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This audiobook Folk Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but gives them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Folk Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 one-page short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a narrative description to retain interest of young listeners.

The audiobook is a compilation of the best proverbs out of the pool of proverbs that are present in the Hindi language. The stories associated with these proverbs are entertaining and gripping, and can manage to hold the attention of both the young and old.

#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and...

Trace Taylor was at a shooting range when the world was kidnapped by the alien species called the ‘Esvol’ to begin humanity's integration with the System. Each individual person is given a femtochip implant and a class to fend for themselves before being sent back to Earth. Once Trace returns, she finds that the planet too is left scarred by this encounter. Faced with monsters, dungeons, an annoying AI, and a lot of insane idiots, how will Trace come to survive this newly-changed planet?

Summoned to a world ruled by a game-like system, Kara is offered a power that lies beyond it. A power given by a dying dragon. A power that predates the system. A power wielded only by the gods. To become the last wielder of a dragonsoul.

Nuestros cuatro amigos han comenzado do una nueva etapa: el secundario. Separados por el colegio, distanciados por ciertas peleas, se vuelven a unir para festejar el súper cumpleaños de Paula. Con aventuras que incluyen intrigas por e-mail y hasta un sorprendente rescate, continúa esta...

Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon—even when it gets her into trouble. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson. But Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is. The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don’t understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant.

Toute petite, Olivia Prior a été déposée sur les marches de l'orphelinat où elle vit désormais. Incapable de parler, elle n'en sait pas moins se faire respecter des autres pensionnaires. De sa mère, il ne lui reste plus qu'un journal intime relié de cuir, plein de dessins étranges et marqué par la folie, dont les derniers mots sont : " Tu seras à l'abri tant que tu ne t'approcheras pas de Gallant. " Mais la jeune fille ne rêve que d'une chose : avoir, un jour, une famille.

The apocalypse continues! And Trace Taylor doesn't know what she should do. A war between worlds seems inevitable, and Liberapolis is not prepared to fend off monster attacks, let alone the end of the world. With Ex just as clueless as she is, the redhead decides to confide with her best friend, Elizabeth Evergreen. Will the two young women be enough to stave off an alien invasion?

A 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel! In a Florida tourist trap, a summer acting job turns into a real-life horror show when a cast member turns up dead—then disappears. This nail-biting story is perfect for fans of Fear Street and the Scream franchise. Dave is spending his...

Este libro, con instantáneas sobre la vida sexual durante el siglo xix, pretende ser un «mapa histórico» replantea muchas de las ideas y costumbres que aún imperan en nuestro entorno respecto al sexo...

Die Frage nach dem "Warum" hatte schon immer die Macht, ganze Nationen zugrunde zu richten – oder denjenigen, der sie stellt. Unsere Zukunft erstrahlt in makellosem Glanz. Die Menschheit arbeitet darauf hin, einen Evolutionssprung zu machen. Wissenschaft, Industrie und Kunst verschmelzen zu einem Gesellschaftssystem, das alle Schwächen überwunden hat. Nicht zuletzt durch das Cybernet – die digitale Vernetzung der Emotionen.

Mientras surca el espacio en una nave en malas condiciones, Kara realiza un viaje interior atormentado por su pasado. La dura supervivencia en el espacio y sus heridas internas no se interponen en su instinto de ayudar a quienes se encuentran en apuros y se cruzan en su camino. Esta aventura espacial y futurista te llevará a disfrutar de un universo inexplorado y lleno de sorpresas, mientras acompañas la evolución personal de la protagonista. Comparte sus sufrimientos, dilemas y sensaciones en una travesía inolvidable.