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You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt ...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at...

Soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, they also attacked U.S. military installations in the Philippines. For the army and navy nurses stationed there, what had been a peaceful outpost quickly turned into a raging war zone. When the U.S. and Philippine forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and the fortress island of Corregidor, the nurses followed them to the field hospitals to care for the wounded. Persevering through enemy assault and imprisonment, these heroic women became angels of mercy amid the war in the Pacific.

Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do. Telling doubters, "If I don't, who will?" Betsy became one of England's greatest reformers and one of the nineteenth century's most beloved people. Guided by her Quaker values, she led efforts in education and literacy, prison reform, and—together with figures such as William Wilberforce and Thomas Fowell Buxton—the abolition of slavery.

Aria Blue seems like an ordinary 12-year-old. She loves music, and colorful shoelaces, and taste-testing various types of cookies. But there is much more to Aria than meets the eye. She can use her shadow like a door to travel from place to place. She can dream things into existence. And she can see when certain people need help. Because Aria is a guardian angel. Her mission? To find and guide three different girls - Gabby, Caroline, and Mikayla - through their different problems. If she succeeds, Aria will earn her wings.

Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's advice to "treat all people-even...

This children’s storybook, Lucia, the Brave Helper, gently introduces young listeners to the meaningful role and soothing presence of a Child Advocacy Center’s Certified Facility Dog, adding emotional depth while remaining age-appropriate and compassionate.

Em algum lugar um anjo está escutando....É véspera de Natal. Os presentes já estão embrulhados ao pé da árvore enfeitada. Mas o pai de Graça é pescador e não está conseguindo voltar para casa por causa de uma grande tempestade em alto-mar. Para a sorte de Graça, tem alguém lá em cima olhando por eles....

Angel Spider is no ordinary spider—she has bright wings, a glowing halo, and a heart full of kindness. When she meets a shy little caterpillar hiding behind a leaf, she gently encourages him to come out of his shell and discover the magic of being himself.

Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at one another and drawing. But they are also a LITTLE BIT special ... because Corky and Loopy are angels. But, when Corky and Loopy decide to help a pavement artist named Sid, a very COLOURFUL adventure begins. Because ANYTHING can happen when you start drawing!

In the fall of 1955, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson learns she will be the only one of her friends attending a previously all-white school. However, not everyone supports integration and Dawnie must endure the realities of racism firsthand. In time, Dawnie learns that the true meaning of justice comes from remaining faithful to the integrity within oneself.

While exploring The Treasure Chest, Felix and Maisie are transported to a Massachusetts farm in 1836. Disappointed that they have not landed in their beloved New York City, they wonder why they were brought to Massachusetts to meet a young girl named Clara Barton. Perhaps Clara has a message for...

What does surfing, basketball, girls, best friends, and a gang of bullies all add up to? A whole lot of fun for Brett Buyer and his Beach Angel. Meet Brett Buyer. He's on not one, but two basketball teams, which he juggles while falling in love with a very cute surfer girl named Brenda - all while dealing with Chopper Cruz and his Porter Street Gang of punks. Brett Buyer is about to learn the meaning of true friendship, loyalty, and what it means to stand up for what you believe in. That is, if he can survive the eighth grade.

Kayla doesn't know what to do when Kyle, one of the most popular guys in school, starts to show an interest in her. Hailey, her frenemy, is outraged since she has her sights set on him. Tyler, her crush, seems indifferent, and Sara, her new best friend, warns her to be careful. The situation gets out of hand on a trip to the Oregon Caves, putting Kayla's life in danger. How will the Undercover Angels handle their boy troubles and unexpected complications with their first Angel project? Read Undercover Angels: The Oregon Caves Trip to find out!

George, aka "Suds", has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" which student is best behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated.

Alberto tiene 9 años y un sueño: tener algún día un hermanito o hermanita, cosa que siempre está reclamando a sus padres. Enrique, su padre, es médico sin fronteras y es enviado de urgencia a los Balcanes. Mientras tanto, Alberto espera el retorno de su padre sano y salvo y ayuda a su madre, Laura, en todo lo que puede, incluso en la librería donde trabaja. Un buen día, Enrique vuelve a casa acompañado de Goran, un niño kosovar superviviente de la guerra.

See how one cave girl overcomes the odds! Shelly is a 15-year old cave girl who dreams of adventure. But when a selfish cave man named Kukumanha takes over her village, she soon realizes she must set out and find the mystical Land of Knowledge to free her people from his grip. Will she find the Land of Knowledge and discover the answers she needs? Or will she stumble upon a greater threat to not only her village, but to all of caveman and dinosaur kind?

My name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton. Maybe I will have a nickname like “Clara”. When I am 3 years old, I go to school and do well in reading and spelling. In school, I have only one true friend because I am very shy and timid. Now, I am 10 years old. My brother falls off the roof of a barn. He has a bad head injury. I learn how to give medicine to my brother and how to place leeches on his skin to suck out the bad blood. The doctors say there is no hope for him. But, I keep on caring for him. He makes a full recovery. I saved his life!

Diary of an Angel is a combination of a touching spiritual story and an awesome art gallery. Our young Doreal awakens and finds herself on a mystical journey that leads her to Heaven. This is a creative and teachable moment for parents and children, as losing family can be hard to discuss. Eight-year-old author Lance Rogers, Jr., and his father have written this inspiring fictional tale about family love, loss, and letting go—based on their own experience.

Angels are all around us even though we can't see them. This story is about a daughter’s question, "Do you believe in angels?" It tells how her mother chooses to answer it, and explains from her own experience with adoption how she received a special angel of her own. Through an innocent child’s question, a world can be opened up to them. What we as parents decide to tell them can be vital to how they see this world and others around them. Adoption is truly an unselfish act by the biological parents and a gift for a new family.