Kenneth Oppel

Xavier acompaña a su padre y a su nueva esposa, Nia, a un viajede fin de semana a su cabaña de campo, pero cuando despiertan aldía siguiente, la casa no está donde se encontraba antes. Es como sila hubieran desplazado y colocado en otro lugar. Entonces, los tresdeciden explorar los alrededores y descubren que estan atrapadospor un muro invisible en forma de cupula. Y no hay nadie mas a sualrededor. Hasta que, un tiempo despues, aparece otra familia en susmismas circunstancias. ¿Hay alguna razon para que esten atrapadosen ese lugar? ¿Podran escapar de alli? En una situacion extrema,cada persona llega a una conclusion diferente y esas divergenciasconducen inexorablemente a la tension, la lucha y el sacrificio.En esta magistral novela, Kenneth Oppel construye una tramade una apasionante incertidumbre que nos hace reflexionar sobreel momento en el que estamos viviendo, donde nuestras eleccionespersonales conducen colectivamente al destino de la humanidad.

After a murder is committed, Will finds himself in possession of a key that has the potential to unlock the trains hidden treasures. Together with Maren, a gifted escape artist, and Mr Dorian, a circus ringmaster with amazing abilities, Will must save the Boundless before someone else winds up dead. With villains fast on his heels and strange creatures lurking outside the windows, the train hurtles across the country as Will flees for his life.His adventure may have begun without his knowing . . . but how it ends is now entirely up to Will.

Steve vive preocupado polo seu irmán pequeno, gravemente enfermo, e polo niño de avespas que apareceu no tellado da súa casa. Cando a raíña das avespas aparece nos seus soños e lle ofrece unha cura para o seu irmanciño, Steve ve a solucion os seus problemas. Pero aceptar esta proposta implica certos perigos. Ilustracions interiores de Jon Klassen, galardoado coa medalla Caldecott.

Lucas Grant acaba de mudarse con sus padres a una casa extraña y misteriosa. En su habitación se oyen crujidos, murmullos y aleteos. Junto a sus amigos, inventores del «fantasmómetro», intentará resolver el misterio. Una historia ágil que destaca el valor de cuidar el medio ambiente y de hacer frente a los propios fantasmas.

Inspirado, en parte, en el programa de alto secreto "Project X-Ray" del ejercito norteamericano durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial -con el que se pretendía adosar explosivos en cuerpos de murcielagos adiestrados para que los hicieran explotar-, Sunwing continua con diferentes aventuras de estos murcielagos, ya aparecidos en su premiado antecesor Silverwing (Siruela, 2002). Una peligrosa aventura lleva a Shade, el pequeño murcielago Silverwing, y a su compañera Marina a la selva del sur y a la tierra de Goth ;ahora convertido en rey de los gigantescos murcielagos canibales, los Vampyrum Spectrum;. Despues de luchar contra terribles mantis religiosas y barracudas, y con la ayuda de un principe buho y de un ejercito de ratas, Shade debera utilizar toda su inteligencia, rescatar a su padre e impedir que Goth condene al mundo a la noche eterna.

The forest heaves and splits in a terrible quake, and Griffin, a newborn Silverwing, is sucked deep into the earth. Drawn into the underworld, he must confront the ghosts of his fathers past before they threaten to take him, too. When Griffin is sucked into the Underworld, his father Shade must act fastfor legend says that if the living stumble into the land of the dead, they only have a short time before death claims them as its own.But something else is hunting Griffin, too. Something dark. Something sinister. Something buried deep in a past that Shade hoped hed never have to revisit. Who will find Griffin first? And will it even matter if none of them can make it back into the land of the living?This thrilling companion novel concludes the Silverwing series.

Depuis la nuit des temps, le peuple des chauves-souris est condamné à l''obscurité. Gare à celui qui tenterait de désobéir à la règle ! Car on raconte que ceux qui osent regarder la lumière s''expose

When eternal darkness threatens to invade, Shade and Marina must journey to the far southern jungle to save the world in this thrilling sequel to Silverwing.Shade, a young Silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human building containing a vast forest. Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night and teeming with insects to eat. And through the glass roof, the bats can finally see the sun, free from the tyranny of the deadly owls.Is this Paradise the fulfillment of Nocturnas Promise to return the bats to the light of day? Shade and his Brightwing friend Marina arent so sure. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shades father?It isnt long before Shade and Marina are swept up on a perilous journey that takes them to the far southern junglethe homeland of Goth, now king of all the Vampyrum Spectrum: cannibal bats with three-foot wingspans. With the help of an abandoned owl prince and General Cortezs rat army, Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his fatherand stop Goth from harnessing the dark powers of Cama Zotz to create eternal night.In this continuation of Shades saga, Kenneth Oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of Silverwing, which Smithsonian magazine called a tour-de-force fantasy, and takes it to a new level of excitement.

Chris Barnes, qui vient d''emménager, n''aime pas sa nouvelle maison, triste et mystérieuse. Jusqu''au jour où il découvre qu''elle est hantée par de drôles d''oiseaux fantômes. Petit à petit, ils en

Ombre est un chauve-souriceau de la tribu des Ailes d''argent, petit, presque malingre et objet des moqueries de ses congénères. Il n''a qu''une idée en tête : regarder le soleil se lever. Ce faisant

Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, Shade meets a remarkable cast of characters: Marina, a Brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg; Zephyr, a mystical albino bat with an unusual gift; and Goth, a gigantic carnivorous vampire bat. But which ones are friends and which ones are enemies? In this epic story of adventure and suspense, Shade is going to need all the help he can find -- if he hopes to ever see his family again.

