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Merope, a beautiful but faded star nymph, is banished to Earth for displeasing the gods. She tries to fit in, go to school and live a normal “human” life. And then she meets mortal teenager Lukas … but relationships between men and goddesses are forbidden. Will their love grow? Or will Merope and...

In a world where 'elite' men rule and women and 'weak' men are second class, Kita and her friends must make a choice: to remain with tribes and accept arranged marriages and being treated with less value than sheep, or escape and journey to the place that even the strongest men fear with their lives - the witch crag.

Fall into a bygone world with The Cinder Pond from celebrated juvenile fiction author Carroll Watson Rankin. Set in Michigan, the novel follows protagonist Jeannette Huntington Duval as she leaves her struggling family to live with affluent relatives for several years. Will she be able to bridge the...

Indiana-born author Annie Fellows Johnston was the creator of several series of children's books that attained widespread popularity in the early twentieth century. The charming novel Georgina of the Rainbows will cast an enchanting spell on girls looking for something more timeless and classic than the tween drama and supernatural fluff passed off as juvenile fiction these days.

“The Boy Ranchers” is a Western novel by author Willard F. Baker. This is the first book in Baker's “The Boy Ranchers” series, which centres around the exploits of a young boy with a proclivity for detective work in the American Old West. A charming tale of mystery and adventure, “The Boy...

This charming collection of stories from Juliana Horatia Ewing, an acclaimed writer of fiction for younger audiences, will delight readers in any age group. The title novella, "Mary's Meadow," centers on a family embroiled in a dispute over a tract of land separating their property from the neighbor's....

First published in 1922, “The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians” is a children's Western novel written by Willard F. Baker. Part of “The Boy Ranchers” series, it follows the further exploits of a young would-be detective in the American Old West. A thrilling page-turner full of daring-do and...

Per Abby Leigh, la luna viola era solo l’inizio... La polvere di una cometa di passaggio tinge la luna di viola, ma è anche portatrice di un agente patogeno letale che aggredisce gli ormoni prodotti durante la pubertà. Gli adulti muoiono nel giro di poche ore. La tredicenne Abby deve aiutare suo...

Scottish Renaissance man Andrew Lang made important contributions in a staggering array of academic and creative disciplines. In addition to publishing many works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, he also was instrumental in the formation of the field of study now known as anthropology and was...

This is an illustrated and unabridged edition of the popular Sherlock Holmes classic - A Study in Scarlet. It comes with a free audiobook download. The audio files are in standard MP3 format. Download the audiobook to your Android or iOS device and listen using your favourite audio player app. Enjoy! ***...

This book, I believe brings out the inner feelings of most people who just want to be somewhere where there is no worries, where everybody gets along and each day is just beautiful. And short fiction story of the dreams of one of the lowest of God's creatures trying to make his way out of worry and hardship with the belief that such a place, actually exists.

When Cyril, Robert, Anthea, Jane and Lamb uncover a grumpy sand-fairy called The Psammead, they discover he has the power to grant wishes. But having been buried for so long- things tend to go awry with disastrous and often hilarious consequences. Join the Five Children and It on this classic tale of family, friendship and magical adventure.

TALL TALES FROM A TWENTY-SOMETHING by Melissa Lynette Cabrera is a flash fiction collection comprised of three young adult stories. “Partners in Crime” follows Peter and Dean, two art thieves, who are on the brink of getting away with the biggest art theft in history. This unlikely duo...

The heartbreaking story of the tumultuous and passionate relationship between gypsy foundling Heathcliff and the wealthy Catherine Earnshaw. Despite her love for Heathcliff, Catherine marries the well-bred Edgar Linton. This betrayal has unforeseen ramifications for generations to come.