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For as long as the residents of Meadow Mews can remember the town mine has been emptied of any precious metals. Everyone has a story about why the mine was barren. When Brett and Joe are working on a farm near the mine, they fall into a portal, which leaves them in the past. They are in Meadow Mews before any of their friends lived there and discover the real story behind the mine. They learn about how their town was formed and watch the first library...

Extrait: "Rechercher avec trop de subtilité les idées morales qui ont présidé à ces créations poétiques, dont nous essayons l'analyse, ce serait sans doute en altérer le naturel et s'égarer dans le labyrinthe d'une métaphysique bizarre, et en dehors du sujet. Tel n'est pas notre but; nous voulons laisser, à ces inspirations des temps anciens, l'élan et la libre allure de leur naïveté." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN: Les éditions...

A family torn apart by war. As Europe is on the brink of war, two brothers fight very different battles, and both could lose everything... While George has always been the brother to rush towards the action, fast becoming a boy-soldier when war breaks out, Joe thinks differently. Refusing to fight, Joe stays behind as a conscientious objector battling against the propaganda. On the Western front, George soon discovers that war is not the great...

When wily animals, everyday people and magical beings come together in a collection of Japanese fairytales and stories, wonderful things are bound to happen! Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. Entertaining and filled with subtle folk wisdom, these retold stories have been shared countless times in Japanese homes and schools for generations....

The sights, sounds and tastes of vibrant Saint Lucia come to life in this cumulative tale of a girl's journey to Carnival. When a series of unexpected delays disrupts her journey to the big parade, Melba must adjust both her expectations and her route to the festivities. Who will she meet and what will she learn along the way? Baptiste Paul grew up in Saint Lucia, where at age seven he propagated a root cutting that still produces breadfruit for...

Thirteen-year-old Maggie Grant and her family are about to face a terror like none they've ever experienced. Having recently moved to Hinckley, Minnesota, they are caught in the path of one of the deadliest forest fires in history.

The cave at Mount Bonnell, not far from the school Hannah, Nick, and Jackie attend in Austin, has attracted many visitors over the years, from Indians to Boy Scouts to historic reenactors. But when Jackie's grandfather takes the trio there on an impromptu excursion, they meet a traveler of an entirely different sort: explorer Elijah Barrington, who has arrived there from the past. And accompanying him is a trunk that looks oddly familiar. A slam...

In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be able to deliver the royal message on time? Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian-born writer of children's literature. Her books include Luca's Bridge, Eunice and Kate, Kutu the Tiny Inca Princess, and Poesia Alada. In 2017, she was selected as the Best Latino...

Another day in Barcelona, another slimy politician's wife is suspected of infidelity. Lluis Font discovers a portrait of his wife in an exhibition that leads him to conclude he is being cuckolded by the artist. Concerned only about the potential political fallout, he hires twins Eduard and Pep, private detectives with a supposed knack for helping the wealthy with their "dirty laundry." Their office is adorned with false doors leading to nonexistent...

Six short stories about teens in crisis are presented with alternate male and female narrators. Story lines include such young adult concerns as teen pregnancy, abortion, abusive partners, racism, failing at school, a fatal auto accident after a party where alcohol was served, and coping with family obligations to care for an aging relative.