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When Sophie and her two Jack Russell terriers move to Boston, she's excited not to be the only brown kid in the neighborhood anymore. She instantly likes the quirky teenager named Juno next door and her pug, Bonney. But not everything's easy. Her classmates make fun of her Vermont overalls. The upstairs neighbor hates barking. And Bonney needs surgery that Juno's family can't afford.

December 1922, and society dressmaker Jemima Flowerday receives a letter from Lady Hamlash of Merry Beggars Hall, requesting three new gowns for the Christmas season. Lady Hamlash does not travel, so Jemima will need to visit the Hall in deepest Suffolk to work in situ. The commission appeals to Jemima for more than one reason. It will bring her some much-needed income. More interestingly, the remote manor house was the scene of a grisly murder earlier that year, when Lady Hamlash, inspecting her plants in the walled garden, found a man's severed head beneath a terracotta asparagus cloche.

The Odenburgh is an old red brick apartment building, the last of its kind in a swiftly gentrifying neighborhood. One of its tenants, the Laroe family, has suffered an unspeakable tragedy; the youngest sister, 11-year-old Prue, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her sister, Lina. But when the Odenburgh is sold and slated for demolition, Prue can’t bear the idea of losing the place where her sister remains such a presence. Prue launches a campaign to save the building, throwing herself into drawing up a petition and gathering signatures from the other tenants.

Don’t Let the Forest In meets The Whispering Dark in a queer YA cult horror following a recently diagnosed autistic teen who becomes enmeshed in a community of outcasts harboring sinister secrets. “One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright...

Die Zeit des Drachens war vorbei. Er bekam, was er verdiente, nachdem Mary und Dorian seinetwegen in die Ferne fliehen mussten. Aber nicht einmal dort waren sie vor ihm sicher. Wenn es nach ihm gegangen wäre, hätten weder Margery noch Rosalie je das Licht der Welt erblickt. Seinetwegen mussten die Schwestern getrennt voneinander aufwachsen. Sie waren geboren worden, um einander zu hassen und gegenseitig im Krieg der Farben zu töten. Weiß gegen Schwarz. Gut gegen Böse. "Warum sollte ich dich nicht auf der Stelle umbringen?", wollte Margery von ihrer Schwester wissen.

Another problem was the last thing I needed. Unfortunately, Cassandra Parker was mine. But the biggest problem of all? It wasn't the beautiful stranger sticking her nose in my operations. It wasn't the bulldozer she was driving over my way of life. And it definitely wasn't the fact that she was living in my house. My biggest problem? The engagement ring on her finger.

Ask yourself: Do you wake up tired, no matter how much you sleep? Is stress keeping you from feeling your best? Are you searching for natural, practical ways to improve your well-being? Do you dream of a life filled with energy, balance, and clarity? If these questions resonate, this 28-day audio journey is your answer.

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like real glass on this lavish book’s cover, and explore the dollhouse-like world of a beloved farmhouse where twelve children were born and raised. Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering...

Juin 1940. L’armistice a été signé, marquant le début de l’occupation allemande. Si l’avenir semble incertain, Albane est toute à la joie de retrouver Raphaël Wendling, qui lui a redonné goût à la vie et à l’amour. Elle chérit d’autant plus ces moments qu’elle sait qu’ils ne dureront pas, Raphaël ayant décidé de rejoindre les Forces françaises libres dirigées par le général de Gaulle.

Décembre 1942. La France est désormais totalement occupée. Pour Albane, Noël s’annonce sous le signe des restrictions, sans la présence rassurante de Raphaël, membre actif d’un réseau de résistance. Si elle cède à une joie timide lorsqu’il lui annonce son retour, des incidents troublants se succèdent au château, faisant peser une mystérieuse menace sur la jeune femme, sa famille et ses amis. Révoltée par les exactions commises par des soldats allemands, Albane se consacre à son métier d’enseignante sans pour autant renoncer au combat.

Abi Millar is looking for something. She grew up in an evangelical church, but after she lost her faith, she found herself searching for spiritualty in other places. Torn between the logical part of her brain and the part that secretly believes in magic, and in the wake of a great loss, she wondered whether her crisis of faith was part of a larger story: at a time when more and more people in the Western world are moving away from organised religion, what does spirituality look like?

