Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird

Betty Baird, the daughter of Doctor Baird, a Presbyterian minister of the village of Weston, is sent away to the Pines, a boarding school. At first, she is ridiculed by the more popular, and wealthier girls. But soon, Betty charms them with her unique and captivating personality, and she and her new friends go on many lighthearted adventures. This is the first volume in Anna Hamlin Weikel’s Betty Baird series, which was extremely popular among young girl in the early 1900s. The audiobook version...

Engels | 5 uur 1 minuut (223 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures

"'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...

Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars

Joe Matson has recently moved to Riverside with his family. The wide-awake country boy, who loves baseball, joins the Riverside's local nine and gets the position he wanted — that of pitcher. When not on the diamond, Joe is assisting his father against the foes who are trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the first volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, who wrote many books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under various...

Engels | 4 uur 34 minuten (199 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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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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Booth Tarkington Penrod

Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. "Penrod" (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: "Penrod and Sam" (1916) and "Penrod Jashber" (1929). Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American...

Engels | 5 uur 58 minuten (264 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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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe on the School Nine

"Baseball Joe" Matson's great ambition is to go to boarding school and play on the school team. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who loves playing baseball above all. He and his hometown chum Tom Davis enrol in Excelsior Hall and join the school nine. When not on the diamond, Joe is saving lives and assisting his father against the foes who are once trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the second volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was...

Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Dragon's Secret

Sixteen-year-old Leslie has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to her ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. But one day, her dog digs up a metal box with an engraved dragon on it. This will lead Leslie not only to a mystery but also to a new friend. Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of...

Engels | 3 uur 25 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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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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J.F. van der Poel Dolfi en Wolfi vechten voor de vrijheid

In ‘Dolfi en Wolfi vechten voor de vrijheid’, het achtentwintigste deel in de serie, neemt J.F. van der Poel je mee in de spannende avonturen van Mirja, Andy, Jim en, niet te vergeten, Dolfi en Wolfi. Andy en Jim ontdekken een mysterieus eilandje. Jim besluit het met zijn drone te verkennen, maar dan gaat alles mis. De jongens worden betrapt en komen vast te zitten op het eiland. Daar ontmoeten ze een geheimzinnige man met een wel heel bijzonder verleden. Lukt het Andy en Jim om te ontsnappen...

Fictie | Detectiveroman | Dierenleven | Protestants milieu

Nederlands | 108 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Jeugd, Utrecht | 2020

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