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Zu Beginn der 30er Jahre wird das einfache Fischermädchen Chiyo in die alte Kaiserstadt Kyoto gebracht...

Theo and her brother, Marco, threw the biggest party of the year. And got caught. Their punishment? Leave Arizona to spend the summer with their grandmother in the rainy beachside town of Nightfall, Oregon—population 846 souls. The small town is cute, when it’s not raining, but their grandmother is superstitious and strangely antisocial. Upon their arrival she lays out the one house rule: always be home before dark.

Pat e Isabel O'Sullivan quieren ir al mismo colegio que sus amigas, pero su madre ha decidido enviarlas al Santa Clara. Las mellizas han aceptado el cambio, pero tienen un plan secreto...¡hacer diabluras hasta que las cambien de colegio!

Desde el inicio de la alerta sanitaria, Manuela Mauri no ha tenido un respiro y por primera vez en su vida se siente desbordada por los acontecimientos. En medio del caos, un doble crimen ocurrido en Alcalá de Henares le quitará el sueño: Carlota, una joven de diecinueve años, avisa a la policía al encontrar a su padre y a su madrastra muertos a tiros en su casa. Una fiesta ilegal y el testimonio de diez jóvenes en guerra con la sociedad serán claves en la resolución del caso. Una novela policial que va mucho más allá de la investigación de un homicidio.

Was gibt es heute zu entdecken? Der Tag hat gerade erst begonnen und schon jetzt scheint eine Idee der nächsten zu folgen. Ein Kinderzimmer wird zum großen Meer und ein Nachmittag mit dem großen Bruder bringt ganz neue Erkenntnisse mit sich. Und was wartet morgen? Die Überraschung wird groß sein, denn auch dort gibt es etwas zu entdecken. Doch was kann das sein?

To study the history of the world, especially Europe, is to discover the history of the Church. For, the Church has always played an integral part in the annals of history, as she continues to follow her master Jesus Christ, who told the apostles, “I will be with you till the end of the world.” For, since the children of God are living in the world, then so must the happenings of the world be intertwined with Mother Church as her children are affected by the world they live in.

Helping her aunt grow her floristry business has given a new purpose to Tracy’s life. She’s delighted to be introduced to a young entrepreneur who plans to open the trendiest restaurant in the Pacific Northwest. The addition of her lily arrangement transforms a dull-looking room into a swanky functional space that has everyone responding in awe and admiration. On the opening night of the restaurant, things take a sour turn when the jovial atmosphere is ruined by a rival restaurateur. Things go from bad to worse when the spouse of this rival is found dead.

Lolli comes from the Land of Color and speaks directly to children guiding them through stories that they themselves adventure on and feel a part of. Kids love the whimsical nature of following where Lolli takes them and learn things incidentally along the way. A fun and creative approach to mindfulness for children. Parents, use these meditations to help increase your children's self-esteem, enhance your child's imagination, and encourage positive thinking.

Tres meses atrás aparecieron restos humanos en los vertederos de Pinto y Valdemingómez. Pese a haber dedicado ingentes recursos, no se ha encontrado el cadáver completo y no hay una sola pista de la autoría del crimen. Y lo que es peor: tres meses después sigue sin identificarse a la víctima. Manuela se enfrentará de esta manera al mayor desafío de su carrera como inspectora de homicidios: la Operación Vertedero.

In the future, the leaders of Hive nations–nations without fixed location–clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability. But the facade could only last so long. The comforts of effortless global travel and worldwide abundance may have tempered humanity's darkest inclinations, but conflict remains deeply rooted in the human psyche. All it needed was a catalyst, in form of special little boy to ignite half a millennium of repressed chaos.

When I met Donovan Kincaid, I knew he was rich. I didn't know he was filthy. Truth be told, I was only trying to get his best friend to notice me. I knew poor scholarship girls like me didn't stand a chance against guys like Weston King and Donovan Kincaid, but I was in love with his world, their world, of parties and sex and power. I knew what I wanted—I knew who I wanted—until one night, their world tried to bite me back and Donovan saved me. He saved me, and then Weston finally noticed me, and I finally learned what it was to be in their world.

Elspeth Swansome wird dort als Kindermädchen für die kleine Mary eingestellt. Mary hat seit dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Zwillingsbruders William kein Wort mehr gesprochen. Und das Schweigen des Mädchens ist nicht das einzige Rätsel.

We all have stories to tell, but not everyone gets the mentoring and training or encouragement to become a great storyteller. Founded a quarter century ago, Girls Write Now has empowered young women and gender-expansive youth to harness their creative talents, gaining confidence, skills, and a community supporting them in sharing stories the world needs to hear.

This is Under Milk Wood as you've never heard it before. The last completely original audio-only production of Thomas' masterpiece, Under Milk Wood, was in 1954 (two months after Thomas's death). It has been reprised countless times since then for stage, TV, and in book form, but this wholly new version, headed by Iwan Rheon as First Voice, keeps Thomas' original script but brings a bold, modern soundscape and authentic Welsh voices to his vivid storytelling.

Sixteen-year-old Mia is stranded in the middle of the Caribbean. After a mortifying incident in the school cafeteria, her parents decide there is only one way to deal with her meltdown: move onto a battered sailboat and leave everything behind. Her mom and dad think it’s the best decision they’ve ever made. Mia feels like she’s been kidnapped and imprisoned in paradise with no internet and no destination. Her only hope is to hack together a solar-powered satellite phone so she can call her best friend and fix everything.

El nuevo caso de la serie de éxito de la inspectora Manuela Mauri. Más de 100.000 lectores UNA NOVELA NEGRA COMBATIVA. A las puertas de las vacaciones de verano, la inspectora de homicidios Manuela Mauri no pasa por su mejor momento. Ha vivido en poco tiempo varias experiencias que le han hecho comprender que hay sentimientos y vivencias que no se pueden verbalizar y cosas que es imposible nombrar. Lo percibe cuando sus hijos, Manuel y David, le hablan de la repentina muerte de su padre (su exmarido) y ella no encuentra el modo de consolarlos.

"Decoding To Kill a Mockingbird" is meticulously crafted to enhance the understanding and appreciation of one of the most significant novels in American literature. Dive into an in-depth analysis of the novel’s exploration of themes such as racial injustice, moral integrity, empathy, and the transition from innocence to a nuanced understanding of the world.

He's the richest man in Boston. The world is his for the taking. So why can't he forget about the woman who literally fell at his feet in the middle of a downpour? Elizabeth has no job, a bank account that won't last the month, and a stubborn streak of independence that keeps her at arm's length. In her, Alexander sees a lifetime of pain and an untrained submissive unlike any he's ever met - one with fire and strength and fierce intelligence.

Heresies have attacked the Church before, and she is still standing. Jesus made a promise that hell would not prevail against his Church, and he has kept his promise for over 2000 years. That’s all well and true, but how many dead bodies were left behind by the disobedience of a few possibly (or not) well-intentioned dissidents!

Considerada la obra más madura de Lorca, La casa de Bernarda Alba cierra la llamada trilogía de la tragedia -formada también por Bodas de sangre y Yerma-. Su carácter realista y la opresión en el pecho que se siente ante la represión de unas mujeres atrapadas en un frío infierno de luto, celos, silencio y sueños truncados se ha interpretado como un presagio de los oscuros tiempos que se avecinaban y en los que el propio Lorca se convertiría en una víctima prematura.