Best Selling Books by Cynthia VOIGT

Sequel to: Mister Max: the book of secrets.

From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt, Book II in the exciting adventures of Mister Max—12-year-old detective in disguise. In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he’s a Solutioneer. His reputation for problem-solving has been spreading—and now even the mayor wants his help. Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city, but the shopkeepers won’t say a word about the culprits. Why are they keeping these thugs’ secrets? When the mayor begs for help, Max agrees to take the case, putting himself in grave danger. It’s a race to catch up with the vandals before they catch him. Meanwhile, Max is protecting secrets of his own. His parents are still missing, and the cryptic messages he gets from them make it clear—it’s going to be up to Max to rescue them. “Immensely appealing.” —The New York Times Book Review “A perfect read-aloud, the story will appeal to fans of fantasy, adventure, mystery, and humor.” —The Christian Science Monitor

Raised among the barbaric Wolfers, thirteen-year-old Elske is saved from becoming the king''s death sacrifice by her grandmother, and flees north, where she becomes the servant and friend of Princess Beriel--who is determined to claim the kingdom that is her birthright, stolen from her by her treacherous brother.

En lørdag bliver13-årige Dicey og hendes 3 mindre søskende efterladt af ders nedbrudte mor ved et indkøbscenter. Trods få penge begiver de sig til fods den lange vej for at opsøge en fjern tante

Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.

Rosie, a dog who loves to eat, waits for breakfast, gets into the garbage can for lunch, and joins the family in following along with an exercise video.

Mikey and Margalo: Bad girls. Best friends. Big trouble... Mikey Elsinger isn''t the romantic type. She thinks that most boys are just brainless meatheads. Girls who like brainless meatheads are too weird for words. Margalo Epps likes to admire boys from afar. Maybe a movie star, or even (don''t tell anyone ) a teacher. But most of the boys at school stink (some of them literally). Enter Shawn Macavity. Technically, he''s a brainless meathead. But he''s gorgeous. Really, really gorgeous. Thwack. Cupid''s arrow strikes its target. The world has changed for ever. Mikey is in LURRRVE. And Margalo is NOT impressed... The fourth funny, touching book about bad girls Mikey and Margalo

There was something different about him. He had no name. He showed no emotion, never yielded. And Griff had always stood by him. Even in this place where cruelty and betrayals were the way of life. So when he decides to escape, he takes Griff with him. Their journey has no known destination, and no purpose except to make their way through life''s chances.

Een joodse en een niet-joodse middelbare scholier worstelen in het Amerika van de jaren vijftig en zestig met de naweeën van de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Some kids just aren''t very good at being... good. Sometimes they just don''t want to be. It''s much more fun to be really, really bad... Margalo and Mikey meet on the first day of fifth grade. They are not best friends from the start - in fact sometimes it looks as if neither of them will every have any friends. Mikey is loud, aggressive - and she packs a punch that her classmate Louis Casselli is unlikely to forget in a hurry. Margalo is smart - and she knows it. Both of them know one dead certain thing about themselves: they are not nice, like girls are supposed to be - and they hope they never will be A funny, fast-moving trilogy about friendship from Newbery winner, Cynthia Voigt.

As Mister Max, Solutioneer, he has kept his own troubles, and his true identity, to himself. But if he is going to solve the problem of his missing parents, he''ll need to let a few people in on his secrets. He''s puzzled out where his parents are being held, and it''s clear they won''t escape without his help. He even has a rescue plan (or the beginnings of one). It''s a plan so big, so daring, it requires the help of a king just to set it in motion. But why would a king help Max? Max will need every scrap of cleverness and bravery he can muster. He''ll need the help of all of his friends (and even a few enemies) for his plan to succeed. And with lives at stake, failure isn''t an option.