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For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, a spa stay becomes a lot more thrilling when TWO dead bodies are found in this third book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans...

Thirteen-year-old Jerome Jackson dreams of becoming a world-class footballer. But with a difficult home life, Jerome can’t see how he’ll ever make this dream come true...until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track.

Die wahre Überlebensgeschichte eines jüdischen Mädchens. Tamar ist drei Jahre alt, als die Deutsche Wehrmacht im Juni 1941 in Litauen einmarschiert und ihre Heimatstadt Wilna (heute Vilnius) besetzt. Wenige Monate später, im September 1941, errichten die Deutschen einen abgeriegelten, bewachten Ghettobezirk, in dem alle Juden in großer Enge und unter schwierigsten Bedingungen leben müssen. Nach der Deportation des Vaters nach Estland folgen ihm Mutter und Tochter.

A starry-eyed ode to self-expression and staying true to yourself, inspired by the life and lyrics of beloved icon David Bowie. For as long as David could remember, he felt like a stranger on his own planet. As if he’d fallen to Earth from outer space… David Bowie is one of the most...

At three years of age Susan, who was very bright and quick, learned her letters and also some words, while on a visit at her grandmother’s. When she was a little older, she attended a district school, and then a private school conducted in the Anthony home. Susan was a very successful teacher, and often she grew indignant to see that men who did not do their work so well as she received four times as much pay. Equal pay for equal work was one of the rights that she began to demand for her fellow women from that time on.

When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two most precious possessions - the key to their old house and the Ladino language. When Flory flees Europe during World War II to begin a new life in the United States, she carries Ladino with her, along with her other precious possessions - her harmoniku and her music. But what of the key?

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author and creator of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday comes one of the most incredible stories in all of history. A young boy, out of nowhere, is chosen to be the emperor of most of the known world. What he learns, what he does, who he is, will echo in eternity.

Based on a true story about Franz Kafka Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world's most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall of 1923, Franz Kafka encountered a distraught little girl on a walk in the park. She'd lost her...

A te che questo tempo ha appena portato ad ascoltare questo audiolibro. Devo dirti una cosa importante: ti prego, fa' attenzione. In questo audiolibro, non troverai nessun supereroe e nemmeno parole come "mantello" o "e dalla lampada uscì", no, niente di tutto questo. Qui troverai una vita vera, una vita che esiste, e le vite vere che esistono sono fragili, delicate, forti ma piene di cuore e di spaventi che ci portiamo dentro da anni e anni o, forse, da tantissime vite. Ci sono dentro coraggio e amore e amici, e c'è il mare, e un parco giochi incastrato nel centro della città.

Everyone makes mistakes, and brilliant scientist Harry Coover is no different. But Harry keeps making the same extra-sticky mistake, and he begins to wonder whether it's such a mistake after all...

For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville - America’s first incorporated Black township - has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town’s border to pursue a fugitive and a grave robbery resuscitates the ugly sins of the past, the safe ground beneath them seems to shift.

Two heavy-hitters in children's literature deliver a critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali. "This utterly delightful story about Ali's childhood is a smash hit."—School Library Journal (starred review) Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay...

In her debut book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and...

Wzruszająca opowieść o Januszu Korczaku i o wychowankach sierocińca, który stworzył z myślą o dzieciach. "Na ulicy Krochmalnej 92 był wielki, biały budynek z tablicą "Dom Sierot". I tam Frania po raz pierwszy zobaczyła Panadoktora. Stał przed głównym wejściem i czekał na dzieci, żeby się z nimi przywitać. Babcia, gdy to opowiada, a lubi tę część, mówi: "Pandoktor się do nas uśmiechał. Jak tylko go zobaczyłam, to wiedziałam, że Pandoktor to dobry człowiek". I mówi "Pandoktor" tak, jakby to był jeden wyraz.

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and...

La vida en el pequeño pueblo de Avonlea cambiará rotundamente con la llegada de Ana Shirley, una niña huérfana que fue adoptada por Marilla y Matthew Cuthbert, dos hermanos solteros de mediana edad, para vivir en su casa familiar de Tejas Verdes. Con su carácter despierto y sociable, y su vivacidad, risas y lágrimas, Ana consigue formar parte de una familia y tener un lugar al que podrá llamar hogar para siempre. Aventúrate a descubrir el mundo a través de los ojos de la brillante y perspicaz Ana, quien con su imaginación te hará sentir el mundo como algo nuevo, lleno de alegrías, emociones y risas.

"With this powerful, hope-filled story of overcoming one's obstacles, readers will close this book and feel inspired to leave a legacy of their own." -School Library Journal From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Alicia Alonso, a...

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT–ELECT KAMALA HARRIS! A beautiful, empowering book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of the author’s aunt, Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer and policy...

A 10-year-old girl discovers she has a learning disability. Walk with her as she begins to notice her peers can do things she can't. Will this new information send her spiraling? Cheer her on, as she reaches for her dreams no matter how far away they now seem. Diary of a Dyslexic Homeschooler promotes empathy through understanding and strives to remind all of us of the person behind the label.

An inspiring story of Zheng Yi Sao, the real-life pirate queen who took control of her life—and the South China seas—in the early 19th century. The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the late 1700s. When pirates attacked her town and...