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Christmas Catastrophe
A mouse named Geronimo Stilton is the protagonist of Dami’s Special Edition: Christmas Catastrophe. Geronimo is an editor and journalist of the fictional newspaper, The Rodent’s Gazette. He is a mild-mannered and nervous mouse, who is frequently led into adventurous antics by his relatives who include, Trap, his cousin, his sister Thea, and his nephew Benjamin. In Special Edition: Christmas Catastrophe, Geronimo’s nephew Benjamin pleads with him to go skiing. Geronimo cannot say no for long and offers to take his nephew. The moment he changes his mind, a bunch of their friends and relatives decide to join in the fun and go skiing with the duo. Before Geronimo knows it, he is stuck paying for the hotel, including the cost of meals and transportation at Frozen Fur Peak, the ski hotel where Geronimo and the gang are staying. Things begin to unravel some more when someone knocks Geronimo down on the ski slope. Both skiers roll uncontrollably down the hill and crash land into a boulder. Geronimo wakes up in a hospital, where he learns that all his bones are broken and requires surgery. Geronimo is upset at having to spend so much time in the hospital.
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Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Geronimo Stilton works at The Rodent’s Gazette as an editor and writes adventures stories in his past time at his study. He lives in the capital of Mouse Island, New Mouse City with his sister Thea, his nephew, Benjamin, and cousin Trap. He is an atypical mouse who has a penchant for getting into the most peculiar adventures. The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye begins with Thea, who finds an old map that shows the path to a hidden and lost treasure in a faraway land, an island. Written in a first person narrative style, the mouse explains to readers that he wasn’t much stoked about the whole voyage but only carried it out on the insistence of Thea. The passengers aboard the boat to that island were Thea, his cousin Trap, his nephew Benjamin, their friend Gerrykins and Geronimo. Their quest to that mysterious land is one fraught with several mishaps and adventures but Geronimo and his fearless mice family tempt the fate with their resolution in discovering the Emerald Eye. Geronimo and the family search for the precious jewel and amidst a shipwreck and a hapless marooning, they find more than they could have ever imagined. The book reads out like a quirky adventure novel where the characters are as colorful as the very pages. The book contains a number of offerings that are delightful in terms of an introduction roster containing an editorial snippet of sorts along with a picture of the characters in the story. With a focused design of graphics and colourful fonts that are intended for children, this opener in the Geronimo Stilton series is a lovable effort to coerce the attention of the readers. The book is intended for children between the ages of 6 and 12. It was published in February, 2004 in the Italian language and opened to commercial success. The series has been translated in over 35 languages since this first release and is one of the most successful children’s book series.
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A Cheese-Colored Camper
When Geronimo Stilton’s grandfather William Shortpaws, a.k.a. Cheap Mouse Willy, comes to The Rodent’s Gazette to ask him for his help, he knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Shortpaws wants Geronimo to go to the Siberia of Mouse Island, Ratzikistan to write a guide book! However, Geronimo hates nothing more than travelling, and Ratzikistan is a terribly cold place.
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A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale is one among the popular Geronimo Stilton series and is about the importance of having family during the occasion of Christmas. The events of the book are based around Christmas time where the protagonist Geronimo, a mouse, is impatiently waiting to celebrate Christmas eve with his friends and family but becomes extremely upset when he discovers that they are travelling out of town during that time. The mouse realizes that he will be all alone on Christmas eve and this makes him really sad. He feels like a killjoy who is unwanted everywhere. Discovering whether the mouse will spend the Christmas all alone or with someone he knows is the captivating part of the book. Although Elisabetta Dami did not win any awards during her time, her books had a faithful audience and were well received. The books in the Geronimo Stilton series are adventure books intended for children in the age group of 6-12. Since the year 2000, when the first story came out, more than 65 million copies with 20 million in Italy and 45 million in the rest of the world, have been sold. The books have been adapted into an animated series Geronimo Stilton which is being aired since 2009 on Italian channels. Also, the series has been translated into 35 different languages.
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All Because of a Cup of Coffee
Geronimo Stilton is finally in love! He goes out for coffee one day and lays eyes on the most beautiful rodent he has ever seen before, but instead of talking to her, he stumbles and his tail lands up in a toaster. He is truly embarrassed but he has to muster enough courage to be able to win over the heart of the ratlette of his dreams. He decides to join his family on an adventure trip to see the eighth wonder of the world. It is here that Geronimo makes some amazing discoveries, which will surely win the heart of his favorite ratlette.
