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Bevor Sie in dieses Buch eintauchen, lehnen Sie sich noch einmal zurück, atmen Sie tief ein und werfen Sie einen Blick aus dem Fenster. Was sehen Sie? Sehen Sie Schmetterlinge, deren bunte Flügel im Sonnenlicht strahlen? Beobachten Sie vielleicht einen Vogel seine Eier ausbrüten? Blicken Sie auf Bienen, die gerade Blumen bestäuben oder regnet es vielleicht? Vermutlich ist der Blick aus dem Fenster für Sie bereits ein vertrauter Anblick und doch können Sie mir glauben, wenn ich Ihnen sage, dass genau dieser vertraute Anblick nach dem Lesen dieses Buches ein anderer sein wird.

Many of us could finish that sentence in our sleep. John 3:16 is a beautiful scripture that neatly and simply sums up the message of the Gospel. But what do all the other 3:16s in the Bible have to tell us? The words of the Bible weave a tapestry of love, particularly the love that our Heavenly Father has for his children. But a love so deep and so wide cannot be contained in one memorized phrase. It takes multiple authors of sixty-six individual books to begin to explore the mystery of God's care for us.

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.

Aria Tang West thought she'd be spending one last summer on Martha's Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she's abruptly uninvited from her friends' summer homes. Aria's parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their own, send Aria to stay with her artist grandmother, Joan West, in Northern California. Although Aria has never been attracted to girls before, she finds herself drawn to Joan's gardener, Steph Nichols.

"That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other." And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: "Have you ever heard of such a thing?" Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown.

If there is a crayon in the hand of Casey the Crocodoodle, watch out! He will doodle everywhere...tabletops, walls, streets, even on people! Something has to be done about the mess, and it's not an easy decision for the townsfolk. Malinda Gomez's delightful story offers a gentle moral about boundaries and the consideration of everyone's rights. The tale is perfect for preschoolers at storytime or bedtime; youngsters learning to read will also love it.

Can oodles of doodles replace fun with real friends? Casey will learn that his imagination can get carried away , and will miss play dates with his friends. Eventually he will to be around real life friends.

Jess Wong is Angie Redmond's best friend. And that's the most important thing, even if Angie can't see how Jess truly feels. Being the girl no one quite notices is OK with Jess anyway. If nobody notices her, she's free to watch everyone else. But when Angie begins to fall for Margot Adams, a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess can see it coming a mile away. Suddenly her powers of observation are more a curse than a gift.

Was, wenn deine Liebe verboten ist? Die siebzehnjährige Lily wächst Mitte der 50er Jahre in der chinesischen Community von San Francisco auf. Als sie bei einem Schulprojekt Kathleen kennenlernt, wird ihr klar, dass sie anders ist – und anders fühlt – als die anderen Mädchen. Die beiden freunden sich an und besuchen nachts heimlich eine verbotene Lesbenbar, den Telegraph Club. Hier taucht Lily in eine Welt ein, die sie maßlos fasziniert. Und ihr wird klar, dass sie mehr für Kath empfindet.

In a world gone wrong, heroes and villains are not always easy to distinguish and every individual has the ability to contribute something powerful. In this stunning collection of original and rediscovered stories of tragedy and hope, the stars are a diverse group of students, street kids, good girls, kidnappers, and child laborers pitted against their environments, their governments, differing cultures, and sometimes one another as they seek answers in their dystopian worlds.

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends—one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West....

In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, she finds her only joy by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she begins to believe that her wish may be granted.

Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two 17-year-old girls become entwined when they are chosen to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen.