Most Popular Books by Katherine Rundell

Katherine Rundell is the author of The Explorer (2017), Super-Infinite (2022), Impossible Creatures (2024), The Wolf Wilder (2015), One Christmas Wish (2018).

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The Explorer

release date: Sep 12, 2017
The Explorer
From the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

Super-Infinite

release date: Sep 06, 2022
Super-Infinite
Winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of the 2022 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 Plutarch Award A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Best Book of 2022 A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, and Literary Hub From the standout scholar Katherine Rundell, Super-Infinite presents a sparkling and very modern biography of John Donne: the poet of love, sex, and death. Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, John Donne was incapable of being just one thing. He was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, a priest, a member of Parliament—and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. He converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, was imprisoned for marrying a sixteen-year-old girl without her father’s consent, struggled to feed a family of ten children, and was often ill and in pain. He was a man who suffered from surges of misery, yet expressed in his verse many breathtaking impressions of electric joy and love. In Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell embarks on a fleet-footed act of evangelism, showing us the many sides of Donne’s extraordinary life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times—unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living.

Impossible Creatures

release date: Sep 10, 2024
Impossible Creatures
Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass) “An instant classic from one of the most gifted storytellers of our time, Impossible Creatures is an astonishing miracle of a book.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever. It’s the day he learned about the Archipelago—a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years, until now. And it’s the day he met Mal—a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help. Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure, racing from island to island, searching for someone who can explain why the magic is fading and why magical creatures are suddenly dying. They consult sphinxes, battle kraken, and negotiate with dragons. But the closer they get to the dark truth of what’s happening, the clearer it becomes: no one else can fix this. If the Archipelago is to be saved, Mal and Christopher will have to do it themselves. Katherine Rundell’s story crackles and roars with energy and delight. It is brought vividly to life with more than 60 illustrations, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures.

The Wolf Wilder

release date: Aug 25, 2015
The Wolf Wilder
“Fairy tale and history merge seamlessly” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in this enchanting and lyrical novel about love and resilience from the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, Katherine Rundell. Feo’s life is extraordinary. Her mother trains domesticated wolves to be able to fend for themselves in the snowy wilderness of Russia, and Feo is following in her footsteps to become a wolf wilder. She loves taking care of the wolves, especially the three who stay at the house because they refuse to leave Feo, even though they’ve already been wilded. But not everyone is enamored with the wolves, or with the fact that Feo and her mother are turning them wild. And when her mother is taken captive, Feo must travel through the cold, harsh woods to save her—and learn from her wolves how to survive.

One Christmas Wish

release date: Sep 18, 2018
One Christmas Wish
From beloved author Katherine Rundell comes a clever, funny, and poignant picture book about a lonely little boy who wishes not to be alone on Christmas. A young boy’s Christmas Eve wish on a shooting star leads to an adventure with an ever-hungry rocking horse, an angel whose wings are molting, a robin who has forgotten how to sing, and a rusting tin drummer boy in Katherine Rundell’s classic Christmas story, with Emily Sutton’s gorgeous paintings.

Rooftoppers

release date: Sep 24, 2013
Rooftoppers
When authorities threaten to take 12-year-old Sophie away from Charles, who has been her guardian since she was one and both survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to find Sophie''s mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his band of "rooftoppers."

The Zebra's Great Escape

release date: Aug 20, 2024
The Zebra's Great Escape
Through courage and determination, little girl Mink helps save a menagerie of animals who have been captured by the evil Mr. Spit.

The Good Thieves

release date: Aug 25, 2020
The Good Thieves
“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” —Booklist “A satisfying adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews From award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced and utterly thrilling adventure driven by the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter. When Vita’s grandfather’s mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon, Vita knows it’s up to her to make things right. With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan: Break into the mansion. Steal back what’s rightfully her grandfather’s. Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is. But 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. It might take more than Vita’s ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps. Award-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty, trust, and the lengths to which we’ll go for the ones we love.

Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli

release date: Oct 02, 2018
Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli
Timed for the release of Warner Bros.’s film Mowgli in October 2018 and Disney''s release of The Jungle Book 2 in 2019, here is a beautifully illustrated companion to Kipling''s classic, by a writer of extraordinary storytelling ability, that explores its timeless themes in a careful update. This wise and witty companion to Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 classic is likewise a series of connected stories about the man-cub Mowgli and his adventures among the animals in the Indian jungle. It includes all the original favorites like Baloo and Bagheera and gives female characters, like Mother Wolf, a more prominent role in Mowgli’s upbringing. The timely theme of the possibility of understanding and empathy across species, cultures, and genders will resonate with contemporary readers.

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

release date: Mar 01, 2016
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Will must find her way after she''s plucked out of a wonderful life in Zimbabwe and forced to go to boarding school in England.

The Book of Hopes

release date: Oct 01, 2020

Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

release date: Aug 08, 2019
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
_______________ A pocket-sized, unmissable essay on the importance of children''s literature by the bestselling and award-winning author, Katherine Rundell. _______________ ''It''s a very short book but it packs a real punch... A real delight'' - Financial Times ''Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power whose novels will be read, cherished and reread long after most so-called “serious” novels are forgotten'' - Observer ''Rundell''s pen is gold-tipped'' - Sunday Times _______________ Katherine Rundell – Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and prize-winning author of five novels for children – explores how children''s books ignite, and can re-ignite, the imagination; how children''s fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives on the world. This delightful and persuasive essay is for adult readers.

The Girl Savage

release date: Jan 06, 2011
The Girl Savage
Wilhelmina Silver''s world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. For lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of schoolgirls. Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive?

The Golden Mole and Other Vanishing Treasure

release date: Nov 02, 2023
The Golden Mole and Other Vanishing Treasure
A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world''s most extraordinary endangered animals.

Vanishing Treasures

release date: Nov 12, 2024
Vanishing Treasures
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM BOSTON GLOBE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AND MORE! • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Rundell comes a “rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world "This celebration of seahorses, lemurs, and others doubles as a wake-up call: look around and protect what you love.” —Boston Globe The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world''s most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colors before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it’s not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what’s known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel. But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes—to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures. Beautifully illustrated, and full of inimitable wit and intellect, Vanishing Treasures is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck, to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness.

Los ladrones buenos

release date: Jun 03, 2021
Los ladrones buenos
Nueva novela de una de las grandes novelistas juveniles anglosajonas. Cuando Vita Marlowe aterriza en Nueva York, ciudad a la que ha viajado con su madre desde Inglaterra, ignora que está a punto de emprender una arriesgada aventura para ayudar a su querido abuelo Jack Welles. Un famoso estafador con conexiones con la mafia lo ha engañado y el anciano ha perdido su casa y todas sus posesiones. Su nieta hará lo imposible para hacerle sonreír de nuevo. Con ese objetivo en mente, Vita urde un plan con la ayuda de una joven carterista y dos talentosos aprendices del circo, ambos amantes de los animales y capaces de desafiar la gravedad con sus excepcionales habilidades. Rápidamente los cuatro amigos se verán envueltos en una intriga repleta de emoción para recuperar el hogar de Jack. La nueva novela de Katherine Rundell es una historia trepidante y apasionada, con elementos de luces y sombras, protagonizada por un grupo de niños unidos contra el mal y la injusticia. Reseñas: «Rundell es una de las mejores escritoras de literatura juvenil que hay en este momento, y si aún no la has descubierto, este libro divertido y adictivo es una gran opción para comenzar. Es probable que sea el mejor libro juvenil que leerás este año.» The Times «Una historia deslumbrante llena de esperanza, dolor, valentía y amor intergeneracional.» Publishers Weekly (reseña destacada) «Rundell tiene un don para las descripciones precisas y hermosas. El libro está lleno de escenas bellas y sorprendentes, como la del caballo blanco galopando por la ciudad a primera hora de la mañana, así como de un generoso sentido de la aventura y el compañerismo. Rundell usa, y subvierte ligeramente, la clásica historia de la búsqueda del tesoro.» Literary Review «Los buenos ladrones es un libro de intriga maravillosamente escrito que deleitará a los seguidores de Rundell.» The Telegraph «Su última entrega no sólo es adictiva, sino que es un placer leer cada frase.» Sunday Times «Esta novela es tan convincente como una aventura circense de Enid Blyton: si Blyton hubiera escrito con compasión y con una prosa limpia y elegante, en la que es un placer sumergirse... Escarceos mafiosos, hazañas impresionantes y una atmósfera trepidante de principio a fin, hacen que sea una delicia para leer de una sentada. Sin duda Rundell está en la cumbre de su talento.» The Guardian «Rundell orquesta una acción trepidante y emocionante, con unos personajes vívidos y entrañables, con la precisión de un relojero.» Daily Mail «Con una trama apasionante y unos personajes inolvidables, lo último de Rundell es otro triunfo.» Mail on Sunday «Bellamente escrito y con una trama perfecta.» The Times Saturday Review «Katherine Rundell se hizo un nombre con la multipremiada Sophie en los cielos de París y es una de las autoras infantiles más talentosas que existen.» D aily Express «Con un ritmo rápido y una redacción aguda, con generosas dosis de emoción y humor, la nueva novela de Rundell atraerá a los lectores amantes de las grandes aventuras y con un fuerte sentido de la justicia.» Bookpage

