Happy with her quiet country life caring for her father and managing her brothers' house parties, beautiful Lenore Lester is determined to resist the advances of the rakish Jason Montgomery, the Duke of Eversleigh.

In this sequel to Kenneth Grahame's classic "The Wind in the Willows," the escapades continue for four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.

Die Geschichte spielt am Fårup Fjord, von den Hauptfiguren Fuck-up Fjord genannt, weit draußen auf dem Land, wo es im Sommer von deutschen Touristen nur so wimmelt und im Winter gar nichts los ist. Nun ist aber Sommer, und die dreizehnjährige Terne jobbt im Schlangenterrarium ihres Vaters, während sie sich über ihren uncoolen, fünfzehnjährigen Bruder Bjørn beschwert und geheime Pläne mit ihrer besten Freundin Emma schmiedet. Dann verliebt...

Twelve-year-old Edie and her impossibly cool cousin, Rae, set out to complete a mysterious list of "Good Ideas for Summertime" that their eccentric late grandmother wrote back when she was their age. But good ideas? Most of them seem like bad ideas. Reckless. Foolish. Ridiculous. Still, by accomplishing everything on the list, rule-abiding Edie feels certain that she can become the effortlessly brave adventurer she dreams of being, just like her daring...

Winner of the 1994 Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year Award, Consider the Lily is now republished for a new generation of readers. When a choice must be made between love and duty, solace comes in unexpected forms... Summer, 1929. The Hinton Dysart estate is dying from lack of money, and Kit Dysart, the heir, sees no way out. Then, at his sister's wedding, he meets the vibrant Daisy Chudleigh and her cousin, the heiress Matty...

Little Green is a proud and strong pickup truck who loves helping with chores, but when Farmer Gray buys a big new blue truck, Little Green is left to rust in a pasture until the farmer's daughter, Fern, suggests they fix him up and use him for such gentle jobs as going to the farmers' market.

James invites Marvin and his cousin Elaine on a trip to the country, and it proves to be a very exciting adventure for the forever friends.

This book takes a simple look at homes that move, highlighting the diversity of homes that people live in around the world. Homes featured include Native American Tipis, Bedouin tents, houseboats, caravans, and more. Throughout the book, simple leveled text supports bright and engaging photographs, and the book also includes a picture glossary of difficult and important words, and notes for parents and teachers with advice on how to use the book.

The sequel to Michael Morpurgo's bestselling War Horse! Farm Boy is the heartwarming sequel to War Horse, the beloved novel that has been made into a hit play and a major motion picture.For years, Joey was a war horse, pulling ambulance carts and artillery through the battlefields of World War I. When he finally returned home to Albert and the farm, he was treated like a hero. But his adventures had only just begun.Now, generations later, Albert's...

Thirteen-year-old Olivene Love gets tangled up in a murder mystery when her itinerant preaching family arrives in the small town of Binder, Arkansas in 1957.