Young Kid Fiction

Step into the vibrant world of ancient Jerusalem and follow the captivating story of Caleb, a young man of wealth and privilege, as he embarks on a life-changing journey of faith and surrender. In the bustling streets of Jerusalem, Caleb's life is filled with opulence and success. But beneath the façade of prosperity lies a longing for something deeper, something more meaningful than material wealth alone.

Normal. Who is to say what this word means? For Magda Newman, it was a goal. She wanted her son Nathaniel to be able to play on the playground, swim at the beach, enjoy the moments his friends took for granted. But Nathaniel’s severe Treacher Collins syndrome - a craniofacial condition - meant that other concerns came first. Could he eat without the aid of a gastrointestinal tube? Could he hear? Would he ever be able to breathe effortlessly? But Nathaniel looks at “normal” from a completely different perspective.

Zu fünft brechen sie auf: Miguel, Fernando, Emilio, Jaz und Ángel. Die Jugendlichen haben sich erst vor kurzem kennengelernt, aber sie haben ein gemeinsames Ziel: Sie wollen es über die Grenze in die USA schaffen. Vor ihnen liegen mehr als zweieinhalbtausend Kilometer durch ganz Mexiko, die sie als blinde Passagiere auf Güterzügen zurücklegen müssen. Nicht nur Hunger und Durst, Hitze und Kälte sind ihre Gegner - unterwegs lauern auch noch zahlreiche andere Gefahren: Unfälle, Banditen, korrupte Polizisten, Drogenhändler und Menschenschmuggler. Doch wenn sie zusammenhalten, haben sie eine Chance!

On a visit to Jerusalem, Bruce Feiler has a revelation: the stories of the Bible occurred in real places, places he could visit today. So he sets out on a perilous 10,000 mile journey retracing the greatest stories ever told.

Sophie Valentine would rather be at home, doing school virtually. Instead, she’s waiting in a crowded middle school building for her best friend, Eve, who’s finally back after an extended absence, which only Sophie knows the truth about. But when Eve returns, things aren’t the same. First, Eve stops walking to school with her in the morning. Then, she’s ditching Sophie to hang out with the Crash Crew, a group of popular kids notorious for their social media dares. Eve seems to fit right in, but Sophie is devastated: Did she just lose her best friend?

Hach! Felix ist einfach umwerfend. Jojo ist ja so was von verliebt. Bis Max auftaucht, Felix' Zwillingsbruder. Die beiden sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich. Da kann man schon mal aus Versehen den falschen Zwilling küssen.

Cuando Stevenson publico, en 1883 su celebre novela La isla del tesoro, ella le trajo la fama inmediata. Toda la coleccion de tramas alrededor de los piratas que esconden un tesoro en una isla, como tratan de recuperar el mapa que los va a llevar a el y como triunfan los buenos sobre los malos cuando ya la derrota parece inminente.

Across the valley, a drumbeat echoes. For ten days, the drum will call the mountain ryus to war, including the samurai kids from the Cockroach Ryu. Only Japan’s feudal emperor can stop the war, so Niya and Sensei Ki-Yaga set off on a grueling journey with all the Cockroaches, whose firm friendship and unusual skills must be put to the test in order to beg the Emperor to maintain peace. Sensei Ki-Yaga is respected and wise, but unfortunately, the last time he encountered the Emperor, the Emperor threatened to cut off his head.

Jack Cannon and his team of detectives have an incredible adventure ahead of them in the wondrous land of Pierrany. When a magical girl named Jade arrives at the Cannon household in the middle of the night, she comes with urgency and whisks Jack, Teddy, Stacey, Veronica, and Grandpa Telly away to a whole other world. As they arrive in Pierrany, the young detectives must work through some social issues they are dealing with, realize their own powers, and come together to conquer evil and stave off the dark powers in this fascinating world that threatens their very existence.

Every year, a new generation of genetically engineered kids is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring, the residents of this town take down the snow they've stuck to their windows and put up flowers. Every morning Martin's family gathers around their television and votes for whatever matter of national importance the president has on the table. Today, it is the color of his drapes. It's business as usual under the protective dome of suburb HM1, but it is all about to come crashing down.

Twelve-year-old Mikey Pruitt - president, founder, and CEO of Anything, Inc. - has always been an entrepreneur at heart. Inspired by his grandfather Pap Pruitt, who successfully ran all sorts of businesses from a car wash to a roadside peanut stand, Mikey is still looking for his million-dollar idea. It isn't until kid drag queen Coco Caliente, Mistress of Madness and Mayhem (aka eighth grader Julian Vasquez) walks into his office (aka his family's storage/laundry room) looking for an agent that Mikey thinks he's finally found his million-dollar idea!

A compilation of some of the greatest retellings of Shakespeare's love stories by Nesbit and Lamb, with historical context and discussion questions by Marie Henley.

Step into a world of spine-tingling excitement with the Brave Kids' Book of Scary Urban Legends: Humor & Mystery Unite. This thrilling collection invites brave young listeners to embark on a hair-raising adventure through eerie urban legends, haunted places, unexplained phenomena, supernatural objects, legendary creatures, and pop culture ghostly mischief. Brave kids will giggle and gasp as they face the Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and Bigfoot with newfound courage.

When Felix Yz was three years old, a hyperintelligent fourth-dimensional being became fused inside him after one of his father's science experiments went terribly wrong. The creature is friendly, but Felix - now 13 - won't be able to grow to adulthood while they're still melded together. So a risky Procedure is planned to separate them...but it may end up killing them both instead.

Growing up in a remote part of Alaska, Ivan and September Crane know that autumn is an unpredictable season - days of clear blue skies can give way to fierce, sudden storms in a blink. They know the trouble signs: changes in the wind, the temperature, or even the color of the dawn. But somehow, this time, left alone when their fisherman father is delayed at sea, even their keen sense of their surroundings and the lessons they've been taught fail them.

Michael Prasad knows he shouldn’t go out on the Mars surface alone. It’s dangerous. His parents have forbidden it. And the anxiety he feels almost every time he puts on a spacesuit makes it nearly impossible for him to leave the safety of the colony. But when his best friend, Lilith, suggests they sneak out one night, he can’t resist the chance to prove everyone - including himself - wrong.

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give listeners historical context.

Unglaublich! Wie können eineiige Zwillinge nur so gleich aussehen und doch so verschieden sein? Jenny liebt es, Hip-Hop zu tanzen, Kira arbeitet ehrenamtlich im Tierheim. Auch was Jungs angeht, schlagen ihre Herzen vollkommen unterschiedlich: Jennys Traumtyp ist ein supercooler Tänzer –Kiras ist hilfsbereit und megaintelligent. Doch um ihre Herzbuben zu erobern, müssen beide einen Trick anwenden, der nur bei echten Twins funktioniert.

Jette ist hin und weg. Sie kann die leuchtend blauen Augen von Jay, dem coolen Bandleader, einfach nicht vergessen. Ein romantischer Kuss lässt sie hoffen, dass nun ihr großer Traum wahr werden wird: Sängerin in seiner Band zu sein. Doch was ist mit Jochen? Eigentlich ist sie ja noch mit ihm zusammen. Auch Hollys Liebe ist in Gefahr: Denn ihre flotte Kollegin Frau Katzan streckt ihre Krallen ausgerechnet nach Mäusele aus.

Kiki ist völlig von den Socken, als sie Dave Devine das erste Mal gegenübersteht. Der ist einfach zum Küssen. Und so süß und romantisch und überhaupt! Da könnte sie ihren Meik glatt vergessen.