Ada Maria Smith, seorang anak perempuan berusia sepuluh tahun yang tinggal di tempat sempit dan kumuh di London. Dia tak diizinkan keluar oleh ibunya, tak diperbolehkan bicara dengan tetangganya, dan harus menerima hukuman dikurung di lemari lembap yang dikerubuti kecoak. Semua itu hanya karena ibunya malu memiliki anak berkaki pekuk. Namun saat itu adalah tahun 1939, Perang Dunia II mulai m…
So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands…
In this sweet touch-and-feel story, Pete the Kitty helps toddlers get ready for bed! Pete takes a fun bubble bath, brushes his teeth, and picks out his pajamas before saying good night. Toddlers will love climbing into bed and snuggling up next to Pete the Kitty before bedtime.
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"The trick to the whole thing", Duke said, "is to pick your own road in life." Growing up is tough. But what if you had a handbook that told you how to figure things out? How to stay out of trouble? At Duke's place, Jimmy and Kevin find out that the handbook doesn't need to be written down. It can be as easy as listening to Duke and the old guys taking about their lives. But how can Duke unde…
Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thomas Jefferson's children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, and while they do get special treatment - better work, better shoes, even violin lessons - they are still slaves, and are never to mention who their father is. The lighter-skinned children have been promised a chance to escape into white society, but what does this mean for the children who…