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A young girl learns of her grandmother and great-aunt’s involvement in the Dutch Resistance during World War II in this heartbreaking middle grade story of family, history, resilience, and hope from acclaimed author Liz Kessler.

Thirteen-year-old Liv’s beloved ninety-two-year-old grandmother, Oma, is moving into a home where she can be cared for as her dementia worsens. As Liv helps her father empty Oma’s house, she finds an old chest which opens up a whole world that Liv never knew the hidden world of Oma’s childhood.

Through the letters and other mementos, Liv learns that Oma, given name Mila, had a sister, Eva, that no one in Liv’s family ever knew about. In 1942, Mila and Eva are sent away from their parents to a non-Jewish family so they will survive the war. Twelve-year-old Mila believes that they will soon be reunited with their parents and go back to their normal lives, but fourteen-year-old Eva knows better, and soon gets involved in the Resistance. Eva takes on more and more dangerous assignments until a betrayal forces her to decide between running away with her sister or fully committing to mission. Tragedy strikes, and Mila goes to England on her own to restart her life from scratch, vowing never to talk about her childhood again.

In the present day, Liv reads how Mila builds something new from the shattered pieces of her childhood while giving beloved Oma all the support she can. Both Liv and Mila grapple with loyalty, family, and love as they discover what it means to be brave and go above and beyond to offer someone else a life of dignity, happiness, and freedom.

Hilfe, ich habe Superkrafte!
Jess halt sich fur ein ganz normales Madchen. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem mitten in der Geographiestunde ihr Arm verschwindet. Ihre beste Freundin Izzy will ihr unbedingt zeigen, wie gro?artig es ist, sich unsichtbar machen zu konnen. Was man damit fur einen Spa? haben kann! Aber woher kommt die Fahigkeit? Ist Jessica jetzt eine Superheldin? Und kann sie ihren Freunden helfen, als diese in Gefahr geraten?
Eine ebenso spannende wie bezaubernde Geschichte uber Superkrafte und ihre ungeahnten Folgen – und die schone Erfahrung, wirklich gute Freunde zu haben.

Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail!
Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and mermaids, and, best of all, she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum and dad.
This enchanting fantasy deals with universal themes of family, friendship, love and justice - all handled with the lightness of touch for which Liz Kessler is so well known.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a poignant and harrowing story of three young friends whose fates are intertwined during the devastation of the Holocaust—based on a true story.

Three friends. 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 they will soon be cruelly ripped apart from one another. With their lives taking them across Europe—to Germany, England, Prague, and Poland—will they ever find their way back to one another? 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 that shows how the bonds of love, family, and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.

Если в твоей школе начинаются уроки плавания, будь осторожна – вдруг твои ноги превратятся в хвост, как это случилось с семиклассницей Эмили. Узнав о том, что она наполовину русалка, девочка отправляется в путешествие по таинственному подводному миру, чтобы познакомиться с морским народом и найти своего отца, которого она никогда не встречала.
Эмили ждут невероятные и опасные приключения: ей предстоит разгадать тайну своего рождения, спасти всех русалок и тритонов от разбуженного морского морского чудовища, помочь морскому царю Нептуну вернуть давно потерянную любовь, снять с себя проклятие и исполнить самую важную миссию – помирить людей с обитателями океана.

«Емілі Віндснеп і Монстр з глибин» британської авторки Ліз Кесслер – другий роман із серії про пригоди 12-річної дівчинки-русалки. Історія буде цікавою для молодшого та середнього шкільного віку. Серія книжок про Емілі Віндснеп входить до списку бестселерів New York Times. За сюжетом Емілі Віндснеп у захваті від свого нового дому — таємничого острова Всекурс просто посеред Бермудського трикутника. Нове життя разом із родиною та в оточенні подружок-русалок — чудове! Та одного дня стається дещо страшне: досліджуючи підводний світ поблизу острова, Емілі випадково пробуджує з багатолітньої сплячки кракена, легендарне морське чудовисько. Потривожений монстр лютує і прагне знищити все довкола. Чи зможе Емілі зупинити його й відновити спокій на острові?

«Хвісторія Емілі Віндснеп» британської авторки Ліз Кесслер – перший роман із серії про пригоди 12-річної дівчинки-русалки. Історія буде цікавою для молодшого та середнього шкільного віку. Серія книжок про Емілі Віндснеп входить до списку бестселерів New York Times. За сюжетом Емілі Віндснеп живе на човні зі своєю мамою, яка завжди її відмовляла від ідеї навчитися плавати. І недарма: перші ж відвідини шкільного басейну назавжди змінюють життя дівчинки. Емілі дізнається, що вона наполовину русалка. Після чого у неї з’являється чимало запитань: хто вона насправді, де її тато та чому мати так туманно пам’ятає про власне минуле? Щоб знайти відповіді, Емілі вирушає назустріч захопливим пригодам і небезпекам, що так і манять, таємничо поблискуючи із морських глибин. Вперше книжка була видана у 2003 році. Авторка планувала створення історії у формі вірша, але за порадою редактора написала роман, який згодом переріс у серію із дев’яти частин.

