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6721) Melding Spirits
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Innocence on a Collision Course with Evil
Twelve-year-old Evan Mason's life has been turned upside down by the sudden death of his father. His mother isn't home much, the insurance office during the day, waiting tables at night. Evan is spending a great deal of time alone.
Now he finds himself on a Greyhound bus headed for a small town on the Wabash River where he'll spend the summer of 1958 with his loving grandmother.
Evan soon meets his new...
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Ayoub, dont le père est décédé, doit se battre pour s'accrocher à l'école. Sa mère, non voyante, se retrouve désarmée pour l'aider dans cette épreuve laborieuse. Cette situation affecte la trajectoire scolaire d'Ayoub, car l'institution l'a jugé inapte à ses normes. Confronté à des obstacles sociaux et institutionnels, Ayoub éprouve des difficultés à persévérer dans ce milieu. Cependant, au moment o il envisage d'abandonner ses...
6723) Clouded
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Ever since the lights went down at her first Revolver concert, Natalie has known she wants to work in the music industry. Now, the summer before college, she has her dream job interning for Revolver's managers at Clouded. At first, it's a lot of paperwork and phone calls and organizing, but she is becoming friends with her celebrity crush, Revolver's gorgeous guitarist, Jonathan Becker. Sure, he's bringing her iced coffee and they're going hiking,...
6724) Un coeur pour deux
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"A quatorze ans, Becky rencontre les mêmes problèmes que beaucoup d'adolescentes : un petit frère trop collant, une mère surprotectrice et des camarades de classe vraiment détestables. A la différence qu'elle doit affronter un défi de taille qui n'est pas le lot de plusieurs : une greffe du coeur.
Pas facile de s'adapter à cette nouvelle vie quand les germes te terrorisent et que des idiots racontent n'importe quoi sur ton compte, allant...
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Welcome to the Sunshine Island - where the beaches are golden, the lifestyle is perfect and anything is possible.
Piper Le Brocq is happily single after the disastrous ending of her engagement eighteen months before. The only man in her life is Jax, her best friend and cousin, who spends his life teaching locals how to forage and taking tourists on boat trips around the island. Her days are filled with helping out at her mother's guest house and...
6726) #balancetavie: Nouvelles
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Un regard décalé qui pousse à réflexion sur notre société.
Tous les jours, nous semons des détails de notre vie aux vents d'Internet. Une photo par-ci, une géolocalisation par-là.
Sous une apparence anodine, cette ombre digitale qui nous connaît mieux que nous-mêmes recèle des menaces profondes pour notre modèle de société. Pour notre mode de vie.
Jusqu'o tout cela pourrait-il aller ? C'est la question qui a été posée à treize...
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Maïa, Aurore, Charlie et Bénin, quatre adolescents, ont l'habitude de se réunir dans les bois d'un petit village situé dans une commune de Normandie. Malheureusement, la disparition soudaine de la mère de Maïa sème la panique au sein du groupe. Cette jeune fille, leader de ce quatuor, se donne donc pour mission de la retrouver. C'est alors qu'elle mettra tout en œuvre, entraînant ses amis vers un monde magique. Que leur réservera ce lieu...
6728) Sound Bender
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A roaring, supernatural adventure that spans New York, and the globe!After their parents' plane goes down over the ocean, Leo and his brother Hollis are forced into the custody of their rich and enigmatic uncle Crane, a dealer of rare and probably illicit antiques. But almost as soon as he's settled--or as close to settled as he can get in the bleak Brooklyn mansion, surrounded by his uncle's dubious staff--Leo receives a mysterious package his father...
6729) C'est dans nos cordes
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Un violon rancunier qui fait échouer son propriétaire, le dernier compagnon d'un jeune esclave qui rêve de liberté, les témoins des dernières heures du Titanic… Dix nouvelles qui mettent en scène des violons. Seuls ou en orchestres, ces instruments sont les témoins d'aventures qui se déroulent en différents lieux et à différentes époques. Regards narquois, regards complices, moments de partage inoubliables dans lesquels la musique tient...
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If she wakes their world will end
Nicholas and Chloe are best friends. When they discover a passageway that leads to another world they are initially thrilled. But their joy soon turns to despair when they meet Jack, a man who has been trapped in the other world since he was a child, who explains that they cannot leave the same way they arrived. Their only hope is to find The Girl Who Dreamed The World and beg her to return them.
