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Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail! Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and mermaids, and - best of all - she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum and dad.

Elsa, Leo and Max have always been best friends, a special team of three. Then the Nazis come. As a growing darkness descends around them, Leo and Elsa run for their lives, taking two very different paths across Europe. And Max, once their closest friend, now becomes the enemy as he is drawn into the Hitler Youth. Will the friends ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to?

Holland, 1942. The world is at war and as the Nazis’ power grows, Jewish families are in terrible danger. Twelve-year-old Mila and her older sister Hannie are sent to live with a family in another city with new identities and the strict instruction not to tell anyone that they are Jewish. Hannie, determined to fight back, is swept into the Dutch resistance as an undercover agent: Code Name Kingfisher. And though Mila does her best to make friends and keep out of trouble, there is danger at every turn and the sisters are soon left questioning who they can trust.

Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail! Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and mermaids, and, best of all, she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum and dad.

Emily lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water, and it is only when she has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers it is her natural element. As soon as she gets into the sea, she grows a tail!

Emily is delighted when her family returns to Brightport, but their attempts to follow Neptune's orders to bring humans and merfolk together seem doomed. Thrown out of mermaid school and scorned by her old enemy, Mandy Rushton, Emily goes in search of the lost sirens who were banished by Neptune to a top secret undersea cavern. Only when she uncovers the sirens' true story can she put the pieces of her own life back together. A magical adventure, featuring the power of friendship and told with Liz's characteristic warmth and lightness of touch.

Emily and Aaron are sent on a top secret mission by King Neptune. The king has been having nightmares he doesn't understand, and he knows only that Emily and Aaron must go to the Land of the Midnight Sun to avoid catastrophe. But when the friends arrive in this icy world of mountains and glaciers, they uncover a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. A magical adventure about the power of friendship.

Emily Windsnap is thrilled to arrive at her new home, a secret island near the Bermuda Triangle where humans and merfolk live together, and where being a girl who grows a tail as soon as she enters the water isn't a problem. Being Emily, she can't resist exploring forbidden places, and as a result, she inadvertently wakes the kraken, the legendary deep sea monster who has been asleep for two hundred years.

Emily Windsnap, an ordinary girl on land and a magical mermaid in water, is overdue a break from excitement - as her exhausted best friend, Shona, keeps reminding her! So, promising Shona she'll stay free of trouble and just 'swill out' ('chill out' for mermaids), Emily invites her best friend and her boyfriend, Aaron, along for a relaxing family holiday in the sun.... But it seems adventure is hot on her heels - and her tail.

Emily Windsnap is thrilled to arrive at her new home - a secret island near the Bermuda Triangle where humans and merfolk live together, and where being a girl who grows a tail as soon as she enters the water isn't a problem. But, being Emily, she can't resist exploring forbidden places, and as a result she inadvertently wakes the kraken - the legendary sea monster that has been asleep for 200 years! Emily tries to undo the damage as the kraken's terrifying tentacles rise from the deep!

Welcome back to the world of Emily Windsnap! A school trip to a beautiful island plunges Emily and her friends into a new adventure. What is the secret of the mysterious ship that sometimes appears on the horizon, and does the answer lie in the lost city of Atlantis? Emily's adventures have been captivating fans for more than 10 years, and this is the eagerly awaited sixth book in the best-selling series.

The magic ring that Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back. But the ring, once on, won't come off, and an angry Neptune sends Emily's boat spinning away across the sea. When it comes to rest, she and her best friend, Shona, can see a mysterious castle shimmering in the mist on the horizon.... Another magical adventure full of fun and friendship!

The magic ring that Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back. But the ring, once on, won't come off, and Neptune puts a terrible curse on Emily.

Eine kraftvolle, herzzerreißende und unvergessliche Geschichte. Wien, 1936. Die drei Freunde Leo, Elsa und Max verbringen einen perfekten Tag im Prater. Vom Riesenrad aus betrachtet scheint die ganze Welt ihnen zu gehören. Doch bald darauf versinkt diese Welt um sie herum in Dunkelheit und der Krieg reißt sie grausam auseinander. In dieser Zeit der Angst und Verfolgung ist nicht sicher, wer von ihnen überleben wird.

Bei einem Ausflug entdecken Emily Windsnap und ihr Freund Aaron ein riesiges Segelschiff. Das Seltsame ist: Nur sie können es sehen. Die beiden finden heraus, dass das Schiff schon längst untergegangen und als Geisterschiff zwischen den Welten gefangen ist. Um die Menschen an Bord zu retten, muss Emily sich auf eine gefährliche Reise nach Atlantis begeben. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt! Laura Maire entführt mit ihrer Lesung in die geheimnisvollen Tiefen des Ozeans und in eine Welt voll fantastischer Abenteuer.

Als die 13-jährige Jenny entdeckt, dass sie sich mithilfe eines Kristalls unsichtbar machen kann, wird ihr Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Ein spannendes Abenteuer beginnt! Denn auch vier ihrer Mitschüler besitzen besondere Edelsteine und mit ihnen außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten. Als ein Junge aus ihrer Schule entführt wird, schmieden die angehenden "Superhelden" gemeinsam einen Rettungsplan.

Eigentlich ist Emily auf der Rundum-Insel überglücklich. Aber auf Neptuns Bitte hin kehrt sie gemeinsam mit ihrer Familie nachBrightport zurück. Dort soll sie die Versöhnung zwischen Menschen und Meerwesen vorantreiben und das Geheimnis der verschwundenen Sirenen erforschen. Als sie ihrer ersten Liebe begegnet, steht Emilys Unterwasserwelt Kopf! Emily-Fans tauchen mit Josefine Preuß ab in das Reich Neptuns - ein Muss für alle Mädchen ab 8!

Als Jenni auf dem Weg zu ihrer besten Freundin Juli in einen alten Fahrstuhl steigt, geschieht etwas Unglaubliches: Sie reist in die Zukunft. Dort findet Jenni heraus, dass eine Tragödie Julis Familie zerstört hat. Das fröhliche Mädchen, das sie einmal war, existiert nicht mehr. Jenni beschließt, die Zukunft zu verändern. In der Gegenwart stellt sie die Weichen, wendet das Unglück ab und erkennt, wie wichtig Freundschaft und Familie sind.

König Neptun wird von Albträumen geplagt, deren Bedeutung er nicht versteht. Er weiß nur, dass Emily und Aaron ins Land der Mitternachtssonne reisen müssen, um eine Katastrophe zu verhindern, die die ganze Welt vernichten könnte. Im eisigen Land der Berge und Gletscher kommen die beiden einem Geheimnis auf die Spur, das gefährlicher ist, als sie es sich je hätten vorstellen können. Nur mit Hilfe ihrer Freunde gelingt es Emily den Gefahren zu trotzen und ihre Mission zu erfüllen.

Emilys Leben auf der verborgenen kleinen Insel ist einfach perfekt. Doch alles ändert sich, als sie auf dem Grund des Ozeans ein geheimnisvolles Glitzern entdeckt: einen Ring! Aber, oh Schreck, kaum anprobiert, geht er nicht mehr ab - und Neptun wird so wütend wie noch nie. Welches Geheimnis trägt dieser Ring? Und was ist das für ein seltsames Schloss, das da mitten im Ozean liegt?