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Olly's brother, Matt, has always wanted to be a clown, and when he sees the plight of Africa's children, he makes the decision to fly the family nest to take his skill to a place devoid of laughter. To his family, it is a travesty: this bright, intelligent boy with a glowing future ups and leaves to head into the unknown, leaving behind him a trail of worry and feelings of impending doom. Olly is charged with the care of a family of starlings that she and her brother have been watching over in the garden....

A deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind. With her parents gone, Lisa is responsible for her little brother, Todd. She has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick or starving, and fierce gangs are stealing and destroying everything they find. Lots of people have given up, but on Grand Avenue, some kids are surviving. Because of Lisa. Lisa figured out how to give the kids on Grand Avenue food, homes, and protection against the gangs.

Complemented by exquisite, colorful artwork, Dr. Zelinger skillfully crafts an easily relatable children's story using everyday situations around the oppressive concept of terrorism in the news. With masterful understanding of the child's world, new and frightening concepts are introduced carefully and gently with the child's perspective in mind. This pioneering guide helps children and parents face a critical, often avoided, topic with reassurance and calm.

Virtus far hedder Blodige Bent, og han er byens bøddel. Du synes måske det lyder sejt at have en far, der hugger folks hoveder af med en økse, men Virtus synes ikke, det er spor sjovt. Når Virtus bliver stor, skal han nemlig også være bøddel. Det er Virtus' opgave at gå ned i kælderen med mad til de dødsdømte, men en dag er det en ikke helt almindelig fange, der sidder dernede. Det er en lille pige. Hun hedder Lille Lorteunge, og selvom hun er en værre en, tror Virtus på hende, når hun siger, at hun er uskyldig.

Following a police shooting, two families - one White and one Black - discuss the event, its aftermath, and what they can do to help.

At the start of 1991, 11-year-old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, went to war with 34 nations led by the United States. Over the next 43 days, Ali and his family survived bombings, food shortages, and constant fear. Ali and his brothers played soccer on the abandoned streets of their Basra neighborhood, wondering when or if their medic father would return from the war front. Cinematic, accessible, and timely, this is the story of one ordinary kid's view of life during war.

This audiobook explores the reasons of the terrorist attack of 9/11 and how the U.S. has responded.

Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone for ever. Because people with the brightest hearts never truly leave.

Written with the voice and rhythm of the street that only first-hand knowledge can provide, Shark Bait will attract young adult patrons to your library the way The Outsiders did a generation ago. In this gritty and realistic audiobook, 12-year-old Mokes is torn between obeying his father, the police chief in a small Hawaiian town, and hanging out with his trouble-seeking friends.

Pinky and Rex love to play “monkey in the middle” with Pinky's little sister. But every time they do, their ball goes into Mrs. Morgan's yard. And every time it does, she flies out the door and screams at them. She even tries to hit Rex with a broom! Now the kids want to get even with the Mean Old Witch of Elm Street. But when Pinky creeps up onto Mrs. Morgan's front porch, he sees her sitting alone in a dark house and decides that revenge is not such a good idea after all. James Howe's popular series is loved by children across the nation.

Pinky has gotten on the bad side of Kevin, the third grade bully. Kevin thinks Pinky is a sissy because he wears pink, rides a pink bike and plays with Rex - a girl. He even knocks Pinky off his bike. If that’s not embarrassing enough, Mrs. Morgan - an old woman - has to rescue Pinky! Pinky is so upset, he decides to change his name to Billy and lets his sister, Amanda, take all his stuffed animals because they’re all pink. Will Mrs. Morgan and Rex find a way for Pinky to be himself, or has he changed forever?

Through meticulously researched and stirring accounts — some well known and some chronicled here in book form for the first time — Doreen Rappaport brings to light the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. These resisters answered the genocidal madness and unspeakable depravity that was Hitler’s Holocaust with the greatest weapons of all — courage, ingenuity, the will to survive, and the resolve to save others or to die trying.

It seems like just another day at school - then Mia’s world turns upside down. School is being evacuated. Rumour has it there’s a gunman in the building. And Mia has a horrible feeling she knows who it is.... Her brother has been acting strangely. He’s been threatening to do something drastic, something frightening, something that cannot be ignored...but how far will he go? Mia is determined to find out, but playing cat and mouse with a killer is a very dangerous game.

Tia lives with her mom in a high-risk neighborhood in New Orleans and loves singing gospel in the Rainbow Choir with Keisha, her boisterous and assertive best friend. Tia's dream is to change the world with her voice, and by all accounts she might be talented enough. But when a shooting happens in her neighborhood and she learns the truth about the crime that sent her father to prison years ago, Tia finds she can't sing anymore.

Third-grader Jamie sees his baby sister being tossed across the room by his stepfather. His mother miraculously catches the baby, and what follows are the effects of the incident on Jamie.

The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed, and mistreated over several days. The only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif, Hassan - and Parvana. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother managed to open a school for girls.

Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door - after all, they've avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who she labels a pack of hyenas. Then Karina's grandfather starts tutoring Chris, and she discovers he's actually a nice, funny kid. But one afternoon something unimaginable happens - the three of them are assaulted by a stranger who targets Indian-American Karina and her grandfather because of how they look. Her grandfather is gravely injured and Karina and Chris vow not to let hate win.

Twelve-year-old Nella Sabatini's life is changing too soon, too fast. Her best friend, Clem, doesn't seem concerned; she's busy figuring out the best way to spend the "leap second" - an extra second about to be added to the world's official clock. The only person who might understand how Nella feels is Angela, but the two of them have gone from being "secret sisters" to not talking at all. Then Angela's idolized big brother makes a terrible, fatal mistake, one that tears apart their tight-knit community and plunges his family into a whirlwind of harsh publicity and judgment.

Der neue Tierfabel-Klassiker von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Britta Sabbag. Seit jeher wollen der Tiger und der Löwe wissen, wer von ihnen der Stärkere ist. Der Löwe ist felsenfest davon überzeugt, dass er der Stärkste ist. Aber: Das ist der Tiger auch! Die Sache muss dringend geklärt werden! "Wenn zwei sich streiten” zeigt auf überraschende und lustige Weise, dass es nicht nur auf die äußere Stärke ankommt. Die Tiere des Dschungels schwärmen vor dem Löwen wie prachtvoll doch das Fell des Tigers ist.

This book was created to help children and grown-ups to better understand school shootings and school violence incidents and to give them both some ideas of what to do in an emergency situation. While we should always be ready and prepared in case school shootings or school violence incidents occur, we should never let those incidents keep us in fear.