Girls Classic Fiction

"The Dancing Girls, and Other Stories" contains four short-stories by two-times Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber, written between 1910 and 1919. The title story paints a pictures of small-town America and of life "on the other side of the tracks." "The Dancing Girls" is followed by "Old Lady Mandle," "Long Distance," and "One Hundred Percent." - Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American author.

This story, one of Andersen’s best known, tells the tale of a poor little girl who was sent by her parents to sell matches in the street. It is Christmas Even and it is very cold, but she dare not return home empty-handed. Instead, to try and warm herself, she lights one match at a time, revealing an extraordinary, but ephemeral, world with each one. - Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist.

In this tale, a powerful witch attempts to control others’ perception of the world and subjugates a baby boy and baby girl to different experiments, attempting to gain knowledge and power. These two young people grow into opposites and must learn to conquer their fears and rejoice in the differences of others in order to become whole again.

Heidi es una niña que se va a vivir con su abuelo a una aldea en los Alpes. Allí hará amigos para siempre, vivirá aventuras con los animales que la rodean y subirá a los Alpes hasta que anochezca.

On New Year’s Eve, a small, poor girl walks in the darkness and cold trying to sell her matches. Hungry and frozen, she curls up in a nook and lights her matches in search for warmth. Looking into the glow of the matches, she is transported far, far away from the hunger and the cold.

Venskabsprinsessen Twilight Sparkle rejser til Krystalslottet for at deltage i sit allerførste prinsessetopmøde. Men hendes krone bliver stjålet, og både den og tyven forsvinder ind gennem en magisk portal til en helt anden dimension. Twilight er nødt til at rejse gennem portalen for at få sin krone tilbage, for et af Harmoniens Elementer sidder i den. Men den anden verden er helt anderledes, end Twilight nogensinde kunne have forestillet sig. Også selv om en del af de fremmede skabninger minder om hendes gode venner hjemme fra Equestria.

Canterlot High og Crystal Prep Academy arrangerer den allerførste Canter-Crys videnskabsfestival og forskningskonkurrence sammen. Twilight Sparkle elsker naturvidenskab, men hun er nervøs over at skulle møde sine tidligere klassekammerater igen. Det er hun i hvert fald indtil hun finder ud af, at hun er sat sammen med Rising Star, en ny, dejlig dreng fra Crystal Prep. Twilight bliver fortryllet af ham, mens de skaber en festhumør-modifikator, men Flash Sentry, Sunset Shimmer og resten af hendes venner mistænker Rising Star for at have skumle planer.

Prince Fastidious travels the world to find his perfect princess. But something is not quite right about any of them. They either talk too much, or not at all. Some are too old for him, or too young. Others are spoiled or have too many noisy, little dogs. Find out what happens when Princess Rose accidentally comes to the castle at night because of a fierce storm. How does she prove to the Queen that she’s a real princess? A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.