Ergebnis für "For the Win" in Literatur & Belletristik

Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She needs to focus on winning the school-wide speech competition and beating her nemesis, the popular and smart Ella Quinn, after last year’s embarrassing hyperbole/hyperbowl mishap that cost her first place. But when Hazel discovers Ella is being harassed by golden boy Tyler Harris, she has to choose between winning and doing the right thing.

A small story narrated for children

In Enid Blyton's best-selling school series, Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. In book nine, Elizabeth is furious when Kerry, new girl and young actress, becomes head girl over the obvious choice, her friend Emma. Elizabeth is convinced that all the seniors have been swayed by Kerry's acting skills. How will Elizabeth prove that the real Kerry is a nasty piece of work without looking like the troublemaker herself?

منذ أعوامٍ وأعوام عاش في بلاد المغرب أميرٌ صغير السن ذو عظمةٍ وسلطان اسمه الأمير صفوان.

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. In book seven, the Secret Seven have a fantastic new hiding place, but somebody else has been using it, too. Whoever it is is going there at night, and the gang are determined to catch the cheeky intruder, whatever it takes. Solve the mystery! The story was first published in 1955. This recording has been amended since the previous version (2013) to revert to the original text wherever possible.

Etta isn't like other kids at school, and she's proud of it. The class misanthrope and the owner of the greenest hair at Doolittle Middle School, she's still reeling from a painful friendship breakup, making her more than happy to burn middle-school bridges before she heads off to the local alternative high school next year.

The Secret Seven have a brand new meeting place but somebody else has been using it too. How dare they? Whoever it is is going there at night, and the gang are going to put a stop to it! They are determined to catch the cheeky intruder, whatever it takes. When Peter and Jack go looking for their lost model aeroplane in an old abandoned house, they find a lit fire in one of the rooms. So who is living there, and why? Looks like the Secret Seven have another interesting case to solve.

The clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and with it, a ticket to nationals. What’s even more exciting is that May got an award for being the top female player and a splashy feature in the biggest chess magazine in the country. May should be thrilled. But some of her teammates, including her supposed-to-be-friend Ralph, aren’t too pleased with the attention she’s getting—and they’re even questioning her skills.

Once a year the five original founders of Villains Academy rise from their graves in honour of the Gruesome Games – a school sports day unlike any other, where the aim is to prank and cheat your way to the finish line. Werewolf Bram and his friends the Cereal Killers are determined to win so their names can be written in the Book of Bad, a record of the most wicked villains to grace the school. But when the pranks start getting out of hand and the Book of Bad is stolen, it’s up to Bram and the gang to get to the bottom of the mystery. Will they go down in history for the right reasons?

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Once upon a time, there were two people named Jack and Sarah. They lived in different cities and had never met before. However, fate brought them together at a park in the city where they both lived.

A sweet and inspirational story about a space girl who overcomes her weakness to achieve her goal. This book will motivate your child to strive hard in all they do. Once you pick it up, you will not want to put it down.

Die Uhren auf dem Schnuppestern ticken anders. Kein Wunder. Denn ein Tag dauert so lange, bis alle Menschen, Tiere und Aliens, die dort wohnen, einmal mit AAAAAAAAAH-Rufen dran waren. Das hört sich zwar seltsam an, aber irgendwie musste man doch festlegen, wie lange ein Tag zu dauern hat. Schließlich saust der Schnuppestern geradewegs durchs Universum und dreht sich nicht, wie etwa die Erde, um sich selbst und um eine Sonne. An manchen Tagen und Wochen ist es daher so zappenduster wie stockdunkel dort – von den unendlich vielen Sternen einmal abgesehen.

Winning is Bijan's favorite thing. And Bijan always wins. But after declaring himself the winner of drawing and dinosaurs and even of lunch, Bijan notices that his friends aren't so keen to play with him. Could it be that some things, like friendship, can't be won?

Nothing’s gone right for Lawrence since he had to move from Charlotte to Larenville, North Carolina, to live with his granny. When Lawrence ends up in one too many fights at his new school, he gets expelled. The fight wasn’t his fault, but since his pop’s been gone, it feels like no one listens to what Lawrence has to say. Instead of going to school, Lawrence starts spending his days at the rec center, helping out a neighbor who runs a chess program. Some of the kids in the program will be picked to compete in the Charlotte Classic chess tournament. Could this be Lawrence's chance to go home?

Everybody dreams of becoming a superstar YouTube sensation, but for Adam – a penniless, cameraless nobody, with only one friend – it isn’t just a dream, it’s a complete and utter, never-going-to-happen-in-a-million-years, absolute impossibility! That is until he stumbles across the mysterious Popularis Incrementum website. As if by magic, Adam is thrown into a world of fame, fortune and hotels with really, really, really fancy TVs! But Adam’s luck may be running out.

Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn't going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd - especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold. Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared.

The fourth story featuring the madcap ten-year-old, Flossie Teacake. Her older sister's magic fur coat transforms Flossie into Floz, a teenager who can go anywhere and do anything - including buying a lottery ticket and winning a million pounds.

Life is tough for 13-year-old Lenny Kidd. He's constantly being tormented by the school bully, Hunter Machammer. He can't stay awake in math class and is bored out of his mind by his crazed teacher, Ms. Drazula. And he has no money to buy the only thing he wants in life: an Xbox. Then he makes a bizarre discovery at home that could change his life forever. The only people he tells his secret to are his best friends, Alex and Shelly. Together, the three of them plot and scheme their way to success. But just when Lenny thinks he's got it made, life throws him a curveball.

Join us on a whimsical journey through the enchanting lands of Once Upon a Dreamtime, where dreams come to life in stories filled with wonder, excitement, and imagination. Allow these delightful tales to sweep you away into a world of fantasy and magic.