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    • Humorous stories (Children's/YA)x
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      Children's & YA

      Hamster Humboldt. Small and Steady Wins the Race

      by Meike Betz

      This intrepid hamster plunges into every adventure with full cheeks! Humboldt is a detective, adventurer and – a hamster. His size doesn’t stop him from helping the people of Villy Village out of all sorts of fixes whenever he’s not helping his owner Babs and her daughter Elli in the post office. No problem is too big for him! Only his owner’s money worries leave him flummoxed. But then Babs and Elli win the lottery and are over the moon – until they receive an anonymous postcard. Humboldt’s life is suddenly in dire straits because the unknown blackmailer wants Babs and Elli’s lottery ticket – or he’s going to hurt Humboldt. When the police refuses to get to the bottom of the case, Humboldt decides to take matters into his own paws. He’s keen to put a stop to this lottery villain’s antics! HAMSTER HUMBOLDT. SMALL AND STEADY WINS THE RACE is a detective and adventure story full of animal-entertainment for girls and boys aged 8+.

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      Children's & YA

      My Life as Lotta. My/ Your Lotta Best Friends Forever book. For you and your BFF.

      by Alice Pantermüller/Daniela Kohl

      Hooray! I’m really happy that I’ve got a brilliant best friend like Cheyenne. I can simply tell her anything and everything, and the two of us have wonderful adventures together. Best of all, though, is that we have no secrets from one another. But it’s better if nobody else gets to know about them – especially the silly Lamb girls. Have you also got a brilliant best friend like Cheyenne? If you have, you can both write down or draw all your secrets, adventures and even wishes or jokes here. This is a book that’s only for you!

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      Children's & YA

      The Barefoot Crew and the Stolen Granny

      by Jörg Steinleitner/ Daniela Kohl

      Something smells of adventure: summer holidays in the country can be like a whodunnit – where else can you find a missing Granny together with a real treasure and eight bare feet? Jörg Steinleitner brings his readers a true sense of well-being, in a world full of adventure. With varied and powerful illustrations by bestselling illustrator Daniela Kohl. Whoever thinks that summer holidays in the village are boring is mistaken: on the very first day of the holidays, Tanne’s Granny Schnitzel disappears without trace. It’s a good job that Corvin (9), Kiki (10), Ben (10) and Tanne (11) were just about to form a gang: the Barefoot Crew. And soon they have more than just bare feet and a kidnapped Granny to contend with – there’s also a real treasure! A hugely exciting criminal case with a breathtaking natural backdrop, together with varied feel-good factors that prompt readers to dream, discover and share in the story’s thrills. Best-suited for boys and girls aged 8+.

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      Children's & YA

      The Little Moody Monster (2). A Four-Legged Visitor

      by Julia Boehme/ Franziska Harvey

      Hurray! Moritz can look after Grandma’s dog Charly because she’s going on holiday. So at last Moritz has a pet of his own, even if it’s only for a few days. Milo, Moritz’s new friend, is also wild about Charly. There’s only one creature who is not at all pleased, and that’s the Moody Monster. Until Charly suddenly disappears…

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      Children's & YA
      August 2022

      T wie Tessa - Geheime Geschäfte (Band 3)

      by Frauke Scheunemann

      T for Tessa – Secret Business (Vol. 3) Fast fashion with a clear conscience? - Tessa and the Fashion MafiaChaos Queen Tessa's comfortable life has finally come to an end since she became a secret agent (by mistake) of the internationally operating secret service R.I.N.G. Now she's out to put a stop to the masterminds of organized crime.Cool, stylish, and exciting, T for Tessa combines classic chick-lit elements with trendy agent plotting. In each volume, there is a new thrilling case to keep readers on their toes.What happens in Volume 3:Tessa joins the school newspaper because she wants to prove to her crush Timo, the editor-in-chief, that she is a damn cool eighth grader. Wouldn't it be laughable if Tessa didn't make a top investigative journalist with her newly acquired agent skills? She wants to research how well recycling clothes works: Customers can return their used clothing, and stores like Fashionista refurbish the clothes and donate them to neighborhood projects. With the help of a GPS tracker sewn into a used sweater, they track the sweater to the Suez Canal ... but this does not fit the promises of Fashionista at all. The problem of old clothes imports seems to be even bigger than Tessa suspects. And then Tessa and the Girl Group receive a tip that calls for RING's intervention ...• Chick-lit with trendy agent plot in international settings: Charlie's Angels meets Austin Powers• Exciting and humorous entertainment for readers aged 11 and up, unmistakably humorous and entertaining à la Frauke Scheunemann• Special topic: fast fashion & greenwashing, narrated with coolness, humor and a touch of romance

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      Adventure stories (Children's/YA)
      October 2018

      A Viking Legend

      The Violaceous Amethyst

      by Lennon-Ritchie, Aoife

      Aoife Lennon-Ritchie, literary agent and author, brings out the first title in her humorous Viking-fantasy teen series, A Viking Legend: The Violaceous Amethyst. This winter, siblings Ruairi and Dani Miller visit their grandmother in the legendary Viking island of Yondersaay. In less than twenty-four hours of their arrival, Ruairi is mistaken for the lost Boy King of Denmark, kidnapped by Vikings, and scheduled to be sacrificed at sundown. Granny isn’t very pleased. But when they are the only ones in town who fail to go “Viking,” the three turn to Granny’s extremely epic tales of the legends of Yondersaay, The Gifts of Odin, and King Dudo the Mightily Impressive for clues. But not all stories end happily, and Ruari, Dani, and Granny will have to write their own happy ending if things are to return to normal. The Princess Bride meets Vikings in this enchanted tale of high adventure, buried treasure, villainous treachery, violent ends, and true love.

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      Children's & YA

      Duster

      by Richa Jha and Neeti Banerji

      Duster the dog is more a cat. He loves the naps, the flaps, and the fish. And he doesn’t like to announce arrivals, to play fetch, and to dig for bones. Especially, certainly, not the bones. His human craves dog love. Will the two ever be right for each other? Richa Jha brings forth a tiny tale of love and companionship and strikes a chord in the hearts of all the pet-lovers in the world. Neeti Banerji breathes life into the world of Duster and her illustrations reflect the love and understanding Duster needs in his journey to forge a bond with his human.

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      Children's & YA
      January 2016

      Vee Loved Garlic

      by Richa Jha and Kunal Kundu

      When Miss Vee Noonie falls in love with garlic, there is pandemonium in the house. She is a vampire, after all. Her parents do their best to urge her to stay away from it. Garlic, they tell her, is fatal for vampires. Freethinker Vee’s research tells her that’s not true and she leaves no stone unturned in convincing her folks. Does she succeed? Richa Jha celebrates a young thinking mind’s spirit of inquisitiveness, questioning the given, persuasiveness and non-conformist free will in this pacey picture book that is packed with sharp dialogues, intense passion, and chic humour. The breathtaking sweep of Kunal Kundu’s detailed etching and dramatic artwork lingers on till long after the book has been put aside.

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      Humorous stories (Children's/YA)
      February 2019

      Hueco

      by Andrés López Martínez

      Close your eyes ... insert your hand. You may discover something you were not expecting. This book by Andrés López attracts children and curiosity page after page defies reader expectations.

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      Animal stories (Children's/YA)
      October 2019

      Panthera Tigris

      by Sylvain Alzial, Hélène Rajcak

      Once upon a time there was a scientist. The scientist knew everything: the history of the Earth and the sky, of men and women. One day, he realized that he knew nothing about Bengal tigers! The scientist will venture into the remote jungle of India in search of the fearsome Panthera Tigris, accompanied by a local guide. Along the way, life will give hime an important wisdom message.

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      Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      March 2022

      T wie Tessa - Codewort Lotusblüte (Band 2)

