• Ellie Dean Een nieuw begin

  Engeland, 1939. Als de oorlog uitbreekt worden duizenden Londense kinderen op het platteland in veiligheid gebracht. De 16-jarige Sally en haar kleine broertje Ernie, die na zijn herstel van polio niet goed meer kan lopen, komen terecht in Cliffehaven, een kustplaatsje in het zuiden. Daar aangekomen wil niemand hen in huis nemen en dreigen ze van elkaar gescheiden te worden, of erger nog, teruggestuurd naar Londen. Tot de moederlijke Peggy Reilly hen onder haar hoede neemt. Sally en Ernie krijgen...

  Nederlands | 12 uur 21 minuten (711 MB) | De Fontein Romans & Spanning, Utrecht | 2020

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• Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars

  Joe Matson has recently moved to Riverside with his family. The wide-awake country boy, who loves baseball, joins the Riverside's local nine and gets the position he wanted — that of pitcher. When not on the diamond, Joe is assisting his father against the foes who are trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the first volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, who wrote many books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under various...

  Engels | 4 uur 34 minuten (199 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Augusta Huiell Seaman The Girl Next Door

  Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother’s death, but she doesn’t know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell...

  Engels | 4 uur 12 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Booth Tarkington Penrod

  Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. "Penrod" (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: "Penrod and Sam" (1916) and "Penrod Jashber" (1929). Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American...

  Engels | 5 uur 58 minuten (264 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures

  "'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...

  Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Mirjam Schwarz | Hans Bouman Ik hoop dat alles weer gewoon wordt

  Het aangrijpende verhaal van een Joods meisje in Winterswijk

  Als haar ouders in de jaren negentig naar een bejaardentehuis vertrekken, stuit Mirjam Schwarz bij het opruimen van het ouderlijk huis op een grote hoeveelheid fotoalbums en documenten. Zo wordt ze geconfronteerd met datgene waar haar ouders thuis zelden over spraken. Via foto’s, brieven, een dagboek en andere documenten krijgt ze stap voor stap inzicht in het onthutsende verhaal van haar familie, van de Joodse gemeenschap in Winterswijk en met name van haar tante Thea Windmuller en Thea’s grote...

  Nederlands | 9 uur 41 minuten (558 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2020

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• Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird

  Betty Baird, the daughter of Doctor Baird, a Presbyterian minister of the village of Weston, is sent away to the Pines, a boarding school. At first, she is ridiculed by the more popular, and wealthier girls. But soon, Betty charms them with her unique and captivating personality, and she and her new friends go on many lighthearted adventures. This is the first volume in Anna Hamlin Weikel’s Betty Baird series, which was extremely popular among young girl in the early 1900s. The audiobook version...

  Engels | 5 uur 1 minuut (223 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• E.R. Ramzipoor Vrije woorden

  ‘Vrije woorden’ is een onvergetelijke roman gebaseerd op historische feiten. Brussel, 1943. De stad is in handen van de nazi’s, maar het verzet broeit. Het Front de l’Indépendance geeft een onafhankelijke krant uit onder leiding van journalist Marc Aubrion. Zijn team is een onwaarschijnlijk stel helden: een 12-jarige straatrat, een schimmige saboteur, een professor die te veel weet, een clandestiene schrijver. Als de SS hen oppakt en opdraagt nazipropaganda te schrijven, plannen Aubrion en zijn...

  Nederlands | 16 uur 27 minuten (947 MB) | De Fontein Romans & Spanning, Utrecht | 2020

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• Alex Beer Onder wolven

  In Onder wolven van Alex Beer moet Isaak Rubinstein infiltreren in de Gestapo om zijn familie te redden. Nürnberg, 1942. Om te voorkomen dat zijn familie gedeporteerd wordt vraagt Isaak Rubinstein zijn ex-geliefde, die nu bij het verzet zit, om hulp. Maar ze vraagt een hoge prijs: Isaak moet in de Gestapo infiltreren en zich voordoen als inspecteur Adolf Weissmann, die is gestuurd om de moord op een beroemde actrice op te lossen. Er is één probleem: het verzet denkt dat Weissmann is omgekomen...

