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Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think. When seven members of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, vowed they''d stop at nothing to bring the hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track down and steal an ancient map. The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century.Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history''s dirtiest secrets. It''s the race of their lives . . . and one misstep will mean certain death for the hostages.

A pair of supernatural mysteries from National Book Award winner Judy Blundell. Gracie has premonitions. They''ve haunted her since before her mother''s death, and she can''t get rid of them. She doesn''t know how to deal with them and she doesn''t want to--they''ve never led to anything good. She never knows whether she''s seeing the past, the present, or the future--it just comes to her. But Gracie is forced to try to use her premonitions. Her best friend, Emily, disappears, and the premonitions lead to the only clues to where she might be--and how she might be saved. Gracie''s long-absent father returns, and his history seems mysteriously linked to the disappearance of a

After stormtroopers attack their runaway escape pod, twelve-year-old Stuart Zissu and the droids, 4B-X, R2-D2, and C-3PO, must use 4B-X''s scientific knowledge to pilot and land the ship, in the first title of a new Star Wars series. Original.

The latest installment in the bestselling Star Wars series! Ferus Olin is playing a dangerous game. The Emperor wants to contain him. Darth Vader wants to destroy him. And the fate of the galaxy might hang in the balance.

At the start of the Empire, Obi-Wan Kenobi must preserve the Jedi legacy ... and not be found by Darth Vader. After the events of Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi finds himself adrift in the galaxy . . . with Darth Vader on his trail.

The eighth book in the thrilling series from the New York Times best-selling author of Jedi Quest and Jedi Apprentice. As the Empire''s power grows, rebels face a choice: Give in...or fight. Some form resistance on battleground planets. Some go undercover, trying to fight the Empire from within. And others watch and wait. For Ferus Olin, hatred of the Empire is personal. The things that have been closest to him have been destroyed. The Jedi Order he once belonged to has been decimated. And the future isn''t looking much brighter...unless a true rebellion can be born.

Sixième tome d''une série de romans d''aventures au fil de laquelle l''éditeur a fait intervenir différents auteurs autour d''un thème commun, 39 mystérieuses clés, pour tisser des intrigues haletantes et épineuses se déroulant tout autour du monde. Pour obtenir leur part d''héritage remise par le notaire McIntyre, quatre branches de la grande famille Cahill (Janus, Tomas, Ekaterina, Lucian) se disputent la découverte de ces 39 indices devant les amener vers un secret qui doit les rendre immensément puissants et influents. Ici: Amy et Dan débarquent à Sydney, en Australie, où ils sont hébergés par un cousin de leur père dont les compétences de pilote s''avèrent très utiles. Peu après leur arrivée, Amy est contactée par Isabel Kabra, qui lui apprend que l''incendie dans lequel ses parents ont péri aurait en fait été orchestré par Irina Spasky. Cette dernière étant également soupçonnée d''être la taupe infiltrée au sein du clan Lucian, Isabel propose à Amy une alliance visant à traduire l''ex-espionne russe en justice. La proposition est déclinée par l''adolescente, qui voit cependant affluer à sa mémoire de douloureuses bribes de souvenirs qu''elle s''efforce de remettre en ordre. D''autant plus qu''Irina Spasky la met à son tour en garde contre Isabel Kabra! À laquelle des deux doit-elle faire confiance? Qui tente de la manipuler? La découverte d''une lettre marque un nouveau tournant dans les recherches de Dan et d''Amy qui, de Coober Pedu jusqu''à l''îlot de Krakatoa, se lancent sur les traces de l''aviatrice américaine Amelia Earhart, de Bob Dingo (homme ayant notamment tenté d''assassiner Mark Twain) et, surtout, de Robert Cahill Henderson, un chimiste qui travaillait sur l''élaboration d''une formule à partir des clés.

