Títulos en Novela histórica

Berlin, 1961. Anja and Monika are best friends–they even share a cat called Otto. When a huge barbed wire fence is built between their apartment blocks, everything changes; their city and family are divided by the Berlin Wall. In the West, Anja is sure it will be taken down, but Monika is afraid. Her world is changing: neighbours keep disappearing, others become spies and shadowy threats lurk around every corner.

En vacker vårdag upptäcker Nils Holgersson, till sin stora förvåning, en liten tomte på gården där han bor. Han bestämmer sig för att spela tomten ett spratt och fångar honom med en gammal håv. Men när tomten till sist släpps fri är han mer än missnöjd och bestämmer sig för att straffa Nils Holgersson. Nils tuppar av och när han vaknar inser han att han har krympt och blivit lika liten som en pyssling. Snart inser han att han kan förstå och tala med gårdens alla djur och när han stöter på tamgåsen Mårten börjar äventyret på riktigt ...

Londra, 1569. Essere la damigella d'onore favorita dalla Regina Elisabetta I sembra un sogno, ma tra abiti sfarzosi e lezioni di bon ton, Grace ha un problema enorme: al Ballo di San Valentino deve scegliere un marito fra tre pretendenti. E proprio quando Grace sta per fare la sua scelta, uno dei candidati viene trovato morto con un pugnale nella schiena. Il sospettato numero uno? Ovviamente il ragazzo che le piace! Aiutata dall'acrobata Masou e dalla fedele lavandaia Ellie, riuscirà Grace a scovare il vero assassino e a salvare la Corona prima che sia troppo tardi?

Aquesta vegada el talp Felip i els seus inseparables amics, en Quim i en Pep, viatjaran al Japó de l'època dels samurais per descobrir els secrets del shodo, l'art de l'escriptura que han de dominar els veritables guerrers abans d'empunyar la catana per primera vegada. Allà coneixeran la Yu i la Kei, dues germanes bessones que es preparen per ser samurais, i amb qui descobriran el valor de l'escriptura, el poder de les paraules i la bellesa de les tradicions japoneses.

Im kindgerechten Hörspiel Sindbad der Seefahrer treffen die Abenteuergeschichten aus Tausendundeine Nacht auf die romantische Musik von Robert und Clara Schumann. Mit seinem Schiff bricht Sindbad zu gefährlichen Reisen über das Meer auf, trifft Riesen, geheimnisvolle Tiere, gemeine Piraten und entdeckt verborgene Schätze auf fernen Inseln. Lebendige Erzählerstimme, starke Figuren, Meeresrauschen und schillernde Klavierklänge lassen Kinder mitten im Geschehen sein.

Im kindgerechten Hörspiel Das Wirtshaus im Spessart werden Wilhelm Hauffs Räubermärchen und die lebendige Musik von Antonio Vivaldi miteinander verschmolzen. In einer stürmischen Nacht suchen Reisende Schutz in einem abgelegenen Wirtshaus. Doch bald zeigt sich, dass hier gefährliche Räuber ihr Unwesen treiben. Eine mutige junge Adlige schmiedet einen listigen Plan, um ihre Begleiter zu retten und das gestohlene Gold zurückzuholen.

Clara Schumann wächst im 19. Jahrhundert in einer Welt auf, in der Männer über das Leben von Frauen bestimmen, doch Clara hat ihren eigenen Kopf. Am Klavier wird sie zur gefeierten Konzertpianistin, reist durch Europa und spielt vor Hunderten von Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörern. In London wird sie von der Queen zuerst übersehen – bis ihre Musik alle Türen öffnet. Das inszenierte Hörstück erzählt Claras ereignisreiches Leben spannend und kindgerecht, mit vielen Geräuschen und reichlich Originalmusik.

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This timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge. Josef is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe.

Un interesante recorrido por la historia de la medicina, que recrea la época en la que los médicos eran magos y hechiceros, las operaciones se hacían sin anestesia y en cualquier sitio, los cirujanos no eran médicos sino peluqueros y la gente se moría por enfermedades que hoy son...

Torak, Renn y Lobo viven unos días apacibles tras superar las azarosas peripecias de su última aventura. Sin embargo, cuando por fin han logrado reunirse, muy pronto se ven enfrentados a la peor pesadilla imaginable: durante una rutinaria partida de caza, los Devoradores de Almas secuestran a Lobo con malévolos designios.

Lady Jane Grey, 16, is about to be married to a total stranger – and caught up in an insidious plot to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But that’s the least of Jane’s problems. She’s also about to become Queen of England. Like that could go wrong.

Sally and her sister Bridget are New Yorkers now – they’ve settled in and feel at home in the bustling city. Life in New York is exciting enough that the girls can rise above life with Catherine, their mean cousin. At work one day, Bridget finds a photograph of a young man between the pages of a book. She shows it to her employer Miss Cameron who dismisses it, but her blush and flustered manner intrigue Bridget. She soon discovers he was a suitor, but not allowed by Miss Cameron’s family as he came from a poor background.

A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. But just one of the girls has a chance at survival. Arrested by the Gestapo, 'Verity' is given a choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. They’ll get the truth out of her. Only, it won’t be what they expect.

HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The epic adventure continues . . . Don’t miss this sequel to Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year 2022 Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Skandar and the Phantom Rider is the second book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series...

May 1962. In the middle of San Francisco Bay looms Alcatraz, home to America's most infamous prisoners. Also home to Chip Carter and his dad, who works at the high security prison. Their neighbors are former mobsters, gangsters, and murderers, but Chip finds it to be a pretty boring place to live. After all, the inmates can't hurt him—they're locked up in an impenetrable fortress, surrounded by unforgiving waters. Or are they?

"Marco es un niño con un aire especial, no solo por su fabuloso peinado y su entusiasmo por seguir el camino de las hormigas, sino también por su talento para soñar. Con el tiempo, viajando de ida y vuelta a sus sueños, Marco se convertirá en escritor de cuentos. A su más famosa historia...

The first in a series highlighting mysteries solved by the Carolina Cousins, The Secret of Atalaya introduces the three main characters. At the oldest seaside resort in the United States (Pawleys Island, SC) during the month of July, the trio forges a bond, which will never be broken as they discover and solve mysterious clues from Anna Hyatt and Archer Huntington’s summer home, Atalaya. History comes to life as the Carolina Cousins discover a connection with Gullah slaves and Florida Seminoles and the beginnings of Black Seminoles.

1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her father, Thomas, promises that Nebraska will be everything the family needs: an opportunity to claim the independence they’ve strived for over generations on their very own plot of land.

Allie’s life with Mama isn’t bad, but she knows it could be better if Mama would find someone to marry. Allie’s worst enemy, her NOT-friend Gwen, has a daddy, and Allie wants someone like that—someone to fix things when they break, someone who likes to sing, and has a kind-smile. So Allie makes a plan—her super secret Man-For-Mama plan. She has a list of candidates with a clear top choice: Mr. Johnson, who owns the antique store. Best of all, Mr. Johnson went to school with Mama, and he wants to get reacquainted!