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She spent a fortune on the dress. It would have been cheaper to buy unicorn horn, but before she can even put it on, a scream splits the air...and the first body is found. Patricia and her friends are the special guests of the world’s third richest man, her benefactor, the Maharaja of Zangrabar. At a banquet thrown to celebrate a new peace treaty between his country, and long-time hostile neighbour, Itarnia, the murder of Itarnia’s ambassador does not bode well. To prevent a return to war, Patricia and her team must unravel the clues to find the killer.

"At dø for at leve" er en dybt bevægende og opsigtsvækkende personlig beretning. Forfatteren, Anita Moorjani, havde kæmpet mod en ondartet lymfekræft i næsten fire år, da sygdommen begynder at sprede sig. En morgen finder hendes mand hende bevidstløs på badeværelsesgulvet, og hun bliver hastet på hospitalet, hvor lægerne fortæller ham, at hendes organer er ved at sætte ud - at hun er ved at dø, og at han ikke skal regne med, at hun lever natten over.

Once upon a time, a young witch called Lucy lived on a floating elephant-shaped island called Hocus Pocus. Hocus Pocus is the most magical place to live in the entire world - until it's invaded by a mysterious (and very stinky!) pong. Nobody knows what to do, so it's up to young witch Lucy and her best friend Joe to find out who or what is responsible.

Rowena Batts has enough problems in her life without adopting a crazy cockatoo. She's just splattered two hundred grown-ups with jelly and custard, and her dad's getting married to her teacher. But Sticky the cockatoo turns out to be just the friend she needs.

'What I need,' said Pearl as she started to slide off the roof, 'is a grandmother.' Where do you get a top gran at short notice? It's not easy, but Pearl's got Winston to help her, and you can do anything when your best friend is the world's brainiest guinea pig. Then Pearl meets Gran and the surprises begin. A moving and unforgettable story from Australia's funniest children's author.

Gog the Giant wants to be a fairy. It seems unlikely that he will ever pass the fairy test, however, so Wizzles - Lucy and Joe - set about training him for the big day. If he passes, Giant Gog will be able to fly to the tail end of Hocus Pocus to rescue his father from the evil clutches of Witch Jellypoo, who wants to melt Gog's father's golden bottom off and become rich.

A BBC Radio 4 drama by Dan Allum, ‘Atching Tan’ was recorded on location on a Traveller site, with all Traveller parts cast from the Traveller community. Originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 23 November 2010. Lovvie Arkley is torn. Does she marry childhood sweetheart Nelius...

En ærlig, personlig og inspirerende bog fuld af livskloge klummer fra en af verdens mest kendte og respekterede kvinder: Oprah Winfrey. Hun blev undfanget ved et uromantisk engangsknald. Hun var et uønsket barn, født uden kærlighed. Den eneste følelse, hun husker fra sin opvækst, er ensomhed. I dag er hun en af verdens mest respekterede og beundrede offentlige personligheder. I bogen her fortæller Oprah Winfrey om, hvordan hun, mod alle odds, har skabt sig et liv fuldt af stjernestunder og nære, varme venskaber.

"Billedhuggerens datter" er Tove Janssons barndomserindringer fra opvæksten i et frisindet og fantasifuldt kunstnerhjem i Helsingfors. Hun genskaber det ydre miljø, kunstner- og familielivet, som domineredes af faren, billedhuggeren Viktor Jansson. Men frem for alt indfanger hun barnets oplevelse af livet og verden: det mystiske og magiske midt i hverdagen, spændingen mellem sikkerhed og terror, den grænseløse fantasi - elementer, der udgjorde byggestenene i hele Tove Janssons forfatterskab.

Eleven-year-old Grace only knows one world: the world of her mum and dad and twin brothers, and the strict religious community they belong to. But when her dad is thrown out of the church for asking questions, Grace is torn. How can she stay in the church and keep her family together?

A story of friendship, courage and a bit of crime. Bridget wants a quiet life, including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison. Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on a job of their own. It's a desperate, daring plan, to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre. Can Bridget and Menzies pull off their very first jail break, or will they end up behind bars too? Sometimes to help a friend, you have to dig deep.

“Gripping and true in all ways. This fine, affecting memoir will stay with me for a very long time.”—Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion “In this vividly written memoir novelist O’Hara shares a painful but ultimately beautiful account of her daughter Caitlin’s life with...