A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
Sinterklaas and his helpers are preparing to depart for the Netherlands on the steamboat. When Danspiet secretly brings a parrot on board, things go terribly wrong. This cheerful bird quickly causes chaos on all fronts. Baking Pete is at his wits' end when the chocolate melts, Cool Pete gets red bumps, and Danspiet gets into a fight with her best friend. Ultimately, things go so wrong that the boat veers off course and runs aground on an island. Will Sinterklaas's Club arrive in time for Christmas Eve?
In a remote fjord in 1940s Iceland, young farmer Bjarni and aspiring poet Helga begin a passionate, forbidden affair, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.
