Animal For Teens

When her father leaves and her mother passes away soon afterward, Finch can't help feeling abandoned. Now she's stuck living with her stepfather and his new wife. They're mostly nice, but they don't believe the one true thing Finch knows about herself: that she's a girl, even though she was born in a boy's body. Thankfully, she has Maddy, a neighbor and animal rescuer who accepts her for who she is. Finch helps Maddy care for a menagerie of lost and lonely creatures, including a scared, stray dog who needs a family and home as much as she does.

Marshall’s had quite an interesting day so far. Instead of waking up in his regular, teenage body, he’s found himself covered in fur and five sizes too small. After a bit of investigating, it’s become clear that something is terrible wrong. Now, thanks to a particularly nasty curse, he’ll have to help seven different dogs with their problems if he ever wants to become human again.

Kittens are evil. At least that's what Jem, a calico cat, thought. And she had proof. In the afterlife, she had watched kittens take over what used to be her home on earth, claiming her people and her cat companion, her best friend ever. They had fooled everyone else into believing they were adorable. Only Jem knew the truth. But how could she convince the others? How could she make sure these kittens got their rightful comeuppance? Witness the epic battle of wills between a calico cat and a pair of kittens in Book 2 of the Cats of the Afterlife series.

Billie has lived with her great-aunt ever since her mom passed away and her dad left. Billie's big brother, Leo, is about to leave, too, for the warfront. But first, she gets one more weekend with him at the ranch. Billie's surprised when Leo brings home a fellow Marine from boot camp, Denny. She has so much to ask Leo - about losing her best friend and trying to find their father - but Denny, who is Navajo, or Diné, comes with something special: a gorgeous, but injured, stray dog. As Billie cares for the dog, whom they name Bear, she and Bear grow deeply attached to each other.

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.

In the final Secrets of Bearhaven adventure, the whole city of Bearhaven has to stop the danger that's on its way, once and for all! Spencer Plain is ready to help build a new Bearhaven - a place where bears live in community and help rescue other bears around the world. But the city itself is in trouble now - the evil Pam wants to capture the bears and sell them, and it's up to the Council to move the city to a safe, new location. Except that Pam shows up right in the middle of their move, cutting off Spencer from his parents and kidnapping most of the Bearhaven bears.

Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of 10 well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events.

Billy's got a lot on his mind that he'd rather not think about. So instead he watches David Attenborough (because Sir David's got all the answers) and swims in the sea, just letting his mind drift.... So when new boy and nature fan Patrick Green starts at school and becomes Billy's friend, things are different. Whilst swimming out at sea, a mackerel swims up to Billy's face, blows bubbles at him and says, 'Fish Boy!' Billy knows he must tell Patrick, because a crazy talking mackerel changes everything!

For over a decade, Ben Garrod has studied chimpanzees to find ways to protect and conserve them. We join Ben on a journey that has taken him around the world, studying eastern chimps in the humid forests of Uganda and the critically endangered western chimps of Liberia. In his trademark infectious, lighthearted style, Ben describes encounters with chimpanzees that highlight the different threats they face.

Urplötzlich und besonders hart wird der FlussClan vom Schicksal getroffen: Erst stirbt die Anführerin Nebelstern, dann kommen zwei weitere Nachfolger ums Leben. Wer soll den FlussClan in die Zukunft führen? Alle Hoffnungen ruhen auf der jungen Heilerschülerin Frostpfote – doch der SternenClan lässt sie im Stich.

From severe flooding in Louisiana to wildfires in the Pacific Northwest to melting permafrost in Alaska, catastrophic climate events are occurring more frequently—and severely—than ever. And these events are having a direct impact on the lives (and futures) of young people and their families.

A thrilling new adventure series for children: what would the world look like if dinosaurs had never died out? Imagine a world where dinosaurs have survived and evolved as...supersaurs! This is the world that Bea Kingsley lives in, a world where humans live side by side with supersaurs, sometimes in peace but often in conflict. Bea is the daughter of explorer parents who went missing when she was just a baby.

The hideous spirit of Jupiter, the evil cat who was once lord of the sewer rats, has returned, more terrifying than ever. Bent on revenge, he is determined to turn the world into an eternal winter of hatred. The Deptford Mice feel his chilling grasp everywhere they turn. A rat army thirsty for mouse blood is building underground. And the Starglass, their magical source of knowledge and power, has been stolen. The mice know they face the most desperate struggle of their lives. Will anyone survive?

When Thomas Rose first spots the girl concealed in a ditch outside his rural village, she looks as drab as a lark, blending with the English countryside. Only her bright-red kerchief gives her away. Yet French Hélène, who goes by “Ling”  -  for the year is 1757, and England and France are at war - is no ordinary bird. She is tiny and agile, with huge dark eyes and hair as black as plums. Ling enchants Thomas with tales of the circus, where she danced atop Belladonna, a pure-white horse with a tail the color of barley. But the leader of the troupe has sold Belladonna....

Raja has been raised in captivity. Not behind the bars of a zoo, but within the confines of an American home. He was stolen when he was young to be someone's pet. Now he's grown up and is about to be sent away again, to a place from which there will be no return. John grew up with Raja. The orangutan was his friend, his brother, never his pet. But when John's parents split up and moved him across the country, he left Raja behind. Now Raja is suffering.

Demon, Mike, and the gang fight on against the dreaded Haunts. The teen wild bunch band form Demon Inc to pay for the paranormal battles thrust on them. With the SyFy Channel writing checks for exclusives, they go after lost kids and the dreaded Haunts. Scarred by the Haunts and healed with holy water, Mike faces a growing darkness inside him, and unusual powers stumping even his canine partner.

When he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the mock men living in the trees by their home - chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night. Luc is older now, his mother gone. He lives in a house of mistreated orphans, barely getting by. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't mad. Instead, he offers Luc a job. Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees.

Pferde, Sonne, Austauschschüler... Nach den Sommerferien könnte für die vierzehnjährige Mia und ihre beste Freundin Franzi alles perfekt sein. Wenn da nicht ein düsteres Geheimnis über den Stuten des Menninghofs liegen würde, das keiner der Erwachsenen ernst nimmt. Und dann nervt auch noch die selbsternannte Influencerin Lucy, die so gar nicht in den Stall zu passen scheint. Können die Mädchen sich zusammenraufen und den Pferden des Menninghofs helfen? Ein spannendes Jugendabenteuer ab 12 Jahren!

Preparati ad entrare in un magico mondo di racconti straordinari: Storie di Strane Avventure è un affascinante audiolibro che ti trasporterà in mondi fantastici e straripanti di fantasia. Ogni storia è una nuova sorpresa un enigma da risolvere e un'incredibile lezione da imparare. Racconti fantastici di viaggi sogni e burle Grazie alla magistrale e coinvolgente interpretazione di Gaetano Marino scoprirete la storia delle due regine la sorte di Crisponzio Stregospaventa di Monsiuer Pigolò di Arehia e il giardiniere dei sogni del cucù nella notte tempestosa di Crisponziella.

Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility that she'll see whales on the beach near her new home, the possibility that the trans-gender boy she just met will become her new best friend, the possibility that the paparazzi hounding her celebrity father won't force them to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses her, loves her, and is just waiting for Nat to find her....