New Releases by Kenneth Oppel

From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel a startling, can''t-wait-to-talk-about-it-with-someone novel that defies genre to create a survival thriller unlike any you''ve read before. For fans of Leave the World Behind, A.S. King, M.T. Anderson, and Margaret Atwood. Xavier Oaks doesn''t particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad''s pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it''s only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only... one morning he wakes up and the house isn’t where it was before. It''s like it''s been lifted and placed... somewhere else. When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there''s no one else around... Until, three years later, another family arrives. Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers -- and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice. In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds to a heart-stopping pitch in drawing a story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity’s eventual fate.

In this graphic novel edition of a best-selling story, young silverwing bat Shade is blown off course during his colony''s migration to Hibernaculum, during which he meets other winged loners on his journey back to his family, but with a long and dangerous flight ahead, he must figure out who he can trust.

Eerst bracht de regen dodelijke planten naar de aarde. Maar wat er met de volgende bui neerkomt, is nóg gevaarlijker: overal zijn opeens gigantische muggen, monsterlijke aardwormen en talloze andere bizarre insecten. Seth, Petra en Anaya zitten ondertussen opgesloten in een geheim onderzoekscentrum. Voor het eerst ontmoeten ze andere tieners die ook immuun zijn voor de aanvallen van de planten en insecten. Met lichamen die óók een mysterieuze verandering doormaken... Het bloedstollende tweede deel, vertaald door Maria Postema.

Het begint met regen. En dan, uit het niets, komen er overal planten op. Hun gitzwarte en onverwoestbare stengels groeien ontzettend snel. Akkers, huizen en straten raken overwoekerd, overal op aarde. Giftige pollen worden door de lucht verspreid. Gigantische bloemen slokken mensen en dieren op. Drie tieners blijken immuun te zijn voor deze angstaanjagende planten. Anaya, Petra en Seth. Wat hebben zij met elkaar te maken? Wat is hun geheim? Ze moeten gauw op zoek naar antwoorden op deze vragen... want de invasie is begonnen. ''Razend spannend. Oppel haalt zijn voet geen moment van het gaspedaal.'' - The New York Times

"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration — and just a little horticultural havoc."—New York Times The first book in a can''t-put-it-down, can''t-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that''s part Hatchet, part Alien! The invasion begins--but not as you''d expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. These new plants take over crop fields, twine up houses, and burrow below streets. They bloom--and release toxic pollens. They bloom--and form Venus flytrap-like pods that swallow animals and people. They bloom--everywhere, unstoppable. Or are they? Three kids on a remote island seem immune to the toxic plants. Anaya, Petra, Seth. They each have strange allergies--and yet not to these plants. What''s their secret? Can they somehow be the key to beating back this invasion? They''d better figure it out fast, because it''s starting to rain again....

Ethan Rylance è in un bel pasticcio: ha promesso ai suoi amici che disegnerà il graphic novel per il progetto scolastico di gruppo, ma la verità è che non ne è capace. Tutti si aspettano che sia bravo come suo padre, autore di una famosa serie a fumetti, e invece Ethan non riesce a fare altro che brutte sagome stilizzate. E anche il signor Rylance, in realtà, sembra aver perso tutto il suo talento e la sua ispirazione, "è bloccato", come dice lui. Forse perché è difficile lavorare e crescere da solo Ethan e la sorellina Sarah, dopo la scomparsa della loro mamma. Una notte, però, una macchia d''inchiostro dell''album del papà prende vita, e tutto cambia di colpo, accendendosi di fantasia e di avventura. Dalla penna magnifica di Kenneth Oppel, autore di Il nido, il romanzo inserito nell''elenco dei migliori libri per ragazzi dall''Associazione dei Bibliotecari Americani, un''avventura divertente come un cartone animato, ma anche una commovente storia di famiglia.

