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The Girl Who Could Dance in Outer Space is the second book in The Girls Who Could Series. It tells the tale of young Mae Jemison, the creative girl who became a doctor, an engineer, a dancer, and an astronaut. Mae Jemison teaches us that art and science are natural expressions of creativity and imagination. Nurture them both, and go where your dreams take you!

Ayesha Scott has a perfect life. Home is an art-filled Cornish castle with her stratospherically wealthy titled husband and their beloved daughter. But behind every realised dream lurks an unexploded nightmare and in the course of one day Ayesha discovers that she will be penniless, homeless and powerless unless she can outwit the international mafia, infiltrate the world of high finance and make backstreet deals with the shadiest members of the art world.

Thora, August and Hugo come from different worlds—one an art school dreamer, one a wealthy scion of the old elite and one an ordinary boy from out of town. But over the course of two sky-blue summers in Stockholm, they are drawn together magnetically. The novel opens years later, when Hugo, long estranged from Thora and August, is visited by their daughter—who has questions about her parents that she believes Hugo can answer—and the memories of those luminous days come flooding back.

What did Hawaiian Kahuna Morrnah Simeona, Pulitzer-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and the women pilots of the Soviet Union's 588th regiment all have in common? They were all girls who defended goodness, believed in justice, and worked hard to help their communities! Each woman used courage and heart to achieve big things.

¿Tomarías una poción de amor para encontrar a tu amor verdadero? Emily Collins es una chica dulce, alegre y romántica con una lista de fracasos amorosos larguísima. Aun así, como la eterna optimista que es, seguía confiando en el amor, hasta que su última relación acaba de la forma más extravagante y dejándole una huella difícil de olvidar. Sus amigos Bobby y Godfrey deciden entonces darle un empujoncito, retándola a tomar un conjuro de amor que promete revelarle mediante señales a su amor verdadero.

Aleja and her fellow pirates are eager to embark on a new adventure to find the second piece of the missing magical map. But they soon find themselves panicking, bewildered by a series of confusing clues. And time is running out - fast. When she starts experiencing strange visions, Aleja realises that someone is trying to tell her something. But can this new knowledge be trusted? And what will it cost her to find out?

For Shai, lost and drifting, a visit to her hometown in India’s Northeast offers the possibility of new ways of living. For Evelyn, a Cambridge student, scientific inspiration guides her to the forests of the lower Himalayas and a world she has only read about. For Johann, a German writer, travelling through Italy inspires him to develop groundbreaking ideas that will cement his place in history. And for a young Swede, an unwavering curiosity for earth’s natural wonders takes him on an expedition that will forever alter the way we understand the world around us.

DUNKEL ist die Nacht, wenn man unversehens in einen Abgrund stürzt. Doch wenn man sich auf die Liebe besinnt, öffnen sich auch in der Finsternis neue Wege. Und ein Bund, der mit Blut geschlossen wird, hält bis in die Ewigkeit. Josephine ist unglücklich. Ramon reagiert mit Kälte und Eifersucht. Aber manchmal fehlt einem nur ein Ritual, um wieder eins zu werden. Und manchmal findet man ausgerechnet in einem dunklen Keller wieder zueinander... Bist du bereit für eine intensive Zeremonie in der Dunkelheit? Dann wage dich auf eine Hochzeit im BLACK KITTEN CLUB!

Throughout history, you see examples where criminality seems to run in the family. From the Ptolemaic dynasty that terrorized Greek Egypt to the modern mafia, familial ties often dictate your relationship to violence, cruelty and the law. Evil Families examines just this, using case studies from across history. These include the Qing Dynasty of Ancient China, the cannibalistic Beane family in 15th century Scotland, the Stafflebacks of Kansas and the Messina brothers of London's West End.

Choosing day is finally here and it's time for Siri Alvarsson to make the decision that will unleash the full power of her gifts. Light or dark? It's not much of a dilemma for the young fae. The Shades have stolen some of the friends she loves most, and she kind of likes the human world, flaws and all. She's not about to let the Dark destroy everything she cares about. But it's not just about choosing a side. Soon, her abilities will have the power to save or end the world. What if she makes a mistake? Is she ready for such a big responsibility?

Der Klassiker von Ellis Kaut in der Mundart-Version von Jörg Schneider.

Tuva’s been living clean in southern Sweden for four months when she receives horrifying news. Her best friend Tammy Yamnim has gone missing. Racing back to Gavrik at the height of Midsommar, Tuva fears for Tammy’s life. Who has taken her, and why? And who is sabotaging the small-town search efforts? Surrounded by dark pine forest, the sinister residents of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders. Unfortunately, they also hold all the answers. On the shortest night of the year, Tuva must fight to save her friend. The only question is who will be there to save Tuva?

All Bernadette "Bernie" O'Brien, an underachieving, overweight 14-year-old, who happens to be blind, wants is an average share of happiness. Instead, her life is on a runaway roller coaster that can only plummet down. As she begins her freshman year at Desert Vista High School, Bernie yearns to win love from Jason, her sister's football-star boyfriend. Instead, child-like Nick attaches himself to Bernie like acne. Then Bernie's best friend, Leese, dumps her for more popular girls during the first week of school.

When she wished she could get rid of the platinum-selling pop star who was stalking her, she didn't mean 'get rid of' in the permanent sense. But someone did. And being a suspect isn't the kind of attention she wants from the gorgeous-but-entirely-too-condescending detective investigating the case. As if that wasn't bad enough, her only help comes from the man she's been in love with since her hormones kicked in...and his beautiful girlfriend.

In this first of six volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured later in life.

Aleja is a dreamer who longs for a life of magic and adventure. So when a mysterious ship arrives in her Spanish harbour city, crewed by a band of ruthless women, Aleja knows it's sailed right out of a legend. And it wants her. But life aboard the Ship of Shadows is more than even she bargained for. It will take all of Aleja's strength and skill to gain the trust of her fellow pirates - and discover what they are risking everything to find.

This is the story of a family led to confront a crisis they had never foreseen. Of a happy life with two young daughters which suddenly falters, never to be the same again. Aged 11, the eldest stops eating and speaking, while her younger sister struggles to cope. Slowly, alongside diagnoses of autism and selective mutism, their desperate parents become aware of another source for their firstborn daughter's distress: her imperilled future on a rapidly heating planet.

Two Million Dollars, a questionable Deal, and suddenly Pregnant - what a Disaster! ***. Eva is desperate: No job in sight and a mountain of student debt. To make matters worse, her parents have to close down their beloved antique shop because some rich business family bought the property and wants to tear down the building. Eva wants to forget her problems for at least a few hours and goes on a wild night out with her friend in New York City. The next morning, she's shocked to wake up in a strange bed.

It is 1964 and Maya Angelou is on her way back home, leaving behind her beloved - and now seriously teenage son Guy, to finish university in Ghana. America is pulsing with the challenge of change, the civil rights movement is in full swing and that's where Maya Angelou wants to be, working alongside her friends Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. In this marvellous account, Maya Angelou provides, with her customary wisdom, compassion and wit, a first-hand record of an extraordinarily exciting and tragic political period.

When ice-cold Zee, a.k.a. “The End All”, joins the Snowers ice hockey team, he’s on a mission to repair his relationship with his brother, not fall for sunny Dahlia. Demands and competition have honed this grumpy superstar into a man with no time for weakness or distractions.