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Through a series of heart-breaking and poignant letters, come explore the 20-year journey of a child longing for the love of his mentally ill mother while facing seemingly insurmountable odds. Witness Manny's transformation in this coming of age story of a forgotten and disfigured child, born into spirit-crushing poverty in Houston, Texas, and thrust into adulthood all too soon. Crying out to the world for understanding and forgiveness, Manny battles the silent and treacherous enemy of mental illness in his mother's often erratic and sometimes terrifying behavior.

“Bringing together rigorous research and a vibrant writing style” (School Library Journal), Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all Allied spies, courageous and kickass Virginia Hall. When James Bond was still in diapers...

Adapted for young adults from the New York Times bestseller, a riveting and true WWII story of a young man--an American tank gunner--who meets his destiny in an iconic armor duel and forges an enduring bond with his enemy. Shut the hatches. It's time to roll out. You'll find yourself behind...

How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child...and why? And how did their brilliant lawyer save them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true-crime story based on an event dubbed the "crime of...

“Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food—about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, and will give you a new way to look at both cooking and what it means to have a plan.”...

The perfect book for all student journalists, this young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by Pulitzer Prize winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists. Soon to be a major motion picture! Do you want to...

Dream big, follow your passion and never give up. Decorated US Olympian and accomplished hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging you to follow your passions and never give up. The world...

Uma das coisas mais complexas da vida é a luta para aceitar-se. Todos os dias, travamos uma batalha contra nós mesmas, nossos desejos, nossa sexualidade e nosso corpo. Nunca é o suficiente, sempre falta algo. Por Todas Nós surge como um ombro amigo e solidário, mostrando que não estamos sozinhas em nossos sofrimentos diários e precisamos questionar tudo aquilo que a sociedade impõe - sem julgamentos nem padrões preconcebidos.

Life can seem rough for a young man growing up. There are lessons to be learned, experiences to be had, and emotions to be tested. Not all of which will have a positive outcome. Take a journey back to a time before Amazon, smartphones, and streaming media dared exist. A time known as the early 1990s. It may seem simple today, but to someone who has lived it, the world surrounding a teenage-know-nothing could be turbulent and confusing. Patience and optimism must be found somewhere, and somehow, along the way.

Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When the unthinkable happened in her traditional southern family, Mary's quiet childhood was transformed into a journey of discovery amidst the world around her and of all the potential that lay within her.

There is nothing more normal than feeling fear, and there is nothing wrong with fear. Too often, we let it drive us away from our greatness instead of viewing it as an indicator that what we are doing is important. Fear can make us run away from challenges instead of meeting them head on. Fear can stop us from pursuing our dreams. But here's the thing: Fear and progress can co-exist. We can be scared and be great anyway!

Quattro storie di giovani che, di fronte all’insorgere di malattie mortali hanno saputo offrire la loro vita e le loro sofferenze a Gesù: Chiara Luce Badano, Carlo Acutis, Angelica Tiraboschi e Matteo Farina. L'audiolibro contiene una breve biografia di ciascuno e una selezione di brani dei loro scritti a modo di diario. Un audiolibro da ascoltare carichi di tutte le domande che abbiamo nel punto della vita in cui ci troviamo. Non impareremo cose nuove, ma vedremo le cose nuove dentro la carne viva di questi quattro ragazzi di cui ci viene offerta la testimonianza.

The man who would be king is a story about a king who is not a king, yet a still made a king by those who needed a king, not knowing the man they made king would have been a king in another time and another place. It all started in a mid-sized, Midwest, slow metropolitan city known for its many different cultural festivals and events. As a child growing up in a place that seemed all inclusive from the outside and in public view for the world to see, while truly living a totally different life within the small community at large.

Life doesn’t always go as we plan. We face many obstacles and adversities as we grow, and it drives us up a wall. I was lucky enough to learn at an early age that I have to put up a good fight to make it through my toughest times. In this first series of Life Is Untitled, you get to see some of the obstacles and adversities I faced as a child, teenager, and young adult. Join me as I take you through my journey of what shaped me into the man that I am today.

Fully Staffed begins in 1980 with the story of Spike, aka Mr. Wigs, a beautiful Golden Labrador who melts the hearts of everyone he meets, and breaks the hearts of the ones he leaves behind. As a puppy, he surprises all the vets by surviving a life-threatening disease, and goes on to enjoy a long, happy and healthy life. Several years later we meet Spike, then Jake - both Staffordshire Bull Terriers, but totally different in every way. Spike is the bruiser, while Jake is the social butterfly.

Finding Edith: Surviving the Holocaust in Plain Sight is the coming-of-age story of a young Jewish girl chased in Europe during World War II. Like a great adventure story, the book describes the childhood and adolescence of a Viennese girl growing up against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the rise of Nazism, World War II, and the religious persecution of Jews throughout Europe.

Welcome to Brightside—a breathtaking mountaintop town where telepaths are imprisoned and escape is impossible. Or is it? You are Becky, a teenage telepath trapped in this so-called paradise. The guards watch your every move. The wrong thought could get you killed. But you’re done playing it safe. It’s time to escape.

Lunedì mattina. Mi sveglio mia somma e visualizza il tempo in auto: 2 h 30. Giacca in camoscio nero. Una volta emerso, mi rendo conto che sono 2 amici come se fossi il loro autista. È in quel momento che ho deciso di andare a casa. Lascio Angela e la mia giacca preferita mentre lei aveva dimenticato il suo pacchetto di sigarette nella mia auto. Quid Pro Quo. Mi chiedo quando sarò in grado di recuperare la mia giacca.

When you’ve no money and down on your luck.... Business transformation is a very difficult thing to start, let alone finish. This is an amazing and mainly true story (except for Athena) of how a small business, with a defunct business model and in severe financial difficulty, fought to overcome insurmountable odds and huge obstacles. Not just surviving, transforming. From a small network of reactive failing retail stores, into a cutting edge marking leading proactive business to business organization, which has disrupted the industry.

Mark Edwards is infatuated with Vicky Thornton. Right after he enters the seventh grade at Tecumseh Junior High School, he decides to participate in a pie-eating contest. Not just any pie- eating contest, but The Great Lemon Meringue Pie Eating Contest of the seventh grade. Mark has to win to prove his worth to Vicky Thornton.