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1) Tough!
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Sam is concerned about keeping things orderly and "cool" at school. She thinks people need to have a tough skin in order to fit in and withstand others' meanness and lack of cooperation. Sam teases her free-spirited classmate Luisa and enlists a friend, Jayla, to help. But when Sam is confronted by a concerned teacher about her bullying, and Jayla turns on Sam and befriends Luisa, Sam begins to show some heart and rethink her treatment of others....
2) Dare!
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Jayla feels threatened by her classmate Sam, who has bullied her in the past for her "nerdy" love of astronomy and stars. Sam is now bullying Jayla's friend Luisa, and she enlists Jayla to participate. Jalya reluctantly joins in but soon realizes it is wrong. With the help of caring adults and friends, Jayla comes to sympathize with Luisa and finds the courage to dare to stand up to Sam and put an end to the bullying. The Weird! Series These three...
3) Weird!
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Luisa is repeatedly teased and called "weird" by her classmate Sam, even though she is simply being herself-laughing with her friends, answering questions in class, greeting her father in Spanish, and wearing her favorite polka-dot boots. Luisa initially reacts to the bullying by withdrawing and hiding her colorful nature. But with the support of her teachers, parents, classmates, and one special friend named Jayla, she is able to reclaim her color...
5) Secrets
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Jessica would stop at nothing...
Gorgeous but ruthless, Jessica Wakefield is determined to be the chosen queen of Sweet Valley High's fall dance this year. Once she's crowned queen, surely Bruce Patman, the most popular boy in school, will finally notice her. And the only person standing in her way is Enid Rollins, Elizabeth's best friend.
But when Jessica uncovers a secret about Enid's past, she knows the crown is within reach. She doesn't care that...
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When his father is killed fighting for the Union in the War Between the States, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll must take a job to help support his family. He manages to find work at a bustling ironworks in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where dozens of men are frantically pounding together the strangest ship Tom has ever seen. A ship made of iron.
Tom becomes assistant to the ship's inventor, a gruff, boastful man named Captain John Ericsson....
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Can Roger melt Lila's icy heart?
Clumsy, shy Roger Barrett has always had a crush on the glamorous, wealthy Lila Fowler, but it's hopeless. She's the queen bee, and he secretly works as a janitor after school. The only attention Lila ever pays to him is to make fun of him in front of her friends.
When Roger wins the qualifying heat for a big race, he becomes an instant school celebrity. To his surprise, Lila begins to chase after him, but he knows...
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Una noche de viernes en la que se mezclan música, drogas y alcohol. Un verano que cambiará la vida de unos jóvenes para siempre. Pero no todos acabarán igual. Todo dependerá del compañero de baile que elijan…No bailes con la muerte es una novela realista, que aborda con estremecedora crudeza la cara oculta de fiestas, discotecas y drogas que muchos jóvenes y adultos desconocen. Una gran labor de investigación en círculos juveniles y en...
9) Double Love
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Whom will Todd choose-the glamorous Jessica or the gentle Elizabeth?
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins, beautiful, blonde, perfect-but they couldn't be more different from each other. Elizabeth is friendly, good-natured, and kind, and the complete opposite of her clever, conniving sister. Jessica believes the world revolves around her...and the problem is that most of the time it does. Jessica always gets what she wants-at school,...
10) The Lost Box
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Welcome to Ms Purplebubble's class: a place of fun, acceptance and kindness.
"You have both learnt an important lesson today. It is not nice to blame someone else if you do not know the truth. It can make them really upset."
Divine loves her beautiful, pink lunchbox and is very excited to take it with her on a school trip to the park. However, when her lunchbox goes missing, she enlists the help of her friend, Tinkin, to find it.
When they see that...
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A devil in disguise...
When glamorous, sophisticated Suzanne Devlin visits Sweet Valley from New York City, the Wakefield twins couldn't be more excited. For two weeks, Elizabeth will show Suzanne around town while Jessica will have the time of her life in New York. Suzanne is perfect: beautiful, friend, and not the least bit stuck up. But, when Suzanne accuses their teacher, Mr. Collins, of trying to seduce her, Elizabeth knows there's more to Suzanne...
12) Sundae Sundays
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Every Sunday for 23 years, jolly "Sundae Man" with his crooked white mustache and bright blue flecks in his green eyes has been making ice cream sundaes for anxious families. Why he does so has remained a decades-old mystery. As a helpful distraction from her worry over her baby brother, a little girl becomes Sundae Man's eager weekly assistant, jotting down ice cream requests and putting stemmed cherries atop towering sundaes.
One afternoon, while...
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Did you ever have an iconic big brother, big sister, older cousin, or neighbourhood hero that everyone admired and wanted to be around? Someone who shielded you from bullies, wild animals, or even your own self-doubt? Someone who bolstered your confidence and made you feel like you belonged? If so, then you had your very own Big Cousin Mike. This series is a tribute to those remarkable individuals. It's a heartfelt thank you for including us in your...
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What terrible secret is Tricia keeping from Steven?
Steven Wakefield, Elizabeth and Jessica's handsome older brother, is heartbroken. His girlfriend, Tricia Martin, no longer seems interested in him. She breaks their dates and doesn't return his calls. Steven doesn't understand why Tricia's feelings have changed so suddenly.
Jessica, on the other hand, sees this as the perfect opportunity to set Steven up with her best friend, Cara Walker, but Elizabeth...
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Niemand sagt Viola, dass sie zu dick geworden ist. Weder ihre Eltern noch ihre beste Freundin Simone. Allmählich wird Viola aber klar, dass sie sich in ihrem Körper nicht wohlfühlt, weshalb sie beschließt, etwas daran zu ändern. Mit der Unterstützung ihrer Eltern nimmt sie ab, und nach und nach kommt eine selbstbewusstere und glücklichere Viola zum Vorschein, die nun auch bei den Jungen besser ankommt. Doch warum benimmt Simone sich auf einmal...
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Maggie McIntosh is crazy about her biology teacher and loves to impress him with her academic excellence. But when, the dreaded day of the first class dissection arrives, Maggie has to disappoint Mr. O. There's no way she can cut up a worm.
Maggie's best friend, Alycia, understands. Alycia is squeamish, too, and shares Maggie's moral outrage. However, she's willing to keep quiet and let her lab partner do the dirty work. Maggies' own lab partner,...
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Résumé du livre "Lapinours et le pélican" :
Forcé de quitter son pays à cause de la sécheresse, Pélican entreprend un long périple en quête d'une terre d'accueil o il pourra se nourrir. Il va croiser la route de notre ami Lapinours qui prendra soin de son nouvel ami affaibli. Il ira jusqu'à apprendre à pêcher : une expérience pleine de rebondissements rigolos. Plus tard, de fortes chaleurs vont s'installer dans le pays de Lapinours et...
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Children learn practical strategies for coping with worry and anxiety. Gentle, supportive, and straightforward, Sometimes When I'm Worried describes a child's experience with worry and the many ways it can surface, as well as how her sister and their two dads help her cope with the feeling. "Sometimes when I'm worried, my tummy feels funny. I get hot and sweaty. My legs jiggle like jelly." Along with the main character, young children learn ways to...
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Jayla feels threatened by her classmate Sam, who has bullied her in the past for her "nerdy" love of astronomy and stars. Sam is now bullying Jayla's friend Luisa, and she enlists Jayla to participate. Jalya reluctantly joins in but soon realizes it is wrong. With the help of caring adults and friends, Jayla comes to sympathize with Luisa and finds the courage to dare to stand up to Sam and put an end to the bullying. The Weird! Series tell the story...
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