LIBROS DEL AUTOR: margaret pearce

34 resultados para LIBROS DEL AUTOR: margaret pearce

  • Useless and the School Fete
    Margaret Pearce
    The school fete was supposed to be fun. But when Ewen 'Useless' Euston goes looking for his twin sisters, he finds something much stranger than missing kids--he finds a trap.Beneath the fairy tree lies a portal to a bizarre new world filled with hostile elves, trickster halflings, mermaids, pirates, and even a dragon king. Useless, Perry, Will, and a band of reckless younger si...
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    14,42 €

  • Useless and the Carnival of Terror
    Margaret Pearce
    The carnival gates swing open--but no one leaves.When Useless (real name: Ewen) and his best friend Perry sneak into the mysterious New Carnival, they expect a few free rides... not to discover that everyone inside has vanished. No operators. No exit. No explanation.Then their friend Will finds a strange reward token in a rigged arcade game. One canoe ride later, the boys are t...
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    14,33 €

  • My Brother’s Science Project
    Margaret Pearce
    My twin brother’s cactus is growing spines--and a taste for blood.All Gordon wanted was to prove that plants could think. His school science project? A fuzzy pink cactus called Fred. But when Gordon wires Fred up to meters and plays Beethoven nonstop, things start to get... weird.First, the school bully ends up in tears. Then our cat vanishes--and our budgies drop dead. Fred’s ...
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    10,26 €

  • The Convertible Couch
    Margaret Pearce
    Beebie was finally going to make his family proud... then everything fell apart.Benjamin 'Beebie' Bateman has always felt like the odd one out. Unlike his athletic brothers and sports-mad father, Beebie wears glasses, is small for his age, and usually stays on the sidelines. But all that changes when he’s chosen as rover for the school football team--a chance to finally earn hi...
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    13,06 €

  • Missing! A Horse
    Margaret Pearce
    Roanie is gone.John finds only an unbuckled collar where his horse should be tethered. When Berry Jackson’s valuable chestnut Arab mare Sadie vanishes the same night, rumours spread fast-horse thieves are selling stolen animals to knacker yards for pet food.No one believes two kids can track down professional thieves. The police offer little hope. The other horse owners lose in...
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    13,25 €

  • Circus Runaways
    Margaret Pearce
    John never imagined he’d have to run away from home.But when his beloved blue heeler, Blue, is sentenced to death after biting two grown men, John makes the only choice he can-grab his saddle, take his horse Roanie, and disappear into the night.What begins as a desperate escape becomes an unforgettable adventure. A near-sighted circus clown mistakes John for one of his own, and...
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    13,30 €

  • Wanted! A Horse
    Margaret Pearce
    John Emery Phillips is convinced he’s the only boy in the entire district without a horse.Every Saturday, he watches from his front fence as riders clip-clop past on their way to Pony Club-and every Saturday, he’s left behind. His parents say they can’t afford animals. His blue heeler dog, Blue, hardly counts. And his dreams of owning a spirited black stallion seem about as lik...
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    14,34 €

  • Marmaduke
    Margaret Pearce
    What happens when your pet mouse won’t stop growing?Billy Pitt’s life is complicated enough--between juggling a paper round, fixing his bike, and staying out of trouble. But when he and his best mate Rusty uncover a strange grey box at the local tip, things go from ordinary to outrageous. Inside are two mysterious capsules, and after a slight accident, Billy’s beloved pet mouse...
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    11,70 €

  • A Feminine Perspective
    Margaret Pearce
    What protection do females have from the social culture moulding the humans they develop into? The fourteen sharply perceptive tales in A Feminine Perspective celebrate the quiet courage within each woman’s heart. ...
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    15,24 €

  • Catch Me If You Can
    Margaret Pearce
    It’s 1941, and the war feels closer every day.Nancy Edwards and her friends are determined to do their bit. They’ve already raised money with backyard concerts and toffee sales-but when a neighbourhood pilot is reported missing in New Guinea, doing their bit no longer feels like enough.The Bolton Road Spy Catchers are born.Armed with curiosity, courage, and a fierce sense of pa...
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    15,36 €