Matt Cruse est garçon de cabine sur le puissant aérostat l''Aurore. Ce vaisseau, c,est toute sa vie ! Matt n''est heureux que dans les airs. Une nuit, il tente de porter secours à un vieil homme qui

Chris et ses deux amis, Tina et Kevin, assistent à un drôle de spectacle dans la bibliothèque : des livres de magie quittent les rayonnages et se déplacent dans les airs ! C''est un magicien invisibl

Le robot Tinatron 1000 est la dernière invention de Tina. Il sait résoudre des problèmes mathématiques très compliqués, ranger une maison en un clin d''oeil, et peut même bavarder en buvant un thé !

Fans left desperate for more at the end of Bloom will dive into this second book of the Overthrow trilogy--where the danger mounts and alien creatures begin to hatch.First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders that carry away their prey. But our heroes arent able to help this time--theyve been locked away in a government lab with other kids who are also immune. What is their secret? Could they be...part alien themselves? Whose side are they on?Kenneth Oppel expertly escalates the threats and ratchets up the tension in this cant-read-it-fast-enough adventure with an alien twist. Readers will be gasping for the next book as soon as they turn the last page...

"Astonishing"The New York Times Book ReviewA brilliantly funny, highly illustrated story about how a little ink splot changes a family forever. Perfect for those who love Hoot, Holes, or Frindle!The Rylance family is stuck. Dads got writers block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school--even though he cant draw. Sarahs still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom.Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylances sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together--and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything.Ethan finds him first. Inkling has absorbed a couple chapters of his math book--not good--and the story hes supposed to be illustrating for school--also not good. But Inklings also started drawing the pictures to go with the story--which is amazing! Its just the help Ethan was looking for! Inkling helps the rest of the family too--for Sarah hes a puppy. And for Dad hes a spark of ideas for a new graphic novel. Its exactly what they all want. Its not until Inkling goes missing that this family has to face the larger questions of what they--and Inkling--truly need. A New York Times Notable Book A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year -- top ten selection "A true-to-life family, some cant-put-it-down excitement, a few deep questions, and more than a little bit of magic. This book is everything, and I loved every page." Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medalist for When You Reach Me

Griffin es un pequeño murciélago Silverwing e hijo de Shade, el protagonista de los anteriores libros de la serie: Silverwing y Sunwing. En esta aventura, tras un temblor de tierra, el joven murciélago es succionado por la grieta de una roca y lanzado a traves de un largo tunel hasta el Inframundo, el reino sin vida de Cama Zotz, el dios de los Vampyrum Spectrum. En ese mundo ilusorio y cambiante, donde ni sus propios compañeros de especie lo reconocen debido al extraño brillo vital que despide su pelaje, Griffin se enfrentara, sin alimento ni agua, a terribles obstaculos en este primer viaje de su vida...

Quand une petite goutte dencre devient lami de la famille et transforme les maux en mots ! La famille Rylance est bloquée dans une impasse : Ethan, qui a promis dillustrer un projet pour lécole, na aucune competence artistique. Papa, un auteur de BD, est en proie au syndrome de la page blanche. Quant a Sarah, la petite soeur, elle ne cesse de se lamenter a propos du chiot quelle voudrait avoir. Jusqua cette etrange nuit ou, lencre dun carnet de croquis sanime, et sechappe du papier. La goutte dencre, Splash, est pile ce dont ils avaient besoin ! Mais quand elle est enlevee par lediteur machiavelique de Papa, cest la panique generale. Comment vivre sans elle alors quelle etait la solution a tous leurs problemes ?

One teens summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girland she has demands. . . . The award-winning author of Airborn delivers a roller-coaster ride of a story about the wakeful and wicked dead.Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fellor were they pushed?remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . . Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesnt actually believe in ghostsuntil he finds himself face to face with Rebecca Strand. The true story of her death is far more terrifying than any ghost tale Gabe has told. Rebecca reveals that her father was a member of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from the wakeful and wicked deadmalevolent spirits like Viker, the ghost responsible for their deaths. But the Order has disappeared, and Vikers ghost is growing ever stronger. Now Gabe and his friends must find a way to stop Viker before they all become lost souls. . . .

Lo único que desea Steve es salvar la vida de su pequeño hermano, pero ¿cuál será el precio a cambio? Descúbrelo en este inolvidable retrato gótico al más puro estilo Coraline.Para algunos chiquillos, el verano no es sino un soleado periodo de diversion. Pero para Steve es una temporada mas de preocupaciones. De angustia por su pequeño hermano recien nacido, quien lucha dia a dia por sobrevivir; de inquietud por sus padres, titubeantes y devastados ante la perspectiva de un futuro terrible; de insomnio ante la ominosa presencia de un avispero en el tejado de su casa. Asi que, cuando la reina de las avispas anida en sus sueños, ofreciendole alli sanacion para su pequeño hermano, Steve mira en el suceso la solucion a todos sus males. Lo unico que tiene que hacer es aceptar, decir "si". Pero en esa palabra se esconde gran poder y peligro. Y una vez que se pronuncia, ¿sera posible dar marcha atras?Acompañado del ilustrador Jon Klassen, el aclamado escritor Kenneth Oppel esculpe una inquietante obra maestra que aborda la problematica de la incapacidad, de los temores y sueños en la busqueda permanente de una justa diversidad. De lo que, al final, construye y sustenta a una familia.