Lo único que desea Steve es salvar la vida de su pequeño hermano, pero ¿cuál será el precio a cambio? Descúbrelo en este inolvidable retrato gótico al más puro estilo Coraline. Para algunos chiquillos, el verano no es sino un soleado periodo de diversión. Pero para Steve es una temporada más de preocupaciones. De angustia por su pequeño hermano recién nacido, quien lucha día a día por sobrevivir; de inquietud por sus padres, titubeantes y devastados ante la perspectiva de un futuro terrible; de insomnio ante la ominosa presencia de un avispero en el tejado de su casa. Así que, cuando la reina de las avispas anida en sus sueños, ofreciéndole allí sanación para su pequeño hermano, Steve mira en el suceso la solución a todos sus males. Lo único que tiene que hacer es aceptar, decir "sí". Pero en esa palabra se esconde gran poder y peligro. Y una vez que se pronuncia, ¿será posible dar marcha atrás? Acompañado del ilustrador Jon Klassen, el aclamado escritor Kenneth Oppel esculpe una inquietante obra maestra que aborda la problemática de la incapacidad, de los temores y sueños en la búsqueda permanente de una justa diversidad. De lo que, al final, construye y sustenta a una familia.

The hunt for a dinosaur skeleton buried in the Badlands, bitter rivalries, and a forbidden romance come together in this “fantastic” (The New York Times Book Review) novel that’s Romeo and Juliet meets Indiana Jones. Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies the skeleton of a massive dinosaur, larger than anything the late nineteenth century world has ever seen. Some legends call it the Black Beauty, with its bones as black as ebony, but to seventeen-year-old Samuel Bolt it’s the “rex,” the king dinosaur that could put him and his struggling, temperamental archaeologist father in the history books (and conveniently make his father forget he’s been kicked out of school), if they can just quarry it out. But Samuel and his father aren’t the only ones after the rex. For Rachel Cartland this find could be her ticket to a different life, one where her loves of science and adventure aren’t just relegated to books and sitting rooms. Because if she can’t prove herself on this expedition with her professor father, the only adventures she may have to look forward to are marriage or spinsterhood. As their paths cross and the rivalry between their fathers becomes more intense, Samuel and Rachel are pushed closer together. And with both eyeing the same prize, their budding romance seems destined to fail. But as danger looms on the other side of the hills, causing everyone’s secrets to come to light, Samuel and Rachel are forced to make a decision. Can they join forces to find their quarry—and with it a new life together—or will old enmities and prejudices keep them from both the rex and each other?

Steve durchlebt eine schwere Zeit: sein neugeborener Bruder kämpft um sein Leben und fordert damit natürlich alle Aufmerksamkeit seiner Eltern. Währenddessen zeichnet sich vor dem Dachüberhang bedrohlich ein Wespennest ab. Als sich eines Nachts die Wespenkönigin in Steves Träume einschleicht und ihm anbietet, das Baby zu "reparieren", scheinen seine Wünsche erhört zu werden. Doch die Dinge nehmen eine finstere Wendung, als Steve erkennt, was wirklich mit dem Kleinen geschehen soll. """Das Nest"" von Jon Oppel wurde eindringlich illustriert von Jugendliteraturpreis-Gewinner Jon Klassen.

"When wasps come to Steve in a dream offering to fix his sick baby brother, he thinks all he has to do is say yes. But yes may not mean what Steve thinks it means."--

Originally published in hardcover in 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Devotion turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from Printz Honor-winner Oppel that is "every bit as thrilling and engaging" ("VOYA") as "This Dark Endeavor."

Victor, Konrad et Elizabeth vivent une jeunesse de rêve entre les murs du château Frankenstein. Jusqu’à ce que Konrad tombe gravement malade et que Victor se rende compte qu’il est amoureux de leur cousine Elizabeth, tout comme lui. Heureusement, un vieux bouquin traitant d’alchimie, découvert entre les murs de la Biblioteka Obscura, révèle la recette d’un mystérieux élixir de vie. Victor et Elizabeth, accompagnés de leur ami Henry Clerval, se mettent aussitôt en quête des trois rares ingrédients servant à composer l’élixir. Arriveront-ils à créer la potion à temps pour guérir Konrad ?

