"Yeva Skalietskas story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life shed ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine. Yeva and her grandmother took shelter in a basement bunker, where she began writing this diary. She describes the bombings she endured while sheltering...

Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her social studies teacher, Mr. VanDoy, the budding relationship between her Aunt Carol and Assistant Principal Devon, and the real story behind Isabella's detention.

"A new novel from V.C. Andrews, the legendary author of Flowers in the Attic--now a hit Lifetime TV movie!"-- Seventeen year old Kristin Masterwood is thrilled when her father's construction company is hired to inspect the Foxworth property for a prospective buyer. The once grand Southern mansion still sparks legends and half truths about the four innocent Dollanganger children, even all these decades later. Foxworth holds a special fascination for...

Get the Summary of David Sedaris's A Carnival of Snackery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Carnival of Snackery" by David Sedaris is a compilation of diary entries that provide a window into the author's life, filled with humor, cultural observations, and personal reflections. Sedaris recounts dining with friends in London, witnessing a racial exchange on a bus, and experiencing anti-war sentiments in Paris....

The Men Within is a collection of intimate thoughts, prayers, and letters that represent the struggles of the man, the good man, and the godly man that dwell within me and a sharing of insight into how they transition from one to another. I believe that we all have had situations when we have struggled between doing what is right or wrong, being generous or selfish, demonstrating initiative or procrastination, being caring or obtuse, and being...

Viajes por Filipinas es un libro de Juan Álvarez Guerra escrito en 1871 por encargo del gobernador general de Filipinas, Rafael Izquierdo. Esta obra contiene datos relevantes de carácter etnográfico, geográfico, histórico y político. Juan Álvarez Guerra escribió tres libros de viajes sobre las islas. El primero lo tituló Un viaje por Oriente. De Manila a Marianas, publicado en Madrid en 1872 y reeditado en 1883 y 1887. Lo dedicó al general...

El Diario de a bordo de Cristóbal Colón-transcrito por Bartolomé de las Casas-nos descubre a un personaje fascinante y contradictorio, que pasa del entusiasmo a la desconfianza o a las especulaciones geográficas más aventuradas (la confusión, por ejemplo, de Cuba por Cipango, el nombre que los europeos daban a Japón durante el Medioevo). Sin embargo, aunque en su persona se mezclen la maravilla ante el mundo desconocido, el piadoso deseo de...

Viajes y descripciones es un relato breve que transcurre a bordo de un velero y narra las peripecias de un viaje de regreso a Argentina desde Europa, pasando por Francia, España y Cuba. Juan Bautista Alberdi pocas veces se entrega en sus viajes. Los describe con palabras apasionadas, pero sin que la pasión eclipse la reflexión del pensador. De tal forma, en estos viajes se reflejan los dos aspectos de la personalidad de Alberdi: la del literato...

Bub the pug and his human Bella plan a pirate-themed sleepover with their friends and discover that even as the best-laid plans go awry they can still have fun.

The further confessions of teenaged Georgia Nicolson continue as, among other things, she begins to wonder if Robbie is really the right boy for her.