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It’s January 1972 but the sun is white hot when Willy May Michael’s boat first kisses the dock of Mustique Island. Tucked into the southernmost curve of the Caribbean, Mustique is a private island that has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this speck of white sand into a luxurious neo-colonial retreat for his rich friends and into a royal court in exile for the Queen’s rebellious sister, Princess Margaret.

When an international warning siren accidentally goes off, convincing everyone that a meteor shower may just be the end of life as they know it, six couples—friends, exes, crushes and rivals—must take shelter. Inhibitions are abandoned, confessions are made and love blossoms, but what happens when the world doesn’t end?

Retinitis Pigmentosa 101: How to live, grow, and become your best self with retinitis pigmentosa from A to Z. Are you someone who has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa or a parent who has recently learned that your child is losing their vision? Then this book might just be for you.

À travers sa lecture incarnée et sa voix claire, Lauryanne Philippe nous ramène dans l'univers attachant de Lucy Maud Montgomery, tout en captant avec astuce la modernité du roman de Sarah McCoy. Île du Prince-Édouard, au large du Canada, 1837. L'enfance de Marilla Cuthbert s'écoule, heureuse et paisible, dans le cadre enchanteur de la campagne, avec ses parents et son frère aîné, Matthew. À la mort brutale de sa mère adorée, Marilla se jure de veiller toujours sur son père et son frère. Mais aussi sur tous ces orphelins, ces fugitifs noirs-américains qui, traqués par les chasseurs d'esclaves, débarquent sur leurs côtes.

Een meeslepend verhaal over goed en kwaadin de Tweede Wereldoorlog - zet aan tot nadenken. Duitsland, 1945. De ergste oorlogsterreur is aan de jonge Elsie voorbijgegaan. Zij en haar familie worden beschermd door een hooggeplaatste nazi die met haar wil trouwen. Maar als er in de kerstnacht een ontsnapt Joods jongetje op de stoep staat, weet Elsie dat ze alles wat ze liefheeft in gevaar brengt als ze de deur van de bakkerswinkel voor hem opent.

Sarah and Lass are best friends. They do everything together. But when Sarah and Lass gets mad at each other their friendship may be over. Bugville Jr. builds on the success of the Bugville Critters books while keeping with the unique educational outlook of helping children discover the world around them while combining facts about our natural world with fictional stories that instruct and entertain. The Bugville Critters stories originally were written by Robert Stanek as bedtime stories for his own children.

Nach der abrupten Trennung von ihrem Freund steht Annie ohne Wohnung und Arbeit da. Hals über Kopf flüchtet sie zu ihrer Schwester nach Silver Creek in der Hoffnung, dort wieder zu sich zu kommen. Ein Aushilfsjob im Books'n'Dreams, dem örtlichen Buchladen, kommt ihr dabei gerade recht. Endlich kann sie ihre Begeisterung für Bücher voll ausleben und mit anderen teilen. Lediglich der attraktive und vornehm zurückhaltende Buchhändler Mr. Ward macht ihr zu schaffen, denn schon bald fühlt Annie sich stark zu ihm hingezogen. Doch man munkelt, er hätte gar kein Interesse an Frauen.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.