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Brought to you by Penguin. Bolton, Lancashire: 1943 Livvy knows that her family’s survival rests on her shoulders. With her parents gone, it falls to her to support her grandfather and her younger sister, Joan. But times are tough in the midst of war and most jobs only afford meagre pay, so...

Lea Trello doesn't have a life outside of work. She was raised under strict circumstances to be a safe and restrained young woman. And at the age of 25, Lea is downright miserable. With no friends, no dating, and no hobbies, the accountant finds herself wishing for a different life. Little does she know, a goddess is nearby, listening to her words. One night while scrubbing a bathroom, Lea suddenly finds herself in the presence of Ruka the Wolf Goddess. The divine being reveals she was slain by her greatest foe, the Bear God.

It's a destiny thrown upon her too soon, and one she's not even sure she wants. After killing her uncle, Hyde, and capturing his rebels, Trinity must repair relations between Humans and Angorians. She must find a way to ease their fears and assure them that Angorians will not cause them harm.

Sports Day is approaching, and Violet dreams of keeping up with her friends in a track and field race, despite her need to use forearm crutches. She then discovers a purple handcycle. Will Violet be victorious? This book not only teaches about adaptive equipment, it also exemplifies perseverance and the kindness involved in accommodating all our friends with different needs.

Abi is distraught when her ex-husband Alex takes their twelve-year-old daughter, Chloe to spend the summer with his glamorous fiancée Marisa and her parents at their home on the beautiful Italian island of Procida. Persuaded by her best friend to book a holiday at the island's Hotel Paradiso, Abi finally meets the woman she's been avoiding for so long. Will the two women's strained relationship survive the summer?

Stürmisch, rau und voller Inselflair - der neue Fall für das Kultteam Oda und Christine. Flitterwochen auf Wangerooge hatte sich Kriminaloberkommissarin Christine Delvental – ehemals Cordes – anders vorgestellt: Am Strand wird ein Hotelgast erschlagen aufgefunden. Der Tote gehörte zu einem Filmteam, das einen Bericht über Plastikmüll in den Meeren drehte. Musste er sterben, weil er ein Verhältnis mit der Freundin des Kameramannes hatte? Christine und ihre Kollegin Oda Wagner geraten in einen Sog aus Lügen, Eitelkeit und Gewalt.

Der zehnte Fall für Christiane Franks Kultduo Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes. Der Wilhelmshavener Unternehmer Matthias Meinhardt wird tot aufgefunden. Von mehreren Schüssen getroffen und nach dem Tod mit Tritten malträtiert. Zunächst vermuten die Ermittlerinnen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes einen Raubüberfall. Doch im Umfeld des Toten finden sich ebenfalls zahlreiche Verdächtige. Meinhardts Unternehmen war insolvent, und auch seine schwangere Geliebte hätte ein Motiv gehabt. Dann jedoch nimmt der Fall eine verstörende Wendung.

Der neunte Fall für Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes. In Wilhelmshaven verbrennt ein Psychiater in seiner Praxis, auf Wangerooge wird der Inselarzt tot auf dem Friedhof gefunden, und auf Norderney liegt ein Pneumologe erstochen im Strandkorb. Zunächst scheint die Spur ins Drogenmilieu zu führen. Doch dann müssen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes erkennen, dass ihnen der Täter näher ist, als ihnen lieb sein kann.

Kings of Sin meets It Ends With Us in a gritty, heated romance from New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg. Holden They thought they’d managed to get rid of me once and for all. They thought I’d just forget what they did to my brother. But I’m going to make sure that they never...

A lush tapestry of poetry and prose, Here to Stay is an invitation to engage with a new field of contemporary American poetry. “I cannot separate my work from my undocumented identity.” —Aline Mello From the indomitable writers and activists Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, and Marcelo Hernandez...

Die vier Freunde Matt, Jia, Emma und Tim mögen zwar wie gewöhnliche Grundschüler*innen aussehen, aber sie sind alles andere als das. Denn wenn wilde Tiere auf der ganzen Welt in Schwierigkeiten geraten passiert etwas Unglaubliches: Das Team der heldenhaften 7-Jährigen enthält ein spezielles Signal und gemeinsam mit ihren Roboter-Haustieren stürzen sie sich in spannende Missionen - ganz egal um welche Tiere es sich handelt und wie weit der Weg auch sein mag, die Petronix Defenders sind stets zur Stelle, um zu helfen.

The Bargainer . . . Just like the fae of legend, Jonas Moen makes advantageous deals no desperate soul can turn away. A talented trickster, he's amassed such great wealth he's rumored to have more gold than the king himself. But there's one thing he's yet to acquire: a fae lord's title. Born a commoner, he continues to be denied entry to the best the Lunar Court has to offer. If he can secure the hand of a titled woman, he'll finally have it all. But first, he'll need to find a lady desperate enough to ignore his humble parentage and his wicked character.

An einem nebligen Novembertag entdeckt ein Spaziergänger am Ende der Schleuseninsel die Leiche des jungen Oberleutnants zur See Fabian Baumann. Unfall oder Mord? Die beiden Oberkommissarinnen Oda Wagner und Christine Cordes betreten ermittlungstechnisch Neuland: das Marinearsenal und die Fregatte "Jever". Lang gehütete Familiengeheimnisse und eine verschworene Soldatengemeinschaft erschweren die Ermittlung. Und noch während sie den Fall untersuchen, kommt ein zweites Besatzungsmitglied ums Leben.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Rider and Rayleighn plan a night to remember before they say I do! With help from their friends in the Mystic Venom MC, Cupid is sure to hit his mark.

How far would you go to save your life... and prove your husband's a murderer? The unputdownbable thriller from the bestselling author of The Perfect Husband. What if everything you believed was a lie? Your life... your marriage... your very existence. What if the person lying to you was your...

A young black girl disappears from Cincinnati’s West End. No witnesses, no leads. Two days later, a white girl the same age is snatched from Hyde Park Square. Cincinnati’s mayor receives a letter brutally stating: “Find the black girl and we’ll return the white girl.” The fuse lit, two female detectives race to uncover the kidnappers. Hope dwindles as time accumulates, and passes, without resolution. Cincinnati PD and the FBI form an uneasy alliance while battling the city’s racial stereotypes and stigmas.

A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book The First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to rock out like no one’s watching. There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school—you can’t fix it with duct tape like you...

Durch Zufall entdeckt Till Lorentzen in der Schaltzentrale der Nordsee-Raffinerie Wilhelmshaven, dass das System von außen kurzfristig fremdbestimmt wird. Kurze Zeit später ist er tot. Ein Unfall? Hauptkommissarin Oda Wagner muss die Ermittlungen zunächst ohne Kollegin Christine Cordes beginnen, doch auch die wird auf ihrer Urlaubsinsel Langeoog mit in den Fall hineingezogen.

When Tracey's world is flipped upside down and she has to learn to live in a world where abuse doesn't exist, she spirals. But when the bad boy sees her for the first time, he makes it his own personal mission to save her. She's lost in darkness. He knows how to thrive in it. And when her past lashes back out to hurt her again, Trevor will do anything in the world to protect her.

O sonho de Juli era ser mãe e ela o realizou–e segue realizando diariamente–porém, ela não esperava os desafios que a maternidade atípica lhe reservava. O diagnóstico de Rafael veio no ano de 2015 e, de lá para cá, o hobby de Juli em escrever e influenciar pessoas teve uma mudança drástica: compartilhar tudo aquilo que estava reaprendendo com seu filho e sua família, fazendo-a acrescentar em seu currículo mais uma função: palestrante.