I Ladri di New York

release date: Oct 06, 2020
I Ladri di New York
Vita Marlowe, dodici anni, inglese, è appena sbarcata a New York con sua madre e ha già una missione. Il nonno, amatissimo, è stato vittima di un raggiro, e ha perso tutto: i gioielli, i ricordi, il castello sulla riva dello Hudson. Vita, debole di gambe ma eccezionale nella mira, è determinata a restituirgli ogni cosa e studia un piano contro un noto e pericoloso truffatore legato alla Mafia. Da sola, però, sa di non poterlo sconfiggere. Ha bisogno di alleati. E chi meglio di una giovane borseggiatrice e di due ragazzi del circo che si esibisce alla Carnegie Hall? Un''avventura a rotta di collo per le strade di New York, nei ruggenti Anni Venti. Dopo Sophie, Feo e Wilhelmina, un''altra ragazza inarrestabile di Katherine Rundell: Vita Marlowe. Preparatevi a conoscerla.

El explorador del Amazonas

release date: Jun 04, 2020
El explorador del Amazonas
Una novela sobre el valor de la amistad protagonizada por unos niños perdidos en la selva amazónica. Desde su asiento en un avión de seis plazas, Fred observa cómo los misterios de la selva amazónica pasan bajo sus pies. Siempre ha soñado en convertirse en un explorador, hacer historia y leer su nombre como uno de los grandes descubridores de su tiempo, así que piensa que ojalá pudiera aterrizar y pisar tierra, aunque fuera sólo un minuto. Cuando, a causa de un accidente, el avión se estrella, Fred podrá por fin caminar por la selva, pero no en las condiciones que había imaginado. Lila, Max y Contia, otros tres niños supervivientes, no tienen ninguna esperanza de ser rescatados de ese lugar inmenso e indómito donde las opciones de volver a casa se reducen a las mínimas posibilidades. La crítica ha dicho «Un libro absolutamente maravilloso.» Philip Pullman

The Katherine Rundell Collection

release date: Nov 26, 2020
The Katherine Rundell Collection
_______________ Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell... _______________ ''Read everything she writes'' - Daily Mail ''A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination'' - Philip Pullman _______________ Whether it''s leaping over the rooftops of Paris, running with wolves in snowy Russia, learning to survive the dangers of the Amazon rainforest or embarking on a heist in 1920s New York, each of Rundell''s books opens a window into a different world. Full of brilliant characters, from courageous young girls and boys to the most fearsome of villains, these stories are about bravery, resourcefulness and how age is no barrier to changing the world. This eBook bundle contains: - Rooftoppers - The Wolf Wilder - The Explorer - The Good Thieves

