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The continuing adventures from Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man.

Growing up on a south London estate and excluded from every school that would take her, Alesha is the poster girl for the nation's 'feral youth'. When a young teacher makes an unexpected reappearance in the 15-year-old's life, opening the door to a world of salaries, pianos and middle-class housemates, Alesha's instinct is to pull up her hood and return to the streets. But fuelled by a need to survive, she falls into a cycle of crime, violence and drug dealing, her one true ally deserting her when she needs him most.

Fifteen-year-old Hutch tells us his story about growing up as a kid of free-spirited, drug-addicted parents, to hustling on the streets of New York City, to befriending misfits in a Bowery flophouse where he’s forced to fight predators and face the brutalities that lurk in the darkest corners of a runaway’s world. Through his determination, and by fate, he’s given an opportunity to change his life, and the lives of others. Embracing his future, finding redemption in literature, he must say farewell to his haunting past.

En Juventud de cristal Luis Mateo Díez cede la voz narradora a un personaje femenino lleno de matices y conmovedor, que se debate entre el desconcierto de sus impulsos y emociones, y a la que acompañan otros seres entrañables y quiméricos con quienes los límites de la amistad y el amor tienden a desdibujarse.

Pada suatu hari di masa pemerintahan khalifah Umar Bin Khatab di kota Madinah. Seorang pemuda sudah bangun pagi-pagi buta untuk melaksanakan sholat Subuh berjamaah di Masjid Nabawi, Sang pemuda terkenal sebagai seorang yang saleh dan hatinya selalu ada di masjid.