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Jim May grew up in the 1950's, among farm people who had lived along Illinois's Nippersink Creek for generations. Stories told around the kitchen tables, front porches, and horse-trading barns brought laughs, inspired love, and helped ease the sometimes tragic turn of life's events. Speaking in the familiar voice of a longtime neighbor, May shares humorous and affecting events, as well as his Chicago Emmy Award winning tribute to his father, "A Bell for Shorty".

A delightful set of short stories that celebrate kindness, inclusion, empathy, and resilience. Follow Eli as he wishes for electricity in his home, journey with Mia as she rescues a little bird in the snowy mountains, and learn the true meaning of bridging differences with Maggie and Josie’s backyard adventure. Meet Tina the determined turtle, Ruby who learns to love herself, and Samantha, a girl whose laughter brings everyone together.

In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small. Annoyed at having to walk his sister’s dog on his birthday, Connor heads into an undeveloped subdivision, where he comes across chilling evidence of a stranger’s unhappiness. A girl sneaks away from her class camping trip to a local conservation area and experiences, for the first time, the terror and joy of fending for herself for the first time.

Ben und Bär - der Beginn einer wunderbaren Freundschaft! Am liebsten spielt Ben mit Mama und Papa. Aber manchmal haben sie keine Zeit. Dann fühlt sich Ben allein. Doch eines Tages steht Bär vor der Tür! Von nun an ist alles anders: Ob am Badetag nach dem Sandburgenbauen, abends im Bett beim Einschlummern oder wenn ein fieser Schnupfen kommt - Bär ist immer dabei! Umso größer ist der Schreck, als Bär eines Tages plötzlich verschwunden ist. Wie gut, dass die beiden Freunde sich spätestens unter dem Weihnachtsbaum wiedertreffen.