Sophie en los cielos de París

release date: Jun 02, 2017
Sophie en los cielos de París
Una aventura conmovedora con tintes clásicos: intriga, acción, y cierta fantasía donde reina el amor a los libros y a la valentía. Tras hundirse un barco en el Canal de la Mancha, una niña de apenas un año aparece flotando en un estuche de violonchelo y es rescatada por un erudito y aventurero londinense llamado Charles Maxim. De esta forma tan extraordinaria comienza la conmovedora historia de Sophie y Charles, quien, una vez constatada la desaparición de la madre de la niña, se convierte en su tutor legal. Sin embargo, con el paso del tiempo, se apodera de Sophie la idea de que su madre sobrevivió al naufragio, y aunque Charles le advierte que eso es casi imposible, para ella el «casi» significa que existe «alguna» posibilidad, y ésta, por remota que sea, jamás debe descartarse. Así pues, a pesar de que la única pista que tienen es una dirección parisina grabada en el estuche del chelo, Charles, que lo daría todo por verla feliz, accede a acompañarla a París para iniciar la incierta búsqueda. Allí, en una noche mágica, Sophie conoce a Matteo y sus amigos, unos jóvenes vagabundos que recorren la ciudad por los tejados y que enseguida se prestan a ayudarla para que su sueño se haga realidad. Reseña: «Una escritora con una voz profundamente personal y una imaginación fecunda.» Philip Pullman