Книга 1. Хвісторія Емілі Віндснеп
Хвісторія Емілі Віндснеп» британської авторки Ліз Кесслер – перший роман із серії про пригоди 12-річної дівчинки-русалки. Історія буде цікавою для молодшого та середнього шкільного віку. Серія книжок про Емілі Віндснеп входить до списку бестселерів New York Times.
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Если в твоей школе начинаются уроки плавания, будь осторожна – вдруг твои ноги превратятся в хвост, как это случилось с семиклассницей Эмили. Узнав о том, что она наполовину русалка, девочка отправляется в путешествие по таинственному подводному миру, чтобы познакомиться с морским народом и найти своего отца, которого она никогда не встречала. Эмили ждут невероятные и опасные приключения: ей предстоит разгадать тайну своего рождения, спасти всех русалок и тритонов от разбуженного морского чудовища, помочь морскому царю Нептуну вернуть давно потерянную любовь, снять с себя проклятие и исполнить самую важную миссию – помирить людей с…

The magic ring that Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back.
But the ring, once on, won't come off, and an angry Neptune sends Emily's boat spinning away across the sea. When it comes to rest, she and her best friend, Shona, can see a mysterious castle shimmering in the mist on the horizon...
Another magical adventure full of fun and friendship!

Юная Эмили Ветрохват живет вместе с мамой на лодке, но никогда не заходит в море, потому что боится воды. Но когда в школе вводят уроки плавания, Эмили ждет удивительное открытие: она - русалка! Девочка отправляется в путешествие по таинственному подводному миру, которое обещает стать самым волшебным приключением в ее жизни.

Jess hält sich für ein ganz normales Mädchen. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem mitten in der Geographiestunde ihr Arm verschwindet. Ihre beste Freundin Izzy will ihr unbedingt zeigen, wie großartig es ist, sich unsichtbar machen zu können. Was man damit für einen Spaß haben kann! Aber woher kommt die Fähigkeit? Ist Jessica jetzt eine Superheldin? Und kann sie ihren Freunden helfen, als diese in Gefahr geraten? Eine ebenso spannende wie bezaubernde Geschichte über Superkräfte und ihre ungeahnten Folgen – und die schöne Erfahrung, wirklich gute Freunde zu haben.

Ashleigh Walker is in love. You know the feeling - that intense, heart-racing, all-consuming emotion that can only come with first love. It's enough to stop her worrying about bad grades at college. Enough to distract her from her parents' marriage troubles. There's just one thing bothering her . . .

Shouldn't it be her boyfriend, Dylan, who makes her feel this way - not Miss Murray, her English teacher?

A thought-provoking coming out story from a highly skilled author.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series comes a captivating adventure about family, friendship, and the bonds that bridge time. The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery: Mia’s grandad has vanished, and nobody knows why. When Mia and her mom rush to Porthaven to help her grandmother, Mia imagines long dreary days with no one to talk to except for the old-time fisherman at her grandparents’ pub. But that’s before Mia finds a diary on an empty, docked fishing boat and starts exchanging notes with a local girl named Dee, a girl who seems much like her. Mia is excited about having a new friend,…

In this sequel to The Tail Of Emily Windsnap, Emily is reunited with her merman father and now lives on an island located in the Bermuda Triangle, where she accidentally awakens the fearsome kraken and also faces a bully from her past.

Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test—and help humans and merpeople get along?Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself ). But their idyll is cut short when Emily learns that the Windsnaps and friends must return to their old home in Brightport, where construction projects are threatening a secret mermaid community under the sea. Neptune’s mandate? No less than an interspecies intervention to bring merpeople and humans together, a task the…

A young girl learns she's half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves.
For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery -- about her own identity, the mysterious father she's never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water's surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident -- an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.

Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test—and help humans and merpeople get along?
Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself ). But their idyll is cut short when Emily learns that the Windsnaps and friends must return to their old home in Brightport, where construction projects are threatening a secret mermaid community under the sea. Neptune’s mandate? No less than an interspecies intervention to bring merpeople and humans together, a task the imperious god feels the mixed Windsnap family is well suited for. There are just a few snags for Emily, however, like dealing with old nemeses Mandy and Mr. Beeston, figuring out her feelings toward Aaron, and untangling a high-suspense mystery related to a group of legendary lost sirens. Everyone’s favorite half-mermaid is back with a splash in a sparkling new adventure her fans will be eager to get their fins on.

A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves.

For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery — about her own identity, the mysterious father she’s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water’s surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident — an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.

Philippa Fisher is feeling lonely. She misses her fairy godsister, Daisy. But while on vacation with her parents, she befriends a local girl named Robyn. Though she’s excited to have a friend again, Philippa can’t help but feel that there’s something strange about Robyn and her father.

Meanwhile, Daisy, who is hard at work on a new mission, misses Philippa as well, so she decides to break the rules to visit her friend. Though the girls are happy to be reunited, things soon begin to go horribly wrong with Daisy’s assignment. And when all three of the girls find themselves in danger, Philippa must work quickly to save herself and her friends.

Fairies, magic, and friendships old and new are all woven together in this intriguing adventure from Liz Kessler.