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Of The Lion of St. Mark, G.A. Henty wrote: "I have laid my story in the time not of the triumphs of Venice but of her hardest struggle for existence, when she defended herself successfully against the coalition of Hungary, Padua, and Genoa, for never at any time were the virtues of Venice, her steadfastness, her patriotism, and her willingness to make all sacrifice for her independence more brilliantly shown.

Evie slowly finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies in this brilliant mystery that won the 2008 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when the Taliban burn down the...

Only He Can Bring What They Need to Survive. In the year 2250, water is scarce, and those who control it control everything. Sixteen-year-old Luca has struggled with this truth, and what it means, his entire life. As the son of the Deliverer, he will one day have to descend to the underground...

Gary Paulsen was one of the kids who slipped through the cracks, until art and dogs saved him. So are Jake, Jojo, and Jamie, all 12-year-olds who, like Gary Paulsen, had to grow up too fast. Gary Paulsen’s three poignant novellas add up to an unforgettable book.

Growing up Mexican-American in Fresno, California in the 1950’s and 60’s might not have been easy, but it was certainly never boring for young Gary Soto, his brother Rick and sister Debra. As this compilation of 21 short stories and articles illustrates, there is no limit to the amount of fun a child can have, or how much he can terrorize siblings and neighbors if his imagination is active.

YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Based on a true story, this novel tells the heartwrenching story of a girl in the midst of civil war in Guatemala. In her remote Guatemalan village, 14-year-old Gabriela is known as Tree Girl for her habit of fleeing to the forest and climbing high to...

Luke knows his I´nupiaq name is full of sounds white people can’t say. He knows he’ll have to leave it behind when he and his brothers are sent to boarding school hundreds of miles from their Arctic village. At Sacred Heart School things are different. Instead of family, there are students - Eskimo, Indian, White - who line up on different sides of the cafeteria like there’s some kind of war going on. And instead of comforting words like tutu and maktak, there’s English. Speaking I´nupiaq - or any native language - is forbidden.

In this sensitive, swiftly paced story, listeners will find echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird as Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship, and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.

Fifteen-year-old Nawra lives in Darfur, Sudan, in a camp for refugees displaced by the Janjaweed’s trail of murder and destruction. Nawra cannot read or write, but when a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs her with an American donor, Nawra dictates her thank-you letters. Putting her experiences into words begins to free her from her devastating past - and to brighten the path to her future. K. C. is an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, who hates reading and writing - or anything that smacks of school.

Un libro que da respuesta a muchos interrogantes sobre la inmigración y la multiculturalidad. En este nuevo diario, Carlota se plantea el tema de los derechos humanos y la inmigración. Así, con la ayuda y experiencia de algunos compañeros de clase de orígenes distintos, decide escribir sobre ello. Y es que, una vez más, Carlota está decidida a recabar la máxima información posible para formarse una opinión propia. A partir de 12 años.

Kærester er haram i Anisas familie! Det betyder forbudt. Moster Leila siger, at en pige er som en hvid væg. Hvis hun er sammen med en mand før hun bliver gift, så kommer der en sort plet af skam på væggen. Den er beskidt. Uren. Ødelagt. Anisa er sammen med Johannes. En dag bliver det opdaget og Anisa har brug for hjælp. Men tør hun stole på sine veninder, Kadidja og Muna? Så får Anisa en idé, som kan sikre deres venskab - for evigt. Det kræver blot, at de alle tre sætter noget på spil.

Anisa stikker af fra sin familie og flytter ind hos sin danske kæreste Johannes. Hun ønsker ikke at svigte sin familie, men vil de acceptere hendes valg? Er det muligt at forene to kulturer? Det er svært at gøre det rigtige, når alting føles forkert. Bogen er en selvstændig fortsættelse af "Haram" (2016).