好小偷

release date: Jan 01, 2020
好小偷
英國科斯塔圖書獎兒童文學獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳.郎德爾 全新城市漫遊成長冒險小說 一次跑遍紐約的瘋狂冒險,急速而驚險的亡命之旅 叩問公平正義為何物的深刻歷險,探索愛與友情的真實力量 一個有黑手黨背景的騙子偷走了薇塔外公的所有財產。她發誓要討回公道,於是在紐約這個陌生而熱鬧的城市,薇塔決定組織團隊,挺身對抗欺凌弱小的大人。這幫好小偷來到了外公被偷走的哈德遜城堡,準備尋找藏匿起來的綠寶石項鍊,沒想到卻被惡棍四面夾擊。眼看邪惡的槍口已抵在胸前,四面楚歌之際,他們能夠逃離險境,為摯愛的人們伸張正義嗎? 英國科斯塔圖書獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳.郎德爾全新城市漫遊成長小說,帶領讀者經歷一段叩問公平正義為何物的深刻冒險,探索愛與友情的真實力量。 【本書關鍵字】 凱瑟琳.郎德爾、紐約、冒險、小偷、公平正義、馬戲團、城市漫遊 【書籍特色】 ★英國科斯塔圖書獎兒童文學獎《大探險家》作者凱瑟琳.郎德爾最新作品 ★以精采刺激的冒險故事,探討階級、種族、人權、公平正義等重要議題 ★悅讀學堂執行長葛琦霞專文導讀,帶領讀者深入品味故事細節 得獎紀錄 ★2020年瑞典林格倫兒童文學獎入圍 ★2020年英國國家書獎童書獎入選 ★2019年度英國福伊爾書店童書書單入選 國外推薦 「這是一個充滿狂野希望、揮之不去的悲傷、令人欽佩的自信,以及不同世代間互相關愛的耀眼故事。」 ──美國《出版人週刊》星級評論 「薇塔挑戰了她自身的極限,讀者一定會對她的聰明、韌性以及驚險的逃亡過程感到驚豔。」 ──美國《書目雜誌》 「這是一部扎實的歷史小說,它用安排得宜的情節及精采的動作戲,平衡了角色描述內在想法的場景。」 ──美國《號角雜誌》 「《好小偷》又是一本會讓郎德爾迷愛不釋手、富有懸念及以精采筆法寫成的小說。」 ──英國《每日電訊報》 「這本書節奏明快、以敏銳的筆調寫成,再加上很多的情感與幽默,郎德爾的第五本小說一定會吸引那些愛好逃亡故事、對公平正義有堅定理念,以及對弱勢群族有一顆柔軟的心的人。」 ──美國書評網站BookPage 「這是一個精采的冒險故事,以活潑機智的筆調及絕佳的技巧寫成。」 ──賈桂琳.威爾森(《刺青媽媽》作者) 誠摯推薦 (按照姓氏筆畫列名) 林美琴/作家、閱讀教育講師 吳韻宇/教育部閱讀推手教師,國中教師 吳在?/兒童文學作家 邱慕泥/戀風草青少年書房店長 凌健/臺灣公益CEO協會理事長 徐掌瑛/財團法人國紹泌尿科學教育基金會祕書長、【樂讀拒毒 關愛守護】校園防毒守門員活動策劃 黃淑貞/小兔子書坊店主 葛琦霞/悅讀學堂執行長 賴筱彤/青少年小說閱讀推廣人、《繪本任意門》版主 蔡明灑/新竹市共讀推廣協會 講師 吳韻宇/教育部閱讀推手教師,國中教師 在湖心中升起的城堡,在迷濛水波氛圍中,作者創造了一個想像與冒險的故事:一位想尋回外公城堡的女孩,與三位腰間插滿飛刀,腳下飛翔著翅膀的孩子,共同在月光下前進的祕密計畫。這是一個為「愛」而尋找的故事,四個「好小偷」要偷回原本遺失的東西,找回真正的公平正義,作者透過精采懸疑的情節,生動細膩的筆法,讓讀者一起經歷所有的驚奇。因為愛,可以看到勇敢與力量。也因為此書,你會更堅定相信愛的力量。 吳在?/兒童文學作家 孩子的視角,好與壞的思考。這是一本邊讀邊思考的書。情節緊湊,別忘了呼吸。 邱慕泥/戀風草青少年書房店長 好小偷?小偷還可以分好壞?豈不是混淆了小孩的價值觀嗎?如果被偷的對象太惡劣,那麼「好小偷」也可能成為「大英雄」!且看作者凱瑟琳•郎德爾娓娓道來這個顛覆大家想法,又充滿著「愛與恐懼」的偷竊大計,並一起為故事主角薇塔喊出「加油」。 凌健/臺灣公益CEO協會理事長 為了讓外公有個家,能夠繼續生活下去,《好小偷》書中主角薇塔組建一支團隊,需要一張藍圖、一個計畫,把被偷走的一條綠寶石項鍊偷回來;把哈德遜城堡奪回來。在愛的面前,別無選擇,像羅賓漢一樣,為榮譽而戰;像戰士一樣,踏上征程。薇塔心中埋藏的願望,與一定會去進行戰鬥的耐心與毅力,愛成了她的武器。像馬戲團一樣,比想像中更加奇妙、更加瘋狂的行動,交織成許多神奇,難以想像,無法置信的冒險故事。 徐掌瑛/財團法人國紹泌尿科學教育基金會祕書長、【樂讀拒毒 關愛守護】校園防毒守門員活動策劃 好?小偷?小偷就是賊!是非法、犯罪、不道德的行為!哪有什麼「好」可言!按照英國歷史學家霍布斯邦的說法,關於「好小偷」的產生:「當我們抽絲剝繭,將強盜的地域、社會架構一層層除去之後,可以發現藏在其中的核心部分:亦即一種不滅的情愫,一個永恆的角色,那就是自由精神、英雄主義,以及公義的理想。 」如同《水滸傳》108條好漢,誰不想安居樂業?誰不盼望未來有美好人生一一圓夢?但他們生處亂世環境之中,循規奉公守法無法確保基本生存,只好冒險從事犯法的偷盜行為,但他們選擇對付下手的對象通常是不公不義的惡人,這類型的故事情節總是能擄獲人心! 《好小偷》故事的主角各各身懷絕技又是年輕的少年,隨著作者豐富具戲劇性的文字描述,讀者可以在閱讀的過程中,靠想像力體驗一人分飾多角,嘗試與現實環境不同的人生經歷。《好小偷》提供我們重新思考的角度,回到「人」的本質,學會先去理解「吸毒者」曾經可能面臨的生活困境,推敲其內心的思考邏輯。我們引頸期盼「英雄出少年!」下一代因有「樂讀」人生更豐富美好! 黃淑貞/小兔子書坊店主 從這本豐富與溫暖的故事中,讓我們拼湊出凝望自己不完美的真實過程,看見迷惘與挫敗宛如黑暗幽靈,總是徘徊內心暗處。然而,書中孩子們的善良本質、改變的勇氣與同儕的情誼,逐一擊敗內心的幽靈,更彷彿是一輪明月,照亮彼此的生命。相信每位讀者內心一定會被此書觸動,像是緊閉的百頁窗會突然拉開,看見自己的豐沛潛能。 賴筱彤/青少年小說閱讀推廣人、《繪本任意門》版主 在愛面前,真的別無選擇嗎?當「公正,似乎只提供給那些付得起錢的人。」的時刻到來,你會就此攤手聽天由命?還是為愛奮力一搏到最後?書名先破題點出「好」小偷--勾起讀者好奇之餘;在凱瑟琳•郎德爾筆下,每個角色皆生動加乘了這場奪寶冒險的精采可看性;一個厭惡騙人卻得靠偷竊才能存活的慣犯,一個被期待成為馴馬師的空中飛人,加上一個精通與動物溝通的馴獸師,因緣際會在一個罹患小兒麻痺症的女孩請託下,必須聯手智取美國一九二○、三○年代的紐約黑道,扭轉劣勢……還不夠緊張刺激嗎?再加上彷彿太陽馬戲團的劇場魔幻情境呢? 除了俠盜故事中的城堡尋寶歷險外,還有出其不意、接二連三的打擊與落空,整篇節奏明快卻不落窠臼,更能幫助讀者在沉浸角色情節時,身歷其境感受到「好小偷」的恐懼與勇氣、善惡拉扯,還有那個更強大、更獨特的--愛與堅持。

