It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous adventure.

JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA

With a beautiful cover illustration by Alex T. Smith, creator of the Claude series, The Ogre of Oglefort is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson. When a Hag, an orphan boy called Ivo, Ulf the troll and wizard Brian Brainsweller are sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they briefly consider running away and hiding. Can they be any match for the gruesome, terrifying, ghastly, flesh-eating Ogre of Oglefort? But not all is as it first appears - the Ogre is depressed and the princess doesn't want to be rescued. The Norns, who rule their fates, decide to take things in hand and send a gang of the vilest, most petrifying ghouls to get the job done properly .

The Ogre of Oglefort

La naissance d'Annika est un mystère. Abandonnée dans une église en pleine montagne, elle a été élevée par une famille excentrique de Vienne. Sa vie bascule lorsque sa vraie mère réapparaît et l'emmène vivre en Allemagne, dans son château morne et glacé. Heureusement, Annika trouve l'amitié auprès du jeune palefrenier, Zed, un gitan passionné par les chevaux et qui rêve de rentrer à la prestigieuse école d'équitation de Vienne.

L'étoile de Kazan

A whip-smart observation of the passions and tragedies behind daily life, Eva Ibbotson's Madensky Square is a classic snapshot of Viennese life before WWI, with a new introduction from Laura Wood. Susanna Weber's dress shop stands in the picturesque Madensky Square, a quiet little world of its own, nestled in the heart of glittering pre-war Vienna. As the winter of 1910 unfurls into spring, Susanna starts a journal about life in the Square, about the buildings and their colourful inhabitants. There's Frau Schumacher, with six daughters and a baby on the way, Professor Starsky and his menagerie of sickly reptiles, an aging bookseller, a teenaged Anarchist, and little Sigi - an orphaned child prodigy forced to play the piano all day, every day. And then there's her dear friend Alice, the only person who has noticed the heartbreak that hides beneath Susanna's brisk kindness and brilliant talent .

Madensky Square

Un château magnifique, mais négligé au point de tomber en ruine, des enfants plus ou moins livrés à eux-mêmes, une bande de professeurs aux méthodes des plus farfelues... : voilà ce que découvre Ellen, fraîchement débarquée de son Angleterre natale, à son arrivée à l’école de musique, théâtre et danse de Hallendorf, en Autriche. Hélas, alors qu'elle trouve bientôt sa place clans cet univers magique, la vie de l'école est menacée. A quelques kilomètres de Hallendorf, le Troisième Reich projette son ombre menaçante sur l'Europe. A travers l'amitié de plus en plus forte qui la lie à Marek, un résident de l'école aussi séduisant que mystérieux, Ellen découvre l'horrible réalité de l'Allemagne nazie...

Un chant pour été

An Amazon adventure set in the wilderness of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and memorable characters. It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at thirteen, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson's highly colourful, joyous adventure. This 15th anniversary edition includes a forward by Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe. Winner of the Smarties Gold Medal. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award.

Journey to the River Sea

Pas question d'avoir un chien à la maison ! C'est ce que les parents de Hal ont toujours dit. Pourtant, pour son anniversaire, son père l'emmène à l'agence "Chiens pour tous". Fou de joie, le garçon choisit Flocon, une boule de poils toute blanche. Quand il découvre que l'animal a juste été loué pour le week-end, il décide de s'enfuir avec lui. Un voyage mouvementé commence alors, en compagnie d'une petite fille pleine d'astuce et de cinq chiens sans maître.

Un chien pour toujours

Monster Mission by Eva Ibbotson is a fun fantasy adventure full of fantastical creatures and mythical monsters!'We must kidnap some children, ' announced Aunt Etta. 'Young, strong ones. It will be dangerous, but it must be done.'Three children are stolen and taken to a bizarre island, which is home to some extraordinary creatures - including mermaids, selkies and the legendary kraken. The island is the base for a very mysterious mission. But the magical adventure is cut short when the island is suddenly under siege. Can the children save themselves and their new friends?'Funny, gripping, charming and completely irresistible' - Amanda Craig

Monster Mission

Sweeping across countries, class and music, Eva Ibboton's classic historical romance, Magic Flutes, is a richly imagined tale of intrigue and identity, with a new introduction from Harriet Evans. In the spring of 1922, young Austrian Princess Theresa-Maria - known to her ancient aunts as 'Putzerl' - abandons her crumbling castle and her royal duties. Disguising herself simply as Tessa, she enrolls as under wardrobe mistress of the International Opera Company and soon loses herself in the intoxicating world of the Viennese opera. But when Guy Farne, an Englishman looking to impress his new fiance, arrives in Austria and employs the Company to perform at his newly purchased Austrian estate, he finds himself fascinated by the under wardrobe mistress, and Tessa finds it increasingly difficult to keep her two lives separate .

JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA

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