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It is the summer of 1952 and three men—well, one man and two boys—are on a spiritual and commercial mission. Dispatched from Minnesota to Western Ontario, they have been hired by an upstart Mormon baseball card company to find licensees for their products among the young men filing out Korean War-era rosters in the Northern League, at the bottom-most rung of professional baseball. What the Northern has for them, and the secrets and deceptions they have for each other, will drive their two weeks in Canada into ever-growing chaos.

It’s the summer of 2013 and 21-year-old Ruby, a counselor at Camp Burntshore, can’t wait to supervise a rowdy cabin of 11-year-olds, smoke weed by the fire, and argue about which city make the best bagels. But when Brent, the camp owner’s son, hires Israeli soldiers to deal with a staffing shortfall, Ruby, a committed anti-Zionist, must decide if she’s willing to jeopardize her place at Burntshore to fight Brent over the contentious issues of Jewish belonging and settler colonialism, even as she finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers, the sweetly handsome Etai.

In the land of Chromaria, seven tribes once lived in harmony under the Creator's covenant, their existence marked by balance, tradition, and the ever-present rainbow in the sky. But when faith fades and power-hungry hearts emerge, a great conflict shatters the peace, birthing a war fueled by betrayal, vengeance, and the mysterious power of the swords. As young Manu is thrust into the chaos, he embarks on a perilous journey to rediscover the Creator's true purpose and restore the covenant before darkness consumes the land.

Irland, Anfang der 90er. Lucy fühlt sich fehl am Platz. Familie und Freunde warten nur darauf, dass sie das tut, was alle tun: ihren Freund heiraten und Mutter werden. Während eines langen heißen Sommers fühlt Lucy sich plötzlich zu ihrer Freundin Susannah hingezogen, und sie beginnt zu verstehen, warum sie anders ist. Aus der zarten Verliebtheit wird schnell eine verzweifelte Liebe, die alles infrage stellt, woran Lucy bisher glaubte.

Die bewegende Geschichte einer Kinderfreundschaft – gefühlvoll erzählt von Bestsellerautorin Barbara Leciejewski Frau Petri zerriss Susis Brief, einmal, zweimal, dreimal, viermal. Kleine Fetzen flogen in den Mülleimer. "Nimm diese hübsche Ansichtskarte, schreib etwas Schönes. Darüber freuen sich deine Eltern ganz sicher, und das möchtest du doch, oder nicht?" Sechs Wochen Kuraufenthalt an der Nordsee – ein toller Urlaub, versprechen ihr die Eltern. Doch die achtjährige Susanne und die übrigen Kinder verbringen im "Haus Morgentau" die schlimmste Zeit ihres Lebens.

Zane has always wanted to be a superhero. He lives in a world where superpowers aren't so great, wonderful or even powerful. With some help from his friends and family he finds himself becoming the hero he has always dreamed of being. However, will he be able to thwart the evil plans that he unknowingly sets in motion? Or will he fail and bring back an age of villains?

Soms brengt een verkeerde afslag je precies op de juiste bestemming Al tien jaar lang neemt Audrey elke dag dezelfde route naar haar werk. Zodra ze de rotonde naar het parkeerterrein nadert, verandert ze in Audrey van hr. Die Audrey is gemotiveerd en betrouwbaar, drinkt groene thee en maakt iedere dag to-dolijstjes. Maar eigenlijk staat ze op instorten. Elke ochtend wordt het moeilijker om uit bed te komen; ze gebruikt de snoozefunctie steeds vaker. En telkens als ze de rotonde ziet verschijnen, stelt ze zich voor hoe het zou zijn om gewoon door te rijden en een ander leven te beginnen.

L'America vista dagli occhi di una giovane irlandese che emigra in cerca del suo posto nel mondo. 1952. Trovare lavoro a Enniscorthy, nel Sud-Est del-l'Irlanda, semina solo frustrazione e desiderio di un benessere che non c'è. La giovane Eilis Lacey, prigioniera del confronto quotidiano con la madre e la sorella Rose, non ha davanti a sé alcuna prospettiva, finché la visita di un prete emigrato, padre Flood, le fa intravedere l'opportunità di un'esistenza migliore, al di là dell'oceano, a New York.

Andrea sta camminando per le strade di New York, in piena notte, quando riceve una telefonata. Riconosce subito la voce di Elettra, anche se non l'ascolta da dieci anni. È lei la ragione per cui è scappato da Roma, la sua città, ed è proprio lei, ora, a chiedergli di tornare... Andrea ed Elettra si sono conosciuti a dodici anni, il giorno in cui lei si è trasferita nel palazzo del centro di Roma in cui Andrea è cresciuto. A parte l'indirizzo di casa, non hanno nulla in comune. Lui è il figlio di un ristoratore schivo e taciturno e d'estate lavora nella trattoria di famiglia, Da Amilcare.