El explorador del Amazonas / The Explorer

release date: Sep 22, 2020
El explorador del Amazonas / The Explorer
Una novela sobre el valor de la amistad protagonizada por unos niños perdidos en la selva amazónica. Desde su asiento en un avión de seis plazas, Fred observa cómo los misterios de la selva amazónica pasan bajo sus pies. Siempre ha soñado en convertirse en un explorador, hacer historia y leer su nombre como uno de los grandes descubridores de su tiempo, así que piensa que ojalá pudiera aterrizar y pisar tierra, aunque fuera sólo un minuto. Cuando, a causa de un accidente, el avión se estrella, Fred podrá por fin caminar por la selva, pero no en las condiciones que había imaginado. Lila, Max y Contia, otros tres niños supervivientes, no tienen ninguna esperanza de ser rescatados de ese lugar inmenso e indómito donde las opciones de volver a casa se reducen a las mínimas posibilidades. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.

Ein unvorstellbar unsinniges Abenteuer

release date: Jan 09, 2023
Ein unvorstellbar unsinniges Abenteuer
Endlich im Taschenbuch: der neue Abenteuerroman von Katherine Rundell! Spannend und mitreißend - für alle, die "Wells & Wong" lieben! Kaum ist Vita mit ihrer Mutter in New York gelandet, fordert sie auch schon den stadtbekannten Betrüger Victor Sorrotore heraus. Schließlich hat der ihren Großvater um das Familienanwesen gebracht. Vita schwört Rache und schmiedet zusammen mit einer Taschendiebin und zwei Jungen vom Zirkus einen ausgeklügelten Plan, um das Haus oder doch zumindest den Smaragd ihres Großvaters zurückzuholen. Ein unvorstellbar unsinniges Abenteuer beginnt. Ein Buch voll unerwarteter Wendungen, waschechter Zirkustiere und halsbrecherischer Akrobatik, dazu vier wunderbare Freunde, die gemeinsam einen echten Bösewicht bekämpfen. Das perfekte Lesevergnügen!

