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Lauren St. John

    21 décembre 1966

    Lauren St. John tire son inspiration de son enfance dans une ferme et une réserve animalière en Afrique, ce qui éclaire ses mémoires acclamées et sa populaire série pour enfants. Son œuvre explore fréquemment les thèmes de l'aventure, de la nature et des liens profonds. St. John crée des récits captivants qui plongent les lecteurs dans des décors vivants et avec des personnages mémorables.

    Lauren St. John
    Kat Wolfe Investigates
    The White Giraffe Series: The Elephant's Tale
    The White Giraffe
    The Last Leopard
    Fire Storm
    La girafe blanche
    • Martine, onze ans, a perdu ses parents et va vivre chez son acariâtre grand-mère, dans une réserve d'Afrique du Sud. Heureusement, elle y rencontre sa tante Grace, qui est voyante, et Tendai, qui travaille à la réserve, et commence à aimer sa nouvelle vie. Un soir, elle voit une mystérieuse girafe blanche, avec qui elle se lie d'amitié. Peu à peu, Martine s'aperçoit qu'elle a le pouvoir magique de soigner les animaux. Quand, un jour, la girafe disparaît, la grand-mère de Martine lui dévoile la vérité sur sa naissance : tous ont toujours su qu'elle avait un don et était l'enfant légendaire qui pourrait chevaucher la girafe blanche.

      La girafe blanche
    • Fire Storm

      • 290pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      4,7(117)Évaluer

      What if victory cost you your life? The final novel in The One Dollar Horse series by prize-winning Lauren St John, in which Casey and Storm compete at the Burghley Horse Trials. Teenage eventing star Casey Blue has it all - fame, her champion horse Storm and a boyfriend who loves her. Then Kyle West walks into her life. The country's hottest equestrian coach is also drop dead gorgeous and Casey knows right away that she's in trouble. But who is Kyle and why are there so many unanswered questions about his past? And what is his connection to Anna Sparks, Casey's old rival? As the Burghley Horse Trials approaches, it becomes clear that what is at stake is not just the Grand Slam, but Casey's life. The concluding novel of The One Dollar Horse trilogy by prize-winning author, Lauren St John.

      Fire Storm
    • The Last Leopard

      • 208pages
      • 8 heures de lecture
      4,4(35)Évaluer

      A third prophecy, this time involving a leopard, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical healing powers over animals, when she travels with her grandmother and best friend Ben to Zimbabwe.

      The Last Leopard
    • The White Giraffe

      And, Dolphin Song : Two African Adventures

      • 464pages
      • 17 heures de lecture
      4,3(155)Évaluer

      11 year old Martine's African adventures begin in THE WHITE GIRAFFE and DOLPHIN SONG, as she meets a magical white giraffe, rescues beached dolphins, and learns of an ancient prophecy that says the child who rides the white giraffe will have power over all the animals. Martine is eleven when she goes to live on a game reserve in South Africa. One night she looks out of her window and sees a giraffe - silver, tinged with cinnamon in the moonlight. In that instant, she knows that she is prepared to risk everything for it, and her thrilling adventures as the child who can ride the white giraffe begin. Join Martine in these heart-warming stories, as she discovers her special gift of healing, and rescues beached dolphins in the islands of Mozambique. These are books full of charm and atmosphere and stunning African landscapes, which will enchant animal lovers everywhere.

      The White Giraffe
    • The fourth instalment in Lauren St John's heartwarming White Giraffe series, in which Martine must travel to Namibia to save an elephant and the home she has come to love.

      The White Giraffe Series: The Elephant's Tale
    • Join brave Kat Wolfe and her animal sidekicks in this first mysterious adventure filled with friendship, freedom and a fierce wild cat! Kat Wolfe loves her new home in idyllic Bluebell Bay, especially as it comes with a resident wildcat. But when she starts pet-sitting for pocket money, she finds that beneath the town's perfect surface lie some dark and dangerous secrets . . . After a pet owner vanishes from his clifftop mansion, Kat turns to her new friend, Harper Lamb, for help. What began as mystery-solving holiday fun quickly turns deadly for Wolfe and Lamb. Can they count on their unruly animals to save their lives? Kat Wolfe Investigates is the first in a compelling middle-grade mystery series from bestselling author Lauren St John.

      Kat Wolfe Investigates
    • Laura Marlin Mysteries: Dead Man's Cove

      Book 1

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture
      4,2(98)Évaluer

      This award-winning book captivates readers with its engaging narrative and relatable characters. It explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the journey of self-discovery, appealing to both children and adults alike. The story is enriched with vivid imagery and emotional depth, making it a memorable read. Its recognition as the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year underscores its impact and popularity among young audiences.

      Laura Marlin Mysteries: Dead Man's Cove
    • The One Dollar Horse

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,2(184)Évaluer

      Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London's grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world's greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials. When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse, she's convinced that the impossible can be made possible. But she has reckoned without the consequences of her father's criminal record, or the distraction of a boy with melty, dark eyes, with whom she refuses to fall in love. Casey learns the hard way that no matter how high you jump, or how fast you gallop, you can never outrun the past. A real life thriller that delves into the competitive and elite equestrian world from the 2011 BLUE PETER BOOK OF THE YEAR award-winning author.

      The One Dollar Horse
    • Dolphin Song

      • 272pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
      4,2(172)Évaluer

      A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.

      Dolphin Song