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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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Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent
Geronimo Stilton Secret Agent starts with Geronimo enjoying the dawn of a new day with a pot of hot cheddar, his favorite kind of breakfast. As he looks out of the window, he sees a strange rodent wearing dark sunglasses. Soon, Geronimo finds that the stranger is following him wherever he goes. At last, Geronimo confronts him and asks him what he wants. To his sheer amazement, he finds that it is his childhood friend Kornelius Von Kickpaw, who is now a secret agent. Kornelius takes Geronimo to his family mansion and introduces him to his beautiful sister Veronica. Cornelius has a surprising proposition for Geronimo. He asks his friend to become a secret agent too. The surprised Geronimo agrees, though he doesn’t have even a hazy idea about what it takes to be a secret agent. The decision proves lucky for him eventually as he is able to get Cornelius’s help later in a personal matter. Geronimo has lost an important document relating to The Rodent’s Gazette that his grandfather gave to him. If it is not recovered,soon, he might lose the newspaper. Geronimo Stilton initially decides that he will find the document on his own, without asking any of his friends for help. He tries to find clues to trace it and the search leads him to the most disreputable areas of New Mouse City, dirty, filthy and littered with garbage. Geronimo Stilton Secret Agent also contains information that educates the readers. As Geronimo continues his bungling search, the readers also get to learn about garbage disposal, hygiene and recycling. The book has received good reviews since it was published in 2008.
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Back In Time
Return to the past with Geronimo Stilton in this fabumouse special edition! Imagine my surprise when I, Geronimo Stilton, was offered the chance to travel back in time again! Professor Paws von Volt entrusted me to lead my family on a secret journey in his new time machine. This voyage took us to ancient Rome, to the great Maya Empire, and to the Palace of Versailles during the age of the Sun King! Along the way I competed in a scary chariot race, saved some mouselings from a hungry jaguar, and was forced to organize a huge party for the king who had everything. What a wild trip through history!
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MIddle School-I Totally Funniest
Jamie Grimm is back and better than ever in the third episode of James Patterson's bestselling I Funny series. Finding himself one step closer to his dream of being the best kid comic in the world, Jamie faces his biggest challenge yet. After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest, everyone back home is jumping on the Jamie Grimm bandwagon, and all the attention might be going to his head. Not only are his friendships starting to suffer, but the pressure of coming up with his best material ever for the ultimate standup act to snag the final win in Hollywood is pushing Jamie to the brink. Suddenly, life isn't looking very funny anymore. Can Jamie take the grand prize without pushing away his fans, friends and family?