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The Giant Diamond Robbery
The Geronimo Stilton books are the best-selling adventure stories for children which revolve around a mouse named Geronimo Stilton. Stilton is a journalist working for the Rodent Gazette. The nervous and quiet Geronimo is accompanied by his younger sister, Thea Stilton, a cousin named Trap, and his nephew Benjamin and they enjoy many adventures together. The Giant Diamond Robbery revolves around yet another adventure where Geronimo Stilton has to stop some thieves who are planning to steal a diamond-encrusted Super Mouse Cup. When Geronimo reluctantly joins his grandfather William in a grand golf tournament of Mouse Island, he comes across his friend Kornelius Von Kickpaw, who is a special agent. Kornelius and Stilton decide to team up and stop them from stealing the trophy of the tournament. Will the two catch the thieves before it is too late? What is the problem with the golf balls and the reason for them going crazy? Why are the people around acting different? Written in an autobiographical manner from the viewpoint of Geronimo Stilton, the book is full of action and adventure. The catchy fonts and rich illustrations have made this popular among children. This book was published in 2008.
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Valley Of The Giant Skeletons
Geronimo Stilton #32 Valley Of The Giant Skeletons by Geronimo Stilton is written for children in the age bracket of 6 to 12 years. Geronimo Stilton is a rodent who lives in Mouse Island. He is the editor of The Rodents Gazette, a widely read newspaper in Mouse Island. He dotes on his nephew and keeps him entertained with the stories of his adventures. In this story, Geronimo finds himself in Mongolia and there are plenty of surprises in store him that keeps him running for help. Geronimo loses his way in the vast Gobi desert during his quest for hidden treasure. As he tries to find a way out, he encounters sand storms and many camels. He also stumbles across huge dinosaur skeletons on his way. Will he be able to find his way back from the desert? Elisabetta Dami writes under the pseudonym Geronimo Stilton and is credited to be its creator. Other books in the series include The Mystery in Venice,The Way of the Samurai,This Hotel is Haunted! and The Enormouse Pearl Heist. The comic series was first published in Italy, but it soon reached the American soil owing to its tremendous popularity. Dami is known for her philanthropic activities. She is also an avid traveller.
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A Fabumouse Vacation For Geronimo
Every busy mouse needs some time to go off and relax on a nice soothing vacation. But, Geronimo Stilton isn’t just any old busy mouse. Just when he thinks he can look forward to a few calm days of rest and relaxation, something happens. His office gets flooded, his printing press breaks down, and if that wasn’t enough, his aunt Dizzy Fur’s beautiful little mouse hole burns down! But, to make matters worse, not only did he not get the vacation that he wanted, but he finds out that it happens to be vacation season and everything has already been booked. In the end, he gets stuck in a filthy little hotel which has a severe flea problem, and worse still, he has to share rooms with a troop of Gerbil Scouts! Geronimo Stilton is the average, successful business mouse. He lives a comfortable life in New Mouse City and is a journalist and editor for The Rodent’s Gazette. He spends his time in the calm of his home and office, but when crime and danger rear their ugly heads, there is only one mouse in all of New Mouse City that everyone turns to, Geronimo Stilton. This highly popular children’s series has over 50 issues completed and has been translated into over 35 languages. Originally written in Italian, the series is also extremely popular in its English translation.
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The Race Across America
Geronimo Stilton #37: The Race Across America, published in 2011, is the 37th book in the Geronimo Stilton Series. Geronimo Stilton, the famous editor and journalist from New Mouse City, is the protagonist in this tale. Stilton is invited by his friend Bruce Hyena for a race across the United States in a bicycle. Stilton takes up the challenge, and the two pedal right into an adventure that they won’t forget. The book covers many popular landmarks in the United States during the course of Geronimo’s adventure. Geronimo Stilton is a pseudonym used by Italian author Elisabetta Dami, who writes the Geronimo Stilton series of adventure stories for children between the ages of 8 and 16. The series was originally written in Italian, but over the years, it has been translated to more than 30 languages. Some of the other books in the Geronimo Stilton series include Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, All Because of a Cup of Coffee, Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands, The Mummy With No Name, The Mouse Island Marathon, The Karate Mouse, This Hotel is Haunted!, and The Enormouse Pearl Heist.
