Upplands-Bro bibliotek

First published in 1887, ‘The Big Otter’ by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne is one of many of his stories which draws on his own experiences of living and working in remote parts o ...

Originally published in 1883, ‘The Battery and the Boiler’ by R.M. Ballantyne is a fascinating nautical adventure story. Born aboard a ship in the midst of a powerful storm, and fa ...

First published in 1869, ‘Sunk at Sea’ is the first in a series of stories by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne which feature adventurer Will Osten. Our hero is out at sea when the s ...

Mysterious seafarer Captain Wopper is in London trying to track down Willum Stout - a man he knew many years before when they worked together in the gold mines of California. When ...

First published in 1873, ‘Life in the Red Brigade’ by popular author R.M. Ballantyne is an adventure story which follows young firefighter Joe Dashwood and his exploits with the Lo ...

Young Jeff Benson and his elder brother Jacob are left fatherless when their father dies unexpectedly. The tragic event changes the course of their lives forever – and Jeff sets hi ...

John Jarwin and his faithful dog Cuffy are adrift at sea, half-starved and half-drowned. Though all seems lost, a fateful wind carries the pair to a beach on a desert island, where ...

Dr Tom Brown has always been fascinated by lions. When he receives a letter from his father informing him that a pair of officers of the Cape Rifles and a hunter named Hicks are pl ...

Fatherless young Charlie Brooke is a brave and kind character, who is always trying to help others. His mother is struggling to make ends meet, and when Charlie leaves school he mu ...

First published just 6 years after the eruption of Krakatoa, ‘Blown to Bits’ by Scottish author R.M. Ballantyne is set against the backdrop of this seismic environmental event. Nig ...

‘She also grew from a sickly, fretful child into a fine, strong woman.’From the author of ‘Little Women’, this short story follows the young girl Lily, who ends up in Candy country ...

From the author of 'Little Women', this short story follows three young women who form a temperance society. Worried about their male friends’ alcohol consumption, Portia, Pauline, ...

"It can't be summer always, dear, but we can make fair weather for ourselves if we try."From the author of ‘Little Women’, this short story follows 12-year-old Marjorie who dreams ...

Hur svårt kan det vara att ordna ett kalas egentligen? Ett maskeradparty med roliga lekar borde väl till och med Viking, Viktor och Vilma i superhemliga klubben Klant & Kompani kla ...

När Emilia klipper av sig sin långa, blonda hästsvans ångrar hon sig genast. Vad ful hon blev! Och typiskt att det är just idag de ska ta klassbild. Emilia vänder bort huvudet och ...

Emilia ska åka på semester. Hon och hennes föräldrar ska köra bil genom hela Europa! Emilia är väldigt förväntansfull, men hon kommer såklart sakna Sjörövaren och Bengtsson. På res ...

Småköping står utan polis när Pontus Kask skadat benet. Vilken tur att Bamse kan hoppa in som ersättare. Men först måste han läras upp. Det blir en spännande dag när Lisen från Bad ...

När Bamse var liten bodde han hos sin farmor. När de flyttade till huset på Höga berget fick Bamse börja i en ny skola. Där var några barn elaka och kallade honom för Tönt-luvan. B ...

Skalman ska åka med en uppfinning till Globus Trott i Afrika och Bamse och trillingarna följer med. När de kommer dit är varken Globus eller hans apa hemma, så Bamse och de andra g ...

En dag är Ezras syster, Bea, plötsligt bara ... borta. Hon har inte berättat för någon vart hon ska, eller ens att hon tänkt sticka. Inte för Ezra, inte för pojkvännen, inte för si ...

In 'The Book of Clever Beasts', Myrtle Reed recounts the whimsical and humorous stories of Little Upsidaisi, Jagg the Skootaway Goat, Snoof, Kitchi-Kitchi, Jim Crow, Hoop-La, Jenny ...

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Do you enjoy losing yourself in exciting fantasy worlds? If mystical creatures, princes, fairies, and other weird and wonderful beings are your thing, y ...

As if it wasn’t enough that he was born with a hump, Zia is forced to beg on the streets of old Bethlehem. Everything he earns is taken away from him by the wicked woman who keeps ...

We hear it all the time - Charles Dickens invented what we think of as a traditional Christmas. In this collection of short stories, he proves this fact. Vivid images of plum puddi ...

First published in 1867 ‘Silver Lake’ is a classic western adventure story by the popular children’s author R.M. Ballantyne. Robin Gore lives in a small wooden homestead in a remot ...