Frankrijk, het heilige jaar 1350. Jongen is ganzenhoeder op een vervallen landgoed tot hij de knecht wordt van de mysterieuze pelgrim Secundus. Die neemt hem mee op een voettocht via Avignon naar Rome, waarbij ze op zoek gaan naar kostbare relieken van Sint-Petrus. Hun reis blijkt niet zonder gevaar. Onderweg krijgen ze te maken met verraad en bedrog, en er zijn gevaarlijke kapers op de kust die de heilige voorwerpen in bezit willen krijgen. Secundus wordt intussen steeds zwakker. Wat is h...

Em 2020, um germe invisível – um vírus – destruiu totalmente nossas vidas. Estamos mais familiarizados com os vírus que nos causam resfriados ou, mais recentemente, covid-19. Mas eles também provocam uma vasta gama de outras doenças, incluindo um distúrbio que faz as pessoas germinarem como árvores. Os vírus fazem parte de nossas vidas há tanto tempo que, na verdade, somos parte vírus: o genoma humano contém mais DNA de vírus do que nossos próprios genes. Enquanto isso, cientistas estão de...

When Sargent Singer discovers that the paintings in his father’s gallery are alive, he is pulled into a captivating world behind the frame that he never knew existed.Filled with shady characters, devious plots, and a grand art heist, this inventive mystery-adventure celebrates art and artists and is perfect for fans of Night at the Museum and Blue Balliett’s Chasing Vermeer.There’s one important rule at the Beaverbrook Gallery—don’t let anyone know the paintings are alive. ...

Something is wrong in the house that Lin's family has rented; Lin is sure of it. The clocks tick too slowly. Frost covers the flowerbed, even in a rain storm. And when a secret key marked "Twistrose" arrives for her, Lin finds a crack in the cellar, a gate to the world of Sylver.This frozen realm is the home of every dead animal who ever loved a child. Lin is overjoyed to be reunited with Rufus, the pet she buried under the rosebush. But together they must find the missing Winter P...

Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious apothecary’s defiant son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.But Benjamin has also been experimenting with a magical new formula that allows him to communicate with Janie across the globe. When Benjamin discovers that she's in trouble, he calls on their friend Pip for help. The three friends a...

It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulous magician propels Janie and Benjamin into danger, and toward the land of the dead.Meanwhile, their friend Jin Lo washes up on a remote island where an American spy is stationed, and finds herself on the trail of a deadly threat in China. B...