It is 1904 and the partially deaf Asta Hedstrom is engaged to Nils, but she does not want to marry him: she would rather spend her time with her best friend Gunnar Fuglestad and his secret boyfriend, Erlend, who belongs to the wealthiest family on their Norwegian island; so when Nils gravely injures Gunnar, she shuns her marriage and moves in with Gunnar and Erlend in a secluded cabin above town--and the three misfits set out to win the annual Christmas...

"Everyone assumes Harry can't listen like he's supposed to, so it's no surprise that he doesn't respond during the hearing test at school. However, the test reveals it's not that Harry isn't listening, it's that he has trouble hearing. Harry has missed out on so much, but there is hope. Once Harry is fitted with hearing aids, he discovers the joy of all he had been missing out on"--

Max discovers an entire, living world on the floor of the bedroom of the eccentric janitor who disappeared from his boarding school, and must protect from the evil headmaster.

"Fred, el cuidador del zoológico, ama las serpientes. Su favorita es verni, dminuta, verde, sigilosa... Un día Verni se escapa y termina aterrizando en la cabeza de un niño. ¡Catástrofe!" ¿Es Verni una amenaza? ¿Quién lo decide? Los Preguntones necesitarán todos sus talentos para ayudar a Fred, pero será Aarón quien tenga la última palabra...-- When Zookeeper Fred's green snake Vern gets loose in the zoo, the Questioneers need all their...