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On a cliff far away is a house at the edge of the world: Hope House. But it isn't like any other... When eleven-year-old Amal and her family inherit a house from a long lost relative, they can't believe their luck. But only Amal seems to notice there's anything unusual about it. Like the way the...

Twelve-year-old Pascal can hardly believe his ears. His older, run-away brother has returned to the plantation with an amazing story: President Lincoln has freed the slaves. Not only that, each newly-freed family can have 40 acres of land and maybe a mule, just for the asking. Now all Pascal and his brother have to do is sneak away from their angry master - and find out where the government is giving away farmland.

Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done everything together. So when they don't have any classes together in sixth grade, it's disastrous. The solution? Trying out for the school play. Lauren, who loves to sing, wonders if maybe she will be the star instead of Tara this time. But when the show is cast, Lauren lands in the ensemble, while Tara scores the lead role. Their teacher explains: Lauren just doesn't look the part of the all-American girl. What audience would believe that she, half-Jewish, half-Chinese Lauren, was the everygirl star from Pleasant Valley, USA?

Vencedor do prêmio Jabuti 2006 como melhor livro infantil. O livro conta a comovente história de Rorbeto, um menino diferente, não só no nome. Ele aprendeu muitas coisas sozinho, inclusive a contar os amigos na ponta dos dedos. Papai, Mamãe, o cãozinho Filé e mais três amigos. É aí que vem a novidade: ele tem seis dedos em uma das mãos. Rorbeto acha que isso é errado, assim como o pai acha que errou ao registrá-lo com esse nome. Mas Gabriel, o Pensador nos faz repensar: ser diferente não é ruim. Somos todos diferentes, e são essas diferenças que nos fazem especiais, cada um de seu jeito.

Lincoln is happy to be going to Japan as a martial arts exchange student. So is Tony, his barrio brother from San Francisco. They're excited about living in a dojo, or school for martial arts, and practicing the art of kempo. When Lincoln arrives in Japan, he is surprised to find that the dojo is a vacant lot. He will be living on a small farm with the Ono family, whose mother reminds him of his own. The father likes to play practical jokes, and the son, Mitsuo, likes baseball.