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Nick Gautier is tired of his destiny. He doesn't want to be the son of a demon who's fated to end the world. Nor does he want to see another demon or other preternatural creature who wants to kill or enslave him. He just wants to be normal and have normal problems like everyone else. But normality isn't all it's cracked up to be. When he gets sucked into an alternate reality where his mother has married his mentor and his Atlantean god best friend has become a human geek, he begins to understand that no life is free of pain, and that every person has a specific place in the universe.

When Nick and Tesla Holt are sent to live with their eccentric Uncle Newt, they find their new neighborhood is full of secrets. What the heck is going on? To unravel the mysteries (and save their skins), Nick and Tesla must use everyday household objects to build electromagnets, rocket launchers, and other crazy contraptions.

When Charlie falls off a stepping stone in the woods, her whole world suddenly changes. She stumbles in the 21st century, and picks herself up in the middle of the 20th. She's a pupil at a weird outdoor school. Can she get back to her own time?

Sulla Terra, ormai sovrappopolata e dominata dalle macchine, non c'è più posto per gli animali domestici, ma il piccolo Nick Graham non vuole rinunciare al suo amatissimo gatto Horace, così il signor Graham decide di emigrare su una colonia extraterrestre lontana e selvaggia, il Pianeta dell'Aratro. Ma il paradiso promesso è in realtà un mondo in guerra, in cui la famiglia Graham dovrà fare i conti con bizzarre creature: i Vuàb pelosi, i Ragnustri, gli Stampari... e soprattutto con l'inquietante creatura che vi si è stabilita, il Glimmung.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. A journey where you connect with your heart and inner self and discover your own self and your purpose in life. Join Nick to fly high looking for happiness and discover the most important life lessons along the way. In the audiobook, you will find inspirational quotes and some characters to spark your interest in finding the messages about the journey of happiness. Finding a sense of purpose in life and practicing mindful living are qualities that, if cultivated from a young age, can easily lead to inner peace and contentment in their life.

A thrilling sequel to Ted Bell's New York Times best seller Nick of Time, in which the young time traveler Nick McIver must prove his courage once more, on two fronts: in World War Two-era England, where Nazis have invaded his homeland, and in America during the Revolution, where Nick stands shoulder to shoulder with General George Washington.

Discover the true joys of making new friends and join the fight against bullying with Big Nick and Little Al! Big Nick is tall, gruff and a right ole' meanie. Feared among everybody at school, Nick had quite the reputation. Word in the hallway was, Nick did not like to make friends and would fight anybody who dare approach him. That was until he met Little Al. Calm and composed at all times, Al was not taken aback by Nick's tall demeanor, which perturbed and surprised him to no extent. Nick liked towering over and intimidating small boys but Al was different.

When the sun disappears from the sky, Bendegan the Wizard finds himself in the middle of a grand adventure in the vast world of Mantos. Together with his heroic allies, Ammee and Joonbudee, he must rely on his strength, magic, and wit to face the evil that resides in the Lost Mountain.