  Nederlands | 9 uur 1 minuut (779 MB) | Ambo|Anthos, Amsterdam | 2020

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• Stefan Brijs Post voor mevrouw Bromley

  Stefan Brijs’ ‘Post voor mevrouw Bromley’ speelt zich af in augustus, 1914. In Londen melden duizenden jongemannen zich aan om te gaan vechten tegen de Duitsers. Martin Bromley, zeventien en te jong voor het leger, probeert de twee jaar oudere John Patterson te overreden samen in dienst te gaan, maar die wil zijn droom om te gaan studeren niet opgeven. Uiteindelijk slaagt Martin er met een list in naar het front te vertrekken en blijft John achter in een stad waar de druk op dienstweigeraars toeneemt....

  Nederlands | 14 uur 7 minuten (1219 MB) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2020

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• Marcelle Kellermann A Packhorse Called Rachel

  A story of courage, fear, and defiance based on the author's own personal experience. "A Pack Horse Called Rachel" is the remarkable tale of a young woman, half Jewish, caught in the extraordinarily brutal world of 1944 France. Rachel moves through the pages of the book with her faithful dog Nourse, touching lives as her work with the Maquis based in the Auvergne takes her perilously close to danger on a day to day basis. The story is based on personal experience. The description of historical events...

  Engels | 5 uur 23 minuten (239 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam

  "During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...

  Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Eddie Rickenbacker Fighting the Flying Circus

  "Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was an American World War I pilot. He was the most successful fighter ace in that war and received...

  Engels | 10 uur (437 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  “I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” When Benjamin Button is born he looks oddly like an old man. He's not interested in playing with other kids and he's too low on energy to participate anyway. When Benjamin turns 20 it dawns on his family that he is aging backwards. The younger he grows, the more he learns to...

  Engels | 1 uur 5 minuten (47 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Offshore Pirate

  “You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” Ardita, a beautiful and bored young Flapper, is hanging out on her uncle's yacht when it's suddenly captured by pirates. When Ardita meets and falls in love with the charming captain she knows she's been right to reject the boring and rich society men. But a truth lurks around the corner that will make her question everything she thinks she...

  Engels | 1 uur 13 minuten (53 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• F. Scott. Fitzgerald B.J. Harrison Reads Bernice Bobs Her Hair

  "He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist." Bernice is having a difficult summer trying to fit in with her popular cousin Marjorie and her friends. But when Marjorie helps her become a society girl and she wins the affections of a certain young man, a battle of wits and wills ensues between the two cousins. In classic 90s makeover movie style, 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' is the 1920s equivalent...

  Engels | 1 uur 1 minuut (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• F. Scott. Fitzgerald B.J. Harrison Reads The Cut-Glass Bowl

  "Evylyn, I’m going to give a present that’s as hard as you are and as beautiful and as empty and as easy to see through." When New York housewife Evylyn Piper receives a cut-glass bowl from a former boyfriend as a wedding gift, it's like the bowl brings a curse along with it. As years go by, a downward spiral seems to engulf her family and all she has to blame is that cursed bowl. Fitzgerald's descriptions are vivid and spellbinding. In 'The Cut-Glass Bowl' he explores themes of unrealized dreams...

  Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe on the School Nine

  "Baseball Joe" Matson's great ambition is to go to boarding school and play on the school team. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who loves playing baseball above all. He and his hometown chum Tom Davis enrol in Excelsior Hall and join the school nine. When not on the diamond, Joe is saving lives and assisting his father against the foes who are once trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the second volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was...

  Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Alles over Historia Aan het front loert de dood

  Het had een snelle overwinning voor het Duitse keizerrijk op zijn buurlanden moeten worden. Ook de tegenpartij, de ententemogendheden Frankrijk, Rusland en Groot-Brittannië, blaakte van het zelfvertrouwen. Jonge mannen meldden zich massaal aan om de eer van de natie te verdedigen. Maar ze kwamen van een koude kermis thuis. Al snel zat het front muurvast en werd het één grote, helse modderpoel. Nieuwe wapens als gifgas, onderzeeërs met torpedo’s, gepantserde tanks en jachtvliegtuigen met machinegeweren...

  Nederlands | 4 uur 1 minuut (176 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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• Augusta Huiell Seaman The Dragon's Secret

  Sixteen-year-old Leslie has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to her ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. But one day, her dog digs up a metal box with an engraved dragon on it. This will lead Leslie not only to a mystery but also to a new friend. Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of...

  Engels | 3 uur 25 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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