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The Best Collection of 5 minute stories for children! VOLUME:SIX If you are looking for short stories for kids age 6-8, or short stories for kids 2-4, then luckily, You are on the right page. This book contains some of the handpicked moral stories for kids and night time stories for kids. There are 7 Volumes in the series, and these books promote Honesty, Discipline, self-control, Helpfulness, Generosity, Positivity, Persistence, Gratitude, Hard Work, and more! Each story is designed in such a way that not only does it mesmerize your little devil, but also makes him partake throughout the ...

The year is 1912. Nineteen-year-old Maisie Porter watches from the deck of the SS Oceanic as England fades from view. Her destination is Buccaneer Bay in Australia's far northwest. Her fate: marriage to distant cousin Maitland Sinclair, a man she has never met.

Book Three in the steampunk Land of Twilight Trilogy. How can the most colorful world in the universe turn hapless and gray?! That's what mystifies Sam and Lorna. Falling from the Land of Twilight, their friend Trix shows up at the discarded camper shell where Sam and Lorna are making secret plans. The Arizona desert is no place to hide. Trix and Melvin focus on reviving the Land of Realtime. Both Lorna and Sam's lives depend on it. Twilight and Earth, now interwoven, are crumbling together. How can the four friends unravel themselves and save their worlds? Things take a bad turn when a ...

A missing memory. A brainy sidekick. A journey inside the mind. When 9-year-old science whiz Nettie Newton starts forgetting things—important things—she knows something’s not right. Her science fair project? Gone. Her best friend's birthday? Blanked. Even her favorite moments with Dad are slipping away. That’s when Brainiac, a floating, wisecracking sidekick, bursts from her science journal and reveals the truth: there’s a Memory Thief on the loose... inside her mind. To save her memories—and herself—Nettie must shrink down, suit up, and journey deep into the magical world of ...

The Secret Garden Project A Short Story About Patience, Nature, and Community for Children Ages 4-8 The fourth heartwarming tale in the beloved "What Shall We Do Today?" series that nurtures young minds and warms young hearts When Imani, Tommy, and Maya decide to transform the newly cleaned vacant lot into a community garden, they discover that creating something beautiful takes patience, teamwork, and a little bit of magic. With dirt-smudged cheeks and hope in their hearts, these determined friends embark on their most rewarding adventure yet. This sweet short story helps children learn ...

What Shall We Do Today? The Trail of Treasured Traditions Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on a magical adventure through history, culture, and childhood imagination! When three curious friends discover a mysterious wooden map on their neighborhood steps, they're whisked away on an extraordinary journey down "The Trail of Treasured Traditions." This enchanting children's chapter book combines fantasy with educational content as the children explore three special celebrations all happening on June 2nd: American Indian Citizenship Day: Experience Native American traditions and learn about this ...

Calcutta, 1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company...for a price. Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon, they’re cleansed of their sins by Meena’s beloved aunt Kiran, before the young lovers set sail for the Cape of Good Hope.

A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience and behavioural research, and drawing widely from literature, The Enchanted Hour explains the dazzling cognitive and social-emotional benefits that await children who are read to.

When you do not know what I am, then I am something. But when you know what I am, then I am nothing. What am I? A brain teaser! Brain teasers have been around for thousands of years. Even in this age of video entertainment, brain teasers continue to be popular among kids and adults alike because they have some unbeatable benefits.

Luke Miller embraces being a golden boy. He’s not even ashamed to admit it. But when he goes home, all of that fades away. His mom doesn’t particularly care that he’s in the running to be captain of the basketball team, or that his girlfriend is freaking awesome, or even that he made honor roll the previous year. Well, almost made it.

The women in Clara’s family have always had a secret: They can read minds. Growing up as the last daughter of a wealthy family in the desert of Palm Springs, she has only one wish: to become a star. At 16, she begins her journey into Hollywood and the privileged life of a movie actress, but this time, it is a privilege she will have to earn. Using her cunning, intelligence, and telepathic abilities, Clara Daniels makes the slow rise that will catapult her to fame and change her life forever.

