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While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.

Cuando cae la noche, aparece el héroe. Clark Kent siempre ha sido más rápido, más fuerte y mejor que la gente que lo rodea. Pero no fue educado para demostrarlo, y llamar la atención podría ser peligroso. Además, tal vez todavía no haya desarrollado sus poderes... Sus cualidades van más allá de la imaginación. Pero todo poder tiene un precio.

Benny’s friend Ray come up with his craziest invention idea yet: a machine that grants wishes. But when Benny realizes he has some wishes that need granting, he starts to wonder if it might just work. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Sera has a secret. She''s seen the future and it is more frightful than she ever imagined. The seas boil. The sun burns red. The earth trembles. And now, she and her friends, Dak and Riq, find themselves stranded thousands of years in the past where t

At private school, Lucas compares his home life with the supposedly perfect lives of the other students.

Le jeune Clark Kent a toujours été le plus fort, le plus rapide et le plus intelligent. Mais il fait tout pour ne pas attirer l''attention sur ses superpouvoirs. Jusqu''au jour où, attiré par des pleurs, il découvre la petite Gloria Alvarez et le terrible secret. Avec l''aide de sa meilleure amie, Lana Lang, il va tenter de découvrir la vérité derrière les façades de Smallville. Mais à quel prix ?

Un viaggio in metropolitana diventa, per Milo, disegna un viaggio immaginario nelle vite delle persone che condividono il vagone con lui, immagina cavalieri e principi, matrimoni e palazzi. Quando poi arriva al carcere dove c''è la mamma si accorge che non si può capire una persona solo da come appare.

Po Wonder Woman, Batmanovi a Catwoman přichází čtvrtý díl úspěšné série o mládí superhrdinů. Poznejte Supermana, než se stal slavným! Za svítání povstává hrdina. Clark Kent vždycky byl rychlejší a chytřejší – prostě lepší – než všichni ostatní. Ale nevychovali ho, aby se vychloubal, a přitahovat pozornost může navíc být nebezpečné. Všechny své schopnosti ještě ani nezískal... zatím.

An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique.

Dak, Sera, and Riq have fixed the Great Breaks in history . . . but the SQ isn''t beaten yet, and the biggest, boldest Infinity Ring adventure of all time has just begun!

For those left living, it''s kill or be killed. When Shy pulled himself from the wreckage of the Paradise Cruise luxury liner, he met Addie. Addie was rich and blond, and with no one else to trust, she told Shy a secret she never should have revealed.

Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers - including his own past - that threaten his dream.

After "it" happens, Miguel is sent to juvenile hall for a year. The judge had no idea he was doing Miguel a favor. Ever since "it" happened, his mother can''t even look at him. "Any" home besides his would be a better place to live.

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be. In Spanish.

Shy took the summer job to make some money. In a few months on a luxury cruise liner, he''ll rake in the tips and be able to help his mom and sister out with the bills. And how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two--every cruise