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Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech crafts a truly endearing story, one that is imbued with happiness, wonder, and an appreciation for all the little things that make life big. With beautiful, fresh new cover art, this is a gem of a book. In the winding stone tower of the Casa Rosa, in a quiet...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at...

You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt ...

Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's advice to "treat all people-even...

Alberto tiene 9 años y un sueño: tener algún día un hermanito o hermanita, cosa que siempre está reclamando a sus padres. Enrique, su padre, es médico sin fronteras y es enviado de urgencia a los Balcanes. Mientras tanto, Alberto espera el retorno de su padre sano y salvo y ayuda a su madre, Laura, en todo lo que puede, incluso en la librería donde trabaja. Un buen día, Enrique vuelve a casa acompañado de Goran, un niño kosovar superviviente de la guerra.

An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope. ""A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic...

A vibrant and enchanting debut novel about an orphan girl who discovers a magical circus, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Rebecca Stead! Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her towards things too perfect to be ordinary. One day, that tug leads her to...

Ramon, de doce años, y sus padres tienen que irse de Barcelona a vivir a un pueblo donde empezarán una nueva vida llena de anécdotas muy amenas y divertidas. ¿Les será fácil adaptarse al nuevo lugar de residencia? ¿Conseguirán encontrar el secreto de la felicidad? Con personajes particulares y divertidos que viven peripecias en su día a día y entre los que se establecen relaciones humanas, este relato esconde realidades muy presentes en nuestra sociedad moderna y hace reflexionar sobre las diferentes maneras de vivir y aceptar la vida.

Gui e sua família acabaram de se mudar. Na nova casa, ele começa a ouvir ruídos que não sabe de onde vêm e a ter pesadelos por causa disso. Para a sorte de Gui, tem alguém lá em cima olhando por ele...

Em algum lugar um anjo está escutando....É véspera de Natal. Os presentes já estão embrulhados ao pé da árvore enfeitada. Mas o pai de Graça é pescador e não está conseguindo voltar para casa por causa de uma grande tempestade em alto-mar. Para a sorte de Graça, tem alguém lá em cima olhando por eles....