From the moment she arrived to California, architect Lia knows her working trip to the West coast is a disaster. The company that hired her seems determined to discredit both her work and her professionalism. For some strange reason, her house never looks the same twice. Lia’s only consolation is Aiden: The sexy stranger she met on Venice Beach. As mystery piles on mystery, nothing remains constant. Even Lia’s own nature comes into question, as a dark force seeks to claim her for its own evil ends.

In the fourth book in bestselling author Merriweather Hope’s “Fairy Tales & Magical Adventures Series,” Jinn, Stefan, Adam and Kaia are in for their most exciting (and wackiest) adventure yet! After losing Adam in the Time Vortex, Jinn is just one more mistake away from the end of the Fairy Queen’s patience! The protectors of Magic already had enough to worry, let alone a boy lost somewhere inStory Time! Now Jinn knows she’s only got one chance left to prove herself, and she’s determined to help sort things out! But before the friends can worry about saving the Dragon family, or...

Seeking asylum from the wreckage of her life, Yvette Grimm arrives in Australia and overstays her holiday visa. Desperate to carve a life for herself as an illegal British migrant, she invests her hopes in a palm-reader’s prophecy: She is to meet the father of her children before she’s 30. But Yvette is already 29, and the quest takes her on a picaresque journey of self-discovery and transformation. Set in Perth against the backdrop of Australia’s migrant history, present and past, Nine Months of Summer is a moving, relevant, and at times comical story of personal growth.

After years of bullying, Joshua Harper’s life has completely turned around, thanks in no small part to his girlfriend, Eve Devereaux. With the holidays approaching, he’s started to realize that as tough as being in a relationship is, finding her the perfect gift may be even tougher. Christmas is the season for giving. But what do you give the girl to whom you owe everything? Listen to find out.

In 1960's Brooklyn, NY, troubled teen Billy Delaney's life takes a drastic turn. After Billy and his high school friends get arrested during an attempted armed robbery, their lives are torn asunder. Billy struggles with unresolved issues of guilt over his friends' misfortunes. Obsessed to help them get back on track, he continues to seek "the break" that can redeem their lives. But the easy money along the criminal path is enticing, and soon Billy finds himself consumed by the moral struggle between good and evil.

When seven-year-old Peter loses his family, he reluctantly comes to live with the girl next door, Sarah. Years later, on her 18th birthday, Sarah finds a glowing rose in the woods. When Sarah’s mother finds it, she immediately sends the two of them on the run, with nothing more than instructions to run past the new moon. While Sarah must come to grips with the loss of her parents, Peter is fighting another fight within himself: A slow change, despite his efforts to ignore it.

Woodstock is a teenager, growing up restless and bored in the small East Texas town of Werchet. It's the 1980's, and this town seems to never let its citizens leave: to be born in Werchet is to stay there. Woodstock is afraid that delivering pizzas, day after day, will always be his life. Determined to change his future, Woodstock sets goals for himself and plans to escape Werchet’s clutches.

In “Bronc’s Roller-Coaster Ride,” Bronc Pony is every bit as excited as the rest of his friends when he learns about the carnival coming to his hometown of Pasture Hills. But his excitement quickly fades when he finds out about the enormous rollercoaster that is the highlight of the midway. All of his life, Bronc’s friends have admired his strength and bravery; after all, he’s a big strong pony, and nothing should scare him—right? Wrong! How can Bronc keep his friends from finding out how terrified he is about the new rollercoaster… especially now that one of his friends is ...

In the distant land of Platonia, ancient protectors of the Gracies are dying; only the Gemwings can restore the magic within the Well of Life. After four Gracies volunteer to search for the Gemwings, Platonia comes under attack. Prince Daerahil lives in exile. Something dangerous is drawing ever closer to him; a shape hunting his soldiers in the shadows of Plaga Erebus, the land of wounded darkness.