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In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King with Imogen beside him - but the peace he fought so long for is not destined to last • On a routine sea voyage, Jaron's ship is brutally attacked, and he is taken hostage. The mysterious captors and their leader, Jane Strick, accuse Jaron of unthinkable acts. They are also in possession of some shocking items - including the crown and sword that belonged to Jaron's older brother, Darius. The items unearth a past Jaron thought he had put behind him • Though it seems impossible, Jaron must consider: Could Darius be alive? And what does Strick want from Jaron? Against his will, Jaron will be pulled back into a fight for the throne - and a battle to save his kingdom • Return to Carthya to uncover new secrets, high-stakes action, and Jennifer A

In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King with Imogen beside him-but the peace he fought so long for is not destined to last • On a routine sea voyage, Jaron's ship is brutally attacked, and he is taken hostage. The mysterious captors and their leader, Jane Strick, accuse Jaron of unthinkable acts. They are also in possession of some shocking items-including the crown and sword that belonged to Jaron's older brother, Darius. The items unearth a past Jaron thought he had put behind him • Though it seems impossible, Jaron must consider: Could Darius be alive? And what does Strick want from Jaron? Against his will, Jaron will be pulled back into a fight for the throne-and a battle to save his kingdom

War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does • His friends are flung far and wide across Carthya and its neighboring lands. In a last-ditch effort to stave off what looks to be a devastating loss for the kingdom, Jaron undertakes what may be his last journey to save everything and everyone he loves. But even with his lightning-quick wit, Jaron cannot forestall the terrible danger that descends on him and his country. Along the way, will he lose what matters most? And in the end, who will sit on Carthya's throne?

World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nations, face the terror of battle, the deprivations of hunger, and all the awful challenges of war • Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken • Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse -- or even a doctor • Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father's imprisonment, as the war's longest battle stretches on and on • Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend from out of the chaos • And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he's been sent with no weapon

Роман Дженнифер А. Нильсон "Разделенная ночь" - это потрясающий триллер о девушке, которая должна вырваться на свободу после того, как Берлинская стена разделила ее семью между востоком и западом • С возведением Берлинской стены двенадцатилетняя Герта обнаруживает, что ее семья внезапно разделилась. Она, ее мать и ее брат Фриц живут на восточной стороне, контролируемой Советами. Ее отец и средний брат, уехавшие на запад в поисках работы, не могут вернуться домой. Герта знает, что опасно смотреть на стену, думать о запретных мыслях о свободе, но ничего не может с собой поделать. Она видит восточногерманских солдат с оружием, направленным на их собственных граждан; она, ее семья, ее соседи и друзья - пленники в их собственном городе • Книга на английском языке

Кто такой Джеронимо Стилтон? Это я! Я руковожу газетой, но моя истинная страсть - писать приключенческие рассказы. Здесь, на Мышином острове, все мои книги - бестселлеры! Что это такое? Вы никогда ни одного не читали? Что ж, мои книги полны веселья. Они рассказывают интересные истории, и это не пустые слова! • В книге "Замок с привидениями" я как раз занимался своими делами дома, когда мне позвонили по телефону. Это был мой дядя Сэмюэл С. Стингиснаут, пригласивший всю семью Стилтонов в жуткий, далекий замок Пенни Пинчер на большой сюрприз. Я не очень люблю путешествовать и ненавижу сюрпризы, но Тея, Трэп и Бенджамин собирались, так что я не могла отказать. Я мог бы сказать, что это будет супер-жуткое путешествие! • Книга на английском языке • I was just minding my business at home when I got a telephone call

The stunning third book in Jennifer A. Nielsen's New York Times bestselling Traitor's Game series! • Simon and Kestra are hurtling down paths ever farther from each other as the battle for control of Antora rages • Simon, newly king of the Halderians, is pressed on all sides by royal duties. Harlyn Mindell is his betrothed and intended queen, but Simon can't give up hope for a life with Kestra • Kestra, exiled, feels her magic growing - and despite everyone's warnings, she knows she must embrace it. That power is the key to the kingdom's future • Both still strive to defeat the evil Lord Endrick, but danger awaits them on the murky road forward. And is a common enemy enough to help them survive - or to carry them back to each other? • Jennifer A. Nielsen delivers breathtaking twists and shocking revelations in an epic and action-packed third installment of The Traitor's Game

The Crown Jewels are in danger... again! When the jewels go missing from inside a locked room, Mac's spy skills are put to the test. How did the thief break in? Where did the jewels go? And will Mac be able to solve this locked room mystery before the thief escapes? This mystery isn't just a whodunit... it's a howdunit! • The action in this new adventure is nonstop, as Mac travels to an ancient Irish castle to solve the mystery. There, he encounters everything from killer king cobras to bizarre ice sculptures... and even a revenge plot dating back hundreds of years! Will you be able to solve the mystery before Mac does? Also features historical facts masterfully woven throughout the plot, and full-color illustrations on every page. Don't miss the newest installment of this totally smart and sidesplittingly funny new series, 'Mac B

The time has come to fight for the enchanted land of Perodia! • Pick a book. Grow a Reader! • This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! • Get ready for an epic battle! Tag, Skyla, and Blaze call on their friends to help them in the fight against the powerful vulture Thorn. Blaze will finally learn how to use the magical Ember Stone... but will its magic be strong enough to defeat Thorn and his army of spies? In this battle, only the brightest magic can defeat the Shadow!

The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously • Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19 in our own century. Many of these diseases might have seemed like things to read about in history books-until the unthinkable happened, and our own lives were turned upside down by the emergence of the novel coronavirus • As we learn more about COVID-19, we may be curious about pandemics of the past

The Dragon Prince has been reunited with his mother, the Human Kingdoms and Xadia are at peace, and humans and elves alike are ready to move on • Only Rayla is still restless. Unable to believe Lord Viren is truly dead, and haunted by questions about the fate of her parents and Runaan, she remains trapped between hope and fear. When an ancient ritual calls her, Callum, and Ezran to the Moon Nexus, she learns the lake is a portal to a world between life and death. Rayla seizes the opportunity for closure - and the chance to confirm that Lord Viren is gone for good • But the portal is unstable, and the ancient Moonshadow elves who destroyed it never intended for it to be reopened. Will Rayla's quest to uncover the secrets of the dead put her living friends in mortal danger?