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Eine herzenswarme Feel-Good-Geschichte! In diesem Sommer muss sich was ändern, beschließt die dreizehnjährige Nina. Am besten gleich die ganze Welt. Mit ihren vielbeschäftigen Eltern kann sie nicht rechnen, und ihre beste Freundin hat nur Klamotten, Make-up und Jungs im Kopf. Zeit, selbst was zu unternehmen. In den restlichen Sommerferien, 65 Tage lang, wird sie jeden Tag heimlich eine gute Tat vollbringen und damit ein für allemal klären: Können kleine Dinge Großes bewirken?
In this story told from different perspectives, a high-energy seventh grader, his slightly older, serious sister, and their close friends enter an invention competition
Calli Gold, an introspective eleven-year-old, struggles to find her place in a family of high achievers, where her siblings excel in sports and activities. As her parents search for her hidden talent, Calli grapples with feelings of inadequacy and the pressure to conform to the family motto, "Be Gold." Her journey explores themes of self-discovery and the challenge of living up to expectations, as she seeks to define her own identity beyond her family's accomplishments.
The environmental activism of Hoot meets the summer friendship of Lemons in this heartfelt story about community, conservation, and standing up for the things you love. Annalise Oliver's family has owned and run lakeside cabins in Renn Lake, Wisconsin, for generations. This summer, she gets to help out while her younger sister focuses on being an actress and her best friend is babysitting rambunctious twin boys. It's the perfect opportunity for Annalise to work and spend more time by her beloved lake. When she was three years old, Annalise discovered that she could sense what Renn Lake was thinking and feeling. Now, at twelve, she still turns to Renn for comfort. But when a small patch of algae quickly becomes a harmful bloom, Annalise can no longer hear Renn, and the lake is closed. She and her friends must find a way to save the lake. Writing from the perspectives of both the lake and Annalise, acclaimed author Michele Weber Hurwitz tells a sensitive and heartfelt story about community, activism, and fighting for the things you love.
Told from multiple viewpoints, well-behaved Ethan Marcus sets off a protest and leads a team in inventing a device to help students tired of sitting all day