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Born Confused
Cross-cultural comedy about finding your place in America . . . and finding your heart wherever, from an amazing new young author. Dimple Lala doesn't know what to think. She's spent her whole life resisting her parents' traditions. But now she's turning seventeen and things are more complicated than ever. She's still recovering from a year-old break-up and her best friend isn't around the way she used to be. Then, to make matters worse, her parents arrange for her to meet a ""suitable boy."" Of course, it doesn't go well . . . until Dimple goes to a club and finds him spinning a magical web of words and music. Suddenly the suitable boy is suitable because of his sheer unsuitability. Complications ensue. This is a story about finding yourself, finding your friends, finding love, and finding your culture -- sometimes where you least expect it. Reviews: An ALA Best Book for Young Adults ""Hidier quietly revolutionized YA literature with Born Confused; this sequel indicates she's intent on a repeat. Dense, lyrical full of neologic portmanteaus and wordplay: this is a prose-poem, meditation on love, family, and homecoming posing as a novel...a journey worth making."" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""Absorbing and intoxicating, this book is sure to leave a lasting impression."" —Publishers Weekly, starred review About the Author :- Tanuja Desai Hidier is an author/singer-songwriter born and raised in the USA and now based in London. Her first novel, Born Confused – the first-ever South Asian American coming of age novel, was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and became a landmark work. The heart of Born Confused is about learning to bring two cultures together without falling apart, yourself, in the process.bThe long-anticipated sequel, crossover / adult novel Bombay Blues, deemed “a journey worth making” in a starred Kirkus review. Born Confused, that turned its author, Tanuja Desai Hidier, into a chronicler of the chronic identity chaos that affects the desi diaspora.
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Bombay Blues
Tanuja Desai Hidier’s BORN CONFUSED gave voice to a new multicultural generation. Now, Bombay Blues explores everything this generation faces today, with a heady mix of uncertainty and determination, despair and inspiration, haunting loss and revelatory love. Dimple Lala thought that growing up would give her all the answers, but instead she has more questions than ever. Her boyfriend is distant, her classmates are predictable, and a blue mood has settled around the edges of everything she does. It’s time for a change, and a change is just what Dimple is going to get — of scenery, of cultures, of mind. She thinks she’s heading to Bombay for a family wedding — but really she is plunging into the unexpected, the unmapped, and the uncontrollable. The land of her parents and ancestors has a lot to reveal to her — for every choice we make can crescendo into a jour¬ney, every ending can turn into a beginning, and each person we meet can show us something new about ourselves. About the Author :- Tanuja Desai Hidier is an author/singer-songwriter born and raised in the USA and now based in London. Her first novel, Born Confused – the first-ever South Asian American coming of age novel, was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and became a landmark work. The heart of Born Confused is about learning to bring two cultures together without falling apart, yourself, in the process.bThe long-anticipated sequel, crossover / adult novel Bombay Blues, deemed “a journey worth making” in a starred Kirkus review. Born Confused, that turned its author, Tanuja Desai Hidier, into a chronicler of the chronic identity chaos that affects the desi diaspora.
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With Love From The Hills
With Love From the Hills is a memoir by Ruskin Bond about his time in Mussoorie. Summary of the Book To Ruskin Bond, there is no place better than Mussoorie. Set amidst the green hills of Dehradun, the Queen of the Hills is considered to be one of the finest hill stations in India. Indeed, Ruskin Bond himself would pick no other place to call home. In this memoir, written in the form of a diary, he reveals his thoughts about the wonderful tree-covered hills and the scenic beauty of the Himalayan foothills. His words display his fondness for the hills and his love for the art of writing. Readers can witness firsthand what turned him into the man he is today and understand him better. This book is a must-have for any diehard Ruskin Bond fan and fans of nature’s wonderful sights and sounds. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He is best remembered for The Room on the Roof, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, A Flight of Pigeons, The Adventures of Rusty and Angry River. Bond was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan.
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Heromice-Mice To The Rescue!
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GERONIMO SUPERSTILTON ! He helps watch over Muskrat City, ready to fight evil at all costs. He is stronghe is invinciblehe is fearless! (Well, almost.) He is one of the Heromice! MICE TO THE RESCUE! Now that the terrible Tony Sludge has escaped from prison, it's up to Geronimo Superstilton and theHeromice to defend Muskrat City from the notorious Sewer Rats and stop an enormouse blackout! Will our heroes be able to defeat their enemies without risking their fur? One dreary evening, I was relaxing in my cozy pawchair when I got a phone call from Uncle Stingysnout. He needed to see me! I headed straight to Pennypincher Castle for what I thought would be a nice weekend away... but I ended up having to single-handedly renovate the entire castle. Moldy mozzarella, what a crazy vacation! About the Author:- Geronimo Stilton, a talking mouse, is a best-selling author living in New Mouse City. He works as a journalist and editor for The Rodents Gazette. (FICTITIOUS CHARACTER)
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Spacemice-You're Mine Captain!
