Katherine Applegate è un'autrice la cui opera si addentra nei paesaggi emotivi dei giovani lettori, esplorando spesso temi di empatia e resilienza. È riconosciuta per la sua capacità di creare narrazioni che risuonano profondamente, dando vita a personaggi avvincenti che catturano l'immaginazione. Le sue storie offrono frequentemente profonde intuizioni sulle esperienze di bambini e animali, fondendo elementi commoventi con messaggi che fanno riflettere. La voce distintiva di Applegate dà vita a racconti che sono sia coinvolgenti che significativi.
Difficile resistere a un bel tenebroso dagli occhi azzurri. Difficile resistere alle sue labbra calde e appassionate, ai suoi baci mozzafiato, ai suoi silenzi che valgono più delle parole. Ma per Alison ancora più difficile è dividere Sam con Izzy, la sua migliore amica, minata da un male che non perdona. Alison vuole che Izzy conosca l'amore, e accetta il sacrificio. Anche a costo di dover rinunciare per sempre alla propria felicità.
Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers
From #1 New York Times bestseller Katherine Applegate, a singular middle-grade novel about a girl who risks everything to help her handmade bear when he comes to life.
A man I helped to settle here taught me a saying from Africa. I'll bet you would like it: A cow is God with a wet nose. Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived. Now she's missing, and Kek has been sent to a new home. In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter—cold and unkind. But slowly he makes friends: a girl in foster care, an old woman with a rundown farm, and a sweet, sad cow that reminds Kek of home. As he waits for word of his mother's fate, Kek weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country.
"Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"--People write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. You might say that Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever. With a message of inclusion for dreamers and welcomers, this is a book for our lives and times."--|cProvided by publisher
Together with her companions - loyal Tobble, brave and resourceful Khara, wise but deadly Gambler, and Renzo the thief - she is following a perilous path out of Nedarra and into the snow-covered mountains of the northern country of Dreyland. Just as the group make a hopeful discovery in their quest to find more dairnes, things grow dark.
The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy trilogy from Katherine Applegate, the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan (now a major motion picture!), The One and Only Bob, Wishtree, and Crenshaw! In the beginning, Byx's original quest was to discover if there were more of her kind, or if she was destined to become an endling--the last dairne alive. She did indeed find more dairnes, and along the way she also created allies among other creatures in her world, including humans, felivets, raptidons, and wobbyks. But Byx and her new friends soon learned that it wasn't just dairnes in jeopardy of extinction, but that everyone was at risk. With the world in unprecedented danger, Byx must rally creatures of all kinds to lead a revolution. Katherine Applegate's Endling series has so far earned a collective five starred reviews, and each of the prior books has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. She once again delivers an action-packed middle grade fantasy with a unique setting, enthralling characters, and gripping adventure that is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Brian Jacques, and Tui T. Sutherland.
The world is going to end. A massive asteroid is headed for Earth and the countdown to Armageddon has begun. A select band of people will be given the chance of survival - a shuttle is being launched into space. For the passengers on board, what sort of world awaits for them when they awake?
