• Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy

  "It had never occurred to his honest, simple little mind that there were people who could forget kindnesses." Shortly after his father’s death, the sweet and optimistic boy, Cedric, and his American mother discover that he is a lord and heir to a large fortune. His grandfather invites them to stay with him in England but wants nothing whatsoever to do with them. It does not take long for the loving boy to warm his grandfather’s bitter heart, however, but conflict lurks just around the corner. Someone...

  Engels | 5 uur 56 minuten (270 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Susan Coolidge What Katy Did

  "To-morrow I will begin, thought Katy." Twelve-year-old Katy Carr desperately wants to be good. But being a wild and hot-headed tomboy, it seems so much easier to start being good tomorrow than it does today. Even when her kind and patient invalid cousin comes to visit, Katy‘s resolution to change only lasts a few hours. But soon she will have much more in common with her cousin than she wished and it will confine her to her room perhaps forever. Will it make her finally able to uphold her promise?...

  Engels | 4 uur 35 minuten (212 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• L. Frank Baum The Marvelous Land of Oz

  Whatever happened in the lands of Oz after Dorothy left? In this sequel to the `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‘, we meet a young boy named Tip, who, unlike Dorothy, has grown up in this magical place. He is under the care (though that is a relative term) of the witch Mombi, but escapes her evil clutches just in time before she turns him in to a statue. Traveling through Oz, Tip meets a bunch of whimsical creatures (some of whom we know already) who join him on an adventurous journey that will conclude...

  Engels | 4 uur 28 minuten (210 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence

  Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, "The Age of Innocence" is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the splendid Golden Age of Old New York. Everything in Newland Archer’s easy life seems to be perfectly on track; he has a comfortable position in society, a high-powered job and a beautiful and well-bred fiancée, May Welland. But when May's mysterious cousin Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after leaving a terrible marriage,...

  Engels | 9 uur 53 minuten (451 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Allan Pinkerton The Expressman and the Detective

  "All history proves that no one can hug a secret to his breast and live (...) This is especially noticeable in persons who have committed criminal acts." When a trusted employee is suspected of stealing from the Adams Express Company in Alabama, the organization reaches out to the Pinkertons, the world‘s first private detective agency. Recounting true events, `The Expressman and the Detective‘ (1874) tells a fascinating and suspenseful story of an investigation in which all that can prove a person‘s...

  Engels | 7 uur 14 minuten (334 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Colleen S. Myers Blood Will Tell

  Twilight meets Divergent. Unbeknownst to 18-year old Isabelle, her dad inserted a vital DNA sequence into her blood that made her resistant to the Immortalus virus, but unlocked other capabilities that prove to be the key to the war between the human and vampire race. Colleen S. Myers in an American writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of "The Solum" series, the "Hometown Heroes" series, and the "Blood" series. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

  Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (284 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam

  "During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...

  Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Walter Parks Jesus

  The Missing Years

  The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...

  Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Victor Appleton Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout

  Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, The Speediest Car on the Road, is Volume 5 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. Tom Swift enters an upcoming race with his specially designed prototype electric race car. But as he makes the final preparations and adjustments, days before the race, he discovers a plot that would bankrupt not only his family, but also everyone else that relies on the local bank (which is the target of a nefarious bank run scheme). Tom must solve...

  Engels | 4 uur 40 minuten (209 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Augusta Huiell Seaman The Slipper-Point Mystery

  When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discovered on Slipper Point with her new friend Doris Craig, she couldn't possibly imagine where the solution to this intriguing mystery will lead them! Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of children's literature. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

  Engels | 3 uur 11 minuten (143 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Lucy Maud Montgomery Anne of Green Gables

  Be transported to the scenic Prince Edward Island in this captivating classic tale by L.M. Montgomery! Meet Anne, our charismatic, highly imaginative 11-year-old heroine: an orphan full of spirit and determination. A twist of fate sends her to live with ageing siblings in the charming town of Avonlea, where she carves her place in the community, nurtures friendships, and pursues academic excellence. Adapted into Netflix’s hit series 'Anne with an E,' this timeless story offers a journey through...

  Engels | 9 uur 28 minuten (430 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2016

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• Augusta Huiell Seaman The Girl Next Door

  Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother’s death, but she doesn’t know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell...

  Engels | 4 uur 12 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Brian S. Ference Purgatory of the Werewolf

  What's worse than realizing you're a werewolf? Being chased by a monster hunter with a demon eye. Dorian survived being eaten alive, but time is running out to save himself and his loved ones before the full moon. He flees England and enlists with the Royal Navy hoping to escape the monster. But will his ship carry him to a new life before the full moon or plunge him into the horror of war? This is the second book in "The Wolf of Dorian Gray" series. Brian S. Ference is an American author from...

  Engels | 6 uur 7 minuten (267 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• L. Frank Baum Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

  "There is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time," said the Wizard. "As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it?" asked Dorothy." During an earthquake in California Dorothy and her friends are swallowed up by cracks in the earth and find themselves in a whole new land – the Land of Mangaboos. The Mangaboos are a vegetable people, and they accuse Dorothy and her friends of causing the earthquake and sentence them to death. The 1939 movie, `The Wizard of Oz‘...

  Engels | 4 uur 23 minuten (208 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• F. Scott. Fitzgerald The Beautiful and Damned 

  Anthony does not want to work. Why should he? He gets by comfortably on his allowance and once his grandfather dies he will inherit so much that he never needs to think about money again. When he falls in love with the beautiful Gloria and they become part of the wild party scene of New York, it seems that Anthony has made it. But his grandfather’s will is just around the corner and it is about to blow up their lives in a way they could never have foreseen. One of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most accomplished...

  Engels | 12 uur 53 minuten (592 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• L. Frank Baum Ozma of Oz 

  Good news for those who found themselves missing the original heroine of Oz in the second book because in `Ozma of Oz‘ (1907), Dorothy is back! Traveling to Australia with her uncle, Dorothy is once again caught up in a natural disaster – a huge storm at sea that separates her from her uncle. She washes ashore in the land of Ev, a fairyland that has recently lost its royal family, and Dorothy is once more entangled in the conflicts of a foreign place. Not everything is new however, as Dorothy unites...

  Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (189 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  "True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid..." Dorothy is in a bit of a pickle. Her house has been swept away in a vicious tornado with just herself and her dog inside, and when she walks out the front door again, she finds that she is not in Kansas anymore. She is in the mysterious lands of Oz. Along with her new friends, a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion, she sets out to find the Wizard, who is said to know how to get her home. But the Wicked Witch of the West has other plans for her....

  Engels | 4 uur 4 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Charles Miner Thompson The Calico Cat

  Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her away, but with no luck. As he tries once more to get rid of the cat, he triggers a vicious series of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and a guilty conscience. Charles Miner Thompson (1864-1941) was an American author and journalist, who worked as an editor at the Youth’s Companion, a children’s magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929. Thompson is mostly remembered...

  Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (110 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Louisa May Alcott Eight Cousins

  Rose Campbell is having a hard time adjusting to her new life. Recently orphaned, she has been swept away from a strict girls‘ boarding school and placed in the care of her six aunts and seven rowdy male cousins. When her guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, things are about to change once more. To her aunts‘ alarm Alec has different ideas of what it means to raise a girl than most, but his unconventional approach might just be what gets Rose out of her shell. Just as author Louisa May Alcott‘s...

  Engels | 7 uur 9 minuten (322 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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• Catherine Steadman De verdwijning

  Actrice Mia Eliot is vanuit Londen naar LA gekomen om auditie te doen – haar kans om definitief door te breken. Ze voelt zich een buitenbeentje in de stad vol beroemde filmsterren en meedogenloze competitie, tot ze Emily ontmoet. Ook zij is actrice, maar ze is vriendelijk en oprecht en Mia kan het onmiddellijk goed met haar vinden. Maar dan verdwijnt Emily plotseling en Mia blijkt de laatste persoon te zijn die haar heeft gezien. Er duikt een vrouw op die beweert dat ze Emily is, maar Mia weet meteen...

  Fictie | Psychologische roman | Thriller

  Engels | 291 pagina's (ePub2, 2,1 MB) | Xander, Haarlem | 2021

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