LAURA LANGSTON

ixteen-year-old Cate Sheridan always tried to do the right thing. When she sees a homeless man about to be hit by a truck, her instincts kick in. Cate and her friend Noah pull the man to safety. Then things get crazy in Cates world. The rescued man is the famous musician Max Le Bould who disappeared years ago. Cate and Noah become instant heroes, and the media descends upon the town of Qualicum Beach. So does Cates mother, journalist Cynthia Patrice who abandoned Cate when she was two.Dazzled by a mother she doesnt know and determined to help a man she does, Cate is caught in the middle of a moral dilemma.

Este álbum ilustrado nos presenta una historia cruda y tierna para toda la familia: la pérdida de la memoria de los ancianos y la dificultad de la familia para adaptarse a ella. La protagonista es Marga, una niña que adora a su abuela y la ayuda a superar la falta de memoria hasta que un dia ya no la recuerda a ella. El miedo de la niña a que su abuela no la reconozca nunca mas se resuelve con un final muy, muy tierno, en el que la niña promete ser la memoria de su abuela.

Este álbum ilustrado nos presenta una historia cruda y tierna para toda la familia: la pérdida de la memoria de los ancianos y la dificultad de la familia para adaptarse a ella. La protagonista es Marga, una niña que adora a su abuela y la ayuda a superar la falta de memoria hasta que un dia ya no la recuerda a ella. El miedo de la niña a que su abuela no la reconozca nunca mas se resuelve con un final muy, muy tierno, en el que la niña promete ser la memoria de su abuela.

Stunning "Discovery Adventure" book, full of vibrant, engaging, and densely illustrated pages with hidden treasures waiting to be found inspired by Jim Henson's iconic fantasy film Labyrinth. Delve deep into the world of Jim Henson's magical fantasy film Labyrinth in this interactive Discovery Adventure™! Join Sarah on her quest through the world of the Labyrinth to save her baby brother Toby from the clutches of Jareth, the Goblin King. Help her navigate fantastical locations alongside her companions Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus. Each page contains dense artwork with hidden treasures waiting to be found as readers rediscover the magic of the iconic film, where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. This Discovery Adventure Features: - Lush spreads that present Brian Froud Jim Henson's fantastical vision of the Labyrinth and the wonderful creatures that live there, including: Hoggle, Ludo, Sir Didymus, the Worm, the Junk Lady, the magical Goblin King, and more! - Bonus Challenges that take viewers deeper into the Bog of Eternal Stench or Goblin City.

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Fifteen-year-old Lesia can hardly bear it. She and her family must leave their beloved Baba in their Ukrainian hometown in order to flee to Canada. Dreaming of fields of wheat, wealth and security, Lesia looks forward to a life in Canada, free from poverty and rumours of war. But the 160 acres of hardscrabble prairie look nothing like the wheat fields of her dreams. And even though there is no fighting in her new country, the First World War follows them there.

Whats worse: finding out your dads not your real dad or finding out your real dads an anonymous sperm donor? Sixteen-year-old Cassidy has just been told by her father that she was conceived under exceptional circumstances. Struggling to understand that her biological father is an anonymous sperm donor, Cassidy cant believe it. Not only has her father just been diagnosed with a fatal disease, hes not really her father. Suddenly Cassidys worries about how to hold on to her boyfriend while not having sex, and her geeky interest in birds no longer seems important. Worse, she gets drunk and blurts out the news of her conception at a party and must face some shocking consequences. Like the turkey baster thrown through her front window. Or the fact that she may never know who she really is. Finding Cassidy is a terrific young adult novel that tackles a provocative subject with honesty and humour.

Sixteen-year-old Sloane is given the biggest opportunity of her lifea chance for a film school scholarshipbut she only has less than two weeks to produce a video. She also has to work with Isaac Alexander, an irresponsible charmer with whom she shares an uneasy history. Then comes a horrifying discovery: Sloane finds a bald spot on her head. The pink patch, no bigger than a quarter, shouldnt be there. Neither should the bald spots that follow. Horror gives way to devastation when Sloane is diagnosed with alopecia areata. The autoimmune disease has no cause, no cure and no definitive outcome. The spots might grow over tomorrow or they might be there for life. She could become completely bald. No one knows.Determined to produce her video and keep her condition secret, Sloane finds herself turning into the kind of person she has always mocked: someone obsessed with their looks. Shes also forced to confront a painful truth: she is as judgmental as anyone else but she saves the harshest judgments for herself.