Die Zwillingsbrüder Frankenstein, vereint und zugleich entzweit in der Liebe zu einem Mädchen. Doch dann erkrankt der eine schwer. Dunkle Mächte sollen Rettung bringen – und stellen alles in Frage, was je über das Leben, die Liebe und den Tod behauptet wurde ... Genf, um 1800: Victor und Konrad Frankenstein lieben einander so innig, wie es nur Zwillinge vermögen. Allein die schöne Elizabeth steht zwischen ihnen. Dann erkrankt Konrad plötzlich an einem lebensgefährlichen Fieber. Die Ärzte stehen vor einem Rätsel. Victor, rasend vor Verzweiflung, ist bereit, alles für seinen Bruder zu tun. Im Chateau Frankenstein stößt er auf eine geheime Bibliothek, in der ein Buch das »Elixier des Lebens« verspricht. Dessen Zutaten scheinen der Phantasiewelt eines kranken Geistes zu entstammen. Oder doch nicht? Zusammen mit Elizabeth macht sich Victor auf die Suche. Unvorstellbare Prüfungen erwarten die beiden – aber auch unerwartete Versuchungen. Was wird stärker sein: Bruderliebe oder Leidenschaft? Das größte Opfer seines bisherigen Lebens steht Victor bevor ... Wie wurde Victor Frankenstein zu dem, den wir kennen? In seinem originellen Prequel zu Mary Shelleys Frankenstein gibt Kenneth Oppel eine schaurig-romantische Antwort.

WITH BONUS MATERIAL: Pages from Victor Frankenstein''s sketchbook and an excerpt from the upcoming sequel, Such Wicked Intent, available August 2012. Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother, Konrad, and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein chateau. Except one. The Dark Library contains ancient tomes written in strange languages, and filled with forbidden knowledge. Their father makes them promise never to visit the library again, but when Konrad becomes deathly ill, Victor knows he must find the book that contains the recipe for the legendary Elixir of Life. The elixir needs only three ingredients. But impossible odds, dangerous alchemy and a bitter love triangle threaten their quest at every turn. Victor knows he must not fail. But his success depends on how far he is willing to push the boundaries of nature, science and love—and how much he is willing to sacrifice.

»Die spannenden Erlebnisse der kleinen Fledermaus lassen die LeserInnen mitfiebern bis zu einem erlösenden Schluss.« Buchjournal »Faszinierend!« Darmstädter Echo »Schatten« wird er genannt und er gilt als der Schwächste unter den jungen Fledermäusen der Silberflügel-Kolonie. Doch Schatten ist auch neugierig und mutig. Eines Tages wird er es allen zeigen: Er rettet seine Kolonie aus höchster Gefahr. Als ihr Anführer verteidigt Schatten die Fledermäuse vor feindlichen Angriffen der Eulen und erlebt auf seinen nächtlichen Streifzügen Abenteuer, wie sie noch keine Fledermaus bestehen musste. Und schließlich lüftet Schatten auch noch das letzte aller großen Geheimnisse ...

Ein neues Abenteuer von »Schatten« , der sich nicht einmal vor den Eulen fürchtet. Aber kann er es auch mit den Menschen aufnehmen? »Schatten« ist längst nicht mehr der kleine Schwächling, den alle belächeln. Er war es, der seine Kolonie aus höchster Gefahr gerettet hat; jetzt ist er ein Anführer geworden. Doch zwei Dinge lassen ihm keine Ruhe: Warum legen die Menschen den Fledermäusen Ringe an? Und wo ist sein Vater? »Schatten« wird beide Geheimnisse lüften, doch davor liegen Abenteuer, wie sie noch keine Fledermaus bestehen musste.

