Emma Carroll Bücher

Für alle Fans von Downton Abbey! Kinderbuch für Mädchen ab 10. Ob es auf Frost Hollow Hall spukt? Tilly ist froh, dass sie mit ihren 12 Jahren auf dem herrschaftlichen Anwesen eine Arbeit gefunden hat. Und mit Gracie, mit der sie sich eine Kammer teilt, versteht sie sich wunderbar. Doch schon bald merkt Tilly, dass auf Frost Hollow Hall seltsame Dinge vor sich gehen. Als sie eines Abends zum Kühlhaus eilt, um Eiswürfel für den Lord zu schlagen, entdeckt sie eine Gestalt auf dem zugefrorenen See …

In dieser modernen Adaption eines Märchenklassikers kämpft Bridie, die auf den Straßen Londons Streichhölzer verkauft, für ihre Familie. Mit magischen Visionen aus ihren letzten Streichhölzern entdeckt sie ihre Kraft, das Schicksal zu verändern, und führt die Arbeiterinnen in einen Streik, um eine bessere Zukunft zu erkämpfen.

Spannender Abenteuerroman über die erste Ballonfahrt der Brüder Montgolfier. Für Mädchen und Jungen ab 10 Jahren. Vorsichtig nähert sich die zwölfjährige Elsa dem herrschaftlichen Anwesen. Sie ist eine geschickte Diebin und hat den Auftrag bekommen, in die Villa einzubrechen. Dort soll sie eine Schatulle entwenden. Was Elsa nicht ahnt: In der Schatulle befinden sich Geheimdokumente der Brüder Montgolfier. Niemand weiß, dass die Brüder kurz davor stehen, mit ihrem ersten Heißluftballon Geschichte zu schreiben. Wer in den Besitz der Dokumente gerät, begibt sich in große Gefahr …

Rediscover Emily Bronte's terrifying novel of revenge and hatred set on the wild Yorkshire moors. When an orphaned boy embarks on a lifelong mission to punish two wealthy families, he begins a chain of unbelievable events. But, will the prize be worth all the heartache caused along the way?

1962, London during the Cuban Missile CrisisWhat would you do if there was a real possibility that the world might end?Ray, aware of his parents' building worry, decides to take matters into his own hands.

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar. February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't want any evacuees. Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and she's desperate to discover what happened to her. And then she finds a strange coded note which seems to link Sukie to Devon, and to something dark and impossibly dangerous.

Abandoned as a baby at Chipchase's Travelling Circus, Louie dreams of becoming a 'Showstopper'. Yet Mr Chipchase only ever lets her sell tickets. No Death-Defying Stunts for her. So in secret, Louie practises her act- the tightrope- and dreams of being the Girl Who Walked on Air. All she needs is to be given the chance to shine.One night a terrible accident occurs. Now the circus needs Louie's help, and with rival show Wellbeloved's stealing their crowds, Mr Chipchase needs a Showstopper- fast. Against his better judgement, he lets Louie perform. She is a sensation and gets an offer from the sinister Mr Wellbeloved himself to perform in America. But nothing is quite as it seems and soon Louie's bravery is tested not just on the highwire but in confronting her past and the shady characters in the world of the circus . . .Fans of Frost Hollow Hall will love this epic adventure, where courage takes many different forms.

A body washed up on the beach... Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets... An animal rescue service... Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulness and inventiveness of children when their lives fall to pieces.

The future has a lot to learn from the past in this time-travelling adventure that explores the before and after of global warming.

A sinking boat. A girl in disguise. A disappearing sea. When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Gem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself. She is sent away to find work dressed as a boy. Luckily a rich manor house is hiring. Yet Berrow Hall's inhabitants harbour dangerous secrets of their own, the suspicious owner is hunting for witches, and the house itself is a little too close to the sea.