Technology Fiction

There are a few things Cami was sure she’d never do: fall for a city boy and own a business. Now she is rising to the top of her career. When she doesn’t get a promotion, she is devastated. Her loneliness hits an all-time high, and she loses herself in work...until she falls in love with a Labrador puppy she sees on a puppy cam at the local pet store. This novel captures disappointment, tension, suspense, romance, and the magic of everlasting puppy love.

Kaiya Fletcher, an amateur gardener who loves to share her hobby on social media, thought she would be stuck at her dead-end job forever until a fire in her apartment complex causes her to fall into debt. She accepts a sudden job offer as a gardener and caretaker of an elderly woman. When Kai meets the man who will be staying at the house with her, she doesn't know how she'll focus on her job. This story captures the unlikely romance between a stubborn amateur gardener and a stiff financial manager who take advice from a wise, borderline eccentric grandmother who loves to bake.

Emilio Fors es un chico casi como cualquier otro. Está en sexto de primaria y siempre le ha gustado pasar desapercibido. Pero el día en que es víctima de la puntería de Aarón, la estrella del equipo de fut, su mundo cambia por completo y por las noches comienza a tener una pesadilla recurrente.

Todo empeora cuando lo que sufre en sueños lo acompaña al despertar. Si sueña que lo arañan, cuando amanece le arde la piel; si lo golpean, le aparecen moretones...

Retold by Marion Palmer from the original Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris. This audiobook is adapted from the characters and backgrounds created for the Walt Disney motion picture Song of the South and other Walt Disney adaptations of the original Uncle Remus stories. Stories include "Who Was Uncle Remus?"; "De Tar-Baby"; "Brer Terrapin's Tug-of-War"; and many more. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Jupiter stared at the mirror, which reflected a 12-year-old girl inside of a computer monitor; oh, heavens, the girl was her! Lightning crashes through the window and lights up the camera mounted on the computer. Gnomes escape through the camera hole and attack Jupiter with paper clips, ballpoint pens, and other office supplies. The computer gnomes want revenge because middle schooler, famous hacker, genius Jupiter blamed gnomes for eating her missing homework. Using magic, the gnomes shrink Jupiter into a tiny, digital girl.

After breaking free of the trap ChuckBone had set for them, SparkleGirl and Emman have to make it to Herobrine's island. The only thing stopping them is ChuckBone and 200 angry players. Is this a bridge too far for SparkleGirl or will ChuckBone get his wish and get rid of Herobrine once and for all? Find out now inside ChuckBone: Battle of the Monsters, the fourth dramatic book in the monster series. This is definitely one audiobook you do not want to miss. Grab a copy today before your friends do!

What if you were faced with the job of babysitting a player who's just become as powerful as Herobrine? Emman finds himself in just that situation. All alone, and powerless to control SparkleGirl, Emman thinks things can't get any worse for him. That is, until a group of players attacks SparkleGirl's home, intent on griefing it. What starts off as a simple robbery suddenly becomes a battle with an old enemy who no one saw coming.

Hier kommt man aus dem Staunen nicht heraus! Katharina von Gathen erzählt von den Verführungskünsten der Tiere, von ihren Liebesspielarten und Familienformen. Wir erfahren etwas über die Zärtlichkeit der Skorpione, die Brutalität der Bettwanzen und die liebevolle Fürsorge mancher Tierpapas für ihren Nachwuchs.

Warum ist der Himmel so blau? Und wie weit ist es bis zur Sonne? Jim Knopf will den Himmel ganz genau erforschen, gemeinsam mit Lukas und der Lokomotive Emma. Doch eine alte gemütliche Lokomotive zum Fliegen zu bringen ist gar nicht so einfach.

Ein Hörbuch voller Wissen und Ideen für Menschen von 6-60 mit den Original-Figuren von Michael Ende.

"Hallo, ist da jemand?" hat Mika gerufen, ist wie eine Sternschnuppe vom fernen Planeten Eljo durchs Weltall gefallen und im Baum vor Joakims Fenster hängen geblieben - gerade in der Nacht, in der Joakim auf die Geburt seines Brüderchens wartet. Die beiden Jungen unterhalten sich über die Entstehung der Welt, über Pflanzen und Tiere und die Menschen.

What exactly is a robot? How do they talk and move? And what does it take to build one? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling Questioneers series and the Ada Twist, Scientist Netflix show, this nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as they learn along with Ada.

"The person you are trying to call is unavailable at this time. Please try your call again later." The name Miriam means "bitter", and Miri always thought she was well-named. She went through life phoning in relationships with one inappropriate man after the other, and never really connecting with any of them. Following an impossible call, she begins playing tag with the ultimate unavailable guy...and again...and again...Will Miri get over her hang-ups and give this smooth operator a chance? Or will the emotional long distance be too big a charge to pay?

La vie d'Albert Einstein, racontée par un ado d'aujourd'hui ! Pour Lucas, il n'y a pas photo : le plus grand scientifique DE TOUS LES TEMPS, c'est Albert Einstein, et il est bien décidé à vous en convaincre aussi ! Vous pensez qu'Einstein, c'était un vieil érudit bizarre avec un cerveau énorme et des cheveux en pétard ? Heureusement que Lucas est là pour rétablir la vérité : Einstein, c'était un immense scientifique, mais aussi un humaniste, un grand curieux et même un vrai cancre quand il était enfant.

There are a few things Bristol Campton was sure she’d never do: use technology, kiss a puppy, or fall in love. Now Bristol is back at home, working with new and old friends to make her business dreams come true. But when competition moves to town, Bristol and Jace must decide how to run their business. Will Bristol stay true to her and Cami’s old-school vision? Will Jace have bigger opportunities to choose from? Will they realize in time that their love is worth more than their pride?

Throughout history, black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating incredible black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds. Black Women in Science stands out amongst other black history books for kids - featuring 15 powerful stories of fearless female scientists that advanced their STEM fields and fought to build a legacy.

Acclaimed poet and Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than 80 original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving, sometimes funny, and always provocative poetry collection for all ages. National Book Award Finalist, Young People’s Poet Laureate, and devoted trash-picker-upper Naomi Shihab Nye explores these questions and more in this original collection of poetry that features more than 80 new poems.

Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852) was the daughter of well-known poet Lord Byron. When he died, Ada was still very young, and her mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent her from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. As an adult, she married a count and, as countess, was given access to some of England’s greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles.

Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall from the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy – the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October. The collection of poems, raps, rhymes, haiku and little plays is written by Zaro Weil, winner of the 2020 CLiPPA children's poetry prize.

Life has been tough on the Portal police lately, after losing a whole squad of players. Up against a mysterious player, Grober can't understand why the Portal police can't catch him. Little does he know that mixing with Gifu is something he's going to regret for the rest of his life.

Are you worried that your child's low self-esteem will prevent her from pursuing friendships and opportunities to shine? You’re not alone. Almost every parent hopes their kid grows up to be confident in who they are and content in their own skin.