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Petra, a young adventurer, finds herself in the Northern Fells of Sami Land, an unknown land to her. She soon makes a new friend named Niklas. Petra and Niklas find themselves exploring the Sami Land together in search of Niklas' lost sister, Maaret. Along the way, Petra learns about the magic of the Northern Lights and how they came to be.

Abandoned by her mother at an early age, 10-year-old Spin has been adopted by Sir Fistache mal Arthreign. The knight's habit of collecting waifs and strays has thrown together a family of rowdy headbangers. Expelled from countless towns and villages, they hope to make a fresh start in the Songwynd slums - but the decision to bring along their pet wishhobbler wrecks any chance of this.

In this tale, two young children find an edible cottage in the woods. But is the homeowner the sweet old lady she initially appears to be?

First published in 1911, A School Story is a classic paranormal tale written by M. R. James, an author considered to be the originator of the modern-age ghost story. In this particularly story, a Latin teacher is troubled by unusual phrases from the dead language that start to show up among the work he sets his students; something about the phrases remind him of a dark secret from his past.

Mini Rabbit is making a camp in the garden. He can’t wait. It’s going to be the best day ever! But there are still a few last things he needs to get, and it looks like it might rain. Will Mini Rabbit ever manage to get everything home in time? Another hilarious adventure featuring the irrepressibly enthusiastic Mini Rabbit.

In this particular story we meet Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy who is sent to stay with his much older cousin, Mr Abney, at a remote country mansion. His cousin is a reclusive alchemist, obsessed with making himself immortal. Stephen is repeatedly troubled by visions of a young gypsy girl and a travelling Italian boy, but what could they be trying to tell him?

In this particular story, a traveller in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure, Count Magnus. Apparently the count went on a ‘black pilgrimage’, the details of which are discovered by the traveller in an alchemical textbook. However, it might not be the best of ideas to go poking around in the history of such a mysterious man....

Operating at the crossroads of memoir, academia, and literature, You Had to Be There offers a fresh, hopeful perspective on the seemingly hopeless subject of climate grief. Over the course of eleven essays, interrogations, and reflections, the author invites listeners to examine the ways in which the media influences our reaction to the events befalling us, not only in how we feel, but in how we behave in the face of such overwhelming circumstances.

Explore your emotions and express yourself with this comprehensive and insightful guide to self-guided art therapy. Everyone experiences stress regardless of who they are or which corner of the world they live in. The only difference is that no one experiences stress the same way.

Lady Barbara Jeffords is certain her little sister didn't murder the footman, no matter how it looks...and no matter what the Marquess of Beningbrough - Ben - might say. Sparks fly as Ben and Barbara compete to defend their loved ones. But as strange new clues emerge that neither can decipher alone, they have no choice but to compare notes and sleuth in tandem. A tenuous bond develops that soon faces its toughest challenge when Ben himself becomes a suspect.

Ellie Redford's life is pretty much perfect: a fantastic husband, loyal friends, and a steady job at a food magazine. But everyone around her insists there's one thing missing: a baby. While her husband Pete is ready to become a dad, Ellie's not so sure. Babies mean sacrificing late nights, lazy Sundays, and her career ambitions. When she joins a baking class to distract herself, she meets Joe, handsome, charming, and a master of the whisk.

A Child in Berlin is the true story of a mother, a daughter, and their courage in the face of Nazi terror. Käthe is a mother who must choose between her dreams as a rising star in the opera and her conscience. She discovers the truth about her Jewish friends around the time she attends a dinner party presided by Adolf Hitler himself. She realizes she cannot remain among Nazi society and makes the gut-wrenching choice to leave the opera. To support herself and young Heidi, she joins Berlin’s black-market network and ends up dealing with more than just food.

In this captivating memoir, journalist Karen A. Frenkel unravels her parents’ and sole surviving grandparent’s secret, riveting stories of survival during World War II. How do you shatter the silence that muffles family stories when those who knew what happened are gone? In Family Treasures Lost and Found, journalist and daughter of Holocaust survivors, Karen A. Frenkel, investigates her parents’ unspoken WWII stories. Listeners accompany Frenkel on her quest and discovery of how her resourceful parents survived on the run from the Nazis.

I love to write character, to me characters are all. Meet my characters in love. A quirky, sensual love, a love like no other love you have ever known before. Basque is my themed compilation of love stories: different aspects of love over the years.

An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number and Berlin is no longer a safe...

Eva, Meara and their friends have the perfect plan to catch the sneakiest leprechaun in the land—Lucky O’Clover! With glittering gold, clever traps, and a whole lot of imagination, they set the stage for the ultimate St. Patrick’s Day adventure. But Lucky is no ordinary leprechaun—he’s fast, mischievous, and always one step ahead!

A wannabe author. A narcissistic musician. A serial killer. An average girl. Someone tells the story. Someone is the story. Someone steals the story. Someone won't make it out of the story.

Fixing other people's love lives? Easy. Fixing her own? Not so much. When Molly Cooper's sweet but serially dumped brother comes crying over yet another heartbreak, she decides it's time for a sibling intervention. With a little dating advice (okay, a full-on makeover), Sam soon lands his dream girl—and Molly lands an idea. Enter The Bad Boyfriends Bootcamp: a no-nonsense crash course for clueless men in texting, style, and basic emotional intelligence. Business is booming. But as Molly and her friends fix everyone else's love life, theirs start to get messy. Because when it comes to romance?

THE MOOD SWING is a whimsical and heartwarming tale that takes young listeners on a magical journey through the emotional ups and downs of grief. The story follows a young boy, named Peter, as he navigates the challenging emotions tied to loss after the death of his father. A magical swing, tethered to a Moon Tree, propels Peter into fantastical adventure that mirror his emotions.

Maya is on a boring trip when she finds herself in a whole new world, which turns everything that she knows around. But she must go back to her world and lose her memory of everything that she has learned in the light. Can she save her soul before it is too late? Or will her own cryptic heart be the death of her?