Diese Autorin gestaltet fesselnde Erzählungen, die sich mit Themen wie Jugend und Gefahr auseinandersetzen und die Leser mit komplexen Handlungssträngen und steigender Spannung in ihren Bann ziehen. Ihre schriftstellerische Reise hat sich weiterentwickelt und zu einem neuen Vertrauen in die Handlungsgestaltung geführt, ebenso wie zu der wichtigen Erkenntnis, dass ihre authentischsten Geschichten entstehen, wenn die Charaktere von ihr selbst abweichen. Dieser Wandel ermöglicht es ihr, Welten zu erforschen, die weit von ihrer eigenen gelebten Erfahrung entfernt sind, und überzeugende und nachhallende Geschichten zu erschaffen.
In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, Eliot Schrefer presents a genre-bending epic love story set across time and space. Seventeen years after a crash on an exoplanet, Ambrose and Kodiak face internal threats to their family. Meanwhile, Ambrose grapples with betrayal on Earth, leading to a race against time to uncover their intertwined fates.
From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentleman’s Gide to Vice and Virtue.They say Léon Delafosse will be France’s next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris Conservatory, there’s no way an impoverished musician can make his way in 1890s Paris without an outside patron.Young gossip columnist Marcel Proust takes Léon under his wing, and the boys game their way through an extravagant new world. When the larger-than-life Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fézensac offers his patronage, Léon’s dreams are made real. But the closer he gets to becoming France’s next great thing, the further he strays from his old country life he shared with his family and his best friend Félix . . . a boy he might love.With each choice Léon makes, he must navigate a fine line between two worlds—or risk losing them both.
New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer's second installment in the middle grade Animal Rescue Agency series sends your favorite fox and chicken duo on a tropical adventure to save the world's biggest pangolin pop star. After a frigid arctic rescue, Esquire and Mr. Pepper get the perfect opportunity to warm up--an invitation to Beatle the Pangolin's private island concert. Sun and sand await! But when Esquire and Mr. Pepper arrive, the island is in chaos. Field agent Alphonse delivers the bad news: due to an incident during dress rehearsal, Beatle is trapped underground, and foul play is likely. The worst news: There's no way to reach Beatle and there are multiple suspects: Jewel, Beatle's sister and backup dancer Arabella, the monkey stage manager Butch, a vengeful wildcat Finding the culprit and saving Beatle before it's too late--this might be the Animal Rescue Agency's most challenging case yet!
This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world--from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs.In sharp and witty prose--aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg--Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. Interviews with researchers in the field offer additional insights for readers and aspiring scientists.Queer behavior in animals is as diverse and complex--and as natural--as it is in our own species. It doesn't set us apart from animals--it bonds us even closer to our animal selves.
New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer introduces a delightful and dynamic animal duo in a race against time to save a polar bear cub in the first book of this hilarious and heartwarming middle grade series about friendship and conservation. When an animal is in trouble, there's only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue Agency! Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world's most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe. Esquire and her unlikely chicken business manager coordinate their far-flung agents to get them to the Arctic. In that frozen land they learn that what happened to the polar bear cub was no accident--and that saving him will pit them against the scariest predator in the world: a human. --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil series
They Both Die at the End meets The Loneliest Girl in the Universe in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There's more that doesn't add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship's operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed--not when he's rescuing his own sister. In order to survive the ship's secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
Inspired by the beloved classic Mr. Popper's Penguins comes a new penguin- tastic adventure written by two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer.
Der größte Kampf der Schattenwandler naht! Spannung pur in der magischen Dschungel-Saga für Kinder ab 10 Jahren. Die böse Ameisenkönigin ist endlich besiegt, doch die Heimat von Pfeilgiftfrosch Rumi und seinen Freunden schwebt noch immer in großer Gefahr. Eine uralte, dunkle Macht erhebt sich und bedroht den magischen Dschungel. Nicht weniger gefährlich scheint der brodelnde Vulkan, der kurz vor dem Ausbruch steht und die Erde zum Beben bringt! Gemeinsam mit dem Panthermädchen Mali, der Fledermaus Lima und dem Kapuzineräffchen Gogi wird Rumi alles tun, um Caldera zu beschützen. Doch werden die Schattenwandler mit ihren magischen Kräften es schaffen, diesen großen Kampf zu gewinnen?
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Freunschaft ist stärker als jede böse Macht! Spannendes und magisches Tier-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 10 Jahren. Die böse Ameisenkönigin will den magischen Dschungel von Caldera mit allen Mitteln in ihre Gewalt bringen – nur die Schattenwandler rund um das Kapuzineräffchen Gogi können das verhindern. Der rettende Augenblick: die nächste Sonnenfinsternis. Gelingt es den Freunden bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt ein uraltes Artefakt zu finden, können sie die Ameisenkönigin wieder in ihr Gefängnis verbannen. Zusammen mit dem Panthermädchen Mali, der Fledermaus Lima und dem Pfeilgiftfrosch Rumi schlägt sich Gogi durch undurchdringliches und gefährliches Dickicht, um ganz Caldera zu retten!