Growing Social Media

When 8-year-old Mallory McDonald’s parents tell her that they are moving, she’s mad! It’s not fair! How can they make her move away from Mary Ann, her best friend in the whole wide world? When Mallory arrives at her new house, things are terrible. But Joey lives next door. He tells jokes, helps teach her cat to do tricks, and shows her how to skateboard. Mallory’s having so much fun she forgets the pact she made with Mary Ann never to make friends with a boy next door. But, when Mary Ann comes to visit, will she have to choose between her best friend and her new friend?

Before cell phones, gadget spinners, and the internet, there was a little time called “the 80’s.” We had Rubik’s Cubes, rotary phones, and outside adventures on our bicycles.

Emmy Ashford, the “New Girl” from Iowa, thinks she will never make a friend in California - until she meets Allie Cassidy, Evergreen’s other “New Girl.” The pair quickly become best friends and begin exchanging notes during class. Over the course of one semester, the girls share everything with each other from silly jokes to their most-guarded secrets. All the while, Allie and Emmy encourage one another to become the best versions of themselves.

Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she’s strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she’s clever enough to count out Grandmommy’s change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it’s Tola who brings water from the well.

Der Schulanfang ist ein aufregendes und prägendes Erlebnis für die gesamte Familie. Während die Erwachsenen sich darauf freuen und mit der Planung und Vorbereitung beschäftigt sind, steht den Kindern eine völlig andere Herausforderung bevor, die verständlicherweise sehr beängstigend sein kann. Zum einen der traurige Abschied vom Kindergarten und dem bisher gewohnten Alltag. Zum anderen das große Unbekannte, das die Kinder mit der Schule in Verbindung bringen. So bestehen viele potenzielle Ängste, die ein Kind sehr strapazieren können wie z.B. keinen Anschluss bei den anderen Kindern zu finden oder dass der Schulweg zu beschwerlich wird.

While camping near Indian Creek, Matt and his best friend, Parker, get up early to see if they can spot a blue heron. Instead, they find the body of a dead man floating in the clear water. Parker is sure that George Evans, the smooth-talking local antiques dealer, must somehow be connected to the dead man. Matt isn’t so sure - but then, on Halloween night, while snooping around Evans’s antique shop, the boys make another shocking discovery that puts their own lives in danger. There are murderous grownups who would do anything to keep what the boys found in the shop a secret....

Ken is an EngiNerd: one of a super-smart group of friends - all nerds - who have been close since kindergarten. They may be brainiacs, but they're just like everyone else: They fight with one another, watch too much TV, eat Chinese food, and hate walking their dogs. Well, maybe not just like everyone because Ken's best friend Dan has been building robots. He then secretly sent one to each of the EngiNerds, never letting them know he's the mastermind. At first Ken is awed and delighted: What kid hasn't dreamed of having a robot all their own?

The Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting their theater and faced off against the sinister siblings trying to steal the famous Designer’s Journal during their production of Tammy, but now, a mysterious masked man has taken all the ancient theater artifacts that they’ve collected. They don’t know what he wants or how to stop him - but the Backstagers will have to use all their skills and know-how to solve the mystery and save the day!

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

The stage crew at St. Genesius Prep - or Backstagers, as they like to call themselves - are ready for whatever the theater world can throw their way: the madness of tech week, inevitable prop malfunctions, and all the paranormal activity that goes on behind the scenes. Luckily Jory, Hunter, Sasha, Beckett, and Aziz are up for the job! But lately, someone - or something - seems set on ruining their production of Phantasm. It all started when an actor brought a Spirit Board to the cast party, and the ghost light blew out.

When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don’t expect the robots to come alive. But when a choice must be made, the robots might have to pay the price.

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

Babysitting is one of the most popular part-time jobs for teens, but caring for kids is no easy feat. Offering a ton of useful tips, this funny, modern, no-nonsense guide covers all the basics any babysitting hopeful needs to know, and much more, including what to expect from kids age zero to 10, tips for finding and keeping the perfect babysitting gig, advice on how to deal with everything from emergencies to dirty diapers, and strategies for communicating with parents.

Jubilee lives with her beloved aunt Cora and her faithful dog on a beautiful island. Years ago, when her mother left, Jubilee stopped talking. Now she communicates entirely through gestures, taps, and by drawing cartoons, speaking only when she's alone - or with Dog. This year, Jubilee faces a big change - leaving her small, special classroom for a regular fifth grade class. She likes her new teacher, and finds a maybe-friend in a boy named Mason. But Jubilee's wandering feet won't stop until they find her mother.

Karlsson ist einmalig. Er wohnt auf dem Dach und fliegt mithilfe des kleinen Motors auf seinem Rücken durch die Luft...

Wie verbringen eigentlich Astrid Lindgrens beliebteste Kinderbuchhelden die Weihnachtstage? Na so: Pippi Langstrumpf macht anderen Kindern tolle Geschenke. Lotta aus der Krachmacherstraße beschließt, das Weihnachtsfest zu retten.

¿Su hijo se siente a veces inseguro y sin confianza? ¿Se avecinan cosas importantes en su vida, como el comienzo de la escuela o la mudanza, y quiere ayudarle a afrontar todo de una manera estupenda? ¿Conoce a un niño que necesita desesperadamente saber lo único, maravilloso y adorable que es? Entonces hágale un regalo impagable con este libro y deje que descubra lo valioso y especial que es.En estas historias sensibles y emocionantes, conocerá a niños muy diferentes que son todos tan fuertes, seguros de sí mismos y maravillosos a su manera como lo es su hijo.

The third of five children, Jaza knows first-hand the plight of the middle child.

Rosalindes Opa behauptet, er kenne ihre Gedanken im Kopf. Also übt die Erstklässlerin vor dem Spiegel, geheime Gedanken zu denken und dabei ganz unauffällig auszuschauen. Es funktioniert: Opa erkennt Rosalinde nicht wieder! Aber auch sonst hat Rosalinde geheime Gedanken. Wenn sie ihre Oma beim Schwindeln erwischt, zum Beispiel, oder wenn sie sich ausmalt, sie würde von einem Löwen gefressen. Solche wilden Geschichten erfindet Rosalinde nur, wenn sie böse mit ihren Eltern ist. Sollen sie doch zusehen, wie sie ohne sie zurechtkommen.

Bia, bambina vivace e molto sportiva, affronta un nuovo ostacolo molto attuale nelle scuole: il bullismo. Tra i tanti conoscenti, Bia ha due grandi amiche: Marina ed Elisa. Negli ultimi tempi, però, il comportamento di Marina è cambiato e non è più la solita bambina allegra e sorridente. Solo dopo un'attenta ricerca, Bia scopre che Marina è vittima di bullismo da parte di un compagno di scuola e... deve aiutarla.