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Harriet právě dokončila třetí třídu a na léto měla v plánu tolik úžasných věcí. Jenže co se nestalo! Jako by nestačilo, že ji čeká pohroma v podobě sourozence, který se má už brzy narodit. Ještě ke všemu ji i s kocourem Knedlíčkem posílají na prázdniny k babičce! Když k ní však Harriet přijede, zjistí, že ostrov, kde babča žije, je plný překvapení a záhad. A jedna z nich se týká i jejího taťky a sahá až do doby, kdy jako malý kluk na tomto ostrově žil. Harriet tuhle záhadu musí vyřešit!

The third book in the funny and joyful series Katherine Applegate has called "tender and important," by National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold. Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild. The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada. Summer promises good things, too, like working with his mom at the vet clinic and hanging out with his sister, Janie. But Bat can't help but feel that everything is coming to an end. National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold returns with the third story starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.

In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can't watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes.

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum, from acclaimed author Elana K.

Introducing Starla Jean! She's full of moxie, clever as a fox, and obsessed with catching a chicken she finds at the park.

Sixteen-year-old Nina isn't made of sugar and spice and everything nice. She is flesh and blood and desire, but she longs to know real love. Unconditional love. The kind her mother told her doesn't exist. National Book Award Finalist Reeling from a shameful breakup with a boy she unabashedly worshipped, Nina drifts between school and her days volunteering at a dog shelter. But she's looking for something more. A way to fix her mistakes. Unsure of how to move on, Nina peels back the moments that have shaped her and given her a view of girlhood distorted by violence and sacrifice. One that led her to do something unspeakable to a fellow student. As Nina grapples with regret, strange memories of a trip to Italy with her mother start to surface. Layer by layer, Elana K. Arnold reveals their painful effect, and questions what love really means. Raw, emotional writing and a frank portrayal of the world teen girls live in set this award-winning book apart as a stunning chronicle of self-acceptance.

A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power-and one girl's journey to regain it. She's been good. But then comes the night of homecoming, when she finds herself running for her life over roots and between trees, a fury of claws and teeth behind her. A wolf attacks.

Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made OfThe rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride.

Eine Freundschaftsgeschichte voller Witz und Wärme – jetzt im Doppelpack! Bat liebt Tiere über alles. Darum ist er begeistert, als seine Mutter ein Tierbaby mit nach Hause bringt. Nur mit einem hat er nicht gerechnet: Das Kleine ist ein Stinktier! Trotzdem schließt Bat den neuen Mitbewohner sofort ins Herz. Und weil er bei seiner Pflege mithelfen will, wird Bat zu einem echten Stinktierexperten. Auch Bats Schwester findet den kleinen Thor süß – meistens jedenfalls. Doch als Bat seinen schwarz-weißen Freund heimlich zu Janies Schulaufführung mitnimmt, geht plötzlich alles drunter und drüber. Enthält die Bände: Keine Angst vor Stinktieren und Ein Stinktier macht Theater.