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It's 1950 and Mickey Tussler - the now-famous pitching prodigy with autism and a golden arm - is back for another baseball season in this third installment of Frank Nappi's critically acclaimed Legend of Mickey Tussler series. Talk of Mickey's legendary exploits on the field has grown since his improbable debut two years prior, as have the fortunes of Murph and the rest of the lovable ragtag Brew Crew. Now Mickey, Murph, and Lester find themselves heading to Bean Town to play for the Boston Braves.

It’s 1949 and 18-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers in the sequel to The Legend of Mickey Tussler (the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes). Despite Mickey’s proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last season’s violent conclusion, his manager - and now surrogate father - Arthur Murphy cajoles the emotionally fragile, socially awkward boy with autism into giving it another shot.

In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees 17-year-old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey’s autism - a disorder still not truly understood even today - has alienated the boy from the world, and he is berated by other players and fans. Mickey faces immense trials in the harsh and competitive world of baseball while coping with the challenges inherent to his disorder.

From Frank Portman, author of the cult classic King Dork that John Green says "will rock your world", comes a novel about Andromeda Klein, who has a few problems of her own. Her hair is kind of horrible. Her partner-in-occultism, Daisy, is dead. Her secret, estranged, much older and forbidden...

In one moment Nicole Burns's life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II.

As John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars said, “King Dork will rock your world.” The cult favorite from Frank Portman, aka Dr. Frank of the Mr. T. Experience, is a book like nothing ever done before--King Dork literally has something for everyone: At least a...

From Frank Portman comes the long-awaited sequel to the beloved cult classic King Dork, of which John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, said, “Basically, if you are a human being with even a vague grasp of the English language, King Dork will rock your world.” Aside from the...

This stunning novel by E.R. Frank explores what happens when the truth is worse than the rumor. Twelve-year-old Alex loves her small alternative school. She hangs out with her best friend, Tim, every day, and Simon is the coolest teacher—he’s even starting a soccer team just for them. And...

Kazi ist auf den Straßen Vendas großgeworden und schlägt sich als Taschendiebin durch. Doch dann beruft Königin Lia persönlich sie in ihre Leibgarde und Kazis Leben wird auf den Kopf gestellt. Als Rahtan erhält sie den Auftrag, die Verräter ausfindig zu machen, die für den Großen Krieg verantwortlich sind. Ihre Suche führt sie zu einem feindlichen Rebellenvolk an der Landesgrenze, wo sie auf den charismatischen Anführer Jase trifft. Unerwartete Gefühle stellen ihre Loyaliltät auf die Probe und Kazis Mission gerät ins Wanken.

Als Opfer täglichen Mobbings in der Schule sieht David nur einen Ausweg: eine gefährliche Mutprobe, die sein Image für immer verändern soll. Um Mitternacht muss er einen verlassenen Freizeitpark betreten und ein Selfie in der Geisterbahn Teufelstor machen. Mit jedem Schritt tiefer in das verfallene Teufelstor wird ihm bewusst, dass er sich niemals darauf hätte einlassen dürfen.

Enquanto busca seu lugar no mundo, a sensível protagonista deste livro precisa lidar com as responsabilidades, namoros e amizades complicadas. Além disso, tenta superar dois casos de assédio conversando com as amigas e com os pais, se mobilizando na escola, sendo uma boa aluna e fazendo a diferença no mundo. Esse livro intenso aborda temas difíceis de maneira bastante delicada, retratando com doçura o despertar para questões importantes como o feminismo, a desconstrução de estereótipos, a igualdade e os direitos humanos.