Resultados para "Chance" en Literatura y ficción

Time Period: 1934 - 1935 Rosa Sanchez's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, the ten-year-old takes a chance of her own. She wants to go to school! That's not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935-and it's even more...

A young man with musical talents named Johann wandered the streets of Germany hoping for a chance to join the orchestra. But without a decent suit of clothes, Johann had very little hope of being heard. Thanks to the kindness of two strangers, and two fish heads, Johann got his chance! Learn more about the story of famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and See You Yesterday, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love—even across the multiverse. Aria Patel likes stability, certainty, predictability. It’s why she’s so into science. It's why she dumped her...

Det går hver sin vej for Noah og Emil i FC Kvik. Emils hold i Ligaen taber og taber, mens Noahs hold vinder det hele i Mesterrækken. De to venner får en ny chance for at spille sammen i Skolepokalen og griber den. Snart er de kun én kamp fra at komme i finalen i Parken. Kan de gå hele vejen? Bøgerne om fodboldholdet FC Kvik henvender sig til de fodboldinteresserede drenge og piger i 10-12-årsalderen.

Constance Faultsom has become a threat. By bringing Bright Ideas from the amazing, supernatural realm of Wonder to the kids at her school, she is undermining The Prescribed Order in Graystone Heights. While Gray powers plan to use the science fair to maintain their grip on the students, Constance’s unpredictable little brother, Chance, launches his own plot to defeat thegrowing evil. But when things go terribly wrong, an unspeakably dangerous force is unleashed, bringing the entire town to the brink of Annihilation!

The Manatees are finally having fun this baseball season under new captain Luis. Embracing teamwork, they welcome troubled players Ty and Savannah, hoping to give them a second chance after they were kicked off a former team. Can the Manatees learn to accept the newcomers? Can they teach Ty and Savannah to be good teammates? And can they all work together to beat the best team in the league, the Dragons? Baseball Buddies stories explore the power of working together, accepting differences to build a team, and the lasting friendships that form when given a chance.

Die Camp-Mitglieder freuen sich auf ihr nächstes Turnierspiel! Aber die Freude vergeht, als sie ihren Gegnern gegenüberstehen. Sie sollen gegen Spielerinnen der Kreisliga antreten? Gegen Profis? Da haben sie doch gar keine Chance! Werden sie den Mut finden, gegen diese scheinbar unbesiegbaren Gegner anzutreten? Oder wagen sie sich gar nicht erst aufs Feld?

Mira elsker heste, men hendes mor er bange for dem. Veninderne interesserer sig kun for drenge, og sommerferien tegner til at blive rigtig kedelig. Men en cykeltur på landet bliver starten på noget helt nyt. Mira føler næsten, at hun er kommet i paradis, da hun møder hestepasseren Helen og får lov at blive staldpige på Bjerregaard. Her forelsker hun sig hurtigt i den forsømte pony Robot. Men da Robot bliver syg, mener ejeren Roland, at det vil være bedst bare at få den skudt. Mira har det ikke altid lige nemt.

The world has been thrown into chaos after thousands of people suddenly vanished one horrifying evening. Four kids in the Chicago suburbs - Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan - reel with shock as they learn they are the only ones left in their families. As the truth behind the disappearances becomes clear, the kids discover they are faced with far-reaching decisions. But while the others are making their choices, Lionel gets a disturbing message from his uncle in Chicago. Not knowing if his uncle is still alive, Lionel rushes to the inner city to search for him.

Jomi's mum left him to seek her destiny in Lagos. Now Jomi and his friendly bushbaby follow her - but their only starting place is a TV dance competition his mum used to love. If Jomi and his new Lagos friends can get on that TV show, then maybe his mum will see him, and they can find their destiny together.

Maddie and Chloe have always been best friends—until last year, when Chloe’s popularity and budding fame as an actor left Maddie in the dust one too many times. Their friendship is over, and they’re both ready to move on. But when the girls arrive at theater camp, they discover that the universe isn’t ready to let go of this friendship just yet: They’re cabinmates, and each of them has to spend the summer with her ex-best friend. Is it time to try again, or are they doomed to drift apart for good?

Likely or unlikely? Possible or impossible? Probability is how likely something is. Will it be rainy or sunny for the party? Where will the spinner land? Listen and find out!

Roger the chick almost never gets the chance to do things on his own—he is always attached to his mother, Olive the hen, who prefers quiet naps to any kind of excitement. They even get borrowed together as Book Buddies at the library. But what Roger really wants is the chance for adventure. To make his little sister happy, eight-year-old Liam agrees to borrow Olive and Roger and bring them to the airport to pick up Grandpa. But when Liam is busy trying to show Grandpa he isn’t a little kid anymore, he loses track of Roger, who gets left behind at the airport.

Depuis qu’elle est en couple avec Talbot, Émy-Lee file le parfait bonheur. Son amoureux est gentil, drôle, et surtout, il est très attentionné. Il va même jusqu’à lui offrir un étrange bibelot, supposément un symbole de chance et de prospérité. Mais Émy-Lee est convaincue que cet objet de malheur lui gâche l’existence. Peut-être devrait-elle s’en débarrasser ?

A gentle and once beautiful dog is now old, abandoned and confined to living at the dog shelter. No one wants to adopt an old dog, yet something keeps tugging at him to not give up hope. He spends each day looking for that miracle person who will love and adopt him. Does that person exist? His kennel mates don’t seem to think so and tell him so. On the other side of town, an old man Hank, lives in a house filled with sorrow and despair after losing the love of his life, Emma. Without her what could fill his heart?

In this third Legendary Alston Boys adventure from Edgar Award-nominated author Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed have to team up with the Ellison twins to take down a corporation obsessed with the weirdness of Logan County and that's turning its residents into Money-Zombies.  

Benjamin Waterfalls is a troubled kid: He steals as the quickest way to fill the emptiness in his life. Plus, he enjoys the danger, and it makes him feel good to sneak some money into his mom’s purse when rent is due. His Native American mother has tried everything to help Benny find a better path, but when he lands in court in front of an unforgiving judge, it looks like there’s no hope—until the judge agrees to allow Benny one last chance at turning his life around. The only problem is, he’s being sent to stay with his father, a man Benny hasn’t seen for seven years.

Un libro per tutti, piccoli e grandi, per ricordarsi di essere sensibili e sorridere delle cose che spesso vengono dimenticate, per ricordare come è sognare.

Lily Lu can't wait to see sea otters when she and her mom head to the California coast. While there, Lily spots a sea otter pup separated from its mom. Can Lily help the pup?

Have you ever wondered where forgotten toys go when children outgrow them or leave them behind? Some toys may gather dust on shelves. Some are tucked away in boxes. But perhaps, just perhaps, some of them travel somewhere magical…Far beyond the waves, hidden among sparkling waters and warm sunshine, lies a secret place called The Island of Forgotten Toys. When five old toy friends arrive on this mysterious island, they discover something they never expected. Instead of sadness, they find friendship. Instead of loneliness, they discover hope.