Demi-frère a remporté, dans sa version originale anglaise, le prix de l’Association canadienne des bibliothèques (CLA), en 2010, à la fois dans les catégories Children et Young Adult. C’était la première fois qu’un même livre gagnait dans les deux catégories simultanément! Une option cinématographique et trois autres prix d’importance sont également venus couronner ce livre d’une grande profondeur psychologique. Alors que la renommée du livre n’est plus à faire au Canada anglais et aux États-Unis, c’est au tour des francophones de faire la connaissance de Ben, un garçon de 13 ans, et de son demi-frère Zan... un chimpanzé ! Quand Ben Tomlin, 13 ans, déménage à Victoria, en Colombie- Britannique, c’est toute sa vie qui est bouleversée. Nouveaux amis, nouvelle école, nouvelles amours et comme si cela ne suffisait pas, un membre singulier s’ajoute à sa famille. En effet, le père de Ben, chercheur universitaire, adopte un chimpanzé devant servir à ses recherches sur la communication. Ben vit mal la situation, car ses parents traitent l’animal comme un être humain, mais il apprivoise graduellement Zan, le chimpanzé, et s’y attache intensément. La colère n’en est que plus grande quand les expériences ne donnent pas les résultats escomptés et que les parents de Ben veulent se débarrasser de l’animal sauvage. Ben s’avère prêt à tout pour le bien-être de Zan. C’est un véritable questionnement sur la famille, sur la communication et sur les relations entre hommes et animaux que pose Kenneth Oppel. La complexité et l’évolution de la pensée et des émotions des protagonistes dotent ce livre se déroulant dans les annés 1970 d’une touchante vérité.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning aerial adventure that started it all Winner of the Governor General’s Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and recipient of many other national and international honours, Airborn fired the imaginations of readers around the world when it was first published in 2004 and its popularity has never waned. Airborn was followed by the acclaimed sequels Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children''s Book Award, and Starclimber, a Canadian Library Association Children''s Book of the Year Award Honour Book.With cover illustrations by Jim Tierney, mark a new decade of soaring adventures for this trio of contemporary classics.

Included in this edition of This Dark Endeavor, enjoy a free edition of Mary Shelley''s classic Frankenstein. From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel comes an incredible tale of bravery, adventure, and a brotherly love as a young man embarks on a desperate mission to bring his twin back from the brink of death. Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are nearly inseparable. Growing up, their lives are filled with imaginary adventures…until the day their adventures turn all too real. They stumble upon the Dark Library and discover secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies. Father forbids them from ever entering the room again, but when Konrad falls gravely ill, Victor is drawn back to the Dark Library where he uncovers an ancient formula for the Elixir of Life. Victor, along with his beautiful cousin Elizabeth and friend Henry, immediately sets out to find a man who was once known for his alchemical works to help them create the formula. Determined to save Konrad, the three friends scale the highest trees in Strumwald, dive into the deepest lakes, and even make an unthinkable sacrifice in their quest for the elixir’s ingredients. And as if their task was not complicated enough, a new realm of danger—that of illicit love—threatens to end the ordeal in tragedy.

From the Printz-Honor-winning author of Airborn comes an absorbing YA novel about a teen boy whose scientist parents take in a chimpanzee to be part of the family.For thirteen years, Ben Tomlin was an only child. But all that changes when his mother brings home Zan -- an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Ben''s father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills. Ben''s parents tell him to treat Zan like a little brother. Ben reluctantly agrees. At least now he''s not the only one his father''s going to scrutinize.It isn''t long before Ben is Zan''s favorite, and Ben starts to see Zan as more

As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . . Dusk He alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned—or worse. As the leader''s son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin? Carnassial He has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive but will dominate the world of beasts. From the author of the internationally acclaimed Silverwing trilogy comes an extraordinary adventure set 65 million years ago. Kenneth Oppel, winner of a Michael L. Printz Honor for Airborn, has crafted a breathtaking animal tale that reaches out to the human in all of us.

The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land''s pickiest king.

Griffin, a young bat, is sucked into the "Underworld," and his father follows to rescue him.

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth''s surface.

Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.

Matt et son amie essaient de résoudre le mystère entourant Hyperion, le célèbre bateau fantôme qui a disparu une quarantaine d''années plus tôt avec, à son bord, l''inventeur excentrique Théodore Grunel et son immense fortune. Qui réussira à s''élever à 6 000 mètres du sol et à mettre la main sur cette fortune?

Humourous stories - robots - fiction.

When Giles, Tina and Kevin see books moving in the library, all by themselves, they know they have to investigate. But Tina''s amazing ghostometer doesn''t pick up any ghosts, so what could that mysterious presence be? Nobody expects what they actually find - and once again, it takes a dose of Giles''s own common-sense magic to get things back to normal.