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Cass is a drifter. When she inherits an old Queen Anne Victorian in rural Oregon from her great-aunt Alexandra, all she wants is to quickly offload the house and move on to bigger and better things. But the residents of the small town have other plans in mind. Her neighbors are anxious for her to help them thwart the plans of a land developer eager to raze Alexandra’s property, while a mysterious girl in the woods needs Cass’s help understanding her own confusing, possibly supernatural abilities.

"I Can" Evangelism guides readers away from the "I can'ts" that prevent them from sharing God's love and shows what they can do to share their faith every day.

Part memoir, part social history, in Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies), Elisa Bernick uses her family’s experiences to explore Minnesota’s legacy of antisemitism and the struggle for women’s rights during the 1960s and early 1970s. She tells both heartbreaking and hilarious stories about being the only Jews in the suburb of New Hope during this period and shows how being considered “different” took a toll on her family, particularly her mother.

Down in the jungle where nobody goes, there is something very exciting going on! If you are very quiet, you will see lots of very busy animals. But what they are getting ready for? Then join in the party spirit by singing along with this well-loved song, and imitating the animals’ actions as you do!

The official White House menorah is a symbol of strength and perseverance against seemingly insurmountable odds. It was created from a piece of reclaimed wood salvaged during a Truman-era renovation of the building. That beam of White House wood sat in storage for seventy years, through thirteen different presidents. It might have been destroyed, but instead it waited for its new purpose. And so, in 2022, it was transformed into a menorah that will shine its beams of light every year, celebrating the resilience and permanence of Jewish people in America and abroad.

Philadelphia. Nel quartiere esclusivo Rosewood, quattro ragazze vivono tranquille tra manicure, pettegolezzi e problemi d'amore. L'intellettuale Aria ha una storia con il suo professore; Hanna, fashionist incallita, è sempre a caccia di vestiti e accessori; la raffinata Spencer vede in segreto il fidanzato di sua sorella, mentre Emily è alle prese con una strana attrazione per una nuova compagna di classe.

In "Miami by Fujian", Mariel is a young girl who is struggling with her identity. As a Chinese-American being raised by her adoptive Latino family in Miami, she doesn't understand who she really is. Mariel feels connected to her Latino culture, but all of the other kids make fun of her. After a trip to China, where she was born, Mariel learns about her Chinese heritage. Seeing the orphanage and all the children who are still up for adoption allow Mariel to be happy with her life. Also included are two other stories of heritage and diversity: "Amy's Metaphor" and "From Scratch".

In her critically acclaimed debut story collection, Elisa Albert boldly illuminates an original cross section of disaffected young Jews. With wit, compassion, and a decidedly iconoclastic 21st-century attitude, in prose that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, Albert has created characters searching for acceptance, a happier view of the past, and above all the possibility of a future.

Seren Doughty is a forty-two-year-old author who has written nothing in the five years since her daughter's murder. Divorced and alone in her Edinburgh flat, Seren's only relationship has been with Alex, a library research assistant too young and eager for her. So when her former editor approaches her agent with the idea for a ghost story, Seren immediately thinks of the abandoned island of Finish in the Outer Hebrides and seizes the opportunity to commit herself to a new project.

Questo audiolibro racconta di Elisa e Paolo, due ragazzi alle prese con la difficile gestione delle emozioni e del rapporto con gli altri. È un libro speciale: mentre lo leggi ti aiuta a stare meglio, a superare alcune convinzioni che spesso rendono le cose più complicate di quel che sono, a trovare dentro di te le risorse per affrontare le sfide quotidiane. È un libro magico, pensato per te, per farti divertire e star bene.

Cuando Nuria, que trabaja de dibujante en una revista satírica, se queda sin empleo a causa de los recortes, se enfrenta a las avispas que duermen en la infancia. Una llamada telefónica es el aguijón que lo desencadena todo. Su verdadero padre, del que ella y su hermano Raúl perdieron el rastro hace años, ha reaparecido. Y está en la UCI. Su infancia luminosa con él, los encontronazos con su madre, su miedo a las avispas, un terror que Nuria conjura dibujándolas obsesivamente, emergen con fuerza, en contraste con su vida presente, insegura y precaria.