Dziesięć stron świata i dziesięć historii piętnastolatków żyjących w różnych miejscach na świecie: na Białorusi, w Danii, w Finlandii, w Indiach, w Japonii, w Kolumbii, w Polsce, w Senegalu, na Ukrainie i w USA. Cesaria pracuje jako prostytutka, ale marzy o tańcu. Noburo od dwóch lat tkwi w wirtualnym świecie, bojąc się powrotu do rzeczywistości. Santosh stopniowo ślepnie w fabryce dywanów, do której został porwany jako pięciolatek. Anlę chcą wydać za mąż, nie dostrzegając jej wybitnych zdolności i chęci do nauki.

Carlin flieht vor ihrer Mutter, deren psychische Krankheit ihr Leben einschränkt. Bei ihrer Oma in Caladale angekommen, fühlt sich Carlin endlich frei. Da begegnet sie Arran Mackay, dem wohl nervtötendsten Schotten der ganzen Grafschaft. Sie ist wie vor den Kopf gestoßen von seiner Gleichgültigkeit allem und jedem gegenüber. Und doch fühlt sie sich bei Arran, der nach einem Unfall im Rollstuhl sitzt, sicher. Dann sollen die Ländereien um Caladale verkauft werden und Arran will, obwohl seinem Vater das Land gehört, nichts dagegen unternehmen!

Carlin flieht vor ihrer Mutter, deren psychische Krankheit ihr Leben einschränkt. Bei ihrer Oma in Caladale angekommen, fühlt sich Carlin endlich frei. Da begegnet sie Arran Mackay, dem wohl nervtötendsten Schotten der ganzen Grafschaft. Sie ist wie vor den Kopf gestoßen von seiner Gleichgültigkeit allem und jedem gegenüber. Und doch fühlt sie sich bei Arran, der nach einem Unfall im Rollstuhl sitzt, sicher. Dann sollen die Ländereien um Caladale verkauft werden und Arran will, obwohl seinem Vater das Land gehört, nichts dagegen unternehmen!

È il giorno che si aspetta da tutta una vita. È il diciottesimo compleanno di Francesco, e lui sta preparando un viaggio. Lo ha promesso a Kappa, il suo migliore amico: una volta scattata l'ora "X" partiranno insieme. A piedi. Vogliono andare a vedere come è fatta una frontiera, vogliono che le montagne raccontino loro delle storie del passato. È il presente, per chissà quale ragione, ad apparire lontano - come se ci fossero da regolare dei conti, prima di tutto. Nel frattempo Abdullah - Ab -, coetaneo di Fra e Kappa, ha lasciato casa sua.

Lex, un jeune de dix-sept ans, accompagne sa mère, une auteure-compositrice anishnabée, à Rivière-Ahmic, le village du nord de l’Ontario où elle a vu le jour. Fleur Monague espère y relancer sa carrière en chantant à un spectacle organisé dans le but de protéger des dunes sacrées menacées par l’exploitation forestière. De son côté, Alex s’éprend de Danika Copecog, une Anishnabée qui l’initiera aux secrets de la nature. Les pépins s’enchaînent et forcent Alex et sa mère à prolonger leur séjour dans la communauté.

Hawk, a First Nations teen from northern Alberta, is a cross-country runner who aims to win gold in an upcoming competition between all the schools in Fort McMurray. But when Hawk discovers he has leukemia, his identity as a star athlete is stripped away, along with his muscles and energy. When he finds an osprey, "a fish hawk," mired in a pond of toxic residue from the oil sands industry, he sees his life-or-death struggle echoed by the young bird.

Life is changing for Canada's Anishnaabek Nation and for the wolf packs that share their territory. In the late 1800s, both Native people and wolves are being forced from the land. Starving and lonely, an orphaned timber wolf is befriended by a boy named Red Wolf. But under the Indian Act, Red Wolf is forced to attend a residential school far from the life he knows, and the wolf is alone once more. Courage, love and fate reunite the pair, and they embark on a perilous journey home. But with winter closing in, will Red Wolf and Crooked Ear survive? And if they do, what will they find?