New Releases by Jenny NIMMO

I 1916 blir den 11 år gamle Henry Lindenstrahl lurt av sin slemme fetter til å leke med en vakker glasskule full av fantastiske farger. Kula er en Tidsbryter og trekker han inn i fremtiden. Nesten hundre år senere dukker Henry opp på Blaars Akademi, hvor han møter Charlie Bone. De to guttene finner ut at Henrys fæle fetter lever i beste velgående. Han er ingen ringere enn Ezekiel Blaar. Charlie og vennene hans må skjule Henry fra Ezekiels spioner, men Manfred fakker ham, og da fru Blaar prøver å redde ham forsvinner hun med Tidsbryteren. For å redde Henry må Charlie reise inn i et gammelt maleri og hente en tryllestav, men i maleriet venter en trollmann. Spenning/fantasy for mellomtrinnet.

From the bestselling author of the Charlie Bone series comes a classic fantasy thriller, now reissued. After years of having moved around, 11-year-old Dinah determines to make a huge, dilapidated old mansion into a home for her mother and herself, but the wild beasts she summons from a stone wall to protect her may also imprison her.

The magician Gwyn must once more use his powers when a wicked spirit breaks free.

Aimed at children aged seven to nine years, this book contains three funny stories about Delilah the magical cat by the author of the bestselling Charlie Bone titles.

Gwyn ontdekt dat hij een speciale gave heeft, waarmee hij het mysterie rond de verdwijning van zijn zusje gedeeltelijk weet op te lossen. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Pas facile de découvrir un élève disparu depuis un an dans l''immense bâtisse de l''Ecole Bloor. Surtout quand votre meilleur ami vous donne à garder son chien, l''encombrant Coco la Praline. Pas facile de chercher quelqu''un que le boa bleu a rendu invisible. Mais d''abord, où se cache ce serpent maléfique, trésor du vieil Ezekiel ? Au 9 Filbert Street, rien ne va plus : les méchantes tantes complotent, Mamie Bone accueille Belle, une nouvelle de l''Ecole Bloor. Mais elle n''a rien d''une fillette de 12 ans... Qui est-elle réellement ? Et voilà l''oncle Paton qui revient un beau matin, on ne sait d''où, dans un état lamentable. A qui s''adresser pour le guérir ? Le temps presse, le danger rôde... Charlie se lance tête baissée dans l''aventure, aidé, heureusement, de tous ses amis. Ensemble, ils déploieront des trésors d''astuces et auront même recours à la magie. Retrouveront-ils Ollie, l''élève disparu, Oncle Paton survivra-t-il au mal étrange qui le ronge ? Charlie réussira-t-il à déjouer tous les pièges tendus par une terrible sorcière venue du fond des âges ?

Charlie Bone''s life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.

Robyn liked stamping - but when he stamps on a millipede he has a very peculiar experience. An adaptaion of Ronnie and the Giant Millipede. Suitable for readers aged 7-9 years.

Back at Bloor''s Academy after Christmas vacation, Charlie finds himself confronted with a new problem when young Henry Yewbeam, who vanished during a game of marbles in 1916, suddenly appears and needs help to find his family.

There it was - a sky full of shooting stars. They sped through the black night winking and glistening, and although their voices were silent, Amber felt they were trying to tell her a secret. The following morning, Amber awakes to all sorts of discoveries.

Spooky or funny, surprising or frightening, SHOCK SHOP is a collection of seven brand-new novels by some of the greatest names in children''s writing. THE BODIGULPA Daniel''s not happy when Grandpa Green moves in with them after the mysterious death of Granny Green. He''s smelly, has dirty fingernails, long, lank hair and he''s mean to everyone. The only things he seems to like are his strange, menacing plants. When lovely Auntie Lorna comes to babysit one day, things take a turn for the worse. She brings her dog Stanley and Grandpa HATES dogs. After Stanley makes the mistake of peeing against the greenhouse door - the very greenhouse in which he keeps his horrible plants - Stanley disappears. All that remains is his broken, slime-covered leather collar...and Daniel finds it behind Grandpa''s most precious plant: the Bodigulpa. When Auntie Lorna disappears as well, leaving behind only her high-heeled shoes, Daniel begins to suspect that there''s more to his grandfather and his fast-growing plant than meets the eye... A great story, brilliantly told and bursting with horror, laughter and black, black humour

Little Hen asked how she could be special like them, but the others told her she was too small and ordinary. So Little Hen made up her mind to do something wonderful, and when she returned to the chicken-house many days later, she showed the others that she could do something wonderful too.

Proud, beautiful Delilah, the mistress of the magic arts, is appalled when her owner goes on holiday without her. So Delilah decides to leave home.