But they are not...
6731) Broken Angels
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Broken AngelsCollection of Very Short StoriesIt's a collection of flash fictions.Part experimental, part interior monologue, part meditation on society, part curated from news - online and in print, sprinkled with non-fiction and scientific seasoning, this collection uncovers fear, vulnerability, wounded ego, age old bias, acceptance, religious cataract, and others to challenge the definition of love.Target audience: 'smartphone' and 'busy' generation...
6732) Telépata
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Emmie está segura de que la seguridad de sus amigos está en peligro y se da cuenta de que se debe hacer algo. Al no poder confiarle a nadie sus habilidades para leer la mente, lucha con el dilema de mantener ese secreto para ella. Luego, inesperadamente, toma una decisión espontánea e insiste en que se haga una promesa que cambiará todo.¿Pero eso será suficiente para evitar el desastre que se avecina y sus amigos escaparán ilesos del peligro?...
6733) Sovereigns of Water
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Norcross may be gone but the threat to Sienna is far from over. A new leader has risen to take Norcross's place, but can Javiero be trusted? Nile isn't so sure. The gems of Enaya are not the only power in Sienna. Nile's path is difficult and treacherous. He needs to warn Sienna about the trouble to come. He needs to forge new alliances. But his closest friends are missing - maybe even dead. What can he do when so many are depending on him? How can...
6734) The Dragon's Guardian
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Raising a dragon isn't easy, especially when dragons and humans have hated each other as long as anyone can remember. Yet Kaylyn Madara is given a dragon egg and has promised to raise it. The hatchling, Nightfire, has an inherited disdain for humanity that doesn't make things easier, and Kaylyn is only thirteen. The adults who see the baby dragon as a threat or a tool are just more problems for the young girl to handle. While allies are willing to...
6735) Cecil in Space
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Seventeen-year-old Cecil Rowe loves to write, to read, to think, and to amble about his tiny Tidewater town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Of course, if he had a driver's license, he'd rather drive. And, if he could make up his mind which girl to choose, he'd want to take one along.
Cecil in Space is Sid Hite's most thoughtful, romantic, and insightful coming-of-age novel. It captures that wonderful time in a young writer's life when he begins to feel...
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The One and Only Ivan meets Pax in this charming illustrated middle grade novel about one stray cat's search for shelter, acceptance, and courage.
If you're reading this, I don't trust you.
You see, humans are sometimes kind to me. Some sweet ladies say hi to anyone they meet on the street. One human always saved me bakery treats.
But just as often, humans are not kind to those like me-stray cats. Many people think I'm dirty (which I am not). Some...
6737) Mean Steam Riders
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Action, adventure and danger follow Milo, Tinker, Major and Deuce as they fly around their uncharted Pacific Island in their steam driven dune buggies. Descended from a colony of shipboard rats that were stranded on the island in 1845, Milo and his crew push to the limits the power the Founders brought to the island, "Steam!" Pursued by a giant Sea Eagle and befriended by Albert Ross the wandering Albatross, Milo and his crew of fun loving yet hardworking...
6738) Jordan vs. All the Boys
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There's a time when life changes, when childhood is left behind and the first fumbling steps are taken into adulthood. One group of friends sets out for a summer of adventure and discovery. Jordan, Brandon, Ethan, and Dominic are ready to grow up and test themselves. But will their friendship buckle under the strain as they face the inevitable misunderstandings and conflicts? If they can hang on to their bond, it will see them through to the ultimate...
6739) The Oracle in Love
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Joan has always been the good-girl, loving praise from her parents, but when she finds herself single while all her friends are coupled, she decides it's time for drastic measures. Doing a love spread using her favorite Tarot deck, she realizes that tonight might be the night she finds love. Donning one of her perfect cousin's dress she heads out in search of love. Will the Flying Octopi Oracle find love or will her need to please her parents keep...
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La lame de l'exacto va et vient. Clic, clic! De plus en plus vite. Je l'approche du bout de l'un de mes doigts. Des frissons me parcourent. J'anticipe la douleur de la coupure et, en même temps, elle semble tellement… libératrice! Juste un petit trait, tout doucement, pour voir…
Je n'appuie pas trop fort, je ne veux pas mourir! Je veux seulement contrler ma souffrance intérieure. Comment? Je l'enterre sous une autre souffrance: physique, celle-là....
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