins and realize that it is up to them to keep the creatures from becoming extinct.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle now Sony's highest grossing film of all time Over thirty years ago, Peter and Judy first found the game--Jumanji--with the instructions that once the game is started, it must be finished or it will go on forever--and it was then, with this same wonderment, readers found Jumanji, too. Since its original publication, Jumanji has been honored with many awards, including the Caldecott Medal, and in 1996, the surreal story was adapted to fit the big screen for the first time. This special edition of Jumanji contains a downloadable audiobook of the renowned actor Robin Williams reading the timeless tale.

Převyprávěný příběh o dobrodružstvích Petra Pana, chlapce ze země Nezemě, kde děti zůstávají dětmi. Bohatě ilustrovaná kniha pro nejmenší děti. V klasickém příběhu o Petru Panovi se setkáváme s dětmi z londýnské rodiny, které letí do země Nezemě, aby prožily neuvěřitelná dobrodružství, seznámily se s partou Ztracených dětí a bojovaly s ukrutným pirátem Hookem.

A futuristic reimagining of "Moby Dick" finds young Ishmael awakening aboard a ship on an unpolluted faraway planet where he harvests resources for a depleted Earth before witnessing his captain's growing obsession with a great sea creature.

“[H]aunting and harrowing.” —Booklist (starred review) “Vivid, distressing, and all too real.” —Kirkus Reviews In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser’s gut-wrenching and critically acclaimed Give a Boy a Gun, two boys bring guns to school in search of revenge against their classmates. For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates hostage at a school dance. In the panic of this desperate situation, it soon becomes clear that only one thing matters to Brendan and Gary: revenge. This special 20th anniversary edition includes updated backmatter and statistics on school shootings—a topic that is now more relevant than ever.