Covey U was supposed to be a fresh start. With a new identity, I should have been able to forget the past and move on with my life. Fat chance of that happening when my past was staring at me in the face in the form of the best college wide receiver in the country. Adam Hartley. My biggest regret. My worst mistake. The guy I should have been with in high school was here, but he couldn't know it was me. Otherwise, he'd find out my most shameful secret. So I had to stay hidden in the background. Only problem was that he was dating my roommate, and I had to watch.

Leon. Ich habe mir meinen Ruf unter Magiern nicht umsonst verdient: Ein falscher Schritt, und du bist tot. Mörder, nannten sie mich, und das Töten ist das, was ich am besten kann. Außer bei ihr. Bei derjenigen, die ich nehmen sollte, bei derjenigen, die ich hätte töten sollen – habe ich es nicht getan. Der Kult, der mich einst kontrollierte, will sie haben, und ich werde mein neues Spielzeug nicht an sie verlieren. Rae. Ich habe immer an das Übernatürliche geglaubt. Die Jagd nach Geistern ist meine Leidenschaft, aber das Herbeirufen eines Dämons war nie Teil des Plans.

"Higher Magic is my catnip. By what dark arts I know not, Floyd has summoned up a wonderful wizard-grad-school slice-of-life, replete with organizing, romance, anxiety, camaraderie, and courage. More please!" —Max Gladstone, NYT Bestselling Co-Author of This is How You Lose the Time War In...

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften Sternenschweif-Welt. Zusammen mit Laura erlebt es fantasievolle Abenteuer und aufregende Geschichten, die viel Platz zum Träumen lassen. Auf einem Malwettbewerb in der Schule entdeckt Laura ein tolles Bild mit einem süßen Pony. Doch was ist das? Das Pony verwandelt sich plötzlich in ein Einhorn! Das Bild muss verzaubert worden sein. Aber von wem? Laura Sternenschweif wollen es unbedingt herausfinden.

Ebenezer Scrooge thought his transformation was complete after the spirits departed that fateful Christmas Eve—but his true journey was only beginning. In this heartwarming and adventurous continuation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning determined to live by the spirit of goodwill, generosity, and love every day.

Alum Sandalwood longs to be invisible and live a quiet life, but his plan goes awry when he is assigned an exceptional trainee granter. Zabrina Itchplant's magic is illegal and, quite frankly, impossible. Her over enthusiastic need to pass her exam forces her bearded examiner into a glittery dress. Worse still, he is SEEN. It might be amusing if the child doing the seeing is as cute and innocent as her file had led them to believe. The hungry look in her eyes warns of something quite different.

Marigold Bloom is bloemist in de winkel van haar familie. Nadat haar verloofde het uitmaakt ziet het er echter niet zo goed uit voor Mari of voor de bloemenwinkel. Wanneer Mari per toeval kennismaakt met de verschrikkelijk knappe maar extreem humeurige Oliver Lockhart komt ze op het pad van detectivebureau het Vogelhuis. De vrouwelijke detectives daar rekruteren haar onmiddellijk voor een speciale klus: de vermiste zus van Oliver terugvinden. Om haar te vinden moeten Mari en Oliver doen alsof ze pas verloofd zijn.

A definitive collection of new and selected stories by a master of the form “Comparisons might be drawn to writers ranging from Jorge Luis Borges and Haruki Murakami to Margaret Atwood and J. D. Salinger. All of Lethem’s stories are enlivened by his wit and provocative wordplay.”...

Mariés depuis dix ans, Adam et Amelia ont connu des jours meilleurs. Adam a sacrifié sa vie de couple sur l'autel de sa carrière de scénariste. Le week-end en Écosse qu'ils viennent de gagner est sans doute la meilleure chose qui puisse leur arriver pour prendre un nouveau départ. À chaque anniversaire, le couple échange les traditionnels cadeaux de mariage, et Amelia écrit à son mari une lettre qu'elle ne le laisse jamais lire. Jusqu'à maintenant.