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It’s the summer of 1959 at the foot of Bakers Mountain in western North Carolina when 13-year-old Jackie Honeycutt first bumps into Thomas Freeman fishing on the riverbank. They hit it off, and Jackie hopes the two of them can be friends. But Jackie is white, and Thomas is Black—and Jackie quickly learns their growing friendship won’t be easy.

Una novela sobre la muerte que defiende la alegría de vivir En clase, Yamashita es el gordinflón, Kiyama es tan larguirucho que le llaman «espárrago» y Kawabe, el raro que cada vez que habla de su padre se inventa una profesión distinta.

Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block...for the fourth time. California's Newport Beach is her family's latest perch, and she's determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name - Cindy. It's the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes US headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even mood rings and puka shell necklaces can't distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home.

Le avventure di Mowgli, il ragazzino cresciuto nella giungla in mezzo ai lupi, del simpatico orso Baloo, della temibile tigre Shere Khan e di altri animali, continuano ad affascinare grandi e piccini. Un classico della letteratura che racconta con grande poesia un mondo selvaggio e allo stesso tempo tenerissimo, dove si diventa grandi apprendendo i valori dell'amicizia, del coraggio e della lealtà.

Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she's in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the "cool" girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more "American." Does Amina need to start changing too? Or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.

Young Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world! In Compassionate Kids, you'll meet selfless and generous kids who put others first. They show kindness by collecting pajamas...

Young Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world! Making a Difference is filled with stories of kids who are making the world a better place by following their hearts and...

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In Thailand, Oy was called by her own name, but in her first school in America, the teacher renames her Olivia. Everything else is different too. The other girls leave her out of their games, and a boy named Frankie teases her. Then Liliandra, a popular girl in the class, sees a photo of Oy in her Thai dancing dress and offers to let Oy into her club if she brings the dress to school. Oy knows that would be a betrayal of her family’s traditions, but she wants so much to belong. At home, fingering the pink silk of her dress, Oy makes a decision.

Cuentos en los que la imaginación del autor lleva al extremo los problemas que tienen los niños en la vida diaria: la exclusión social, el miedo a lo desconocido y la falta de cooperación en las labores del hogar. Esta dramatización producida por Sonolibro, contiene los siguientes cuentos: El niño que se volvió del revés: Evaristo es un niño con alergia al que, de un estornudo, se le vuelve la cara del revés. Pero sus amigos son como los tres mosqueteros y no van a dejar que Evaristo se sienta distinto.