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At last, Sam, Anastasia Krupnik's irrepressible little brother, gets a chance to tell his own story. From his first days at the hospital, through his Terrible Twos, to his first days at nursery school, we see what Sam is really like. But things are never quite what they seem.

Every family is unique and special. Some families are large. Others are small. But all families are special. Find out what makes a family.

In the third book of Sydney Taylor's classic children's series, Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters, Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, living at the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side. Entertaining and educational, this audiobook brings to life the joys and fears of that time and place.

After moving uptown to the Bronx, the charming All-of-a-Kind Family has a new home, new neighbors and a lot going on! Ella misses Jules, who is fighting in World War I, Henny spills tea on a dress she borrowed without asking, Sarah works to win a prize at school, Charlotte takes the elevated train without paying her fare, Gertie make a pancake, and little Charlie is terrified when he meets Santa Claus. In true family spirit, they all come together to keep the house running smoothly when Mama goes into the hospital to have her appendix removed!

Yo finds a big worm in the garden and Grandpa tells him why these worms are so helpful.

It's the turn of the 20th century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters. Follow along on their adventures and experience their holiday fun.

In this fresh, funny new middle grade series, best-selling YA author Sarah Mlynowski writes for a younger audience for the first time! In each audiobook, Abby and her younger brother Jonah visit the magic mirror in their basement at night, and the mirror transports them inside a different fairy tale. In the first magical adventure, Abby and Jonah find themselves tangled in Snow White's story. Once there, they accidentally change key events in the tale! In order for Snow White to get her happy ending, it's up to Abby and Jonah to make things right.

Milo Bloom, chess prodigy, has a secret: he doesn’t want to play chess anymore. If only he had the courage to tell someone. Instead, he blows a major tournament on purpose. The problem is, winning that tournament was a ticket to chess camp, and now his summer plans are shot. Enter Roxie, a girl he’s never met, who shows up at his door to tell him that he and his mom will be spending the summer in her “cat room” … what?

Poppo's mind wandered. And Poppo wandered, too. Sometimes. Not often. Not yet, anyway. Arlo's grandfather travels in time. Not literally - he just mixes up the past with the present. Eleven-year-old Arlo holds on as best he can - because his grandfather is all the family he knows. Arlo fixes himself cereal for dinner and gives money to the owner of the corner store for the sausages Poppo takes without remembering to pay. But how long before someone finds out that Arlo is taking care of his grandfather instead of the other way around?

The King of Rock 'n' Roll lives! And he's Josh's dad. When 13-year-old Josh finds out that he has to stay with his dad in Chicago for a few months, he's not too thrilled. But when he arrives at the airport, he's simply devastated. His father - who used to be a scatterbrained but pretty normal shoe salesman - has become...Elvis. Well, a sideburn-wearing, hip-twisting, utterly embarrassing Elvis impersonator. Josh is determined to keep his dad's identity a secret, but on his very first day at his new school, a note appears on his locker.

It's 1965, Los Angeles. All 12-year-old Sophie wants to do is write her book, star in the community play, and hang out with her friend Jennifer. But she's the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away to college soon; and her parents' marriage is rocky. There's also her family's new, disapproving housekeeper to deal with. When riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, Sophie learns that life - and her own place in it - is even more complicated than she'd once thought.

Jeg ved ikke, om du har en søster, du elsker? Sådan en, som du bare er klar til at gøre ALT for? Sådan en søster har jeg. Hun hedder Isabel, og hun er gudeskøn, og alle er helt vilde med hende. De fleste synes, det er mig, det er synd for. Fordi jeg ikke er som hende. Men sådan er det ikke. For Isabel er forelsket, og jeg har fucket det hele godt og grundigt op. "DEN SOM ALLE SER" er historien om tvillingerne Anna og Isabel. De ligner hinanden bortset fra en enkelt lille ting: Anna sidder i kørestol. Nå ja. Og så er der også lige den detalje med Said, som Isabel er forelsket i.

Henry has been deaf from an early age. He's intelligent and aware of language, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry's sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated. Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program and arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant in 1942.

In a breakthrough book for the series, Mallory says good-bye to Stoneybrook and hello to the Riverbend School. The boarding school in the Berkshires introduces Mallory to a new group of friends - and a not-so-friendly roommate.

More than anything else - even more than the best birthday party ever - Becket Branch wants a dog for her 10th birthday. But her twin brother, Nicholas, has secretly been wishing for a cat. Lucky for Becket and Nicholas, their animal-loving parents have an animal-loving surprise for them: They’re going to the local shelter and adopting both a cat and a dog.

Ein wunderbar warmherziges Hörbuch über Diversität, Liebe und Respekt! Ich heiße Maya und gehe in die 4. Klasse. Wir sind 17 Kinder, und alle sind richtig nett! Möchtest du sie kennenlernen? Da sind zum Beispiel Sophya und Solomia, zwei ganz besondere Zwillinge. Oder Tymko, der mal bei seiner Mama und mal bei seinem Papa wohnt. Oder Danylko, der seinen Vater gar nicht kennt. Oder Hrystyna, die bei ihrer Oma lebt, weil ihre Eltern im Ausland arbeiten. Oder Petro, der eine ganz riesige Familie hat. Ich selbst habe zwei Mamas.

Dunne verbringt ihre allerersten Sommerferien bei ihrer besten Freundin Ella Frida auf einer Insel. Dort spielen sie den ganzen Tag, bauen Hütten und baden. Jeden Tag telefoniert Dunne mit ihrem Papa, der nach seinem Unfall noch immer im Krankenhaus liegt. Eines Tages kommt er Dunne schließlich besuchen. Im Schlepptau hat er Wanda, seine neue Freundin... Vorbei ist es mit dem Sommeridyll: Dunne ist entsetzt, denn schließlich will sie doch Papas Ein und Alles sein! Zum Glück ergreift Ella Frida für Dunne das Wort.

Mama ist seit Tagen schlecht drauf und möchte ihren anstehenden Geburtstag am liebsten vergessen. Ben, Bela und Henry können das gar nicht verstehen, Geburtstage sind schließlich immer toll! Klar, Mama wird 40 und damit uralt, aber trotzdem muss gefeiert werden! Die drei Jungs beschließen, eine große Überraschungsparty zu organisieren - mit echtem DJ, Tanzen, Büffet und richtig lange Aufbleiben. Doch wer diese drei Schlingel kennt, weiß, dass das Chaos vorprogrammiert ist.

When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s time to smudge and everyone else knows how, Swift Fox feels even more like she doesn’t belong.