Poppy used to be an optimist. But after a photo of her dressed as Rosie the Riveter is mocked online, she's having trouble seeing the good in the world. As a result, Poppy trades her beloved vintage clothes for a feathered chicken costume and accepts a job as an anonymous sign waver outside a restaurant. There, Poppy meets six-year-old girl Miracle, who helps Poppy see beyond her own pain, opening her eyes to the people around her: Cam, her twin brother,...

"Emma est peut-être la plus petite de la famille Valentin, mais elle sait qu'elle est capable d'aider les membres de sa famille à se préparer pour leur fête préférée. Pourtant, malgré tous ses efforts, elle a bien du mal à gonfler les ballons, à faire de jolies cartes ou à confectionner des chocolats comme les grands. Arrivera-t-elle à se rendre utile, ou est-elle encore trop petite?" -- "Emma may be the smallest in the Valentine family,...

"Minni vive en la parte más pobre de Mumbai, con acceso limitado a agua potable y horas de espera para usar el grifo comunal. Últimamente, el acceso está amenazado por cortes de agua y, como Minni descubre una noche, por ladrones. Sin embargo, en el edificio donde trabaja al servicio de una familia privilegiada, tienen agua potable y hasta una piscina en el techo. Un día Minni se encuentra con el jefe de la mafia del agua. ¿Debe denunciarlo,...

"Once, during a full moon, the mice collect supplies and go to a high branch. They built a platform and admired the moon. As always, together, harmoniously and attentively, the mice worked, relaxed and truly enjoyed life. I wish we could all learn from them. Why not? The full moon is here!" --

" "O meu irmão bebé está quase a nascer! Mas ainda terei de esperar. Ele parece um pouco estranho... O Papá diz que ele é uma semente de papoila. Depois um feijão. E depois... um abacate?!" Uma deliciosa e original história sobre a antecipação pela chegada de um irmãozinho, que, com uma abordagem muito atual e relevante, acompanha o crescimento do bebé dentro da barriga da mãe, equiparando-o ao tamanho de vários frutos." -- "It's hard...

"The five Lim children--Jessica, Jocelyn, Jeffrey, Jacob, and Kenzie--are thrilled when their parents tell them that Oma and Opa, their beloved grandparents, are coming to town for a visit. But this time, things seem different--grandmother Oma's cooking doesn't taste the same, and she's started asking the same questions over and over, even while talking about specific moments from her past. Then things around the house begin to go missing: keys, eyeglasses,...

Twelve stories about the poor and wealthy people of the South before, during, and after the Civil War.

"Durante toda mi vida me sentí seguro de todo. Tengo el mejor papá que alguien podría pedir. Mi familia, de raíces mexicanas, siempre estuvo ahí. Samantha y Fito, mis mejores amigos, son simplemente eso: mejores. Al menos para mí. Y sé que todo está a punto de cambiar para siempre. Tal vez de eso trate la vida, de cambiar, crecer, arriesgarnos. Pero necesito encontrarle una lógica, un sentido, antes de perderme en mí mismo. Y sé que todo...

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered -- fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she...

"In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue - Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family...