Chelsea had always done what her best friend Sarah asked. So when Sarah decided the class should put on an ambitious Christmas production, it is no surprise who ended up doing all the work for it. But even Sarah hadn't intended for it to turn out the way it did.When famine threatens a small fishing village in Norway, seventeen-year-old Lars is delegated to take his youngest brother Torvald with him to America, to live with Uncle Anders in Dakota Territory. The story is told by a descendant of Lars, who chronicles the adventures and misadventures of the boys and their friends and neighbors, including the story of Hans, an odd but lovable draft horse. The tales go on to include often-humorous accounts of courtship and marriage, as the boys grow into men.

The five stories in this book all involve dragons of one sort or another. Some are small and appear to be harmless while others are very large and dangerous. All the dragons have one thing in common – they change the lives of those around them.When Joe buys an ornate box from a car-boot sale, a set of mysterious and creepy occurrences with the box and its contents ensues. An original, creepy, ghost story for Christmas.

A collection of poems about aging and medical misadventures, designed to tickle the funnybone.What if a clever alien species, seeking to claim our planet and its inhabitants, was already here and walking among us? What if nothing more than our prejudices and sense of status were needed to blind us to their existence? What if their camouflage was so effective that it didn't just disguise them... it also disgusted us? What if it made us not want to look in the first place?

This is a collection of lighthearted anecdotes about Lynne's life on the farm with a succession of young foreign farm helpers.This is a collection of lighthearted anecdotes about Lynne's life on the farm with a succession of young foreign farm helpers. Names have been changed but the incidents are all real.

When Poppy's mother disappears one day, Aunt Daisy comes to look after the family. Poppy and her brother Eddie try to find out where their mother has gone. Eddie insists space monsters have taken her while Poppy is sure there must be another explanation. But the truth turns out to be stranger than either of them would have imagined as they travel through time to the future.Muse is a young cat whose mind has a special power, but she feels trapped living her life as a stray in the big city. With no memories of her kittenhood, she is haunted by dreams of the countryside, and she begins to wonder if the country is her real home.Two other stray city cats befriend Muse, and each of them has its own journey to make as well. Together, they embark on an adventure to discover what it means to be home, to find peace, to experience joy, love, loss, and acceptance, and to experience a wild ride along the way.Will Muse's unique abilities help or hinder her on her quest? Will she find the dream she's looking for?