The brave spacemouse Geronimo Stiltonix returns in Geronimo Stilton Space Mice 2: You're Mine, Captain! Catch this stellar book for kids everywhere now! Summary of the Book Geronimo Stiltonix is the brave captain of the spaceship MouseStar 1. He flies through the cosmos and goes boldly where no mouse has gone before. In this sequel to Alien Escape, Geronimo receives a request for help from strange aliens. Their ship has broken down, and Geronimo is more than happy to help them out. He even takes them back to their home planet Flurkon. However, the alien queen finds Geronimo very enchanting and wants to marry him! Can Geronimo escape her clutches or will he be forced to live on the distant planet forever? About Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton, a talking mouse, is a best-selling author living in New Mouse City. He works as a journalist and editor for The Rodent’s Gazette. Geronimo Stiltonix is an alternate-universe version of his journalist self. He is a brave spacemouse whose adventures are out of this world! Series Reading Order Hello young readers! Do be sure to catch Geronimo Stiltonix in Alien Escape before you read this book.
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The Super Chef Contest
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. My cousin Trap was entering the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse Island and he was bringing me along as an assistant! Slimy Swiss cheese, I don't know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes and I didn't think Trap did, either. What an appetizing adventure! Fa-mouse-ly funny, full color art and a unique format kids will love. Exciting adventures Geronimo encounters through various fun contests taking place in the book. Storylines are funny and exciting and mysterious and you really want to find out how the story unfolds.
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Cavemice-Don't Wake The Dinosaur
There's a mystery in the land of the lotus flowers! Thea Stilton and Thea Sisters are called to help to an enchanted land! It's a world linked to the legends of Japan and it is in danger. The realm's special lotus flowers are disappearing and no one knows why! The mouse-lets set off on a quest to solve this mystery. They must discover the secret of the lotus flowers-but can they trust the strange magical creatures that they meet on their way? It's a fabu-mouse adventure! Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters in their third magical special edition adventure! With colorful, eye catchy cartoon illustrations and interesting fonts that make reading fun for children.
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Mouseford Academy-Dance Challenge
Welcome to the world of the Thea Sisters! The amazing and exciting series - Mouseford Academy are back with new and exciting adventures. With easy to read text, high interest content, fast-paced plots and illustrations on every page will draw kids right into the funny land of Mouseford. The Thea sisters are five students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island. They are adventurous, lively, fun mice and they want to become journalists someday. With lessons, friendship life at Mouseford Academy is incredibly fabumouse! About Thea Stiltons Mouseford Academy #4 The Dance Challenge. The Thea Sisters and all the mouselets are delighted about the new performing arts program being offered at the Academy. All of them are looking forward to different courses such as singing, acting and dancing. That is until they meet the head of the department & they find out that they have to audition just to get in the classes. Join the Thea Sisters on their latest adventure! This funny chapter book is great for 7 - 11 year olds.
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Mouseford Academy-Mouselets In Danger
Welcome to the world of the Thea Sisters! The amazing and exciting series-Mouseford Academy are back with new and exciting adventures. With easy to read text, high interest content, fast-paced plots and illustrations on every page will draw kids right into the funny land of Mouseford. The Thea sisters are five students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island. They are adventurous, lively, fun mice and they want to become journalists someday. With lessons, friendship life at Mouseford Academy is incredibly fabumouse! About Thea Stiltons Mouseford Academy #3 Mouselets in Danger. For the first time ever, Mouseford Academy is offering a course in outdoor survival skills and it's being taught by the athletic, adventurous Bruce Hyena! All five Thea Sisters sign up, along with the Ruby Crew. But when a terrible storm hits during the two-day outdoor challenge, there are mouselets in danger! Who will come to the rescue?
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The Missing Diary
Midnight feasts, secrets and diaries read by torchlight a classic mouse school adventure. We adore Mouseford Academy. Its rather like Enid Blytons Malory Towers, but with theatrical mice. Now the Thea Sisters and their friends have decided to start a school newspaper. But then Colettes diary goes missing and sports reporter Nicky witnesses a suspicious finish during the 'Iron Mouse Games.' Can the Thea Sisters solve these mysteries and make their deadline for their paper?
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The Search For Treasure
Geronimo's sixth magical expedition! I, Geronimo Stilton, was shocked to find myself back in the Kingdom of Fantasy for a sixth time. I was needed to fulfill the 'Ancient Gemstone Prophecy!' The evil empress of the witches was after the Royal Sapphire. If she united it with her Royal Ruby, it would give her immense power. The entire Kingdom of Fantasy was in danger! It was up to me to find the two gemstones first, with the help of new friends-and this time, I had to travel in disguise. Cheese niblets! What an incredible journey!
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Drama At Mouseford
Giggles, big wigs and outrageous costumes, plus a bit of detective work. Bravo, Thea Stilton. We adore Mouseford Academy. Its rather like Enid Blytons Malory Towers, but with theatrical mice. And now the school is celebrating its 600th anniversary with a special performance of William Squeakspeares favorite play - Mouse and Juliet. What could be more squeak-tastic? The Thea Sisters all want the part of Juliet, but so does their rival, Ruby Flashy-fur. Who will be the star of the show?