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A brave and honest coming of age story about one girl's exploration of love, identity and sexuality - the first YA novel from bestselling author Liz Kessler. Ashleigh Walker is having a difficult year. She's struggling at school, and coming home to parents who are on the verge of divorce. She knows she should be happy spending time with her boyfriend - but, for some reason, being around him just makes her worry more. It's only in her English teacher, Miss Murray, that she feels she's found a kindred spirit. Miss Murray helps Ashleigh develop her writing skills and gives her newfound confidence - but what happens when boundaries begin to blur? What will the repercussions be for Ashleigh? And how will she navigate her own sexuality? A thought-provoking coming of age story from a highly-skilled author, addressing coming out and LGBT themes. For fans of Sarah Waters and Jodie Piccoult.

Dvanáctiletá Emily žije odnepaměti na lodi. Její matka ji ale celý život úzkostlivě drží od vody co nejdál. Přesto nakonec dovolí Emily chodit ve škole na hodiny plavání. Přihodí se však něco naprosto nečekaného! Jakmile Emily vklouzne do vody, stává se z ní mořská panna. A brzy pozná, že zdaleka není jediná. Pod mořskou hladinou se ukrývá úchvatný, tajemný svět, kde mořské panny studují ve škole mnohem zajímavější předměty – třeba vábení námořníků!

Meet Emily Windsnap! Ordinary girl on land, magical mermaid in water... Bubbling with magic, fun, friendship and new heights of adventure, a must-read for girls aged 8-12. 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. Soon, Emily discovers a hidden world beyond the falls of mysterious Forgotten Island - but it's not quite the paradise it seems. With a curse hanging over the island and a catastrophic disaster looming, Emily finds herself suddenly entangled in an ancient Prophecy. She must embark on a dangerous mission to seek the legendary giant the islanders believe will save them all, before it's too late. But how can Emily save the day when rifts are forming between her and the very people she needs by her side? Must promises always be kept? And what happens when they are broken? The brand new, eagerly awaited seventh book in the five-million-copy-selling Emily Windsnap series by Liz Kessler.

Feisty girls take to the helm of a pirate ship in this new Emily Windsnap adventure! Ordinary girl on land, magical mermaid in water... Bubbling with magic, fun, friendship and oceans of adventure. A must-read for girls aged 8+. When Emily Windsnap's boyfriend Aaron is captured by pirates there's only one option - join a rival pirate crew and persuade them to help rescue him. The Pirate Prince agrees, as long as Emily assists in finding the Trident's Treasure first. But as if boarding a pirate ship weren't dangerous enough, Emily soon discovers that pirates hate mermaids. If her true identity is revealed, her life - and Aaron's - will be at risk. How will Emily keep her secret when the only way to win the treasure is by turning into a mermaid?

A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses. For readers of Private Peaceful, The Book Thief and Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. Three friends. Two sides. One memory. Vienna. 1936. Three young friends - Leo, Elsa and Max - spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness, and that events soon mean that they will be cruelly ripped apart from each other. With their lives taking them across Europe - to Germany, England, Prague and Poland - will they ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to? Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.

Moře se bouří a vládce všech moří Neptuna pronásledují zlé sny. Je přesvědčený, že jeho lidu hrozí bezprostřední nebezpečí, pověří proto Emily a Aarona, aby se vydali na sever do daleké země půlnočního slunce a zjistili, co se děje. Na výpravě na ledový sever však číhají mnohá nebezpečí a zároveň se tam skrývá Neptunovo nejtemnější tajemství. Obstojí Emily s Aaronem v těžké zkoušce?

Emily se s Aaronem a Shonou vydává na prázdniny k moři a doufá, že tentokrát ji nečeká vůbec žádné dobrodružství. Chce si prostě jen užít prázdniny se svými kamarády. To se ale změní, když na jednom z ostrovů objeví vodopád, za kterým se skrývá utajená vesnice místních obyvatel. Ti věří, že jedině Emily s Aaronem jim můžou pomoct odvrátit zkázu jejich ostrova, jak praví dávné proroctví. Emily s Aaronem se tak vydávají najít bájného obra… Podaří se jim ostrov zachránit?

Po minulém dobrodružství čeká Emily, její rodinu a přátele za odměnu plavba na luxusní výletní lodi. Ta se ale brzy změní v noční můru, když loď přepadnou piráti… a unesou Aarona! Emily je odhodlaná udělat cokoliv, aby ho zachránila, a stane se tak součástí nebezpečné pirátské honby za pokladem. Podaří se jí Aarona zachránit?

Emily získá kouzelný kamínek, který umí plnit přání. Díky němu nahlédne do budoucnosti… a je to pohroma! Zkusí jiné přání, jenže každá cesta časem ji dovede do budoucnosti, která se vyvíjí nepříznivě buď pro suchozemce z Brightportu, nebo pro mořské lidi v Shiprocku. Oceán je znečištěný spoustou plastů, všude samé odpadky a obyvatelé obou měst spolu nedokážou žít v souladu. Existuje něco, co by Emily mohla udělat, aby budoucnost změnila?