L'esploratore

release date: Sep 03, 2019
L'esploratore
Mentre sorvola la Foresta Amazzonica, un piccolo velivolo precipita per un malore del pilota. I quattro ragazzini a bordo sono illesi. Presto si rendono conto di essere soli: non ci sono adulti nei paraggi, nessuno a cui chiedere aiuto. Sta a loro trovare di che nutrirsi e proteggersi. Quando in una scatolina di tabacco scoprono una mappa che indica un misterioso punto X, si avventurano sul fiume a bordo di una zattera improvvisata. Il viaggio è più travagliato del previsto e, una volta arrivati alla meta, i quattro si trovano davanti una città abbandonata. Tra le rovine abita un uomo vestito in modo strano e loro cominciano a chiamarlo l''Esploratore. NON HANNO IDEA CHE L''AVVENTURA È APPENA COMINCIATA...

The Poisoned King

release date: Sep 11, 2025
The Poisoned King
The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Come with us now. There is justice to be done. Return to the magic of the Archipelago... The Poisoned King is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell''s epic and bestselling Impossible Creatures series. ''There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell'' - Michael Morpurgo When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he''s dreamed of returning to the Archipelago - the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon''s lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice... The unmissable sequel to Impossible Creatures, WINNER of the Waterstones Book of the Year, British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year, Foyles Children''s Book of the Year and the Books Are My Bag Readers Award ''A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight'' - Cressida Cowell on Impossible Creatures ''Readers will seize this with delight'' - Philip Pullman on Impossible Creatures ''A masterpiece to rival Tolkien'' - Daily Telegraph on Impossible Creatures ''Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent'' - The Times on Impossible Creatures

De ontdekkingsreiziger

release date: May 31, 2019
De ontdekkingsreiziger
Thematitel Kinderboekenweek 2022! Over vier kinderen die met een vliegtuig crashen en op mysterieuze stad in de jungle stuiten. Na Feo en de wolven is er nu De ontdekkingsreizger van Katherine Rundell. Over vier kinderen die met een vliegtuig crashen en op een mysterieuze stad in de jungle stuiten. Opnieuw een betoverend avontuur van een veelvoudig bekroonde auteur. Vier kinderen overleven een crash in het Amazonewoud nadat de piloot aan een hartaanval is bezweken. Maar ze zijn ver weg van de bewoonde wereld, en dus van alle hulp. De jungle is een meedogenloze, maar tegelijk ook betoverende plek. Ze eten larven en een tarantula, redden een babyluiaard, klimmen in bomen en bouwen een vlot. Maar hun kans op redding wordt met de dag kleiner. Dan vinden ze een kaart waarop een stad staat aangegeven. Blijkbaar zijn ze niet de eersten op deze plek. Met hernieuwde hoop gaan ze op weg om de verloren stad te vinden... ‘Een geweldige leeservaring over een tijdloze ontdekkingsreis die lezers van 8 tot 88 zal bekoren.’ Uit het Juryrapport van de Costa Children’s Book Award 2017 over De ontdekkingsreiziger ‘Elk boek van Katherine Rundell is anders, elk boek is een avontuur. (...) Feo en de wolven is spectaculair!’ Beth Johnson, Boekhandel Van Rossum

La ragazza dei lupi

release date: Apr 30, 2018
La ragazza dei lupi
I soffialupi sono quasi impossibili da scoprire. Visti da fuori sembrano più o meno persone normali. Certo, ci sono degli indizi: è assai facile che manchi loro un pezzo di dito, il lobo di un orecchio, una o due dita dei piedi. Perché un soffialupi è il contrario di un domatore: accoglie un lupo cresciuto in cattività e gli insegna a vivere di nuovo tra i boschi, a ululare, ad ascoltare il Richiamo della foresta. Feo è una di loro, proprio come la sua mamma, e da sempre vive tra boschi perennemente bianchi di neve, avvolta nel profumo di legna e di pelliccia. Non tutti però amano i lupi, e ancor meno chi li aiuta a tornare selvaggi. E così, quando la mamma viene incarcerata ingiustamente, Feo non ci sta, e corre a salvarla.

