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Dear old Miss Lavendar has a heart as young and merry as Anne's own. But living in the woods with only her maid for company has made Miss Lavendar rather lonely. Can Anne do anything to bring love back into her life?

The minister and his wife are coming to tea, and Anne wants everything to be perfectly elegant. Disaster strikes when Anne drops the beautiful, borrowed serving platter. There's no way around it, Anne must find a new platter. But doing so leads her into even more trouble than before....

Once again, Anne finds herself competing against Gilbert Blythe. If Anne wins the Avery scholarship, she can continue her studies—but if the Avery is given to Gilbert, Anne's dreams will be dashed. Whose name will top the list when the winner is announced?

Anne swears that she didn't lose Marilla's precious amethyst brooch-but where is it? Anne was the last one to see it, and Marilla is sure Anne must have taken it. Now the church picnic is drawing near and Anne is desperate to go. Can she clear her name or will the cloud of suspicion still linger?

Anne and Diana are kindred spirits-best friends who always understand each other. But when Anne starts school, her hot temper gets her into trouble. Gilbert Blythe may be the most popular boy in the class, but his teasing soon turns him into Anne's bitter enemy!

All too often, Anne's imagination distracts her from her work. Marilla knew it wouldn't be easy to bring up such a daydreamer—but she didn't expect that she'd have to deal with Anne's fiery temper too! Is this the last straw for Marilla, and for Anne's hope of a forever home?

Diana is coming over for tea, and Anne wants everything to be perfect. However, in her haste, she makes a big mistake, and Diana is forbidden from seeing Anne ever again! It takes a near-tragedy for Anne to show she really can be trusted.

The Kennedys considered their home in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, 'The big white house', to be a haven from their busy lives. Yet in the summer of 1944, against the backdrop of WWII, the events that unfolded for them there changed the family forever. Following these events as they played out over the summer of 1944, it culminates with the event that would change them forever: the tragic death of Joe Jr.

Anne has two exciting things to look forward to—the Avonlea concert and then her first ever sleepover at Diana's. However, Aunt Josephine is also visiting Diana's house and she is offended by Anne's impulsive actions. Will Anne find the words to smooth things over?

I can’t contain my smile as we open the white screen door and step into our new home. Building a life with my amazing new husband Archie in this historic farmhouse is my dream come true. This is where we’ll grow old together, and where I can finally forget about my past. Or is it? First, it’s a light left on in the attic, and music playing when no one is home. Next, a faded photograph of me on a hazy summer day long ago, delivered in an unmarked envelope. After years of running, someone has finally found me. My new home, our safe haven, has been threatened.

In the tenements where Lucia lives, everyone dreams of making it to the enchanted island of Estaralla, where mystical fountains reveal your deepest desires, fantastical feasts appear from nowhere, and dark caverns allow you to whisper with the dead. But Lucia Arduini isn’t going to Estaralla to experience miracles. She’s going to steal the most valuable object in the world: the source of the island’s magic. Lucia has five days to steal the source or a dangerous gang will go after her brother. But Estaralla is not what it seems.

Before Coco and Christian, there was Lucile. She was one of the world's most glamorous women and the most famous fashionista of the Edwardian age. Yet, couturiere Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon was born plain Lucy Sutherland and grew up in a stone farmhouse in Ontario, Canada. How she went from a backwoods farm to presiding over an international fashion empire is a remarkable story of unshakeable determination and female achievement at a time when it was thought that a woman's place was in the home.

Discover the lives of 101 trailblazing women and the remarkable things they achieved. This audiobook is packed with bitesize biographies of activists, leaders, athletes, artists, explorers, and STEM innovators. From the celebrated to the overlooked, these women overcame odds, defied expectations and shattered stereotypes and their stories are sure to inspire young listeners and encourage them to dream big.

Decades after Nathalie Hart's fateful mission to Bethesda, Earth teeters on the brink of collapse. As the planet's resources dwindle, the orbital elites of the ruling Yun Ju play a dangerous game with Earth's population from space. Jason Nevsky, driven by his aunt Nathalie's legacy, fights to save a starving planet. But when he uncovers a sinister political plot, he realizes the Yun Ju will stop at nothing to maintain their power. His mission becomes a desperate gambit that could either save Earth or doom it forever.

1941, Pittsburg, California. Sixteen-year-old Annalisa Aiello huddles around the radio with her family when a special announcement shatters her world: Pearl Harbor has been bombed–where her brother is stationed on the USS Arizona. After the United States declares war, Annalisa watches in horror as her father, a Sicilian fisherman, is arrested as an "enemy alien". Grappling with grief and harsh wartime restrictions, Annalisa is forced to undertake an unexpected journey across the country to find her father and uncover the sacrifices of the past.