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Nach einer beeindruckenden Cheerleading-Vorführung kehren die Freundinnen von Girls High zum normalen Unterricht zurück. Doch der Tag nimmt eine unerwartete Wendung: Nach dem Kunstunterricht finden sie die Cafeteria verlassen vor. Ein Besuch in der benachbarten Schulkantine endet in einer Lebensmittelvergiftung, die das Quartett heftig zu spüren bekommt.

Nach Torbens Einzug bei Cassy beginnt ein hektischer Alltag: Verspätungen und Überraschungen an der Schule folgen. Die Freundinnen planen ein Einkaufsabenteuer und bereiten sich auf die Cheerleader-Performance vor, während Torben und Cassy ihre Freizeit genießen. Am großen Spieltag zeigen Cassy und ihre Freundinnen eine beeindruckende Show, die das Publikum begeistert.

Thrust into the role of a debutante, Mia Delphine Morgan, a pre-school teacher from Kentucky, must sink or swim among Manhattan’s elite. She’s not trained or refined for New York, Paris, or London high society, but the good she can do with a sizeable inheritance from her estranged Aunt Sylvia, propels her toward keeping her feet firmly planted on the ground—even though poise and polish aren’t exactly her thing.

Cassie's Vorfreude auf ein neues Kapitel mit Torben wird Wirklichkeit, als sie ihn am Flughafen herzlich begrüßt. Gemeinsame Tage im Wellnessbereich und romantische Abende stärken ihre Bindung. Der Höhepunkt ihres Abenteuers ist Torbens Entscheidung, zu Cassie zu ziehen, markiert durch ein gemeinsames Frühstück in ihrer Lieblingsbäckerei, bevor der Alltag sie wieder einholt.

Torbens überraschender Besuch im Klassenzimmer stürzt Cassy in ein Wechselbad der Gefühle, das in einem romantischen Date endet. Am nächsten Tag verschwindet Cassy jedoch und verpasst wichtige schulische Verpflichtungen. Auf der Suche nach Trost und Lösungen durchlebt sie emotionale Momente, bevor sie mit ihren Freundinnen in ein Haustiercafé und eine Spielehalle flüchtet, wo die Zeit vergessen wird.

Welcome to a journey of transformation and serenity within the sanctuary of your own home. In this guide, journal combination we delve into the profound impact that intentionally crafted spaces can have on our feeling of well-being. Whether you seek solace from the chaos of daily life, are trying to deepen your spiritual connection, or simply yearn for a place of refuge to recharge and rejuvenate, this book offers suggestions and inspiration to manifest your vision.

These gripping four-minute entries compliment your daily quiet time, emboldening your faith with stories of adventure, tragedy, and hope. Step into the lives of lionhearted missionaries who risked everything to advance the Gospel.

A winning pitch is more than just data points and charts—it's a compelling story that captivates from start to finish. Yet, crafting such a pitch is an art few have mastered, leading to lackluster presentations that leave audiences unconvinced and disinterested.

Widow Lucy, her young son, and unborn child are forced from their home due to unpaid debts. Needing a fresh start quickly, she begins corresponding with a doctor in Colorado. Jed is seeking someone to tend to his home and proposes to Lucy, excited to have an instant family. But as Lucy travels to Colorado, fear and doubt overtake her. While Jed seemed like a nice and kind man through his letters, she fears that he may not be that way in person.

Set against the backdrop of three major American Civil War battles at Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg, the same five narrators return to tell the stories of what happened in their communities of conscience. Members of Mennonite, Amish, and German Baptist churches choose their loyalties when their traditional belief of not participating in warfare collides with the demands of Union and Confederate forces.

In this series finale of historical fiction from 1864 and 1865, the spotlight shines brightest on Esther and David in the ravaged Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, while all five narrators show versions of courage, adaptation, and survival. During these closing years of the American Civil War, no human experience can be ordinary: not marriage, not enterprising work, not youthful growth.

Simple snippets of time when we are engaged mindlessly with our children seem insignificant. But are they, really? Washing clothes, playing on the playground, and driving youngsters to school are all mundane parts of being a parent, but these unassuming moments are often the places God shows up the most--and with the biggest, longest-lasting impressions.

Authentic voices shape this fresh look at a familiar story, the American Civil War, beginning with the rapid buildup of tension between North and South and continuing into early summer of 1862. But the narrative grip comes through the eyes of civilians, trapped in the conflicts of obedience to government and historic refusal to participate in warfare. Their options press with insistence (enlisting, fleeing, buying a substitute, or paying a fee) as the demands intensify.

In search of a change of scenery and some tranquility, the successful recipe creator and photographer Jessica Waters moves into a Lakeside cottage in the majestic Cedar Valley. Falling in love with the handsome owner of the Gin Mill local bar, Luke Culberson, was not part of her plan.

Faced with marriage to a man she doesn’t love, Becca risks alienating her parents when she decides to follow her heart. But she fears heartbreak awaits her as the man she is drawn to refuses to reciprocate her feelings.

Five years ago, Braelyn Kane's daughter died. Her marriage imploded, and Forest Hill became Braelyn's sanctuary. She's praying for her new life to start, but she doesn't know where to find it.

By Accident is a story about discovering that control is a seductive illusion and how letting go of the need for it can reveal great strength and lead us to even firmer ground.

With urgency, and without apology, JoAnne McFarland's multimedia collection Pullman underscores the relationships between the events of our American past and of our present. JoAnne McFarland's Pullman examines themes of labor and love, using as its backdrop the history of the treatment of the Pullman car porters of the late 19th century. The poems and art pieces in this collection both reflect on and interact with cultural and historical sources.

In the Gospels, we often read of Jesus telling his disciples to travel to the “other side” of the Sea of Galilee. What we don’t often realize is what this other side represented. It was the region of the Decapolis, where many pagan religions were practiced. The disciples, under Jewish law, would have been considered unclean even to step foot there.

The poems in Riddim & Riddles throb with the heartbeat and drum beat of Jamaica. From the cool, majestic Blue Mountains to the hot, bloodied streets of Kingston it paints vivid and vibrant images of contemporary Jamaica. The poems in this collection move from urgent social insights about masculinity, the environment, and how the bony fingers of history reach into the present.