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Jay reads Braille. Sam uses a wheelchair. Ben has Down syndrome. In this series, young listeners can learn more about how to be a good friend to friends with different capabilities and conditions.

Jay reads Braille. Sam uses a wheelchair. Ben has Down syndrome. In this series, young listeners can learn more about how to be a good friend to friends with different capabilities and conditions.

A young girl learns the value of sharing and making friends.

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.

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.

Sage's thirteenth birthday was supposed to be about movies and treats, staying up late with her best friend and watching the sunrise together. Instead, it was the day her best friend died. Without the person she had to hold her secrets and dream with, Sage is lost. In a counseling group with other girls who have lost someone close to them, she learns that not all losses are the same, and healing isn't predictable. There is sadness, loneliness, anxiety, guilt, pain, love. And even as Sage grieves, new, good things enter her life—and she just may find a way to know that she can feel it all.

Ein Abenteuer unterm Sternenhimmel! Tonis Freundin Cora-Lee hat nur noch für eins Augen im Kopf: die bunten Blumen auf dem abgezäunten Baugrundstück auf dem Weg zur Schule. Denn die sind voller Schmetterlinge und Bienen. Genau solche bräuchten sie für ihren Stadtgarten! Als dann die Bagger anrücken, ist das Insektenparadies in Gefahr. Toni und ihre Freund*innen müssen die Blumen retten! Doch das geht nur heimlich und in tiefster Nacht. Toni und ihre Freund*innen setzen sich für das Insektenparadies ein: Die Stadtgärtnerin.

Prisvindende Mette Vedsø skriver hjertevarme og indlevede historier om nogle af de børn, mange overser i mængden. Og sådan en dreng er Kaj - ikke specielt synlig, vild eller opsigtsvækkende, men alligevel helt sin egen. Det kan være svært at gå i klasse med en masse modige børn, der alle sammen kan lide at råbe højt og rækker hånden op i timerne. Heldigvis har Kaj en sten, som han har fået af Pedro. Når den er varm, er den magisk og hjælper Kaj.

Warum verliebt sich kein Mädchen in Robbi Ziegler? Kurz gesagt: Ich bin zu mickrig. Die Muskeln fehlen. Da kann ich meine Arme tausendmal anspannen, es will einfach kein Bizeps hervortreten. Vermutlich hab ich gar keinen. Alles an mir ist irgendwie zu lang und zu dünn, sogar die Finger. Robbi beschließt sein Leben völlig unzukrempeln. Ab sofort will er jeden Tag Liegestütze machen. Und seine blonden Locken müssen auch ab! Ob es dann mit den Mädchen klappt?

Tom ist total aus dem Häuschen. Die Vorbereitungen für seine Geburtstagsparty laufen auf Hochtouren. Nun muss er nur noch sichergehen, dass alles nach Plan läuft. Was gar nicht so einfach ist, wenn man eine Oma hat, die Geburtstagstorten mit Würstchen-Garnitur für eine Delikatesse hält. Oder wenn Papa meint, dass ein DJ im Dino-Kostüm und mit Glitzerstiefeln total angesagt ist. Oh Mann!

James, Rhondell, Sharice, and Marcel are four inner-city students on a quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron with their math teacher, Mr. Collins. If they succeed, maybe Rhondell will make new friends, Sharice’s foster mother may start to care, James will discover something he’s good at, and Marcel’s dad will finally see that there is more to life than barbecue. Maybe they’ll even end up in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Meet Sadie. When she's not mixing it up on the basketball court, she's mixing the perfect batter with her friends in the cupcake club. Sadie's definitely no stranger to competition, but the oven mitts are off when the club is chosen to appear on Battle of the Bakers, the ultimate cupcake competition on TV. But the real battle happens off camera when the club's baking business starts losing money. With the clock ticking and the cameras rolling, will the club and their cupcakes rise to the occasion?

Wie überlebe ich bloß die Pubertät? Ganz schön tricky, wenn der Körper auf einmal verrückt spielt, das Leben zur einzigen Gefühlsachterbahn mutiert und sich die Sache mit der Liebe als furchtbar kompliziert herausstellt! Henriette hat dies alles einmal gründlich untersucht und trägt ihre Ergebnisse in diesem Buch als Blogeinträge, Checklisten und kleine Interviews zusammen - mit vielen Tipps und Tricks für alle Mädchen, die bald 13 werden.

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.

Je voulais la vérité, je l'ai eue ! Et qu'est-ce que ça a donné ? Un grand BOOM dans ma vie ! Jamais je n'aurais cru qu'apprendre la vérité bouleverserait autant le monde qui m'entoure. Mon cerveau déborde de questions ! Comment vais-je aider Tom à retrouver le sourire ? Pourquoi Cassandre refuse-t-elle de me laisser entrer dans sa vie ? Que lui est-il arrivé de si terrible pour qu'elle se braque ainsi ?

Step into the Land of Love and Acceptance, a magical realm filled with wonder, warmth, and timeless truth. Where It All Began introduces young listeners to Parakletos, a vibrant and wise parrot who gently guides young hearts on a tender journey back to the essence of who we are—bathed in the radiant frequency of love.

From budgeting to spending, from good deals to bad value, this new early chapter book series, Dollars to Doughnuts, tackles and explains big financial topics for kids!