Dan et Amy apprennent l''existence d''un anneau d''or ayant appartenu à l''ancêtre de la famille, Gideon Cahill, et convoité par une autre famille ennemie, les Vesper ! On plonge tout d''abord dans le passé houleux de la famille Cahill et de ses membres fondateurs, Luke, Katherine, Thomas et Jane, qui ont créé respectivement les clans Lucian, Ekaterina, Tomas et Janus. On en apprend davantage sur la mort, en 1507, de Gideon Cahill, qui avait mis au point un sérum conférant une force et une intelligence incroyables : pour empêcher Damien Vesper, seigneur corrompu et avide de pouvoir, de se le procurer, il s''est suicidé en détruisant son laboratoire. Commence alors une lutte sans merci contre les Vesper, mais aussi entre les différents clans Cahill... Dans le deuxième récit, on découvre que la naissance de Madeleine, à qui Olivia Cahill, sa mère, confie d''importantes missions, marque l''avènement d''un cinquième clan : les Madrigal. On suit, dans la troisième histoire, les péripéties de la jeune Grace Cahill au Maroc, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Et enfin, on retrouve nos deux héros Amy et Dan. Les voilà déterminés à protéger les secrets de leur famille, ainsi que l''anneau d''or, et à combattre les Vesper...

Emperor Palpatine wants to incorporate Ferus Olin within his circle of power.

Fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker is strong in the ways of the Force. His lightsaber skills are exceptional, and his piloting is legendary. He should be an ideal Jedi apprentice, and yet there is so much he still has to learn. It is up to Obi-Wan Kenobi to teach him these things. But on a mission to a planet threatened by a toxic disaster, Obi-Wan and Anakin are separated. Anakin and three other apprentices must work together in order to survive.

The first story follows four generations of Jedi, including Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker; and, when Obi-Wan and Siri fall in love, their relationship has unforeseen consequences for generations to come.

Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world''s most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family''s secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what''s important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.

Amy and Dan cross the oceans on the trail of a famous aviator, but they find more than they''re looking for. Their enemies are becoming more vicious, and the truths they discover more crushing than ever.

Ferus Olin''s in full blown double agent mode and that''s got him and his friends worried. Friendship and loyalty are certainly tested when it comes down to the question of "who do you serve?" or "How much hurt can one inflict while doing something necessary?"

Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi is training to be a Jedi Knight and is about to have his first encounter with true evil.

Sent to the Galactic Games to preserve the peace, Anakin Skywalker defies his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi''s orders against podracing when he learns of the chance to challenge childhood rival Sebulba.

When the Jedi are called in to help pacify a chaotic planet, it should be a routine mission. But behind the chaos is an evil in hiding. The routine mission goes horribly wrong. When a longtime member of the Jedi High Council is killed, Anakin feels responsible.

An evil scientist is imprisoning and torturing Jedi to find the secret behind the Force.

LA GUERRE DES ÉTOILES AN -45... Libérer la Jedi Tahl. Voilà pourquoi Obi-Wan Kenobi et Qui-Gon Jinn, son maître, ont atterri sur la planète Melida/Daan. Celle-ci est à feu et à sang depuis qu''une guerre civile y oppose deux factions rivales. Là-bas, pour la première fois, Obi-Wan s''oppose à son maître. Il va devoir faire le plus difficile des choix...

Artoo-Detoo, See-Threepio, Forbee-X, and Stuart Zissu must summon all their courage to survive.

The story of Queen Amidala of Naboo, who opposes an attack against her world.

As Obi-Wan Kenobi flees from Boba Fett and tries to keep his most important secret safe from the Empire, he discovers that one of the last Jedi is hiding in the Caves of Ilum.

A Clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out just what''s behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family.

When Amy and Dan cross the ocean on the trail of a famous aviator, they find more than they''re looking for.

Amy et Dan doivent subtiliser un nouvel objet ancien pour le compte de Vesper I ! En Italie, Amy et Dan rencontrent Vanessa Mallory, une jeune américaine à la gare de Florence. Pour passer inaperçus, les deux enfants montent avec elle dans le train pour se rendre en Suisse. En chemin, ils reçoivent un message de Vesper I : il leur ordonne de trouver la carte de De Virga, une mappa mundi du XVe siècle. Amy et Dan n''ont pas d''autre choix que de lui obéir, car il détient toujours sept membres de la famille Cahill. Ils vont devoir se rendre en Allemagne, puis en République Tchèque et faire preuve encore une fois de courage pour remplir cette deuxième mission...

为护送证人莲娜出庭作证,绝地武士奎刚·金和徒弟比旺·克诺比与犯罪团伙殊死搏斗,血与火的斗争中,又见师徒走情。

The Jedi Temple is under attack. An attempt has been made to kill Yoda. A dangerous intruder has infiltrated the Jedi. Everyone is under suspicion, and no one is safe. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jim must get to the heart of the conspiracy or watch the Temple be destroyed from the inside.