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The Adventures of Bobby Coon follows a raccoon whose dead hollow tree is cut down by Farmer Brown and his son. Both are unaware that Bobby is sleeping in it. When Bobby Coon is injured, Farmer Brown’s boy nurses him back to health. Once healthy, he is released back into nature and goes in search of a new home, which is not as easy as he thought it would be.

In The Adventures of Old Man Coyote, Peter Rabbit hears a new sound that frightens him and the other animals of the Green Forest. The sound is that of a new predator in the Green Forest, Old Man Coyote. Granny and Reddy Fox don’t want competition in the Green Forest and try to trick him into leaving the forest. But Old Man Coyote proves himself to be very clever and fair.

Lady Marbely finanziert die Suche nach der legendären Stadt Rungholt, die im 14. Jahrhundert vom Nordfriesischen Wattenmeer verschlungen wurde. Als einige der Taucher und Archäologen auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben kommen, begeben sich der Butler und die Lady selbst nach Nordfriesland.

In a quiet valley where the last traces of magic still linger, a young child discovers the world's final dragon—a gentle creature who has waited centuries for a friend. Together they embark on a journey filled with wonder, courage, and quiet wisdom. Along the way, they learn that true strength comes not from power, but from kindness and imagination.

Rick Brant and his friend Scotty travel to Egypt with a Spindrift expert to help with some radio astronomy scientists that are attempting to decipher and interpret some very odd signals that the telescopes are receiving. Before Rick and Scotty leave the United States for Egypt, an Egyptian man asks them to take a plastic figurine of a cat with them and deliver it to a man in Egypt. Thinking that it is nothing more than the simple delivery of a token, Rick and Scotty agree to deliver the item. However, it quickly becomes evident there is far more to the situation than they believed.

The setting is the years prior to the outbreak of World War I. It is a time when Germany is outwardly preparing for war, but Britain continues to believe it is invincible and that no one would challenge her. A vast German spy network flourishes in England, often in plain view. The main character is Francis Norgate, an aspiring British diplomat who falls in disfavor with his superiors for defending a woman while stationed in Berlin. The resulting scandal causes Norgate to be recalled.

Private investigator Cole Harper doesn't go looking for trouble, but when a woman walks into his office claiming her husband is cheating, a simple domestic case turns into something far more dangerous. A photo, a Chinatown receipt, and a string of half-truths lead Harper into a fog of deception, opium dens, and velvet-draped rooms where the wrong question can get a man killed.

Cape May, 1947. Cole Harper thought he was taking a simple case—check on an aging vaudeville star for his worried son. But Marigold House, a crumbling seaside boarding house filled with retired vaudeville performers, has more secrets than applause lines.

Rick and Scotty go to work on a project at an experimental rocket installation in Nevada at the request of Dr. John Gordon. Someone has been trying to sabotage the rocker launches and leaves pictures of a knight sticking a sword through a rocket. The person calls themselves The Earthman.

Alarm in der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule. Die Schule droht einzustürzen! Nach einem heftigen Schneefall sitzen die Kinder, Lehrer und Lehrerinnen der Bärbel-Grundschule abgeschnitten von der Außenwelt in ihrer Schule fest. Zum Glück hat Herr Maulhart im Keller ein geheimes Lager mit Proviant eingerichtet, so dass erstmal für das Nötigste gesorgt ist. Als auch noch ein gewaltiger Schneetornado die Schule bedroht, sind die Grundschul-Superhelden gefordert.

Ein Blick in die Kristallkugel. Die Wahrsagerin Signora Futuro ist in der Stadt und hat Hausmeister Maulhart vorausgesagt, dass Direktor Dobermeier in Gefahr ist. Doch der Leiter der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule nimmt die Warnung nicht ernst. Als CHAT die vier Freunde Anna, Caro, Jonas und Finn darüber informiert, beschließen sie, einen geheimen Rettungsplan für den Direktor zu schmieden.

Anna, Caro, Finn und Jonas beobachten, wie Henriette aus ihrer Parallelklasse heimlich auf dem Schulhof der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule raucht. Aber es kommt noch schlimmer: Während eines Ausflugs in das angrenzende Waldstück wirft Henriette ihre noch glimmende Zigarette achtlos weg. Im Handumdrehen entfacht sich ein verheerendes Feuer. Während die Feuerwehr alle Kräfte mobilisiert, um ein nahegelegenes, vom Brand bedrohtes Seniorenheim zu schützen, steht das Schulgebäude den lodernden Flammen schutzlos gegenüber.

Cole Harper came to Atlantic City for a break—a few days to clear his head, sip a drink, and forget the mess he left behind in Philly. But when a redhead with a Southern drawl and a face he almost recognizes wins big in a backroom casino, then ends up bound to his hotel bed, vacation is over.

Abe believed his life was set—rooted in his Amish community, grounded in faith, and following the path laid out before him. But when a profound loss tore through that foundation, everything he believed in started to unravel. Left searching for answers that never seemed to come, no matter how hard he prayed, Abe questioned his faith and his entire way of life.

The Giant Horse of Oz (1928) is the twenty-second in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors. The tiny kingdom of the Ozure Isles, perched on five islands in Lake Orizon, surrounded by high mountains in a remote region of Munchkin Land, has little contact with the outside world—of Oz. The evil witch Mombi has turned her malice in the Ozure direction. After kidnapping Queen Orin, Mombi left a fire-breathing lake monster named Quiberon in Lake Orizon to keep the natives prisoner.

When retired Navy Commander George Praddle vanishes without a trace, his wife turns to private investigator Cole Harper for help. With a sharp wit and a knack for uncovering hidden truths, Harper dives into a labyrinth of lies, betrayal, and dangerous motives. Set in 1947, against the gritty backdrop of post-war Philadelphia, this gripping noir mystery thrusts Harper into a shadowy world where trust is scarce, and peril waits at every turn.

Philadelphia, 1947. When private investigator Cole Harper is summoned to the penthouse of Sam Hensley—a powerful but shadowy industrialist--he knows it's no ordinary case. Luxury goods, military surplus, and counterfeit money are disappearing from Hensley's warehouses, and the clues point to an operation as sophisticated as it is ruthless. But Harper soon discovers this is no simple theft—this is the black market at its most dangerous.