Allegations against his father turn eleven-year-old Rodney's life upside down in a powerful and surprisingly funny novel about new beginnings, new friendships and a fresh new look at the way things really are, by critically acclaimed author Susan Juby.
Eleven-year-old Rodney is starting sixth grade in a new school, in a new home in a new state. The new school is really old and smells like someone ate a couple of pounds of glue and then barfed it back up, and he's in a class with a bunch of kids who seem to sort of hate him. Even his best friend won't write him back. It's strange, because just a couple of months ago, Rodney was one of the most popular guys in his fifth-grade class. He lived in Las Vegas, with his mom, older sister and his dad, who was a successful professional poker player. Now his old life is over -- his mom even says they shouldn't tell anyone their real last name. Because of something his dad did. Or something people said that he did. His dad says it's all a big misunderstanding, but he's now staying in a center 'for people who are having problems, like being addicted to drugs or gambling, or because other people don't understand that you are just funny and friendly and sometimes you give people hugs or put your arm around them and they accuse you of taking liberties and ruin everything.' Rodney is confident that it won't be long until the misunderstanding is all cleared up and they can all go back to their old life. But he can only keep the truth at bay for so long . . .
One morning Rafe wakes up to discover his bedroom is floating in a vast sea of water. An unforgettable middle-grade novel with elements of James and the Giant Peach meets Waterworld and The Road.
One morning Rafe wakes up to discover his bedroom is floating in a vast sea of water. Alone with only his dog for company, Rafe adapts to this strange new world by fishing cans of food out of the water and keeping watch. Boxes float by, as does a woman, playing her cello. Then, one day, Rafe fishes out a young girl, who joins him in his room -- they don't speak the same language, but together they will face this uncertain future together.
This was meant to be Alice's year to shine, but things are already going wrong...
At school, she's given young environmental activist Greta Thunberg as her pen pal for a fictional writing assignment. Why couldn't Alice get someone easy to write to, like a pop star?
Then she's put in charge of taking the Harmony Day Food Fair online, which seems impossible, especially when she is teamed up with the most annoying boy in her school.
As if she didn't have enough on her plate, Alice gets kicked out of her bedroom by her grandmother coming to stay. And no matter what Alice does, she'll never be able to live up to her infuriating big sister's achievements, right?
Through her letters to Greta, Alice finds herself opening up about her life. And as Alice approaches the hard questions by wondering, 'What would Greta do?', she starts to believe that she can make a difference - a big one.
This junior novelization retells the exciting story of Disney and Pixar's Turning Red-in theaters Spring 2022!
In Turning Red, Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda! The feature film is all retold in this junior novelization that's perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9.
Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school throws her plans into a tailspin. Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but unwelcome aide and, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a public fundraiser for her new wheels. Emmie loves her close-knit rural town, but she can't shake the feeling that her goals-and her choices-suddenly aren't hers anymore. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to lift her dreams off the ground-and show her community what she wants, what she has to give, and how ready she is to do it on her own terms.
