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In The Kingdom of Surfaces, award-winning poet Sally Wen Mao examines art and history—especially the provenance of objects such as porcelain, silk, and pearls—to frame an important conversation on beauty, empire, commodification, and violence. In lyric poems and wide-ranging sequences, Mao interrogates gendered expressions such as the contemporary “leftover women,” which denotes unmarried women, and the historical “castle-toppler,” a term used to describe a concubine whose beauty ruins an emperor and his empire

Rhythm of Fire tells the story of 11-year-old twin boys who inadvertently kill an old woman. She dies of smoke inhalation in her rural shop crammed with Christmas decorations, A complex story unfolds leading to her identity and some unexpected developments following her tragic death.

Arrietty wakes one morning to find her mother gone. Turning to her father for reassurance, she gets the terrifying sense that he—and others—are hiding a crime too dreadful to name.

Frau Barsch ist zurück und übernimmt erneut die Leitung der Schule, bereit für einen geregelten und strukturierten Schulalltag. Doch kaum hat sie begonnen, Ordnung zu schaffen, stürzt sie in ein Meer von Unordnung und Turbulenzen. Das Chaos beginnt, als Frau Barsch Herrn Philipp Philipp verdächtigt, ihren Schlüssel gestohlen zu haben – eine Anschuldigung, die zu einer Kette von Missverständnissen und komischen Zwischenfällen führt.

As the son of a specialist in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Rob isn’t exactly the poster child for alternative medicine. However, after some of the best neurologists in the world diagnosed him with narcolepsy but were powerless to treat it effectively, Rob set out on an almost two-year mission to find a cure for the sleep disorder.

Heute hat Herr Philipp Philipp eine ganz neue und spannende Idee für seine Schüler: Die Kinder sollen sich ein Theaterstück ausdenken, vorbereiten und aufführen. Während Layla und Bibo Feuer und Flamme für dieses Projekt sind, ist Chanel ganz auf den kommenden Tag fixiert: ihren Geburtstag. Hoffentlich vergessen die beiden Freunde diesen besonderen Tag nicht.

In einem lebendigen Mix aus Schulalltag und unerwarteten Wendungen navigiert Layla durch zwei unterschiedlicher Tage: Von der Ankunft einer neuen, mysteriösen Vertretungslehrerin, die für Spannung im Klassenzimmer sorgt, bis hin zu einem scheinbar verhängnisvollen Tag, der Layla an ihre Grenzen bringt und in einem überraschenden Twist endet.

Discover the ultimate Childproofing Handbook to transform your home into a fortress of safety for your little ones! In this comprehensive guide, I unveiled essential strategies and tips for safeguarding every nook and cranny of your home, ensuring peace of mind for parents and a secure environment for children. From childproofing essentials to room-by-room safety assessments, I've got you covered.

Bree leaves her backwoods home for the city. Her stalled vehicle blocks rush hour traffic. Snarky police chief Rex takes his tragic morning out on her. Theft brings them together, until Bree is suspected in a brutal slaying. Her sleuthing makes her a target when Bree has what the killer wants.

Written by Walter Stevens, an avid birdwatcher, this book is full of factoids about the marvelous Ruby-Throated Hummingbird species. This enchanting tale gives a fictional, but plausible, account of the first year in the life of this brave, adventurous creature.

Halloween has nearly arrived, but a young witch is in a pickle. She has cast a spell and shrunk herself by mistake! When a gust of wind blows her out to sea, her best friend, a little ghost, goes with her. They find themselves landing on Rubbish Island where the Tindims haven't met witches or ghosts before, and the witch and ghost didn't know the Tindims even existed. But Skittle, Brew, Pinch and the gang are soon helping their spooky new friends get back to the right size and home in time for their Halloween parade.

Frau Bohnenkemper-Müller ringt mit ihrer ungewollten Beförderung zur Schuldirektorin, nur um von ihrer Überforderung überrollt zu werden. Ihr Nachfolger, Herr Philipp Philipp, entpuppt sich als ebenso unbeholfen in seiner neuen Rolle als Direktor, was zu einem chaotischen Reigen von Missgeschicken und schulischen Skandalen führt. Ein humorvoller Einblick in das Herzstück des Schulbetriebs, wo das Direktorenkarussell für Aufruhr sorgt.

In dieser charmanten Folge erleben die Schüler des Klassenzimmers aufregende und emotionale Momente. Tessa findet überraschend einen Liebesbrief, der die ganze Klasse in Aufruhr versetzt und für viel Gesprächsstoff sorgt. Währenddessen durchlebt Bibo eine emotionale Achterbahnfahrt, als er sich mit den Herausforderungen und Freuden des großen Bruderseins auseinandersetzt. Die Kinder lernen wichtige Lektionen über Freundschaft, Zusammenhalt und die süßen sowie die herausfordernden Seiten des Erwachsenwerdens.

Frau Bohnenkemper Müller ist im Urlaub und Herr Phillipp Phillipp krank, was Frau Barsch und Frau Klein vor große Herausforderungen stellt, als sie den Schulalltag alleine meistern müssen. Plötzlich tritt ein mysteriöser Vertretungslehrer, Herr Schwarz, auf den Plan, dessen Methoden und Verhalten Frau Barsch und Frau Klein misstrauisch machen. Überfordert von der Situation und dem zusätzlichen Stress entscheidet sich Frau Klein für eine kurze Auszeit und schickt ihre identische Zwillingsschwester an ihre Stelle.

Crow Mathison knew that he frightened his tenant and not just a little. He had seen the look of terror written all over her face the moment she saw him. But he couldn’t deny it: thinking of Melissa gave him an adrenaline rush. Prissy, mousy, holier than thou, soccer mom Melissa. She was skinny, uptight, and totally immune to the outlaw biker thing he had going on. She avoided him, ignored him, and called him out on his bullshit every step of the way. And he couldn’t get enough of her.

"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844. It is about Giacomo Rappaccini, a medical researcher in Padua, Italy, who grows a garden of poisonous plants. He brings up his daughter to tend the plants, and she becomes resistant to the poisons, but in the process she herself becomes poisonous to others.

Billy Brock and his friends reunite for a journey into space when the leader of a hostile alien race comes to Earth seeking revenge for the death of Diomedes, his mate, and her offspring. The danger never stops as Billy and his group face death with terrifying consequences.

While working on an archaeological dig at Oakhampton Castle in Devon, David Kindle and his team unearth an unexpected find - the body of a young girl, Julie Jones. It quickly becomes clear that she is yet another victim of the serial killer, nicknamed the Shadow, who has been terrorising the town for weeks. On his tracks are DI Cynthia Jackson and PI Jordan Lewis.

Do you often feel like everything is your fault? Are you always giving yourself away in the form of time, money, and energy? Are you constantly seeking praise from others or else you fear something bad will happen? Then this book is for you. You feel like you are weak and, in the process, it’s leaving you feeling completely drained, anxious and uncertain in your everyday life.

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jordan Cartwright is about to learn the meaning of true love...from her cat! In book three of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after feeling rejected by her best friend Avery because of Valentine’s Day, Jordan wonders if she can still be friends with him. As she tries to avoid Avery, Jordan witnesses some strange behavior from her cat Blizzard. When Blizzard goes missing during a snowstorm, Jordan enlists Avery’s help to find him. Will Jordan and Avery find Blizzard, or will his strange behavior remain a secret forever?