Con un intreccio mozzafiato che mescola tensione narrativa e dramma umano, Le "Ombre svaniscono nel buio" è un thriller psicologico che scava nelle paure più profonde, nei misteri che ci costringono a confrontarci con la parte più oscura del nostro animo. Un romanzo che lascia il lettore senza fiato, trascinandolo in un'oscurità da cui è difficile uscire, alla ricerca della risposta a un'unica, inquietante domanda: quando l'ombra scompare, cosa resta?

Mega Bunny loves carrots. He also loves his mega-boots, which let him hop over clouds and buildings. His dream would be to tour the world jumping from cloud to cloud, but sometimes between his carrot meals, Mega Bunny must save the world from the monstrous Mosquito Man.

One day, there is a warning signal in the sky. "Tom Thumb is stuck on the moon!" It must be the evil doing of Mosquito Man. Mega Bunny quickly puts on his mega-boots and jumps like a giant to the Moon. He squashes the monstrous Mosquito Man in no time flat.

Mega Bunny has fulflled his mission. He has earned a good sleep, but not without a nightlight.

"Shhh ... it's a secret!"

Mega City is full of Mega Animals. There is Mega Wolf, who loves sports cars; Mega Bunny, who is always losing things, the elegant Mega Pig; and the cheese-loving Mega Mouse. These are the heroes that keep Mega City safe from the dastardly and bloodthirsty Mosquito Man.

Mega Mouse is the strongest of the Mega Animals. She likes to help injured animals and children. She has a super-powerful disintegrator gun and is not afraid of anyone.

One day, Mega Mouse's friend Mega Pig takes some children out on a bus trip. Suddenly, there is an SOS call. BOOM! Mosquito Man has destroyed the bridge. This is awful. The bus will fall. "Help! Help!" shout the children. Mega Mouse will save them! She is so strong she does not even need her disintegrator gun. She lifts the bus using her own strength.

Mega Mouse has saved the children on Bus 14... and she loves Mega Pig.

"Shhh ... it's a secret!"

Mega City is full of Mega Animals. There is Mega Wolf, who loves sports cars; Mega Bunny, who is always losing things, the elegant Mega Pig; and the cheese-loving Mega Mouse. These are the heroes that keep Mega City safe from the dastardly and bloodthirsty Mosquito Man.

Mega Pig is the most elegant superhero in Mega City. He is always very clean. He changes his clothes three times a day. He also has a black belt in karate.

Today, Mega Pig is having fun at a street carnival. Suddenly, Mosquito Man appears. "Go play elsewhere!" says Mega Pig, but nasty Mosquito Man squirts ketchup all over his beautiful shirt. Mega Pig hates stains. He is so angry that he goes into action. "Bam! Pow!" He K.O.'s Mosquito Man in three seconds fat.

Mega Pig likes reducing Mosquito Man to smithereens, but what he likes most is eating jam with a spoon in front of the TV.

"Shhh ... it's a secret!"

Mega City is full of Mega Animals. There is Mega Wolf, who loves sports cars; Mega Bunny, who is always losing things, the elegant Mega Pig; and the cheese-loving Mega Mouse. These are the heroes that keep Mega City safe from the dastardly and bloodthirsty Mosquito Man.

Mega Wolf is strong, brave and famous. He loves his super-fast sports car. It has rocket launchers and goes faster than light. People shout "Hurray!" as he passes. But Mega Wolf's most favorite thing is saving the world.

One day Little Red Riding Hood goes for a walk. Suddenly, Mosquito Man attacks her. "Help!!" she screams. Mega Wolf's big ears hear Little Red Riding Hood's screams. He jumps into his Mega Mobile and takes off with a roar. After three skids, a traffic jam, two waterfalls and a mudslide, he arrives to save her.

Later that night after his busy superhero day, Mega Wolf falls asleep in his bed with his special blanket.

"Shhh ... it's a secret!"

Mega City is full of Mega Animals. There is Mega Wolf, who loves sports cars; Mega Bunny, who is always losing things, the elegant Mega Pig; and the cheese-loving Mega Mouse. These are the heroes that keep Mega City safe from the dastardly and bloodthirsty Mosquito Man.

Franco et al. share their experiences as school superintendents in California to show current and future leaders and policy makers how to lead socioculturally diverse schools and serve students in an equitable manner. They write from their perspectives of Latina women, noting that most books about educational leadership are from a white, male viewpoint, and arguing for the unique experiences and strengths that women of color bring to school leadership. They share leadership stories from their early lives and careers as teachers up to where they are now, including how they decided to become school leaders, how gender and culture affected their early leadership roles, the role of mentors, their personal qualities, and difficulties they experienced as women of color. They then describe how they used the four tools of cultural proficiency to analyze their autobiographies to identify lessons learned in barriers they faced that impede cultural proficiency, and how the guiding principles serve as core values for their personal, professional, and organizational values and behavior. They end by explaining how other school leaders can develop a leadership for equity plan. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Using cultural proficiency as a lens, the authors guide educators through the process of gathering and analyzing data to meet the needs of historically underserved students.