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Hans Christian Andersen The Candles
The taper, made of tallow, is not as refined as the candle, which is made from wax – there is no doubt that it will be the candle who will have the honour of lighting the ballroom this evening. When the taper is offered to a poor boy, it asks itself if it will ever again have the opportunity of seeing people as happy as those who are going to the ball... Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales...
Engels | 6 minuten (4,2 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Hans Christian Andersen Aunty Toothache
Aunt Mille has always told me that I have the soul of a great poet. I am not sure about this, but I love her so much that I do not dare contradict her. The reason I love her so much is that she always gave me and my brothers and sisters lots of sweets when we were little. Now that I am a student, I have my own apartment and sometimes Aunt Mille comes to visit. The other night, while she was sleeping in the next bedroom, I received a visit from another, much less pleasant, lady... Since then, I do...
Engels | 22 minuten (16 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
An imaginative, clever, and mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder in a graveyard and Tom is forced to testify against the murderer, Injun Joe. Injun Joe escapes and when Tom and his crush Becky Thatcher meet him in a dark cave their hope of escape diminishes... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very well known and popular coming of age story concerning the American youth. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any...
Engels | 6 uur 44 minuten (311 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Rennie McOwan Light on Dumyat
Are you ready for an adventure? Meet Gavin, Clare, Michael and Mot - a group of friends with an unstoppable imagination for creating outdoor adventures in the remote Scottish countryside. But what happens when their latest expedition takes them down a perilous and ominous path? Hold on tight as these brave kids face thrilling and unexpected danger. With crime lurking at every corner, it's up to the kids to stop the criminals and save themselves before it is too late! Weaving an inspiring tale...
Engels | 4 uur 33 minuten (205 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Rennie McOwan The White Stag Adventure
Get ready to join Gavin, Clare, Michael and Mot on another thrilling adventure! After successfully taking down a gang of crazy criminals, the kids are now busy converting a ruined island castle into a den for themselves. But things are about to take a surprising twist when they come face to face with a strange and beautiful white stag... What mysteries do the majestic animal hold? And what secrets lie hidden within the castle's crumbling walls? Weaving an inspiring tale of childhood freedom and...
Engels | 4 uur 24 minuten (193 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Rennie McOwan The Day the Mountain Moved
Are you ready for another action-packed adventure with Gavin, Clare, Michael, and Mot? From fighting a gang of crazy criminals to building their den out of a ruined castle, the daring kids are off on a new quest in the rugged Scottish countryside. In this third adventure story, Gavin, Clare, Michael and Mot find themselves running around the mountainous countryside of remote Scotland. But things are not as they seem... Are those wolves lurking in the shadows? "The Day the Mountains Moved" is...
Engels | 4 uur 10 minuten (187 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Oscar Wilde B. J. Harrison Reads The Devoted Friend
“The Devoted Friend” from the 19th century is an unconventional classic for children and adults alike. The Water-rat tells the story of Big Hugh and his friend Hans, whose friendship is not what it seems, and certainly not easy. This story within the story tells of friendship, its importance and how it can go wrong. This ageless fairy tale is a dark and funny short story created by Oscar Wilde is now read by B.J. Harrison. It was also adapted into an animated TV movie in 2003 called "Wilde Stories:...
Engels | 28 minuten (21 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Tales
"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (sometimes called "The Happy Prince and Other Stories") is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet, famous for "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest" to name a couple....
Engels | 1 uur 45 minuten (78 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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L. Frank Baum The Road to Oz
"Roads," observed the shaggy man, "don't go anywhere. They stay in one place, so folks can walk on them."A shaggy-looking man, imaginatively called Shaggy Man, asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield, but the two of them end up getting lost on their way and decide to proceed to Oz instead. For once not chased by danger, they arrive just in time for Princess Ozma‘s birthday party where a great assortment of colourful characters awaits. The 1939 movie, `The Wizard of Oz‘ starring Judy Garland, perfectly...
Engels | 4 uur 19 minuten (193 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Mark Twain Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom, Huck, and Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with robbers, lions and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Tom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne esque adventure stories. Like in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Detective, this story is told using the first person narrative voice of...