  • The Feud of Lovelace Court
    Margaret Pearce
    It all started with a flood, a bag of kittens, and a feud that would shake the whole street.When Gert and Phil rescue a litter of kittens, they never expect it to lead to a full-blown neighbourhood war. But trouble finds them fast when the Morris family moves in next door--and their oldest boy, Robbie, makes himself at home on Phil’s paper route.Gert is convinced he’s a thief, ...
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    14,30 €

  • The Secret in the Compost Bin
    Margaret Pearce
    Not every mystery begins with a scream. Sometimes it starts with a compost bin... and something very strange inside.Jeremy isn’t thrilled about his family’s move to the cleanest, neatest house on the street--especially when his dad treats their pristine garden like a museum. The only upside? His cousin Kate lives next door in the messiest house around.When the cousins discover ...
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    13,06 €

  • The Secret of the Kloog
    Margaret Pearce
    The past was buried. The Kloog were forgotten. But nothing stays lost forever.In their last attempt to rescue Mike’s father, Mike, Alinea, and Beeper are captured by Federation forces--and drawn into a journey none of them expected. Trapped aboard a Way Station ship bound for the Intergalactic Lost Property Office, their only escape lies in trusting a strange alien named Quok a...
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    15,49 €

  • Altar of Shulaani
    Margaret Pearce
    He only wanted to visit his father’s dig. He never expected to vanish through an alien altar.Mike’s holiday turns surreal when his father goes missing--and a mysterious artifact flings Mike and his friend Alinea into a strange, desolate world. There, the only certainty is danger. Alien slave traders, telepathic creatures, and flickers of impossible memory stalk their path.They’...
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    15,43 €

  • The Cave of Dreaming
    Margaret Pearce
    A rescue mission gone wrong. A dream cave that remembers the past. A power that refuses to be forgotten.Mike, Alinea, and Beeper’s search for Mike’s missing father takes them deeper into the wilderness of an alien world--and through a time-jump to an even stranger one. Hunted by slavers and trapped in an unfamiliar future, the trio takes shelter in a cave where shared dreams be...
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    15,46 €

  • The Edge of Forever
    Margaret Pearce
    What if the world you dreamed of was more real than the one you lived in?Eleven-year-old Jane Smith escapes her grey, fatherless world each night to become a fearless Patroller in a faraway kingdom--a realm where she has power, purpose, and friends. Together, they scour space and time for the bravest warriors to stand against the Red Wizard.As her waking life begins to brighten...
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    13,29 €

  • The Misfit
    Margaret Pearce
    Eleven-year-old Jenny Carruthers feels like she doesn’t belong. Her baby sister is the spoiled centre of attention, her older brother is everyone’s favourite, and her father’s long stay in hospital has left her mother stressed and snappy. No one seems to care what Jenny feels-so why should she care about the rules?When acting out earns her scoldings instead of sympathy, Jenny t...
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    13,33 €

  • Caught in Willaburra
    Margaret Pearce
    She wakes in a grey, silent corridor with no memories, no name, and no way out.A mysterious girl appears with a desperate warning: find the mistake you were sent to fix-or remain lost forever. Before she can ask questions, she is pushed through a door and tumbles into someone else’s life.Now she is Kate Cavanagh, a fourteen-year-old student teacher at a tiny bush school in 1900...
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    14,27 €

  • The Scarlett Quest
    Margaret Pearce
    A missing cat. A forbidden experiment. A magical world that changes everything.Teen inventor John Scarlett steps through his homemade portal and lands in a world straight out of a fantasy novel--forests untouched by pollution, castles perched on mountaintops, and danger lurking in every shadow. He was only supposed to retrieve his cat Quill. Instead, he finds himself swept into...
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    15,45 €

  • Sherry Sharples
    Margaret Pearce
    What could be worse than school holidays with a dull dad, a boring stepmother, and twin toddler brothers?Eleven-year-old Sherry Sharples had been dreaming of spending time with her glamorous, jet-setting mother. But instead, she’s shipped off unexpectedly to her father’s chaotic home--and she’s not happy about it.With a prickly attitude and a desperate need to feel wanted, Sher...
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    13,30 €

