Resultados para "Players" en Literatura y ficción

Hoodwinked by a villainous uncle and swept away into slavery aboard a ship bound for the Americas, a young man embarks on one of literature's great adventures. Befriended by a Scottish soldier running from the British crown, they fight off the ship's crew and escape, only to be accused of murder. Forced to flee across the Scottish countryside, their dangerous journey becomes one in which a boy becomes a man, learning the meaning of loyalty, friendship, and honor.

Cast off on a raft with a runaway slave down the great Mississippi and a boy who couldn't dream of a greater adventure. With each bend of the river, each town, comes a chance encounter, perhaps with a king or duke wrapped in the schemes of scoundrels or a young girl caught amidst a family feud. On a journey with a friend dreaming of freedom, it's full of mischief, full of fun, and the adventures of a lifetime.

Graham hat Shaila nicht getötet. Diese SMS stürzt Jills Welt ins Chaos. Dabei will sie doch nur ihr Abschlussjahr genießen, an der Spitze der Players – der It-Clique ihrer Eliteschule. Die Players feiern nicht nur die besten Partys, sie haben auch beste Beziehungen und viel Macht. Aber Macht schützt nicht vor Unglück, sonst wäre Jills Freundin Shaila drei Jahre zuvor nicht von ihrem Freund erschlagen worden. Schwer genug, mit dieser Erinnerung zu leben. Doch falls Graham wirklich unschuldig ist, gibt es ein Problem: Shaila starb auf einer Players-Party.

Being born a princess is no guarantee that you know how to behave as one! However, is learning to balance your tiara or to perform the perfect curtsey the limit to the power a princess possesses? Societal expectations, pressures and the role of modern-day females are questioned by a gaggle of familiar, and brand new, fairy-tale princesses.