Popular European Messages.CHILDREN'S_LITERATURE_GENRE Books
Find messages.children's_literature_genre books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (186)
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Conrad's Fate by Diana Wynne Jones EN
EnglandDescription:
Someone at Stallery Mansion is changing the world. At first, only small details, but the changes get bigger and bigger. It's up to Conrad, a twelve-year-old with terrible karma who's just joined the mansion's staff, to find out who is behind it. But he's not the only one snooping around. His fellow servant-in-training, Christopher Chant, is charming, confident, and from another world, with a mission of his own -- rescuing his friend, lost in an alternate Stallery Mansion. Can they save the day before Conrad's awful fate catches up with them?
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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri D'Aulaires EN
NorwayDescription:
The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Children meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.
Czech Republic25.
De lijst van Violet Sopjes by David Vlietstra NL
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Violet (11) besluit om dit schooljaar met elk kind in haar klas te spelen. Er zitten bijzondere types tussen haar klasgenootjes en ze maakt de vreemdste dingen mee. Dan ontdekt ze dat er een dringender probleem is dan het afwerken van de klassenlijst... Met illustraties in bicolor. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
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De smaak van zijn stem by Piet De Loof NL
BelgiumDescription:
De ik-persoon (13) proeft stemmen: zijn vaders stem smaakt naar chocola, de stem van zijn moeder smaakt naar zoete melk. Hij wil alleen nog weten waar zijn broertje Andres' stem naar smaakt, vooral na die zomermiddag. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.
Sweden28.
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge EN
Description:
“Equal parts dazzling fantasy, swashbuckling adventure, and tender coming-of-age tale” from the author of the Costa Book of the Year, The Lie Tree (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The gods are dead. Fifty years ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. Now, even coin-sized scraps of dead god are worth a fortune because of the strange powers they’re said to possess. But few are brave enough to dive and search for them. When fifteen-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of one of these deities, he’ll risk everything to keep it out of the hands of smug... continue
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Der König von Narnia by C. S. Lewis DE
Country: Europe / 
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Description:
Sie öffnen eine Tür und finden eine Welt voller Magie NARNIA... gefangen im ewigen Winter... ein Land, das darauf wartet, befreit zu werden. Durch einen Kleiderschrank gelangen Lucy, Edmund, Susan und Peter nach Narnia, das unter der Schreckensherrschaft der Weißen Hexen steht. Als alle Hoffnung verloren scheint, bringt die Rückkehr des mächtigen Löwen Aslan die Wende...
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