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¡El primerísimo Gran Concurso de Lectura está por comenzar! ¿Podrán Judy Moody y el resto de los Gusanos Comelibros de Virginia Dare derrotar a los Defensores Chupasangre del Bigote Falso? ¡Es un misterio que no puedes dejar de leer!

Judy Moody tiene un anillo del humor que, además, tiene “poderes superespeciales”. ¿Habrá algo de cierto, o será Madame M nada más que una farsante? ¡Atrévete a preguntarle a Judy Moody una CMI (cuestión muy importante)!

Judy Moody tenía ganas de pasar el mejor verano de su vida. Pero, claro, eso era antes de enterarse de que sus padres se iban a California y su tía se iba a quedar a cargo de ella. Además, tendrá que quedarse con su hermano pequeño, Stink, y cuidar de él. Pero, cuando el verano empezaba a volverse demasiado aburrido, Judy Moody tiene una idea fabulosa: retar a sus amigos a una emocionante carrera en busca del verano más raro y divertido que hayan podido imaginar.

Adam Sinclair stirbt bei einem Flugzeugabsturz und hinterlässt seiner jungen Frau Gemma eine große Schaffarm – und ein schweres Erbe. Denn gerade als Gemma wieder Zuversicht schöpft, fällt ein schrecklicher Verdacht auf sie: War Adam in Schiebereien verstrickt? Und wie viel weiß sie selbst darüber? Sie beteuert ihre Unschuld, doch nur ihre Freundin Jess glaubt ihr – und Ben, ein neuer Tierhändler, der umwerfend aussieht und ganz offensichtlich sein Herz an Gemma verloren hat.

Cuando en la tienda de mascotas se produce una disparatada invasión de cobayas enloquecidos, Stink y sus amigos, Sofía y Webster, entran en acción: emprenden un viaje para encontrar un hogar para cada una de los 101 conejillos de Indias.

La quinta selezione annuale dei migliori racconti pubblicati da Future Fiction vi porterà a scoprire interi mondi inesplorati, sia fisici che psicologici, e poi nuove forme di alienazione causate da tecnologie emergenti come l’uso dei visori oculari per il turismo virtuale e l’impiego di simpatici ma pestiferi animatronici da compagnia per infine con le ultime tendenze in fatto di sesso, sia a scopo riproduttivo che di puro piacere personale.

La terza edizione dei migliori racconti della collana Future Fiction esplora alcuni temi fondamentali per la fantascienza contemporanea: dal concetto di trasferimento dell’identità, alle ultime scoperte nel campo dell’intelligenza artificiale e del ripristino della memoria danneggiata, passando per gli sviluppi tecnologici applicati all'architettura d’avanguardia.

Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith bring together current and former prisoners, activists, and academics for a new understanding of how race, gender, ability, and sexuality are lived under the crushing weight of captivity. Through a politic of gender self-determination, this collection argues that trans/queer liberation and prison abolition must be grown together. From rioting against police violence and critiquing hate crimes legislation, to prisoners demanding access to HIV medications, and far beyond, Captive Genders is a challenge for us all to join the struggle.

Young listeners are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this nonfiction book.

The name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for miles? Although rarely mentioned in published accounts of early expeditions, local climbers have long been significant members of first ascents on the world's tallest and most challenging peaks. In Alpine Rising, award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald sets the record straight by shining a light on these too often forgotten heroes.

Hallie, a young and successful fashion blogger, recently married to a station owner, is having trouble adjusting to the flies, dust, snakes and isolation in the Flinders Ranges. Left alone with her baby while her husband, Alex is often out on long bore runs during the day, she also has to contend with her father-in-law, Rod, who insists on making himself at home in their house. Alex is out on a bore run, and as Hallie and their daughter, Ruby, watch him in real time on the camera from the homestead, Alex suddenly disappears from view. He is found later, dead at the bottom of a windmill.

Whether you're leading a diverse team, working in a challenging cross-cultural environment, or simply working with people who are "not like you," you need to be able to get along with everyone as a team, to get the work done. This book explains the skills you need to communicate, motivate, and inspire people to collaborate-even if they have very different values, lifestyles, or priorities.

Detective Dave Burrows has longed for the top job in the Stock Squad but never thought he'd be acting in that role while his partner and best mate, Detective Bob Holden, is treated for melanoma. Bob is keen to get back on the road and Dave can't wait to go bush either, expecting the trip will be much the same as usual. But the trip doesn't play out that way. Multiple bomb blasts in the small country town of Kallygarn send shock waves through the state of WA, and Dave and Bob are once again drawn into the underworld of crime.

McDonald shows that perceptions of compassion in candidates for public office are based on the number and intensity of commonalities that bind citizens to political leaders. Commonalities can come in many forms, such as a shared experience, a shared emotion, or a shared identity. Compassion may be universal, such as when candidates convey empathy to all individuals who are struggling. Or compassion may be exclusionary, such as when candidates express a preference for some groups over others.

Late Christmas Eve, the Harper family’s car crashed on a desolate stretch outside Black Lake. Sixteen-year-old Alice was found injured by the side of the road—alone. It was as if her parents and younger sister, Ella, had simply disappeared. One year later, Alice is still dealing with nightmares and unanswered questions when she and her friends find Ella’s bloodstained backpack in the basement of an abandoned home.

Sabrina and her new husband were both widowed when their families blended, so grieving was expected. They recognized the losses suffered in their families would take time to heal. What they have since learned is that every blended family experiences grieving―whether you are widowed or divorced. And the process usually takes longer than expected. Sabrina vulnerably shares her personal experiences and struggles, revealing her mistakes and fears that she had early on in her new marriage and with her new family.

When Sassi Stapleton receives a middle-of-the-night phone call to tell her that her beloved grandmother is unwell, she quickly puts her job on hold, packs her ute and sets off on the long drive home, knowing her grandfather will need her. Less than an hour away from Sassi's hometown, Barker, she swerves to miss a roo and her car rolls down an embankment. By the time Sassi is found, her grandmother has already passed away.

It originated in Asia, moved to Europe, and is now consumed worldwide — a slightly-fermented tea that is purported to cure everything from indigestion to cancer. We’re talking about kombucha, which has exploded in popularity in the last quarter century. While the exact health benefits of kombucha remain unproven, it’s quite certain that the effervescent elixir provides its worldwide fans with a spiritual lift unlike any other drink.

Endlich hat Amanda Greenfield ihren Abschluss in Agrarwissenschaften in der Tasche. Endlich kann sie alles, was sie gelernt hat, zu Hause auf Kyleena anwenden, damit die Farm wieder floriert. Doch ausgerechnet auf der Fahrt zu ihrer Abschlussfeier haben ihre Eltern einen schrecklichen Unfall, und ihre Mutter stirbt. Ihr Vater, gefangen in Schuld und Trauer, will die Farm verkaufen. Doch Amandas Mutter hat ihr die Hälfte vererbt. Amanda kämpft wie eine Löwin um Kyleena. Noch ahnt sie nicht, in welches Wechselbad der Gefühle das Schicksal sie stürzen wird.

Since inheriting Nambina, the property that's been in her family for generations, Laura Murphy has worked wonders. Rather than just focus on farming she has set up a successful school teaching women the basics of managing a property—from fencing and mustering to handling the financial side of the business. But the notoriously self-reliant Laura is lonely and still scarred by a tragedy from her past. She's also grappling with the hostility of her nearest neighbor and former best friend, Meghan Hunter. The fact that Laura's ex-boyfriend Josh is Meghan's brother only makes things worse.