I can't find the word in my dictionary. What does it mean?

Uh, I wish I could join you in the board's games section.
But unfortunately the names of the characters in the translated books are totally different (most of the time, that is).
I'm lost and I'm reading these posts with astonished eyes.

I didn't know that the German translators changed so much

Thank you for the link, Almas. It's an interesting thread.

There is a series of books (five) by Cornelia Funke which haven't been translated yet. Die wilden Hühner (The Wild Chickens) are my favourites by her. The books are about five girls who save a flock of chickens from being eaten by one of the girl's grandmother. Their clubhouse is an old caravan and ...

Please welcome the latest subsriber and society member - ME !
You've made me so curious, I couldn't resist any longer

Curiosity killed the cat, I know, but you definitely made it.

Is it difficult to become a member of the society if you do not live in the UK? And what about the payment?

of course you can.

Die verwegenen Vier retten das große Pferderennen

or

Die verwegenen 4 retten das große Pferderennen

Thank you in turn for that picture, Christophe. There seems to be a book with this title available on Amazon.de . Would that be the same one? Yes, this is it. The ISBN is the same. BTW, at http://www.booklooker.de" rel="external, you can find the books with covers (as the sellers can uplo...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k305/Swiftnick_01/Copyright_.jpg This is what is says at the beginning. The fourth 'Ghost book' is being called The Adventurous Four save the Horse-Race . The Secret series was first translated as The Arnoldkinder ... (The Arnold Children ...) and later as The Adve...

Rowan, thanks a lot. The information about the Just George stories is interesting. I corrected my last posting above. Please tell me if you need help with your website or if you need someone who is willing to do some research over here in Germany. Here is the cover of my 'Ghost Book' (mint condition...

I'm reading around the board and I stumbled across this old thread. Please forgive me when I add a few sentences as there is so much more to say. In Germany, the Famous Five series is up to number 72 at the moment. At least the audio books are up to that number. I have no idea whether all of them wi...