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What would you do if a stroke stole your voice? Former television broadcast journalist Vivian King was taking a seemingly harmless prescription pill and suddenly suffered a stroke that robbed her of her voice. She battled through neurological intensive care and hours of therapy, leading to a miraculous recovery, which astounded even her doctors. King admits the medical care she received was unparalleled, but she believes her secret weapons were her...

We can be well connected, with 400 friends on Facebook and still have no one to count on. Ironically, despite social media, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the United States. The National Science Foundation reported in 2014 that the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985. One out of four Americans has no one with whom they can talk about their personal troubles. An unprecedented number of Americans are living alone,...

Un mini-roman plein d'aventures et de rebondissements! Catastrophe! La classe de neige risque de tomber à l'eau: six élèves ne peuvent pas se payer le voyage. Solidaire, toute la classe décide d'organiser une kermesse d'hiver pour récolter des fonds... Mais c'était sans compter sur la rivalité farouche qui oppose Louise et Lucas! Plus on lit, mieux on lit. Récits Express, c'est plus de 30 histoires variées et des thèmes passionnants pour...

A resonant story of two friends trying to maintain their relationship from afar with dazzling results, filled with wishes, curiosity, and bravery. From award-winning author-illustrator Julia Denos. She was made of blood and bones, and he was made of space and stars. Back in a time when there were still students of the stars, there were two friends, Acamar and Eridani. Eridani was a star pupil studying the night skies, and Acamar... well, he was...

When the Predators' starting quarterback, Ryan Mitchell, gets sacked at the end of a game, Mac seems to be the only one concerned about the hit . . . at first. And even though Mac does not report his off-the-record talk with Ryan, Mac-and his reporting-has a lot to do with Ryan being sidelined with a concussion. When Ryan's starting spot gets bumped by a replacement, Ryan is furious with Mac. What will it take to get Ryan back in the game? And what...

Cartwheel moves to a new country with her auntie, and everything is strange: the animals, the plants-even the wind. An old blanket gives Cartwheel comfort when she's sad-and a new blanket just might change her world. This multicultural story of friendship is about leaving home, moving to a foreign and strange place, and finding a new friend. It's a story for all who have experienced change. Irena Kobald's poetic text, paired with Kate Greenaway medalist...

Last spring, Pansy chickened out on going to spring break camp, even though she'd promised her best friend, Anna, she'd go. It was just like when they went to get their hair cut for Locks of Love; only one of them walked out with a new hairstyle, and it wasn't Pansy. But Pansy never got the chance to make it up to Anna. While at camp, Anna contracted meningitis and a dangerously high fever, and she hasn't been the same since. Now all Pansy wants is...

It's 1773 and twelve-year-old Dougal Cameron and his whole family are set to sail away from their Scotland home forever. When tragedy strikes, the family must decide whether or not to make the trip without Dougal's father. Once the ship departs, Dougal is drawn to the haunting sounds of the lone piper on-board. (The instrument, while still illegal in their homeland at the time, was brought aboard to keep spirits up.) When a violent storm knocks the...

"Tobias Wilson has a secret. For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, he's been teaching himself how to hoop dance. But when his best buddy Declan discovers him dancing, it isn't long before his whole class knows. Once the secret is out, Tobias has the opportunity to share his dancing at the spring talent show, but he's not sure he wants that. Is he ready to share his Native dance with others or will he stop...

College dropout Pablo Neruda Rind works a graveyard shift at an upscale, twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn. He's up to his eyeballs in credit card debt, never mind his student loans. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart graduated from child stardom, became an international icon, and has enough social media followers to populate whole continents. When Leanna and Pablo meet at 5:00 a.m. at the bodega in the dead of winter it's absurd to think they'd be A Thing....