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Newbery Medal winner Armstrong Sperry has such an affinity for life on the high seas that his readers will imagine themselves right beside the bold John Paul Jones, luring enemy craft into danger and engaging them in close combat. Jones, a talented young captain, became an invaluable figure in America's fight for independence when he offered his sailing skills to the Continental Navy.

She lost her arm in a shark attack and nearly died, but she never lost her faith. Now a major motion picture, Soul Surfer is the moving story of Bethany Hamilton’s triumphant return to competitive surfing and has continued to be a beacon of inspiration to all who hear it. They say Bethany...

Could any story be more inspiring than that of Joan of Arc, the courageous maiden who fought for the glory of France and God? Guided by what she firmly believed were visions of saints, this young Frenchwoman - still just 16 years old - led her people in battle against the British occupiers. Though she proved victorious in war, Joan ultimately became a martyr when some of her own countrymen betrayed her to the English.

Eduardo F. Calcines was a child of Fidel Castros Cuba; he was just three years old when Castro came to power in January 1959. After that, everything changed for his family and his country. When he was 10, his family applied for an exit visa to emigrate to America and he was ridiculed by his schoolmates and even his teachers for being a traitor to his country. But even worse, his father was sent to an agricultural reform camp to do hard labor as punishment for daring to want to leave Cuba.

Once you have read about Chris Crutcher's life as a dateless, broken-toothed, scabbed-over, God-fearing dweeb, and once you have contemplated his ascension to the buckskin-upholstered throne of the King of the Mild Frontier, you will close this book, close your eyes and hold it to your chest, and say, "I, too, can be an author." Hell, anyone can.

The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York, was the most important time of his teenage life. It was the year he and Jennifer Wolupopski were best friends. It was the year of the apple tree, the water-head baby, and Cemetery Hill. And it was the year he met Nonno Frankie Vivona, who became his Pigman. The Pigman & Me has an added bonus--one crucial piece of information: the secret of life, according to the Pigman.

Blaze Ginsberg offers a unique view into his mind and life as a high functioning autistic teenager. Inspired by the format of the Internet Movie Database, Ginsberg organizes the events in his life as a collection of "episodes." Some of these are ongoing (like Thanksgiving dinners with his family), some are in syndication, and some (his crush on Hillary Duff, for example) have sadly come to an end. Using a style and a language all his own, Blaze reinvents the traditional memoir for listeners of all ages.

Iqbal Masih, ceduto dalla sua famiglia di contadini ridotti in miseria, in cambio del prestito di 26 dollari, costretto a lavorare in una tessitura di tappeti dall'alba al tramonto, incatenato al telaio, in condizioni disumane, come milioni di altri bambini nei paesi più poveri del mondo, troverà la forza di ribellarsi, di far arrestare il suo padrone, di denunciare la "mafia dei tappeti", contribuendo alla liberazione di centinaia di altri piccoli schiavi.

Was haben der Boxer Muhammad Ali, der Beatle Ringo Starr oder der französische Schauspieler Gérard Depardieu miteinander zu tun? Sie alle sind, neben den vierzehn weiteren berühmten Persönlichkeiten, die der Museumspädagoge Christof Gießler hier auf unterhaltsame und informative Weise vorstellt, Genies auf ihrem jeweiligen Gebiet. Das Hauptaugenmerk wird hier auf ihre Kinder- und Jugendzeit gelegt sowie auf jeweils den Moment oder das Ereignis, das für ihren späteren Erfolg entscheidend werden sollte.

Laura Dekker var kun 14 år, da hun stævnede ud i sin båd for at sejle jorden rundt. Alene! Efter 518 dage nåede hun som 16-årig sit mål. Hun havde på egen hånd sejlet hele kloden rundt - som den yngste nogensinde. Dette er historien om hendes utrolige eventyr. Om mod, viljestyrke, venskaber, Stillehavsøer, verdenshave, frihed, storme og ensomhed. Og om en retssag, der var ved at bremse det hele. "Alene jorden rundt" er historien om en meget usædvanlige pige, som kan inspirere alle til at kæmpe for ting, de drømmer om - også selvom der er masser af modstand.

Hemos reunido aquí las vidas alucinantes de 26 superguerreras, desde Mary Shelley hasta Lady Gaga, pasando por Ada Byron, Marie Curie, Virginia Woolf, Coco Chanel, Agatha Christie, Frida Kahlo, Simone de Beauvoir, Rosa Parks, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Goodall, Malala y muchas más.

Vivimos un momento en el que vemos por doquier muestras de rechazo a los migrantes, acciones duras para controlarlos, planes de construir muros cada vez más altos cuando desde siempre, desde que en algún lugar de África nuestra especie se puso sobre dos pies, hemos estado en movimiento. La migración de los seres humanos es tan antigua como nosotros mismos. Este libro incluye 51 historias de personas extraordinarias que cambiaron el mundo desde un país que no era el suyo. Y a pesar de las dificultades, todos ellos son un orgullo para los países donde encontraron la oportunidad de realizar sus sueños.

Horia Tecău își trăiește pasiunea pentru sport, încercând mereu să își îndeplinească visurile. Crește, evoluează, pentru că asta își dorește cel mai mult, tratându-i totodată pe cei din jurul său cu mult respect. Succesul nu l-a schimbat, pentru că este conștient că nu succesul l-a făcut ceea ce este azi. Credința, efortul, educația pe care a primit-o în sport, precum și educația primită în familie reprezintă pilonii care l-au ajutat să se dezvolte într-un mod sănătos.

Zum 100. Geburtstag von Sophie Scholl. Der Historiker und Radiojournalist Hermann Vinke zeichnet das zutiefst anrührende Bild einer jungen Frau, die lieber starb, als sich dem NS-Regime unterzuordnen. Sophie Scholl, geboren im Mai 1921, wurde am 22.02.1943 mit dem Fallbeil hingerichtet. Sie war Mitglied der Widerstandsgruppe "Die weiße Rose".

Die inspirierende Autobiografie der ehemaligen First Lady der USA, neu für junge Hörerinnen und Hörer erzählt BECOMING – Erzählt für die nächste Generation ist eine ehrliche, faszinierende Darstellung des Lebens von Michelle Obama für junge Hörer*innen. Sie schreibt darüber, wie...

Quando è molto piccolo, e non cammina, Riccardo è definito da tutti "un bambino pigro". Solo a tre anni, grazie alle insistenze di due genitori amorevoli e testardi, gli viene diagnosticata la Pci, la Paralisi cerebrale infantile. Da quel momento, tutto cambia. Riccardo ha un nemico da odiare: la sua malattia. Un nemico che non lo lascia libero un attimo, e lo schiaccia a colpi di fatica, solitudine, tristezza. Un nemico che però, con gli anni, si trasforma in qualcosa di diverso.

A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their...

In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour...

An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy's battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace. It's 1986, and Jeff is an average fifteen-year-old: he thinks a lot...

A charming and timely tribute to the women who broke glass ceilings in film and television, debuting during an historic time of change in the entertainment industry. Renegade Women in Film and TV blends fascinating biographical profiles and exclusive interviews with icons like Barbra Streisand...