Allegra

"France, 1531. Orphaned by the age of five, Marguerite de la Rocque was heir to a chateau with its own village and lands. But her guardian, Jean Francois de la Rocque de Roberval, sells Marguerite's property to embark on an expedition to New France, bringing Marguerite and her maidservant with him. Aboard the ship, the women are limited to the company of the captain, the navigator, Roberval, and his secretary--a man whose musical talent, literary...

"From the time she wakes at 8 a.m. until the curtain rises at 8 p.m., a prima ballerina's day is busy, busy, busy with classes, rehearsals and fittings, as well as meals and friendship"-- Provided by publisher.

There is a girl, and her name is Sam. She adores her father, though he isn't around much. Her mother, Courtney, struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind her daughter that her life should be different. Sam doesn't fit in at school, where the other girls have the right shade of blue jeans and don't question the rules. Sam doesn't care about jeans or rules. She just loves to climb--trees, fences, walls, the side of a building. As Sam grows...

In this enthralling story of love, loss, and divided loyalties, two students fall in love on the eve of WWI and must face a world at war-from opposing sides. Cambridge, MA, 1914: Helen Windship Brooks, the precocious daughter of the prestigious Boston family, is struggling to find herself at the renowned Harvard-Radcliffe university when carefree British playboy, Riley Spencer, and his brooding German poet-cousin, Wils Brandl, burst into her sheltered...

¿Qué hago yo aquí, en un piso desconocido con un escritor desnudo que no quiere escribir? Sara es ejecutiva en una editorial londinense y se siente mayor para hacer de niñera de un escritor díscolo. Pero, si quiere recuperar la vida que su jefe ha estropeado, debe conseguir que ese joven autor escriba la novela contratada y salve de la quiebra a la editorial a la que ella ha dedicado toda su vida. Pero Bruno Maqueda, su gran esperanza, no es...

Me esforcé mucho para retomar mi vida y no sirvió de nada, ¿sabes por qué? Porque me quedé con la tuya. La inspectora de policía Constanza Vidal ha sido suspendida de empleo y sueldo injustamente. Además, el puesto de inspector jefe al que aspiraba, y que se ha ganado con su esfuerzo durante años, se lo dan a Víctor Ferreyra, un hombre con una oscura historia personal y profesional que solo ha pedido el puesto para escapar de su pasado. Para...

A slyly fun picture book for kids and adults alike! Anyone who says, "You can't please everybody," isn't trying hard enough. At least, that's what the cheeky narrator of this meta picture book thinks! A "good" book may have a spaceman or a ninja or a cowboy, but Everybody's Favorite Book has something better: a Space Ninja Cow. And that's only the beginning. You like princesses? We got 'em. Prefer a mystery? No sweat. Want the definition of "gallimaufry"?...

Ballet dancers have the strongest, most beautiful, probably the most envied bodies in the world. How do they stay slender and willowy while maintaining the extraordinary energy it takes to perform night after night? Can a nondancer or an amateur attain a dancer's figure and a dancer's vitality? And keep it? Here, in The Dancers' Body Book, the legendary ballerina Allegra Kent discloses the health, weight-watching, and relaxation secrets of some of...

In Crystals for the Mind, here is just a fraction of what you will discover: • An alternative way to deal with negative feelings like stress, anxiety, and fatigue without harmful medications • A detailed breakdown of 27 Crystals specifically chosen for people who are anxious and stressed out, based on thousands of years of ancient and modern wisdom • The beginner-friendly guide to clearing your energy field and unblocking your chakras with nature's...