The Giant Under the Snow
9 best books like The Giant Under the Snow (John Gordon): When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Water Shall Refuse Them, Wakenhyrst, Krabat, Der Räuber Hotzenplotz, The Sorcerer in the North, Leaf, Race to the End of the World, Drina Dances in Italy
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World WarSuppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous...
| Author | Lucie McKnight Hardy |
| ISBN | 1911585568 |
The heatwave of 1976. Following the accidental drowning of her sister, sixteen-year-old Nif and her family move to a small village on the Welsh borders to escape their grief. But rural seclusion doesn't bring any relief. As her family unravels, Nif begins to put together her own form of witchcraft -...
| Author | Michelle Paver |
| ISBN | 1788549562 |
1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. But all is not well at Wake's End. Edmund dominates his family...
| Author | Otfried Preußler |
| ISBN | 3522144104 |
Krabat - das ist ein 14jähriger Waisenjunge, im Großraum Lausitz/Dresden, im 17.Jahrhundert, der ein Bettlerleben führt. Eines Tages sucht er sein Glück bei einem Müllermeister, der ihn zu sich lockt und als Geselle anstellt. Sofort stellt sich heraus, dass mehr hinter dem "Meister" stecken...
| Author | Otfried Preußler |
| ISBN | 3522105907 |
Kasperl und Seppl machen sich auf, den wilden Räuber Hotzenplotz zu fangen, der Großmutters Kaffeemühle gestohlen hat. Unglücklicherweise geraten sie dabei in die Hände des Räubers und des bösen Zauberers Zwackelmann. Keine Frage, dass die Geschichte trotzdem gut ausgeht."Hmmm - das...
The Sorcerer in the North
| Author | John Flanagan |
| ISBN | 1741661285 |
Time has passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, led the Araluens to victory against invaders, and Will is now a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy -- boring, even -- until the Skandians show up and Will has to deal with the threat. Shortly thereafter,...
| Author | Sandra Dieckmann |
| ISBN | 1911171313 |
When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the animals fear and avoid him, suspecting him to be dangerous—and his habit of collecting leaves only adds to their distrust. Then one day, they watch as he attempts to fly over the water with wings made of colorful leaves, just trying to go home.
Maybe...
A map of the world? Why did the King want that? Everyone knew if you went too far in either direction you'd fall off the edge, into the jaws of Genesi, the fire-breathing dragon.
A reluctant adventurer.
A ship captained by a slave.
A mysterious sea monster.
And a race...
| Author | Jean Estoril |
| ISBN | 0590425587 |
This book takes us back to the level of the first two, in my opinion. Not only is Drina back to her normal self - except for maybe a chapter and a half of undue wallowing - but it also introduces two new characters I love - Ilonka and Igor. Ilonka is a refugee from a fictional country under Soviet rule behind the...