      by Frauke Scheunemann

      T for Tessa - Codeword Lotus Flower (Vol. 2) From Hamburg Harbour to Rotterdam - Tessa topsecret!Shooting training, karate, heart palpitations and band rehearsals - Tessa Neumann's comfortable life has finally come to an end since she "accidentally" became an agent of the internationally operating secret service R.I.N.G. Now she's out to put a stop to the masterminds of organized crime.And it’s Tessa's first mission to be involved from the very beginning! Quite stressful but usually absolutely okay, if not now of all times Timo Erhardt, the crush of her sleepless nights, would show interest in her. How can fate throw such lousy timing at her? Actually, Tessa would really like to take a break, but evil never sleeps, as we all know. The scene of the crime in this mission is the port of Hamburg. Here, the customs investigation has uncovered 16 tons of cocaine in the container of a cargo ship. A remarkable catch! But one thing soon becomes clear to Tessa, her band mates and the Mongolian gerbil Hector: the real culprits are not in Hamburg, but in Rotterdam. There a cat-and-mouse game begins, in which the girls have to show what they are made of. With their combined forces, they manage to lure the criminals into a trap so that the Dutch police can arrest them. But mousy Hector discovers that drugs are not the only commodity being smuggled across Europe via Rotterdam: In fact, one of the smugglers is also dealing in exotic animals, animals listed as Endangered Species, so they can't be imported. But be assured, Hector wouldn't be Hector if he didn't do everything he could to save the animals!

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      Children's & YA
      January 2021

      Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator

      by Victoria Amelina (Author),Oleksandr Shatokhin (Illustrator)

      Eka is a small excavator. But his adventures are big, sometimes even on a global scale! Eka, like a real superhero, has the power to save the world... maybe. Eka likes to talk about his amazing adventures: on how he scooped up half the sea with a bucket, or how he plucked a star from the sky... or even of when he almost stole an iceberg in Antarctica. Eka really wants to be important! Perhaps he can help St. Nicholas, or bring a dinosaur skeleton to a museum, or simply save his beloved park from destruction... Maybe, just maybe, like the famous Baron Munchausen, Eka exaggerates a little in his storie-e-es? There is only a way to find out! Storie-e-es of Eka the Excavator is a collection of the funnies stories from the most talkative excavator in the world! From 6 to 8 years, 6000 words Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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      Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      2017

      The Day of All Squirrels

      by Irena Karpa

      A kind and playful fairy tale about ecology, friendship, nature, freedom and dream. Full of adventure and humor, thrilling turns and complex situations, this is a story about what is valuable in life and how important it is to be able to fight for your rights, regardless of who you are: an adult, a child or a forest animal. The book teaches us to care about nature and incites us not to litter in the forests and on the streets. You will not be able to put this book down until you finish it. It is perfect for both children and those who think they have already grown up.

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      Short stories (Children's/YA)
      2019

      Ivanna and the Tub

      by Olesia Mamchych

      Many wonders happen in the world. For instance, your tub may wish to play hide-and-seek with you, a dragon couple can have a baby princess born as their daughter and a little mouse may imagine itself a cat and then really become one. In the times of incredible change and inventions there can be a device that makes anything tiny, or a newly renovated highway can become a teleport, or the door can only serve as an entrance… This is a very short list of different miraculous situations and weird characters that you’ll meet in the book by Olesia Mamchych. The fun, ironic, sometimes absurd and paradox stories will make you laugh, feel confused or even… But, check it out yoursef.

    • Children's & YA
      June 2020

      PATAVINA

      by Penélope Martins

      Patavina thinks she doesn't know much about life, but there’s two things she knows quite well: making mouthwatering sweets and raising naughty cats! With a rhythmic narrative, tasty as Patavina’s sweets (and adorable as her kittens), this book is a must-read for all little ones and not so little ones.

    • Children's & YA
      June 2020

      SNAIL WANTS TO TRAVEL

      by Maurício Veneza

      There is a snail that longs to travel and his itinerary is long, every detail planned. He wants to go to different places and see many different things up close. It would be quite an adventure! If only he could move a little faster. A fun story for the little reader to explore different parts of the world.

    • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
      June 2020

      SAY HELLO TO THE INVISIBLE MAN

      by Manuel Filho

      If you can't see it, does that mean it doesn’t exist? And if you can almost see it, does that make it invisible? In this book, Manuel Filho and Ana Matsusaki use text and image to play a game of hide and seek with a man who is always almost there. A story of making friends in a fast-spinning world.

    • Children's & YA
      April 2021

      HOMER IN THE WORLD

      by Henry Cole

      Can a homing pigeon who can read and a parrot who can speak convince their humans to investigate an animal crime spree? Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn that something foul is going on when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Lulu and Homer track down the bandits but need human help to stop them for good. Can they lead their human keepers to the culprits’ hideout and stop the thieves?

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