Becca Burnside is going to make this the year she turns her forties around, and creates a life her 16-year-old self would be proud of... A smidgen of romance wouldn’t go amiss either. And with a new job, and a blossoming friendship with handsome Conal, she’s off to a great start. Or at least, she was, until her youngest son dropped the mother of all bombshells: his girlfriend, who just happens to be the daughter of Becca’s best friend Niamh, is pregnant.

Escrito por el novelista Alfred C. Martino, esto es una fábula caprichosa sobre un niño y una niña, jugando en una playa y construyendo castillos de arena, aprendiendo sobre el amor, la vida y envejecer juntos.

Einmal die Küste runter, immer am Meer entlang. Für Martin, 49, abgerockter Musiker, One-Hit-Wonder von vor 20 Jahren, steht die Route fest. Sein Ziel: Ein Musikfestival in Portugal, seine große Chance aufs Comeback. Als seine Schwester ihn kurz vor Abreise bittet, während ihres Reha-Aufenthaltes auf ihren Sohn Karl aufzupassen, ist die Antwort klar: Nein. Einen 12-Jährigen kann Martin gerade überhaupt nicht gebrauchen. Er bringt den Jungen bei Oma unter und fährt los, in seinem alten Kombi, immer in Richtung Süden.

On Tigris, children develop telekinesis beginning at the age of five. By the time they're pre-teens, though, their special abilities peak, then slip away as they reach maturity. Being able to "teek" gives them power—even over most adults—until they gradually become regular teenagers, no longer special, no longer with authority and status. Some handle the Transition better than others.

Paris, 1995: It’s been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend Mary Louise arrived from their small town of Froid, Montana. Determined to establish themselves as artists—Lily, a novelist, and Mary Louise, a painter—they share a tiny sixth-floor walkup and survive on brie and baguette. When Mary Louise abruptly moves out, Lily feels alone in the City of Light for the first time and is in need of a new way to support herself. She lands a job as the programs manager at the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of her French neighbor Odile.

Corsica, 1993. As a sun-drenched Mediterranean summer heads into full swing, beautiful and brash seventeen-year-old Séverine Guimard is counting down the days until graduation, dreaming of stardom while smoking cigarettes, and seducing boys in her class to pass the time. The pampered French American daughter of a politician, Séverine knows she’s destined for bigger things.

One Last Summer is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale about friendship, unspoken love, and the quiet heartbreak of letting go. Adam, Chris, and Julia – best friends since college – embark on one final road trip before life takes them in different directions. Chris is getting married, Julia is leaving for graduate school in Europe, and Adam carries a secret: he has loved Julia for years. As they travel across states, laughter and old memories resurface alongside buried tensions and unspoken truths. The summer is warm and golden, but time is slipping away.

When the Chaparrals decide to relocate to the small town of Waverly, Indiana, they inadvertently sign their son up for a trial-by-fire. Coming of age at the dawn of the new millennium, Jay Chaparral must also come to terms with the strange sights and sounds that occur in Waverly. These odd occurrences have nothing to do with the unfulfilled Mayan or Christian prophecies hanging in the air at the time. Are they like rocks, thrown at random, into a solitary pond? Or are they like stepping stones across Waverly's stream, leading Jay toward something greater?

Having left his tennis school, young jackal Rocky N'Guwe has to adjust to life on the professional tour, starting at the bottom. At least he's got the company of his mother and his boyfriend Marquize, and he can start earning enough money to bring his sister home from Africa. But between his mother insisting on coaching him and his boyfriend pulling him away from practice, Rocky's going to have to decide whether family and relationships are more important than the game he's given his life to--especially when he turns eighteen and adult problems pile onto that already-complicated life.

On a 28-day #NoFap streak and riding the high of self-discipline, Todd Stevens is ready to spend the summer break stacking wins. No distractions. No degenerate urges. Just pure, unadulterated focus. Then a punk from a rival school steps into his path — not to fight, but to deal. He's got a video. And not just any old video. Not some low-value OnlyFans reject Todd could find on an Instagram doomscroll. This one’s exclusive. Private. Personal.

It's been one year since the disappearance of beloved high school track star Melody Anderson. The small town of Hawksboro, North Carolina, has only started to recover from the media frenzy that's being fueled by a self-serving news anchor. As the case goes eerily cold, her suspected captor, a known predator with a history of violence, hasn't been seen in months. On a crisp autumn night, tragedy strikes again. During a packed high school football game, 14-year-old Cheyenne Holt vanishes from a park bench while spectators cheer on the home team.