One day, while visiting her family in the countryside, Marzi comes across a trail of ants, and decides to have a little fun, blocking their way with sticks and rocks. Is that what it’s like to be God? In this second volume, we discover more about Marzi’s fascinating life in 1980s Poland, torn between the daily stresses of near-war and even bigger questions like the existence and powers of God. Can He really see and know everything, even when she’s all alone in her room, even when it’s just a thought in her head? So many burning questions, with her First Communion right around the corner! Another absorbing series of stories about a little girl who loves life—even as she struggles to understand it.
The Kingdom is a tranquil little territory, as we all know by now, but a curious love triangle has cropped up to complicate things. François has been cooking up schemes to win Anne’s heart, but now Candice is in madly love with him and Anne must deal with her mounting jealousy. Still, she isn’t ready for marriage, despite the charming knucklehead’s continued proposals and steel-flower offerings. Will Candice manage to step in and thwart the eternal courtship?
Marion’s determination to find out more about her grandfather and the cryptic rock sculptures all along the shore pushes her to seek out the company of the surly lighthouse keeper. Everyone says he’s mad, like his ancestors before him, but Marion eventually discovers that there’s more to it than that… He tells her the story of the town’s tragic past and the sad destiny that the mysterious forces of the sea have reserved for his family. But does it stop with him? Only the stormy seas can tell…
Zorglub of “Spirou & Fantasio” fame is in the spotlight in this series. In the first volume, he encounters trouble with his inventions and with managing his 16-year-old daughter, Zandra. The two enter into a heated argument that ends in Zorglub activating a laser and transforming an entire city into an island.
Olive, age 17, has a rich and vivid inner life. She has created an imaginary world that she’s able to visit whenever she chooses. But her daily life on earth is shaken up by the arrival of a new roommate at boarding school, who won’t leave Olive alone. And even more upsetting: a mysterious spaceman makes a surprise appearance in her imaginary world! A coming-of-age story that will take Olive far from her comfort zone, as she discovers unsuspected sides of herself and the world around her.
A lively, truthful look at the meanest figures of times past, perfect for fans of history and for those who realize that the stories of the evil are often more rich and complex than one might think. This second volume presents Caius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula, Roman emperor from the years 12 to 41. His reputation is that of an insane, criminal leader, but was he really all that crazy and mean as we’ve made him out to be all these years?
For her eighth birthday, Nola receives a marvelous present: her late mother Annah’s music box. It has the most enchanting melody, and inside the globe… is that a little girl waving? And calling for help?! Before she knows it, Nola has shrunk down in size, slipped through the keyhole, and entered the world of Pandorient, where even the most ordinary-looking citizens can have extraordinary powers—and where danger could lurk down every hallway. Nola must help her new friends save their mother from a mysterious malady—all the while making surprising discoveries about Annah’s past, and—maybe—her own future…
