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Soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, they also attacked U.S. military installations in the Philippines. For the army and navy nurses stationed there, what had been a peaceful outpost quickly turned into a raging war zone. When the U.S. and Philippine forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and the fortress island of Corregidor, the nurses followed them to the field hospitals to care for the wounded. Persevering through enemy assault and imprisonment, these heroic women became angels of mercy amid the war in the Pacific.

Bella vive en un hermoso castillo con la Bestia y unos objetos encantados que han cobrado vida. Pero es no es lo más extraño del castillo: en distintos lugares, han empezado a aparecer misteriosamente pétalos de rosa y hojas de rosal, por lo que Bella y sus amigos Din Don el reloj y Lumière el candelabro sospechan que hay un intruso y se ponen a buscarlo.

Aria Blue seems like an ordinary 12-year-old. She loves music, and colorful shoelaces, and taste-testing various types of cookies. But there is much more to Aria than meets the eye. She can use her shadow like a door to travel from place to place. She can dream things into existence. And she can see when certain people need help. Because Aria is a guardian angel. Her mission? To find and guide three different girls - Gabby, Caroline, and Mikayla - through their different problems. If she succeeds, Aria will earn her wings.

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...

Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at one another and drawing. But they are also a LITTLE BIT special ... because Corky and Loopy are angels. But, when Corky and Loopy decide to help a pavement artist named Sid, a very COLOURFUL adventure begins. Because ANYTHING can happen when you start drawing!

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 ...

In the fall of 1955, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson learns she will be the only one of her friends attending a previously all-white school. However, not everyone supports integration and Dawnie must endure the realities of racism firsthand. In time, Dawnie learns that the true meaning of justice comes from remaining faithful to the integrity within oneself.

La Martina vol fer ressuscitar el club de la cistella, que sha tornat a desfer una altra vegada. Tot i que no sap si els altres sho mereixen, decideix buscar problemes oinjustícies al seu voltant. Potser si troba algun innocent per defensar, els del club es tornaran a unir. Però ara estan més desunits que mai. I a més, el c urs sacaba. I, per acabar-ho dadobar, la Martina comença a estar preocupada perquè no li ha vingut la regla. Per sort, o per desgràcia, els problemes són més a prop del que es pensa.

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...

George, aka "Suds", has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" which student is best behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated.

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.

Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do. Telling doubters, "If I don't, who will?" Betsy became one of England's greatest reformers and one of the nineteenth century's most beloved people. Guided by her Quaker values, she led efforts in education and literacy, prison reform, and—together with figures such as William Wilberforce and Thomas Fowell Buxton—the abolition of slavery.

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...

What’s your favourite thing to do when it snows? Join Bella the Butterfly and Pippa the Pipistrelle Bat, as they experience snow for the first time and decide to have some fun.

""A satisfying, well-written, and authentic sequel highlighting the ways healing and self-love are ongoing processes."" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""Comrie again proves skilled in discussing topics of harassment, mental health, and (via a subplot about a friend’s uncle) the deportation...

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...

Growing up in a world where we are constantly reminded of our color, Black kids face challenges that their peers might not always understand. Systemic prejudices that persist can cast shadows on their dreams and aspirations and end up having a negative impact on their self-esteem. So it is imperative to realize the transformative power of positive self-talk and positive affirmations. This collection of affirmations is a nurturing embrace, a protective shield, and a guiding star seeking to ensure that every Black child listening to it feels seen, heard, and loved.

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.

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....