New World Fiction

Antonio and the Ceiling Fan: A New Mexican Christmas Story is a short story set in rural northern New Mexico. It is a holiday story of magical realism, focusing on a teenager coming to realize the power of his family, his mother, and the mortality that we all face. He also has a talking ceiling fan. Disclaimer: This short story contains a fair amount of Spanish dialog, most of which is described in context.

Magnus dreams of going to sea with the Viking explorers. A big adventure awaits him. He carries a secret for one day far in the future.... The parallel stories in chapters of alternating languages will help you to follow Magnus to the "new world" in English - and Spanish!

All My Neanderthals: An Introduction to a Series of Neanderthal Books features excerpts from the first two books in a fiction series: The Neanderthals Are Back and The New World Neanderthals. The book also includes a brief introduction to who the Neanderthals are, how and where they lived, and why they suddenly went extinct about 35,000 years ago after living successfully for over 200,000 years.

Sarah Orne Jewett's fiction depicts, with humor and dignity, the lives and values of the people of New England before the turn of the century. This unabridged collection of four of her best stories, beautifully performed in the dialect of Southern Maine by Tana Hicken, presents the spirit and the humor of a place and an era long past. "Martha's Lady" is the wonderful story of the bond that develops between two young women - one a visiting cousin, the other an awkward and newly employed maid.

Julito está por irse a dormir cuando ve en la tele un anuncio: ¡Intercambio cultural: cambie su lugar por el de un ciudadano extranjero por una semana, y viva otra vida! Ahora, podrá viajar a África, un lugar que parece tener mucha acción. A cambió, recibirá en a su casa a Pombo, un elefante que quiere vivir en la ciudad y ver la televisión. ¿Quién de los dos la pasará mejor con su nueva vida?

It’s Rashin’s first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she’s used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids’ families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she’ll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say?

Since Kevin had approached the dominant Femdom Jessica for a small loan, he has found her slowly taking control of his both his business and his body. The submissive businessman foolishly believed he still maintained control over both. But when he is summoned into a board meeting with Jessica and a room full of Dommes...he finds himself in a world he never once envisioned when he embarked on his business career.

It's almost Lunar New Year! Xiao Mi, Hang, Kwan, Malai, and Charu all celebrate the New Year in their own special way. Experience how each one of the Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian children and their families honor Lunar New Year, from dragon dances in China to firecrackers in India!

A young girl's wish is granted when a new sister arrives. While the baby can't do much, over time the big and little siblings become inseparable, playing and dancing, imagining and laughing. By each other's sides, they are smarter, kinder, and braver than they ever thought they could be. And they are forever sisters first.

In their own words, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project.

One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau - a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow’s daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it. But Mirette doesn’t know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini - master wire-walker. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear. And it is she who must teach him courage once again.

In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but it’s much harder than she thought. Boom! Is she ready after all?

In this penetrating study narrated by leading British voice artist Tanya S. Bartlett, Michael Norris tells the complete story behind Dickens' writing of the book. Norris dives deep into his topic to discover the altruistic angels and monetary demons which drove Dickens, the public debates and rancor which informed him, and the terrible childhood memories which both haunted and inspired him.

My Loving World is a children's audiobook for listeners aged six-10 which shares the story of a young boy who moves to a new town where he encounters diversity for the first time. At first, he is uncomfortable with his new classmates from different racial and religious backgrounds.

Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow. What's a kid to do? How can Henley find a story that speaks to everything inside of him?

From New York Times best-selling author Kelly Corrigan comes a book that celebrates the people in our lives and the meaningful connections we make that come from asking each other questions.

Kevin’s business has started to hit its stride and was firing on all cylinders. Now feeling like the successful businessman he always felt he was meant to be, Kevin decided to take a well-deserved holiday, inviting his stunning colleague - Stacey. Stacey was all sweet and innocent on the outside. But inside was a different story. It all become clearer to the naive businessman, when he became the subject of ridicule, torment, and humiliation at the hand of an opportunistic Femdom Gang.

During the recent economic crisis, Kevin’s found his business suffering some hardship. His business spiraled deeply into debt and his bank became reluctant to lend him more money. Kevin arranged to meet with Mistress Jessica. His proposition - a loan in exchange for a stake in his business. Her suggestion - a loan in exchange for his role in her own business. Kevin find he takes on too much as he volunteers to become a self-defense dummy in one of Mistress Jessica’s gyms.

Kevin’s business needs a cash injection to propel it forward. Business savings are low, banks have rejected him, family and friends have turned their backs on him, and he has nowhere to turn but to one person. Jessica - Jessica is the last person you want to be owing money to. The epitome of Femdom. The cruel and seductive Mistress knew precisely what was required to reel in her submissive victim, dangling the carrot in front of him...before cruelly snapping her vicious talons shut.

When Toot doesn't return home to Woodcock Pocket as expected, Puddle becomes worried and decides he must go find him. His search leads him on a remarkable adventure, and to new summits of friendship.