Liz Kessler

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

Ashleigh Walker is a mediocre student with an assortment of friends, a sort-of boyfriend, and no plans for the future. Then a straight-from-college English teacher, Miss Murray, takes over Ash s class and changes everything. Miss Murray smiles a lot. She shares poetry with curse words in it. She s, well, cool. And she seems to really care about her students. About Ashleigh. For the first time, Ash feels an urge to try harder. To give something someone her best. Before she knows it, Ashleigh is in love. Intense, heart-racing, all-consuming first love. It s strong enough to distract her from worrying about bad grades and her parents marriage troubles. But what will happen if Miss Murray finds out Ashleigh is in love with her?

###German-language description: Die Erstlesereihe um das Meermädchen Emily verzaubert schon Kinder ab 6 Jahren. Durch die vielen fantasievollen Bilder können auch ungeübte Leserinnen und Leser ganz in die spannende Geschichte eintauchen. Gemeinsam mit der sympathischen Emily erleben die Mädchen und Jungen in der 1. oder 2. Klasse jede Menge Abenteuer an Land und im Wasser. Erlebe mit Emily Meermädchen die Magie des Meeres Hanna hat ein Geheimnis. Das Meermädchen singt wahnsinnig gern und seine Stimme klingt wie die Melodie der Wellen und des Ozeans. Aber Hanna würde sich nie trauen, vor den anderen Meeresbewohnern aufzutreten. Als in der Unterwasserwelt ein Wettbewerb stattfindet, zu dem auch der König des Meeres kommt, braucht die kleine Meerjungfrau ihre beste Freundin Emily mehr denn je.

Twelve-year-old Jenni's much-anticipated vacation with her family and best friend Autumn goes awry when an old elevator transports her to a future in which everything has changed, and she must not only return to her time but find a way to prevent what she has seen from coming true.

The Tail of Emily Windsnap Twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap 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. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep Half-mermaid Emily Windsnap wakes the Kraken, a legendary sea monster, putting her family and friends, both merfolk and human, in great danger. Can she set things right before it’s too late?

Picture an island set in a glittering blue sea, sparkling with white sand and palm trees, a secret place where humans and merfolk live together. To Emily Windsnap — half mermaid, half human — her new home is perfect. That is, until Emily ruins everything by waking a legendary sea monster known as the kraken from its hundred-year sleep. . . . An enchanting tale with a fabulous monster, engaging characters, and plenty of mermaid magic, this second fantasy about Emily Windsnap is filled with charm and warmth.

A class trip to a beautiful island is overshadowed by a local myth about a mysterious ship that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis.

Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.

"The Tail of Emily Windsnap"--'Emily Windsnap and the monster from the deep' - Emily Windsnap and the castle in the mist."

Manifesting an ability to become invisible, Jessica, along with her best friend Izzy, organizes a band of fellow students who also demonstrate supernatural abilities only to be targeted by an unscrupulous adult.

274 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.580L Lexile

Jenny the pony is lonely in her new stable yard, but she soon finds clever ways to make new friends ...