New Releases by Kate Saunders

Een jonge vrouw wil koste wat het kost het haar nagelaten en tot ruïne vervallen Victoriaanse familiehuis laten restaureren.

As the child of remote, chilly parents, Cassie reveled in the exuberant chaos she found at the home of the Darlings—two boys, a cheerful father, and a glorious mother, Phoebe, who welcomed the lonely little girl next door into their family circle. Now Cassie is all grown up, the editor of a highly respectable literary magazine, with a well-ordered life and a suitable boyfriend. But her beloved Phoebe is dying and comes to Cassie with one last request: Will Cassie help find wives for her sons, two gorgeous, sexy, but wildly impractical bachelors still living in their mother''s basement flat? Heartbroken at the thought of losing Phoebe, Cassie cannot refuse—but how will she ever find decent girlfriends, let alone wives, for the Darling boys? It''s all very well for Phoebe to insist they are lovely boys who are absolutely sweet to their mother, but who else would see either one as husband material: Fritz, a handsome medical student turned unemployed actor; or Ben, a dreamy, soulful musician who is too "sensitive" to perform or teach? Even Cassie, she tells Phoebe firmly right from the start, is not prepared to marry one of these bachelor boys. . . . Kate Saunders''s Bachelor Boys is a story about love and loss that''s moving, wise, and wickedly funny.

P''tit Boudin et Grande-Greluche mènent une vie tranquille dans leur clocher jusqu''au jour où elles décident de fabriquer un cadeau " spécial " à leurs amis, le pasteur et le vicaire, mais elles n''y arrivent pas. Elles décident alors d''avaler du sirop extra-fort. Un peu trop... Pompettes, elles mettent au point des recettes qui aboutissent à un vrai désastre ! Les villageois sont révoltés...

At first glance there''s nothing special about the little white stone which Cat''s archaeologist father gives her. But then Cat makes a catastrophic discovery. The stone does have amazing powers. Power to take her away from bullying Emily Baines. Power to turn her into someone graceful, fast and agile. Power to turn her into a CAT! But all is not well in the feline world, for the cats'' symbol of nationhood –– the Blessed Sardine –– has gone missing. And the only one who can find it is a small marmalade cat called Cat!

The naughtiest witches in the world are back on their broomsticks in this second bumper volume of stories from THE BELFRY WITCHES series. Together they always spell trouble! The village of Tranters End was once a sleepy, peaceful place. That is until Old Noshie and Skirty Marm blew in on their broomsticks and started causing magical mayhem! Now there''s a cauldron of trouble brewing - with some particularly strange ingredients. Throw in snow in summer, Power Hats and a mad mystery tour to the Upright Tower of Pisa, and the result is three fantastically funny stories guaranteed to bewitch young readers.

Na de dood van hun vader besluiten twee zusters allebei een rijke man te trouwen om zo hun verpauperde familielandhuis te redden van de ondergang.

Meet Old Noshie and Skirty Marm - the naughtiest witches in the world. Together they always spell trouble! Old Noshie and Skirty Marm have committed a terrible crime. They`ve sung a frightfully rude song about the Queen of the Witches at the Hallowe`en Ball. Now they are to be banished from Witch Island for ever! But where can they go? The sleepy village of Tranters End is about to become home to two wacky witches, a wonderfully snooty cat - and a whole lot of trouble! Three extremely funny books, now in one bumper volume!

En el pueblo de las brujitas, Old Noshie y Skirty Marm, han ocurrido cosas increíbles: cerdos voladores, ropa que cobra vida, y una persona transformada en cabra. Las brujitas sospechan a un extraño gatito negro que vive en la casa del vicario.

Old Noshie y Skirty Marm son las brujas más traviesas del mundo. Cometen el gran error durante la fiesta de Halloween de cantar una canción tremendamente grosera sobre la reina de las brujas y serán desterradas para siempre.

Les jeunes sorcières P''tit Boudin et Grande Greluche sont chassées de l''île aux sorcières. C''est vrai, elles ne sont pas à leur première bêtise. Mais cette fois, elles se sont moquées ouvertement de la reine des sorcières ! La sentence est rude : elles sont dépouillées de leurs bas rouges et le pire, c''est qu''elles vont devoir vivre avec les humains...

Old Noshie and Skirty Marm are the naughtiest witches on Witch Island and have managed to get themselves banished for singing a rude song about the Queen of the Witches at the Hallowe''en Ball. The two witches find a new home in a sleepy human village - but are the villagers ready for them? Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Old Noshie and Skirty Marm are outraged. Mr Babbercorn plans to take his wife and baby son on holiday and doesn''t want to take magical friends _

The naughtiest witches have been trying to be good. But strange powers are at work.

Drie zusters zijn met stomheid geslagen als hun zuster haar hele vermogen nagelaten blijkt te hebben aan haar zoon, van wiens bestaan zij niet wisten.

British journalist Saunders draws from interviews with former Chinese prisoners, including the celebrity Harry Wu who inspired the book, and from written accounts to recreate the day-to-day experience and engender outrage in readers. Among her chapter titles are No Day or Night, the State as Psychopath, Return from Hell, A Dream of Democracy, Getting Used to Surviving, Sexual Reform and the Pseudo- Boys, the Dream of Gold, and The Earth on the Other Side of the World. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Een jonge vrouw wil koste wat het kost het haar nagelaten en tot ruïne vervallen Victoriaanse familiehuis laten restaureren.

In the tumultuous years before World War I, four young girls vow their eternal friendship. In the desperate years that follow, their bond remains unbroken--until one of them betrays the others. From the author of Storm the Citadel and The Prodigal Father. Part of the "Books That Take You Anywhere You Want To Go" summer reading promotion.