My Name is Ester. I am a Gambler
One of the most prominent Czech children’s books authors, Ivona Březinová, deals with these questions in a very authentic and sensitive way. In her trilogy she tells three stories of girls affected by pathological addiction: Ester—a gambler, Alice—a drug addict, Martina—a bulimic. In each of the books the plot develops in two time lines; the…
Číst dáleVeronica and Grandpa Coconut
Six-year-old Veronika lives in a perfectly ordinary family – with her parents and Grandma Agatha, who loves to spoil Veronika and her best friend Lukas with delicious cakes. There is nothing that Veronika misses – apart from a grandpa. And believe it or not, on Christmas Day, a package containing the strangest and most amusing…
Číst dáleH2O and the Shepherds of Dreams
In the third episode of the H2O series, the three friends fly in a corrugated iron car and grapple with a mysterious puzzle, which is hidden in dreams.
Číst dáleH2O and the Treasure of the Mad Eye
In this episode, the three friends have to deal with the sly criminal Professor Vulpes again, who works with tricky tricks—this time in order to rob the central bank. Petrified objects that one of Vulpes‘ cronies sells at a flea market set the trio on the trail. Hugo, Hubert and Ophelia discover underground rooms, where…
Číst dáleH2O and the Secret Water Mission
H2O is not only the chemical formula of water, it is also the name of a secret club founded by three schoolchildren: Hugo, Hubert and Ophelia—two H and one O. But what about their secret? Hubert is a born inventor and he accidentally succeeds in constructing a miniaturizer from his mom’s old hairdryer. So the three…
Číst dáleRoches and Jinks
Roches and Jinks are funny shaggy-haired characters looking like a cross between lovable scamps playing hooky and layabouts frequenting a dirty railway station snack-bar. Roches, a tall, skinny guy, and Jinks, a small, plump girl, are definitely not your typical good guy types. Before they meet, Jinks just sits on a sidewalk, counting cars passing…
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Josef is a 12-year-old boy who likes to play computer games. Nothing too strange about that, right? Except that things he has seen in a game, start appearing in real life, and the game continues in Josef’s dreams. He is no longer sure what’s real and what is just virtual. Thankfully, he has his sister…
Číst dáleShort of Shoes
What is it like for a fifteen-year-old boy when in one fateful moment the rug is pulled from under his feet? The analogy would make Benjamin, the hero of this novel, laugh bitterly, since an amputation has left him with phantom pains in place of legs. A schoolboy rivalry to win the favour of a…
Číst dáleThe Amazing Adventures of Florentin Flowers, the Righteous Pirate in the Service of Madame L.
Florentin Flowers, a sheltered boy, has been kidnapped by the pirates. All of a sudden he finds himself at sea under the command of the cruel captain Bloody B. But this horrible mariner has a soft spot: he loves good stories. And that is Florentin Flowers‘ chance. He has to retell all the famous books…
Číst dálePhila, Sophie and the Emerald Tablet
In this charming fairy-tale two siblings want to help their mother, who has lost her golden ring. But they can’t afford to buy her a new one. Luckily they meet a mythical dragon, who tells them about the philosopher’s stone, which can change ordinary metals into gold. Phila and Sophie follow the dragon into the mysterious…
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