Engelska
-
Sweet Valley twins 11 – Buried treasure (1987)
Författare: Francine Pascal Jessica and her classmate Ellen discover a box in Ellen’s backyard that contains not only photographs and letters but $200 as well! They tell no one, but when the money for the class trip disappears and they show up with lots of new things, everyone begins to suspect that they stole the money! Recension: Jag läste många böcker om Elizabeth och Jessica när jag var yngre. Hade jag varit barn tror jag Buried treasure hade varit en fullpott. I dag upplever jag barnen i boken som ganska elaka. Tycker det förekommer en del mobbing men de förlåter varandra väldigt snabbt, något jag inte lyckades med i samma…
-
Demon road (2016)
Författare: Derek Landy ”Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of her time online, where she can avoid her beautiful, aloof parents and their weird friends. But when a shocking encounter reveals a horrifying secret, Amber is forced to go on the run. Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and red-skinned, horned demons – Amber hurtles from one threat to the next, revealing the terror woven into the very fabric of her life. As her parents close in behind her, Amber’s only chance rests with her fellow travellers, who are not at all what they appear to be… Witty, action-packed and heart-stoppingly thrilling, Demon Road…
-
Sabrina the teenage witch 5 – Santa´s little helper (1997)
Författare: Cathy East Dubowski ”Giving Harvey Elvis Presley’s voice as a Christmas gift, Sabrina is horrified when Harvey’s instant popularity with the girls leaves her out in the cold, and when she volunteers as a Christmas elf, the holiday is threatened.” Recension: Jag älskade att titta på Sabrina när jag växte upp. Alla påhitt och trubbel hon hamnade i. Det här var en kul nostalgiupplevelse men jag måste nog ändå säga att jag föredrar tv-serien. Jag saknar att höra deras röster när de pratar, speciellt Salem. Detta är nog ett av de få fall där skådespelarna har tagit över alla roller och jag kan inte få upp något eget i…
-
Don Rosa library 8 – Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: Escape From Forbidden Valley (2018)
Författare: Don Rosa ”In search of rare Amazonian nutmegs, Scrooge and Donald approach deadly Forbidden Valley… a lost world of live dinosaurs whom Donald once stampeded! Now the long-suffering locals get revenge by throwing Donald in with the dinos — and only Scrooge can save himl! In “The Quest for Kalevala,” Scrooge, Gyro, and Magica De Spell hunt for a legendary gold-making machine… and in “The Black Knight,” master thief Arpin Lusene arrives to rob Scrooge’s money bin — or destroy it!” Du kan köpa boken HÄR eller HÄR Recension: Jag har inte läst Joakim von Anka eller Kalle Anka på drygt 15 år men gud så roligt att få…
-
Wizards of Once – Twice magic (2018)
Författare: Cressida Cowell ”This was once the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But now, the boy Wizard and girl Warrior have been brought together in the Badwoods and they have witnessed the shocking consequences of the Stone That Takes Away Magic. They will need to cast aside their differences once more – for an Evil Spell has broken free. It’s up to Xar and Wish to find the ingredients. But it means entering the Druids Castle unannounced …” Du kan köpa boken HÄR eller HÄR Recension: Precis lika underbar som första boken…
-
Ink (2017)
Författare: Alice Broadway ”Every action, every deed, every significant moment is tattooed on your skin for ever. When Leora’s father dies, she is determined to see her father remembered forever. She knows he deserves to have all his tattoos removed and made into a Skin Book to stand as a record of his good life. But when she discovers that his ink has been edited and his book is incomplete, she wonders whether she ever knew him at all.” Du kan köpa boken HÄR eller HÄR Recension: Ink är lite annorlunda, med att de sparar folks skinn, som de ser som deras historia. Släktens alla böcker samlas hemma. Det är…
-
Magisterium 5 – The golden tower (2018)
Författare: Cassandra Clare & Holly Black ”The final, thrilling instalment in this extraordinary series from bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. A generation ago, powerful mage Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn’t succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt. Facing up to what he is, Callum has battled chaos and evil across four years of magical training at the Magisterium, eventually defeating the armies of chaos in an epic battle. It came at a cost. Now, triumphant and heartbroken, Callum…
-
The magic misfits (2017)
Författare: Niel Patrick Harris ”When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town. But things change instantly as greedy B.B. Bosso and his crew of crooked carnies arrive to steal anything and everything they can get their sticky fingers on. Carter teams up with five other like-minded illusionists to save the town of Mineral Wells from Bosso’s villainous clutches.” Du kan köpa boken HÄR eller HÄR Recension: Hur underbar är inte The magic misfits? Neil Patrick Harris är en fantastiskt skådespelare och han verkar ha massor av fantasi. Listiga och påhittiga barn som räddar sin hemstad. Magin flödar genom…
-
Villains 3 – Poor unfortunate soul (2016)
Författare: Serena Valentino ”The tale of the sea king’s daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing-and then finding-one’s own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and unchanged. And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel’s nemesis, Ursula, the sea witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned, and filled with hatred? Many…
-
Everything, everything (2015)
Författare: Nicola Yoon ”Maddy lider av en extremt ovanlig sjukdom som i princip innebär att hon är allergisk mot världen. På sjutton år har hon aldrig varit utanför huset. Hon fördriver sina dagar med att plugga på distans, umgås med sin mamma och sköterskan Carla och läser mängder av böcker. Så en dag flyttar den jämnårige Olly in i huset bredvid – svartklädd, graciös som en katt och med ögon blåa som Atlanten. Fascinerade betraktar de varandra från varsitt fönster. Men när de börjar chatta och lär känna varandra på riktigt inser Maddy att hon måste få träffa honom, vilka riskerna än är. För vad är egentligen livet värt om…