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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2024]
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Darcy, a firm believer in love at first sight, finds herself stranded at a bus station the night before leaving for college, until she meets Russell, sparking a whirlwind of unexpected adventures and heartfelt connections as they unravel the possibility of falling in love in just one day.
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Mark only has one emotion: anger Fourteen-year-old Mark feels betrayed by his father, who has recently remarried. He spends his time feeling resentful and angry, especially after a humiliating experience with a girl. Mark's mood only worsens until even his best friends have had enough. When he recklessly decides to take his stepmother's car for a spin, he meets with near-tragic consequences. Can he learn to let go of his anger before things get out...
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Tales for the Peeps is a collection of stories written for parents to read aloud to their children or to listen as their children read the stories aloud to the parents. Family relationships and social issues represented in these stories can be discussed as a family to establish moral principles.
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The funny, poignant trilogy following a modern British mother as she shepherds her kids through adolescence into adulthood, in one volume.
These three novels chronicle the ups and downs of Lizzie as she navigates motherhood (and stepmotherhood) and her loving, if sometimes dysfunctional, relationships with Cassie, Connor, and Maisy-along with her job at the library, the needs of her ailing mum, and the yearnings of her own heart. Includes:
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My Christmas Angels is a tragic yet heartwarming Christmas story about Greg, a single father whose daughter falls into a coma. Riddled with grief, Greg stays at his daughter's side, he comes to terms with the possibility that his daughter may never wake up. He buries his grief in doing good deeds. Uplifted, Greg takes solace in the realization that through great tragedy can come great blessings.
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You can buy a lot of things with enough money, but you can't buy the truth After Val skips one Sunday dinner with her cousin Michelle's family, everything changes. Val and Michelle's fathers aren't getting along, and she just wanted to avoid the tension that she knew would be on the menu. Val's mom died of cancer two years ago, and now her father's love and her mother's memory are all she has. But Michelle can't let it go, and in her anger she drops...
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Aparecido en 1977, después de ser rechazado por la censura debido a sus «tendencias antisociales», Las cuatro estaciones fue el primer libro de relatos de la prestigiosa autora rumana Ana Blandiana, de quien ya publicamos en Periférica el también extraordinario Proyectos de pasado. Como éste, Las cuatro estaciones se inscribe en la nutrida tradición fantástica de la literatura de su país, a la vez que dialoga con otras tradiciones, de Poe...
10) Go East
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The Sweedies are an average modern family with their share of quirks. They face life with humour and cherish family time, especially with the Grannies.
A trip to Spain brings mishaps – Sally Sweedie, mother to Jen and Ted, misplaces her phone while dealing with treacherous weather.
Back home in Southend for Christmas, two new arrivals join the Sweedies. Howard, father of the household, feels restless and buys a motorcycle, much to his wife's chagrin.
Fast...
11) Secret Star
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When a strange and wild boy walks into her life, Tess is forced to confront a past she had long ago forgotten Fourteen-year-old Tess can't remember the first ten years of her life-and if they were anything like her life now, she'd prefer that they stay forgotten. Since her mother's death, she and her disabled stepfather have lived without a phone, electricity, or even much food on the table. At school, her classmates think she's weird, but she's bigger...
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Varias personas comunes afrontan una situación desconcertante y un joven discapacitado en Brevard, Carolina del Norte, demuestra que juntar la habilidad de cada uno, incluyendo la de un gato, es indispensable para develar ese misterio en Francia. En este relato de suspenso el lector verá que la determinación y la perseverancia reemplazan la falta de otras ventajas y que todos tenemos aptitudes decisivas aunque no lo creamos así. Cada cual está...
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Entre las páginas de este encantador libro de cuentos de Navidad, descubrirás un mundo mágico donde la nieve cae suavemente, los corazones se iluminan con la luz cálida de la esperanza y la alegría se esparce como polvo de estrellas. Cada cuento es una joya cuidadosamente seleccionada, una pequeña lumbre que arde en el rincón más acogedor de tu imaginación.Sumérgete en relatos entrañables que te transportarán a aldeas cubiertas de nieve,...
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Embark on a transformative journey with "Parenting with a Wink: Embrace the Journey, Laugh at the Mishaps." Uncover the art of creating lasting family connections through playful interactions, crafting traditions that stand the test of time, and embracing the joy of screen-free moments. Explore the wonders of outdoor adventures, nurture individual passions, and triumph over challenges together. This ebook is your roadmap to a home filled with love,...
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Jade and Dale Blyth moved to Mount Clover for a new start and to be closer to where Dawin Horizon was moored only to discover that they had been labelled as "outsiders" by the secretive locals. Mount Clover is steeped in mystery and legends which had the township caught between a chasm where present and past morphed into an otherworld where dark shadows hovering in the morning light seemed like ghosts of long ago creeping up buildings and tiptoeing...
17) Political Timber
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Gordie Foley can't wait to coast through his senior year-so how did he end up running for mayor? The best girl, the best car, and the best class schedule-Gordie Foley has it all in his final year of high school. When his beloved grandfather, the former mayor of the town, gives Gordie his trademark Studebaker Gran Tourismo Hawk for his eighteenth birthday, Gordie can't wait to live the most awesome senior year ever. But his grandfather has other plans....
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The novella 'Beyond Countless Grief' takes readers on the heartbreaking journey of Gaurav. After suffering the devastating loss of K, his beloved, Gaurav's world is torn apart. He moves through the wreckage of his life, forever hearing melodies that recall memories of K. As he assembles the pieces of his shattered existence, he finds a number of mementos that embody love, sorrow, and hope. With heartfelt grief and remembrance, Gaurav embarks on a...
19) Marly the Kid
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Sometimes you just have to pack a suitcase and walk out the door Marly knows her older sister, Kit, is tall, beautiful, and outspoken-everything Marly isn't. But does everyone have to remind her of it all the time? Since her parents' divorce, her mom hasn't had a single nice thing to say-and even if she did, she's always working. So Marly packs her bags and catches the bus to stay with her dad. She knows he'll want her, and hopefully his new wife...
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A tale of two brothers, one lucky hat, and a whole lot of style Ben and Charlie are utterly preoccupied with fashion: Older brother Ben thinks he represents the cutting edge of what's hip, and younger brother Charlie tags along. Chief among Ben's treasure chest of dapper duds is his good-luck Bogie hat, a fedora that makes him look like Humphrey Bogart. But when Ben starts dating a girl named Penny, his notion of what's cool and what isn't gets thrown...
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