"A back-to-school story told through journal entries about a boy who finds himself at a new school where the other students are REAL animals"--

Nikki Maxwell's school is holding a talent competion and Nikki can't wait to start practising dance moves with her BFFs, Chloe and Zoey, and impressing Brandon, her crush, with her singing skills.

When Boston museum curator Piper Chase-Pierpont unearths the steamy memoirs of Regency London's most celebrated courtesan, the Blackbird, she's aroused and challenged by what she finds. Could the courtesan's diaries be used as a modern girl's guide to finding love and empowerment?

"Trouble continues to bubble and boil for twin witches (and Norse goddesses) Mardi and Molly Overbrook during their second summer in North Hampton"-- Twins Molly and Mardi Overbrook are witches-- and Norse goddesses. They're back for another summer in North Hampton, visiting their Aunt Ingrid. When an old secret is revealed, they begin to question everything they've ever know about their family. And that hot new guy in town gets the girls back to...

Excerpts from the girlhood diary of Louisa May Alcott, describing her family life, lessons, and experiences on a communal farm in the 1840s. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.

"Spring break is finally here, and this year, Lagoona is doing something really out of the ordinary--she's going on a cruise with her family! Being on a boat ON the ocean instead of swimming IN the ocean will be a big change of pace for her, but she's always up for an adventure!"--

"Thomas, a young man sailing with his parents aboard a merchant ship in the 18th century, tries to become a pirate after Captain Bartholomew Morgan takes over the ship"--

Durante las vacaciones de verano hace un tiempo fabuloso y todos los chicos se lo pasan al aire libre. Y donde esta Greg Heffley? Encerrado en casa, con las cortinas cerradas, jugando con sus videojuegos. Greg, que reconoce ser una persona a la que le gusta estar en casa, vive sus vacaciones de verano sonadas: sin obligaciones y sin reglas. Pero su madre tiene una idea muy diferente de lo que debe ser un verano perfecto -- mas relacionado con actividades...

"When Heimdall and Hyrrokkin abandon their 'children' to go on holiday, Odin sends Baldur - Thor's half brother and god of making Loki look bad - to babysit. As Baldur and Thor bond, Loki's attempts to prove he's good start getting a bit desperate. After the drama teacher casts him as the villain in the school play, Loki starts to wonder whether there's any point in being good when everyone seems convinced of his villainy. That is until he discovers...

At the age of 24, in 1968, Dang Thuy Tram volunteered as a doctor in a Viet Cong battlefield hospital in the Quang Ngai Province. Two years later she was killed by American forces. Her diary speaks poignantly of her devotion to family and friends, the horrors of war, her yearning for her high school sweetheart, and her struggle to prove her loyalty to her country. At times raw, at times lyrical and youthfully sentimental, her voice transcends cultures...