Engels | 3 uur 6 minuten (144 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Mark Twain Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn attempts to solve a mysterious murder which takes them onboard a steamboat back to Arkansas, gets them tangled up with diamond thieves and the ghost of a missing burglar. In this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels of the time Tom and Huck find themselves with Uncle Silas and his family again (see "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"). Like the two preceding novels, the story is told using the first person narrative voice of Huck Finn. Mark Twain was...
Engels | 2 uur 8 minuten (98 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden
"Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it." When her parents die, Mary, spoiled, yet unloved, is shipped from India to England to live with her absent uncle. When she discovers a secret garden, and starts to tend to it, like the flowers, she comes to life. One day she hears a cry from within the mansion, and soon learns that she is not the only one in need of some fresh air. `The Secret Garden‘ (1911) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is among the most...
Engels | 6 uur 55 minuten (308 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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L. Frank Baum The Enchanted Island of Yew
Three young girls wander into an enchanted forest at meet a fairy woman, who is bored with her perfect, immortal life. She convinces them to turn her into a human and decides to become a prince because boys have more fun. His/her new existence exploring the surrounding kingdoms is fast and adventurous from the get-go. What unfolds in an interesting story of problems solved by a woman‘s mind in the luxury of a man‘s body. `The Enchanted Island of Yew` (1903) was written by L. Frank Baum, the author...
Engels | 4 uur 37 minuten (206 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Nele Reymen Kit met peren
Erotiek speelt een grote, maar niet altijd bevredigende rol in het leven van een jonge vrouw.
Fictie | Erotische verhalen
Nederlands | ePub, 0,5 MB | Manteau, Antwerpen | 2011
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Katharine McGee Majesteit
Majesteit is het tweede deel in de verslavende serie American Royals: The Crown meets Gossip Girl in dit sprankelende en meeslepende verhaal van bestsellerauteur Katharine McGee. Jongeren vanaf 14 jaar én volwassen lezers zullen smullen van een kijkje achter de schermen bij deze koninklijke familie. Macht, intriges en geheime liefde: welkom in het Amerikaanse koningshuis! KROONPRINSES Beatrice is plots KONINGIN. Kan ze nu haar bruiloft nog afblazen en kiezen voor haar grote liefde? PRINSES Samantha...
Fictie | Humoristische roman | Romantische verhalen
Nederlands | 327 pagina's (ePub2, 6,1 MB) | de Fontein Jeugd, Utrecht | 2021
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Katie Dale Het leven van de ander
Als haar moeder is overleden aan een erfelijke ziekte, staat een jonge vrouw voor de keus zich te laten testen op die ziekte, maar ontdekt dan dat haar moeder niet haar biologische moeder was.
Fictie | Familieroman | Psychologische roman
Nederlands | 448 pagina's (ePub2, 1,1 MB) | Karakter Uitgevers, Uithoorn | 2013
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón De nevelprins
Max verhuist met zijn familie naar een kustdorpje waar vreemde dingen gebeuren. Wat doet dat griezelige beeldenpark achter het huis? En wat betekent de zespuntige ster die overal opduikt? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Griezelverhaal
Nederlands | ePub2, 0,9 MB | Signatuur, Utrecht | 2010
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Godfried Bomans Pim, Frits en Ida
een serie leesboekjes voor de lagere school
Met de achtdelige reeks van Godfried Bomans over Pim, Frits en Ida leerden honderdduizenden schoolkinderen tussen 1966 en 1986 lezen. De eerste delen, voor het jonge schoolkind, zijn sprookjesachtig en in de delen voor het oudere kind wordt de werkelijkheid realistischer voorgesteld via een spannend verhaal. Bomans slaagde erin de verhalen aan te laten sluiten bij de ervaring, de belangstelling en de ontwikkeling van het kind. Het wordt alom beschouwd dat de reeks tot de meest geslaagde kinderboeken...
Non-fictie
Nederlands | ePub2, 2,1 MB | Meulenhoff Boekerij, Amsterdam | 2016
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Henry James What Maisie Knew
`What Maise Knew‘ (1897) should perhaps have been titled `Divorce for Dummies` instead. In this tense and clever novel, Henry James lays out with perfect clarity what not to do when your child becomes one of divorce, as in do the absolute opposite of everything Maise‘s parents do. Shuttled back and forth between her selfish mother and her vain father, Maise becomes a weapon in her parents‘ battle, a way for them to intensify their hatred of each other. Like Charles Dickens before him, Henry James...
Engels | 8 uur 46 minuten (415 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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