A radiant appearance. Boundless energy. Effortless weight management. Supercharged health and well-being. Forget facelifts and fancy wrinkle creams-the fountain of youth is in the foods you eat and simple exercises and behaviors that will turn back the clock. Acclaimed nutritionist and wellness expert Elisa Zied shows you how to jump-start weight loss, reduce stress, improve sleep, banish mood swings and love the vibrant woman you see in the mirror.

Parenting is hard enough, but when you have a child with ADHD, traditional parenting is not enough. It takes a super-parent to raise a child with ADHD, and as much as you may not feel super right now, you can be that parent. In The Super Parents, you will learn everything you need to understand and support your child with ADHD.

Alle gegen einen! Und Juli Zeh und Elisa Hoven gegen Vorurteile. In der 6a ist ein Verbrechen geschehen: Marie, dem beliebtesten Mädchen der Klasse, wurden die Pausenbrote gestohlen. Schnell scheint klar, dass nur einer als Täter in Betracht kommt: Konrad. Der ist neu in der Klasse und hat noch keine Freund*innen gefunden. Statt auf dem Schulhof verbringt er die Pausen im Klassenraum. Wer soll es denn sonst gewesen sein? Konrad jedoch ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst. Und als die Kinder auf die Idee kommen, in einem Gerichtsverfahren über Schuld und Unschuld zu verhandeln, kommt heraus: Es ist alles ganz anders, als sie dachten.

Die Akademie der Märchen - Erlebe die Helden deiner Lieblingsmärchen alle an einer Akademie! Die neue Serie der Nummer 1 Bestseller-Autorin von "Akademie der Götter". "Ich wusste, dass du alles verändern kannst." Seit Anbeginn der Zeit stehen die beiden Magier Merlin und Morgana im Wettstreit miteinander. Merlin nutzt vermeintliche Helden, und Morgana vermeintliche Schurken, um die Geschicke der Welt in ihre Richtung zu lenken. Es ist ein Kampf, der seit Ewigkeiten tobt. Und der jetzt ein Ende findet. Denn als Gwynnifer von Morgana an die Akademie der Märchen schickt, verändern sich die Dinge.

It is summer in Tokyo. Claire finds herself dividing her time between tutoring twelve-year-old Mieko, in an apartment in an abandoned hotel, and lying on the floor at her grandparents': daydreaming, playing Tetris, and listening to the sounds from the street above. The heat rises; the days slip by. The plan is for Claire to visit Korea with her grandparents. They fled the civil war there over fifty years ago, along with thousands of others, and haven't been back since.

"Alison copia i movimenti dell'uomo. Si sorprende con tutta la mano dentro la gonna e le dita nella figa. L'uomo tira fuori le dita e le lecca. Una alla volta." Nel tentativo di rendere più stuzzicante e piccante la loro luna di miele, Julia e Jonathan seguono il loro amico José in un villaggio nudista, un sex club e una festa di scambisti a Cap d'Agde. La riservatezza iniziale della coppia sparisce rapidamente e i due cominciano a esplorare il resort come se fosse un parco a tema erotico.

When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life which consumes her daughter, Laura. The medical examiner's report, in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events. To bear witness to the unbearable blank space between each itemised entry. What emerges is a picture of a life lived in the shadows as well as an attempt to discover how and why her mother died.

»Lesung« ist ein Podcast in dem Klassikerausschnitte, philosophische Werke und Gedichte u.a. von Goethe, Trakl, Heine, Kant, Nietzsche und Lessing von Elisa Demonkí gelesen werden. »Das Wort sei die Macht in deinem Ohr, dein Gefühl zu akzeptieren und neu zu erleben.«

During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were freed, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple.