Новинки Джеральдин Маккорин

Основано на реальных событиях.

От автора официального продолжения «Питера Пэна» Дж. Барри – «Питер Пэн в багровых тонах».

XVIII век, Шотландия. Оторванные от большой земли острова, где люди живут своей собственной замкнутой жизнью. Каждое лето группу подростков под руководством взрослых мужчин отправляют на одинокую скалу в открытом море для охоты на морских птиц, чтобы потом забрать птицеловов домой с богатой добычей. Но в этот раз за ними не вернулись.

Брошенные, замершие и голодные мальчики выживают в холодных пещерах под крики покидающих скалу птиц, рассказывают друг другу истории, чтобы сохранить надежду и рассудок, и ищут ответа на один вопрос – почему же за ними никто не пришёл?

XVII век, Шотландия. Отдаленные небольшие острова, где люди живут своей собственной замкнутой жизнью. Каждое лето Куилла и других подростков отправляют на маленький остров в открытом море - стак - для охоты на морских птиц, чтобы потом, загруженными богатой добычей, забрать их назад. Но в этот раз за ними никто не приехал. Конечно, ничем, кроме как концом света,…

Fifteen-year-old Gloria is maid to Afalia's tyrannical Head of State, Madame Suprema. When the country is hit by unprecedented flooding, Madame Suprema runs away, fearing she will be blamed for the crisis. To cover up this cowardly act, Gloria is made to step into Madame Suprema's shoes and is thrust into a world of corrupt and desperate politicians. As Gloria becomes aware of the forces toying with her every move, she must take decisions that could save, or end, thousands of lives - including her own...

Specially commissioned by Michael Morpurgo to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day, this deeply moving collection features stories of war from the most well-loved voices in children's literature, including Michelle Magorian, Celia Rees, George Layton, Robert Westall, Joan Aiken, Eva Ibbotson, Geraldine McCaughrean and other top children's authors.
From World War II to the Crusades, 1970s Beirut to the modern-day Middle East, these vivid stories explore wars throughout history. They examine not only the immediate consequences of war, but also what happens after the fighting is over.

Every time a lad came fowling on the St Kilda stacs, he went home less of a boy and more of a man. If he went home at all, that is...

In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned to endure storms, starvation and terror. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean?

Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa.
The Gorgon Medusa is a hideous monster with poisonous snakes for hair and a look that turns living creatures to stone. Perseus is a good and brave young man who has been dared to cut off the Gorgo's head...

Pepper's fourteenth birthday is a momentous one.
It's the day he's supposed to die.
Everyone seems resigned to it—even Pepper, although he would much prefer to live. But can you sidestep Fate? Jump sideways into a different life? Naïve and trusting, Pepper sets a course through dangerous waters, inviting disaster and mayhem at every turn, one eye on the sky for fear of angels, one on the magnificent possibilities of being alive.

New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author GeraldineMcCaughrean has created a gripping tale filled with dark humor and daringescapades, where the key to a boy's lifelies in facing his own death.

Join him on the run—if you can keep up.

The Royal Theatre has seen better days. But then so have the ghosts who live there. Newly arrived in her favourite seaside town and its beautiful theatre, Gracie is quickly making friends. But the old theatre is under threat. Will Gracie and her friends be able to save their home, or is the curtain set to fall on their very last performance?

Cissy Sissney and her family are staking their claim. Along with a handful of other entrepreneurs, they've stepped off the train into the brand-new town of Florence, Oklahoma, and started building a future.

But the president of the railroad says no more trains will stop in Florence -- ever. Without the railroad, the town can't survive. So it's up to Cissy, her family, friends, and neighbors to stop the train any way they can.