Ergebnis für "Rose" in Familienleben

What if you could see yourself as others truly see you? In a quiet greenhouse behind an old stone cottage lives Rosie, a pale pink rose with soft silver-edged petals. Every morning sunlight fills the greenhouse with warmth and beauty, but Rosie struggles to see anything special in herself. Around her stand bright flowers of every kind—towering sunflowers, glowing marigolds, and delicate violets. Compared to them, Rosie believes she is ordinary. Then one day, a mysterious mirror called Glimmer arrives. At first, Rosie thinks it simply reflects appearances.

Twelve-year-old Georgia believes her toothless rescue dog is psychic. With a spin of a Magic 8 Ball, Chester predicts the future with a high degree of probability. He assures Georgia the "outlook is good" for her parents' troubled marriage. He wows her math class by predicting heads or tails with every coin toss. But when the stakes are life or death, Georgia must learn the difference between magic and probability and find her own powers to increase the likelihood of a happy ending.

Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a highly unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology and keeps abreast of the latest developments in crime scene analysis. When her next-door neighbor, a wealthy spinster and eccentric breeder of rare flowers, dies under mysterious circumstances, Myrtle seizes her chance. With her unflappable governess, Miss Ada Judson, by her side, Myrtle takes it upon herself to prove Miss Wodehouse was murdered.

This is the charming, human account of the adventures of lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell as she grows into young womanhood. Rose's greatest attraction undoubtedly is that she's such a real girl. She has her trials and disappointments, her temptations and failures. But with the aid of loving counsel and a level head she manages to turn out into a thoroughly lovable, admirable woman.

Feisty Rose takes center stage as the highly original Casson family faces a long, hot summer. As usual, things are a bit chaotic. Eldest daughter Caddy is now engaged to darling Michael, and she’s not altogether sure she likes it. Saffy and Sarah are on a mission to find Saffy’s biological...

It's a long hot never-ending summer, with no letters for Rose. Tom went back to America, and Rose hasn't heard from him since. No phone calls, no messages, nothing at all. New friend David, however hard he may be trying, is no replacement. And home doesn't offer relief either: Dad's left Mum for a young model, Caddy is questioning her imminent wedding and Saffy is trying to find her real father. Rose is determined to find Tom in New York. But what else will she find on the way?

Dunne verbringt ihre allerersten Sommerferien bei ihrer besten Freundin Ella Frida auf einer Insel. Dort spielen sie den ganzen Tag, bauen Hütten und baden. Jeden Tag telefoniert Dunne mit ihrem Papa, der nach seinem Unfall noch immer im Krankenhaus liegt. Eines Tages kommt er Dunne schließlich besuchen. Im Schlepptau hat er Wanda, seine neue Freundin... Vorbei ist es mit dem Sommeridyll: Dunne ist entsetzt, denn schließlich will sie doch Papas Ein und Alles sein! Zum Glück ergreift Ella Frida für Dunne das Wort.

A fairy-tale reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin. Filled with stunning illustrations. "Emily Winfield Martin — reimagine[s] Brothers Grimm fairy tales, treating delight, with a few grisly bits folded in, as its...

Ros-anna joutuu kolmannen luokan syksyllä muuttamaan Porista Helsinkiin ja aloittaa uudessa englanninkielisessä koulussa. Isä taas muuttaa uuden perheen kanssa Kiinaan ja äiti saa apurahan, jolla matkustaa Italiaan maalaamaan taidetta. Kesäloman alussa Ros-anna matkustaa äitinsä luo Roomaan. Siellä hän tutustuu antiikin kummalliseen historiaan ja vauhdikkaaseen nyky-Italiaan.

Bloomsbury presents Red River Rose by Carole Lindstrom, read by Erin Higginbottom This adventurous historical novel by bestselling author Carole Lindstrom offers readers a dramatic portrayal of a young Métis girl who takes a stand to protect her way of life. Rose, her family, and the Métis...

A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. There’s this thing we call the ‘chain of life’. It’s the way we hand on the things we do and the things we say to the people we know and the people we meet. We may never...

Take a pinch of magic and add some adventure, and you’re ready to indulge in the third delicious and hilarious story of Rosemary Bliss and her magical family, in the BLISS BAKERY series… Rosemary Bliss has won back her family’s magical cookbook and beaten her evil Aunt Lily, but in doing...

A wonderful new story starring old friends and new from the much-beloved Victorian world of Hetty Feather. Rose Rivers lives in a beautiful house with her artist father, her difficult, fragile mother and her many siblings. She has everything money can buy - beautiful dresses, horse-riding lessons, books - but she’s not satisfied. Why can’t she be sent away to a good school like her twin brother? Why can’t she learn to become a famous artist like her father or his friend Paris Walker? Why is life so unfair for people who were not born rich?

James splits his life between his mum’s and his dad’s houses. It’s far from perfect. Especially now Dad doesn’t have time for bike rides with him any more and Mum’s always with her new boyfriend. The constant is Digger, his dog and best friend. He’s the glue that holds the two halves of James’ life together. So when James finds a lump on Digger’s leg, everything changes. Digger is the one he can talk to about anything. But when it’s Digger he needs to talk about, where can he turn?

When life with Jayni's violent-tempered father becomes too frightening to cope with, Jayni, her mum and her little brother Kenny are forced to escape in the middle of the night. Slipping out of the house unseen, travelling up to London by train and checking into a hotel – it's almost like playing an elaborate game. They even make up false identities to protect their secret, and Jayni becomes the glamorous-sounding Lola Rose.

Rosa’s mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs. Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are...

Rose knows that nothing stays the same forever. Still, it's hard to watch her sisters and brother growing up and moving so far ahead of her. Caddy is back, but she's not living at home. And worse—she's broken up with Darling Michael. Saffy and Indigo are so busy, they are seldom home. With her father in London and her mother painting in the shed, Rose is often alone in the house. Maybe that's why she agrees to her new friend Molly's crazy scheme. At least it seems crazy when Rose finds herself locked in the zoo at night with a roaring tiger.

Rose is a young Romany gypsy girl who travels around Romania and Europe in a caravan with her family. Playing music - on their own or with extended family and friends - her life is happy, until Rose suddenly finds herself an orphan after a dreadful car accident. This is the beginning of many changes for Rose as she is forced to adapt to another country and a new family, and she realises that she's not sure of her identity. A powerful novel of loss and growing up from acclaimed author Sally Grindley.

On her tenth birthday, Leah receives a surprise gift from glamorous Aunt Olivia, Mama's only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It is a red rose box. Not many people in 1958 Louisiana have seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses, filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes...

I’m Lucy Rose and here’s the thing about me: I am eight and according to my grandfather I have the kind of life that is called eventful, which means NOT boring. According to my mom and my grandmother I’m what they call a handful. And according to my dad I am one smart cookie. I say I am...