Kenneth Oppel

Es ésta, ciertamente, una fantástica y fabulosa historia que ofrece, además, una información muy valiosa sobre las costumbres de sus protagonistas: los murciélagos. El joven Shade emigra con los demás miembros de su colonia, murcielagos silverwing, cuando una fuerte tormenta en el oceano hace que acabe perdiendolos de vista. Su encuentro con una joven y solitaria murcielago de otra tribu, da origen a un largo viaje de supervivencia en donde los dos juntos deberan hacer frente a distintos peligros y continuas aventuras, mientras buscan el camino hacia Hibernaculum, la tierra adonde habran llegado ya los otros silverwing.

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.

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

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 !

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...

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 ?

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.

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.

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. . . .

"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration and just a little horticultural havoc."New York Times The first book in a cant-put-it-down, cant-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy thats part Hatchet, part Alien!The invasion begins--but not as youd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. These new plants take over crop fields, twine up houses, and burrow below streets. They bloom--and release toxic pollens. They bloom--and form Venus flytrap-like pods that swallow animals and people. They bloom--everywhere, unstoppable. Or are they? Three kids on a remote island seem immune to the toxic plants. Anaya, Petra, Seth. They each have strange allergies--and yet not to these plants. Whats their secret? Can they somehow be the key to beating back this invasion? Theyd better figure it out fast, because its starting to rain again....

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.

The. Aliens. Are. Here. The heart-pounding conclusion to The Overthrow trilogy that began with Bloom and Hatch.The alien invasion of Earth is imminent. But maybe not all the aliens are united. A rebel faction has reached out to Anaya, saying theres a way to stop the larger invastion--a way for humans and hybrids and cryptogens to work together. Can they be trusted? Or is this a trap?Its not even clear if Anaya, Petra, and Seth are united--some of the hybrids think theyd be better off if the aliens won...With everything on the line, these three teens will have to decide who they are at their core--alien or human, enemy or friend.