Ein harter, aber ergreifender Blick auf die Realitäten des Rassismus!Schon lange ist es Kyles Traum am großen Swan-Lake-Schlittenhunderennen teilzunehmen. Sein größter Konkurrent ist der junge Indianer Jack Lightfoot, welcher sich ausgerechnet in Kyles Schwester Helen verliebt. In ihrem Vater sitzt der Hass auf Indianer jedoch zu tief, um dieser Beziehung zuzustimmen. Kurz vor dem Rennen wird Kyle von mehreren Unbekannten krankenhausreif geschlagen, weswegen er nicht in der Lage ist am Rennen teilzunehmen. Überraschenderweise ist es Jack, der ihm anbietet das Rennen mit ihm gemeinsam zu fahren. Dieses Vorhaben verspricht nicht nur den Ausgang des Rennen sondern möglicherweise auch das Zusammenleben zwischen Indianern und Weißen zu verändern.'Ich finde Feuer im Eis ein super Buch in dem Egli mal wider mal sein können als Meister der Spanung beweist. Ich konnte gar nicht mehr aufhören mit lesen, und habe es noch am selben Tag fertig gelesen' - Kunde bei Amazon-
Mit Geschichten Kinder stark machen! In Geschichten liegt schon immer eine Kraft verborgen - besonders für Kinder. Sie regen nicht nur die Fantasie an, sondern vermitteln auch Werte und Wahrheiten fürs Leben. Dieses Hörbuch steckt voll mit solchen Geschichten, die liebevoll ausgewählt wurden. Gelesen von Nora Becker und Jan Primke erzählen sie von Mut, Vertrauen, Ehrlichkeit - und haben das Ziel, Kinderherzen stark zu machen. Mit starken Bildern wie beispielsweise einem kleinen Vogel, der sich buchstäblich traut, aus dem Nest zu treten, um seine Flugkünste auszuprobieren. Jede Geschichte vermittelt eine christliche Botschaft. Ein ideales Geschenk für Familien und besonders schön für abendliche Rituale und zum gemeinsamen Erleben mit Eltern und Großeltern.
Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is.
Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to.
Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne to you and your family from beginning to end.
A simple vista podria semblar que les vides de l'Eva i l'Elisabet no tenen gaire en comú. L'Eva és una adolescent de 15 anys que està confosa amb les seves perspectives de futur i que per més que somiï en comprar-se tots els vestits que semblen fets per a ella a la seva botiga preferida, sap que ni estalviant totes les pagues de moltes setmanes podria fer el seu somni realitat. L'Elisabet s'enfronta als seus dimonis interns i les seves pors en la consulta del psicoanalista, a punt de complir 30 anys, una barrera gairebé innomenable per a una model de la seva talla.
No obstant això, quan aquestes dues dones es creuen en l'agència de models TOP, descobrirem que hi ha moltes més similituds que diferencies entre elles. Una vegada més el mestre de la literatura infantil i juvenil ens porta un tema de gran actualitat, a través de la recerca de la identitat i les preguntes a les quals s'enfronten aquestes dues protagonistes.
Aquest audiollibre està narrat en català.
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Jordi Sierra i Fabra va néixer a Barcelona el 26 de juliol de 1947.
És conegut per la seva obra com a escriptor de literatura infantil i juvenil i el seu treball com a periodista musical. La seva vocació d'escriptor és clara i ferma des de molt petit: confessa que va fer els seus primers passos amb tan sols vuit anys d'edat i als dotze anys ja va escriure la seva primera novel·la llarga, de cinc-centes pàgines.
Malgrat la seva clara vocació, no comptava amb l'aprovació o l'entusiasme dels seus pares, que en acabar el batxillerat el van obligar a treballar en una empresa de construcció durant el dia i a estudiar per ser aparellador durant la nit.
De la seva infància ha dit que 'vaig ser tres vegades reprimit: pel meu pare, pel règim i per l'escola franquista'.
Tot i així, la seva determinació i la seva tenacitat són més fortes que qualsevol obstacle i les seves insistents cartes setmanals a la cadena de ràdio Cadena Ser el van portar a convertir-se en un dels fundadors de la revista 'El Gran Musical' el 1968.
El 1970 va poder abandonar els estudis per convertir-se en comentarista musical, la qual cosa li va permetre viatjar per tot el món amb grups i artistes del moment mentre cobria les seves actuacions i escrivia reportatges.
A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who now can't always get out of bed in the morning. As tensions escalate in the Jewish community of Beacon with incidents of vandalism and a swastika carved into new concrete poured near the synagogue ... so does the tension grow between Aviva and Kayla and the girls at their school, and so do the actions of the dybbuk grow worse. Could real harm be coming Aviva's way? And is it somehow related to the "accident" that took her father years ago? Aviva vs. the Dybbuk is a compelling, tender story about friendship and community, grief and healing, and one indomitable girl who somehow manages to connect them all.
