At first Eliza is happy with her new life at boarding school, settling into the Yellow Dorm, making new friends, learning the rituals of school life and doing well in her classes. But a bond begins to develop between Eliza and Helen, a mischievous, unpopular girl who defies authority, plays practical jokes and doesn't seem to care what others think of her. It is Helen who starts the daring game among the first girls in the Yellow Dorm.
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Questa autrice si concentra sulle complesse relazioni e sulle sfide della crescita. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da una profonda comprensione della psicologia dei giovani protagonisti e da un ritratto sensibile dei loro mondi interiori. Pearson esplora temi di identità, famiglia e la ricerca del proprio posto nel mondo con empatia e acume. Le sue storie sono avvincenti e risuonano con i lettori grazie alla loro autenticità e profondità emotiva.
The Magic Boat
- 32pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
Every summer morning, Ellie and her Nonna go to the beach. They swim and build sandcastles, and while Nonna reads, Ellie watches the other children play. One day Ellie builds up the courage to approach an older girl playing on her own in a beached rowboat. Piper has a gift, an imagination so great that she whisks Ellie off on grand adventures, going high in the air, deep below the ocean and everywhere in between in their little blue boat, their magic boat. When Piper has to leave, Ellie discovers she has her own vivid imagination.
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- 220pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Norah en haar broertje Gavin zijn twee van de 15.000 Engelse kinderen die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog worden geëvacueerd. Norah vindt het vreselijk. Ze wil geen lief, beleefd meisje in Canada zijn. Ze wil niet met kleine jongetjes moeten spelen. Daarom besluit ze weg te lopen en haar broertje neemt ze mee...