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Gerade hat Enni sich mit ihrem neuen Leben im abgelegenen Internat in den Bergen versöhnt, da läuft alles schief: Der Rasenmäher verschwindet spurlos, das Zimmer der blinden Lilith wird verwüstet, jemand klaut sämtliche Weinflaschen und vom Grund des Sees kommt ein seltsames Leuchten. Dazu deuten alle Beweise auf Enni als Täterin. Jemand scheint sie zu sabotieren. Dabei darf sie gerade jetzt nicht von der Schule fliegen! Ihr Bruder Noah ist nämlich von zu Hause abgehauen und sucht sie überall. Zum Glück stehen ihre unausstehlichen neuen Freunde ihr bei.

When orphaned Mary Lennox arrives at Misselthwaite Manor, her uncle's estate, everybody said she was the most disagreeable looking child ever seen. Depressed and withdrawn, Mary stumbles upon an arched doorway into an overgrown garden. She later discovers her pampered invalid cousin, tucked away in a dark room. Soon a charming journey into the magical secret garden begins.

Hiding is Roo Fanshaw's special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to disappear at a moment's notice. When her parents are murdered, it's her special hiding place under the trailer that saves her life. As it turns out, Roo, much to her surprise, has a wealthy if eccentric uncle, who has agreed to take her into his home on Cough Rock Island. Once a tuberculosis sanitarium for children of the rich, the strange house is teeming with ghost stories and secrets. Roo doesn't believe in ghosts or fairy stories, but what are those eerie noises she keeps hearing?

One day, villagers from Lacaune, in the mountains of southern France, returned from the woods with a startling story. They’d glimpsed a naked boy digging in the leaves. A year later - in 1798 - the strange, scarred boy appeared again, and this time woodsmen captured him and marched him down the mountain to the village square, where everyone crowded around to take in the spectacle. And so began the curious public life of the boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, whose journey took him all the way to Paris.

Seventeen-year-old Liv Larson's world came crashing down around her six months before Solar Storm Icarus devastated the rest of the planet. Suddenly orphaned, and with all of her carefully constructed plans laid to ruin, Liv must now make a decision that could change everything. Will she give in to her grief, or will she fight for what is left of her family, her friendships, and a future that once existed... Before the Sky Fell?

La madre de Gabriel, un chico de Costa Rica, acaba de morir, y él ha quedado al cuidado de Vicente y Beatriz, una pareja española. Pero el matrimonio tiene otro hijo, Adrián, un muchacho consentido que no para de meterse con Gabriel. Una noche, Adrián es secuestrado por la bruja Ulula, que captura a niños caprichosos para colgarlos como frutos en su bosque del No. Gabriel no duda en emprender una peligrosa búsqueda por lugares mágicos y enfrentarse a la bruja para recuperar a su hermano.

En dreng med to meget forskellige sovedyr. Og en kommune der sørger for at fjerne ham fra hans far og placere ham hos en plejefamilie, hvor der både er tapet, husdyr og madpakker. Det rene Slaraffenland. Så længe det varer.

Muscle Man McGinty can certainly tell some whoppers, but this time he's done the unthinkable. He bragged he can beat the entire block in a game of kickball! On Ramble Street, tough talk about kickball cannot be ignored. For Tamara Ann Simpson, however, this is great news. Now she'll finally be able to prove to everyone what a wormy little runt Muscle Man really is. Of course things would be a lot easier if her best friend Kebsie Grobser were here to help her.

Life for a family on a Nebraska homestead is difficult, with illness and weather causing worries about crops and finances, and conflicts between ranchers and farmers. For 11-year-old Nate's family, the days grow even darker when he gets his leg crushed in a farm accident. To help out, Nate's father brings home John Worth, just off the Orphan Train and dealing with the loss of his own family in a New York City tenement fire.

Little Mary Lennox is a bad-tempered, disagreeable child. When her parents die in India, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle in a big, lonely, old house. There is nothing to do all day except walk in the gardens – and watch the robin flying over the high walls of the secret garden . . . which has been locked for ten years. And no one has the key. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Frances Hodgson Burnett original by Clare West.

Nominated for a National Book Award in 1971, His Own Where is the story of Buddy, a fifteen-year-old boy whose world is spinning out of control. He meets Angela, whose angry parents accuse her of being "wild." When life falls apart for Buddy and his father, and when Angela is attacked at home, they take action to create their own way of staying alive in Brooklyn. In the process, the two find refuge in one another and learn that love is real and necessary.

The Alden children knew there was a mystery at Eaton Place, but they had no idea there would be a ghost there, too! A family friend believes there is a valuable piece of jewelry hidden on her property, but she only has one clue to help them find it. Will they find the treasure? Or will the ghost of the Chattering Bones scare them away first?

A local radio station is holding the Great Detective Race, and the Boxcar Children have entered the contest! They solve riddles and search all over town for clues leading to the grand prize. But when some of the clues turn out to be fake, it's clear that someone is playing unfairly! Who could be trying to ruin the race—and why?

Living in a word that is free of bullying will be a paradise for everyone. A child is struggling for acceptance for something that he has no knowledge of. A terrifying accident has left him partly dead. He lost the first battle, and is now facing rejection.

Runaway orphan Elizabeth learns about life as a misfit pirate, being brave, and finding a true home in this adventurous and heartwarming series. Tighten your sword belt and get ready for a wild ride as Elizabeth journeys the high seas, investigates a mystery with her friends, and sneaks aboard a ship to find treasure.

The Robyn Hood series follows the crusades of thirteen-year-old Robyn Hood, an orphan and benevolent thief who uses her masterful skills to help people in need by taking from those who prey on the weak and innocent. With the help of her ragtag band of sidekicks, the Hoods, Robyn seeks justice against an urban backdrop of mystery, danger, and suspense.

What Is Your Story? is an engaging audiobook that gives children permission to discover their unique journey of adoption or kinship. The book's goal is to normalize the questions children have while at the same time normalizing the need to ask them. Each chapter can be listened to independently and even out of order in an effort to focus on each child's specific story.

Èske w ap chèche yon fason pou apwoche sijè adopsyon an ak pitit ou? Men, yon fason ki inik. Yon ti fi yo te adopte te deside pou li vwayaje pou premye fwa an Ayiti pou l al rankontre ak fanmi matènèl li yo. Paran adoptif li yo te akonpanye l, men li te pè anpil.Poukisa paran matènèl li yo pa t kenbe l? Èske li te genyen kèk pwoblèm?Èske se paske li te tèlman diferan ki koz yo pa t kite l rete ak yo an Ayiti?

On the outside he looks like every other football-mad boy of his age. But he isn't. A story of hope and resilience, this gentle, inspiring audiobook tells the tale of Charlie, a little boy who was taken into care when he was very small. Charlie dreams of finding his forever home to share with his sisters. Sometimes he feels scared. Sometimes he wants to scream and cry (and he does, just a little). But he is strong. He is tough.

Sophia the Christmas Eve Snow Bunny & the Real Gift is about a little white snow bunny who knows what it's like not to have parents at Christmas and to not have any presents to open. But, last year, Santa brought her a fantastic present that she loved. This year, Santa enlists her help to deliver presents to other orphaned animals. Come on her journey as she discovers the real gift of Christmas.