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In this unique YA anthology, 13 acclaimed, best-selling authors team up with 13 influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view. These fractured, unconventional spins on classics like Medusa, Sherlock Holmes, and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' provide a behind-the-curtain look at villains' acts of vengeance, defiance, and rage - and the pain, heartbreak, and sorrow that spurned them on. No fairy tale will ever seem quite the same again!

Edgar Allan Poe may be 150 years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar or discovered for the first time, listeners will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.

今なお読まれ続ける、太宰治の代表作「人間失格」。破滅的な人間を描きながらも読者を魅了してやまない本作から、子供でも読みやすい幼少期時代の場面を抄録。

"Pet ownership is a big responsibility. Frequently, pets such as dogs are purchased from pet stores without proper thought and planning by the prospective owners about the time, energy, and expense it will require to properly look after the pet. Important questions have to be asked, such as: Why do I want a dog? What is my purpose in having a dog? Am I willing to put in the time to train and manage the animal? What characteristics do I want in a dog? Who in the family is the dog primarily for? Am I willing to look after the expenses involved in having a dog as a pet?

ভরসার মানুষের নাকি অঢেল সম্পত্তি!

পড়ান খুব গরিব, খেতে দিনমজুর খাতে তার তিনকূলে কেউ নেই. বোরো ভালো মানুষ, তার শখ বলতে একটাই ঘোড়া। কিন্তু গরিবের শখ থাকতে নেই. অভাব অনটনের মধ্যেও এক টুকরো দমকা হওয়ার মতো ছিল ওর আঁকার নেশা। ওর হাতের আঁকা কি পারবে ওর দুঃখ ঘোচাতে?

He believed shadow casters were extinct. Now he’s sworn to protect them. Cylos dreams of the old days from his father’s stories, when the legendary shadow casters defended the world. But it’s been over twenty-five years since the Purge, and he’s convinced casters are little more than fairy tales… and without their protection, Malgar is descending into chaos. But after he strikes an unlikely friendship with an old hermit in the mountains above his village, Cylos makes a shocking discovery: shadow casters are still alive.

Books are disappearing from shelves across the country. What does this mean for authors, illustrators, and—most crucially—for young readers? This bold collection of fiction, memoir, poetry, narratives, essays, and other genres explores book bans through various lenses, and empowers teens to fight back. From moving personal accounts to clever comebacks aimed at censorship, fifteen legendary YA authors and illustrators confront the high-stakes question of what is lost when books are kept from teens.

Eine berührende Geschichte über Mut, Wunder und die Kraft des Andersseins. Noah ist ein besonderer Junge: still, einfühlsam und klüger, als alle denken. Doch seine Welt bleibt oft stumm, denn Noah kann nicht sprechen und kämpft immer wieder mit Anfällen, die andere von ihm fernhalten. Nur sein großer Bruder Luke sieht ihn wirklich – versteht ihn ohne Worte. Doch als Luke plötzlich verschwindet, steht Noah vor der größten Herausforderung seines Lebens. Auf sich allein gestellt, muss er seinen Bruder finden und gleichzeitig den Menschen um sich herum beweisen, dass wahre Stärke von innen kommt.

While most of us have had celebrity crushes in our youth, fifteen-year-old Roy Tilson is more fascinated by and perhaps a little obsessed with pop sensation Isaac Barnes, who happens to be from his hometown. One of the benefits of being an inquisitive Tumblr boy is that Roy has discovered a mysterious email alleging to be his heroes circling around the internet. What happens when Roy coincidentally receives a reply from the adored, gorgeous, curly-haired boy who plays the guitar?

Welcome to Saturday Fright at the Movies, where the projector is stuck on mayhem and thirteen B-movie tales are lurching off the screen. In the flickering light of this hallowed multiplex, you'll witness outrageous creature features and gritty found footage, nostalgic popcorn slashers and haunted VHS tapes. Run screaming down the aisles with intergalactic zombie unicorns, tentacled rock-gods, brat-packs of unearthly trick-or-treaters, a goo-monster with an existential crisis, and one starry-eyed coroner as he meets-and-greets his favorite masked maniac.

Relit features sixteen original stories by award-winning Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairytales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of magic. Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them.

This treatise of 6 wholesome teenage tales encapsulates the glorious tradition of Bengali juvenile storytelling, comprising fun-filled banter and caricatured adaptation of pseudo mythology—a perfect gift for the sprouting imaginative minds in the early teens. It is a definitive collectible from the indelible pen of Manoranjan Bhattacharya—the literary stalwart and scholar.

Prepare to be entranced by "Paranormal POV presents: Aliens, Witches, & Ghosts, Oh My!"—an enchanting compilation of short stories that will transport you to the captivating crossroads of the supernatural and the unknown. Dive into a realm where the ordinary collides head-on with the extraordinary, and where the unexplained transforms into the thrillingly suspenseful action and adventure.

Las cinco primeras novelas de la saga Celia de Elena Fortún por primera vez en un solo volumen.

"Mezi okamžikem, kdy oceány pohltily pyšnou Atlantidu, a vzestupem synů Aryových, bylo údobí o němž se dnešním lidem ani nesní. Do něj se zapsal Conan, černovlasý, se zasmušilým pohledem a mečem v pěsti, zloděj, nájezdník a zabiják, plný velkých zármutků i bezuzdného veselí, aby srazil drahokamy zdobené trůny Země pod podrážky svých kožených sandálů.“ Legendární válečník stvořený divokou fantazií texaského spisovatele Roberta E. Howarda je dokonalým archetypem hrdiny – barbar, který se vymanil ze svého kmene, dobrodruh a zkušený cestovatel.

Dostoievski, autor russo reconhecido como um dos maiores de todos os tempos, escreveu um livro em que se discute de forma magistral a culpa, as responsabilidades e as fraquezas do ser humano. Crimes e castigos é uma homenagem a esse gênio da literatura. Sete autores discutem em sete contos aqui reunidos, alguns temas contemporâneos muito delicados e bastante tensos, que sempre resvalam em questões de ética, moral e diferentes concepções de mundo.

Textos curtos, diretos, com a cara de um singelo post numa rede social... Mas a carga de emoção e poesia que o escritor Tiago de Melo Andrade consegue imprimir nesse livro não são nada efêmeras nem passageiras. Um diálogo profundo com a alma humana acontece quando nos deparamos com a literatura em seu estado mais simples. É exatamente essa a sensação que as crônicas desse belíssimo livro transmitem, uma leitura necessária e acolhedora para os leitores de todas as idades e de todos os tempos.

A dance to the death. A monstrous girl who lures people into dark water. A hallway that’s constantly changing—and hungry. All these stories exist within a house unbound from the laws of time and space.

Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love – romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love. Love can be many things – all-consuming, fleeting, vengeful, selfless, toxic, uplifting, and always, a core part of the teen...