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Ranging from the hilarious to the horrifying, this acclaimed collection of nine short stories - five of them read by full casts - showcases the remarkable variety of Bruce Coville's work. Listeners will meet a ghost who haunts a kitchen after a tragic baking accident, visit the goblin world with an unconventional princess, and fly with Justin Jones to an enchanted island that requires a heartbreaking decision. A rich, varied, and dazzling set of listening experiences!

Life in the Trench is harsh but simple - until a young girl braves an unknown path in a bracing coming-of-age short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Tooth and the Gideon Falls comics.

Robin McKinley returns to the mythical setting of The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword in this “thrilling, satisfying, and thought-provoking collection” featuring two stories set in the world of Damar, plus three other fantasy tales featuring adventurous, pragmatic, and heroic young women (Publishers Weekly).

From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Listeners will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous.

From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light, and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.

In this book, the impact of wildfire, a wayward priest, or a mysterious disappearance ricochet across communities, threading through stories. Here, ordinary actions such as ice skating or going to church reveal hidden truths. One choice threatens a lifelong friendship. Siblings save each other. Rescue and second chances are possible, and so is revenge. On the surface, it seems that nothing ever happens in these towns. But Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock shows that underneath that surface, teenagers' lives blaze with fury, with secrets, and with love so strong it burns a path to the future.

How do teenagers confront the problems of life in real, hard ways? These stories - all originally published in Encounter - were written with teenagers in mind. Each one has a unique flair for addressing very specific problems, but all of them will delight as much as any of the other work by Lancelot Schaubert.

Después de la Revolución, Aura y Dominio desaparecieron de Nylert. Las ocho Familias restantes vivieron en paz. Pero ahora Dominio ha vuelto. Y solo unos pocos están preparados para lo que va a suceder.

"I lace my LeBron’s up, secure my thumb brace then I run onto the court". After working hard for over 10 years, in pursuit of my purpose, one doctor’s visit changes everything. We all have dreams of fulfilling our life’s purpose. But what if life has a different plan for you? This audiobook is a story for anyone who has come to a point in life where you are forced to give everything up and start fresh. You are now forced to find a new purpose. What do you do?

Harper Reid comes from high society. Everything about her screams money. When Harper’s mother dies suddenly, Harper discovers her life was a lie. She is buried in debt she doesn’t understand and didn’t know she had. She goes for the only solution available: She will become a mail order bride and secure a wealthy husband. Expecting a rich doctor’s salary and home, Harper is stunned to find a humble home complete with Logan’s daughter and his mother-in-law. Can they possibly reconcile their differences and find love?

Before their fight to save the realm from mad tyrants and toxic mist, Bleak, Henri and Swinton led separate lives. Delve into the secrets, the triumphs and tragedies of their earlier years, and the defining moments that made these much-loved characters who they are.

Nothing puts a damper on the Christmas spirit more than a fluffy white rooster named Sweetie. Reginald and his flock plot to serve the big bully a helping of humble pie with the aid of their fellow farm animals and some creative storytelling. Will they end up on Santa's naughty list? Or Martha's stewpot? And can they teach a humbug how to get along?

Operative Jena Morane is the kind of Justice Keeper who can't resist the urge to poke her nose where it doesn't belong. Bored with her current assignment, she flies off to investigate strange readings from a neighboring star system. But something is lurking in deep space, and what she finds there will haunt her until the day she dies.

Ko'hna buloq qavatdan yangi buloq ko'z ochadi. U borliqdan hayratlanib, zavqlanib, atrofini o'rab olgan maysalaru-chechaklar, turli xil hasharotlar, kapalagu-arilarga ham quvonch ulashib, to'lib-to'liqib oqib boradi. Lekin yo'lida ochko'z, g'azabkor odamlarga duch kelib qolib, qo'rqib ketadi. Qarang-ki, ikki qo'shni qirpichoq bo'lib yerlari bo'ylab oqib o'tgan buloqni o'ziniki qilib olmoqchi. Buloq esa o'zining kimgadir tegishli bo'lishini hech hazm qilolmaydi. Va yana yer ostiga kirib ketadi. U tufayli hayot olgan atrof borliq esa quriydi, qochadi, yo'q bo'ladi...

Qishloq chetidagi xarob kulbada chol yolg'iz yashaydi. Odamlar uchun u unutilgan buyumdek bir gap. Faqat ba'zi kunlari quyosh ufqqa cho'kayotgan paytda, etni junjiktirar darajada "uv"lab qo'shiq aytdan kezlari uni eslab qolishadi. Qo'shiq so'zsiz, lekin unda intihosiz mung va g'am mavjud. Qo'shiqda sel olib ketgan yor alami dod soladi. U yorini eslab, yolg'izligidan kuyib, yig'lab bo'zlaydi. Kutilmaganda ruxsori sevgan xotiniga o'xshash jiyan kelinni uchratib hayotga qayta kelgandek bo'ladi. Endi ular uchun yashay boshlaydi.

Chori dono deganmish ko'ngli kir, g'alamis bir kimsa, dunyoni boricha ko'radigan, hali suv osti oqimi borligidan bexabar yigitchaning ko'ngliga shubha va adovat urug'ini sepadi. Yomonlik urug'idan unib chiqqan tikon niyati pok, qilmishi beg'araz, oriyatli erkakka qaratilgan edi. Lekin oxir oqibat bolaga haqiqat yuz ko'rsatadi.

Mashir kampir bilan Norchuchuk kampir qadrdon dugonalar. O'zlaridan so'ng o'g'illarining ham shunday do'st bo'lib qolishlarini istashadi. Vasiyat ramzi sifatida ikki devor oralig'idagi eshiklari tambalanmagan yo'lak qolgan. Lekin ayni shu yo'lak sabab ikki do'st orasidan qora mushuk o'tadi. Jo'ralar qalbidan qo'pgan qora ruh nafaqat odamlarga, tabiat-borliqqa ham qanday ta’sir ko'rsatishi mo'jiza!

Kechagina enasini berib qo'ygan Tog'ay so'qmoq bo'ylab tepa osha ovuliga g'amnoq qaytarkan, do'nglik betida ko'kka qadalib turgan Enatosh - ayol timsolidagi ulkan qoyatoshni o'g'li yo’liga hayolchan termulib o'tirgan enasini eslatib yuboradi. U hanuz o'g'lini kutib yo'liga intizor o'tiribdi... Shu ruhiy kashfiyotdan so'ng Tog'ay vodiydagi "tosh haykallar" qo'riqchisiga aylanib qoladi.

Inson qalb ko'zlari bolaligida ochilsa ochildi, yo'qsa qalb eshiklari mixlanib, olamni anglamoqqa tayyor ko'zlar yillar o'tgani sayin xiralashib boraveradi. Bu savob ishda muallimlarimiz xizmati beqiyoz. Ming xil qiyinchilik va tushunmovchiliklarga qaramay, ular odatiy ko'nikmalardan voz kechib yosh vujudda hayratlanish, sevish tuyg'usini shakllantirishga zamin tayyorlashadi. Shoygul muallim xuddi ana shular toifasidan.

Qutilmaganda hovlisida paydo bo'lgan ilonlar bilan chol qardonlashib oladi. Ular ko’rinmay qolsa, o'zini yolg'iz his qila boshlaydi. "Jonivorlar bilan murosaga kelishish mumkun bo'lgan holda nechun odam bolasi bir-biri bilan hech til topisha olmaydi, a", degan savol uni o'ylantira boshlaydi....