Zu Hause redet das Gras

release date: Jul 30, 2015
Zu Hause redet das Gras
Will liebt ihr Leben in Simbabwe, denn hier ist sie frei und lebt nach ihren eigenen Regeln. Doch nach dem Tod ihres Vaters muss sie auf ein Internat in England, womit sie überhaupt nicht zurechtkommt. Und dann sind da noch die anderen Mädchen, die sie ständig ärgern... Ab 12.

Onmogelijke wezens

release date: Mar 20, 2024
Onmogelijke wezens
Eerste deel van Katherine Rundells magische serie brult en bruist als nooit tevoren In Onmogelijke wezens neemt de veelbekroonde Katherine Rundell in een sprankelende vertelstijl de lezer mee naar een wilde schitterende plek waar alle mythische wezens nog leven. Het is de laatste magische plek die nog bestaat, ver van het oog van de gewone wereld... Christopher brengt de vakantie door bij zijn opa, die op het verre Schotse platteland woont. Saaier kan haast niet, totdat hij oog in oog staat met wezens die hij alleen uit verhalen kent. Het blijkt dat zijn opa hoeder is van de Archipel, een eilandgroep waar mythische wezens leven, ver van het oog van de gewone wereld. Al duizenden jaren beschermt een magische barrière de Archipel, maar sinds kort zijn er gaten in ontstaan. Mal, een meisje met een vliegende cape en een babygriffioen, reist via zo’n gat naar Christophers wereld terwijl een mysterieuze man haar probeert te vermoorden. Op zoek naar antwoorden beginnen Mal, Christopher en de griffioen aan een gevaarlijke tocht door het woeste landschap van de Archipel. Onderweg doen ze een verschrikkelijke ontdekking en staan ze voor de moeilijkste beslissing in hun leven. ‘Er was Tolkien, er is Pullman en nu is er Katherine Rundell.’ Michael Morpurgo ‘Fans zullen dolblij worden van dit boek.’ Philip Pullman

Creature impossibili

release date: Jan 01, 2023

L'explorateur

release date: Mar 09, 2022
L'explorateur
Depuis son siège à bord d''un petit avion, Fred observe la mystérieuse forêt amazonienne s''étendre à perte de vue. Il rêve de devenir un grand explorateur. Quand l''avion percute la cime des arbres, Fred se retrouve seul, au cœur de la jungle immense et sauvage, avec trois autres enfants, Connie, Max et Lila. Quelles sont leurs chances de survie si personne n''est à leur recherche ? Ils ont pourtant le sentiment d''une présence. Quelqu''un était-il là avant eux ?

Coeur de loup

release date: May 15, 2019
Coeur de loup
Féodora a grandi parmi les loups. Ils sont tout pour elle et, bientôt, elle deviendra maître-loup, comme sa mère. Mais ce destin extraordinaire est anéanti quand surgit l’armée du tsar, dévastant tout sur son passage. Alors que sa mère est faite prisonnière, l’intrépide Féo part avec sa meute à travers les forêts enneigées de Sibérie. Bravant l’ennemi, le froid, les tempêtes, elle est prête à tout pour la sauver... Une héroïne fougueuse et à l’âme sauvage. Une envoûtante épopée russe où souffle le vent de la liberté. Par l’auteur du Ciel nous appartient, prix Sorcières.

Le plan extravagant de Vita Marlowe

release date: Nov 08, 2023
Le plan extravagant de Vita Marlowe
Quatre amis, le New York des années vingt et le casse du siècle : une aventure effrénée par une conteuse irrésistible. Recruter une bande de jeunes voleurs au grand cœur, s’introduire en douce dans la propriété d’un terrible gangster et y dérober une émeraude... Tel est le plan de Vita pour sauver son grand-père de la faillite et lui redonner le sourire. Un plan pas tout à fait raisonnable, certes, mais qui avec beaucoup de chance, d’entraide et quelques acrobaties pourrait peut-être fonctionner, qui sait ? "Une bonne dose d’aventure, de folie douce et d’amitié." La Croix
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