Trashbus is a place where random objects, things unused, weird people and stories long forgotten live their peculiar lives. Anecdotes about a grandmother who once met the devil and a failed boat trip, a lost kitten and a wild dog, a gloomy hotel and a fortunate gypsy tell of people, lands, and lives that unfold their real madness apart from common clichés.

A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name.Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what happens when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious about fitting in. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to choose an American name from a glass jar. But while Unhei thinks of being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, nothing feels right. With the...

The child's diary that awakened the conscience of the worldWhen Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes. It begins as the day-to-day record of the life of a typical eleven-year-old girl, preoccupied by piano lessons and birthday parties. But as war engulfs...

Ten-year-old Todd is going with his dad while his dad goes hunting. It is the longest, hardest, and most memorable day of his life.

Written in the shadow of the Yugoslav wars, yet never eclipsed by them, Mama Leone is a delightful cycle of interconnected stories by one of Central Europe’s most dazzling contemporary storytellers. Miljenko Jergovic leads us from a bittersweet world of precocious childhood wonder and hilarious invention, where the seduction of a well-told lie is worth more than a thousand prosaic truths, out into fractured worlds bleary-eyed from the unmagnificence of growing up. Yet for every fa...

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend…and thank goodness! Because I’m afraid of everything.Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get stuck with a ha...

Miroslawa was a citizen and student of Poland during the rule of a military dictatorship. 1984 was the year after my graduation from college at UNC-Chapel Hill. An avid shortwave radio listener, I wrote to a Bulgarian periodical that transmitted a message during Radio Sofia's English language broadcast. The Bulgarian state radio summoned listeners to mail their addresses so that penpals might be found for readers of Bulgaria Heute (Bulgaria Today). I was among those who responded to the tr...

Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun. The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story: Little Red Riding Hood in It's Not...

Finding The Rainbow Over Land And Sea is the third book in our Land And Sea (with Lane and Shelby) series.In this picture book, Lane and Shelby will be introduced and they are the main characters. It all started when Lane and Shelby wake up and find out that the rainbow is gone. They search over land and sea and find one color of the rainbow at a time in a different location. In the end, when all seven colors are collected, the rainbow comes back and everyone is happy especially La...

Have you ever been in a situation where you feel frustrated because you are unable to express your emotions and feelings in Chinese? This book can help you overcome the challenges of learning Chinese by providing you with necessary words, phrases, and sentences that can be applied to various real-life situations.This ebook covers twelve situations: Happy, Anger, Anxiety, Disappointed, Excited, Scared, Love, Stress, Sad, Worry, Proud and Feeling Nothing with a total of 300 sentences...

A Letter From Santa - The Original is a fantastic explanation of the origins and experiences of Santa himself written AND illustrated by Santa himself! A Letter From Santa - The Original has 11 full 8 X 10 color illustrations! After writing the story he wants you to know, Santa Niclaus personally hand-paints the original illustrations and scans them into one of his computers in one of his Computer Command Bases at one of his new secret workshops throughout thr world (because the North Pole...

Stephen Harris is hopelessly addicted to travel.  With a strong fascination for all things foreign, including food, culture, and women Stephen recounts his adventures.  Stephen heads to Russia where he meets Absinthe, Vodka, and a beautiful girl who fulfills an old cliché.