Resultados para "John" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Oliver Banks has found lost laughter in a magical library. He's uncovered forgotten dreams in a mysterious museum. Now he's discovered a place where hope itself grows. A hidden garden where every flower represents a second chance someone let slip away. When the mysterious Gardener reveals that his mother's dream of being a painter is dying, Oliver must walk through the Test of Thorns to save it. But the Garden has more in store for him.

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for all ages by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail-his only inheritance from his father and mother. He...

Adventure, magic, and hilarity collide in New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis's first book in a fantastical series. To Master Thief Fin, an orphan from the murky pirate world of the Khaznot Quay, the Map is the key to finding his mother. To suburban schoolgirl...

The dreams we forget are never truly gone…Eleven-year-old Oliver Banks has a problem—his dreams have disappeared. Every night, instead of magical adventures, impossible worlds, and the wonder he once knew, Oliver finds only darkness. Then a mysterious letter arrives, inviting him to a place that shouldn’t exist: The Museum of Forgotten Dreams. Hidden somewhere between night and morning, the museum holds every dream ever lost, abandoned, or forgotten. Guided by the mysterious Keeper, Oliver discovers that his dreams were not lost by accident—they were taken.

Join Bobbin, as he ventures across the Southern Hemisphere, in search of the elusive Little Blue Fairy, one of the eighteen penguin types he must discover, and share stories with his elf friends. With the Queen Fairy’s task in mind, a sprinkle of magic and a clever plan, he sets off on an adventure filled with giants, dragons and unexpected surprises! As he journeys along, he finds that every penguin he meets wants to tell him about their unique lives and their adventures in their homelands.

What if every laugh you've ever shared never truly disappeared? Ten-year-old Oliver Banks has always seen wonder where others see ordinary life. He notices the stories hidden in old trees, the mysteries tucked inside forgotten places, and the tiny sparks of magic that most people never stop to see. Then something impossible begins to happen. Laughter starts disappearing. The joyful giggles of children, the warm chuckles of grandparents, and the happy moments that bring people together slowly begin to fade.

This audiobook retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.

John William Drake was born an explorer; just like many, many Drakes before him. His adventure really began with the discovery of a book hidden in the ceiling, followed by the mysterious disappearance of his father. He lived every day in misery until his 12th birthday. A new friend gave him an invitation he could not turn down: follow me and change your destiny. He never imagined being captured by bandits and taken to a ship riddled with river rats was part of his fate. Not just any bandits - the Bandits of Basswood.

In the second collection of Smurf stories, get ready for five new adventures! Travel to space, help fight a dragon, and hear about a magic mirror - but be careful, Gargamel is always lurking, ready to make trouble. Smurfs up! So put on your shiniest spacesuit and join the Smurf fun with tales filled with magic, potions and shiny crystal balls. A collection that is sure to delight with tales about friendship, trolls, and evil kings.

“Faithful John,” a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, follows a loyal servant named John who promises a dying king to protect his son, the young prince, and keep him from harm. The king entrusts John with the secret of a forbidden room containing a portrait of a beautiful princess, warning that if the prince sees it, he will fall in love and face grave dangers. Despite John’s efforts, the prince discovers the portrait and insists on finding the princess to marry her.

In Gem Forest, there's no stronger elf than John Henry. With a single swing of his hammer, he can carve out a perfect mining tunnel. So when a sales-gnome says he has a machine that digs better than any miner, John Henry is ready to prove him wrong. But as the contest begins, the device shakes the mountain—and awakens a nest of vicious orcs! Can John Henry defeat the creatures and the gnome's contraption?

When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan, comes to stay with his Uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbor, Mrs. Zimmermann, are both witches! Lewis is thrilled. At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Serenna Izard. It seems that Serenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls - a clock that could obliterate humankind. And only the Barnavelts can stop it!

Come and join our intrepid heroes, Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face, on their highly dangerous and nail-biting adventure (or it may just be mildly perilous!). Oh, and there might be a few dodgy badgers hanging about too.... Meet the funniest collection of characters ever known to mankind in this stupendously hilarious book that will make you laugh your socks off and quite possibly your ears too.

Dare you open the Henry Hunter files? Henry Hunter’s friend, Charlie, is desperate for help: his parents have gone missing in the Caribbean Ocean, and no one will believe him that something sinister is afoot. It’s up to supersleuth Henry and his friend, Dolf, to investigate, but their only leads are local legends about the Sword of Columbus and the feared pirate Blackbeard....

When schoolboy super-sleuth Henry Hunter uncovers a clue about the legendary Beast of Snagov, the origin of all vampires, he and friend Dolf travel to Whitby and Romania on its trail. Unravelling clues from Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the legend of Vlad the Impaler, they encounter Dracula’s daughter, Bella Dracula. But is she a friend or a foe? And can the trio evade the sinister forces that are tracking their every move, intent on releasing the beast from its underground tomb?

Lewis' hopes for a peaceful summer vacation are shattered as one accident after another plagues him. Is all his bad luck really just a coincidence? Or does it have something to do with the mysterious hooded figure he keeps seeing? 

A fun fishing trip quickly turns scary when a terrifying sea monster appears! Cousins Hunter and Leo try to fight this creepy creature, but they aren't having much luck. Is there anyone, or anything, that can save them?

While on a camping trip, a group of young scouts come face-to-face with a hungry vampire! Are their necks on the line? Or does this vampire have a frightful sweet tooth?

Mikey’s heard the stories about the old, haunted aquarium. But he isn’t scared, and he’s ready to prove it. With his friends by his side and flashlight in hand, Mikey is ready to investigate. And all those eerie noises coming from the building are just the wind, right?

Landon's favorite place in the whole world is The Bookworm Bookstore. But when he discovers a bunch of real bookworms, things get weird and wild—and a little scary! What are the bookworms hiding? Dig in to unearth the truth in this early chapter book.