  • The Mystery of the Third Seal
    Margaret Pearce
    What if your perfect world was built on a terrible secret?In a future shaped by the fallout of Biological Wars, young James Tadworthy lives in a domed community where every need is met--and every decision controlled. Education ends at twelve, reproduction is strictly authorised, and faith in the Federation Church is absolute. But when his sharp-minded Grandmother disappears und...
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    15,45 €

  • Rebecca and the Dragon
    Margaret Pearce
    A dragon has awakened. And it’s not looking to make friends.Rebecca’s horse is terrified. Her owl is alert. And whispers of fire and wings drift through the countryside. Something ancient and powerful is stirring--and when Rebecca investigates, she finds herself face-to-face with a dragon unlike any tale she’s ever heard.As tensions flare between magical creatures and mortals, ...
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    14,37 €

  • Rebecca and the Flying Horse Problem
    Margaret Pearce
    A flying horse who can’t fly. A magical threat hiding in plain sight.Rebecca’s peaceful night is shattered by the arrival of Thunderbolt--a winged foal born into trouble. When he loses his ability to fly, Rebecca uncovers a tangled mess of magical interference, jealousy, and silent enemies watching from the shadows.As fairy politics clash with human life, Rebecca must once agai...
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    13,33 €

  • Rebecca and the Evil Leprechaun
    Margaret Pearce
    Leprechauns don’t usually kidnap children. This one does.Rebecca is used to magical trouble, but when her friend’s baby brother vanishes, she discovers an ancient and sinister leprechaun is behind the crime. And he’s not after gold--he wants something far more dangerous.With a cursed loom, hidden tunnels, and secrets tangled in fairy history, Rebecca must outwit a magical creat...
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    13,30 €

  • Rebecca and the Horror Harvest
    Margaret Pearce
    First came the free potatoes... then came the nightmare.The gift of endless potatoes sounds too good to be true--and it is. When Rebecca’s village is overwhelmed by a harvest that never stops, she knows magic is to blame.As crops spiral out of control and tensions rise, Rebecca must uncover who cursed the harvest--and why. With magical threats hiding in plain sight, it’s not ju...
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    14,42 €

  • Rebecca and the Missing Heir
    Margaret Pearce
    A prince has vanished. A realm is in peril. And only Rebecca can help.When Rebecca hears that Lejon, the heir to the dwarven kingdom, has disappeared, she doesn’t hesitate. Teaming up with Lord Be Thankful the owl, loyal house goblins, and grumbling dwarf George, she sets off on a daring rescue.Their journey leads beneath the mountains, through magical traps and sinister ogres,...
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    15,49 €

  • Rebecca and the Wicked Witch
    Margaret Pearce
    Rebecca’s new teacher has a broom... and it isn’t for sweeping.When a strange new schoolteacher arrives in town, Rebecca immediately suspects something’s wrong. Miss Baroom is stern, secretive--and has a suspicious tendency to show up where trouble follows. Worse, her night-time prowls and unusual powers reveal her for what she really is: a wicked witch riding a bewitched human...
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    14,34 €

  • Rebecca and the Hobgoblin Invasion
    Margaret Pearce
    Something is wrong in the house... and the goblins are gone.Life as a human girl still feels strange to Rebecca, formerly Princess Dewdrop of the fairies. But just as she begins to settle into her new home, everything unravels. Her closest friend, the house goblin Golly, vanishes--and no one else seems to notice.Strange sounds in the night. Creeping shadows. And now even Lord B...
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    13,27 €

  • Rebecca and the Changeling
    Margaret Pearce
    Being a fairy princess was supposed to be magical... not boring.When Princess Dewdrop grows tired of fairy balls and dainty duties, her frustrated mother, the Fairy Queen, swaps her with a human child named Rebecca. Suddenly wingless and powerless, Dewdrop must adjust to life on a quiet farm--where cows don’t take orders, and humans are very strange creatures indeed.Now known a...
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    13,12 €

  • Belinda and the Witch’s Cat
    Margaret Pearce
    Belinda didn’t expect to be packed off to her grandmother’s house so suddenly -- and she definitely didn’t expect a talking cat waiting for her when she got there.Senna, short for Sennacherib, is bossy, sarcastic, and convinced that Belinda is a witch. As strange things start happening and secrets begin to surface, Belinda finds herself pulled into a mystery that might just exp...
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    14,45 €


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