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Einmal richtiger Astronaut oder Astronautin sein? Davon träumen Leo und seine große Schwester Laila schon lange. Dass sie von einer intelligenten, aber auch recht eigensinnigen Rakete kurzerhand mit auf ein großes Weltraum-Abenteuer genommen werden, das hätten sie sich nicht träumen lassen. So betrachten die Geschwister die Erde von oben, besichtigen die Internationale Raumstation, schweben über dem Mond, unterhalten sich mit Mars-Robotern und schließen fern in den Weiten unseres Sonnensystems Freundschaft mit einer kleinen Prinzessin.

In typical fashion, sixteen-year-old Allie isn't crazy about her life, and with good reason. Over the course of a year, her life has become unrecognizable. Not only have her parents lost their jobs, and the family lost their house, she now relies on stolen Wi-Fi. But worst of all, her seventeen-year-old brother is dying of brain cancer. To her, nothing can be worse. On the morning of the event, Allie and her mother are forty miles from home getting medication her brother desperately needs. The solar event turns everything upside down and cascades Allie and her mother into a nightmare journey.

Join Blue Eyes, a magnificent dog with striking blue eyes, on an exciting adventure in this heartwarming children's book. Discover the heartwarming story of how Blue Eyes came into the lives of his human friends and the special bond they share.

Fiona was adopted at eight months old. From the age of six when her first real memory of being told she was adopted registered, she started to feel different. Always being reassured she was special, chosen, and wanted seemed to just enhance that feeling of not being the same as her brother and sister. Emotionally, the struggle was intense as instead of being able to speak about how she was feeling, her behavior became increasingly difficult to manage.

An intimate three-volume collection of moving letters from the private writings of three of the most popular writers of the 19th century, presented in a dramatised setting.

A seven-volume collection containing some of the most fascinating journals and letters to have been written in the last two hundred and fifty years, all performed in a dramatised setting.

Secrets Never to be Told is an extraordinary true story, compellingly told, which unravels a century and a half of family secrets. It reveals how being born illegitimate shaped the lives of two women – one of them, the author. Starting with a letter revealing a mystery inheritance, the author goes on a five-year quest taking her from Victorian Cambridge to modern Vancouver. She uncovers how her cousin Jessie emigrated from London to Canada, one of thousands of female domestic servants exported as ‘surplus’ women before the First World War.

This Is Me: No Darkness Too Deep explores the ups and downs when, as a young woman, Fiona roller-coasted, traveling from city to city and meeting trouble at every stop. Fiona spent many years in the depths of dark and desolate places, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

The road to love is a rutted dirt track for the other vet from Snowy River ... An unmissable, funny, feel-good romance from the author of The Vet From Snowy River, Stella Quinn. Hannah Cody grew up sunny, carefree and loved in the Snowy Mountains town of Hanrahan, but a vicious prank at...

In the kingdom of Eire, banshees chill the air, and water-wights lurk in the rivers. But magic is outlawed by the king, and jealously hoarded by his Druid priests. Neve is the youngest daughter of the king, and Ronan is a Druid's apprentice turned thief, making a living by selling stolen spells. They should be enemies, but their shared hatred of the Druids—and a dark magic that has marked them both—makes them unlikely, if uneasy, allies.

You are standing at a threshold - a place between the path you have been following, and the choice to find another. You sense there is something more: more potential, more to discover, more to give to your life, your relationships, your work and to the world, more of you, but the way forward isn't clear. You're ready to find your own path. This is a guide to the conversation we need to start with ourselves to help you cross that threshold, fulfil more of your potential and live authentically - to find your own meaningful path.

Reluctant pawns in a war between two factions: those of the sea, and those of the sky. A girl destined to lead centuries ago... A boy destined to protect his people... A city ravaged and abandoned, terrorized by an unstoppable monstrosity... She fears what tradition demands. He fears success without her. Will they fulfill destinies entwined, or will joy fade forever?

Relieved to take time out from her faltering marriage, Julia Lambett heads across the country to her hometown to help her father move into aged care. But moving an elderly man is easier said than done, especially when her father reveals that a guest has come to stay. Soon after her return, Julia bumps into her childhood friend. True to form, Davina takes a determined interest in all the things that Julia hoped she had left behind. With four decades of possessions that must be managed and dispensed with, Julia finds herself uncovering some long-forgotten, deeply unsettling memories.

Author Hope Brooks writes the memoir of her life and the challenges she has had to face and conquer, beginning with a traumatic childhood of sexual abuse. She grows up and marries a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He abandons her and their two children. Striving to survive on food stamps, she secures a teaching job. With her success and feeling of accomplishment, she finds strength and moves on in life. Still striving to have a family, she meets Ray. They marry and create a blended family with their four children, not realizing that the path ahead would not be easy.

Once a warrior of the Stormguard Commandos, Floré wrought horrors in the rotstorm to protect her people. She did her duty and swore to leave the bloodshed behind. But when her daughter, Marta, was kidnapped, Floré was forced to once again raise her gauntlet against the devils of Ferron to bring her home. Now Marta is dying from the skein-magic she inherited from her father, and the Protectorate is weakened by the absence of the whitestaffs. The mystical order of healers and sages fled to their island citadel of Riven when strange orbs cut through the night.

Outside a 7-Eleven, teen boys Veeper and Wendell try to decide what to do with their night, though the thought of the rest of their lives doesn’t seem to have occurred to them. In Laurel Canyon, two movie stars try to decide if the affair they’re having might mean they like each other. When Byron, trying to figure out the chords of a song he likes, posts a question on a guitar website, he ends up meeting Jessica as well, a woman with her own difficult music. And when the snide and sharp-tongued Twyla agrees to try therapy, not even she would have imagined the results.

Hi! I’m Frankie, and if you like dogs, then The Stories of Jack and Rory is the perfect book for you! My Granny Trish tells great stories, and these are about two Labrador dogs called Jack and Rory and all the adventures they have throughout their lives. Some of the stories have morals to them, lots of them are funny, and some of them are sad. Granny Trish says that because of some of the sad bits, this book might not be suitable for really little kids. I’m seven and three-quarters years old and her stories about Jack and Rory are my favorites! I really hope you enjoy them!

What does it take to go from imagining a different life to creating one? Entrepreneur and educator Frances Valintine has spent her life trying to untangle why some people don't embrace change even when they know their future depends on it. Future You shares insights from Frances's own...

When Kirsty Fox goes on the run to escape a crash-and-burn at work, she finds a family she didn't know she needed... A witty and warm rural romance perfect for readers of Rachael Johns and Alissa Callen. They say a change is as good as a holiday. Joey Miles is hoping so after leaving the city...

Emily Webb, co-host of the popular Australian True Crime podcast, details chilling cases of murder and crime that have happened in the quiet streets of Australia's suburbs. Featuring contemporary cases as well as some shocking historical murders you've probably never heard of, Suburban True Crime proves you shouldn't say 'it could never happen here'. This collection of cases that are hard to believe, except they really happened—and all in the streets and homes of the Australia many of us know and live. The suburbs.