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Ein Sichtungslehrgang der U15 steht an. Dort trifft Locke auf den Stürmerkonkurrenten Björn Stössken aus Rostock, der mit allen Mitteln versucht, eine Nominierung von Locke im Länderspiel gegen Portugal zu verhindern. Er stellt ihm eine fiese Falle und Bernd Stettler, der Trainer in der U15, muss Locke aus der Mannschaft werfen. Als unser Held eine zweite Chance erhält, nutzt er die im Spiel gegen die Holländer genial. Schließlich wechselt Locke zum großen FC Schalke 04...

Die beiden Schüler-Nationalspieler sollen im Sommer 2008 bei der Schüler-Europameisterschaft in zwei verschiedenen Mannschaften spielen...

A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution—and an all too timely look at the impact of Communism and the USSR in Eastern Europe—set in a fabulist, colorless post-WWII Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke. “A haunting, beautiful read that centers...

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. The man who forgot. The man who remembered. In the bastion of the Adventurer's Twilight, he'll find the answers long since buried. He won't be alone. He's got family. Lloyd, the recruits. The friends he's made, and the friends he's kept. And most of all, Ash. Together they'll rebuild the life lost to time.

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. And they will again. An S-Ranked Adventurer who lost his way. His journey will take him far and wide. Back to the places he used to know. He's not alone. Friends, comrades. Ash. Memories found and memories gained. Answers give rise to other questions. The Shatterfist moves on.

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. At least they used to. Back before the war with the Dark Lord. He was an S Ranked Adventurer. A man who grew up poor. Now he owns the Adventurer's Rest. A tavern he runs with his two companions. The magic girl Ash and the half elf bartender Lloyd. They're not quite the family he was born into, but they're the family he's found. In a world that's moved on, they'll help him find what he's lost. Himself.

From Not Here to Be Liked author Michelle Quach comes a smartly funny, heartfelt story told in dual POV about a young woman roping in her childhood crush to act as an honorary male heir to fulfill her grandfather’s dying wish. A story about first love, familial duties, and finding...

A charming, heart-felt collection of Christmas stories and poems that will delight the entire family. Includes F. Scott Fitzgerald's "A Luckless Santa Claus", "A Christmas Dinner" by Charles Dickens, O. Henry's classic Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi", the hilarious "Reginald on Christmas Presents" by Saki (H.H. Munro), and a tender scene exerpted from Little Women.

A Vietnamese mermaid caught between two worlds. A siren who falls for Poseidon’s son. A boy secretly pining for the merboy who saved him years ago. A storm that brings humans and mermaids together. Generations of family secrets and pain. Find all these and more in this gripping new collection that will reel you in from the very first word! Welcome to an ocean of hurt, fear, confusion, rage, hope, humor, discovery, and love in its many forms.